Shards of Memory-Prologue: Fractured Union

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Zaeryn:
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"Whee!" Valyssa calls out delightedly as they soar through the air for a short time, splashing back into the water, "That was fun, Zaeryn! But I think this time, you are tired. Perhaps we should stop by somewhere for a late lunch so you can recover your strength?"

*She traces a finger gently across Zaeryn's porpoise form as she speaks, smiling at him.*
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[Keia]

Yotsu Yuriko, Martial Artist

Rystil[sblock]*Yuriko nodded in thanks to the monk, then calmly walked ovethe to room of Master Senyuki. Kneeling outside his room, Yuriko made certain the time was appropriate to interrupt the master. If it was, she clapped hands quietly several times to announce her presence and waited to be recognized.*

OOC: canceled it before it loaded. I'll take a look at home tonight (probably not a good thing to have onscreen at work). I look myself as a Sara/Dave mix (then again, most of the time, I'm BA) - I enjoy the roleplaying but I like to jump in there and hack it up an equal amount. [/sblock]

 

[unleashed]

Zaeryn T'Erilan, Male Altanian Arcanist

Rystil

[SBLOCK]*Zaeryn changes back to his merman form so that he can speak.*

“I think you’re right this time my love.”

*He says, as he begins to surface with Valyssa by his side.*

OOC: I knew there was a reason for a high Con score other than hit points. [/SBLOCK]

 

[Rystil Arden]

Yuriko:
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*Though it is quite late, the Master is probably meditating and staying awake this night, as this should be why the other monk suggested Senyuki instead of another Master. After Yuriko claps a few times outside of the room, the door opens from the inside, revealing a young woman of perhaps Yuriko's age with long black hair tied behind her back by a white ribbon, wearing the white and red dress of a priestess.*

"Good evening," she says to Yuriko with a kind smile, "To what do I owe the pleasure of this visit?"

(OOC: As a player, I don't fit very well with any of them, but I have some aspects of all of them, I guess. As for loading it at work--good idea to cancel it, as it has voices )
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[Keia]

Yotsu Yuriko, Martial Artist

Rystil:[SBLOCK]*Yuriko bowed low to the Master, not looking up until bidden. Yuriko was dressed in her traveling dark grey kimono with a black obi.*

"Good evening," she says to Yuriko with a kind smile, "To what do I owe the pleasure of this visit?"

"Good evening, Master Senyuki-sama," Yuriko replied, suddenly nervous and halting in her speech. "I have just arrived here at the monastery and wanted to . . . inform someone of . . . our . . . my situation and seek guidance and healing."

(OOC: I tend to agree as for as categorizing myself. Being a GM tends to blend a person's gaming style - for the better most times.) [/SBLOCK]

 

[Rystil Arden]

Zaeryn:
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*The two of them surface, changing back into themselves as they set foot upon the meadow again.*

(OOC: Yup, Constitution is a good thing to have--according to an online stat test, its my only physical stat above 10 )
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[Rystil Arden]

Yuriko:
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"Oh dear, you seem uneasy, child," Senyuki replies, closing her eyes as she puts her hand gently on Yuriko's forehead, "Ah, it is as I thought I coul feel...You seem to have a little bit of the Shadowtaint in your blood--is that your worry? Ah, but how impolite of me. I am Shirobu Senyuki, though you seem to already know who am I, but I'm afraid I can't say the same for you."

(OOC: That's true for me too, though I still can't play a class like fighter with no magic or skills that I like as a PC and enjoy it--that's probably something I need to work on--either that or just stick to Psions and Wizards, with the occasional druid, cleric, et al thrown in)
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[Keia]

Yotsu Yuriko, Martial Artist

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"Oh dear, you seem uneasy, child," Senyuki replies, closing her eyes as she puts her hand gently on Yuriko's forehead, "Ah, it is as I thought I coul feel...You seem to have a little bit of the Shadowtaint in your blood--is that your worry? Ah, but how impolite of me. I am Shirobu Senyuki, though you seem to already know who am I, but I'm afraid I can't say the same for you."

