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Sifu San Pen, I only offer this comment. Your station is higher than mine, and I am grateful you allowed me to play the militant fool in the presence of the erinyes. I meant no disrespect by not deferring to your judgement, and your wisdom is very very welcome. To you, Curator, no one is unaware of the felxibility of House Shoto. Honor is still my guide, and the tenets of bushido have never applied to those outside the Celestial Order. After all, no one can challenge a samurai for beheading a disrespectful heimin. Why should my family not employ every weapon against the Dragonflight. Shall we not participate in the same war, or shall we let our way of life be exterminated based on higher moral ground? You think torturing these orcs is dishonorable, I say their lives and comfort are forfeit in the name of victory. Let us neither judge the other. I do not ask you to participate. But let's use what they know, or failing that, turn their very presence against the enemy. Hrrm, hrrm., laughs the rotund Xorn softly. You mention my station as if it werre of value. It is not- it is a burrden placed upon me by my actions. And my wisdon is only welcome to most when I counsel them accorrding to theirr own wishes. If you would hearr my wisdom, hearr this. Let yourr actions follow yourr worrds as the thunderr follows the lightning. Rrealize that bushido is one of many codes of honorrable action. Rrealize that the code of bushido goverrns those who follow it and saying it does not apply to gaijin fails to rrecognize that the code is yourrs and goverrns you. Rrealize that while the code you follow allows some actions, it does not always demand those actions. I have spoken these worrds time afterr time. I will speak them again. Yourr soul is a garrden. Nurrture it, pulling weeds and cultivating beauty and you will be rrewarded. Trreat it as a parrk forr yourr amusement and ambition and it will become foul and the rreward you gain will be burrdens you do not wish to carrry. Rreturning to the state of the Empirre, you arre corrrect- inforrmatiom is most valueable when sharred. Fate has placed us togetherr and duty rrequirres ourr commitment.
watches silently, letting events unfold thinks to himself, this young Shoto bears watching- does he use his guile for himself or for the greater good? moves to accompany Tokine
Lady, have a carre- you may awaken his bloodlust.
Status:
Present AC 25, so troll attack misses.
"Friend! Beware the deception here. The Black Dragon and Eyrines have planned these attack, although the Orcs in their disguises pretend to hate them." Forr now, my eyes can see thrru theirr deception. What I do not underrstand is how they think these illusions can decieve us forr long.Eventually all illusions fail and theirr trrick would be visible to all. Unless they expect to use theirr opporrtunity quickly.
DRA:
unless orcs armed with bludgeoning dr5 negates both hits HRRM!!
intimidate
"San Pen? What has brought you here?" It is frrom this spot the Earrth crrys out in angerr at the trred of enemies. facing the disguised foe
Status:
Under the effects of True Seeing, Haste, and Greater Heroism for the next 30 minutes. Have +4 to Intimidate and +2 to AC from natural draconic armor for that timespan, but the same armor gives -4 on Diplomacy and -10 on Disguise.
True Seeing: 120' Haste: +1 Attack on full attack action; +1 dodge bonus to AC and Reflex saves; base move = 40' (limited by own base move to +20') Greater Heroism: +4 morale bonus on attacks, saves, skill checks; immunity to fear; temp hit points = caster level (?, max 20) Natural Draconic Armor: +2 AC; Intimidatem = +4 Diplomacy = -0; Disguise = -6 Magic rushing thru his body makes it difficult for the Sifu to concentrate but more distracting is the thought that someone has dared to attack the heart of the Empire.
, he howls as he travels, his rumbling shaking the very ground of the palace complex as if the Earth itself would strike out.
storing the second gem, S.P. waits for some reaction from the first. Hrrm, nothing yet, he thinks. But what do I really expect? I must attend to duty. heads below ground to Spoiler:
the Room With No Doors
You have made it back to your quarters and retrieved the gems. What next?
recovers gems from room eyes first gem before acting devores first gem
to Tokine
earth glides off at a run towards the palace
DRA: From what I remember, S.P. put both emeralds in a secret spot behind a shelf in my quarters. How long would it take for San Pen to get back to his room ansd recover the gems?
