Nipamayok M

[Spirit™]

Name: Gathering of Shadow
Rank: “C”
IIC Length: ---
Difficulty: Medium yet higher rank of character determines if GM is involved resulting in increased difficulty.
Objective: Due to reports, there have been gathering of hooded figures in the coastal graveyard town Nipamayok. Shinobi must investigate their meeting when enough information is gathered capture one of their recruitment officers.
Description: Ever since the blizzards have increased in intensity many port town have decayed into ruin. Many children and elderly villagers have died from sickness in one town renamed Nipamayok from its original name Krangaluktar 5 years ago. Recent reports from merchants mentioned the incurrence of strange chanting coming from the supposed to be abandoned port town. On rare occasions they have seen figures cloaked in the darkness over piles of frozen bones. Investigate these rumored gathering to discover what is really beneath the veil of shadows.
Reward: 10,000 Ryo

Tsukiko arrived in the small coastal town of Nipamayok fairly quickly. Since leaving the village, she had spent a great deal of time attempting to calm her nerves. She had done several missions in the past, but something about this mission in general gave her an eerie feeling she just couldn't shake. Arriving in the small town had done nothing to assuage her fears. The clear night skies shed the full moons light over the town, but there was not even the slightest bit of observable activity. There was a palpable tension in the air, a pressure she could almost feel weighing down on her.

The long shadows offered her plenty of concealment. Her outfit allowed her to blend into the shadows seamlessly. It was a simple reproduction of an outfit she wore a lot around the village, except devoid of any color besides black. Black gloves covered her hands, thin enough to allow her to handle her weapons and not diminish her sense of touch. Thick enough to offer her some respite from the cold autumn winds of Yuki which would've stung her fingers. Her forearms were covered in fishnet mesh, with her upper arms and torso covered in two layers of black robes. A black cotton sash covered her midsection and secured the robes tightly to her body. The robes stretched midway down her thighs, wit black spandex running underneath them to her knees. She wore black boots that ran up to her knees, with black straps tightened at the very top. On top of everything, she wore a black hooded cloak that ran down to her ankles.

Clinging to the shadows, Tsu ran a quick inventory of the weapons and items she had brought with her. Her butt bag was stocked to the brim. 32 caltrops, 57 senbon, 15 large marbles, 30 shuriken, 2 kunai, 3 glass cutters, 3 fragmentation grenades, 2 incendiary grenades and 1 soldier pill. Closing the butt bag, Tsukiko ran her hands through the interior pockets of her cloak. Hidden within it's folds she had 3 stun grenades, 3 smoke grenades, 2 kunai, 15 large marbles and 6 blood clotting pills. Around her neck were ski goggles equipped with x-ray and substance locator visions. Satisfied her tiny armory intact, Tsukiko brought her attention back to the village.

Tsukiko focused a small burst of chakra to her eyes, activating the latent abilities within them. Her eyes turned a violet hue, miniature storms visible in them. Tsu took the Ski goggles around her neck and placed them over her eyes. She needed to run reconnaissance on the surrounding area. The people of the village were either all in their homes, or gathered elsewhere outside of the village. Pushing a small button on the side of the googles, Tsu activated the x-ray capability. Focusing her now extended range of vision due to her bloodline, and utilizing the x-ray capabilities of her goggles, Tsukiko began to scan the village for any abnormalities.

She honestly had no idea what she was looking for, but she knew if something stood out she would find it. Tsukiko shifted from shadow to shadow within the village, stopping in the natural concealment each time to look over the area around her, and to scope out the next area of concealment she was moving towards. The houses in the village were all dark, which Tsu thought was suspicious. There was a dock nearby, she thought would be a great starting place and she began the process of staying hidden while moving in that general direction.

