And So It Begins [Mission][T]

[Greed]

Name: Scouting I
Rank: D
IIC Length: 2
Difficulty: Moderate
Objective: Confirm the existence of the winged beast that terrorises the town
Description: The citizens of Glenfell insist that there is a fire-breathing monster that ravages their town, along with a hefty reward for anyone that can get rid of it. You, and a few others are interested, but must confirm its existence with your own eyes before making a decision.
Reward: 15,000 Ryo

Shades of orange slowly seeped into the blue sky, signalling the coming arrival of sunset. Diego stood in the middle of a cobblestone crossroad, surveying his surroundings. He had just left a decrepit tavern, only now noticing that the surrounding buildings were just as poorly financed.

North of the town, beyond the outskirts...

He repeated the words in his mind as he oriented himself north, immediately setting towards another road leading deeper into town. With every step the man took his leather combat boots gave out a dull thud. Diego adjusted the black belt that was wrapped around his equally dark jeans. His upper body was clad in an unusual combination of fishnet tanktop and a black leather jacket. His short dark hair had a streak of orange in it. In his pockets were 5 military ration pills and a plenty stone.

Diego grimaced and clenched his right fist, stifling the suffocating feeling in his chest. Eyes on the road, the man continued briskly walking towards his destination.

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Training:

Awareness
Rank: "E"
Skill: Skill Set/Suite
Effect: The acuity of the user's senses allows them to notice fine details, see danger coming, and tell when people are lying or otherwise behaving suspiciously.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Relevant Abilities: Perception. Skills in Skill Suite: Observation, and Sense Motive. Die Rolls: 1 Die Roll. Check Requirement: Game Master/Described. The acuity of the user's senses allows them to notice fine details, see danger coming, and tell when people are lying or otherwise behaving suspiciously. The functions of this skill is discern secret messages, get hunches, notice creatures and details, search locations, sense enchantments, and sense motives. The Skills associated with Awareness are Observation (Sophisticated Skill), and Sense Motive (Sophisticated Skill).
Limit: Must learn from Skills.

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[Valery]

Valery was not too far away from her acquaintances as they all went North they were bound to meet soon enough, she remembered that Cree had followed Yuu but she wasn't sure where Diogo and the cloaked one went off to, but she was sure that they were all close. The warrior kept her eyes peeled and alert for any signs of the dragon, it might be closer than they actually thought, the woman knew she had to be alert.

Valery's eyes turned to the ground once again, she saw tracks. She crouched down, the tracks were still clearly visible it was obvious that they were made not too long ago, maybe before she had entered the tavern or arrived in Glenfell. The girl made a mental note of everything she had discovered 'A group of 3 had traveled across this path not too long ago, their footprints seemed to be deeper into the ground than normal, maybe the things they were carrying weighed them down? The woman continued to think.

[Queen of Kamyuja]

Graffitied the sky was as rainbow-flame coloured upon the evening sky, the sunset came in its boldest blaze. The Kamyuja female stopped and she examined the sky quickly as though it very well may be the last time she saw one. Her sharp eyes then scanned the skies overhead looking, always, for that predator that seemed to prey on this village. Her ears were human keen, picking up on the end of the day’s activities. Bird song, the stirring of trees. The groaning crisp breeze. But what she was straining, for now, was the sound of wings, flight, or the sound of profound breathing, not human but something otherwise.

It was troublesome. Standing there, in the middle of the path as she was. Out in the open sort of like, bait. Was the beast huge or little? Does it have uncommon capacities? Would it be able to change its shading like the chameleon? There was very little data she could go on. Only that the location was north outside the town. She was strolling toward that path. Taking a chance with her very life strolling in the open and not in the shade. A sound of flight happened to one side and her muscles strained accordingly. Her head, turning toward that sound on reflex yet it was just birds. She was restless. She needed to relax.

