Tianchao Wangguo Chapter 1: Calm before the storm

[Isida Kep'Tukari]

When Guchiko hears that they have found a lookout, her mind races for the best way to bring the defiler down. She decides that most of her magic is better suited for more directly conflict, and murmurs to the others, "I can cause a great wave to push him to the ground, or a blast of ice or rain of needles to harm him."

 

[Nephtys]

[ooc: Jian Guo, in order to approach the lookout unseen i'll need a move silently check from you and your panther. and a listen check if you were already on your way when Pan Chou said something about capturing him.]

Jian Guo: MS: 13+1, Listen: 6+10

Shadow: MS: 7+8

 

[Ariakor]

[ooc: Jian guo has heard what the magistrate said, so you can act on it. Do you want to wait for the others to decide how to do it or do you want to approach the lookout now?]

 

[Gez]

Lin Xu jumps off of her horse and tries to approach the lookout from another direction than Jian Guo's, one sword on the ready.

If she's noticed, and the lookout start moving away, she'll start a ki frenzy to increase her speed and catch him up. But as her ki frenzies only lasts two rounds, that's an emergency measure, she won't use it otherwise.

 

[Nephtys]

Jian Guo pretends not to hear and proceeds towards the lookout.

 

[Ariakor]

[ooc: Lin Xu: make a move silently check as well.
Jian Guo: by now you have moved for one round allready, keeping the temple between you and the lookout. from where you are now it will take two more rounds to get at him. And you've seen Lin Xu approaching him from the other side.
What are the others doing? Kairan is keeping back a bit, staying with the horses if need be.]

 

[Rhialto]

Pan Chou stands by, with his sword ready. He figures two formidable women and a panther should be able to take care of one man, but if he's wrong about that, he's prepared to assist them.

 

[sword-dancer]

Arishan Tüen Li

*He draws Jüen Dai*

 

[Ariakor]

As the two women approach the hiding spot of the lookout, they can see that he is a young man not much older than twenty, his black hair bound together behind his head, wearing red-painted studded leather and with a short curved horn-bow in his hand. A Scimitar is visible at his belt.

[ooc: ok, everyone roll for initiative]

 

[Gez]

[OOC: Init 19+5=24]

If undetected, Lin Xu moves to be within 15 ft. of the lookout and readies a charge action, to attack him if he starts to move. Once ready, she tells the man:
« Freeze. Don't move or you die. What are you doing here, why are you looking at the way? »

If detected before she's ready, she attacks. Contrarily to the others, she's not yet convinced the guy is one of the marauders, so she won't try to kill him unless he does something suspicious or attacks first.