Prologue - Violet Arrow [Heaven's Descent into Darkness]

Preus Kai

Preus Kai

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To: Violet Arrow


From: Office of Wayang, Division of Endings, Sub-Directorate of Martyred Children


You are directed to slay the unborn child of Ragara Utada, a Water-Aspect member of the Greater Chamber (See Case Number 9382-L-383-9286)


22 Descending Fire, Imperial City. Senator Ragara Utada is a powerful and influential member of the Greater Chamber of the Deliberative. Her unborn child poses a monumental risk to the security of Creation if it reaches maturity and Exalts. The senator has taken a leave of absence from the Deliberative to prepare for the birth of her first child. Her husband is currently in the Northern Threshold away on Imperial business, so she has traveled to their palatial summer home under heavy guard where she plans to give birth to her daughter, which the Loom foretells will occur on the first day of Calibration.


Estimated probability of hidden Realm presence: 71.09%
 
Violet Arrow groans as she reads through the orders. An unborn child. There's possible drama but this is definitely going to be hard. At the very least it won't be hard to find the Utada. Six days to kill the baby. The Chosen of Endings fiddles with her amulet, changing from a simple nightgown to her usual attire. The amulet's created clothing, though convenient, always leaves her feeling vulnerable. That is why she still goes with silken armor. Within a minute she's ready to go.


She drops a quarter yen in the pan as she returns the key to her room. Considering how she slept soundly and how soft the beds were, she donates an extra quarter. Good service is hard to find. Violet Arrow gives the innkeeper a farewell wave as she steps outside. Immediately she heads to the stables to hire a horse.


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OOC: Would Tears of the Blade (Page 206) be able to kill the child? Also, should I roll for any resplendent destinies now?
 
<<If you could get close enough, yeah, Tears of the Blade would be viable. If you want to craft a Resplendent Destiny then you can Petition the Pattern Spiders: Wits + Linguistics or Craft (Air) (your choice), diff 2, dramatic action (15 minutes), Resources 2 >>
 
<<Alright. It'll be a destiny she's prepared previously so time shouldn't be an issue. In fact, I'll make two destinies now. One as a disguise and the other for resplendencies.


The Quiver (Wood Aspect DB identity)


Violet Arrow rolls 5 dice to Petition (Diff 2) 1,9,10,9,7 (4 successes)


Violet Arrow rolls 10 dice to Extended Prayer (Diff 6) 2,3,2,7,4, 4,3,2,3,8 (failure)


Ouch.


The Sword (For resplendencies)


Violet Arrow rolls 5 dice to Petition (Diff 2) 7,4,4,3,5 (failure)


Violet Arrow rolls 10 dice to Extended Prayer (Diff 6) 7,5,7,5,10, 2,5,8,9,2 (1 success)


Violet Arrow rolls 6 dice to Effect 2,3,1,9,9, 1 (2 successes)


Damn it, that's only enough for scope. I forgot how hard these rolls could be.>>
 
Violet Arrow rides for the Ragara Utada's summer home. When she does finally arrive, she stops a kilometer out and hides her horse to continue on foot. It would be best if she could get in without attracting any attention.
 
The grand summer villa is well within view from Violet Arrow's position as she dismounts her horse and leads it to a creek that is sheltered by overhanging willow trees. The structure is two-stories tall, crafted of local stone and black jade, it's architecture based heavily upon Shogunate-era design. Making her way closer to the compound, Violet Arrow notices a contingent of armed soldiers bearing the seal of House Ragara on their lamellar armor. Two groups of four soldiers made their rounds, each squad containing two pikemen and two archers. The sun begins to set as Violet Arrow stalks about the perimeter of the grounds.


<<Dexterity + Stealth to sneak past the patrols into the villa or Perception + War to gather tactical information about the squad's movements, or any other roll you think is valid>>
 
Violet Arrow remains hidden as best she can as she gets closer to the villa. Ideally, she wants to get inside, kill Utada's unborn child, and get out before there are any alerts. Of course, it wouldn't be dramatic unless one of the servants caught her in the act or she pushed the pregnant exalt off a high location or something. She'll be more capable of timing her assassination if she were aware of an impending threat. Shaking these thoughts for a moment, she creeps between the trees to close the distance so she can get a better look at the place.

