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lulz [| Scroll of Exalts] vs [| Ad&d Players handbook]

Cast

• Phinnae Juggernaut of the West
• Jade Wisdom Scavenger lord in the making. AKA Cynis Kitaro.
• Scarred Drunken Solar with a hidden past
• Savvy (Beauteous Lunar with a debt to repay) Repaid! Yay!!! [| Here's a pic of Savvy in all her raging glory!]
  • I must say ROFL ROFL ROFL!!! - Bencyclopedia

Extras

• Taros Petasi - Enigmatic Elipse Scavenger Lord, maybe with ties to House Ragara?
  • Ragara Tanro - Servant of Taros
  • Madame Wang - manager(?) of the 7000 Pleasures Teahouse.
• Baos Gap - Dawn Caste Solar, Circle mate of Taros Petasi
• Incomparable Hammer - Twilight Caste Solar, Circle mate of Taros Petasi

• Madam Wu - Owner of a cheap Teahouse in Nexus...
• Pirule Kugimo - hapless mortal Nexus labourer trying to earn a quick coin by spying on Exalts... (and a dwarf)
• Invincible Serf of the Wyld - Noble Fae
• Cousin Rosa of Tolinya (ex-slave, branded with the brand of the Wujin Shi Tea Company)
• The seven emancipated slave girls
  • Bitchy
  • Whiney
  • Moany
  • Groany
  • Catty
  • Fussy
  • Feral

Deceased and or Unknown

• First Age
  • Su Chi - First Age Dawn Caste
  • Eight Times Dreaming - First Age Twilight Caste
  • Swift Silence - First Age Changing Moon
• Second Age
  • Peleps Dakura - MUST DIE!!!!... I mean ... IS DEAD! Yay!

Places

• Nexus (d'uh!)
  • Madame Wu's Teahouse of Infinite Courage
  • The Seven-Thousand Pleasures Teahouse
  • The Drunken Carp Tavern
  • Salt of Creation Tavern (in Sentinel Hills)
  • Nexus Pool
  • Dakura's Mansion
  • The Shining Pearl, Dakura's yacht
• An-Teng
  • Dragon's Jaw

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Year 768

17th Descending Wood : Quartet meet in Nexus by happenstance. Mooks die, meet Taors, learn of Golden Bow of the East.

18th Descending Wood : Visit Nexus library, learn The Tale of Shu Zhou, Meet Ragara Tanro

19th Descending Wood : Taros says Sijan! Savvy says Dakura! Jade Wisdom says Oaths! Phinnae says Pirates! Scarred says Drink!

20th Descending Wood : Mystery abounds, Pirule Kugimo caught, Scarred lost in Nexus with all the money

21st Descending Wood : Phinae inconspicuously breaking arms. Scarred lost, then found. Jade Wisdom befriends Pirule. Savvy learns about Dakura. Mystery man disappears.

22nd Descending Wood : Savvy and Jade Wisdom disagree (about slavery), Scarred discovers invisibility, no sign of Phinnae.

23rd Descending Wood : Dakura dead. Scarred's funerary rites amaze all. Cousin Rosa found alive. Guards forgotten.

24th Descending Wood : Guards remembered. Taros gifted. Scarred offered. Rosa questioned. Savvy injured.

25th Descending Wood

The quartet wait patiently for the Crew and Provisions to be provided by Taros.

Phinnae keeps regularly visiting Rosa.

Savvy visits the ex-slave girls (still with the Jadeborn interpreter).

Scarred practises his martial arts, and athletic prowess.

26th Descending Wood

The quartet wait patiently for the Crew and Provisions to be provided by Taros.

Phinnae keeps regularly visiting Rosa.

Savvy visits the ex-slave girls (still with the Jadeborn interpreter).

Scarred practises his martial arts, and athletic prowess.

I believe Scarred spent some of this time socialising with Taros, in an attempt to weigh up his offer. - Bencyclopedia

27th Descending Wood

The quartet wait patiently for the Crew and Provisions to be provided by Taros.

Phinnae keeps regularly visiting Rosa.

Savvy visits the ex-slave girls (still with the Jadeborn interpreter).

Scarred practises his martial arts, and athletic prowess.

I believe Scarred spent some of this time socialising with Taros, in an attempt to weigh up his offer. - Bencyclopedia

28th Descending Wood

The Crew and provisions are ready! As preparations take place to get the voyage underway, Savvy does some simple Astrology as performed by her Tribe (of Bigamists) whenever about to journey far. The signs point to this day being very inauspicious, so the launch is delayed until the next day. She prays to her Tribal gods to bless the voyage and then goes to the Teahouse to farewell the seven emancipated girls.

• Bitchy
• Whiney
• Moany
• Groany
• Catty
• Fussy
• and Feral

(Yep, that time of the month for all...) ;)

1st Ascending Fire

Taros, Baos and Incomparable Hammer come down to the Nexus Pool to visit the unlikely quartet before the yacht launches. As Baos boards the vessel, Jade Wisdom is struck by a memory of recognition but fails to recall exactly where he has seen the short man before.

