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In the tomb there's bound to be; defenses strong times three
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The defenses overcome; the ghosts must be undone.
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'''Cast'''
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Excellent Air boat WotLA p.34
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== '''Cast''' ==
 
* [[Phinnae]] '''Juggernaut of the West'''
 
* [[Phinnae]] '''Juggernaut of the West'''
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* [[nikink/JadeWisdom| Jade Wisdom]] Scavenger lord in the making.
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* [[nikink/JadeWisdom|Jade Wisdom]] Scavenger lord in the making. AKA ''Cynis Kitaro''.
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* Scarred (Drunken Solar with a hidden past)
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* [[Nikink/Scarred|Scarred]] Drunken Solar with a hidden past
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* Savvy (Beauteous Lunar with a debt to repay)
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* [[Kally/Savvy|Savvy]] (Beauteous Lunar with a debt to repay) '''Repaid! Yay!!!''' [[http:/lion-horse.jpg|Here's a pic of Savvy in all her raging glory!]]
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** I must say ROFL ROFL ROFL!!! - [[Bencyclopedia]]
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=== '''Extras''' ===
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* [[Bencyclopedia/TarosPetasi|Taros Petasi]] - Enigmatic Elipse Scavenger Lord, maybe with ties to House Ragara?
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** [[Bencyclopedia/RagaraTanro|Ragara Tanro]] - Servant of Taros
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** Madame Wang - manager(?) of the 7000 Pleasures Teahouse.
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* [[Bencyclopedia/BaosGap|Baos Gap]] - Dawn Caste Solar, Circle mate of Taros Petasi
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* [[Bencyclopedia/IncomparableHammer|Incomparable Hammer]] - Twilight Caste Solar, Circle mate of Taros Petasi
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* [[Bencyclopedia/PerfectButterfly|Perfect Butterfly]] - Zenith Caste Solar.
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** Gare - Her father, in Riverwood
  
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'''Extras'''
 
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* [[Bencyclopedia/TarosPetasi| Taros Petasi]] - Enigmatic Elipse Scavenger Lord, maybe with ties to House Ragara?
 
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** [[Bencyclopedia/RagaraTanro| Ragara Tanro]] - Servant of Taros
 
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* [[Bencyclopedia/PelepsDakura| Peleps Dakura]] - '''MUST DIE!!!!'''
 
 
* Madam Wu - Owner of a cheap Teahouse in Nexus...  
 