Ring the alarrms! Guarrdsmen, we must alerrt the Militia! With yourr Inspectorr gone- who has rrank or experrience?
Soldierrs of the Empirre! Hearr me! Look to yourr prisonerrs and yourr fellow warrriors. Get the wounded out of the building- It has been tarrgeted and may be attacked again. Ring the alarrms! Tokine- wherre are you? We must get outside! DRA: Is there a citizen milita for emergencies like fires (and attack)?
thinking...
Had that been only yesterday? It seems so long ago. A simpler time, at least in memory.
DRA:
It's my impression that the prisoner is a professional and that no amount of threats will move him. Sense Motive And evidently, I'm positive of it (yep, that's a one.) goes over to the door where Tokine has the other prisoner The otherr gentleman rrefuses to talk. Perrhaps my questions must be morre forrceful. What do you have to say forr yourrself?
Hrrrm. Now I must begin a distasteful rround of questions. It is on me to deterrmine who you arre and what you arre doing herre. It would allow both ourrs souls some rrespite if you would answerr without rrequirring me to make and carrry out the usual thrreats. Believe me, I will cause you harrm. DRA: Sense Motive whatever DC you want. He's not bluffing but would prefer not to dirty his soul with further misdeeds. The needs of the Empire come first, however.
Who's a land shark? San Pen's a landshark! Oh yeah! Thank you, Tokine, for giving me this opportunity.
Surges up from soil to capture the miscreant
Thieves! Imposterrs! sinks into the earth, hoping that at a run, he will be able to keep up by avoiding obstacles and rounding corners, using tremorsense to track DRA: I still forgot to get some sort of speed enhancing magic, so speed 20 is it. I considered calling to the Guard to chase, but I've sent too many into danger to be willing to do it again. Loyal members of the police are not the answer to my slow speed.
Captain- Explain yourrself. Why arre you herre?
The captain looks at you blankly for a moment then looks down. "The Inspector and I were good friends. I...was able to break away from my...regular duties for a while to see him off to his ancestors." Perrhaps we could take a moment and honorr his wishes. His love of Go rrequirres a final game in his office. You will join me , I'm surre. We can discuss, in prrivate, details of his funerreal.
Honorred Captain Takagami, good morrning. We have come to check on the details of The late Inspectorr's interrment. What brrings you herre? Is therre new trrouble?
San Pen is distracted, thinking of the fate of his friend, Inspector Cho. And how his attacker fits in the larger picture.
sighs deeply at the display No regrets. Eating that Pearl may have caused me years of pain, but having a soul and being in such a presence makes it a treasure not a punishment.
Azami merely gazes back, "And that is?"
The Sufi returns Yohei's look with one of his own. It is fortunate his race is alien to most of those here- it could be awkward if his opinion on the Shoto youth became public knowledge.
Hmm, white Tengu. My drream had Shoto Imurri, who did not notice the soiling from white birrds on his shoulderrs.
Parrdon, Lady. Beforre we starrt examining these pieces, do you know if the poorr Inspectorr's body is on holy grround? I neglected to check last night, and with the cause of his death, it is essential.
out of the blue, speaking, apparently, to himself I am rreminded of the worrds of the sage. I wonderr, arre we looking at the moon, the pool, orr the fingerr?
The xorn sits quietly, as is his way in groups, gazing at one than another of the tea guests.
A grreat voice behind me spoke of change and cleansing. I drreamed of you two indicates Azami and Yohei apprroaching a pit you did not see. Therre was a drragon on this temple. The Inspectorr sat, pale and with eyes of of blue light, in a larrge rroom. A man, winged, sat beforre a winged woman disrrobing, while he ate an apple. These visions trrouble me.
I, to, drreamed of being on a mountain. But I was facing west, with two figurres on a farr peak facing me and east.
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