Rokugan In the Shadows - Islands of the Mantis

[Doxkid]

Yhrashnal

The monk finds the mad ravings of the old dog only slightly distracts him from fighting the churning of the waves and analyzing the sting of ocean against his fresh injury. Pain offers Yhrashnal quite a bit of strange information about his own body that he would not have considered under normal conditions, and this drives him to consider more about the world around him; the ocean is, apparently, teaming with lesser life that is now making a vain attempt at gaining a foothold within him.

It interesting that this endless stream of lesser life force would dare try to match the primacy of his boundless potential, that it would struggle against him in such an ugly way, that it would fail and only manage to clot his wounds with this morass of sea filth slowly accumulating upon him.

>First shark? I will battle the first. You may deal with the rest as you wish.<[All]

The first foe is rightfully his as he has shed blood and spent great effort to attract it; only if there are other monsters drawn to the scene will he be able to he spare them a few of his prey. Even then it is likely that there will only be enough sharks attracted to him to sate his own hunger...

[Anachronity]

In the captain's delirious excitement, Donovan is left to wonder whether 'Mugsy' may be an affectation or a case of mistaken identity.

He goes about his task expediently, but with none of the captain's ardor. He prepares to wrest the shapeshifter from the sea's grasp, and sadly the irony is lost on him. As he does so, he continues to try to reason with the captain, ignoring the comments about the harpoon gun entirely. A lost cause, perhaps, but he loses little in trying.

"There is, captain. I've seen it. Peace found within the flow of the ocean.
I can show it to you. You'd need never to leave it behind again."

Spoiler: Mechanics

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Not sure what sort of check it would be to pull up Yhrashnal, if I'm even understanding correctly here. Knowing Yhrashnal's durability firsthand, Donovan would err on the side of too late over too early.

roll: (1d20)[18]
apply modifiers as-needed.

[~Corvus~]

Kyuden Gotei - East-side slums
The woman nods and mutters, "Yes, we know good area. Follow! Keep up!"

She leads Kyorlin to an area of the eastern wall. A contained space has been expanded into a vastly expanded area; Palisades divide this area from the rest of the city, and stone walls, in the middle of their construction, hide behind wooden stakes of the palisades.

"We go here." The old matron leads you to a shop with a sliding wooden wall that abuts other like shops. It's labeled "Kondai Meats - quality meats and fish." Although it looks closed for the evening, she uses a key to unlock it and pushes open the wooden wall. She leads you down--although Kyorlin needs to duck--and you go into a back-room and then a cellar. It's a cramped storage that he has to squeeze himself into, but it's spacious and well-spaced with tables, work benches, sharpening stones, many spare blades, and even another region where several slots and holes have canisters that obviously store meats for extended chilling or even perhaps freezing. The air is cool, here, under the earth, and the cellar's top is well-padded.

"I gather peoples if ask. Uga is bad man. We topple."

Uga does not shift in his drug-induced sleep. He seems entirely relaxed.

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Ahab considers what Donovan offers as he stares out into the ocean. "Temptin' offer lad, but yer calm like the waters twenny feet under, well past tha waves o' normal experience. Could be a blessing an' a curse. " The silence stretches as you wait, and Ahab paces about. He paces silently, now, distantly, but his eyes and mind stlll give attention to the wind and the water. He pulls the sail about, and the boat shoots towards Yrashnal, whom is doing quite an excellent job of staying afloat, all things considered.

Ahab perks up after a bit. There! O'er there, three o' tha beauties, wow!" He leans over the rail and yells to Yrashnal, If ya can get yerself the one to yer port, ye'll have a good fight! Yer crazy, lad! Now is tha time ta bail, ye had yer fun!!" It's as if Ahab doesn't quite believe it's happening. The sea creatures are closing fast; they'll be here in a matter of 3 rounds; all he need to is cling on until then!

[WarHunter]

Kyorlin

Lays Uga down on the table like a sack of potatoes. Ties Uga's limbs to each table leg

Spoiler: rope

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right arm(1d20+17)[30]left arm(1d20+17)[37]left leg(1d20+17)[27]right leg(1d20+17)[25]

yes, gather some people and bring me some bamboo or reeds please.