After Taros introductions, Baos explains that he had served in the Lookshy Military force under Karal Fortunate Serpent when Jade Wisdom had joined. In the sudden attack that broke and scattered the small force on the journey to Lookshy, Baos had Exalted as a Dawn Caste. Yan-Tu Resolute Ox, the Immaculate Priest of Lookshy faith, was quite unhappy about the Anathema, but let him leave the Lookshy army in peace. The Solar's subsequent investigations had uncovered that Mask of Winters was behind the attack. He eventually found his way to Nexus and joined with Taros and Incomparable Hammer. Together they were looking for ways to combat the Deathlord. Incomparable Hammer in particular was providing valuable weapons support.

Jade Wisdom offers his support in the struggle against Mask of Winters and pledges the aid of the Mountainfolk once he has been able to return to Urvar and expose the conspiracy that forced him into exile. Baos accepts this offer gracefully and asks Jade Wisdom to help convince Scarred to join his Circle with Taros and Hammer. Jade Wisdom promises to do what he can in that regard, also.

For the rest of the morning the yacht is prepared and after lunch finally leaves Nexus.

Three of the emancipated slave girls (Bitchy, Groany and Feral) join the party as the beginnings of a Cult towards Savvy.

Phinnae acts as Captain and skillfully navigates the boat past all the other traffic into the middle of the river and away. The day is warm and humid, though pleasant.

2 months downtime...

3rd Descending Fire

Sunset. The yacht has recently begun sailing up the River of Tears, staying close to banks to avoid the heavier river traffic and stronger currents. Unfortunately this allows swarms of mosquitos to feast upon the yacht's inhabitants.

Jade Wisdom is in the galley preparing the evening meal. Savvy and her cultist girls are giggling in what was once Dakura's 'Pleasure Room'.

On deck, Scarred and Phinnae notice a sudden mysterious silence descend upon the boat. Looking around in consternation the Solar spies another boat coming towards them in the twilight stillness. He mentions this to Phinnae and runs below to warn Jade Wisdom.

As he descends the stairs Phinnae calls out "Want me to sail casual?" in a voice that seems unnaturally loud in the muted air. Scarred groans and shakes if head before dashing into Savvy's giggity-room to warn her as well.

Jade Wisdom hurriedly dons his armour and gathers his weapons in preparation of hostile intentions.

A gong sounds, low and lingering in the air.

Savvy collects her weapon and rushes on deck assuming her deadly beastman form. Her cult girls cling to each other in fear.

Jade Wisdom runs up to the deck activating his charms in an agonisingly long powerup...

Drums are heard, beating a slow steady beat in the night.

Jade Wisdom feels a dread fear creep over his heart. The crew and girls are sent below decks to hide. Looking to the stern, the Jadeborn sees the approaching boat. A colourful barque with oars like a multitude of fins rippling through the water and large glistening sails.

Scarred suddenly remembers he can't ever really screw up... he wishes he'd recalled that he had that hearthstone many months ago...

A figure arcs through the air towards the Shining Pearl. To Jade Wisdom's essence vision the creature is clearly a fae. It lands with an inhumanly graceful flourish, looks up and opens it's mouth to speak. Before any sound leaves its mouth Jade Wisdom answers with a Witty Retort to the face! The Gore Maul blurs as it is brought around again but the agile fae evades the terrified, yet furious, Jadeborn.

The fae swings a glistening blade three times in a deadly flurry of attacks which cause Jade Wisdom to cry out in pain. The Jadeborn's blood splashes down across the deck.

Savvy leaps onto the fae and drags her silver claws across it's shining armour but no harm is done to the creature. Then Phinnae launches an arrow from Boris, striking deep and true into its breast. A small smile freezes upon the creatures beatific face as it collapses to the deck and Jade Wisdom gives it a solid boot off the ship and into the water below.

Seeing the danger on the Shining Pearl is over for now, runs up the main mast and swings across the 20 yard gap to the fae boat on a rope. All the time thinking to himself, these can't be fae, fe don't exist, the Empress destroyed all of them before her ascension...

A pair of arrows speed through the still and silent air towards Jade Wisdom. The first is turned aside by his Resolute Denial, but the second strikes true, penetrating his chest armour.

Phinnae sights the fae archer on the other boat and fires Boris again, striking square into the fae's shoulder. Scarred rolls across the deck from his athletic acrobatics and leaps to his feet to attack. He sways and bobs in a drunken stupor but does little to worry the beautiful creature. Savvy turn into a bird and flies across the gap.

The glorious fae pulls forth a shining blade and stabs it into the intoxicated Scarred with a casual thrust. Blood sprays from the Solar as he cries out in pain.

Jade Wisdom props up Resolute Denial with Witty Retort to free his arms and draws forth Dakura's Powerbow. He looses an arrow but the graceful fae warrior easily avoids the shot.

