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I was going to say you forgot my character (Abe no Toshiro) but apparently I never actually wrote down his backstory; or rewrote it in this case. I forgot I used this alias for a very briefly lived Savage Worlds campaign and deleted all the previous stuff (the original was already a high level PF character; level 12 or so). Whoops.
Toshiro is mostly done, just need to write down his spellbook. Spoilers: it's full of Transmutation spells. And a couple Summon Monsters for Guardian Spirit. Toshiro is a master of the biological processes that shape all living things, and as such he can also act as a healer.
My (Storm Dragon) character is "Abe no Toshiro". Aasimar(?) Arcanist
Ahh, a fellow Tien? I am an Oni-hunter, myself.
Abe prepares for combat.
Once prepared, he heads off. "Let us dispatch these foes quickly."
Sheet is otherwise mostly done BTW...just have no idea what to buy since everything seems to be out of my price range.
Hero's Journey Rolls: +3 skill points to Athletics, Fighting, or Shooting.
Tossing the old version of his backstory in this post just so it's saved somewhere; nothing but his heritage (direct descendant of Abe no Seimei) applies to RIFTS version. Old Backstory: Toshiro was born under auspicious signs declaring him to be he eventual successor of Abe no Seimei's legacy as a great magician. Almost as soon as he could talk, his training began, his masters teaching him the way to communicate with kami, beseeching them for aid or warding off evil. He grew up believing a close relationship with the spirits of all things was as natural as the relationships you or I form with other human beings or animals (depending on their relative intelligence).
His upbringing left him gifted and educated in many magical rituals and traditions, it also left him isolated from much of humanity, and spoiled nearly completely rotten; he never wanted for a thing and needed but ask for a something to be done or brought and it would be so. It became as natural as commanding spirits to command people, and expect unthinking obedience in all things and as he grew to early adolescence his family and teachers realized their mistake, as Toshiro had grown arrogant and entitled beyond all reason. So he was subjected to a severe change in lifestyle, forced to live among the common folk and live a simpler life for a time. At first he resented this, and lashed out at the "injustice", but after a time came to appreciate that the reduction in luxury led to a much needed increase in FREEDOM; the ability to wander and make friends away form the watchful eyes of his protective and overbearing family, whose expectations he had not even consciously realized were weighing heavily on him. So it was that by the time he was a young man, he realized the true injustices his people suffered under the yoke of their shogun, Yoshinori. Raised to power while Toshiro was a small child, his rule had been marked by capricious and cruel dictatorship, that his people bore as best they could. Seeking to save his people from their own government, Toshiro was in the process of gathering support among the common people and other sin power to oppose the shogun, banking on his name, reputation, and ability to perform miracles to sway them to his side on a grand pilgrimage from the small village he had been moved to, back to the Seimei Shrine in Kyoto. He had gathered what he believed to be sizable support, and assured he was on his way to fulfilling his destiny by freeing his people form the yoke of unjust rule for what could be more disastrous than a government that did not serve its people)...when the meteor struck. In the weeks hence he has moved among the people, treating their wounds, laying spirits to rest, and slaying predatory yokai, aghast at the sudden and unprecedented destruction laid on the people of Japan. His original goal almost seems petty now...but with the Shogun's men keeping up their brutal and unfair treatment even amidst the devastation, he steeled himself to end the problem once and for all. He would storm the Shogun's palace and end this with his own hands.
After all the hubbub with Mama Gangoola, Toshiro bids his farewell to his allies. "I must return home. I had not expected this journey to take us so far afield, and now that the dragon has been defeated, I do not think I am needed as much with you as I am rebuilding Japan." "Do not hesitate to call on me if you are ever in need again. Until we meet again, my friends." he says, and after a rest to commune with the spirits, teleports off on a multi-step journey home.
Toshiro observes, somewhat confused. How does a creature as hideous as that create someone as normal looking as Mwikali?
"Are these different witches from Mwikali?" Toshiro asks a bit more calmly.