[Doxkid]

Yhrashnal

To the Monk staying afloat is trivial; enough so that he has time to concentrate on other matters like reactivating his healing ability to mend his self inflicted injuries, or assuming his most powerful form to be ready for the upcoming battle.

The many weaknesses of his human form are corrected one by one as the Beast takes the Monk's place. Flab and fat and even muscle is replaced with the flesh of a fiend that has been adjusted and refined and simplified to be better than mortal. His Ajna eye remains open, as it should be, and his tail sprouts again to give him a more robust range of motion. He ascends from human to perfection in seconds. And then he waits, ever so ready to feast and feed and empower himself with the knowledge hidden within the flesh of these beasts.

Spoiler: OoC

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HP: 82/92
--Swim rolls: 33, 25, 19
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Round 1: Fast Heal 5 HP (67->72)
Takes on his Natural Form as Standard Action
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Round 2: Fast Heal 5 HP (72->77)
Activate Combined Essence to gain 2 arms, Ajna Eye, +1 listen/spot.
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Round 3: Fast Heal 5 HP (77->82)
Nothin' special. Let's rock, baby.

[~Corvus~]

Yrashnal is ready for the shark. They are powerful swimmers, twice as fast as a man could move over land. All three take their attack together, so that they arrive at their prey only a few seconds after the other to take their own bites.

Spoiler: Attacks!

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Initiative (average of 3) (3d20+18)[61]/3 = 20

Shark 1 (AC 18)
Bite (1d20+10)[11] & (1d8+4)[5]

Shark 2 (AC 18)
Bite (1d20+10)[12] & (1d8+4)[7]

Shark 3 (AC 18)
Bite (1d20+10)[15] & (1d8+4)[7]

[~Corvus~]

Kyuden Gotei - Cold storage, butcher's shop

The basement of the butcher's shop buzzes with activity. The people gathered there are community representatives, all lower-class citizens, and identify themselves as the five family-heads of the farmers nearby, a representative of the leatherworkers, the younger son of the miller, and even one lady, dressed in casual clothes, but with soft skin and a clean, pretty face that suggests she's a geisha in casual clothes. There are three women and five men; the old lady returns, not only with bamboo but with a set of garden-pruning tools. The old lady tells Kyorlin that each of these people has a familial grudge with Uga, and has seen their family endure terrible hardship at his own machinations.

The people are quiet; they don't talk. There's little comfort to be had, here, as they know this will not be a celebration but a vendetta. The old woman takes an herb pouch, strong-smelling with leaves and flowers in it, and passes it over Uga's nose. She, too, bears the grim face of knowledge that what's going to happen is best left out of her hands.

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Ahab yells with glee and calls to Donovan, "Mugsy! I'ma spear one o' tha sharks 'n then ya grab tha rope an' Haul it away! Ready!"

Spoiler: Ahab & Donovan

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(1d20+11)[28] vs AC 18!

The sailor roars in triumph and, more excited now, yells to the drowned, "Grab it mugsy!! Haul it in!"

[WarHunter]

Kyuden Gotei - Cold storage, butcher's shop
Kyorlin
Takes the herbs and crush them above Uga upper lip.
Wakey wakes Uga, is time to finish this. rips open his shirt and rocks his knuckles along his sternum. I would have preferred to wake you up with advanced interrogation techniques but your victims are nicer than you. Ofcourse it would be just a such fun for me wake you up through amputation of a small appendage.*chuckles

[Doxkid]

Yhrashnal

The three animals each narrow miss the Beast with their first attacks, each mere inches away from striking true and drawing more of his blood; whether this was done on purpose to irritate him, or as a result of the animals miscalculating because of the violence waves, or because of his acute and unnatural reflexes is hard to determine, but being teased in this way only contributes to Yhrashnal's immense bloodlust.

Finally. Finally! FINALLY!

Finally he gets to kill again!

Hatred pulses from his body to bring himself, Donovan, and Ahab into resonance with the strength of a mad beast. His disdain for all that exists in this this world churns around him not unlike the water, washing over each shark in turn and, with his power, Yhrashnal's brings to bear everything. His claws, his talons, his fangs, his elbows, his knees, his fists, his feet; only the swords remain unused as Yhrashnal unleashes the entirety of his rage upon the shark furthest from Donovan and Ahab's fishing attempt.

