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Chapter Fourteen: The
Dragon's Five Rings In search of Honjo Masanume's Katana Chapter 14, Akira Island, Background: After spending 34 days on Akira island, the Code of the Infinite helps the team write a spell to pass into the "Infinite Spirit World" BUT they need a caster capable of a 9th level spell to use it... Good news is that it "Tells" the team that the end is in site, because TIAMAT needs at least 5 of the items on their list to summon BAHAMUT here against his will and all thirteen to imprison his, so their mission is already complete.... Still they forge on In search of Honjo Masanume's Katana. With their airship now functional again, they sail north to Japan... Scene One: Thursday March 23rd 1454. The Flying Blue Fish arrives over Japan The Air ship is escorted in to land by Sapphire Dragon riders to Kochi Castle Left Akira Island March 9th Arrived at Kochi Castle March 23rd
Before your ship lands the "Codex of the Infinite" gives you a fun fact of What would have been.
The Ōnin War (応仁の乱, Ōnin no Ran), also known as the Upheaval of Ōnin[3] and Ōnin-Bunmei war,[4] was a civil war that lasted from 1467 to 1477, during the Muromachi period in Japan. Ōnin refers to the Japanese era during which the war started; the war ended during the Bunmei era. A dispute between a high official, Hosokawa Katsumoto, and a regional lord, Yamana Sōzen, escalated into a nationwide civil war involving the Ashikaga shogunate and a number of daimyō (大名, feudal lords) in many regions of Japan. The war initiated the Sengoku period, "the Warring States period." This period was a long, drawn-out struggle for domination by individual daimyō, resulting in a mass power-struggle between the various houses to dominate the whole of Japan. In 1453 Japan had peace enforced by the Ashikaga Shogunate since 1333(the last Imperial uprising). With a population of just over 10 million it was a stable feudal society.
THEN THE DRAGONS
ARRIVED
And with them magic
Its now 1454 and Ashikaga Shigeuji (足利成氏) (c. 1438 1453) who became Shogun at the age of 11 in 1449 is dead. When Tiamats first scouts arrived in Japan, in August 1453, the lead Red Dragon, Skraig asked for an audience with the Shogun. The young despot, against his Chamberlain and other puppet masters wishes, happily agreed. Skraig chatted with the young man for a few minutes then ate him and incinerated the rest of the Shoguns Entourage. Within days the Shogunate collapsed into 6 factions, five each backed by one of Tiamats chromatic colored dragons, and the Japanese Emperor backed by the Sapphire Dragons from Portugal.
Scene Two:
Smuricat, the Samurai cat leader of the Sapphire Dragon Saphira's mercenaries supporting the Japanese Emperor's forces on Shikoku Island. Smuricat fills the team in onthe political situation world wide while they have been sailing looking for artifacts. The team broker a tentive deal with Saphira to flip sides on the Blue Dragons and Tiamat when the time is right. The team also finds out that all but two of the 13 artifacts Tiamat is after are now accounted for. The Celestial Planisphere, which is in the hands of Ten'zin; the Leader of the 8 Celestial Dragons of China. AND Honjo Masanume's Katana
There was then a great fest to celibrate the new alliance and all the teamates except Manuel, who stayed on the Blue Flying Fish eventually were shown to rooms in Kochi Castle for the night... Scene Three: Night of the Nine Ninjas Early Friday morning March 24th 1454, the team is attacked by 9 Ninjas ! Scene Four: Night of the Nine Ninjas Sunset on Friday night March 24th 1454, the team arrives at OIT-JO ghost castle only to be attacked on their approach by The Knight with Nine Swords", a high level Mindflayer in his own personal ship the "Gary".... The Blue Flying Fish is attacked and passes through a portal to the plane of Aether where the Queen of Evil Dragons is awaiting her delivery.... The team lose control of the Blue Flying Fish as it pulls into dock with TRAKHisss, Tiamat's ipersonal flying fortress.... What will the team do now?........
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EAST ASIA in 1453
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The party wealth gained thus far in the campaign... Total Gold on the Blue Flying Fish : 10,950 kept in 7 100 pd chests in the hold.
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The Experience earned by the party in the campaign so far... Player Exp level as of March 9th 1454: 86,265 Exp earned for each player for Adventuring on Japan, Ninjas, and Courtly maneuvers March 9th to March 24th 1454 : +3,160 Player Exp level as of March 24th 1454: 89,425 Players are currently Level 11
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