Chapter 6: The Immortal FarmerJust thought I'd let each side know how is at the top of the command-chain.
Shogunate: The Tokugawa Shogunate - A council of wise and skilled men from each clan.
Imperialists: The Emperor - The religious and political ruler of Japan.
Io knocks his Yumi for what he prays is the last time. He aims it straight at the farmer's torso, who isn't smart enough to consider his best option would be to run and not fight the trained bowman. Instead of fleeing however, he grips his knife and aims a throw at Io. Io sighs and lets the arrow loose.
(1 vs. 6)
Io accidentally loses his balance on the branch when he fires his bow, and falls off it. He hits the ground hard, head-first, smashing his skull!
.........
Hahaha, I'm kidding.
(6 vs. 3)
The arrow flies through the sky and embeds itself in the farmer's stomach. He drops his Knife as he drops to his knees and lurches over. He is supporting himself with one hand while the other clutches his side. He breaths heavily, but then lets out one sharp cry as he falls over, dead.
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, 1800 Yen
Nikolae grips his Dafeinher tightly as the oxen ride on. The sun is high overhead. As they get far on the road, he becomes increasingly wary, scanning in every direction.
(Luck Roll: 4)
Fortunately, the trip so far has been uneventful. Sito says,
"I have a wife and five children at my home. I miss them all quite dearly...." He looks wistfully into the distance. He turns to Nikolae,
"What part of Europe are you from?"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)
Shimizu figures half the enemy force remains, which would put that at about 60 Line Infantry. Shimizu runs back to find his Sharpshooters looking for the Imperialists. Shimizu commands,
"The enemy is coming up the mountain!" He looks around quickly for a place to hide. He sees a nearby collection of thick tree trunks and large rocks.
"We move over there!" The group sprints to the hiding, taking cover behind the trees and stones. They point their rifles to the outside.
After a few minutes, footsteps can be heard. Shimizu sees the Line Infantry arrive a few hundred meters away. He sees the enemy officer, who takes out a pair of binoculars. Everyone aims their rifles as he looks around.
(Enemy Perception: 6)
He yells,
"In the trees!" The Line Infantry jam their rifles at the trees, while Shimizu's unit pulls their triggers.
(Shimizu Vs. Enemy Unit: 1 vs. 5)
Apparently, the Sharpshooters were aiming right next to the Line Infantry, because they miss their volley. The Line Infantry, on the other hand, fire a clean volley that would have destroyed Shimizu's troops if they hadn't been in cover. And even with the cover, bullets hit many of Shimizu's soldiers and an 1/8th of his forces become causalities.
The enemy captain yells,
"Charge!" There is a holstering of rifles and unsheathing of swords as the Line Infantry begin to sprint towards Shimizu and his men.
Shimizu's Sharpshooters: 68 remaining, lowered moral due to receiving the heavy volley, as well as seeing the Line Infantry charge them.
Enemy Line Infantry: 60 Remaining, moral boosted due to charge.
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
Horokomoi heads over to the local market. He smiles as he sees it is bustling, meaning the city is productive. The commonfolk bow as he passes them.
Foods, metal items, manufactured goods and other objects are being sold. Each stall-keeper flashes a big smile at Horokomoi, knowing that nobility has a charitable wallet.
However, while viewing around, a man bumps into him. Horokomoi almost apologizes, but sees that he has bumped into Losuka, eldest son of the Mutoshomi-clan, the main rival of the Orogami-clan.
"How ungraceful of you, Horokomoi." The nearby people stop what they are doing to see this exchange between rival clans.
"I heard you are doing business with the British. What's wrong, Japanese goods not enough for you now?" He grins sardonically.
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
The bandits huff at Matsuo's words as the two farmers come to guard his sides. The bandit leader points his finger and says,
"Kill them." The bandits approach the trio, holding their weapons aloft. Matsuo is ready, and as they get close, he lunges forward and attacks them.
(5 vs. 1)
He slashes his blade downward at the first bandit. The man has no time to react as the Samurai cuts down through his shoulder and into his chest, his leather armor doing almost nothing to stop the blade. As he slumps over, Matsuo is already ready for the second bandit. The bandit raises his Spear, aiming to stab at Matsuo's head, but Matsuo cuts him diagonally across both legs. He yelps as he trips over, and as he trips, Matsuo slashes him deeply across the back. Matsuo attacks a third bandit, who is able to block his slash. The bandit pulls his sword back to launch a counter-slash, but Matsuo expertly converts his failed slash momentum into a stab. The Doragon blade's goes through the bandit's face. Matsuo pulls his blade out and the bandit falls to the side. Matsuo stares down the last bandit. He drops his Spear and runs away screaming.
All the bandit's are dead, unconscious, or gone by this point, excluding the leader. One young man says,
"I'll take your head for coming to my village!" The two farmers scream and charge him.
(4 vs. 2)
The bandit leader is able to sidestep the Kama wielding farmer. However, this puts him right in the way of a Bo-staff lunge. The farmer strikes the leader in the torso, and he grunts. As the farmer's circle him, he yells,
"I'll put you peasants in your place!"He takes a fighting stance.
(1 vs. 4)
He attacks the Bo-wielding farmer with a punch, but the farmer blocks his hand with the solid wood Bo.
(4 vs. 6)
The Kama-wielding farmer come up from behind, but the bandit leader sees this. He launches a spinning 180-kick that the farmer barely moves his head away from.
Name: Matsuo Satoshi
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Clan: Banke
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
Akira aims his rifle at Boto's chest, dead center. Looking down the barrel, he pulls the trigger.
(Stealth Reduction, 2-1)
Akira's shoot misses the thief completely. Boto falls backwards.
"Aaahh!" He falls on his back, and stumbles to his feet.
"
Who's there?!" He grabs his sword from his sheath and wields it.
Akira's partner shakes his head.
"Damn." He draws out an Oso; the axe gleams against the sunlight.
"We've come for you Boto, so you better be ready!"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, 900 Yen
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