"I am afraid I am no Samurai, or other swordfighter. I was trained with word, pen, and incense, not in the blade." he says apologetically.
Toshiro eyes the caves curiously. "Now is just as good as later, I think. But that means later is just as good as now. I will defer to the rest of you."
Toshiro doe snot know what to make of the vampire. He seems polite, if very different form what he knows of vampiric folklore. As such, he inundates him with questions. "Where is your talisman? Aren't kyonshi...vampires, I mean, supposed to hop everywhere? Are you a spirit possessing a body, or do you make more of your kind by spreading a plague? Your nails do not seem sharp enough for the latter. Or maybe you are one of the vetala from the Indian peninsula? You eat souls and bad dreams?" he asks, among other questions. Eventually, he gets the idea that vampires in this part of the world are very different from the stories he grew up with. "Ah, disappointing. Feeding on blood seems so...boring. Everybody drinks a little blood now and then!"
"Vampire?" Toshiro says, brow crinkled. "Where is his paper tag? These are different from the stories I know from my family who have visited China."
Toshiro is uncomfortable. "It is shunned by those reasonable in my country as an outdated practice, but sadly still legal. I should have expected the outside world would commit many of the same sins on a larger scale."
Toshiro, on the other hand, perks at the mention of the Bandersnatch.
"Yes, we did. It took one of our mules for its meal, and we thought it had killed one of our friends. Luckily it was just a misunderstanding."
"The bird lions do not look friendly. Let's not lose any more of teh animals." Toshiro readies an action to cast Telekinetic Charge on a martial character with flight (probably Alphonse, unless someone else would get a full attack out of it) once they are within range.
Toshiro, unable to see his allies but knowing there's fighting going on, moves to as far to equidistant from his allies as he can and readies himself to Haste his companions!
Toshiro nods. "No one could raise you. Alphonse thought your soul had been rent from your body."
"Strike now!" Toshiro calls, and the spirits of heat and cold temporarily put aside their differences to strike the Bandersnatch down!
Toshiro forgot to prepare new spells after the fight with the dragon, so he calls down overkill on the bandersnatch! He begins to beseech the spirits for lightning from the clear desert sky!
Toshiro, and the rest of the spellcasters, should not take a watch at all.
Toshiro is curious about some of the creatures. "These are strange animals you speak of. Can they be communicated with?"
I will help any way I can.
Toshiro teleports home for a while to tend to his people, but is soon drawn back to England by a tugging sense of duty, confirmed by his own Divinations and reading of entrails. Something dark is coming, and his new friends require his aid more than the people of Japan, whose lives are slowly settling from the devastation wrought by Gojira's passing.
Toshiro, seeing his magic is worthless against the beast, moves into a more dangerous range to help Ihrin as she nearly freezes herself to death fighting the monster.
Toshiro's hand glows as he places it on her back, closing her wounds.
Now that his friends have (mostly) congregated within melee range of the beast, Toshiro seizes his chance. As he looks in horror at the lightning fizzling harmlessly against the dragon's skin, he nevertheless calls to the same spirits.\ "Kami of sea and sky, lightning and tempest, bless my companions!" he calls. The lightning bolts once meant to strike the dragon instead divert to his allies, doing no harm but quickening their reflexes and lightening their movements.
After making sure he is protected from fire, with thanks to the man in the big hat, Toshiro waits for the dragon to come. Spotting it on the horizon, he casts his Fly spell and ascends into the air for a closer look. His brow furrows as he takes in the creature. "...That is not a dragon. It's just a big winged lizard." he says. He says, frowning, but the look turns to one tinged with fear as it gets closer. "It's so massive! Not quite as big as Gojira, but it flies. How do you fight such a thing?" This last is not an idle question; he asks it to the air, and cocks his head as he waits for a response. "Hai. Good idea." he says to the spirits consulting him, and drifts toward it, getting as close as he dares to the enormous fire breathing beast. He had intended to imbue his companions with speed, but they'd spread so far, he decided to take a different approach.