She shook her hands, reflexing her fingers as immediately prior they were clenched into fists. Was she being ridiculous? Out in the open like this? She felt like a bait on a hook, an enticing treat and deep down she knew she had eyes on her. But were they human eyes or creature eyes? She didn't have a clue. With her strategy like this, hopefully, her new team would have her back as she would theirs. She returned to her patrol, moving toward the edges of this town. Her awareness searching as far as possible. How were the others doing? She considered. [Awareness]

[Night]

Some people took solace in the crimson and violet hues that spread across the horizon at sunset. Lior however, was unmoved by the view. It was a natural event that occurred on most days, weather permitting of course. Instead, Lior was lost in thought as he followed the others North.  

Where are the plans? Lior pondered silently, eyes narrowed. What are their abilities? And what roles would everyone fulfill? Lior was not the type fit for leadership... at least he had been told as much. Apparently, treating team mates and subordinates like "pawns" was frowned upon. But if they accomplish their role and the mission succeeds, then what is the problem? Truthfully, scouting the beast would probably be best before drawing up plans, but they would still need to have concrete roles assigned so that killing the beast could be a seamless experience. 

Having drawn out the line of questions which needed answers before action was taken, Lior began to pay an increasing amount of attention to his surroundings. Utilizing his sensitive nose, he would begin drawing air in through his nose in an attempt to catch the scent of anything out of place in the vicinity of himself and the other travelers. It took a little bit of focus, but Lior was used to multi tasking with his skills and mundane tasks like walking.   

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Technique Used:

Scent

Rank: "D", "C", "B", "A", "S"

Skill: TaiJutsu

Effect: This extraordinary special quality allows a creature to detect approaching enemies, sniff out hidden foes, and track by sense of smell.

Special: ---

Drawback: ---

Description: The creature can detect opponents within 10-meters by sense of smell. If the opponent is upwind, the range increases to 20-meters; if downwind, it drops to 5-meters. Strong scents, such as smoke or rotting garbage, can be detected at x2 the ranges noted above. Overpowering scents, such as skunk musk, can be detected at x3 normal range. When a creature detects a scent, the exact location of the source is not revealed—only its presence somewhere within range. The creature can take a movement to note the direction of the scent. Whenever the creature comes within 2-meters of the source, the creature pinpoints the source’s location. When finding Herbs and Animals (random), Scent may improve searching for them (must have Scent of object previously before searching). Learning "D" Rank allows the user to search for Common things, while "S" for Nearly Impossible. Each rank user learns increases chance of finding by 2% for the Rank of Herb, and increases per Rank thereafter. Example: At "S" Rank User gains 10% increase chance in finding Common Herbs and Animals but only 2% Increase for Nearly Impossible Herbs and Animals.

Limit: Must be an Animal, Fey, Monster, or Vermin. Innate Animal Jutsu.

[Mesaka Yuu]

[Continued from Here]

Animal Training (Specify)
Rank: "E"
Skill: Sophisticated Skill
Effect: User is trained at working with animals, and can teach them tricks, get them to follow the user's simple commands, or even domesticate them.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Relevant Abilities: Charisma Skill. Die Rolls: 5 Die Rolls.

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As I stepped out of the rustic tavern in to the crisp mountain air, I’d take a little glance around me, having been the first on out the door. Dusk was coming fast, burning the sky to violet cinder, and heralding the arrival of the shroud of twilight. I can be poetic when I want. But for me, I placed my eyes swiftly on the surrounding forest as I stood in what could only be a main road. The others soon piled out after me and then went through their various facial and body plays before getting a move on as well, all of us headed toward the mountain and to line our pockets with Ryo. While we walked, I figured it was time to signal out ot Sekizen, the ever not listening, so I gave a whistle into the dark.

The whistle was the signal for the beast to come bounding out of the darkness and up to us, although I was not in command of Sekizen, he was more like a partner on the road to find the same person I was looking for. There was nothing moving in the darkness though as we walked, not even the glint of enormous eyes peering out, that damned dog. Glaring into the woods, I would let out another sharp whistle, index and thumb to my lips, nice and high pitched to signal that that big idiot should come over finally. What the hell is he doing?

