Chapter 11: Business
Io inquires about the prices. 3 days food and drink is 900 yen. An Axe is 1000, and a Pick-axe is 1250. Io hops on over to the bar. It's a brown, dusty building. He steps inside the Western-styled establishment. He sees the bartender cleaning a glass. He looks around for the legendary American. He sees a man in a chair in the corner, his feet propped up onto the table. His face and body is undoubtedly American, especially because of his hat. Io approaches him.
"I hear you are a real sharpshooter. Care to make a wager? I can make your alcohol here free if you can out shoot me. Also I may have a job for you as well." It's at this point Io notices the man is wearing an eye-patch. When he hears this he grunts and gets up.
"Money sounds good." His voice is gruff.
Name: Sarawa Io (Last, First)
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Clan: Ruita (Neutral)
Health: A minor bruise on his lower torso.
Appearance: A man at 6'0", he is not physically muscled but lean. He is built for speed and dodging.
Biography: Io was born to the family of Sarawa. The Sarawa family never really served Ruita, but in the woods they thrived. Modern day ninjas they always fought for their own needs which could mean taking jobs for any clan, or being bandits. They did whatever was necessary to better themselves. Io grew into this family and accepted the traditions. Io knows no master now and has trained for what he needs.. Io intends to write his own destiny wherever it takes him. He simply wants a purpose.
Attributes:
+: Agility, Stealth, Instinct
-: Strength, Charisma, Luck
Primary Weapon: Bow (Yumi)
Secondary Weapon: Pistol (Bashido)
Inventory: Traditional Kimono, Sandals, Butcher Knife, Farming Clothes, 8200 Yen
Nikolae decides to flee from this encounter at first. (3+1) Nikolae gets a head start on the men, who yell at him and begin firing their pistols. Nikolae pleads,
"Can we talk about this?" (5) Surprisingly enough, the men stop, though their weapons are still out, but at not pointed at Nikolae. One of them says,
"Why are you poking your head around in our business?"Name: Nikolae Kriegsmacher
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Clan: Kotowa (Neutral)
Appearance: 5'9", long blonde hair tied in a ponytail and clear blue eyes. His body is muscled and built for agility without forsaking strength. The young man usually wears leather pants, a loose white long-sleeved shirt topped by a black vest with a silver pocket watch attached to it and resilient brown leather boots. Due to his fencing classes, he took the habit of donning a chail mail under his clothing.
Biography: Inheritance? Nikolae had no need for such things, especially because his older brother would receive all of it... Anyway, hailing from the Kriegsmacher family from the Prussian area of Germany, Nikolae was given a large sum of gold and convinced to leave the country or face the consequences of a struggle for the ownership of all the family's possessions. The youngster always wanted some adventure, and the prospect of not having to worry about poison in his food and assassins hiding in his bedroom seduced him, and to Japan he went. He is almost always smiling and his intelligence shifts along different areas, causing him to appear to be rather stupid sometimes.
He had fencing classes and carries a longsword along his rifle, which always has an attached bayonet.
Primary Weapon: Rifle (Dafeinher w/ Bayonet)
Secondary Weapon: Sword (Wrustbalgr)
Attributes:
+: Strength, Endurance, Agility
-: Stealth, Intelligence, Charisma
Inventory: Chain Mail, Brown Leather Pants, Loose White-sleeved Shirt, Black Vest, Silver Pocket-watch, Brown Leather Boots, 80 German Gold Marks (Equal to 2000 Yen)
The five men salute Shimizu and go out to find alternate routes. He looks at the tree to assess whole situation.
(Intelligence Roll: 2+1)
Judging by the way it is splintered, Shimizu deducts that a storm took it down. But how to get around it was another question. On it's side, it was several feet tall, well over vaulting hight. It would also take most of his men in order to move it.
Name: Shimizu Katsuo (Last name, first name).
Gender: Male.
Age: 23.
Clan: Shutomo (Shogunate).
Appearance: A short, agile man, Katsuo has short dark hair and blue eyes. He stands at 5' 5'', and isn't too muscular.
Biography: Katsuo was born into the Shimizu family as their second-eldest son. He enlisted into the army as soon as he could, and trained as a sharpshooter in his natal Shutomo. He's traveled far and wide, and as a result knows some foreign languages, like Chinese and English. Now that the war between the Shogunate and the Imperialists started, he sided with the progressists, and will do nearly anything to further their goals.
