Path of Enlightenment [D&D4E]

[covaithe]

Kaoru Shen Leng

Lucky Leng stands over one fallen foe, watching in confusion as the other seems at first to be hostile, then stops fighting. "Shen!" he hisses. "Do we attack that one or not? What's going on?"

ooc: I have no idea what's going on either, so Leng's not alone.

[Helfdan]

DM and Ziang

"Nay, friend, I merely have a small bruise. We had best head back to the village, my superiors will know what to do about this beast." The young guardsman smiles as he starts back to the village, pausing only to reclaim his spear. "You know, I never heard of anyone killed over a scroll before."

[OnlytheStrong]

DM, Leng, Kaoru

Shen looked at Leng and shrugged. He wasn't too sure what kind of magic Kaoru possessed. "Stand ready."

[Voda Vosa]

KSL

Confused, the man drop to his knees "I... I surrender! Don't kill me please!" he cries.

W Z

The two men walk back to the town. In their way, they see, among the shadows of the night, the bodies of some people, laying on the ground.
Wang Chi recognize one of the bodies, its Bo Cho, he is quite dead, in a pool of his own blood.
A few meters near the town is Gu Fen, holding his gundao, breathing with some difficulties, he has several bleeding cuts. Next to the demissed Bo Cho is the impaled body of the mercenaries leader, the point of the spear piercing his heart. There are also the corpses of the two archers, one decapitated, the other, with several sword cuts.
The mercenary warrior is on the ground next to Gu Fen, face down, with a nasty wound around his neck.
Gu Fen scares when he sees you, like if he is watching a pair of ghosts. "...No! I wont surrender!" he tries to wield his gundao from the ground, but drops the weapon twisting his face because of the pain.

Ban Lu

The sailor gets the blinding light in his face, he stumbles but with determinations, runs to the monk's side, and wield his short jiam with proficiency, cutting through Ban Lu's leather armor, and piercing his flesh (crit. -7 HP). The other unworthy fellow tries to stab the officer in front of him, but misses shamefully.
Trying to aid Ban Lu, the other officer tries to grab the rebel, but the nimble sailor evades his grip.
The stabbed loyal officer turns his face to his attacker, but decides to concentrate his efforts in the most wounded rebel. His jiam slash the man's arm, but the agile fellow keeps moving.

[Nightbreeze]

K L S

Kaoru stumbles towards the hills, while the green fog on his mind is slowly lifting. Trying to get a hold on his throbbing head, he walks far from the village

ooc: will post again later. no time now. Anyway, here ends the first manifestation with the power-bringing crazyness. Don't worry, I don't mean him to freak out each time he uses the warlock powers

[Helfdan]

DM and Ziang

Wang looks around in horror. "Gu Fen! Be calm! It is I, Wang! What happened here?"

[Walking Dad]

DM & Wang

Ziang kneels down next to the wounded man. He unseals a small bottle from his belt: "Here, soldier, try to inhale it deeply."

OOC

Using Healing Infusion.

Mini stat block

Ziang Yu
Perception: 17 Insight: 14 Normal Vision
AC 18 Fortitude 15 Reflex 16 Will 14
Hit Points: 31 / 31 Bloodied: 15
Temporary Hit Points: 0
Action Points: 0 Second Wind: 1
Healing Surge: 7 Surges per day: 9 / 9
Encounter Powers: Healing Infusion (Restorative Formular, Curative Admixture) 2/2, Repair Object, Spike Wire
Daily Powers: Caustic Rampart, Restoratve Infusion

[OnlytheStrong]

DM, Leng, Kaoru

Shen looks upon the begging man with an odd mixture of pity and disgust. Why would anyone dishonor himself like that? "Stand up." He looks at Leng, "We should find a place to keep this man until this is over. He will answer to our Master personally."

[covaithe]

Shen, Kaoru

Leng scowls. "We could beat him unconscious," he suggests. Then he sighs, "but Master Jiem would be unhappy with us if we used his training for vengeance. Maybe just tie him up. I have some rope here, I think."

[Scotley]

Voda

Glancing down at his slashed armor, Ban Lu looks up with fury in his eyes. "I see you too need a lesson." He swings his gun around in a broad arc, but misses the sailor.

OOC: Righteous Brand Cleric Attack 1
At-Will ✦ Divine,Weapon
Standard Action Melee weapon
Target: One creature
Attack: Strength vs. AC
Hit: 1[W] + Strength modifier damage, and one ally within 5 squares of you gains a power bonus to melee attack rolls against the target equal to your Strength modifier until the end of your next turn.

[Voda Vosa]

OOC: Koryo are you there? Could anyone send him a private or recall him about this game, if he is in another game with anyone?