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O-Dai Ryuugan (Honorable Dragon Eye)
Rank: "A"
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: The power of the Ryuugan Doujutsu is unleashed, allowing the user to see the elements of Lightning, Air, and Water up to a certain distance and increase general seeing distance of one's eyes.
Special: Handseals
Drawback: Cannot see out of natural line of sight, takes a negligible amount of Chakra to maintain. Cannot pierce Genjutsu.
Description: The final stage of the Kazeraikou Doujutsu forces a temporary change of the user's eyes. The iris and pupil of the eye become one and change to a color decided at the first awakening depending on their mood. The color is like a cloud and swirls around the user's eye when looking around. Small lines of white will flash across the eyes like lightning bolts and continually do so as long as the eye is active. The glowing continues and on top allows for the eyes to slightly even light up in their respective color. With the Final stage of the Ryuugan Doujutsu unleashed, it allows the user to see the elements of Lightning, Air, and Water within one's viewing parameters. One's natural sight is also enhanced giving the capability of 8x zoom capabilities. The user sees the elements as three new, vibrant, and opaque colors that mesh perfectly with their normal vision, giving the user the ability to see the three elements without hindering their normal vision in the slightest. Of course normal vision can hinder this special sight, as the user cannot see through walls or other things as normal. Once the user reaches C Rank they no longer have to do handseals to activate the eyes.
Limit: Must be a Kazeraikou, must have Raiton, Fuuton, Suiton releases. Must have Ryuugan

Observation x1 8/125
Rank: "E"
Skill: Skill
Effect: This skill focuses certain powers of observation - sight, smell, hearing, and touch.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Can be learned by an Animal. A failed check indicates that the character is oblivious until the thing is pointed out to him. This skill is important for ferreting out advancing enemies or ambushes, generally real-time events and actions occurring, versus scrutiny, which covers static objects or areas. A Game Master may roll an Observation skill check for a Character any time there is an NPC, monster, event or happening that a character might notice, even if he did not specifically state that he is monitoring his surroundings. Characters are capable of noticing any event within their perception. Observation reveals only facts, not motivation. If user has 25 or more Ranks in Evidence Analysis user gains a Synergy Bonus +10 to Observation. Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

Able Learner
Rank: "C"
Skill: Social Trait
Effect: The user has great aptitude for learning.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: When learning a skill, the skill states how many times a die roll may be applied to show how much they learned within that skill. Example, when a user learns "Botany" they gain 5 die rolls. This "trait" increases the amount of die rolls by 1.5 rounded to the highest number at 1 die roll per learning, however any number higher than 1 die roll is rounded down. For example: User learns Botany and gains 5 die rolls. With this Trait they will gain 7 die rolls. However if a user learns Lockpicking they normally get 1 die roll, however with this Trait they will gain 2 die rolls.
Limit: Must start with Character; replaces 2 Freebies.

[Dealer's Button]

Once the shinobi entered the area the only sound she would be greeted with is frozen silence. The smooth yet harsh chill traveling across her flesh as the soft blizzard danced around the young lady. Only a few soft sounds disrupted the eerie silence as the wind pushed rotting yet humble oak doors to swing from their hedges before the swung back in place. In numerous house porches there stood rustic stuffed teddy bears as if they have been waiting for their owner to finally return back home yet time frozen them over in ice and snow.

Indeed, as she crept deeper into the frozen ghost town the chilling sensation increased in small increments. It was not overly powerful yet it hung upon the girl's vessel as if Death himself was watching the intruder upon this forsaken and damned frozen soil.

[Spirit™]

Tsukiko crept through the shadows, almost startled by the sounds swinging doors in the small town. She wanted to ignore the sound of the doors but remembered a lesson she learned at a young age; every little detail was important. Tsu took a moment to pause in a shadow and gather her senses. She listened to every sound, smelled every scent. She needed to be aware of what the norm was and what would potentially stand out in the very near future.

The cold was another distraction, something she hated above all else about living in Yuki. As she gathered herself, she began creeping further into the town, unable to fight the sense of something being horribly amiss in this small town. Dread seemed to weigh heavily on her, growing the further she wandered into the village. I'll be damned if I die in a place like this... She thought silently to herself, instantly regretting her choice of words. It was so ironic it was almost funny, since she was certain if she did die here, she probably would be damned.

