NPC: Ishirou's page

Beothall tears a strip from the saffron rope and ties it tightly around Ishirou's belly. The wound is no longer bleeding out, but he still seems very weak. Nonetheless, he scrambles over to Sasha, and snatches his katana from her. She stares at the ground, still dazed.

Ishirou stands up, in obvious pain. "I watch woman. She move, she die." He spits a blood-flecked wad of saliva onto her back.

Beothall, you notice something for the first time: between the shredded strips of Sasha's jerkin, you can see that the pale girl has a tattoo, square between her shoulder blades. It is bright red, and looks like two long insect legs clasped together.

You may make a Knowledge (Local) check to identify the symbol.

Ishirou steps up next to Beothall and draws his katana sword partway from its sheath. He juts his chin in the direction Jask just ran, and looks at you inquisitively. He seems to be asking if you would like him to give chase.

Ishirou shouts a monosyllabic Tian battlecry and brings his katana down upon the beast that tried to attack him.

1d20(+5) => 17 + 5 => 22
damage 1d10(+3) => 9 + 3 => 12

The impossibly sharp blade carves through the creature's exoskeleton as if it were an ocean swell. The beast's ichor spills onto the sand as it twitches and dies.

Ishirou issues a satisfied grunt.

Ishirou is clearly a convert; since Beothall saved his life, the Tian man has been following him up and down the beach like a puppy dog. Now, however, something catches his eye, and he points eastward -- further down the beach, opposite the direction of the wreck.

"Man down," He says urgently. "Water things will eat!"

Beothall, Aerys, and Gelik all turn to look. 60 feet away, a dark-skinned figure lies unmoving in the sand. Out of the surf, three sleek creatures emerge, each one the size of a small dog. They bristle with spiny armour, and each one sports a long, thin stinger on its tail. Their large pincers tap out a staccato series of clicks as they advance towards their meal.

Beothall decides to trust Torag, and delivers a two-fisted thump to the unconscious human's chest. A flicker of golden light surrounds his hands momentarily.

Ishirou sits up, coughing seawater. After a moment, his eyes focus on the dwarf kneeling beside him. "You...you save life." He says, in fragmented Common. "Ishirou now debt you."