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Grand lodge : Sakuchi the Tiny oread, level 12(8 druid, 3 monk, 1 bloodrager).

It only took me 400 years to get this far it did.

Sorry guys, literally got my pc back 2 days ago :C

Sakuchi lumbers from his seat before, nodding to Daikyou.

I am afraid I must take my leave now, I have to prepare for a mission to Thuvia, something about an auction but they refused to tell me more.

Sakuchi bows before the gathered pathfinders.

May the ground be solid where ever you may walk, till next time we meet

And with that Sakuchi lumbers off, Daikyou following.

Sakuchi finishes the the last of the documents and neatly organized the pile.

I am Sakuchi the tiny, scion of Storval and son of the forest of spirits, if you are so intrigued by the stories of an old man then I will grant them to you.

Before I begin, I trust that all is now taken care of Goshey-don..I mean Ben.

Sakuchi then turns to the group.

Now then, let me tell you about the time of.

A single muddy tear escapes from Sakuchi's normal eye.

Forgive me, the whole situation hits rather close to home, but it was one of the bigger stories I had to offer.

Sakuchi can't help himself but laugh, the sounds of chafing rock and laughter reverberating throughout the room.

Hohoho, on the Same page! Because I am signing documents, I get it, hohoho,

He then regains his composure before speaking again

Ahem, why yes it is miss, I acquired it during my travels through xa hoi many moons ago where it is quite handy to have.

He then turns to the tall tiefling.
No I am afraid I am not writing anything of the sort, simple administrative responsibilities, but vital I am sure.[/b]

perception: 1d20 + 20 ⇒ (9) + 20 = 29

He speaks without turning his head, focusing entirely on stamping the latest round of documents, the last 15 of the extension forms entering the pile.

No need for the subterfuge Miss Celia, I can understand that you may not find the ramblings of an old man interesting.

Sakuchi smirks at the comment Strong willed is certainly a way to put it.

He directs himself back to the paperwork before going on, 6 more forms join the pile.

Tedious? Hardly. It is relaxing and it prevents any misunderstanding and delay. And no apology is needed, I can divide my attention between the forms and conversation just well enough.

He then sighs and pulls a small stamp from his robe.

Though it certainly can be repetetive.

Sakuchi chuckles at the compliment.

Daikyou is a black panther, he was on the same ship I was on when it shipwrecked. He is a braggart, a ruffian and a scoundrel but without him I would not be here today and without me he would not have been here either

Before Accepting the pile of documents Sakuchi turns to Celia.

Yes, I am what is commenly known as an Oread, it is a pleasure to meet you Miss Celia, though your remark about a lack of 'genie-kin here at the lodge is disappointing.

He then turns to Ben to take the pile of Documents.

Considering I do not have any missions lined up, I am more than willing to tell you, but first this

Sakuchi takes a seat on a nearby bench before shaping part of it into a simple writing table. He then takes out his brush and ink before signing the documents in order.

Take 10 on linguistics = 20

Now then, I shall start with the situation in Kaolin, brutal yet efficient place, I would not recommend visiting it often. Laws are harsh, though throwing your weight at the right people tends to create much free space.

Sakuchi takes his first two signed documents and puts them into a seperate pile.

Xa Hoi however is a completely different story....

Sakuchi expresion changes to one of confusion as he grabs a small notebook from his haori.

Hmm, I thought that none of the needed procedures had elluded me, but it is of no concern. This reminds me of the time I had to pass through Kaolin on my way to...never mind, please hand the paperwork I need to fill in. My gratitude for bringing this to my attention and you have my most sincere apologies for causing you and your colleagues any
degree of discomfort, you know this reminds me of the legal procedures I had to go through Xa hoi....but that is beside the point

Sakuchi Reaches into his haori once more to retrieve a sealed bottle of Ink and a fine engraved brush.

Now then, where am I required to sign?