Spoiler: OoC

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Current HP: 82/92, Nonlethal damage: 5 (10-5 Fast Healing)
Current AC: 20? (23-3 Con damage, possibly with other penalties from swimming?)
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Free action: Yhrashnal activates his Aura of Despair. Creatures ending their turn adjacent must make will save DC 16 or suffer -2 penalties as per Crushing Despair.
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Swift: Quickened Rage on Self, Donovan (who, as an Undead, is immune) and Ahab (who, as an old man, will be immune soon™, but probably isn't yet.)

New AC: 19 (20 -2 Rage, +1 Rage con bonus)
New HP: 88/98, Nonlethal damage: 5 (10-5 Fast Healing)


Remaining Duration at round end: 5 rounds
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Attacks!

Spoiler: Unarmed Strikes

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Unarmed Strike 1(top left):
Attack (1d20+16)[24] (-2 TWF, +1 rage)
Damage (1d4+12)[16] (+1 rage)

Unarmed Strike 2(top left):
Attack (1d20+16)[32] (-2 TWF, +1 rage)
Damage (1d4+12)[13] (+1 rage)

Unarmed Strike 1(top right):
Attack (1d20+16)[20] (-2 TWF, +1 rage)
Damage (1d4+12)[16] (+1 rage)

Unarmed Strike 2(top right):
Attack (1d20+16)[27] (-2 TWF, +1 rage)
Damage (1d4+12)[16] (+1 rage)

Unarmed Strike 1(bottom left):
Attack (1d20+16)[29] (-2 TWF, +1 rage)
Damage (1d4+12)[13] (+1 rage)

Unarmed Strike 2(bottom left):
Attack (1d20+16)[27] (-2 TWF, +1 rage)
Damage (1d4+12)[14] (+1 rage)

Unarmed Strike 1(bottom right):
Attack (1d20+16)[33] (-2 TWF, +1 rage)
Damage (1d4+12)[13] (+1 rage)

Unarmed Strike 2(bottom right):
Attack (1d20+16)[35] (-2 TWF, +1 rage)
Damage (1d4+12)[13] (+1 rage)

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Spoiler: Natural Attacks

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Bite:
Attack (1d20+10)[21] (-2 TWF, -5 natural attack, +1 rage)
Damage (1d6+6)[12] (+1 rage)

Claw 1:
Attack (1d20+10)[25] (-2 TWF, -5 natural attack, +1 rage)
Damage (1d4+11)[13] (+1 rage)

Claw 2:
Attack (1d20+10)[19] (-2 TWF, -5 natural attack, +1 rage)
Damage (1d4+11)[14] (+1 rage)

Talon 1:
Attack (1d20+10)[24] (-2 TWF, -5 natural attack, +1 rage)
Damage (1d6+6)[9] (+1 rage)

Talon 2:
Attack (1d20+10)[29] (-2 TWF, -5 natural attack, +1 rage)
Damage (1d6+6)[7] (+1 rage)

In the moderately likely event that he fully oneshots his first target he'll aim the remaining attacks to the other shark not being hauled by Donny+Ahab

[~Corvus~]

Deep Ocean - West of Kyuden Gotei
[B]Yrashnal thrashes in the water, throwing itself between all the sharks, and manages to rip away one's head, and pushing away it attacks on, pushes away then slams-grabs-and-rip a second, giving ample chunks of these creatures to ingest. There's enough room to move away and allow Ahab's harpoon to strike through. The sailor shoves the gun ino Donovan's arms and says, Give 'em wer ye got, Mugsy!![/B

Spoiler: Donovan

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Shark's(1d20+13)[16]Grapple vs. Donovan's Grapple OR Use Rope (his choice)

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Kyuden Gotei - Cold storage, butcher's shop
The man stirs weakly against is firm bonds. "Oh Gawd, you again?!? Not enoug cheek burning, or are you here to finish what you started?"
You know why you're here Uga. The "cleansing" five years ago; the "Gold tax for miners" that brought many of us poor into foreclosure; the admittance of a "false deity"who nerly burnt the whole town...and you thought you had nothing to do with it?!?

...it's about being acountable.