* Madam Wu - Owner of a cheap Teahouse in Nexus...  
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* ''Pirule Kugimo'' - hapless mortal Nexus labourer trying to earn a quick coin by spying on Exalts... (and a dwarf)
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* Invincible Serf of the Wyld - Noble Fae
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* Cousin Rosa of Tolinya (ex-slave, branded with the brand of the Wujin Shi Tea Company)
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* The seven emancipated slave girls
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** Bitchy (now a dedicated follower of Savvy)
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** Whiney
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** Moany (now a dedicated follower of Savvy)
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** Groany
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** Catty
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** Fussy
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** Feral (now a dedicated follower of Savvy)
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* Master Wu, Sijanese tour guide
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=== '''Deceased and or Unknown''' ===
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* First Age
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** [[Bencyclopedia/SuChi|Su Chi]] - First Age Dawn Caste
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** [[Bencyclopedia/EightTimesDreaming|Eight Times Dreaming]] - First Age Twilight Caste
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** [[Bencyclopedia/SwiftSilence|Swift Silence]] - First Age Changing Moon
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* Second Age
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** [[Bencyclopedia/PelepsDakura|Peleps Dakura]] - '''MUST DIE!!!!'''... I mean ... '''IS DEAD!''' Yay!
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** Mysterious Fate Ninja types (might even be all the same person!)
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*** [[Nikink/PoA769AscAir28|Old man in street of Sijan]]
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*** [[Nikink/PoA769RespAir02|Yellow-clad horseman on a yacht]]
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** [[Nikink/PoA769AscAir25|Mysterious Abyssally horseman]]
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** [[Nikink/PoA769RespAir20|Guild Factor ''Doodad'']] (one day we may run into him)
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== '''Places''' ==
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* Nexus (d'uh!)
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** Madame Wu's Teahouse of Infinite Courage
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** The Seven-Thousand Pleasures Teahouse
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** The Drunken Carp Tavern
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** Salt of Creation Tavern (in Sentinel Hills)
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** Nexus Pool
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** Dakura's Mansion
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** ''The Shining Pearl'', Dakura's yacht - [[Nikink/PoA769RespAir14|deceased]]
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* An-Teng
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** Dragon's Jaw
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* Riverwood, a small village on the River of Tears. Home of [[Bencyclopedia/PerfectButterfly|Perfect Butterfly]]
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* Harbourhead
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** Tiraklou - Savvy's sister here once...
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* Sijan
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** [[Nikink/PoA769RespAir01|Tomb]] of [[Bencyclopedia/SuChi|Su Chi]]
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* Lookshy
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** Tomhaza Redoubt (Shhhh! It's a secret!)
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== Calendar ==
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http://wiki.white-wolf.com/exalted/index.php?title=Calendar <- Handy. :)
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||||||<b>Year 767</b>||
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||<b>[[Nikink/PoA767AscAir|Ascending Air]]</b>||<b>[[Nikink/PoA767RespAir|Resplendent Air]]</b>||<b>[[Nikink/PoA767DescAir|Descending Air]]</b>||
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||<b>[[Nikink/PoA767AscWater|Ascending Water]]</b>||<b>[[Nikink/PoA767RespWater|Resplendent Water]]</b>||<b>[[Nikink/PoA767DescWater|Descending Water]]</b>||
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||<b>[[Nikink/PoA767AscEarth|Ascending Earth]]</b>||<b>[[Nikink/PoA767RespEarth|Resplendent Earth]]</b>||<b>[[Nikink/PoA767DescEarth|Descending Earth]]</b>||
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||<b>[[Nikink/PoA767AscWood|Ascending Wood]]</b>||<b>[[Nikink/PoA767RespWood|Resplendent Wood]]</b>||<b>[[Nikink/PoA767DescWood|Descending Wood]]</b>||
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||<b>[[Nikink/PoA767AscFire|Ascending Fire]]</b>||<b>[[Nikink/PoA767RespFire|Resplendent Fire]]</b>||<b>[[Nikink/PoA767DescFire|Descending Fire]]</b>||
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||||||<b>[[Nikink/PoA767Calibration|Calibration]]</b>||
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||||||<b>Year 768</b>||
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||<b>[[Nikink/PoA768AscAir|Ascending Air]]</b>||<b>[[Nikink/PoA768RespAir|Resplendent Air]]</b>||<b>[[Nikink/PoA768DescAir|Descending Air]]</b>||
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||<b>[[Nikink/PoA768AscWater|Ascending Water]]</b>||<b>[[Nikink/PoA768RespWater|Resplendent Water]]</b>||<b>[[Nikink/PoA768DescWater|Descending Water]]</b>||
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||<b>[[Nikink/PoA768AscEarth|Ascending Earth]]</b>||<b>[[Nikink/PoA768RespEarth|Resplendent Earth]]</b>||<b>[[Nikink/PoA768DescEarth|Descending Earth]]</b>||
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||<b>[[Nikink/PoA768AscWood|Ascending Wood]]</b>||<b>[[Nikink/PoA768RespWood|Resplendent Wood]]</b>||<b>[[Nikink/PoA768DescWood|Descending Wood]]</b>||
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||<b>[[Nikink/PoA768AscFire|Ascending Fire]]</b>||<b>Resplendent Fire</b>||<b>[[Nikink/PoA768DescFire|Descending Fire]]</b>||
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||||||<b>[[Nikink/PoA768Calibration|Calibration]]</b>||
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Year 768
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: [[Nikink/PoA768DescWood|Descending Wood]] : The odd quartet meet in Nexus, greet a Solar, get a quest, kill a Dynast, steal a yacht.
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: [[Nikink/PoA768AscFire|Ascending Fire]] : Leave Nexus on a quest to Sijan on behalf of an Eclipse. Flee local authorities for the death of a Dynast. Bring groupies.
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: [[Nikink/PoA768DescFire|Descending Fire]] : Fae!. Scarred frustrated. Savvy furious. Phinnae flies. Jade Wisdom fights.
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: [[Nikink/PoA768Calibration|Calibration]] : weirdness happens.
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||||||<b>Year 769</b>||
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||<b>[[Nikink/PoA769AscAir|Ascending Air]]</b>||<b>[[Nikink/PoA769RespAir|Resplendent Air]]</b>||<b>Descending Air</b>||
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Year 769
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: [[Nikink/PoA769AscAir|Ascending Air]] : Seven Su-Chi's. Sidereal slyness. Scary stranger. Sijanese stonework. Schooling Savvy.
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: [[Nikink/PoA769RespAir|Resplendent Air]] :
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Deceased and or Unknown
 
