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[IronyOwl]

No, I mean like-

Wait, what the hell? Somebody actually made one. More or less that. Though, if an extra head alone makes it too big perhaps a long staff would work better.

[Caerwyn]

How the heck would that be useful in a fight? You're more likely to chop your limbs off than anything else.

That's why spears/maces/crossbows are the superior weapons in medieval warfare.

Not going to remove anything, but sorry if it sounds like I'm being insulting. I have a bloody hard time conveying emotions through text...

[mesor]

(( Uhm actually the main reason they were the most common weapons was because they required the least skill and training to use.
A mace requires no aim you can hit the armor dead on and brake bones.
Crossbows require very little practice to learn to be a decent shot with.
Spear's are a massed infantry force weapon where all you have to do is point it at the enemy and stay in formation.

They wernt the most effective they were just the easiest to train a large number of men to use in a short time.

Im going back to my corner now have fun people. ))

[IronyOwl]

How the heck would that be useful in a fight? You're more likely to chop your limbs off than anything else.

That's why spears/maces/crossbows are the superior weapons in medieval warfare.

Not going to remove anything, but sorry if it sounds like I'm being insulting. I have a bloody hard time conveying emotions through text...

Psh, who cares how historically effective it was? We're fantasy heroes, not historically accurate peasants. Next you'll be insisting I wear armor.

Plus, mostly what mesor said. Easy to produce and shove into a peasant conscript's hands doesn't necessarily mean best on a personal level.

[Kedly]

Name: Alastair Alcott
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Race: Human

Stats:
Str: 3
Agi: 6
Cha: 7
Tough: 4
Int: 10

Characteristics:

Weapon: Flintlock Pistol

Personal item: Hidden Dagger?

Affinity: Charisma

Bio:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

 Raised as a pirate, Alastair became the head of a small scale pirate crew at the age of 18 when his father was killed by a rival crew. Even though a few members were upset that Alastair became the new boss, he lead his crew with moderate success until he was 24 and one of his skirmishes was sabotaged by another member hoping to gain control of the crew. Alastair was caught by the local authorities and has been in jail until now, given the option of freedom from jail if he'll willingly become a monster hunter.

How's that?

[Mr.Zero]

Hello guys i just did the following
1. Finishing touches
2. Discussing with Ironyowl about his weapon.
3. Created new Monster Hunter RTD discussion thread, in this thread you will post your questions,remarks etc. so that this thread won;t get cluttered. Also i will be writing up the Lore of the world and the Monster-o-pedia as your adventure progresses and you read new books,scrolls, ask people etc.!

Spoiler: Link to thread (click to show/hide)

http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=116292.0

4. Working on first turn!

[Tiruin]

((FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF-

This gets created and I miss it?! Caellath creates a Kitsune and I miss it?! [Knew you were gonna make one soon, bro.  ]

CURSE YOU, REAL LIFE TRIVIALITIES!

WAITLIST! :I))

[Mr.Zero]

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Turn 1: The journey begins.

The hunters have assembled and written their names in the tomes where they will be forever known as monster hunters. Quickly they start walking towards the quartermaster, which supposedly will hand out the equipment. The corridors are poorly lit with candles and walls are wet, you can hear some droplets dripping somewhere.

At the end of the corridor there is a large wooden door fortified with steel, it’s old …. Really old….. and dirty like the rest of the castle. However after opening the squeaking door, you find yourselves in a very large armoury. The size of this armoury made you realize how big the castle is, the room is also relatively clean compared to the rest. Looking around you see everything you can imagine maces, axes, swords and all kinds of armour in different colours and shapes. You hear some loud footsteps coming from around the corner; A large orc appears before you.

You all look closely at him. He has multipipe battle scars around his body, his muscles are gigantic and he is very intimidating. Upon looking closer you see that he doesn’t have a green tinted skin colour, in fact he has a light-greyish. This is barely visible though with this amount of light.

The orc looks at all of you, he looks with pride at some and sighs at some. “I am Gol’Du anrak als known as the quartermaster of the monster hunters. From this point onwards I am your boss until they tell me otherwise. I distribute weapons and armour to newcomers but I also sell it to people who are willing to pay the right price. These weapons and armours may not be the best quality out here, but when you’re fighting monsters then it doesn’t matter that much. No questions asked, step forward 1 by 1 to claim your gear and wait for further instructions.”