Passing the abandoned houses she noticed a trend. Stuffed teddy bears seemed to have invaded the town, with the majority of the abandoned homes having the now frozen bears sitting eerily on porches. The bears looked as if they were all watching her as she moved through the village, or at the very least guarding the homes they were posted in front of. Curiosity getting the better of her, Tsukiko walked silently up to one of the homes to get a closer look at one of the bears. Bringing her hand up to ski goggles, she pressed the button that activated the substance locator vision and began scanning the bear visually. She wanted to grab the bear to get a better look, but something told her to leave it be and to only touch with her eyes....



Substance Locator Vision
Rank: "A"
Type: Secondary, 0 per Slot, Gadget, Surveillance, Vision
Effect: A vision relay that picks up a number of substances for tracking relaying them in a visual form.
Special: ---
Drawback: Only able to see certain types of substances.
Description: Some call this vision "Detective Mode" as it enables the user to find certain kinds of substances. This is used to track people down if needed. The kinds of substances it may locate are Alcohol residue, Tobacco residue, Blood residue, and specialized dye made for the Substance Locator Vision. Locator may be followed within the distance of a Board, such as a City within the time period of 1 week after Substance has been dropped.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Gadget Shop.
Cost: 9,000 Ryo Each

[Dealer's Button]

As the girl continued to explore the corpse of an once thriving fishing port, the snow gently fell upon the soil. Indeed, the silence lingered as the broken windows of abandoned homes displayed discarded chicken bones from decade old meals. The plates and cups remained as if it was awaiting for the family to return back to their meal. It was as if time itself frozen on the fateful day which brought the town to its downfall.

When the shinobi used her devise to gaze upon the frozen bears, an message would appear. "behind the gluttonous veil in death's home" the once blood written message would say.If she peeked into a couple of the buildings upon a few select walls were emblems which appeared to be two snakes swallowing each other. Also if she explored a little in the living room she would notice an relatively new record player.

[Spirit™]

Scanning the bears with her ski goggles, the tech began to pick up traces of a liquid frozen on their weathered fur. Giving the tech a few seconds to sort things out, Tsukiko sighed lightly as she glanced over the creepy bear. Maybe the bears killed everyone... She thought it was almost funny, but would be largely ironic if it turned out to be true. The goggles gave off a barely audible beep, alerting Tsu to it's completed scan.

Words slowly appeared, highlighted by the goggles in bright neon yellow tones.
"Behind the gluttonous veil in death's home"
What does that mean? She thought to herself, while checking the makeup of the frozen liquid on the bear. Of course. It was blood, although who the blood belonged to was a mystery to her. Mulling over her options for a few brief moments, Tsukiko took a quick glance around to make sure everything was still in order while she had diverted her attention. Satisfied everything was still the same, she decided to enter the dark and cold house and take a look around. Maybe this is death's home?

She opened the front door, wincing at the loud whine of the iced over hinges. Instinctively, her hands reached for the kunai hidden in the folds of her cloak. She clutched hold of one with her left hand, her tight grip on the weapon a slight comfort in the darkness of the house. A nagging voice in the back of her head told her to find some source of light, a lamp, a candle or something, but she gave herself over logic. And logic dictated any source of light would give her position away and leave her vulnerable. So instead she moved smoothly through the darkness, covering the corners of each room as she entered them. She picked her way around the areas she thought someone could hide and potentially surprise her.

Eventually, when she knew she was alone in the house she began scanning each room with the substance locator vision in her ski goggles. In one of the bedrooms she noticed an emblem on the wall depicting two black snakes devouring each other. It seemed rather odd and out of place when she looked upon it, but she filed the emblem away in the back of her mind and continued her search of the house. Making her way back to the living room, she took a few moments to look around for anything unusual.

She was about to walk out of the room and run a check on the next house when something caught her eye in the dim interior. A record player sat on a wooden table almost directly in the far corner away from her, and on top of it was a record player. By today's standards, record players were fairly old but this one looked noticeably new, and unlike the rest of the furnishings of the room which were covered in varying layers of dust, grime and ice, the record player was clean as a whistle. If whistles are clean. Tsu thought to herself. Glancing around the room, she noticed the same two snaked emblem on the wall over the record player.

