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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zweischneid" data-source="post: 4404452" data-attributes="member: 11843">[sblock=Vosa Vosa]Got a question I came across writing some background for my character Koryo. The story notes that the battle where Mastermind Tien died took place 17 years ago. In turn, the character #4 backstory notes that my character and his friend became disenchanted with the Black Viel when 'Mask' took over (presumably a little after that). Now assuming that an up-and coming Black Veil spy/assassin joins the order as full member in his teenage years, assuming Koryo got to know the old 'regime' for a short few years at least, he'd need to be around 18 years or so I'd presume when Mastermind Tien died and he fled. Take 17 years in hiding, my character would be at least 35 years old by now and thus - for a medieval china setting - already well past his prime and well into the middle years.So the question is, is that intentional? Do we play a 'aged-guys-get-back-together-campaign'? Do humans age more slowly/live longer in the setting as heroes/martial artists?Thanks...  [sblock=Koryo.. starting a story]Koryo of Tiger’s RestKoryo, an orphan by birth and raised from his earliest days to serve the Black Veil, only had one true friend in life – Daejo. Both were brought up in the same orphanage. Koryo and Daejo, both known for mischief and clever tricks they played on the other kids, almost as soon as they could walk on their own, were noted for their behaviour by the imperial housemaster of the orphanage and subsequently marked for special training to serve the needs of the empire. Where most orphans, depending on their disposition, end up either in military or administrative services of the Great Empire, both Koryo and Daejo were tried and tested and eventually ascended to a hidden school and monastery in the distant Shadow Cloud Mountains. This hidden, nameless monastery schooled and trained children in the arts of subterfuge, espionage and assassination. Those who survived and prospered became spies and assassins of the Black Veil.  Though life at the school was hard, merciless at times and many children failed to complete their training, both Koryo and Daejo prospered, even excelled in the ways of the Black Veil. Their childhood friendship grew into youthful camaraderie and competitive companionship. [to be continued][/sblock][/sblock]</blockquote>

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