The orc also known as “Khan” steps forward. Gol’Du looks rather surprised but greets you warm-hearted: “Welcome brother, I see you have your own weapon. You don’t get to see many canon users nowadays, but that may be cause they keep blowing up!” He releases a small laughter but quickly gets to business.
“Here is your studded leather armour, its orc-size so it should fit you perfectly. Also you aren’t going to fire that thing without some of these powder bags unless you happen to know fire magic. ”
He puts the goodies in a bag and also grabs a red flask: “This will bring you back on your feet when you’re in trouble.” He gives you a pat on your back and says something honourfull in orc language.

Next he points to the girl also known as “Silk”.

“Missy, I have no idea what you are doing here but this isn’t the place for you. However I can’t disobey the laws of these lands without getting beheaded.” He looks at you, scratches his head and disappears into the armoury. After a minute or so he comes back with a small sized black leather tunic and black cloth hood. “This should fit you nicely.” And indeed it did, of course she also received a bag with some goodies and a red flask.

Next he points at the slick-gelled demon kin prankster also known as “Arnok Baralkin”

“So you see yourself as a ladies man of some sort? I don’t think you will fare that well against monster but who am I to say that?” He also looks at your eh…. Weapon : “Kid, are you really going to beat monsters with that? Even if you are a mage of some sort you need a trusty metal side-arm to do your job sometimes.” He looks around and gives you an iron dagger also he finds a brownish-red leather tunic which suits your cape, as well giving you the bag filled with goods.

Next he points at the ninja-like man also known as “Akabarashi Tatsuo”.
He walks a circle around you, inspecting you very closely : “I see… You’re a foxfolk. Pretty smart thinking about hiding your tail and ears, but you shouldn’t do that. Your ears are very sensitive so you can hear things very well, also your tail improves your balance for acrobatics and such. ” He finds an leather tunic matching the colours of the foxman’s clothing, it’s pretty lightweight so it doesn’t hinder your movement. Instead of giving you a regular bag he gives you an backpack, it isn’t very big. The orc looks at you and explains : “A regular bag would fly around your back, this should keep it more stable and not hinder you. Cause from your looks , you’re a very stealthy type.”

Next he points at the lizard man also known as “Dharma”.
The orc looks surprised: “We don’t get to see lizard people often outside the swamps, I must say I find your people fascinating in their own way.” You feel a bit honoured about the compliments. He takes a closer looks at your belongings: “I see you’re a wizard or an alchemist, ill add something for those purposes.” He gives you a leather tunic which matches your clothing’s colour as well giving you a bag with the usual things expect.. He adds a mortar and pestle and 2 empty flasks! He gives you a smile and says something friendly in lizard language.

Suddenly the orc grabs a parchment and looks slightly confused at the list of names: ”Weren’t there supposed to be 6 people?” Suddenly he gets a small kick against his right leg. He looks down and is rather surprised. “OH. A gnome. I’m sorry, it’s because of my and your height.”
The gnome is also known as “Gunmirius”.
The orc isn’t saying that much near the gnome, like usual he gives him a tunic, the bag and.. a lot of bolts. 10 regular bolts, 3 poisoned and an explosive one. “This should do the trick. Good luck little dude.”

He sighs : “You got your gear, tomorrow I shall give you your orders. We won’t be seeing each other a long time or maybe never again…”

Everyone makes their way to the sleeping chambers, the beds are quite luxurious with proper bed sheets. It’s also pleasantly warm in here, but quickly everyone goes to sleep.

You all wake up the next morning, you still have half a day to go before the debriefing.
What do?
 

1. Player Actions

Kilakan (Khan)
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Received Studded leather armour, a map, food & drinks, 5 black powder bags, 3 Highly explosive powder bags and a flask with red liquid

Peglegpengeuin (Dharma)
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Received leather tunic, mortar and pestle, 2 empty flasks, a map, food & drinks and a flask with red liquid,.

Greenstarfanatic (Arnok Baralkin)
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Received leather tunic, Iron dagger , a map, food & drinks and a flask with red liquid.

Caerwyn (Gunmirius)
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Received leather tunic, 10 regular bolts, 3 poison bolts, 1 explosive bolt, a map, food & drinks and a flask with red liquid.

Ironyowl (Silk)
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Received leather tunic, black cloth hood, a map, food & drinks and a flask with red liquid.