Scarred takes a fortifying swig from his Gourd and unleashes a surprising kick... less surprisingly the inebriated Solar misses.

Phinnae tuns into her deadly beastman form and flies up, shooting again with her Moonsilver bow and striking the Cataphract in the chest. At the same time, Savvy resumes her beastman form and drops like an angry lion-horse onto the fae head. The fae remains completely silent, yet is clearly surprised. It slices at Savvy but she manages to awesomely dodge the whirling blade.

Another arrow embeds itself into the Cataphract's back thanks to Jade Wisdom. Unfortunately his second arrow is easily avoided once the fae spun around to see the attack. The fae also manages to avoid another blow from the drunk Solar. Now completely on the defensive, the glorious fae warrior manages to avoid another pair of arrows from the Jadeborn.

Then from high above, Phinnae grabs an arrow an swoops down into the creatures chest trying to knock it overboard. Alas the fae is too agile and the arrow shatters against its armour without causing damage. While it is distracted by Phinnae, though, Savvy bites at its legs and feels the imaginary flesh give beneath her fangs.

The Cataphract brings its razor sharp blade up and across Phinnae's exposed body, causing another shower of gore to fly through the air. While it is attacking her Jade Wisdom releases another two arrows, the first ricochets off the railing and causes the fae to step back and spin to avoid it. But the second arrow's path anticipated this reaction and ricochets off Scarred's gourd and into the silent yet beautiful face of the creature. A final look of surprise is frozen there as it slumps, dead, to the deck.

Jade Wisdom is quite pleased by this.

The three Exalts take some stock of their surroundings on the fae boat and notice quite a large number of hobgoblins holding a steady distance. The sound of slow clapping is clearly audible in the otherwise silent twilight air. Looking up they spot another glorious fae.

Scarred asks "Who're you? *hic*", to which the fae noble replies, Invincible Serf of the Wyld. The fae then requests that they replace his Cataphracts in return for killing them in cold blood. They are not swayed by his arguments, fortunately.

Scarred asks why they attacked, but Invincible Surf of the Wyld denies any aggression.

The Exalts remain somewhat dumbfounded...

A bit more discussion takes place regarding who attacked whom. But neither party is willing to concede.

Savvy tries some diplomacy but to little effect.

Phinnae grabs Scarred and flies back to the Shining Pearl.

The beautiful fae man refuses to tell the message he claims to have for the Exalts. At this, Savvy becomes bird and flies back to the yacht herself.

Once all the Exalts are aboard, Jade Wisdom recommends going after the creature of chaos, and reminds them all of fair folk deprivations across Creation, the wanton destruction during the Great Contagion, stealing people's dreams and sucking their souls dry...

Savvy says no.

Jade Wisdom reluctantly agrees to her wishes.

Scarred wants food, so the Jadeborn trudges back below decs to remove his bloodied armour. He informs the crew and the girls it is safe again, then heads to the galley where he prepares some food and tends to his wounds. Over dinner, he tries once more to explain ll he knows about the fair folk, and just why they are the enemies of all sane creatures in Creation, but the Exalts seem unconvinced. Jade Wisdom suspects this is due to the Fae noble being so good looking, and enchanting... beguiling. Scarred's refusal to even believe that the creatures were fae, or that fae even exist anymore is confounding, and the Jadeborn starts to think the Solar is insane, perhaps already fae addled. A discussion with Savvy also leaves him with a sense of unease as she appears to be a fae sympathiser. As if she belives it's ok for beautiful lies to enslave people, because they are beautiful. Thinking about her three cultists, Jade Wisdom grows even more uneasy.

The slow steady sound of drums beating all night do nothing to alleviate his fears, and he stays awake until dawn, deep in thought, and watchful for a return.

4th Descending Fire

Fae boat is not visible, nor is it audible. Jade Wisdom is tired, but a little relieved.

Comments

Added links to the first age exalts and linked other NPCs to my pages. - Bencyclopedia

Trying some organisational changes. If anyone has a better idea, I'd love to see it! :) Will leave the last couple of days in game time (or game sessions) up on this page and archive off the others on a rolling schedule (alternatively, one of you lot can do that too if you feel so inclined, just copy how I've done it. Each Archived day will usually be fairly short to read, has it's own comments section and should be easy to build off, but one thing I'm wary of is losing exactly what the party of misfits has learned. If it's archived away who's to say what day they learned the specific bit of info you're looking for to recall... hm... wordy sentences for the win tonight! Maybe each date should have a reminder about that day? So like: 16th Descending Wood - Nexus, quartet met, alley thugs, Taros intro. - nikink

Perhaps you could just have this page be a timeline with a brief rundown of each day + the calander with the links off to the more detailed descriptions. Possibly just have the most recent game or two on here as well, to act as a memory tickler if needed. - Bencyclopedia

I'm pretty sure you just said what I said... :) nikink

Quite possibly, I just did it less wordy :P Bencyclopedia

Damn homophones! :) nikink