Tsu walked over to the player. There were a few buttons on it's face. Curiosity trumped logic, and Tsu took a knee, bringing herself to eye level with the buttons. Clearly, there was something off with this record player being here. Seeing the play button looming before her, Tsu pressed it with a faint click. She hoped if it played it wouldn't be loud, but at this point she needed some solid clues or she'd be stuck searching this creepy ass town forever.

[Dealer's Button]

The stars above slowly began to appear as the atmosphere dropped even more into its arctic bliss. Gently the shinobi's breath would turn to vapor as she searched throughout the forgotten town. Her eyes would heed to the words of the mysteriously forgotten teddy bears as they remain silent in their frozen stasis. As she entered each one the same ordinary yet eerie scenery of an neatly laid out table as if awaiting for kids and husbands to return home. Upon each chair strapped upon the back were neat arctic fox fur expertly skinned in loving care. When she located the mysterious insignia an loud creak would echo throughout the house. Then suddenly it went deathly silent as if awaiting for the girl to perform the next move.

If she decided to see the back of any of the insignias there was an mysterious powder. The power unknown yet it seemed an very necessary tool for the owners of the past household. Although when she inspected the new yet rustic record player she unknowing triggered the attention of damned souls of the forsaken. An scratchy beginning at first an eerie song would begin to play.

Song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSXiLVsq0cI

Outside in the back near an unmarked grave brandished with frozen blood and fox bones, an spirit began to crack from the earth. Her white lifeless eyes gazed upon the bright moon as the song spoke throughout her forsaken soul. The only memories was upon the night she danced inside the bright flame hand to hand with her children as they all burned to gruesome glory. Slithering from her grave she glanced at the open window seeing the shinobi before swapping her spectra hand against the glass. Echoing an mournful moan of sadness and suicidal happiness it waltz over to the middle of the village. Her eyes never leaving her old home as she began to prance and dance around in an circular fashion. A few moments later her dance ended as her gaze remained deathly at the shinobi inside her old home.

Without any warning her eyes turned an slight red as her mouth hung agape as she surged onward. Around this time an loud click echoed from the record player as an small note could be seen hanging from underneath the record. Maybe this note could explain the purpose of the white powder that hidden behind the insignia, however, the shinobi had to decide the action quickly.

Note

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Dear Snow Mother

Mommy returned somewhat as all she ever does is willow in pain. She keeps speaking of moving shadows. Also mommy and daddy keeps arguing about an certain song. My dad says mommy is crazy but I continue to hear the song without it playing and seeing moving shadows. They keep telling me to walk to the flame with mommy. My body is begging to hurt yet the shadows keep telling me it will be alright..............

....snow mother...the shadows is telling me weird whispers..my head hurts..the song is still playing...mommy is looking weird...I am the shadows. Mommy is screaming at me. I hope daddy dont be made that i spelled the powder infront of the door before i closed it.

[Spirit™]

The record player responded to Tsu's curiosity. A loud song began to blare throughout the darkened house, it's upbeat yet dark tones adding another layer of creepiness to the abandoned home. Tsu continued to look around the room, her attention mainly focused on the insignia on the wall. Tsu could tell the insignia was important somehow, and yet she couldn't seem to figure out how. Taking a risk, she ran her fingers over the insignia, feeling its raised surface under her skin.

Cocking her head slightly to the side with curiosity, Tsu felt for the edges of the insignia in an attempt to take it off the wall. With a slight tug that took less effort than she had planned for, Tsu separated the Insignia from the wall and felt what seemed to be a silken dust on it's back side. Looking down on her fingers she noticed there was a faint layer of white dust or powder on them. Bringing her fingers to her nose, she lightly sniffed the white powder to see if there was any clue to what was in the powder. She thought she smelled something familiar, but unable to place the scent, she took the insignia and placed in a pocket within the deep folds of her cloak.

Abruptly, the music stopped playing.

A loud click echoed in the room, bringing Tsukiko's attention back to the record player. Walking over to the record player, Tsu noticed something was sticking out from under the record. Paper? Tsu took the paper from the record player and unfolded it, finding a note scribbled on it. Reading it in a few moments, she took a second to gather her thoughts. She knew there was some kind of sickness spreading through the sea side village, and this letter definitely confirmed it. The note was written by a child, and by the sound of it, was mostly likely sick and hallucinating.

