Story 2: Orient Orientation
By the way everyone, all characters start out with 50 Yuan. A 1 Yuan = 1 U.S. Dollar. Sorry if you're character would be carrying more money, but you can always have a back-story to how they lost/misplaced/were robbed of it. 
Nikolae walks into the Chinese town, reminiscing nostalgically on the glorious days of Japan. However, those days had passed as Japan reestablished itself into a modern country, returning to it's quiet island demeanor. Although Nikolae aged, he still had a thirst for travel and a need for adventure, and that led him into China. Before his quest started, Nikolae thought he could use a warm drink. Nikolae finds a common food stand on the side of the street, selling basic staples from sandwiches to alcohol. Seeing that coffee costs two yuan, he hands the woman at the counter two bills, and she gives him a cup of the drink.
Nikolae put the drink to his lips and let the hot liquid pour into his system. As he drank more, he felt the caffeine start to reinvigorate his system. He watches the people, horses, and occasional car move down the long street. As Nikolae finishes the drink and hands it back to the stand owner, he witnesses a file of ragged look men connected by ankle chains being herded down the street, with soldiers casually pointing rifles behind them.
Name: Nikolae Kriegsmacher
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Faction: Neutral Foreigner (Deutschland)
Religion: Protestant
Primary Weapon:
Secondary Weapon:
Attributes:
+: Agility, Perception
- Stealth, Intelligence
Health: Normal
Inventory: Winchester 1895, Wrustbalgr Longsword, 48 Yuan
"It's far enough, sir," Antonio replies, before unholstering his rifle.
"Far enough that nobody will come running if I shoot you here. Now, we can do this the easy way, or we can do it the hard way. It's your choice, amigo."The driver hesitates. He was looking for a good profit, but also wanted to live. He did have a gun in the back of his carriage, but he knew his passenger would be able to start firing before he could dive back there. Eventually, the driver took more value of his life than his wealth. He turned his carriage around and trotted back in the opposite direction, muttering something about never trusting Spaniards.
Antonio looked at the large city in front of him. He'd have to use the environment and context to figure out where he was. This would take a lot of thinking and guessing, perhaps finding a local or a clue to help him find where he was....And then found a sign that says,
'City of Kashgar'.
Name: Antonio Fernandez
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Faction: Bandit
Religion: Catholic
Primary Weapon: Rifle
Secondary Weapon: Bombs
Attributes:
+: Perception, Intelligence, Charisma
-: Strength, Endurance, Dexterity
Health: Normal
Inventory: Stattmacher Rifle, 5 Vasic Grenades, 50 Yuan
Henry ponders his dreams as he walks into the village outpost. At the forefront is a cluttered marketplace of Europeans bargaining at Chinese stalls, and Chinese bargaining at European stalls. Everything from furs to statuettes to pornography was being traded for. Henry quickly checked his wallet to find he still had 50 Yuan tucked away.
In addition to the stores there was a large, wooden West American styled General Store, towering over all of the small stalls. Next to the general store was a small pub.
Name:Henry James
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Faction: Bandit
Religion: Protestant
Primary Weapon: Pistol
Secondary Weapon: Knife
Attributes:
+: Strength, Agility, Instinct
-: Stealth, Charisma, Dexterity
Health: Normal
Inventory: 1899 C Mauser Pistol, Throatcutter, 50 Yuan
Chen proceeded into the dining hall to eat. Inside there were three long tables with chairs, and at the end, a large circular table with breakfast. Chen went to the later table first to pick up some bread, a few dumplings and some tea, a standard soldier breakfast. He took a free seat in between a chatting group of other soldiers who where discussing some matters intently. As he went down on his food, Chen heard the following from various soldiers: "...but the Imperial Army could be valuable allies! They are all Chinese, what do they have to gain from fighting us?" "Money comrade, the vanity that drives all that is unholy." "Well, the Eight Nations are the unholiest places on this Earth, and they could corrupt the royal family, especially in this time of great hardship!"
As the debate continues Chen finishes his breakfast, and the commander from the field opens the door and sets in. He bellows,
"Everyone grab your arms and come into the field immediately! It is time for your first quest!"Name: Chen Yu (Style name Zijin)
Age: 22
Faction: Righteous Harmony Society
Religion: Buddhist
Primary Weapon: Spear
Secondary Weapon: Crossbow
Attributes: (Leave them blank except for + and - Attributes)
+: Endurance, Agility, Toughness, Stealth
-: Intelligence, Will, Instinct, Charisma
Health: Normal
Inventory: Yamo Spear, Zhuge Crossbow, 50 Yuan
Leia takes her journalistic initiative and goes to find information on the situation from the common people. As the crowd walks by, she tried for an interview,
"Excuse me! Excuse me! If I could just-" The people of the port pay no heed to her, with the same apathy and business that all big city folks use to avoid conversation on the street. Eventually, she finds an old bearded man to comment on the situation. "The Empress sent the Imperial Army to fight the rebels who are fighting the foreigners. Or was it to help the rebels?" He scratches his beard. "They change whether they fight rebels or help them everyday. That's all I know." When asked about lodging he says, "There's an pub with rooms, just take the left fork in the road and you'll see it. Where are those soldiers going? To the west most likely, I'd say."