"I apologize, Master Senyuki-sama," Yuriko explained quickly, "I am Yotsu Yuriko, a monk who was trained here a few years ago. I have been on a pilgrimmage for a time, and decided to return here again. On the way I stayed a kind family's home. The old widow, Shinoa, was pleased to have been visited by two monks in a day. The 'other monk' had replaced and renewed her wards with more powerful wards."

"That night we discovered his duplicity. There were no wards, and the creature he was . . . a kyuuketsuki . . . was attacking the family, Shinoa, her two sons Han and Yu, and her daughter Rin. I was staying in the guest house and heard a noise and investigated . . . otherwise . . . well . . . I killed the kyuuketsuki and beheaded it . . . the one son was killed and both Shinoa and Rin had been feed upon by the creature. We raced to the monastery . . . the only place I knew of that they could be helped . . . and jsut this night Shinoa changed into one of the kyuuketsuki and . . . with the timely aid of the great white wolf . . . she was defeated. I'm sorry, Master Senyuki . . . I did not mean to continue on such."

(OOC: My GM in his Rokugan game wanted me to play a monk (I primarily play spellcasters) and sweetened the deal with some 'spell-like abilities', which helped my comfort and hack factor In the end, its a great roleplaying story with some kick to it - but still out of character for my typical character - which is good too, I guess)
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[Rystil Arden]

Yuriko:
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"Oh, how awful! Such a foul creature has no right to disguise itself as a monk and do such things...still it sounds like a sinister yet effective plan--remove their wards under the pretense of making new ones, and who would suspect? Simply despicable...it reminds me of an awful monk at the last monastery I visited--he unleashed contagion in a village, then came to us describing the plague, after which we supplied him with medicines and magic to cure it, and painkilling herbs to ease the suffering of those for whom it was too late. Then he returned to the village and sold off the healing for exorbitant prices, forcing many families to give up everything they had or else die...and he addicted some of the wealthier townsfolk to the painkillers and sold them to the addicted for even more...A shameful disgrace..."

"Ah, but I ramble too--forgive me Yuriko-chan. You have honoured your ancestors and done us all a great service by defeating the kyuuketsuki, and I will of course help you remove the Taint. It is not too difficult to do so, although the effects of the Taint on you up to this point cannot be reversed...What did you do with the second kyuuketsuki?--you mentioned beheading the first--with a holy weapon I hope."

(OOC: That's cool--I guess if someone gave me some extra little powers, it might also sate me enough to play a fighting class...in the end, though, I'm always drawn to the Telepath due to its possession of full casting abilities and my favourite skills)
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[Keia]

Yotsu Yuriko, Martial Artist

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" . . . Ah, but I ramble too--forgive me Yuriko-chan. You have honoured your ancestors and done us all a great service by defeating the kyuuketsuki, and I will of course help you remove the Taint. It is not too difficult to do so, although the effects of the Taint on you up to this point cannot be reversed...What did you do with the second kyuuketsuki?--you mentioned beheading the first--with a holy weapon I hope."

"Hai, Master Senyuki-sama," Yuriko said, still bowed on her knees outside the door of Master Senyuki's room. With downcast eyes, she tilted her head to indicate her katana. "My blade, a gift when I had departed here last, is of blessed jade. The second kyuuketsuki is Shinoa, the old widow who had granted me a room to sleep for the night. I killed her with the blade but did not behead her . . . I did not know if anything could be done for her . . . and her children were right there. I wrapped the body in a blanket and the monks carried it and left it outside the monastery - where it currently lies. Rin, her daughter was also tainted and has seemed to age a good amount in the three days traveling here."

(OOC: Yeah, I get to cast any spell up to 1/2 my level, provided I've see the spell cast before. I get the ability to do so up to Wisdom bonus times per day. So far it hasn't taken away from the other casters, and is a nice little perk - though it was for a +1 ECL.)[/SBLOCK]