Even though this was likely no more than the babble of a sick child, with the odd teddy bears, weird insignias littered around the house and overall abandoned nature of the village, there was a chance something else entirely was going on. I'll just have to keep an open mind then. Satisfied with her search of the house, Tsukiko moved towards the door. It was time to go.

[Dealer's Button]

As the music played the spirit lingered in the main courtyeard. Her moans of sadness lingered in the arctic night as her spectral visage drifted slightly above the frozen soil. Her will lounged to be back to her home back to the place her deranged mind desired to hear the eerie music. Although as she drifted closer her spectral eyes noticed someone in her old home. This person was not her daughter or her lover. Silently gazing at the shinobi from in front of an frozen over fountain her mouth slowly opened unnatural before unleashing an deathly scream of agony 15 meters away.

If the shinobi failed the will check she would be frightened greatly effecting her ability to react. Without wasting anymore time the spirit charged onward quickly advancing 8 meters. The area around her eyes remained deathly black as if there was only the abyss inside her deranged soul. If she remembered the note there was an way to protect herself. If not she would have to find an way to harm incorperal beings.

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Spirit
B rank tai master
treat it as an regular spirit creature

[Spirit™]

Tsukiko strode out the front doors of the house, with the weight of the coastal village seemingly fitted firmly upon her shoulders. Everyone is gone. She thought. The men, the women... even the children. She shook her head in disapproval, hoping there was still a chance to save the children. Even as she wished for a positive outcome, the harsh reality of what had most likely happened snuffed out the small ray of light in her mind.

The task at hand seemed much more grim and without purpose for the moment she stood on the porch. Instead of relinquishing all hope, she found herself refocused and vowing revenge against anyone that would destroy families. The sound of movement halted Tsukiko's thoughts. She gazed towards the source of the movement and was surprised to see a woman standing near a frozen fountain not too far from where Tsu stood. Tsukiko's first impulse was to ask the woman some questions, but she instantly grew suspicious when she gaze the woman a visual once over. She was dirty, her clothes tattered and imbued with dirt. Her eyes were pure darkness, and just the split second of looking at them was enough to raise the hairs on the back of her neck.

Tsu was about to ask the woman her name, most certainly from a distance but the thought was cut off by a high pitched scream unleashed in her direction from the woman. If Tsukiko was unaffected by the scream of the woman, she would hold her position. Focusing her chakra, Tsukiko would create a clone seal, crossing the index and middle fingers on both hands. Channeling her chakra into the space directly next to herself in order to create an identical clone. The clone came into being as the woman charged forward, and Tsukiko would immediately send the clone to meet the woman with a kunai in each hand. Not taking any chances, the clone would attempt to disable the woman if possible, as she leaped into the air of the woman, launching her kunai at the back of each knee.

In the meantime, the original Tsu started going through the various things she had discovered in the home... What is going on here? The record, the insignia... the note! She went over what she had read on the note. Why would the mother be mad at her daughter for spilling powder? The white powder on the back of the insignia also stuck out in her mind. Allowing her clone to handle the woman for now, she would begin searching the doorway to the house for any excess of powder that might remain.

If affected negatively by the screams of the woman, Tsukiko would stumble backwards, her back hitting the front of the home. Panic would set in as she would see the woman begin to charge towards her. Shaking her head as if to clear her senses, Tsukiko's trembling hands would reach into her robes to pull out a kunai in defense. In the process, the powder covered insignia would fall from her robes onto the floor of the porch several inches in front of her.
"Stay back!" She would yell at the the woman, losing her concern for stealth as she became ultimately focused on survival.