When I was very young, and naive? Or in accordance wit the needs of our mints, as already agreed? And the first, well, we had nothing to do with--

Exactly! YOu had the army, resources to defend and called it a "poor, sad cleansing" but you could've prevented it and didn't!
Many of the other villagers gathered nod their heads with downcast gazes.

[Doxkid]

Yhrashnal

The fight is over so soon? So easily?

Hatred still boils under Yhrashnal's flesh. There is hunger there too, hunger he sates mindlessly by shattering and undoing the remnants of the first shark, but these two kills were not nearly as gratifying as they were expected to be; unlike the mortal warriors he faced earlier these creatures were entirely unworthy.

The gift from the Void sieves the essence of the shark from its vital energy and Yhrashnal, for his part, does his best to memorize the scent and taste of presence of these animals to hunt later...but despite he consuming the shark's body and soul he does not truly savor the experience.

Is this really it? ...Perhaps this is for the best. The undead one's task can now be fulfilled and, in returning to the island to do so, Yhrashnal will be positioned to ensure it and the Drow-Fiend do not kill each other in their childish scuffle. There is a great deal more work to be done and there are many more tasks and trials to overcome.

This only makes his crave a battle with the old fisherman's foe even more though: the worthy prey is out there waiting for a battle,yet Yhrashnal is stuck here treading water and bullying minor fish for a fleeting advantage.

Spoiler: OoC

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Current HP: 88/98, Nonlethal: 0 (5 - 5 Fast Healing)
AC: 19 (23 -3 con damage -2 Rage +1 race con bonus)
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Remaining Rage duration: 4 rounds at end of this round.
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Survival check+Feed to try to ballpark the strength (HD and rough estimate on its physical prowess) of the Shark he consumed: (1d20+9)[10]
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Fullround action: Yhrashnal Feeds upon the more damaged Shark corpse. He regains HP equal to its HD, gains additional bonuses based off the HD of the creature compared to his own, and has a 50% chance of utterly destroy the creature's soul; not mechanically useful, but nifty all the same. (high=destroyed, low=safe) (1d100)[10]
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Survival check to pick up on the shark's scent followed by an Autohypnosis check to try to memorize various tidbits about the sharks (how to attract them, their scent, their hunting pattern, and similar shark hunting information)
Survival: (1d20+9)[27] for Scent
Autohypnosis: (1d20+12)[25] (-3 from Con damage) to memorize hunting tricks.

[~Corvus~]

Yrashnal knows that it caught the smaller of the shark he might attract; that they hunt in packs, and that his lingering might be worthwhile. He waits twenty seconds, and before he's even registered that he can smell something approaching, as the rage has begin to subside, he encounters another bite.

Spoiler: This one is more powerful, like the one he'd want.

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Shark 4
Bite Attack: (1d20+18)[19]
Free Grapple on hit (no counter on fail): (1d20+26)[31]

[WarHunter]

Kyuden Gotei - Cold storage, butcher's shop

What's this about a false deity?

[Doxkid]

Yhrashnal

Just as Yhrashnal finishes rending one of the wretched sharks from the material plane as fourth charges him from below.

It's fast. So fast the Beast has no chance to track its approach. However pure speed is not everything: as the creature snaps its jaws down on his legs Yhrashnal suddenly reorients himself and the two barely avoid colliding, midnight-black fur clashing against the storm-grey of the shark and red tainted sea as the shark misses its bite and Yhrashnal moves to continue his rampage. Here, among the waves and a spreading cloud of shark gore, Yhrashnal seems more at home than ever.

Struggle. Pain. Death. Truly this is his element. In fact, this isn't enough. Power wells up from the fragments of the Shark he has destroyed; strength beyond that which he had before and vitality not unlike what he possessed before the mortal offended him. He attacks with borrowed poise, his frame seemingly too small for the water he displaces and the leverage he has over the shark.

Blood! He needs more blood! MORE SLAUGHTER!

The Hunger, the Rage; his mind burns with what he can do, what he will do, what he must do. lost fragments of the magic tricks he has used slowly return as he lays into this mortal fish.