[Sekizen, the Worg]

Somewhere to the east of town was Sekizen, enjoying a nice meal of deer when a shrill and frankly annoying whistle came out of the darkness. It was the signal to come over, but why should he? There were better things going on right here, like a good hunk of meat to chew on. Why should he bother? “Heh. That idiot really thinks I’ll listen to him? I’ll go when I feel like it,” the Huge Worg spoke to the dead deer, whose lifeless eyes just stared back at him. Another shrill whistle pierced the darkness a bit later just as he was about to finish his meal and he signed, finishing the food, and the performing the equivalent of dragging his feet as he padded through the dark forward on a path that would eventually intersect with Yuu. Fucking annoying.

[Back to Yuu]

I was about to whistle again, but finally I saw the movement in the forest, for my benefit of course, so that I would shut the hell up. Took long enough. “Hey, don’t be alarmed in a bit by the big wolf that will appear…eventually. He’s with me. So don’t attack him.” I had said it loud enough that I knew Sekizen had heard it as well, then kept it moving out toward the mountain.

[Greed]

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Diego's pace slowed, instinctively his head swivelled side to side in alert. Catching no glimpse of the creature, he turned back to the man called Yuu and called out.

"It better be tame. I'm not pulling my punches if it mistakes my leg for dog food."

Once again he would look over his shoulder. Diego wasn't a fan of wild animals. In fact he wasn't a fan of animals in general. They were unpredictable and couldn't be reasoned with in the ways he was used to. The man sped up his pace, hoping to match Yuu's as they briskly walked down the street of the small town.

"Didn't take you for an animal trainer, but if your wolf can help us in any way I'm all for it."

[Valery]

Tracking
Rank: "D"
Skill: Sophisticated Skill
Effect: User excels at following trails and tracks left by others.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Relevant Abilities: Perception Skill. Die Rolls: 5 Die Rolls. Check Requirement: Described. Characters use this skill to follow the trail of animals and other persons. Simply put, a successful Tracking check means the character found a trail, while failure means they did not. If the character fails this initial skill check, they can attempt another Tracking check - provided that they spend at least 30 minutes attempting to pick up the trail again. If the user fails this second check, the user simply cannot find that particular trail. After finding a trail, further checks may be necessary depending on the situation. Darkness, falling rain/snow, a dust storm, moving from one terrain to another (such as from sand to rock), one trail splitting into two or crossing water are examples why a character might need another Tracking check. Some practical applications of Tracking follow:
Limit: Must learn from Skills.

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Still uncertain of where the group could be, she had a feeling she would find them later down the path. Valery continued her journey, being the last one out of the door she would probably be behind the rest of the group. A couple of meters ahead she heard a whistle, it was probably one of her companions. While walking these would be one of the moments when she would begin to think.

Many things surfaced in her mind; "Their success rate, whether or not they could work as a team, the exact shape and size of this mythical fire breathing creature' It came to be quite obvious that they all didn't work for the same purpose. Valery worked for a noble cause, the free the people of Glenfell from their troubles, unlike most of the others who probably worked for money and glory, you could see the look of disgust on her face.

She blinked once and looked up ahead, her hand on her eyebrows to block the sun. "The cloaked one, Lior" she muttered, as she got a glimpse of him.

[Queen of Kamyuja]

This was not working out. Her strategy taking too long and her mood disintegrating with each step. True she had to declare that she hadn’t reached the borders of the village, but this path to the north of the area, she thought something would have happened by now. Her observations were continuous, yet there was nothing to suggest something big or small that could cause harm to this rural area. She doesn’t sense any dragon, any flying creature besides the birds. [awareness]

In fact, there wasn’t much to consider at this point in time. Any given technique she has in her arsenal she was already testing one way or another. Awareness covers a lot of ground, and she simply wasn’t picking up anything unusual. It was too early. Perhaps the dragon is asleep? The sunset phrase was currently happening. Just then she heard Diego mutter something and she found her teeth clenching. It was just a whisper to her as he was far from her and so the sound of his voice wasn’t clear. But she heard enough to know he was complaining about something. She really didn’t like him. The arrogant piece of shit.

She rolled her eyes and looked heavenward. This was not going to be fun as the misery was already happening...

[Queen of Kamyuja]

Exit due to not going anywhere.