Raising his hands, he fights through the magically induced fear and begins chanting, calling on the spirits of the sky to strike down the foreign being!
Toshiro spends much of his time either crafting fetishes to aid the party, or wandering Rome, taking in the strange people and architecture. He tries to talk to as many people as possible, though often hits bottlenecks with his Tongues spell wearing off. Of particular interest to him are the strange religion that so fervently grips many of his party, and the astonishing prevalence of stone in the construction of buildings.
"If you would like, Fox-san, I can attempt to remove the foul magic that has seeped into your cloak. At least long enough for it to be removed."
And Who sir, he asks, turning to Toshiro, "are you?" Toshiro nods politely to the Cardinal. "I am Abe no Toshiro, of Japan. I believe the kami will me to be here, to help stave off your 'Armageddon'." he says, slightly stumbling over the still-unfamiliar word. "I have heard you also speak for a god? It is nice to meet so many gaijin with proper respect for the spiritual. What we know of the outside suggested otherwise." he says, smiling.
"Tosh? Please do not shorten the name my mother gave me. I am no longer a child, to cling to such pet names." he says, but soon after the rest of her words sink in. "Hell on Earth?" he asks, mulling it over. "I do not understand. What is Hell?" Assuming someone explains the general concept, his eyes widen. "Oh! Yes, that is very bad. It sounds much like Naraka, though the kami would not allow it to intrude here. But my people..." he says, looking around at the bustling inn. He shakes his head. "No. They can take care of themselves now in my absence. I hope. Maybe this is even what the spirits sent me to do? The Shogun was evil, but his reach so small. Yes, that must be it." "Yes, we should go to this Rome and slay the...Anti-Christ? Do I understand correctly?" He has asked the spirits for the gift of Tongues at this point, but a literal translation of words only gets so far. "Anti is 'opposite', yes? Where is the Christ to this Anti-Christ? Why do they not fight their counterpart?"
And is the real Ashikaga Yoshinori Shogun still alive somewhere!? Toshiro shakes his head and frowns. "If he is alive, I know not where he is. I could ask the spirits for such knowledge, given time, but I did not request such powers this day. It would have to wait."
Say! Aren't you that young anarchist, Abe no Toshiro, who's always preaching revolt against the Emperor, and stirring up discontent among the people!? Yes... You are he! What are YOU doing here in Kyoto, the very day after the Shogun is assassinated... or disappears!? Surely, this is no coincidence! Answer, boy! Toshiro stands up and stares up at the sohei. "The Shogun was a traitor to his people; a bully and thug without honor! I marched into the palace with the intent of slaying him with my own hands, with the blessing of the spirits!" he shouts defiantly. "The Shogun was revealed to have been replaced by a powerful oni, which my new companions and I slew, sending it back to Jigoku! But I do not think he was always an oni; his cruel tendencies were well known for years! I would strike him down again were he the real shogun!"
Toshiro will likewise avail himself of the man's talents. "Thank you very much! You are truly a master of your craft!" he marvels after feeling the results. Afterward, feeling refreshed, he visits the Fox. "If you would like, Fox-san, I can attempt to remove teh foul magic that has seeped into your cloak. At least long enough for it to be removed."
Toshiro is saddened, but not surprised by the Fox's poor condition. The small black tendrils of fear feed the blanket of tiredness and burrowing worms of illness around his stomach. The pall laying over all is a suppression of Fox's spirit, a malevolent shadow that grins faintly at Toshiro from Fox's collar. "These are minor ailments, but the accumulation of them has the potential to fester into something much darker. We are lucky we got here when we did; a common cold could be deadly in your current state." Toshiro clasps his hands together and beseeches the small spirits. "This kitsune has suffered enough, and is not worthy of your presence to start. Surely there is someone more deserving for you to inflict your pain on?" he asks. Though these spirits are not powerful enough to speak, they clearly understand his words, and drift off through the wall of the tower into the world beyond.