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* [[Bencyclopedia/SuChi| Su Chi]] - First Age Dawn Caste
 
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* [[Bencyclopedia/EightTimesDreaming| Eight Times Dreaming]] - First Age Twilight Caste
 
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* [[Bencyclopedia/SwiftSilence| Swift Silence]] - First Age Changing Moon
 
  
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=== '''23th Resplendent Air''' ===
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'''17th Descending Wood'''  
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Downtime occurs.
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=== '''24th Resplendent Air''' ===
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Downtime occurs.
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=== '''25th Resplendent Air''' ===
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Downtime occurs.
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=== '''26th Resplendent Air''' ===
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Downtime occurs.
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=== '''27th Resplendent Air''' ===
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Downtime occurs.
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=== '''28th Resplendent Air''' ===
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Downtime occurs.
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=== '''14th Ascending Water''' ===
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Downtime occurs. Phinnae limit breaks
  
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Early morn in ''Nexus''. A good looking woman, ''Savvy'', is wandering through the bustling street and notices a young woman covered in moonsilver tattoos and carrying a large moonsilver bow, ''Phinnae''. Probably a lunar?
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=== '''22nd Ascending Water''' ===
  
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Some mean looking guys start following the ladies.
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The smell of Nexus greets the Companions long before it comes into sight. They hastily try to remove as many Guild paraphernalia and markings as they can. This is probably a bit late, given the amount of river traffic.
  
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''Scarred'' emerges drunk from a bar, and sees the mean guys menacing two good looking chicks.
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Phinnae captains the boat easily into a berth at the Nexus Pool. Once docked, everyone packs what little belongings they have and Scarred becomes Easily Overlooked in order to keep the giant Orichalcum Bow hidden. Then they make their way to the Teahouse of 7000 Pleasures.  
  
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A ''Jade Wisdom'' also notices the incidental 'mugging' but is greatly intrigued by the appearance of two Lunars and a Solar! (Recognised immediately through use of charm). He heads toward the Exalts.
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Phinnae flies there as a condor and once in human form again she knocks on the door of the Teahouse, having arrived hours before everyone else. Madame ''Wang'' answers. The old woman looks a bit surprised to see Phinnae all by herself, and asks as to the whereabouts of the others.
  
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Mooks die in a splash of gore and artifact fans.
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In her characteristically uncharismatic manner, Phinnae says it's none of the old woman's business, then bluntly demands to see Rosa. Madame Wang informs her that Rosa departed for her home months ago. Phinnae then asks for a bath. And a new change of clothes!
  
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''Jade Wisdom'' begs to be in the service of such mighty lord and ladies.
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Madame Wang agrees that the barbarian smells quite strongly and leads Phinnae through several corridors of giggles behind closed doors to a well appointed room. Phinnae demands Madame Wang tell Taros that the others are on their way. Madame Wang refuses politely, saying that Master Taros is in Firewander at present. Phinnae pauses for a second to consider this, then tells Madame Wang to get rooms and tea ready for everyone.
  
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Leads the Exalts to the teahouse where he has been staying (''Madam Wu's Teahouse of Excellent Courage''... but no! They get interrupted by another mysterious Exalt who takes them to a warehouse.
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This Exalt reveals the name of ''Taros Petasi'', and tricksy-like binds the party to an oath stating they will help uncover the whereabouts of the ''Golden Bow of the East''.
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Walking through the busy and overcrowded streets of Nexus, Jade Wisdom takes pleasure in explaining (and warning about) the city to ''Perfect Butterfly'', as she has come to be known.
 
