The Day of Thunder

"This one is named vrksa, after the trees." He is currently demonstrating a standing pose, arms to sky, and one foot lifted to rest below his knee. "Without armor you would eventually want to work on bringing the foot higher," he repositions so that his rests on the upper limit of his inner thigh, "...

"And to inspire others to greatness as well." He nods.

Having completed his evening meditations and introspection Sugri found little issue falling quickly into slumber. A sensation of falling simply translated, through his connection with the air around him, into dreams of flight. ( D1, EN: Insomnia #1 - Void/Meditation, VP for +1k1 | 7k5 ⇒ 33 (TN: 25) )

"All things do." He offers a warm smile, "It would be easier without armor as those on my path do without such hindrances. But, if it is important to be worn, then practice would still be of assistance." "With it on..." He considers for a moment then shows some other poses that are a little less int...

A chuckle, "I find that those who tell tales often center themselves. A little bit of ego seems to serve tale-tellers well."

"Ah, it is a series of stretches. Moving through them, and holding them, helps focus the mind on the flow of energy through the body as well as the flow of blood and the movement and strain of muscles. This helps center the mind with the body and, doing so in the right mental state, helps center bot...

"It seems some things are the same between our lands then." He laughs, "I have encountered many such riddles in my training and seeking wisdom. I'll admit, despite trying to avoid them myself, I do find they slip in from time to time."

Sugri gives an enthusiastic nod, "Indeed! I had heard of this Shinsei when I asked about these past great deeds and have been seeking him out. I seemed to always be one village or town behind until I made my way here."

He shakes his head, "No..." then a slightly worried look, "At least it was not at the time of my departure. I had heard tales of your gods falling from the skies, of this new empire fighting some great evil that sought a foothold in the lands of the rat-kin, and other such stories. It is much too so...

"As much as a myth as a land full of new gods who fell from the heavens." He grins and laughs, "But, yes, I have traveled quite some time. I spent a few years among the rat-kin learning your tongue from those who trade with both our empires and a few more now among your people."

"Thankfully I have not been required to face such dangers yet but it is not a duty I would shirk would it arise." He runs his fingers over the bow and the stories its inlay tells, and thinks on those it does not, "It certainly is a powerful tool."

He offers a warm smile as he shakes his head.

"Ah, no, I am called Sugri and I am but a traveler here. My home is beyond the lands of the rat-kin in what I have heard some of your people call the Kingdom of Ivory."

Sugri stroked his chin as he listened to the monk and observed the people. So these lands, and only select groups within them, would be responsible for the fate of the entire mortal realm? That hardly seemed believable... or fair for that matter. "Though I suppose if Arun had not defeated Revan even...

Though he couldn't place the exact scent on the air the results, and thus the intent, seemed apparent. Thankfully he had trained to avoid such distractions and illusions of the earthly world. Sugri did not particularly raise his guard, however, being unaware that mass consumption of intoxicants was ...

D1, ME: Earth - Void for +1k1 | 4k4 ⇒ 35 (TN: 25)

DDR Resisted

D1, ME: Medicine/Intelligence - Void for +1k1 | 5k4 ⇒ 31 (TN: 35)

Close but no cigar, these foreign herbs don't register for me.

Sugri, too, normally greeted the sun with his morning meditations and exercises. Normally he preferred to be a little more within nature when he did so, the gurukula having been nearly a days travel from the nearest village, but upon reviewing the options of 'creepy forest' and 'creepy river' he had...

"It is true that my path teaches that the worldly senses can be misled and one must seek to perceive beyond what they offer. Though I will say I have not truly dared the den, for I have no quarrel with beasts in their homes, only those that stray from nature and become a danger to those who have not...

Finally the turning of events had led Sugri to this Shinsei now to see what it was about him that seemed to tie him to such strange and portentous occasions as the stories said. Sugri keeps to the back of the crowd but makes sure he will be within sight and earshot if the monk began to speak. (PM or...

To understand a people it is best to see them in celebration or to see them in dire straits. Sugri was pleased that, at least for now, it would be the former. Although he could not help but stand out in a crowd he did do his best to remain discrete, knowing he was alien in this scene, though not to ...

D1, ME: Perception/Investigation - +4k0 Sainika 3, VP spent for +1k1 | 9k4 ⇒ 42 (TN: 35)

Success