Nong Sheng
Concept
Player: Cam
Chronicle: Golden Nights
Shadowguide: none
Status: Semi-NPC
Faction: Immortal Guard (Jade Kingdom)
Court: Outpost of the Burning Fleet
Position: Captain
Family: Jade Raiders
Concept: Ancient Hero
Nature: Defender
Demeanor: Traditionalist
P'o Nature: The Echo
Life: Xia (Knight)
Death: Subjected to Terracotta Ritual
Regret: Could Not Exact Full Justice for Homeland
Apparent Age: 25
Real Age: 2,247
Death: 210 BCE
Attributes
Physical: Strength 8 (draconic), Dexterity 8 (fluid), Stamina 8 (diamond-hard)
Social: Charisma 6 (unearthly), Manipulation 3, Appearance 3
Mental: Perception 6 (presentient), Intelligence 6 (labyrinthe), Wits 8 (unconscious)
Abilities
Talents: Alertness 5 (spectres), Athletics 5 (running), Awareness 5 (byways), Dodge 6 (multiple opponents), Empathy 3, Intimidation 5 (icy stare), Leadership 4 (military), Misdirection 4 (feints), Subterfuge 2, Throwing 3
Skills: Archery 5 (crossbows), Artillery 2, Blind Fighting 3, Boating 2, Etiquette 4 (formality), Fast-Draw 5 (sword), Firearms 4 (rifles), Game Playing 4 (go), Instrumental (pan flute) 3, Martial Arts 6 (counters), Meditation 5 (staying motionless), Melee 6 (swords), Ride 3, Stealth 4 (lurk), Technology 1, Weaponsmith 3
Knowledge: Academics 1 (classics), Chi'n Ta Lore 1 (traditions), Cosmology 5 (byways), Culture 3 (taboos), Enigmas 1 (visual), Investigation 2 (search), Jade Kingdom Lore 5 (immortal guard), Linguistics (ancient chinese, cantonese, gan, hakka, japanese, jin, khmer, korean, lao, malay, min, mongolian, putonghua, tibetan, vietnamese, wu, xiang) 5 (technical), Medicine 2 (herbal), Metaphysics 2 (divination), Occult 4 (ghosts), Politics 2 (bureaucracy), Science 1 (astronomy), Stone Lore 2 (jade), Stygia Lore 3 (thralldom)
Advantages
Arcanoi: Argos 5, Chains of the Emperor 5, Moliate 5, Outrage 5, Way of the Farmer 5, Way of the Merchant 3, Way of the Scholar 5
Arcanoi Basic Abilities: Argos) Orienteering; Tempestpeek; Tempest Threshold; Chains of the Emperor) Soul Anchor; Moliate) Return of Death's Visage; Shapesense; Outrage) Leap of Rage; Way of the Farmer) Kuei Howl; Way of the Merchant) Jingle Jingle; Way of the Scholar) Studious Nature
Alternate Arts: Argos) Level 2: Return; Level 4: Travel; Moliate) Level 4: Chrysalis; Present the Shadow; Level 5: Cripple; Outrage) Level 3: Irresistible Force/Immovable Object; Level 5: Batter the Storm
Backgrounds: Artifacts 5, Contacts 1, Eidolon 5, Haunt 4, Legacy 5, Magisterial Office 5, Relics 5, Wealth 5, Wraith Family 5
Passions: Obey the Emperor's Commands (loyalty) 5, Secure the Middle Kingdom (duty) 5, Vanquish All Enemies of the Empire (glory) 5, Crush All Rebellion (control) 5
Fetters: Terracotta Statue 5, Emperor's Tomb 5
Willpower: 10
Corpus: 14
Merits: Full of Life (4), Iron Will (4)
Flaws: Distinctive Appearance (1), Ennui (2), Superiority Complex (2), Vainglorious (1)
Miscellaneous Notes
Artifacts: Captain's Saber, Emperor's Stone
Relics: Repeating Crossbow, Spear, White Jade Manacles
Banality (unusable): 10
Creativity: 3
Derangements: none
The P'o
Angst: 5/0
Dark Passions: Spare Innocent Folk Even If Threat to Empire (remorse) 3, Revisit Homeland in Northern China (nostalgia) 3, Ignore Enemies of the Empire (apathy) 3, Languish in Underworld (jealousy) 3
Thorns: Hellstorm (5), Manifestation (6)
Combat
Style: Lung Ying (external/hard)
Special Maneuvers (Brawl): Aerial Throw, Back Roll Throw, Backbreaker, Breaking Blow, Ducking Punch, Ear Pop, Elbow Smash, Flying Kick, Grab Punch, Foot Sweep, Head Butt, Heel Stamp, Hyper Fist, Improved Pin, Iron Broom, Joint Break, Joint Lock, Knee Basher, Knee Strike, Neckbreaker, Phoenix Eye Fist, Pin, Power Uppercut, Reversal, Spinning Back Fist, Spinning Back Kick, Spinning Throw, Sword Hand, Throw