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'''18th Descending Wood'''
 
  
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''Jade Wisdom'' says 'How about the library?'.
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A large, well built man brings Phinnae some hot water and fresh clothes. While he is in her room, trapped some might say, she asks him about recent events in Nexus. He says Master Taros, Captain Baos and Mistress Incomparable Hammer have been working on a large project, but he doesn't know what that project is.
  
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Party goes there and ''Jade Wisdom'' uses some social fu to get within, and mighty investigation-fu to uncover the old history of the Bow within about 30 minutes. (Yay 9 sux!) There is a legend and a history behind it all!
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* '''The Tale of [[/ShuZhou| Shu Zhou]]'''
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The others arrive at last at the well appointed foyer and are met by the gracious Madame Wang. Savvy enquires after Phinnae and Taros, and is told that though Phinnae is here, Taros is regrettably not. Madame Wang then leads them all to well appointed guest rooms.
  
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They all spot a large, well built man leaving another room in a hurry with a concerned look upon his face. Phinnae can be heard beyond the door saying she was only trying to say thankyou!
  
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Feeling job done, party goes back to warehouse. Meets a servant of Taros - ''Ragara Tanro''.
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Half an hour later or so, Madame Wang gets Phinnae from her room and leads her to a lush lounge replete with tasty snacks gentle music and several varieties of tea from around Creation. Soon after Phinnae has gotten comfortable, the rest arrive. Jade Wisdom 's eyes light up upon spotting the tea and he sips it with relish and delight. After devouring the exquisit snacks, Perfect Butterfly, Savvy and ex-slave girls all go to a communal bathroom. Jade Wisdom and the sailors then do likewise.
  
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Next day...
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Around mid-afternoon everyone is refreshed, relaxed, re-clothed and reclining back in the lounge.  
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'''19th Descending Wood'''
 
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''Savvy'' and ''Phinnae'' head off seperately to wander aimlessly lost around Nexus. ''Jade Wisdom'' heads to ''Madam Wu's Teahouse of Excellent Courage'' to check on his belongings. He is pleased that all is still there, and disheartened that his meagre funds are running dry. ''Scarred'' practices his drunken martial arts for a few hours. And remains intoxicated.
 
  
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All are back in time for ''Taros'' to arrive.
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Then Scarred reappears, dirty, dishevelled and smelling like a brewery full of pig-swill. Despite this the others make small talk with him and fill him in on the news, such as it is, about Taros. Savvy asks Feral to tell more about Nexus and its laws and customs, as the girl grew up in the city. While she speaks, Scarred and the sailors get quite drunk, before eventually, the sailors take their leave, getting paid by Madame Wang on the way out.
  
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''Taros'' is pleased at the findings of the party so far, and suggests they might wish to go to Sijan to investigate the Solar Tombs there, on his behalf. Strangely, he is unwilling to go there himself, due to unexplained, mysterious circumstances... wooooo...
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The night passes uneventfully, and very comfortably.
  
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''Savvy'' is unwilling. Says she has other stuff to do. ''Phinnae'' can't understand a word of what's going on anyway... ''Scarred'' is too drunk to care. ''Jade Wisdom'' is too unimportant to weigh in with opinions.
 
  
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''Taros'' shrugs and says if they change their mind they can find him at the ''Seven-Thousand-Pleasures Teahouse''.
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=== '''23rd Ascending Water''' ===
  
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The Lunars chit-chat for a while. Swapping small parts of their respective tales. ''Savvy'' fills in ''Phinnae'' withh some lunary lore stuff that she seems strangely ignorant of. ''Phinnae'' seems pleased by this.
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== Comments ==
  
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''Scarred'' and the Jadeborn chit-chat on the pro's and cons of drunkeness and temperance. The solar offers the Jadeborn some of the sake from his magic gourd (which just sounds... ''dirty'') and ''Jade Wisdom'' accepts graciously. He quietly contemplates the alcoholic heat for a few moments before ''Savvy'' starts to ask him questions...
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Added links to the first age exalts and linked other NPCs to my pages. - [[Bencyclopedia]]
  
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''Jade Wisdom'' explains what he knows about Eclipse Oath-binding. This makes ''Savvy'' even more nervous about the secret debts she has to repay, and binding a Solar "against his will" into an Oath he doesn't know about. The Jadeborn attempts to ease her mind, arguing that ''Taros'' wasn't tricked into his end of the Oath, but ''Savvy'' remains unconvinced.
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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]]
  