Sakuchi intently watches the fight between Seeker Mea and Cimson before shuddering as Mea lands the first blow.
The vigor of youth is a fearsome thing indeed, I must admit that even in my prime I was not even close to that level.
However, I must admit that my blood runs hot for the first time in a century.

Sakuchi stands up and loosens his limbs, waves of heat emerging from his skin.

Would anyone care to sate my thirst for honorable combat?

The elemental turns to the dragon-like creature.
Yes scaly-one, I am Sakuchi, I arrived recently from Tian-Xa to assist in operations around the inner sea.

He also grimaces when that same creature charges the black dragon.
Might be biting off a bit more than you can chew.

Sakuchi sits down in a meditative stance
I will be here if you would grant me the honor of a sparring match

A silent boulder suddenly yawns to life. two shining opals high on it's statures shine brilliantly

Ah more young ones, I was wondering if more of you would show up today

A large panther with a shining eye and a large scar lumbers onto the training grounds before sitting down next to the boulder

I will gladly spar with any on you, perhaps an old dog can teach you some new tricks

The elemental claps his hands together and his craggy exterior seems to bulge and harden while his fists take on a metallic sheen while he takes his stance

Then let us proceed, after that I have to hurry to the grand lodge, I still have to report to a Sir Dreng

A normal afternoon, many pathfinders are discussing their recently completed mission.s
A large stony figure slowly lumbers to a group in the room, He wears a simple blue and grey haori with darkwood Geta's and has shining opals for eyes, alongside him walks a large black cat with a large scar on it's right leg and one of it's eye sockets filled with a opal that shines just as brightly.

Greetings fellow pathfinders, with my brother finally out of trouble I can properly introduce myself to the lodge.
My name is Sakuchi the Tiny, though either of them is fine, this is my brother Daikyou, we have recently arrived from Tian-Xa to help with the operations here.
I sincerely hope that we may have a pleasant time working together.

Another time then, for now I must report back to the lodge and to the Venture-Captain, farewell for now, Sir Buzz Seeker and good fortune in your endeavors.

The now small Sakuchi climbs onto the back of Daikyou and rides back to the grand lodge.

Sakuchi looks for the Sylph girl but she is nowhere to be seen.

Next time we see miss Flutter, we should thank her for being the first to come to our aid.

Daikyou growls in acknowledgement.

While he would glady take you up on that offer, I for one have had enough excitement for today.

Sakuchi gears up and attempts his leap of faith.

acrobatics: 1d20 + 29 ⇒ (20) + 29 = 49
It seems my diceluck is really good :D

Sakuchi leaps perfectly, diving directly for Daikyou's back with the landing as perfect as the jump.

handle animal: 1d20 + 14 ⇒ (8) + 14 = 22
ride: 1d20 + 10 ⇒ (16) + 10 = 26

Now listen to me Daikyou, I jumped, ran and fell because I worried myself sick, we just arrived here and you go and cause a ruckus, you should be ashamed with causing so much trouble for the people here.

Daikyou's expression is one of a child that just got a lecture and he slows down to a standstill and down to a clearing in the streets.

With all well and done, Daikyou turns back to the halfling.

Thank the spirits for you and your colleagues today, perhaps now I can properly introduce Daikyou and myself to the lodge.

May I perchance treat you, miss flutter and the other miss to tea and a meal?

Daikyou vigorously shakes his head up and down before stopping when Sakuchi's Giant opal eyes gleam crimson

Well, what do you say dearest colleague? Wich reminds me, I did not hear your names, forgive me if I did not pay attention in the heat of the moment

While it his his first time flying, you notice that this speed is not new for Sakuchi

Ah yes, this will suffice, if you could fly me within jumping distance, I can do the rest.

Sakuchi shoots a glare to Daikyou, who instinctively glares back

As the wasp nears the tradehouse, you can see a slight girl and 3 guards in the alleyway, with a large black panther sprinting across the roof.

perception: 1d20 + 12 ⇒ (7) + 12 = 19

Theres Daikyou, it seems miss Flutter kept the guards off him. And the rascal just leaves her there as a kindness, bah.