Kage Bunshin no Jutsu (Shadow Clone Technique)
Rank: "B"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: This technique creates clones of the user. However, these clones are actual copies, not illusions.
Special: "Clone Seal"
Drawback: The user's chakra is evenly distributed among every clone, giving each clone an equal fraction of the user's overall power.
Description: The clones are capable of performing techniques on their own and can even bleed, but will usually disperse after 1 or 2 solid blows. They can also disperse on their own. The clones will be created in roughly the same condition as the original. Shadow clones cannot be distinguished from the actual person even by the Byakugan because the clones have the exact same amount of chakra and aren't made from any other substance. A characteristic that is unique to the Shadow Clone Technique is that any experience the clones gain during their existence is transferred to the user once they are dispersed. This makes the technique ideal for spying, since the user can simply send a clone to spy on a target, then have the clone disperse itself without returning to pass the information back to the user. (Cannot gain extra training points through training with Shadow clone.) User is able to make up to 5 clones at a time. Takes the amount of time to perform a "B" Rank Jutsu. Shadow Clones may travel between different threads within the same board.
Limit: Universal NinJutsu Technique. Must be Chūnin or gain Village Scroll.

[Dealer's Button]

As the horor scene took place subtle shadows shifted along the outskirts of the abandoned town. Their hoods black as the abyss as they slithered towards the charred and weathered church. One of the hooded figures briefly halted as his faceless demeanor glanced at the house as the specter approached the old home. Without wasting any more time the mysterious figure rejoined with his brotheren as they silently entered the abandoned church. However their footsteps were silent as the arctic stars most likely not being able to be picked up from the shinobi. If the girl was able to detect them while still dealing with the specter she would briefly be able to notice the single entity that briefly observed the scene before vanishing with the others.

The whole house seemed to drenched with despair as the weathered victim swiftly approached. She quickly glided 10 meters as her mouth remained opened as her empty eye sockets gazed deeply into the girl's own soul. However, the situation presented the chance to spill the powder from accident or tactical prowess the result would be the same. "death" the spirit whispered until she screamed "DEATH" in hellish horror as she quickly approached to the doorway. Once her body crossed over the powder she would echo out an heart wrenching screech as she backed away unable to pass due to the holy substance. It would attempt yet again for only to hurt like before. Silently it covered its face with is spectral hands before slowly sinking back into the tainted frozen soil of the town while echoing bone chilling cries of despair.

With the specter gone the house lightened slightly yet the abandoned dinner and eerie calmness of the environment still lingered. However, if she took an second to glance at a couple of the house photos she would be given an chance to find another tool that could be useful later one. Indeed looking through the pictures she would be given an chance to observe 2 family photos each containing the son,father, and mother. However an observation check could reveal much more before the specter could possibly appear again to attack the intruder. From there she would be able to leave the house to search the port town some more.

Around this time the old cracked and frozen bell of the hauntingly large church rung in the arctic night. As the bell rang wisps of spectral smoke could be seen in numerous buildings as if it was calling the dead to return. Knowing from the last encounter with the dead it would be in her best interest to leave the town or find an building that was lacking spectral possession. Glancing around the shinobi would be able to see the weathered and charred church.

will she enter the building or leave the town?

[Spirit™]

Having lost the mental battle against her most primal fears of the supernatural, Tsukiko was shocked to find the woman thrown back by a seemingly invisible barrier.
"Death!" She screamed, charging forward into the invisible barrier once more. Tsu looked down at the powder covered insignia, realizing the real reason behind her last second savior. The powder! She climbed back to her feet quickly, taking several deep breaths to calm her nerves as she held onto her kunai tightly.

Moving to pick up the insignia, Tsukiko noticed a brief moment of movement at a moderate distance from herself. Her genetic disposition offered the use of a powerful eyes; eyes which could see things from a great distance, details others might miss. In that moment, Tsu noticed a hooded figure moving to a church on the edge of the coastal village. Giving another second's notice to the figure, she could see other hooded figures entering the church. Living people? Tsu asked herself, her curiosity absolute.

Bringing her attention back to the problem at hand, she could see the woman had given up on her frontal attack, choosing to instead cower and cry, as is she were in some kind of emotional pain. Scooping up the insignia, Tsukiko also noticed the house seemed a small bit brighter than before. Backing away from the woman slowly, Tsu decided to go through the house and exit it from a rear door or window.Whatever gets me away... Tsu walked through the home, trying to stay silent so as not to disturb the ghostly woman, but also to keep her eyes pointed in her general direction.