Spoiler: OoC

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Current HP: 98/98 (Max Hp increased by Feed con mod. Fast healing for 3 rounds brings Yhrashnal to full HP), Nonlethal: 0 (Fast Healing for 5 rounds brings Yhrashnal to 0 nonlethal).
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Feed results: Yhrashnal consumes a dead sharks (9d8 creature) gaining 4 restored Racial SLA uses, +2 Str/Con for an hour, and Powerful Build.
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AC: 21 (23 -3 con damage +1 Feed Con mod)
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Rage: Ended before this round
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Feed (Barghest HD+2): slightly more than 59 minutes remaining
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Swift Action: MAD HUNGER (+20 feet bonus to your movement speeds. Gain 2 attacks in Full attack. Take 30% extra damage. )

Mad Hunger remaining Duration: 2 rounds. Ends at start of 3rd turn.
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Fullround Action: Full attack using everything he's got to beat this shark into a mess of entrails

Attacks!

Spoiler: Unarmed Strikes

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Unarmed Strike 1(top left):
Attack (1d20+16)[25] (-2 TWF, +1 Feed Str mod)
Damage (1d4+12)[14] (+1 Feed Str Mod)

Unarmed Strike 2(top left):
Attack (1d20+11)[16] (-2 TWF, +1 Feed Str mod)
Damage (1d4+12)[13] (+1 Feed Str Mod)

Unarmed Strike 1(top right)
Attack (1d20+16)[26] (-2 TWF, +1 Feed Str mod)
Damage (1d4+12)[15] (+1 Feed Str Mod)

Unarmed Strike 2(top right):
Attack (1d20+11)[31] (-2 TWF, +1 Feed Str mod)
Damage (1d4+12)[13] (+1 Feed Str Mod)

Unarmed Strike 1(bottom left):
Attack (1d20+16)[32] (-2 TWF, +1 Feed Str mod)
Damage (1d4+12)[13] (+1 Feed Str Mod)

Unarmed Strike 2(bottom left):
Attack (1d20+11)[23] (-2 TWF, +1 Feed Str mod)
Damage (1d4+12)[16] (+1 Feed Str Mod)

Unarmed Strike 1(bottom right):
Attack (1d20+16)[32] (-2 TWF, +1 Feed Str mod)
Damage (1d4+12)[15] (+1 Feed Str Mod)

Unarmed Strike 2(bottom right):
Attack (1d20+11)[21] (-2 TWF, +1 Feed Str mod)
Damage (1d4+12)[13] (+1 Feed Str Mod)

Unarmed Strike 1(Mad Hunger Kick):
Attack (1d20+16)[24] (-2 TWF, +1 Feed Str mod)
Damage (1d4+12)[13] (+1 Feed Str Mod

Unarmed Strike 2(Mad Hunger Kick):
Attack (1d20+16)[23] (-2 TWF, +1 Feed Str mod)
Damage (1d4+12)[16] (+1 Feed Str Mod)

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Spoiler: Natural Attacks

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Please subtract 2 from each Attack roll for these Natural attacks. Having corrected the error from Multiattack I then forgot the penalty...from multiattack.
Bite:
Attack (1d20+14)[20] (-2 TWF, -2 Multiattack, +1 Feed Str Mod
Damage (1d6+6)[7] (+ Feed Str Mod)

Claw 1:
Attack (1d20+14)[15] (-2 TWF, -2 Multiattack, +1 Feed Str Mod
Damage (1d4+11)[14] (+1 Feed Str Mod)-Barghest Claws always deal full Str mod instead of Half

Claw 2:
Attack (1d20+14)[30] (-2 TWF, -2 Multiattack, +1 Feed Str Mod
Damage (1d4+11)[14] (+1 Feed Str Mod)-Barghest Claws always deal full Str mod instead of Half

Talon 1:
Attack (1d20+14)[32] (-2 TWF, -2 Multiattack, +1 Feed Str Mod
Damage (1d6+6)[8] (+1 Feed Str Mod)

Talon 2:
Attack (1d20+14)[15] (-2 TWF, -5 natural attack, +1 Feed Str Mod
Damage (1d6+6)[12] (+1 Feed Str Mod)

[~Corvus~]

Yrashnal pours all of his strength into his assault; in the reverie of combat, he forgets his breath. His opponent is not the ocean yet, but it rages against his body as he fights.