Code: 
Activating Charm: Prior Warning (6m from Personal)
Violet Arrow rolls 8 dice to Stealth (Dex/Stealth) 8,8,10,2,6, 8,4,10   (7 successes)
-Getting past the guards
Violet Arrow rolls 6 dice to Looking for entry (Per/Awareness) 1,2,6,6,7, 9   (2 successes)
-Looking for a side-door, open window, or alternative entry
Violet Arrow rolls 5 dice to Discerning magic (used willpower)(Per/Occult) 8,6,9,1,9    (4 successes)
-Looking for any magical defenses/security systems on the exterior
 
Violet Arrow approaches the villa's grounds unnoticed. It was easy to pass by both of the patrols, and the servants that attended to the gardens and stables were oblivious to her presence. Circling the perimeter of the summer home she spots an unguarded side door that leads into the kitchen of the estate, as well as a large balcony on the second floor that overlooks a large lake some hundred feet away from the mansion.


<<Wits + Awareness, please>>
 
Violet Arrow is struck by an unwelcome feeling deep in her soul, her Prior Warning Charm revealing she has about 12 minutes of following her current course of action before danger befalls her. Both the kitchen side door and the balcony are free of servants and one of the patrols is on it's way back. Now is the perfect time to enter the summer villa without alerting anyone to her presence... but what does the future hold?


<<I'm totally ripping this off of cyl, but I like the idea. hammercro, if you could please put a layout of your current Player Character Condition Monitor (PCCM) with the following at the end of each action post :


Current status of your Essence pools


Current status of your Willpower pool


Current Soak / DV


Health Level Monitor.


I'll make a note of this format on the Heaven's Mandate thread for everyone else>>
 
Bad feelings. Well, I have twelve minutes to kill her then.


Knowing how high society thinks, her target's room is likely to be on the second floor. Essence flows through her and she launches herself into the air for the balcony.

Code: 
Activating charm: Forgotten Earth (1m from Personal): triple distance for a single jump. 15 yards.
In case some climbing is still needed: Violet Arrow rolls 7 dice to Climbing 4,3,10,5,2, 6,4 (2 successes)

Personal: 8/15     Spent: 6
Peripheral: 26/39  Spent: 0
Willpower: [x][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ]
        0:     [ ]
       -1:     [ ][ ]
       -2:     [ ][ ]
       -4:     [ ]
Incapacitated:  [ ]
 
Leaning her weight against the strands of Fate and easily launching herself onto the twenty-foot high balcony, Violet Arrow landed in the corner as not to attract the suspicion of anyone who might be behind the tinted glass of the sliding door on the balcony.


<<Perception + Awareness>>
 
Violet Arrow heard no sounds from inside the room, and sparing a glance through the darkened glass she spotted no movement. The room was large and spacious with a grand four-post bed that dominated most of the open space, and she could make out a still shape that rested under the sheets.
 
Violet Arrow tests the sliding door. She doesn't want to make any noise and wake the person sleeping within. If that's Utada, then this is much easier than she thought it would be.

Code: 
Violet Arrow rolls 8 dice to Open Door Stealthily 4,10,8,10,3, 7,10,10 (10 successes)
I really doubt I can fail this unless there's some magical security system.

She slides the door open inches at a time, trying her best to make as little noise as possible. With the door open. She draws her chopping sword in a reverse grip and pulls an arrow out of Elsewhere while she holds her bow in her left. She sneaks in and goes over to get a good look at the face of the person sleeping.

Code: 
Violet Arrow rolls 8 dice to Sneaking 3,10,4,8,1, 6,2,6 (3 successes)
Personal: 8/15     Spent: 7
Peripheral: 26/39  Spent: 0
Willpower: [x][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ][ ]
        0:     [ ]
       -1:     [ ][ ]
       -2:     [ ][ ]
       -4:     [ ]
Incapacitated:  [ ]
 
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