Caellath (Akabarashi Tatsuo)
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Received leather tunic, a map, food & drinks and a flask with red liquid



2. Player Data
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Spoiler:  Player Information (click to show/hide)

 Name: Khan
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Race:Orc
Weapon:
Hand Cannon

Personal Item: Large Meat Cleaver-A mixture between an axe and a sword, it looks almost like a comically oversized butchers knife built for combat.  Painted red to make it go faster look like it is always splattered in blood.
Characteristics: Massive Burn scars along both of his arms, the shiny green skin looks almost like hardened glass.
Affinity: Strength affinity
Bio: Khan was an Orc who enjoyed all the simple things of life, fighting, competitions of strength and in particular fire.  Many times throughout his young life he had attempted to set massive fires, explosions, and often managed to succeed.  Being neither overly stupid nor slow he had never 'killed' himself, though many fire-starting incidents had left him with burns which slowly joined together to form large swaths of burned skin.  Taking them as a mark of pride Khan rarely bothers to cover up his arms, showing off the burns as trophies of his many fires.  Upon reaching the age at which an orc is sent from the horde to prove himself, he decided to take the fabled Hand Cannon, feeling a deep attachment to the nature of the weapon, and its strengths.

Spoiler: Stats (click to show/hide)

 Str :: 10
Agi :: 6
Cha :: 3
Tough :: 10
Int :: 6

Spoiler:  Player Condition (click to show/hide)

Healthy
No Fractures
Sane

Spoiler: Skills (click to show/hide)

 Competent fire Arms user (+1 to all damage rolls regarding ranged weaponry,)

Spoiler: Inventory (click to show/hide)

 Large Meat Cleaver (Cleave attack, painted red, massive weapon)
One-barrelled-steel hand Cannon (Massive weapon, Area damage)
Studded leather armour ( Leather armor enforced with small iron rings, it gives decent protect from slashing attacks.)
Map
Food & drinks
5 black powder bags (Propel cannonballs or any other objects inside the cannon with a decent force)
3 Highly explosive powder bags (Propel cannonballs or any other objects inside the cannon with a huge explosion, also can function like a flamethrower if nothing is inserted into the cannon)
Flask with red liquid (No idea what it does but it has a positive effect!)
8 small-Cannonballs ( Good 'ol cannonballs for shooting!)
 

Spoiler: Abilities (click to show/hide)

 Affinity: Strength affinity (Trough years of training you have become stronger, Tougher and bigger than regular people.)
 

Spoiler: Notes (click to show/hide)

Spoiler:  Player Information (click to show/hide)

 Name: Dharma
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Race: Lizardman

Characteristics: Nothing special aside from being a reptile.

Weapon: Elvish wooden staff

Personal Item: A copper flask with a pretty engraving of a dragon

Affinity: Spell learner

Bio: Dharma was once a man. His father, Deimos, became interested in the transformation of night creatures. Deimos searched for a way to recreate the transformation and its inherent immortality without the unpleasant side effects. Fearing what others may think if they discovered his alchemy research, Deimos fled into the forest with his family. Dharma became his father's apprentice, helping out here and there without completely understanding his Deimos' alchemy. Helping out included chasing down and capturing test subjects, which mostly included lizards and small mammals. Eventually a method was found for increasing the life span of lizards that didn't seem to transform them or make them into bloodthirsty beasts. This was extremely exciting... until the formula was tested on rodents. It was found that the alchemical serum gave lizard-like qualities to anything it was injected into, including lizards. Lizards weren't immune so much as unaffected. By this time Dharma's mother had died of old age, Dharma was 33 and his father was 55. Desperate and heartbroken, Deimos told Dharma to kidnap children for new serums to be tested on. Dharma, who had led a sheltered life under his father's research, unwillingly agreed. It wasn't the guilt of kidnapping someone, but the fear of confronting humans other than his parents that made him uneasy. The fact that he was physically shaking with uneasiness didn't make anyone treat him any more comfortingly. In an attempt to leave as soon as possible, Dharma stabbed a mother to death with a knife and fled with her baby. Serums were tested on the baby until it died, and then Deimos asked his son to get another test subject. Still traumatized by killing a freaking mother with a baby, Dharma refused to go back. Deimos then tricked Dharma, tied him up, and tested his serums on his own son. The obvious transformation happened. Luckily for Dharma, murder is enough to get people riled up a tad bit, and the humans eventually found Deimos' hideout. Knowing he was too old and weak to get away, and that his time was at an end, Deimos released his son. Dharma was able to get away, and eventually found and settled in an elf village. Why an elf village? Cause, as everyone knows, elves love lizardmen. Lizards are nature-y, and elves love nature, therefore elves love lizardmen. The elves helped Dharma to somewhat overcome his fear of others and taught him some non-alchemic magic. Dharma turned out to be a natural, and would surely have been a great wizard had he not spent over 30 years of his life not being a wizard. After unexpectedly liking elven society, Dharma decided the outside world might not be so terrible. In fact, he decided it was worth spending his remaining years exploring the world. His journey started when some trade-elves agreed to bring him on their caravan, and the rest up to the point of this game's start is irrelevant.

