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SHunsen's eyes widen almost as much as Cailyn's, but not with delight, but professional interest as she tries to glean the method with which the ninja manipulated the shadow around her. Still, her piqued interest was a small matter, considering how dangerous the ninja was proving to be! Rushing forward, Shunsen skids to a stop beside the ninja and hacks at her with her falchion!
Shunsen eats and drinks, the slow realization of a number of pairings that had been forming for some time crystallizing in her head. With a skeptical mein, she looks between Sandru and Vigny, then Orchid and Ameiko, then looks at Cailyn, thinking, "Really, Shalelu? Better to try to hug a prickly bush" She shares a look with Fiori, smirking and mouthing the word, "Drama" She then dismisses her friend's romantic inclinations and watches the interplay between the two celestial beings, tring to keep herself from laughing. ---- the next day --- Shunsen leans back against the wall of a building nearby the guildhall , having just peered around the corner and the various comings and goings, "Well, as we suspected from what Sandru had to say...a frontal assault wouldn't go so well. His idea with the clerk might be our best bet...Unless you want to wait for nightfall....I might be able to get us in..." she says, turning to peer at the guildhall again, this time appraising any more unorthodox means of entry.
Shunsen looks at Vigny curiously when she asks her question, then looks about in amazement as the voice of Helgarval comes into her head. She shares a look with everyone, that they too hear it...."Frozen Shadows...Rimerunners' Guild....got it. If Uksahkka was here with Ulf, then the guild has them! Yes, some discreet questions to the locals might help"
Shunsen looks at the feather Orchid found, "Another feather...the old priest saw a raven with a red feather just before the earth-man attacked...more birds...."
Shunsen bids Yin-Po goodbye, and leads the others down the stairs into the empty room, she casts about looking, the snarls in frustration, "Nothing! Could the priest be lying?" she says, doubting her own words.
Shunsen help Yin-Po to his feet, looking over the rubble that once was his temple, "Why would anyone do this to your temple...did you have enemies? " she asks, thinking furiously about ravens with red feathers.
Shunsen checks that Vigny is ok, then rushes to see how the poor temple priest is faring, "Hello, I hope I wasn't too rough on you pulling you away from that thing...do you know who summoned it?" she asks.
Shunsen grunts as the rocky hand pummels her, shaking her head, thinking "Not surprised it feels like getting hit by a boudler!" She winces as Vigny takes an even more telling blow, waits for the right moment and strikes...
Satisfied that the priest was safe, Shunsen looks up and smiles as the rocky thing fell to the ground. Her smile fades however as it rises once again. Steeling herself, she charges into action!
Shunsen turns at Cailyn's question, "What boy?" she asks, looking about. Turning back to Cailyn with a shrug. When the temple begins to fall and the earthen man appears, Shunsen is stilled for a moment, mouth agape. Flori's urgent suggestion however, spurs her to action. She runs to the old priest, bodily picking him up and carrying him to safety.
Shunsen sat against the wall, hugging her knees, "Ninja or no, that did not go as planned. Methinks they knew we were coming, or at least planned that we were. " She nods to Flori, "Aye, let's deliver the token, perhaps they at the temple know aught of this Rimerunners Guild!"
Shunsen raises an arm to fend off the flames advancing all around her, wincing as the heat washes over her. She knocks an arrow and shoots at one of the two figures assailing Vigny.
she then gathers herself and runs through the flame to emerge on the other side!
Shunsen wants to leap into the fray, but continues to heed Flori's warning, shooting another hopeful arrow into the misty combat.
Shunsen is about to rush in, but Flori's words make her pause. She scowls , her eyes thinning trying to see into the mist. She doesn't want to shoot an arrow for fear of striking Orchid or Vigny, but wanting to help, she does knock an arrow and shoots "Yes , retreat so we can pepper it with arrows! " then aside to Flori, "Does the mist move with it , do you think?"
Shunsen nods as the expected 'ambush' below unfolds, her gaze however tracks back to those watching on the shore, checking if any were boarding boats to assist the creature in the hold. If, there's no movement on the shore she joins Cailyn in descending to assist her friends .
Shunsen notes the watching clan members and comments, "They're expecting a show...but were they expecting us to be part of it? I like this not..."
Shunsen blinks at Shunsen, equally puzzled. Then she realizes, "There isn't a body...a corpse...the lifeless shell of what had been the man Snorri Stone-eye...is missing, just a manikin. " she says , looking out at the water...
Shunsen watches as Cailyn reveals the absense of a Snorri-corpse, her eyes widening with concern. She looks at Cailyn, "Betrayal? " she asks, then strides to the now open hatch and shout-whispers to the two within, "Ware! There's no body...it might be a trap!"