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''Savvy'' gives a small hint as to the debt she must repay, and what she must do for that repayment. She must kill off ''Peleps Dakura'', a notable Dragon-Blood of cruel demeanour who is staying in Nexus. Presumably exiled from the Realm and its finer sensibilities.
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: 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]]
  
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''Jade Wisdom'' accepts this as a serious matter, and can understand she does not wish ''Taros'' to commit a murder on her behalf to fulfil his side of the Oath. After some thought, he suggests that the Solar may know the whereabouts of ''Dakura'' in Nexus, and that by giving that information may be considered to have helped ''Savvy'' in her goal. The Lunar agrees this seems wise, and the pair make their way to the ''Seven-Thousand Pleasures Teahouse''.
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:: I'm pretty sure you just said what I said... :) [[nikink]]
  
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It is a very fine establishment, and the unflappable ''Taros'' appears to have been expecting them. Upon explaining her desire to know the whereabouts of ''Dakura'', the Solar agrees to help. Some small talk and pleasantries are exchanged, and then the Lunar and Jadeborn depart.
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::: Quite possibly, I just did it less wordy :P [[Bencyclopedia]]
  
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In the meantime, ''Phinnae'' has gone looking for pirates, slavers and markets. She finds a scum-filled Inn and begins talking to some scurvy dogs...
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Damn homophones! :) [[nikink]]
  
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But the scurvy dogs are elusive, sly and secretive and divulge no new secrets. Phinnae is tired and wary of this new city.  She decides to return later afreshed.  Phinnae returns to the warehouse.  [[Phinnae]]
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What the hell is ''Toxophilite''? - [[nikink]]
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: According to thefreedictionary.com a Toxophilite is a lover of Archery - [[Bencyclopedia]]
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:: The more you know! :) [[nikink]]
  
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=== Comments ===
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Good grief! I hate falling behind on the notes... three pages transcribed, '''nineteen''' to go! I hope you people appreciate the effort! ;) [[nikink]]
  
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* Added links to the first age exalts and linked other NPCs to my pages. - [[Bencyclopedia]]
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Who did the what now? - [[Muzz]]

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In the tomb there's bound to be; defenses strong times three The defenses overcome; the ghosts must be undone.

Excellent Air boat WotLA p.34

Cast

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
  • Perfect Butterfly - Zenith Caste Solar.
    • Gare - Her father, in Riverwood
  • 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 (now a dedicated follower of Savvy)
    • Whiney
    • Moany (now a dedicated follower of Savvy)
    • Groany
    • Catty
    • Fussy
    • Feral (now a dedicated follower of Savvy)
  • Master Wu, Sijanese tour guide

Deceased and or Unknown


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 - deceased
  • An-Teng
    • Dragon's Jaw
  • Riverwood, a small village on the River of Tears. Home of Perfect Butterfly
  • Harbourhead
    • Tiraklou - Savvy's sister here once...
  • Sijan
  • Lookshy
    • Tomhaza Redoubt (Shhhh! It's a secret!)

Calendar

http://wiki.white-wolf.com/exalted/index.php?title=Calendar <- Handy. :)

||||||Year 767|| ||Ascending Air||Resplendent Air||Descending Air|| ||Ascending Water||Resplendent Water||Descending Water|| ||Ascending Earth||Resplendent Earth||Descending Earth|| ||Ascending Wood||Resplendent Wood||Descending Wood|| ||Ascending Fire||Resplendent Fire||Descending Fire|| ||||||Calibration||

||||||Year 768|| ||Ascending Air||Resplendent Air||Descending Air|| ||Ascending Water||Resplendent Water||Descending Water|| ||Ascending Earth||Resplendent Earth||Descending Earth|| ||Ascending Wood||Resplendent Wood||Descending Wood|| ||Ascending Fire||Resplendent Fire||Descending Fire|| ||||||Calibration|| Year 768

Descending Wood : The odd quartet meet in Nexus, greet a Solar, get a quest, kill a Dynast, steal a yacht.
Ascending Fire : Leave Nexus on a quest to Sijan on behalf of an Eclipse. Flee local authorities for the death of a Dynast. Bring groupies.
Descending Fire : Fae!. Scarred frustrated. Savvy furious. Phinnae flies. Jade Wisdom fights.
Calibration : weirdness happens.


||||||Year 769|| ||Ascending Air||Resplendent Air||Descending Air|| Year 769

Ascending Air : Seven Su-Chi's. Sidereal slyness. Scary stranger. Sijanese stonework. Schooling Savvy.
Resplendent Air :





23th Resplendent Air

Downtime occurs.