Spoiler: Stats (click to show/hide)

 Str :: 1
Agi :: 9
Cha :: 1
Tough :: 9
Int :: 10

Spoiler:  Player Condition (click to show/hide)

Healthy
No Fractures
Sane

Spoiler: Skills (click to show/hide)

 Competent alchemist (+1 to all rolls regarding alchemy)

Spoiler: Inventory (click to show/hide)

 A copper flask (Engraved with dragon images)
Elvish wooden staff ( Long weapon )
Leather tunic ( Sturdy leather tunic, provides decent protection against slashing attacks)
Mortar and pestle (Basic mobile alchemy kit!)
2 empty flasks (Good for alchemy)
Map
Food & drinks
Flask with red liquid(No idea what it does but it has a positive effect!)

Spoiler: Abilities (click to show/hide)

 Affinity: Spell learner (+1 to roll if learning new spells)

Spoiler: Notes (click to show/hide)

Spoiler:  Player Information (click to show/hide)

 Name: Arnok Baralkin
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Race:
Demon kin (Humans which have a connection to demons, they have small horns, red eyes and pitch black hair. They aren't evil however)

Characteristics: Slick, gelled hair. Wears a red cape often.
1 Weapon: Book of Sparks
1 Personal item: Comedy Kit (All kind off funky stuff)

Affinity: Electricity

Small bio: A bit of a Joker, Arnok goes out drinking with his pals often, but ran his wallet dry. He discovered his affinity to electricity a few years earlier, and thinks he can put them to the test, and make some money while he's at it.

Spoiler: Stats (click to show/hide)

 Str :: 6
Agi :: 7
Cha :: 8
Tough :: 6
Int :: 8

Spoiler:  Player Condition (click to show/hide)

Healthy
No Fractures
Sane

Spoiler: Skills (click to show/hide)

Competent comedian (+1 to all rolls regarding funny things)

Spoiler: Inventory (click to show/hide)

 Book of Sparks (+1 to electric damage, bashing attack.)
Comedy Kit (Who knows what’s inside?)
Red cape ( Never has red been this red before!)
Leather tunic( Sturdy leather tunic, provides decent protection against slashing attacks)
Iron dagger (Crappy iron dagger, decent stabbing, lightweight)
Map
Food & drinks
Flask with red liquid (No idea what it does but it has a positive effect!)

Spoiler: Abilities (click to show/hide)

 Affinity: Electricity
 (+1 to electric damage)

Spoiler: Notes (click to show/hide)

Spoiler:  Player Information (click to show/hide)

 Name: Gunmirius
Age: 135
Gender: Male
Race: Gnome

Characteristics: Gunmirius' nose is a bit crooked, and his feet are quite hairy. Overall charming looks. He is still relatively young for Gnomish years.

1 Weapon: 1 handed Crossbow

1 Personal item: Detachable crossbow modification (The user may attach, or de-attach, this modification to any crossbow. Doing so grants two new modes of fire: The Sniper mode, allowing for powerful, armor-penetrating shots at very high range. Extremely accurate, but very slow firing and reloading. The second mode is the Rapid mode, allowing bolts to be shot in quick succession. A little less power and accuracy, but the fire-rate is good. These modes can be switched on or off at will. Of course, only one mode can be on at a time.

Chosen your affinity: An affinity for Agility.

Small bio: Gunmirius' has been a thief, a pirate, a renegade, and a soldier of fortune. He's traveled across the lands, looted dungeons and wooed maidens. To shake off his sense of loneliness, he's decided to try and make friends in this world. And the best way to do that is to kill evil things! He's an incredibly fast, bolt-shootin' gnome of many talents.