Primary Weapon: Rifle (Charleston Scoped)
Secondary Weapon: Knife (Kirite)
Attributes:
+: Agility, Stealth, Intelligence, Dexterity, Luck
-: Strength, Endurance, Will, Toughness, Instinct
Inventory: Sharpshooter Uniform, Helmet, Leather Boots, 1500 Yen
"I say we start raising funds. If we are to be serious, the Orogami needs to be properly based in finances." The two of them finish their tea and head up-town. Oushi-Tadai begins setting up the stand with wood he has brought. Horokomoi decides to start attracting people.
(Charisma Roll: 2+1)
Horokomoi begins attracting a crowd. However, they are skeptical of his claims. One man says,
"How can we be sure to trust you with our money?"Name: Horokomoi Orogami
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Clan: Tokugawa
Appearance: A man average in stature, Orogami has brown eyes and his hair twisted back in a bun.
Biography: Orogami was born into a long line of Imperialists, but he decided that Japan needed a change. Since then he has lived in the capital as a noble, but he still has some imperial traditions.
Primary Weapon: Sword (Royal Katana)
Secondary Weapon: Pistol (Martelez)
Attributes:
+: Intelligence, Will, Charisma, Luck
-: Endurance, Perception, Toughness, Stealth
Inventory: Royal Kimono, Sandals, 4000 Yen
Matsuo pulls his blade back, ready for a counter-attack. (+1 to counter.) The Bandit Leader staggers forward, with his injured leg, and swings his Bo at Matsuo's head.
(3 vs. 4+1)
Matsuo bats the Bo aside, giving him an opportunity for a free attack!
(3 vs. 5)
He swings his blade, but the bandit ducks underneath it. Matsuo turns to the offensive and thrusts at the Bandit Leader.
(6 vs. 4)
The blade goes into the man's sides, breaking through his ribs with a
craacckkkk! A few inches of steel get lodged inside of his body. Matsuo withdraws his blade and the Bandit falls to his knees, as blood pours out of his ribcage.
Name: Matsuo Satoshi
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Clan: Banke
Health: Left Knee has been dislocated.
Appearance: A Giant of a man with a muscular body honed through years of training and small conflicts. Despite taking part in a number of duels and minor battles Satoshi remains unscarred. He wears his hair extremely long giving rise to a local myth that he will only shave it when he is defeated in battle
Biography: A legend among his people Satoshi's boisterous and warrior like nature have seen him become a popular figure among the Imperialist small-folk and samurai alike. He has a great love of battle and prefers to fight with traditional methods, though he does not look down on the men who have adapted to more modern ways. Satoshi is not well liked by a number of the higher ranked imperial officals due to his brashness but his fighting ability is well respected, meaning that while he may never have a command of his own he is still a potent weapon when simply pointed towards the enemy.
While Satoshi would prefer Japan to remain true to its traditional ways he does not disrespect the Shogunate and sees them as a worthy opponent who have presented him with the opportunity of a life-time to prove himself.
Primary Weapon: Spear (Yari)
Secondary Weapon: Sword (Doragon)
Attributes:
+: Strength, Toughness, Endurance, Charisma
-: Agility, Perception, Stealth, Intelligence
Inventory: Samurai Kimono, Sandals, 1300 Yen
The men all slur out about the Shutomo. Akira can't make out any particulars, but he can tells they all like the Shutomo.
Name: Akira Hiroto
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Clan: Shutomo (Neutral)
Appearance: He appears well educated, with a runners body and short hair.
Biography: Hiroto was the son of a minor lord, he looked the part but certainly didn't feel that way. His lessons bored him and people held no more interest than animals to him. However, like animals he enjoyed torturing them as well. Eventually, his dark experiments were discovered and he was locked up. Being the son of a lord however, he got a light sentence. However, while imprisoned he killed his cellmate and was going to be executed when a shogunate raid showed up, and Hiroto offered his services to the leader of the raid. He was taken to the Shutomo, and a new chapter in his saga begun.
Primary Weapon: Rifle
Secondary Weapon: Sword
Attributes:
+: Agility, Intelligence, Charisma
-: Toughness, Stealth, Luck
Inventory: Kimono, Tinderbox, 3 Antidotes, 2100 Yen
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