Jari, the Sword of Peace [Chronicles of a Thousands Fists]

[JerryMcJerrison]

Name: Jari, the Sword of Peace


Concept: Non-lethal Even Blade user


Motivation: Find the person(?) who slaughtered Zu Rat Te's former dojo


Caste: Zenith


Anima: White Lion


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Attributes


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[ ] Strength-------[X][X][ ][ ][ ]


[ ] Dexterity-------[X][X][X][X][X]


[ ] Stamina -------[X][X][X][X][ ]


[ ] Charisma-------[X][X][X][ ][ ]


[ ] Manipulation----[X][ ][ ][ ][ ]


[ ] Appearance-----[X][X][X][ ][ ]


[ ] Perception------[X][X][X][ ][ ]


[ ] Intelligence-----[X][X][ ][ ][ ]


[ ] Wits------------[X][X][X][X][ ]


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Abilities


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DAWN


[ ] Archery--------[ ][ ][ ][ ][ ]


[X] Martial Arts----[X][X][X][X][X] -2BP


[X] Melee----------[X][X][X][ ][ ]


[ ] Thrown--------[ ][ ][ ][ ][ ]


[ ] War-----------[ ][ ][ ][ ][ ]


ZENITH


[X] Integrity------[X][X][ ][ ][ ]


[X] Performance---[X][X][X][ ][ ]


[X] Presence------[ ][ ][ ][ ][ ]


[X] Resistance----[X][X][X][ ][ ]


[X] Survival-------[X][ ][ ][ ][ ]


TWILIGHT


[ ] Craft----------[ ][ ][ ][ ][ ]


[ ] Investigation--[ ][ ][ ][ ][ ]


[ ] Lore----------[X][ ][ ][ ][ ]


[X] Medicine------[X][ ][ ][ ][ ]


[ ] Occult--------[ ][ ][ ][ ][ ]


NIGHT


[X] Athletics------[X][X][X][ ][ ]


[ ] Awareness----[X][X][X][ ][ ]


[X] Dodge--------[X][X][X][X][ ] -1BP


[ ] Larceny-------[ ][ ][ ][ ][ ]


[ ] Stealth--------[X][ ][ ][ ][ ]


ECLIPSE


[ ] Bureaucracy---[ ][ ][ ][ ][ ]


[ ] Linguistics-----[X][ ][ ][ ][ ]


[ ] Ride-----------[ ][ ][ ][ ][ ]


[ ] Sail-----------[ ][ ][ ][ ][ ]


[ ] Socialize------[ ][ ][ ][ ][ ]


SPECIALTIES


[X] Performance: Talking down aggressors [X] -1BP


[X] Dodge: Not fighting back [X]


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Backgrounds


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Hearthstone Bracers-[X][X][ ][ ][ ]


Master---------------[X][X][X][ ][ ] -1BP


Stone of Passion----[X][ ][[ ][ ][ ]


Resources-----------[X][X][ ][ ][ ]


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Charms


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Name Cost Page


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1. Ox Body x3


2. Respect Commanding Attitude


3. Shadow Over Water


4. Seven Shadow Evasion (Conviction Flaw)


5. Death Between Heartbeats


6. Close Your Eyes and Look


7. Breath and Essence Control


8. Even Blade Form


9. Fiery Garda Force Blow -4BP


10.


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Equipment


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Perfect Stick


Speed 4 Acc +2 Dam +4B (+2B Bracers) +2 Def Rate 3


Exceptional Buff Jacket


+4L/5B Fatigue -2


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Willpower


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[X] [X] [X] [X] [X] [X] [X] [X] [ ] [ ]


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Virtues -6BP


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Compassion Conviction


[X][X][X][X][ ] [X][ ][ ][ ][ ]


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Temperance Valor


[X][X][ ][ ][ ] [X][X][X][X][ ]


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Dodge DP 14


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Parry DP 12


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Dodge MDP 12


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Parry MDP 8


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Soak


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B 9 L 8 A 0


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Health


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~0 [ ]


~1 [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]


~2 [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]


~4 [ ]


Incapacitated [ ]


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Essence


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[X] [X] [ ] [ ] [ ]


Personal __14|__14


Peripheral __29|__33


Committed _______4


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Limit Break


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[ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]


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Virtue Flaw


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Heart of Tears (Compassion)


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Intimacies


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Killing [Hate]


Bloodshed [Hate]


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[JerryMcJerrison]

Background Story!