Spoiler: Stats (click to show/hide)

 Str :: 6
Agi :: 10
Cha :: 7
Tough :: 5
Int :: 7
 

Spoiler:  Player Condition (click to show/hide)

Healthy
No Fractures
Sane

Spoiler: Skills (click to show/hide)

Competent Marksman" (+1 to accuracy and fatal hit rolls. =(Critical hits))

Spoiler: Inventory (click to show/hide)

Detachable crossbow modification ( Sniper mode: very accurate shots, slow fire rate, bad reloading speed and Rapid fire mode: Bad accuracy, huge rate of fire, good reloading speed
One-handed crossbow (Lightweight: Doesn't hinder movement)
Leather tunic( Sturdy leather tunic, provides decent protection against slashing attacks)
10 regular bolts
3 poison bolts (Makes the target feel dizzy and puke randomly)
1 explosive bolt (Provides an small sized explosion)
Map
Food & drinks
Flask with red liquid. (No idea what it does but it has a positive effect!)

Spoiler: Abilities (click to show/hide)

 affinity: Agility ( Trough years of training you have become faster, more agile and quicker to react than regular people)

Spoiler: Notes (click to show/hide)

Spoiler:  Player Information (click to show/hide)

 Name: Silk
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Race: Demon Kin

Characteristics: Pointy fangs

1 Weapon: Naginata

1 Personal item: Skull of Hungering Souls. A necklace featuring a stylized, horned skull with three eyes, enchanted to feed off battle and empower its user accordingly.

Chosen your affinity: Dark

Small bio: Silk is a Witch of the Hungering Eye, a sort of monastic order fostering the combination of magical and martial prowess into a perfect whole. It's also known for fostering slightly more unnerving philosophies, like boundless ambition and seeking dominion over all others. Silk was a prodigy at both the primary and secondary teachings of her cabal, and so was more than eager to meet interesting creatures by hunting them.

Spoiler: Stats (click to show/hide)

 Str :: 10
Agi :: 7
Cha :: 4
Tough :: 4
Int :: 10

Spoiler:  Player Condition (click to show/hide)

Healthy
No Fractures
Sane

Spoiler: Skills (click to show/hide)

Competent Intimidator ( +1 to all rolls regarding with intimidation of creatures and people alike)

Spoiler: Inventory (click to show/hide)

Skull of Hungering Souls (For each 2 turns during battle you get a charge, each charge makes your character look more demon-like and more aggressive towards friendly players. However it increase your spell-power with each charge as-well making your character look more female-like than child-like. One charge fades each turn after the battle.)
Naginata (Long weapon, Cleave attack.)
Leather tunic ( Sturdy leather tunic, provides decent protection against slashing attacks)
Black cloth hood
Map
Food & drinks
Flask with red liquid  (No idea what it does but it has a positive effect!)

Spoiler: Abilities (click to show/hide)

affinity: Darkness

Spoiler: Notes (click to show/hide)

Spoiler:  Player Information (click to show/hide)

Name: Akabarashi Tatsuo
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Race: Foxfolk/Kitsune

Characteristics: Wears a dark gray ninja outfit with a long dark red scarf. His hair is white and his eyes are peach-colored. He has shin and arm guards, and his fox characteristics, such as long ears and tail are almost always hidden.
Weapon: Fuuma Shuriken - A big, unwieldly weapon Tatsuo is fully capable of wielding without being hindered.
Personal item: Remarkable kuji-in sealed scroll given to him by his family, it carries a minor regeneration spell.
Skill: Acrobatics
Small bio: Coming from a family of monster-hunters, Tatsuo was introduced to his group's business a bit too late for their standards due to a small conflict which had some of his family want to have him as a holy priest due to his soft features and appearance, instead of being thrown into the rough life of a monster-killer. In the end, he was still submitted to the training of a monster hunter starting from his early teens and indoctrinated with a belief monsters and demons should be viewed either as targets or at least as possible targets. Due to that, he sees any demon with deep suspicion.
He received training with various martial weapons, showing little interest on the production of kuji-in seals (ninja scrolls) and focusing on acrobatics and the use of the fuuma shuriken.