Daikyou notices the Giant wasp approaching and Sakuchi hanging from it, however instead of stopping he develops what appears to be a Devilish Grin and accelerates

Sir halfling, please make haste, if Daikyou reaches his full speed, we will be airborn for a long time

Daikyou is a big cat of the racer archetype and is therefore faster than normal

Knight Captain Buzz Seeker :

Sakuchi turns to the halfling, dwarfing him in size

I will gladly take your offer though forgive me, it has been a while since I swapped my form

Sakuchi assumes a meditative position and after a few seconds begins to crack and crumble. From the rubble then comes a small earth elemental with a 2 comically large opals for eyes

would this suffice?

Flutter :

Daikyou jumps back extremly quickly at the the attempted petting, though after realizing that you are not an immediate threat it focuses it's attention on the approaching guards.

Daikyou appears to be in top condition despite his alluded age, his right eye appears to be completely gone, it's socket filled by a shining opal, though his remaining eye gleams with an almost humanlike intellect.

While it is obvious that Daikyou understands and trusts you completely, he is not willing to linger while the guards approach and takes to the roofs yet again.

acrobatics: 1d20 + 21 ⇒ (10) + 21 = 31

Daikyou gives you a look of compassion and regret before taking a sprint

Auriea :

You hear a loud scream of anger from one of the local market stalls.

Oh Abadar be praised, of course the mongrel was with the pathfinders, you better hurry before the guards get their hands on it, personally I couldn't care less if they stuffed it or sold it as a decoration!

The merchant turns around and starts cleaning up the pile of ruin that used to be his market stall.

A local guard hails you.

We have that feral beast cornered near that tradehouse, since it belongs to one of you Pathfinders, you can have a chance to calm it down, or WE will do it for you.

With that said, the guard pulls his longspear and starts running

Flutter(sorry for being so late) :

With the thugs gone it is easy to see remnants of high quality meat cuts leaving a trail out of the alleyway.

Knight Captain Buzz Seeker :

While the panther in question eludes your sight, what does not elude your you is a demolished market stand surrounded by three guards and what appears to be it's disgruntled owner.

'And you say he ate your stock before running?'
'Yes that is what I said, now can you hunt that mongrel down before more honest traders like myself are jeopardized?!'
With that the guards split up, weapons drawn

what the guards do not notice however , is a trail of bones leading away from the stall and to a prominent tradehouse'

Sakuchi breaths a sigh of relief, thankful for the extra agents ready to help.

Getting a better look at Sakuchi it's hard to miss him ; He appears to be at least 8 feet tall is carved from extremely ornate green stone, wearing a a simple grey and blue haori and black wooden geta's.

Ah yes, I aquire some assistance with locating my brother, and while I consider lad a compliment, my best days are far behind me young ones

In any case, Miss Flutter is currently searching through the crowd, hopefully not finding blood stains, that welp is a glutton and a rascal

Sakuchi turns around to start searching himself, before he realizing he forgets an important detail.

Ah yes, I almost forgot, Daikyou is a large black panther missing an eye, with a large scar on his front right leg and he carries a large scabbard on his back, if you find him please call me and before I forget, I am Sakuchi, it's a pleasure to meet more of my new colleagues.

Ah yea, we had breakfast but the child is a glutton unlike any other, I shall try to gain some assistance.

Sakuchi turns away before saying one more thing : A ring of eloquence can help you with any communication problems I think.

Sakuchi heads to a clearing in a less crowded area and grabs his wayfinder before holding it high.

While normally softspoken, when yelling Sakuchi's voice carries the volume of an avalanche.

Excuse me, are there any pathfinders among you?! I require some assistance and any help would be appreciated!

Sakuchi attempts to chase but is obviously not that quick

That appears to be the direction of the coins district, that rascal, we had breakfast after we hit land....