Jari began his ascent up the stone steps. They were obviously ancient, but seemed well maintained. Probably a job for new students. With any luck, it would soon be a job for him.


Jari's father was a junior sifu at Master Zu Rat Te's dojo, so there was a chance he'd be accepted. Especially if the rumors of the master's disappearance were true. Then his juniors would be left in charge, and surely a dojo that has lost it's master would be happy to accept any students it could get. But most applicants weren't Chosen of the Sun.


He stopped, remembered to hide his golden bracers in some bushes well away from the base of the steps.


A Solar would be immediately turned away, and more likely killed on sight. His Exaltation may have made him stronger, but he was still untrained. What martial skill he had came from the fractured visions of his past lives, but mostly those were dominated by the horrible deeds of the late First Age. Jari was certain that the Unconquered Sun had made sure these would stick out the most, to ensure that Jari would act to redeem his name of them.


A piece of rock broke loose from one of the steps, nearly tripping Jari. Perhaps not so well maintained then. The steps seemed to go for a mile.


Jari mulled over what he wanted to say to his father again. He couldn't lie to the man. Hiding his nature from complete strangers would be hard enough. Jari had absolutely no talent for lying. With any luck, he would get to the top of the steps before morning, and be able to talk to his father before the rest of the dojo awoke. Perhaps Jari would be able to dull the blow of simultaneously losing his wife and finding out his son became one of the Blasphemous with drowsiness. Jari grinned. As if that would really help. It certainly hadn't helped him any. A tiny part of mind told him that his father could respond with compassion, leave with Jari to pay respects to his wife, and help Jari hide his identity from the dojo while he learned. But Jari was a dreamer, not an optimist. He'd settle for the opportunity to appeal to his father.


Ah, finally, Jari could see the end of the steps. About time. He had been starting to think he was having some sort of weird dream, trudging up a set of stairs until morning.


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Zu Rat Te's dojo was centered in the middle of a large meadow in a deep forest, far out of the way of unworthy students. A black figure stood in its doorway, outlined by a flickering orange glow. It seemed to survey it's surroundings for a moment, while a cloud removed itself from the moon's face. In that brief moment, Jari only caught a glimpse of a mask's wicked blue and yellow eyes. Then the figure was gone, as if it had never existed. Jari dropped his pack. Something bad had just happened. Something horrible, and he was too late to stop it, again. He ran for the door, trying not to remember how his mother had lain on the ground, surrounded by a pool of blood.


Jari looked around at the horror that awaited him, and immediately fell to all fours and vomited, unable to control himself. It must have been everyone who trained at the dojo. All dead, obviously slain by the mysterious man Jari saw. A quickly dying fire sat in the middle of the room, mercifully letting darkness cover the room. But as soon as the fire's last ember had given up, Jari lit the room himself, filled the room with the light of his caste mark. If this was what Fate had in store for him, then so be it. He would endure, so that he might be able to prevent such tragedies in the future. Eyes clouded with tears, he carried out his responsibilities as a Zenith, putting the souls of the murdered to peace.


Jari stopped when he came to the body of his father. Around his arm was a black bandanna. It had been tied on top of the blood that had spilled down his arm. Without thinking, Jari removed it and tied it around his own arm. Then he touched his finger to his father's forehead.


"I will return this for you."


As the smoke drifted towards Heaven, the sun rose, pouring it's light through the dojo's entrance.

 

[cyl]

Well, basically once we're good with your master, we can start anytime