Shunsen eyes the seemingly flimsy vessel with suspicion, but as the others take to the water without sinking to the bottom, she gingerly enters the vessel at Cailyn's bidding. Cailyn's sure handling of the qayaq eases Shunsen's nerves, as does her friend's commentary on her father, the fondness in her words causing a pang of jealousy to wash over the half-orc, thinking of her own 'father', a marauding orc from the wilderness. Wincing at her own foolishness and giving her head a shake, she smiles over her shoulder at Cailyn, "He sounds like a nice man...." --- on the funeral ship ---
She leans her head towards the hatch..."Listen...chains....that must be our Ulf!
Shunsen washes down a mouthful of food with some beer. She'd been devouring whatever was in front of her as the woman and Cailyn talked. "The Ulf sounds like a nice enough chap, misunderstood like many of us. Seems a shame for him to suffer at the hands of these bastards! I'll learn your qayaq and help you rescue him!"
Shunsen with Sandru: Shunsen gives Ameiko a look, one that makes her look so much like her Mother sternly admonishing Ameiko or Shunsen for not completing their Calligraphy lessons when they were young. "Really? " she whines, then drooping her shoulders, mutters, "Fine, I'll talk to him again..." She gives her friend another hug, whispering in her ear, "Don't worry, I'll carry you over the Top of the World myself if need be." Later, she stalks up to Sandru, her scowl scaring away the other caravanner he was chatting with. "Her answer's the same...and so is mine. I'm going with her , with or without you. " she declares, the her face softens, "Listen, Sand....this is important...about as important as anything that's ever happened to her, and us. Put away your caravan leader worries, and think about what waits for us on the other side of the World!" she finished, her eyes aglow with the possibilities.
Not realizing how hungry she was, Shunsen digs into a savory meat pie that is presented to the table and drinks deep of the local beer. Wiping her mouth with the back of her hand, she finished listening to her friend's accounting of what happened at the homestead, "Sorry I missed all of the fun, I was helping Sandru with finding supplies and visited a cousin. He gave me this, " she says, indicating the red silk scarf around her neck, "I once belonged to my Mother...and he gave me some pointers for my calligraphy and this..." she says, patting the leather scroll case holding her Mother's parchments. Taking another drink , she says, "Maybe, it's the value of the ship that matches the value of the person who died? " Shunsen says with a shrug, "Either way, it sounds like this Asvig has a reckonning coming his way, and this time I don't intend on missing out!"
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When the group succeeded in penetrating the mysteries of the Vault in the ruined castle and revealing dear Ameiko's regal past....and future?....Shunsen was moved to tears and wonder. Here she was with dear friends, old and new, on an adventure that none could have dreamed of. She enveloped Ameiko in a long hug, whispering in her ear that she'd help her through this to the end. After the glow of the discoveries faded, but never were gone, she settled back into the well-known rhythms of caravan live, scouting with Shalelu, tending animals, chatting and laughing with her friends and other caravanners. However, one morning Sandru pulls her aside .... Sandru earlier:
As Shunsen is ready to head out with Miseldana for a morning patrol, Sandru stops her. Pulling her aside from the auburn-haired scout, he lowers his voice. "Can you talk to her?" he questions in earnest. "This whole idea that Ameiko's supposed to be the empress of Minkai is amazing as a thought experiment, but not something that warrants us heading over the Crown of the World, right? It's crazy." He doesn't wait for a response. "Maybe she'll listen to you because she's certainly not listening to me. Talk to her - please." Shunsen blinks at Sandru's departing back, startled by the vehemence of his objection. She starts to shout something after him, but stops himself, instead deciding to talk to Ameiko after her patrol. Later, a bit dirty and dusty , she waves to Miseldana and goes to Ameiko's wagon, respectfully knocking on the side to let her know she was here.
Along the way, with her recent experiences bolstering her confidence, Shunsen finally cracks open her mother's scrolls and begins to read whenever she has the chance. After, her friends find her practicing a new set of forms alongside the caravan, moving through the dance-like movements. Occasionally, it appears as though she fades away as she moves through the shadows and light cast by the road-side fire. As she practices, Shunsen realizes that her falchion doesn't suit the movements her Mother has prescribed, instead using whispering strike. Finding it was suitable for some of the movements, she realized that a longer, but similar blade would be more appropriate. Having nothing on hand, she asked one of the caravanners who was skilled in woodcraft to fashion her a longer, wood version of whispering strike. Satisfied, she continued her Mother's written instructions as the caravan journeyed North.
Within her Mother's instructions she found a note revealing a cousin , a cooper, to visit in Kalsgard , should the caravan pass through. After arriving in Kalsgard, Shunsen asks to accompany Sandru into town to re-supply, stating that she has family she should call upon.