Later in the Coin district ; The streets are busy as ever though the tracks cease to stay on the rooftops and appear to take to the marketplace, but with a crowd of this size, following these tracks would be near impossible.

Miss! Could you please land, for I cannot follow you through this crowd!

There is a faint smell in the air, though wat is easier to see is a trail of claw marks all over the rooftops, seemingly trailing around the lodge and heading into the Coins District.

Did you find anything up there miss errhm, oh we have not introduced eachother have we? I am Sakuchi the Tiny but my colleagues in Tian-Xa called me Tiny for convenience.

Anyway, any idea where he went?

Well we exited the vessel we used to get to Absolom, but once we arrived at the Grand lodge he pretty much leapt onto the roofs and dashed inward, such an excitable child he is.

The mere thought of his brother in a blanket is enough to force a chuckle out of the old man

That raskal, in a blanket? My dear, he would sooner tear it to pieces than sleep in it.

His visage switching from joy to annoyance and frustration, the giant adds :

Any help in tracking him would be appreciated, I hope you have more luck than I do

The Imposing figure lands on the ground with a noticable thud, his face visable filled with as much annoyance as an old man could have

Daikyou and I are brothers by spirit and bond, he got that Gash or a scar by now about......hmm 124 years ago, we were traveling through the wall of heaven and ran into a feral yeti. The yeti sent him tumbling down the slope and he gashed his leg on on of the rocks below.

Sadly like the excitable child he is, as soon as we arrived at the Grand lodge, he ran off.

I asked around in the Common room, and while I did have a great conversation about youth and family with Sir Jet, he had not seen the rascal anywhere.

We have know eachother for over 300 years and he still acts like a cub at times, what am I to do with him...

The figure slumps, noticable sighing and burying his face in his hand.

The sun rises over the Grand lodge and what would be a relaxed morning is interrupted by a mountainous stature standing in the doorframe.

My apologies to bother you all so early in the morning, but has any of you seen a Large Panter? Black coat, missing an eye with a large gash in his front leg?

I have been looking for him all night yet he continues to elude me like the rascal he is.

If you would be willing to tell me more about your youth with your family, I would most appreciate it, I did not have the pleasure of pleasant bloodties.

Sakuchi's face has a look of both confusion and enjoyment.

You appear to be a firm believer in the rites of...Old deadeye if I am right? Religion has never been a strong subject of mine.

However, your devotion is impressive, even when working as a field agent, your family doesn't leave your mind.

Sakuchi takes his staff in both hands and smiles.

Sadly the peaks of my youth are empty of my kind, a tribe of humans lives there now and they sadly did not take well to my visit.

Sakuchi pours more tea, filling the dishes exactly to the edge.

I am thankful for you making some time to chat with an old man,your colleagues do not seems very talkative however.
Forgive an old man for rambling on, please continue Sir Jetanmerun.

Linguistics: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (13) + 4 = 17

Sakuchi's warm expression turns to one of joy as he speaks.

Ah yes, the bold story of Daikyou 'the Grand' as he likes to be called. Daikyou and I are not family by blood or even remote species.

The Forest of Spirits is not a place of singular joy, it is still a place where rules of nature rule supreme.
While I was training with the great Spirit I came across a young Panther with a regal black coat dark as night but covered in wounds.
He was ousted from his pride by an older, more powerful male.
I brought him to the tree, nursed him back to health and he stayed with me as thanks, as a gift to both him and me, the Great spirit linked our lives together, as long as I live so will he.

Since then he has saved my life more than once and I have done the same, we may be of entirely different species, but he is my brother through deed and friendship and I would not prefer anyone else at my
side.

Sakuchi breaks out in thundering laughter.

True family is a bond that lasts through all ordeals, I have known Daikyou for over 300 years now and I do not regret a day of it.

Sakuchi reaches for his backpack and retrieves two ornate red dishes as well as a beautifully decorated flask, fit for a large humanoid.