That completed, Fox should be feeling much better. "In the morning I shall take care of your other problem. For now, you should at least be well enough to move around." ------------------------------ [ooc]In the morning:{/ooc] The previous night had been fun, at first. Toshiro had never been allowed to go out drinking with the older men before, and it always seemed like such a great time. And it had been, until now. "Oh spirits! I know I have done wrong, but please!" he cries, head pounding and eyes stinging in the morning light. Nothing answers his prayers.
Toshiro stops the Ogon Fox as he continues to be active after greeting his friend (and is gracious enough to ignore the insult to his culture the exuberant German inadvertently expressed). "Lay back down." he sternly orders. "I have been told you were tormented by the shogun and his minions. I must examine you and pronounce you fit before you move too much, lest your health take a turn for the worse." Once the Fox complies (or has been forced to comply by his more sensible friends?), Toshiro begins his examination of what the Shogun has wrought on his body.
Toshiro is visibly annoyed. "Rude creature. You do not appear uninvited and ask others who they are. You introduce yourself first. It is the proper way." Once she does so, he is slightly mollified, but the initial annoyance turns to suspicion. "Why do you appear here and help the old Shogun's minion's escape?"
"Your time is over Ashikaga Shogun. I cannot forgive you for how you have treated my people. Less so now it is known you are an evil shapeshifting Oni. Tell the man about his friend and we will make your banishment swift and painless."
Toshiro, still red faced, attempts to act nonchalant. "It is my duty to aid those in need, and protect them from monsters like the former shogun. And this...creature." he says upon spotting the Baykok.
Toshiro clasps his hands together as if in prayer, and closes his eyes for a moment. "I am sorry, little plants," he says to the decorative vegetation around the palace interior [b]"But I need your help removing this abomination, and laying its spirit to rest. Will you lend me that power?"[b] he asks, and waits a moment for the response. Apparently, he gets it, because he nods his head sharply, and abruptly unleashes a blast of pure, white energy from between his now-outstretched palms, briefly illuminating the tower in its passing.
Any plants within 45 feet of Toshiro wither and die as they willingly give their life energy to fuel the spell.
Toshiro blushes even deeper, having been sheltered from ideas of romance much of his life. He puts on a brave face and turns, walking up the stairs. Facing the dangers upstairs would take his mind off of his current feelings.
Before Meiko leaves, Toshiro beseeches the minor spirits of fatigue and fear to leave the poor girl alone, she's been through enough.
Toshiro reaches into his robes and pulls out a small statuette of a man wearing robes similar to his own. "Take Shiki with you. He is small, but will protect you from harm." he says with a smile that projects as much comfort as he is able. "Please take care of her Shiki, she has been through a lot."
Toshiro takes a moment to respectfully examine Meiko. "Miss, is it okay if I perform a quick medical examination on you? To be sure it is safe for you to travel? If you are okay to walk, I can send a companion to lead you out of the palace and somewhere safe."
Toshiro holds his action, interested to see how these gaijin fare against the attacking ninja.
Fearing ambush, Toshiro beseeches the spirits to enhance his hearing, and shield his body.
"Now that Yoshinori is defeated, I wonder how much of his foul court remains to be purged? I had known he was evil, but to be a creature from beyond the veil in disguise is more than I'd feared. Who knows what else may lie in wait for us?"
"In a manner of speaking. I am mostly just a conduit for the kami's power." Toshiro takes a moment, touches Ihrin, and with no apparent magical gestures or effects, she is simply...healed.
"Anata wa anata no saigo no iki o sutta, Yoshinori! Anata no zangyaku kōi no tōchi wa koko de owarimasu!" Any Language, since Tongues:
"You have breathed your last breath, Yoshinori! Your reign of cruelty ends here!" Toshiro calls upon the spirits of his land to smite the evil creature. "Kono aku o tochi kara katadzuke nasai! Jōka no honō de kare o issō shi nasai!" he cries Same:
"Cleanse this evil from the land! Purge him with purifying flame!" Calculating the exact place to order the kami to attack intensifies the blast!
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