The shark that had attacked him bears a terrible beating from his assault. In the few seconds of its mere passing, it has become bloodied; the moment it's out of range from Yrashnal, it doesnt return.

He must contend with his fading rage and the fury that has become of the ocean. With his thrashing and the traffic of the local creatures, the waves have matched his tempo and force. The waves menace the Beast as he waits for more creatures to wrastle.

Spoiler: swim checks!

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previous round not spent swimming; thus 1 round "under water" with "held breath"

Swim required to stay afloat: DC 20 - make 3 checks
Reduce by 3 if spend FRA to swim

[Anachronity]

Though his mind lingers elsewhere, Donovan reels in the rope with little difficulty, pulling the beast up onto the deck.

Spoiler: Grapple

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(1d20+15)[28]

[WarHunter]

Kyuden Gotei - Cold storage, butcher's shop
Kyorlin

Getting his truth serum and a bolt from his haversack he applies the serum to the bolt, as he walks over. He then stab down into Uga's thigh. I don't like repeating myself twists the bolt further in.

[~Corvus~]

Kyuden Gotei - Cold storage, butcher's shop

Uga struggles against his restraints. He was a fake, he fooled me too! I am as much a victim here as all of you!!

You let him enact crushing taxes on us!! We were so destitude many of us died simply from poverty, and then when we resisted, you crushed any rebellion. You're a collaborator!

At this, Uga turns his head from the older lady. You all survived, didn't you? Good for you! And I allowed the strong of you to survive! This is the Old Way!

The elder lady scoffs. The old way is not to crush anyone beneath our feet because we can! It is to demand sacrifice and enable triumphs with it!



Deep Ocean - West of Kyuden Gotei
Donovan yanks the shark in to the boat amidst the gathering ocean.

A dental dance occurs in the ocean. While one Dire Shark has been assaulted by Yrashnal, and might be attempting to simply rest or stay afloat, several others try their own luck. This time, a school of powerful shark is present to him, and each one wants a piece.

Spoiler: Attacks!

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DS 2 (1d20+14)[19] & (1d20+12)[17]Grapple
(2d8+5)[17]

DS 3 (1d20+14)[23] & (1d20+12)[21]Grapple
(2d8+5)[9]

DS 4 (1d20+14)[34] & (1d20+12)[25]Grapple
(2d8+5)[20]

DS 5 (1d20+14)[28] & (1d20+12)[31]Grapple
(2d8+5)[11]

DS 6 (1d20+14)[20] & (1d20+12)[24]Grapple
(2d8+5)[11]

[Doxkid]

Yhrashnal

Yhrashnal thrives on his own suffering; as his body is mired in a mass of gnashing teeth the Beast shrugs the majority of his foes off after they tag him with a single bite. The waves roll their bodies off of his as he tangles with a single shark and watches the first survivor of his attacks to flee. The first prey to flee from him. This is unacceptable...but he has not been driven mad by bloodlust to such an extent that he cannot see his own limits.

One or two sharks are merely prey.

Three or four are a challenge.

Five are a threat.

His mad hunger has yet to abate, but Yhrashnal recognizes that now is the time to provision against true failure. The first shark he consumed was a meal. This second one will be his prize. The next, if he manages to chase it down, will be his trophy.

Yhrashnal ignores the shark grasping him and focuses his power upon his second kill. His power reaches out to that gift from the Void he obtained oh so many days ago as he imposes nothingness upon this dead shark, in body and in soul.

Spoiler: OoC

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Health: 70/98 (98 -1.3*(4+15+6) +5 FH)

AC: 21 (23 -3 con damage +1 Feed Con mod)
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Swift Action: Quickened Rage SLA that, as per the Barghest SLA, expends two uses to double the bonuses: +4 Str, +4 Con, -2 AC, +2 Will Saves. Net AC change of 0 after accounting for monstrous "Con to Natural armor" quality. If the detriment is multiplied as well his AC is 19, but I'll mark it as being 21 (again) for now.
Remaining Rage Duration: 5 rounds.
Remaining Mad Hunger Duration: 1 round.
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New HP: 82/110

New AC: 21
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Fullround Action: Yhrashnal Feeds once more, this time using the Void Gift to retain this form for later use. Assuming it is the same as the previous shark he fed upon, he benefits from the Shark having 9 HD while he has 6: He recovers 16 HP and both uses of his Rage SLA; I'm not entirely sure whether he Feeding stacks, allowing him to gain an additional +2Str/Con, so I'll leave that out for now. I doubt Powerful Build stacks so I'll leave that off as well.
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50% (high = die) chance the sharks soul is utterly destroyed: (1d100)[37]
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New New HP: 98/110

AC: 21
--Swim check: (1d20+20)[35] (17 +1 Feed +2 Rage)

The beast's body surges with even greater physical power, his wounds closing at an alarming speed is he wrestles nature and its avatars.