It is extremly rude of me to not provide refreshments, would you be willing to share a drink and perhaps tell me of your youth and exploits Sir Jet?

Sakuchi grabs two large pillows from his backpack on lays them out on the floor, sets down the two dishes, fills them with what appears to be hot tea and motions for Sir Jet to sit down.[/b]

Sakuchi looks visably disappointed but this fades quickly as he opens his mouth once more.

Hmm, I suppose I could share that story, though I must disappoint you, no wizard created me ; it started many years ago, shortly after the Nation of Cheliax settled on it's Diabolical convictions.

I was but a pebble, born in the peaks of Storval, but that was what I was, a pebble. My community would belittle me and my brothers and sisters would ridicule me, picking me up with fingers or rolling me around with their feet.

At a certain point I became frustrated with my predicament and left for the lower grounds of the plateau. After a long period of wandering I came across a vast port and hid myself on a ship as a stowaway, tired of the land I was born in.

Whatever the original destination was or the fate of it's crew is sadly lost to history, for the ship was caught in a massive storm and I washed ashore on what I now know was The Forest of Spirits.

While I am frustrated to admit it, the prospect of being stranded in a land I did not know was more than my fragile psyche could handle and I ran into the woods without looking.
Eventually I ran into healthy tree with great force, flinging myself backward onto the ground after wich, my gaze met that of a lesser
kami.

After being verbally rebuked for attacking it's ward, it asked me from what village I was, sadly I had no answer.
He directed me to the very center of the forest where I saw a tree greater than the highest peaks of my youth.
But I was not in awe of the tree, but of the giant that sat in front of it, complete with a makeshift table and great kettle of tea.

The great spirit took me under it's wing and raised me like my family never did, I learned to respect nature and it's majesty but with wisdom came what was missing ; growth.

By the time I came of age, I was no longer a pebble but a mighty boulder and the great spirit bidded me to leave, to find my own ward worthy of my protection.

I came into contact the the Lantern lodge and after some prelimenary missions, I transferred to Absolom where I stand before you today

Sakuchi closes his eyes and his previously painful expression turns to one of nostalgia and warmth.

Thank you for listening Sir Jet and my apologies for the length of my story , but it is not often that I get to talk about it.

The earth elemental lowers himself to meet the gaze of the elf, eventually landing with a noticable thud.

'Yes, my younger brother and I are pathfinders, before this my brother and I would mostly operate from Tian-xa, it was only recently that I had a chance to see the rest of the Inner sea.'

The earth elemental once again stares back at the door, a look of embarresment easily read on his face.

'Pardon me, I forgot to introduce myself, I am Sakuchi the Tiny, though most of my colleages in Tian kept it to Tiny for convenience.'

'Sadly my brother is rather unadjusted to the Inner sea, so like the wild child he is, he just runs off to gods know where.'

'If you have seen him at all, any directions would be most appreciated.''And while we are talking, may I have the pleasure of knowing your name, dearest colleague?'

An ordinairy day in the common room, interrupted by an earth elemental crashing through the doorframe.

'Ah, my apologies for barging in so rudely but I appear to have lost sight of my younger brother, I have not been to the grand lodge before and appear to be a bit lost.'

'Any advice would be greatly appreciated, my brother is of great sedimental value to me.'

The Elemental waits patiently for a response from one of the present pathfinders, before looking back at the entryway.

'And my apologies for the door, everything seems so small here.'

A slight tremor shakes the ground and large boulder at least 8 feet in height rises from the ground on the sidelines, however this boulder staggers onto two pillar-like legs and lumbers towards the commotion while leaning on a rather ornate ceremonial staff.

Pardon me for eavesdropping young ones, but I heard something about good drink and a friendly spar and I would like to partake.

Realizing his bad manners, the Boulder corrects himself.

Ah my apologies, I have not introduced myself, I am Sakuchi the Tiny, protector of few, friend to more and lover of all good things in life.

Would you mind if I sat down, watched and prehaps indulge in the activities?