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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Davies" data-source="post: 8555417" data-attributes="member: 30538">Sao Pai Long<img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/My-First-Gallery/i-bS5JgsR/0/2e14c1ea/S/18853_236785-S.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />The lands of Ginleng, located far to the east of even the Dragon Empire on the World More Sorcerous, are different from those of the western continent in some respects, while being quite similar to them in others. One of the ways that they are most similar is that both nations have had people with a talent for making weapons of great power for a long time, and that these people have generally exercised that talent, creating powerful weapons that tend to outlive both the person who wields them and the cause in which they were wielded. In Ginleng, currently divided between a pair of feuding self-proclaimed emperors with ambitions of world conquest and immortality, many of the most powerful of these weapons were carefully collected and stored in an enchanted scroll known as the Thousand-Blade Treatise, which was then given to the one individual whom the creator of that artifact thought could be trusted not to use the vast power he had just been given.For a wonder, this was a wise choice. Sao Pai Long, a humble practitioner of certain esoteric disciplines, had no interest in gaining power or fame, and sought only to keep this collection of nightmares out of the hands of those who would use them and turn an already terrible civil war into one of unthinkable destruction. This required him to leave his homeland and wander beyond it in hopes of finding some place where the Treatise could be safely hidden away or, in the worst case, disposed of in a way that destroyed it. (This was undesirable because Pai Long feared that trying to destroy the weapons would likely also destroy much of the region in question -- and possibly still fail.)After several years of wandering and a number of adventures, Pai Long was starting to fear that he would never find such a safe haven anywhere in his world. He does not recall if he expressed those words aloud; if not, it still might be that one of those mightier than he decided to answer the implied wish in his thoughts. One moment, he was passing through a mountain pass beneath a night sky. The next, he was still in a mountain pass, but beneath a burning red sun. Pai Long feared that he had taken leave of his senses, or possibly come under some strange attack, but soon came to a clearer understanding of his circumstances.Once he managed to learn the local language, which only took a few weeks, he took stock of his situation. On the one hand, he had become much weaker, which was unpleasant but not disastrous. On the other, while the Treatise itself was still functioning, most of the weapons within it had become just swords and spears and bows and axes and daggers, well-crafted but not possessed of devastating powers. He had found a place where they could be hidden away, it seemed, but his trained caution led him to experiment a bit before just dumping the contents off and running away. That experiment took the form of selling one of the minor weapons in the Treatise in order to obtain local currency with which to purchase some food.Two weeks later, he had finally managed to retrieve the weapon from the mad sorcerer who had sought it out, and escaped from the city ruled by said sorcerer. While the weapon itself no longer had any power, it could apparently be used as a key element in rituals that might cause just as much havoc. This world, or at least this part of this world, was no more a safe place than his own land or world had been, and now Pai Long finds himself uncertain of what his next move should be. He has heard of the city of Nerath, which has opposed the sorcerer he fought, and hopes that its science might have an answer to his problem, and has started the long walk there.Sao Pai Long would laugh at the idea that he is a hero. Nevertheless, he keeps stumbling into matters where someone needs help, and though he will moan at the inconvenience, he never stops helping people as much as he can, either. Neither fame nor riches appeal to him; all that he wants is to finish this task and then find a way to go home and live in as much peace as the world will allow. While he will kill to protect himself or others, he always gives an enemy a chance to walk away before he unleashes punches capable of smashing bone. He uses no weapon; they are superfluous to his requirements. He has some knowledge of magic, and has adapted to the much lower level of power to be drawn upon in this world, but still uses it primarily to heal rather than to harm.Sao Pai Long -- PL 8Abilities:STR 3 | STA 3 | AGL 1 | DEX 1 | FGT 9 | INT 2 | AWE 2 | PRE 2Powers:Infused Energy: Array (4 points) <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Healing Touch: Healing 8, Others Only, Temporary - 4 points</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"> Striking Strength: Strength-based Damage 4 - 1 points</li> </ul>Thousand-Blade Treatise: Feature 6 (extradimensional storage, mass rank 6 [3200 lbs]), Quirk (only weapons and ammunition); Removable (-1 point) - 4 pointsAdvantages:Accurate Attack, Acrobatic Bluff, All-Out Attack, Assessment, Defensive Attack, Daze (Intimidate), Defensive Roll, Evasion, Improved Defense, Improved Disarm, Improved Initiative, Improved Smash, Interpose, Language (Tormanan)*, Power Attack, Precise Shot (Close/Concealment), Prone Fighting, Quick Draw, Ritualist, Startle, Takedown Attack 2, Uncanny Dodge, Weapon Bind, Weapon Break.* Also speaks a variety of languages that are completely useless on the World Closer to Death.Skills:Acrobatics 8 (+9), Athletics 8 (+11), Expertise: Magic 7 (+9), Expertise: Survival 6 (+8), Insight 10 (+12), Intimidation 8 (+10), Perception 6 (+8), Persuasion 8 (+10), Treatment 7 (+9).Offense:Initiative +5Unarmed or Improvised +9 (Close Damage 7)Defense:Dodge 7, Parry 9, Fortitude 5, Toughness 5/3, Will 9Totals:Ablities 46 + Powers 9 + Advantages 26 + Skills 35 + Defenses 15 = 131 pointsOffensive PL: 8Defensive PL: 7Resistance PL: 7Skill PL: 7Complications:Responsibility--Motivation. Humble. Sarcastic. Wanderer.Note: If Sao Pai Long returns to the World More Sorcerous, he becomes PL9, as his STA, AGL, FGT and AWE all increase by 2 ranks each. He also acquires a collection of magical weapons contained in his Thousand-Blade Treatise, which should be treated as a 21 point array with a large number of slots."狂風驟雨催紙傘，遊人浪跡步不休。天地滂沱如何渡，蓑衣褪盡任濁流。"—"Neither sudden storms nor fierce winds that would ruin an umbrella are enough to halt one's journey. Should I come across murky waters on my travels, I shall continue forward unburdened by that which may hold me back."</blockquote>

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