Exalted Champloo - Episode 2 - "Like Spinning Plates"

[Aenion]

Snow laughs mirthfully, "I have the feeling the dealer knows exactly what he is doing. Since I joined the ranks of the Cult of the Illuminated, I have learned that very little in Creation has to do with chance," she passes a piece of bread under the table to Amber and takes one for herself, "I much prefer this life over being a Cynis breeding factory."

 

[KentArnold]

Snow laughs mirthfully, "I have the feeling the dealer knows exactly what he is doing. Since I joined the ranks of the Cult of the Illuminated, I have learned that very little in Creation has to do with chance," she passes a piece of bread under the table to Amber and takes one for herself, "I much prefer this life over being a Cynis breeding factory."

He chuckled at that, "Well ... had this not happened, I'd be quite dead by now. So, I must be quite thankful for the gift, even if it hasnt afforded me as much time to spend perusing books in various libraries. I'm usually busier surviving traps, brigands and magics of all sorts to retrieve knowledge than in trying to actually decipher said knowledge. It's an interesting story, but its for another time."

He leans back, looking at a few tattoos of presumably arcane significane on his arm, "Yes ... deciphering ... not nearly enough time deciphering."

 

[Tokiwong]

Snow laughs mirthfully, "I have the feeling the dealer knows exactly what he is doing. Since I joined the ranks of the Cult of the Illuminated, I have learned that very little in Creation has to do with chance," she passes a piece of bread under the table to Amber and takes one for herself, "I much prefer this life over being a Cynis breeding factory."

Sand Rat smirks, “Then I suppose a life of interesting times it is.”

It is at that moment, that the circle hears a blood curdling scream… and whatever made the noise as not human… it comes from the top deck, along with the sounds of many feet hitting the deck!

 

[Aenion]

Snow grins at Sand Rat and is about to raise her glass when the scream reaches their ears. "It looks like Creation is eager to please as always," she smiles mischievously, bounding up from her chair, "Amber stay!" she orders the girl under the table as she runs for the hatch, quietly cursing herself for leaving Ivory Rain in her cabin.

ooc:
Activating Increasing Strength Exercise for 6 motes of personal essence, she has strength 4 for the rest of the scene.

Willpower 6
Personal Essence: 6 / 12
Periphereal Essence: 30 / 23
Commited Essence: 7

 

[KentArnold]

He sighed, and was dashing for the stairs as well, "We all live in interesting times, safe, no, interesting, yes."

He cursed himself for leaving his lance in his cabin, but there were always weapons of some sort onboard a ship, if one knew where to look. He'd worry about that if it came to a fight. Besides, his cabin wasnt too far away, so if he had to, he could retrieve it quickly enough.

He looked around for his guard, ready to use them to keep the sailors safe from harm, if needed.

 

[KaintheSeeker]

She swore a silent oath and dashed after the others, her hands sliding into her clothing to rest on her hidden blades. This wasn't like the gutter level knife fights she was used to, and she wasn't sure she was up to it, but it wouldn't be for lack of courage again that held her back.

 

[Shalimar]

Temari had been silent during the meeting with the Earth Blooded Dragon, try as she might, she couldn't feel easy around him, it had been another Dragon Blood that had cut down her father like a side of beef in a butcher shop. Even with the amusement provided by sweet little Amber's antics the archer could not feel comfortable around the outcaste, even if he didn't have anything to do with it.

When the inhuman noise explodes on deck, the aracher stands so quickly that her stool goes spinning back to hit the wall. Cursing at herself for leaving her bow in the cabin, the girl unsheathed her blade and followed the Dawn to the deck, looking around warily for foes.

 

[Tokiwong]

Snow grins at Sand Rat and is about to raise her glass when the scream reaches their ears. "It looks like Creation is eager to please as always," she smiles mischievously, bounding up from her chair, "Amber stay!" she orders the girl under the table as she runs for the hatch, quietly cursing herself for leaving Ivory Rain in her cabin.

Just as Dancing Snow stands and opens the trapdoor that leads up out of the hidden hold, she sees a body sailing overhead. One of the guards hired by Alamar before they left the city! His body cracks against the far wall with a sickening crunch.

She looks to the source and sees three men wearing loose trousers, and jet-black skin, detailed with red inked tribal tattoos across their chests and faces. One grins showing filed almost shark-like teeth. They wield cutlasses, and the smiling one is holding the head of one of the crew… they have not noticed Dancing Snow yet but are moving forward to finish the job started on the hired hand.

 

[Aenion]

Snow cocked an eyebrow at the body sailing over her head, "Wyld barbarians," she mutters when she spots the attackers. Not in the least intimidated by the trio of freaks, she doesn't waste any time and leaps onto the deck, her weapon of choice and necessity, a fork, spinning in her hand.

She catches the nearest attacker's blade between the prongs of the small eating implement, as if it were specially designed to be used as such, and with a deft twist of her wrist she sends the cutlass spinning into the air. In the same flowing movement she plants the fork in the back of the now unarmed barbarian's knee, freeing her hand to catch the descending cutlass.

ooc:
Activating First Melee Excellency for 6 motes of personal essence.
Flurry 2 actions:
Disarm attempt: melee = 14 dice (- penalties for improvised weapon at ST discretion and attempting to catch weapon)
Attack 7 dice (- penalties for improvised weapon) / damage 4 + fork damage

P/DDV = 3
Soak
10L/10B
Hardness
3L/3B

Willpower 6
Personal Essence: 0 / 12
Peripheral Essence: 30 / 23
Commited Essence: 7

 

[Tokiwong]

Unexpected Attack is used, Dancing Snow gets 3 successes with 5 dice and the Wyld Barbarians gets none! Two-Dice stunt! Dancing Snow gets 9 successes on her Disarm attempt and the barbarian gets only 2 successes and is disarmed! The Barbarian is Incapacitated! The stunt is successful!

Dancing Snow springs from the hidden hatch, and in one smooth motion disarms the Wyld barbarian and then shatters his leg with the smooth motion of her fork! The warrior collapses as the Dawn Caste easily catches the falling blade… it is obvious that Heaven favors the righteous Bronze Tiger.

Join Battle Rolls: Wyld Barbarians 4 successes, Dancing Snow 1 success, Swallow 2 successes, Alamar 1 success, Silent Wind 2 successes, and Sand Rat with 4 successes as well!

Sand Rat and the Wyld Barbarians act on Tick 0, Silent Wind and Swallow act on Tick 2, and finally both Alamar and Dancing Snow act on Tick 3.

Tick 0

The Wyld barbarians both give blood curdling battle cries as Sand Rat rushes up the steps and give a fearsome lightning punch to the closest attacker to Dancing Snow. Both black skinned barbarians try to chop Dancing Snow down, but she easily fends off their blades with her battle prowess!

Sand Rat nearly crushes the barbarian’s chest with a bone smashing crunch! The black skinned madman reels but he maintains his footing clutching his chest, spitting up blood! Sand Rat quips, “Nice moves…” he grins to Dancing Snow.

Barbarians’ rolls 2 successes and 1 success for their attacks, both miss. Sand Rat rolls 5 successes and injures the Barbarian putting it at -3! Next is Tick 2.