Shunsen returned to the inn to discover that her friends has ventured off to confront the leader of the group that had accosted them at the river. Hoping they were doing well, she sat to wait for them ordering food and drink, and gently rubbing her Mother's handkerchief that she'd tied around her neck. She looks up as her friends tumble into the common room, discussing their victory at the lodge, "What, going off and having fun without me?" Shunsen jests, signaling the innkeep for more drinks and food for her friends.
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Once the melee had ended, Shunsen looked from the fallen corbie to her blade and back again...wondering if she was ever going to get good at this sort of thing. She helps pile up the bodies, then tilts her head at the tiny lyrakien, "Well , our friend helped a bit... she says then recites the phrases their dear friend was saying: Beware the birds who wish to fly but cannot... A key you seek lies in the grip of the ten-handed one — his fear is your greatest ally... Beware the cuckolded cuckoo — it is in his shattered silent love you should seek aid... Grandfather waits in the dark, but he knows not who he was One treasure beyond two seals in the third vault... "The first and third seem to have been born out...as well as perhaps the key we found, but this grandfather and the vault..." she says, hoping the tiny celestial might know more.
Shunsen continues her ineffective assault on the dire corbie...
Shunsen grits her teeth as the corbie scores another hit on her arm. She steels herself and launches another attack...
Shunsen continues her attacks on the corbie between her and Orchid...
Shunsen moves into the room with Orchid, choosing not to join Cailyn with the insults for the betrayer, her blade will do her talking for her. She targets the closest birdman...
Shunsen grimaces and shakes her falchion to get the stinking guts of the trog off of it. She advances to flank one of the remaining trogs, but remembers Flori's magical slipperyness and keeps her distance, option instead to throw her dagger at the back of the nearest trog...
Shunsen moves slightly so that she and Cailyn's summoned bird are sandwiching the nearest trog. Her blade flashes out...
Shunsen wrinkles her nose at the smell,then her mouth curls with disgust at the sight of the trogs, "Ugh, disgusting creatures.... She then launches herself across the room at he nearest troglogyte...
--Earlier-- Shunsen is grateful for the shelter the little flying woman has provided them, taking the time to offer a bow to the statue of the poor man buried there. Later, she pulls out her Mother's manuscript and begins to read the first page. Frowning, her lips moving as she reads, she shakes her head, not really understanding anything, "not ready...." she says to herself. As she put the folio away , she sees Orchid and Spivey talking quietly, and lays her own head down, smiling as she drift off. -- now -- Woken by Spivey's little voice, Shunsen comes to see the rainbow trace disappear, nodding and smiling, "A good omen! Glad to have it!" At Cailyn's assertion, she frowns a bit , then says, "Well, as long as she doesn't bother us. Do you think she was just controlled by the other one...and now she just a harpy again? "
"Betrayal!" Shunsen hisses, knocking an arrow an letting fly at the traitorous bird-lady..
Shunsen smirks as her friends verbally take down the obsequious bird-man. She resets after her initial miss, then dances in declaring, "I can dance..."
Shunsen surges forward, running around to get behind the eloquent bird-man....
Shunsen ponders the plan , then asks "How many corbies are left....we killed four so far....
Shunsen listens to the bird lady's story, inwardly seething at anyone or any things treatment like that. She nods her acceptance, "this tengu will get what's deserved ..."
Blocked by Orchid, Shunsen decided to take the initiative. With careful timing, she slides up beside Orchid, back-to-back, and stepping up onto the nearby parapet, launches herself over the head of the astonished Corbie....
... landing behind the bird creature, lashing out with her weapon as soon as she hits solid ground!
If you are taking Wizard Archetype, you will need to pick 4 cantrips for our spellbook and then be able to cast 2/day. Not sure how you want to write that into character, but let me know what you choose. She's got her mother's notebook on magic, which I'm sure I've mentioned...or at least meant to :) 4 cantrips are : Phase Bolt, Daze, Message and Mage Hand
Shunsen follows Orchid out the door and sees her gnawing on another corbie. She runs over to help!
Shunsen begins to ask Orchid to wait a moment, but her rear was already clear of the trapdoor. She shares a look with Orchid's sister, then scampers up the ladder in support of Orchid.
Shunsen almost winces as Cailyn's bolt strikes the dire corbie with enormous force, but uses it's painful response as opportunity to swing her falchion at it with her own enormous force!
Shunsen dashes in to engage with the nearest dire corbie
Once engaged, she nods at Cailyn's observation, "Ware their screech!" . She would say more, but her attention was a bit occupied.
Shunsen feels the same urgency that Orchid exhibits, but as she looks down at the ruins town and surprisingly intact keep, she nods to herself and comments to Orchid, "I want to help Ameiko as much as you do, Orchid, but we have to do this right. Look, now we know what's down there and where to go. You're haste can lead to disaster, not just for us ,but for Ameiko." She looks at the from the chest, "Hopefully, this will useful later...."
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Finess training : wakizashi
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