What can match his power in this world? Who would dare to even try?

[WarHunter]

Kyuden Gotei - Cold storage, butcher's shop

Kyorlin

Why do you treat these people so bad, aren't you suppose to being protecting them from this sort of harrassment?

[~Corvus~]

Kyuden Gotei - Cold storage, butcher's shop
Uga's expression becomes straighter, his eyes tighten and his shoulders raise slightly. "They believe they have more of a say in their lives; that's all that is wrong.

[~Corvus~]

Deep Ocean - West of Kyuden Gotei
Upon the deck, Ahab hacks at the shark pulled in, cutting its mouth and breaking teeth, and then directs Donovan to extract the harpoon. The sailor gleefully re-loads the gun and turns the device again upon the ocean to attack the sharks circling Yrashnal

Be ready to pull another'n tha boat, Mugsy!

Spoiler: Attacks

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Ahab vs. DS 3: (1d20+11)[19]

DS2: (1d20+14)[29]&(1d20+12)[17]Grapple
(2d8+5)[18]Pierce damage

DS3: (1d20+12)[25]Grapple (if Ahab hits & Donovan wins, no atk vs. Yrashnal)

Spoiler: only if Donovan loses Grapple/UseRope

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(1d20+14)[20] atk
(2d8+5)[14]Pierce damage

DS4: (1d20+14)[29]&(1d20+12)[14]Grapple
(2d8+5)[14]Pierce damage

DS5: (1d20+14)[34]&(1d20+12)[31]Grapple
(2d8+5)[18] 36 Pierce damage (from confirm)

The ocean's swirl becomes a shade darker with the blood that mixes in. Now, more of his own spilled, the Dire creatures work themselves to a fury with the boat nearby. The last of the sharks, with the distraction the others provide, lands a critical blow against Yrashnal's mid-section. The older sailor leans forwards, groaning, and yells encouragement to the swimming Anja.

This'll be a tale ta remember, young'n! Give 'em hell!!

[WarHunter]

Kyuden Gotei - Cold storage, butcher's shop

Kyorlin


You know they are people they have opinions about being treated like livestock. Your a samurai right? Not a Shepard?

[~Corvus~]

Uga rolls his eyes. "Crab-clan ideals are foreign to the Mantis' way of sacrifice. These...peasants are "gofers;" they work and "go fer" the profit of their uppers, the lords."

Several of the townsfolk grind their teeth and square their shoulders, but say nothing...yet.

[Doxkid]

Yhrashnal

Interesting. Truly, truly interesting.

Yhrashnal is not at all offended that these beasts dare to gnaw his flesh. If anything he is enraptured by the perfection of the situation.

They disregard pain, just like he does. They disregard the end of their fallen and the threat he poses to them as well, just as he should. These creatures embody the most simplified aspects of his true nature: with innocence they attack to the limit of their ability and they only retreat upon reaching a most critical condition, all to sate the endless hunger within.

As his physical form slips out of reality Yhrashnal studies this experience carefully. The value of this fight is less than the new form within his body, less than the rhythm of attack he has been reminded of, less than the ancient grace of these monstrous animals, less than the power of the sea, less than his hate for all of the sky and the earth and the sea and the light and the darkness and everything that falls between and everything that lays beyond.

The benefit here it is a simple reminder. He needs more of this and more of that and a little bit of everything else. He has the means to take these things so he should. And he will.

"One has fled." He stares down at the mob and deeply considers the situation. "We can destroy the rest. Then we will pursue that last one." He scans in the direction of the last shark's dispersing blood trail and then moves to acquire the bird he captured earlier.

