The Day of Thunder

The only real ward Kyosei knows creates a very bright light, as though outdoors at noon, on a sunny day. Lasts 10 minutes. Great for exploring the shrine, but bad for trying to sleep in.

Yup, have the school skill. But the tech is +1k0 to Lore skills one has, not calligraphy, unfortunately. Was thinking about taking FK and Lore: Corruption, but just not enough xp. Already quite the generalist with 17 skills at 1. I have Int 4, Calligraphy 2, Lore: Corruption 1, and Fire Kami's Bles...

Asked GMs for clarification on how much I would have.

Kyosei had received a note from Sora, and it directed him to go to the Healer's House; he might be of use there.

He knocked at the door, and waited for a response.

"The Thunders. By the muddy sides of the mountains. I thought, hoped that might be further in the future. And that I wouldn't be involved in it." His shoulders slumped. "Ah, well. I'm unlikely to be one of them chosen. So, try to figure out who the chosen ones were, and how best to support them..." ...

"Prophecy? What prophecy? I just made it into town last night, I don't know this prophecy." He stepped closer, though not improperly so.

I'm kinda known for the jade I carry. Quite a bit, as a matter of fact.

Also, a well carved very large chunk, in the shape of a glove or gauntlet.

The figure, Kyosei, jerked, startled. He clearly had not seen the other in the gardens either. Not really a surprise, with her being so still, him being so focused, and the weather. "Ah, good afternoon. My name is Kyosei, of the Isawa. I hope the weather hasn't prevented you from enjoying your food ...

I have a little magic healing, and some tea ceremony. And a little buffing of Earth traits.

"Ah, actually, I was involved in figuring out how to use the prayer scrolls. Partly because I have always, since my power was discovered, able to contact the earth spirits without having to use my blood. I can still do so, of course, but I don't have to. It just looks odd, and can be tiring." Lookin...

She heard a slight squelching sound, and another figure appeared. This one did not look so much waterlogged, as mud-slogged. Like you took someone covered in dust and dirt, then threw pails of water on them. It hid any mons he might have been wearing very effectively. He appeared to be exploring the...

Kyosei jerked slightly at the voice, then turned and gave a startled nod. "Nozomi? Ah, that is, Nozomi-san? Another I know here. And those I expected not here. Ah, good morning. Have you eaten yet?" He calls up his memory for a food stand or the like nearby that he might have seen.

"I . . . could try asking the earth spirits? They aren't usually well aware at this time, but the effort is worth it, isn't it?"

Looking for a wheel, and interesting conversations. MM, in the market.

"The crow is here?! Oh, by the muddy sides of the mountains...This is it, isn't it? But, if so, why are you and I here? Neither of us is exactly going to be of massive use in a big conflict, are we?"

Kyosei had managed to repair the broken wheel on his cart, but it was very jerry-rigged, and he had to travel slowly so as not to break it again . So, he found himself looking around the market for a woodwright. Maybe a barrel maker? Anyone talented with wood beyond his own meager skills. So, he exp...

Kyosei's brow furls a bit. He thinks back. "I thought the servants looked familiar, but at the same time, none of them gave any indication of recognition last night. So, if this is not the village I remember, what is it?"

"I followed the same route I did four years ago. I think. Mind, the wheels breaking in the forest, I suppose I might have veered to the side. But, I don't think so."

"What? That's not right. I spent a trip bringing them more building supplies. Mind, the estate last night seemed a bit larger than I remember..."

Kyosei blinks as he observes the ritual the other is doing. "Figure out the village? It's just a village. Much like many others in the Empire... What's so difficult about it?" He applies his training and intellect to observing what the unknown was doing . It was apparently consensual, so he wasn't w...