K L S

The man doesn’t complain about the rope around him, and now sits under the willow tree, secured. The weapons of the house are almost calling you.

Ban Lu

The pair of honor-less sailors swing their blades against one of the officers. They cut him several times with their short jiams. The officer drops to the ground, unconscious and bleeding. Despair and anger fill the other officer’s heart, and he uses his weapon to dig a hole in the mutinied man’s back. The crewman drops his sword and grabs the blade of the officer’s jiam, protruding from his chest. With blood coming out of his mouth, the pitiful rat falls to the ground, shaking with death convulsions.

OOC: Nasty You are up btw

Z W

Understanding who you were, the man relaxes. He breathes the infusion slowly. “Thanks for your kindness stranger…” The man manages to say. He seems better, but his wounds need tending and his body needs rest. “We… Fight with honor… Didn’t we? Heh… Poor Bo Cho… He was a good man… a goo…” the soldier faint and pass out. He still breathes but is now unconscious.

[OnlytheStrong]

DM, Leng, Kaoru

"If we come across you again, you will die." Shen said to the bandit coldly. He looks at Leng and walks away, back towards the weapons. Hopefully he could find a sword or a spear. Those were his favorite weapons.

[Scotley]

Voda

Sensing he must act quickly to help the fallen officer, Ban Lu steps back and calls upon his divine power. A scared light (1d20+5=19) shines down on the mutineer searing (1d6+5=6) him and at the same time providing divine health, however fleeting, to the fallen officer.

OOC: Two temporary hp to the fallen officer
Sacred Flame Cleric Attack 1
At-Will ✦ Divine, Implement, Radiant
Standard Action Ranged 5
Target: One creature
Attack: Wisdom vs. Reflex
Hit: 1d6 + Wisdom modifier radiant damage, and one ally you can see chooses either to gain temporary hit points equal to your Charisma modifier + one-half your level or to make a saving throw.

[Helfdan]

DM and Z

Wang hands his spear to Ziang and crouches to pick Gu Fen up, armor and all. "Come, let us take him to the barracks, and see what we can learn of what happened."

[Voda Vosa]

Ban Lu

The light strikes directly in the eyes of the rebel. He seems to weight the situation and finaly drops his sword to the ground. "I... surrender..." He says droping to his knees.
The standing officer grabs the man by the hair. "Yer walking the plank bastard!" and begins to pull the sailor.
The fallen officer seems stable but his wounds need tending.
Four sailors approach to Ban Lu
"Excuse us Master, we can take care of Pufu" one of them said, referring to the unconscious officer "Please, help our captain."

[Scotley]

Voda

Seeing that the situation is calm, Ban Lu returns quickly to treat the Captain. Calling on all he knows of healing lore Ban Lu examines the Captain carefully, particularly his mouth as this was earlier suggested as the source of the malady. OOC: Heal Skill +20

[covaithe]

Shen Kaoru

With the distasteful matter of the prisoner resolved for the moment, Leng's eyes light up as he turns to survey the weapons of the room. "By the golden earlobes of the celestial emperor! They're all so beautiful, Shen. Ahhh, come here, my beauty, I'll take care of you," he says, taking a wickedly curved guan dao off the wall and cradling it gently.

ooc: mechanically a halberd.

[Voda Vosa]

K L S

There is at least two copies of each weapon listed under simple and military weapons. You can have whichever you like, but don't take them all! Wei Dan won't be happy.

[OnlytheStrong]

Leng, Kaoru

Shen looked at the weapons with a matter of distaste. It was not his will to fight or take lives, but it was the will of the aggressors to force him into this position, a position he would not back down from. He carefully reached out a picked up a Jian, testing it's balance before he fastened it around his waist. He took his time picking out his next weapon, hopefully it would be the only one he used. A Qiang stood in the rack, for some strange reason, it seemed to him like they were part of the same person. Neither wanted to fight, but both were made for it. He picked it up almost ceremoniously, giving silent thanks to the gods for this gift. "Come Leng, let us end this."

[Nightbreeze]

Leng, shen, Kaoru

Kaoru is sitting on the ground, one hundred meters away from the weaponmaster's house. In front of him, the remains of his vomit stain the ground.

His head is throbbing, and the horrific images of what he has done are replaying and replaying in his mental visions. He could still feel the pulsing pillars of the madness that his powers had unleashed...or perhaps the madness that has unleashed his powers?

Being a practical person, he realized that in a certain sense, he used his powers for a good reason, and if it wasn't for them, probably the baker and his daughter would be dead by now...but that had nothing to do with the fact that he had completely lost control and enjoyed to cause suffering. This was not a good path, and he desperately wanted to speak with master Jiem.

Embracing his head with his arms, he observed the masterweapon's house and the bound man in front of it.