Spoiler: Stats (click to show/hide)

Str :: 5
Agi :: 10
Cha :: 1
Tough :: 9
Int :: 10

Spoiler:  Player Condition (click to show/hide)

Healthy
No Fractures
Sane

Spoiler: Skills (click to show/hide)

Competent acrobat (+1 to all rolls regarding acrobatic actions)

Spoiler: Inventory (click to show/hide)

Sealed kuji-in scroll : (Who knows what mysteries it contains?)
Fuuma shuriken :( Throwable, Boomerang effect)
Leather tunic ( Sturdy leather tunic, provides decent protection against slashing attacks)
Map
Food & drinks
Flask with red liquid  (No idea what it does but it has a positive effect!)

Spoiler: Abilities (click to show/hide)

 Affinity: Agility ( Trough years of training you have become faster, more agile and quicker to react than regular people)

Spoiler: Notes (click to show/hide)

3.Notes
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Take your time. Turns will be on weekly base, earlier if possible. Absentees will be warned and kicked after one week of non-responding. If you will not be able to post turns for a prolonged amount of time please say so i can freeze your character or lock the thread.

[Mr.Zero]

Hello guys, i just did the following.
-First turn wooo!
- I didn't finish everything in the first turn. By that i mean that i have to add item descriptions, bu I'm really tired so tomorrow.
- The map, i need your opinion on this. Please post it in the discussion thread.
I'm going to make a map for you guys! Yaay! However i cannot decide between 2 styles. These are tutorials of making those styles but that's what i'm going to make.

Spoiler:  Style 1 (click to show/hide)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpTWObGSKD0

Spoiler:  Style 2 (click to show/hide)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Esy52uO-ll0&feature=relmfu

Style one really feels like an MAP, while style 2 illustrates the surroundings more.
-Any input on the first turn, what to do better, whats good etc. This is to help me so i can make this as enjoyable as possible. Please post it in the discussion thread.
-planning on adding some race lore soon. Suggestions for which races first? Please post it in the discussion thread.


Discussion thread link : http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=116292.0

[Caerwyn]

Gunmirius will help..."Procure" items of value and use that will surely aid our friends in our times of need! By which I mean, steal everything that's valuable/useful, as long as it's not bolted down, or tied to a scary person.

[Mr.Zero]

yeah. To clear up any confusion, you still got half a day till the debriefing with the orc. So you can do different things than wait till that moment. Like visit the library! Kitchen! or something like that.

[Greenstarfanatic]

Hey! I just had the most brilliant Idea!

Head for a Game Room, and by games, I mean Board Games. If there is one. Otherwise, go to the kitchen.

[kilakan]

Khan yawns and stretches as he leaves the sleeping area.  Scratching his head he sets off in search of the kitchen/dining area to have a nice filling breakfast as well as to potentially meet any of the other monster hunters not yet encountered.
"Studded mail and explosives!  You'd have thought it was my first-fight day... ah that was a good day just wish I'd kept the teeth I had lost then"  he sighs and continues walking away contentedly.

[IronyOwl]

Silk grinned to herself, thinking of the stupid orc from before. "Oh, you shouldn't be here, blaaaaaaaaaaah." Ha! She'd show him the might of a Witch of the Hungering Eye. Or they'd never meet again, whatever that meant. Rather scatterbrained, that one.

No matter. Now was training time.

Find an open space, practice with my naginata.

[Caellath]

Tatsuo started his day as he started most; after rolling from under the bed - since those were the first targets of potential assassins - the young man stretched and took a bath before wearing the miko clothing he kept hidden on his person. Even if made for females, he had been given the attire by some of the religious women from his clan who wanted him to follow the path of religion.

He made a few prayers and basic offerings to his clan's patron gods before taking off the clothing and putting his traditional stealth attire back on. Tatsuo wasn't very religious, but he was still committed to his family, and so he prayed for them in their behalf, never asking something for him.

As he dressed, he remembered the orc's advice. Tatsuo hid his fox features to avoid some problems. He did know his tail helped him in maneuvers and to keep his balance, as it did to most animals with tails. He also knew it was counter-productive to keep his ears folded and hidden, but he usually only showed them during combat or during the night, when he wasn't being watched. His family was one of secret traditions, and keeping their race hidden helped in their tasks. Even then...

He sighed and left both his ears and tail free. Maybe he could hide them at other time, but now it was time for morning practice. After neatly folding his miko clothing and hiding it on his person, he set out to train, eating a little of the rations he kept in his pouch.

Tatsuo moves to an open space/training area in the castle to practice with his Fuuma Shuriken.

As he looked for an appropriate place to train, he saw Silk and nodded silently to her.