Spoiler: OoC

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HP: 16/110 (98 HP - 1.3*(18+14+14+36)damage + 5(4 attacks)DR + 5 Fast Healing)->(98-107damage +20 DR +5 Fast Healing)

AC: 21
--Swim check: (1d20+20)[25] (17 +1 Feed +2 Rage)
Current buffs:
Rage*2: +4 Str, +4 Con, -2 AC, +2 Will Saves.
Feed (Barghest HD+2): +2 Str, +2 con, Powerful build
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Feed: ~59 minutes remaining
Remaining Rage Duration: 4 rounds.
Remaining Mad Hunger Duration:Ends at start of next turn
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Swift Action: Yhrashnal activates Ghostly to become Ethereal for one round. Ends at start of next turn
Cooldown: (1d4+1)[3] rounds until it can be used again.

Fullround Action action: Uses speed of 50 (30 base, 20 Mad Hunger) to double move to the ship.

[Anachronity]

Donovan gives the rope a mighty tug, pulling the creature away from the shapeshifter and onto the deck. But then there are no more sounds of fury and combat; only the thrash of the frenzied sharks in the water. For a moment Donovan is left to wonder if the shapeshifter had gone too far and been pulled loose, and whether he should go under to render aid. Such a death would be too violent for one to appreciate the serenity, it was not preferable.

But soon enough Yhrashnal appears on the deck, presumably with the same trick he'd used during their duel. Gravely injured, though quickly healing.

Spoiler: Rope Check

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Grapple: (1d20+15)[28] if still needed

[WarHunter]

Kyuden Gotei - Cold storage, butcher's shop
Kyorlin

Takes the bamboo and hands it to any the nearest townfolkWould anyone be able to cuts this into skewers? Need about 20 or so and don't worry about them being of any decent quality in fact the rougher the better.

Turning back to UgaSo the higher ups profit from these people but wouldn't they profit more of you weren't acting as a vagabond? Seem you are acting ot only in the disinterest of the townsfolk but your superior as well.

[~Corvus~]

Deep Ocean - West of Kyuden Gotei

Donovan helps Ahab roll over the--now dead--lesser shark back into the water and then heaves the greater one into the boat. This one is sleek head-to-foot but rough from foot-to-head. Its muscles twitch as it still attempts to wrangle free from its wooden cage and make itself home again in the water. It flails about, biting what it can, but even its powerful jaw can only offer cursory damage to the boat's main mast. It chews several ropes away, to Ahab's chagrin, but he wields his cutlass effectively and manages to hack at the shark until, with the blood flowing from its gills, it thrashes less and begins to settle.

Yrashnal feels his body slip away from reality; he feels the coolness of the Ethereal realm. His body tingles as the four other powerful sharks rip through where his body would be. When they don't find purchase, they become even angrier, and actually begin to fight each other. He moves into the boat as Ahab begins to chuckle, nodding at the monk's escape. "Now what's that there? How did you become...as a ghost?" He looks out to the water and flinches, then steps backwards a few steps.

We'll have na luck 'ere. Unless the two o' ye 'ave spears? I 'ave only this 'ere harpoon. He's a bloodthirsty mate, eh Mugsy?


Kyuden Gotei - Cold storage, butcher's shop
The Great Lords care for the production of goods and the victories of battle; they don't sweat how we get them resources.

As several councilmen fletch the bamboo into rough chisel points, they grimace at Uga's admission. "Uga graces us with partial truths."

I am cooperating! I am telling the truth! He looks askance at the bamboo pieces, now fully fletched as they're handed back to Kyorlin. I've had worse.

[WarHunter]

Kyuden Gotei - Cold storage, butcher's shop
Kyorlin
Wrost? But you do not know what I am planning, I personally would stake you to ground of a bamboo forest and let the spourts dispose of you slowly. But the man I got this ring from wants me to do this quickly. I will show you what a skilled hand can do with skewers. takes a hand of Uga and using his nail as a guide jabs a skewer into his nail bed.
Cooperating? I want you to attempt your wrong doings not another's. You understand me. holding his skewered finger he gives it a little tap.

[~Corvus~]

Uga flinches appreciably. He can't wrench his hand from Kyorlin's grasp, so he struggles with his legs flexes his fingers, and gives a groan with the tap given to his finger.