Special Maneuvers (Dodge): Avoidance, Counter-Throw, Deflecting Punch, Disarm, Disengage, Displacement, Evasion, Grappling Defense, Kick Defense, Maka Wara, Missile Deflection, Punch Defense, Weapon Block, Weapon Catch
Special Maneuvers (Athletics): Backflip, Breakfall, Drunken Monkey Roll, Duck'n'Roll, Groundfighting, Jump, Kippup, Maritime Combat, Shoulder Smash
Special Maneuvers (Melee): Bash, Dazing Blow, Disarm, Double-Strike, Entangle, Fleche, Flow Like Water, Great Blow, Jab, Lash, Offensive Parry, Parry, Riposte, Ripping Thrust, Slash, Smash, Sweep, Tandem Control, Thrust, Twisting Thrust, Vaulting Kick
Special Maneuvers (Master): Dual Weapons, Mastery of Weapon Form, Mastery of Weaponless Form
Combinations (unarmed): Disarm/Ear Pop/Knee Basher; Deflecting Punch/Sword Hand/Spinning Back Fist; Displacement/Grab Punch/Throw; Ducking Punch/Power Uppercut/Hyper Fist; Grab Punch/Neckbreaker/Backbreaker
Combinations (armed): Disarm/Great Blow/Flow Like Water; Riposte/Thrust/Ripping Thrust; Slash/Great Blow/Twisting Thrust; Offensive Parry/Flow Like Water/Great Blow; Bash/Smash/Vaulting Kick; Disarm/Sweep/Great Blow
Melee Weapons Techniques: Axes & Picks, Blades, Blunt Weapons, Fist-Loads, Flexible Weapons, Polearms, Staff
Ranged Weapons Techniques: Blowguns, Bows, Crossbows, Javelin, Slings, Thrown Blades, Thrown Weapons
Firearms Techniques: Archaic, Assault Rifles, Handguns, Heavy Weapons, Rifles, Shotguns, Submachine Guns
Common Weapons: Captain's Saber (Diff. 5, Dmg: Str+2, Accur. +1, Conceal: T; artifact), Spear (Diff. 6, Dmg: Str+3, Accur. +1, Conceal: N; relic), Cho-ko-nu (Diff. 6, Dmg: 6, Rate: 1, Clip: 5, Range: 150, Accur. +1, Init. -1, Move: -1, Conceal: T; Ammo: hunting; relic)
Armor: Moliation (+5 soak)
Experience Points:
Shadow Experience:
Personality
What is this?
Career Class: Warrior
Drive: Assertive
Social Activity: Extrovert
Long Term Goals: 1) Propel the Jade Kingdom to world domination; 2) Obey Qin Shihuang in all circumstances
Short Term Goals: 1) Secure this beachhead outpost; 2) Scout out local Stygian interests
Religion: Animism
Politics: Autocracy
Sex: Heterosexual/Polygamous
Traits: Forceful, Brutal, Protective, Otherworldly, Obedient, Compelling, God-like, Implacable, Unstoppable, Inescapable, Fatalistic, Mysterious, Inscrutable
Additional Notes: Like the Ferrymen, Immortal Guard have an unusual relationship with their P'o (Shadows). The terracotta ritual that created Nong Sheng did not divest him of a P'o but it did "freeze" it within him. This means while it has an Angst score, Dark Passions, and even Thorns, it cannot progress (and he cannot enter [true] Catharsis as a consequence), and remains fairly middling as 2,000-year old Shadows go. The price: no Immortal Guard may ever refuse an imperial command, even if the command is self-destructive. They are forever bound and enthralled to their master. A secondary side effect of the terracotta process is that Immortal Guard are so inherently and metaphysically static that they make even hsien in the nearby Skinlands uncomfortable, and any Waigoren fae would run screaming from the area. A tertiary side effect: an Immortal Guard may not learn any Arcanoi that mitigates the P'o, neither Castigate or Way of the Soul. (In fact, the Emperor and his Guard look poorly upon both Arcanoi, seeing them as tools of rebellious individuality.)
Additionally, while Sheng can develop and nurture Passions, he cannot use them to gain Pathos. In fact, he is limited to gaining Pathos from Way of the Merchant transactions or direct transfer from Yu Huang (Usury is forbidden and cannot even be learned).
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