In doing so, Tsu bumped into a table, knocking a picture frame down. The frame fell to the floor, but Tsu caught it before it could hit the ground and make a loud disturbance. Moving to set the frame back on the table, the pictures grabbed her attention. The table contained several picture frames on it, each with pictures of the family in them. Tsu stopped to look them over. The family were in different stages of happiness, one taken in front of a roaring fireplace, their wide smiles a huge contrast to the state of the town. Another showed them celebrating some kind of holiday in a theater or something close to it, wearing expensive clothing with a large group of people. Her thoughts traveled to the church on the edge of town. Religious maybe? (observation check)

Tsu set the pictures back down on the table and began to climb out of a back window. Just as her feet quietly hit the frozen dirt outside, the dull reverberations of the large and frozen church bell rung through the small village. As it rung again, Tsu could see small wisps of glowing smoke with a bluish hue, rising from the various houses in the village. Having seen the woman who had shrieked and attacked her earlier, Tsu figured it would be a good indicator of what she had to look forward to in regards to the glowing smoke.

Weighing her options, Tsu knew she could leave now and certainly survive; however, she would surely regret having never solved the mystery surrounding this village. Knowing she had to move quickly if she was gonna complete the mission AND survive, her mind ran through the possible places she could use as a safe haven. The hooded figures going into the church jumped to the forefront of her mind, and without a second thought, Tsu started running towards the church as the bell continued to toll. Upon reaching the church, Tsu would attempt to open the door as quietly as possible and rush inside to the possible safety within.



wow, i need to work on my observation!

Observation x1 8/125
Rank: "E"
Skill: Skill
Effect: This skill focuses certain powers of observation - sight, smell, hearing, and touch.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Can be learned by an Animal. A failed check indicates that the character is oblivious until the thing is pointed out to him. This skill is important for ferreting out advancing enemies or ambushes, generally real-time events and actions occurring, versus scrutiny, which covers static objects or areas. A Game Master may roll an Observation skill check for a Character any time there is an NPC, monster, event or happening that a character might notice, even if he did not specifically state that he is monitoring his surroundings. Characters are capable of noticing any event within their perception. Observation reveals only facts, not motivation. If user has 25 or more Ranks in Evidence Analysis user gains a Synergy Bonus +10 to Observation. Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

[Dealer's Button]

The silent stars above twinkled as the haunting church bell rung throughout the damned town. As the shinobi looked onward towards the shadowy mob driften through the eerie atmosphere her eyes would catch an glimbs of something metalic hanging from one of their robes. Although her view was slightly distracted from the agony emmiting from the specter as she failed to kill the invader in her old home. Swiftly the shinobi ventured onward her eyes catching the glimps of the developing spectral auras that leaking from the numerious ghastly decorated homes. If she listened clostly the shinobi could hear "who is real" being whispered from the homes as if forewarning the girl of events yet to come. Howver the whispers would quickly be drowned out by the swinging of wooden doors as the arctic wind seem to have picked up addding an chill to the eerie spectral scene.

Once the girl reached the church if she closely glanced at the iron door handle she could identify an religious symbol she have seen somewhere prior to the mission. However, the exact question was where she have scene it and with whom was with her, so many questions that would be explored after the mission. Although as she attempted to grasp upon the door handle to enter, an sharp stinging pain would erupt from her hand. If she calmly pulled back she would be able to tell her hand was bleeding from fresh puncture wounds. A further investigation would reveal that there was an crude make shift barbed wire wrapped around the handles of the front door. The door was not locked yet what was the reasoning to rig the door to have it shed blood so easily. Another question that could not be pondered without wasting valuable time. If she decided to ignore the pain and shed more blood she would be able to enter the church. If not there was an window connect to an storage room that was not locked.

Whatever path chosen she would be introduced to the same eerie sight. In the main sanctum of the church an large circle consisting 8 cloaked figures bowed while chanting an foreign demonic language. Although what they surrounded was disturbing to say the least. Indeed, mutilated and stitched together was numerous skeletons forming an prism star a 3 aware of the door opening. They stood 15 meters away what will you do now?