24th Resplendent Air

Downtime occurs.

25th Resplendent Air

Downtime occurs.

26th Resplendent Air

Downtime occurs.

27th Resplendent Air

Downtime occurs.

28th Resplendent Air

Downtime occurs.

14th Ascending Water

Downtime occurs. Phinnae limit breaks

22nd Ascending Water

The smell of Nexus greets the Companions long before it comes into sight. They hastily try to remove as many Guild paraphernalia and markings as they can. This is probably a bit late, given the amount of river traffic.

Phinnae captains the boat easily into a berth at the Nexus Pool. Once docked, everyone packs what little belongings they have and Scarred becomes Easily Overlooked in order to keep the giant Orichalcum Bow hidden. Then they make their way to the Teahouse of 7000 Pleasures.

Phinnae flies there as a condor and once in human form again she knocks on the door of the Teahouse, having arrived hours before everyone else. Madame Wang answers. The old woman looks a bit surprised to see Phinnae all by herself, and asks as to the whereabouts of the others.

In her characteristically uncharismatic manner, Phinnae says it's none of the old woman's business, then bluntly demands to see Rosa. Madame Wang informs her that Rosa departed for her home months ago. Phinnae then asks for a bath. And a new change of clothes!

Madame Wang agrees that the barbarian smells quite strongly and leads Phinnae through several corridors of giggles behind closed doors to a well appointed room. Phinnae demands Madame Wang tell Taros that the others are on their way. Madame Wang refuses politely, saying that Master Taros is in Firewander at present. Phinnae pauses for a second to consider this, then tells Madame Wang to get rooms and tea ready for everyone.

Walking through the busy and overcrowded streets of Nexus, Jade Wisdom takes pleasure in explaining (and warning about) the city to Perfect Butterfly, as she has come to be known.

A large, well built man brings Phinnae some hot water and fresh clothes. While he is in her room, trapped some might say, she asks him about recent events in Nexus. He says Master Taros, Captain Baos and Mistress Incomparable Hammer have been working on a large project, but he doesn't know what that project is.

The others arrive at last at the well appointed foyer and are met by the gracious Madame Wang. Savvy enquires after Phinnae and Taros, and is told that though Phinnae is here, Taros is regrettably not. Madame Wang then leads them all to well appointed guest rooms.

They all spot a large, well built man leaving another room in a hurry with a concerned look upon his face. Phinnae can be heard beyond the door saying she was only trying to say thankyou!

Half an hour later or so, Madame Wang gets Phinnae from her room and leads her to a lush lounge replete with tasty snacks gentle music and several varieties of tea from around Creation. Soon after Phinnae has gotten comfortable, the rest arrive. Jade Wisdom 's eyes light up upon spotting the tea and he sips it with relish and delight. After devouring the exquisit snacks, Perfect Butterfly, Savvy and ex-slave girls all go to a communal bathroom. Jade Wisdom and the sailors then do likewise.

Around mid-afternoon everyone is refreshed, relaxed, re-clothed and reclining back in the lounge.

Then Scarred reappears, dirty, dishevelled and smelling like a brewery full of pig-swill. Despite this the others make small talk with him and fill him in on the news, such as it is, about Taros. Savvy asks Feral to tell more about Nexus and its laws and customs, as the girl grew up in the city. While she speaks, Scarred and the sailors get quite drunk, before eventually, the sailors take their leave, getting paid by Madame Wang on the way out.

The night passes uneventfully, and very comfortably.


23rd Ascending Water

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

What the hell is Toxophilite? - nikink

According to thefreedictionary.com a Toxophilite is a lover of Archery - Bencyclopedia
The more you know! :) nikink

Good grief! I hate falling behind on the notes... three pages transcribed, nineteen to go! I hope you people appreciate the effort! ;) nikink

Who did the what now? - Muzz

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