Name: Leia Sano
Gender: Female
Age: 21
Faction: Neutral Foreigner: Philippines
Religion: Catholic
Primary Weapon: Sword
Secondary Weapon: Knife
Attributes:
+: Agility, Instinct, Charisma, Dexterity
-: Endurance, Perception, Toughness, Luck
Health: Normal
Inventory: Kampilan Sword, Machete, 50 Yuan
After a brief admiration at the natural beauty of the forest, Kenshin resumed his duty of patrol. He walked into the woods, taking his Saber out of it's sheath. Kenshin divides the forest into multiple sections, seeing natural landmarks that stand out. Whenever he reaches a noticeable area, he makes incisions of X's into the trees to mark his progress. He looks actively for bandits.
(Perception Roll: 3)
He does not come across any bandits. Just as he turns to go back to the village, he spots some boot tracks in the soft dirt. Inspecting them, he sees that they lead off into a cave network.
Name: Kenshin Gato
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Faction: Eight Nation Alliance (Japan)
Religion: Kakure Kirishitan (Hidden Christian)
Primary Weapon: Sword (Western style military sabre)
Secondary Weapon: Revolver
Attributes: (Leave them blank except for + and - Attributes)
+: Strength, Will, Charisma
-: Perception, Stealth, Dexterity
Health: Normal
Inventory: Voile Sabre, Taurro Revolver, 50 Yuan
Wang readied his gear to prepare for the sweeping of the Jokpi range. After an hour, the fifty-odd Imperial footsoldiers marched northwards.....
The company soon reached the steep mountain range. The mountains had a gradual incline to them, and near the peaks Wang could see the snow-capped tops. The captain of the group gave an order: "I want everyone split into five groups with the men nearest to you, each taking a different path up the mountain. I'll stay with my guard here, everyone climb for two hours and report back to me!" With some quick shuffling, Wang separated off into a group and proceeded up the mountain face.....
There was little talking, as most of the group's energy was spent grunting and trudging up the step slope. Occasionally someone would kick a stone past them and it would tumble off the mountain, and it's impact would not be heard for a while. Wang sighed, this minion work is not what he was cut out for. Finally, sweaty and tired, the group made it to a plateau. After a brief rest, one of them pointed out, "Hey, what's that?" He pointed to a building on the far end of the plateau. The group slowly approached it. It was a Christian Church, high and mighty, along with a decently-sized graveyard and shed out front. The inexperienced youthful soldiers react uncertainly, looking up to the older Wang for advice on moving forward.
Name: Wang Tsaongpa
Gender: M
Age: 35
Faction: Imperial Army
Religion: Buddhist
Primary Weapon: Saber
Secondary Weapon: Musket
Attributes:
+: Endurance, Perception, Intelligence, Instinct, Charisma
-: Agility, Toughness, Stealth, Will, Dexterity
Health: Normal
Inventory: Turkish Saber, Musket, 50 Yuan
Charley wades his way through the mass of the Beijing marketplace. The crowd jostles him at a small book stall, where a teenage girl looks up at him. He browses through the wares before throwing 15 Yuan onto the counter.
"An English to Mandarin Guidebook...and your favorite book." She slides over a copy of
"The Official English to Chinese Mandarin Translation Guide". She also gives Charley a paper-back book with Chinese characters on the front. He can't read the title yet, but he sees it has pictures of three differently colored kingdoms on the cover.
Charley bows his head and goes to search throughout the marketplace. There's a staggering amount of stalls, many more than he'd ever seen in America. They offer food, clothing, supplies, weapons, armor, jewels, and other miscellaneous items, both of foreign and native make.
Name: Charley Dalarko
Gender: Male
Age: 31
Faction: Bandit (US)
Religion: Catholic
Primary Weapon: Pistol
Secondary Weapon: Knife
Attributes:
+: Endurance, Perception, Intelligence, Instinct, Charisma, Luck
-: Strength, Agility, Toughness, Stealth, Will, Dexterity
Health: Normal
Inventory: Mauser Pistol, Bowie Knife, "The Official English to Chinese Mandarin Translation Guide", 35 Yuan
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