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Morning fog lay across the parts of the rolling hills like wispy cotton blankets covering a still sleeping landscape. Only where the rising sun shine bright did the cool covering of lingering humidity retreat, content to stay in the dim light of the fading night. Felix found himself surrounded by the well tended fields of farms as well as the wild spaces of unworked land given over to undergrowth, wildlife and tall copses of trees. He didn't pretend to understand the intricacies of agriculture even though he'd 'grown up' in a village not unlike the one he now travelled through. He had been trained as a tailor, not a farmer, from a young age and had spent precious little time outside. Instead, he'd been practically chained (metaphorically, if not indeed literally) to a workhouse table learning his trade. Such was the lot of orphans in this world, though there were worse fates.
He had recently earned his freedom from the workhouse and been told to make his way in the world. He could've stayed and worked in the Millhouse proper, as many had, but Felix had...aspirations. Aspirations and a talent he'd kept hidden from his masters, one he felt keen to explore out in the world.

The slim, well dressed man walked in a carefree manner along the top of the stone walls that formed field boundaries, enjoying both the warm welcoming sun on his face as well as the cool dampness of the shadowed places where trees cast heavy shade over the cart rutted roadway. He cast an odd juxtiposition to the rural setting dressed in gentlemen's attire. No gentleman was he, though. Definitely not where wealth was concerned...and that was what had brought him to the farm just ahead. A paid contract through the Adventurers' Guild promised coin for his empty purse as well as travel to the capital. He hoped from there to secure travel and admittance to the Duchy. He'd heard tell of the wonders of the place and its otherworldly wonders; it was where he wanted to learn more about his trade and make a success of himself.

"Good day to you all." He announced, hopping down from the stone wall to approach the caravan and its mistress. "Felix Mallory DeVille, escort for your caravan, at your service." He bowed gracefully to Marla and added a playful wink to the frail girl sitting in the cart. Felix didn't exactly look the part of 'caravan guards' but looks on this world were often deceiving. The rough scar across the thin man's face let slip that there might be a rougher edge to his apparent 'dandy' nature.


Character Name:
Felix Mallory deVille
Titles:
[Prime] [Mundane] [Tailor]
Features:
** •Prominent Scar**:
Felix has a large scar that trails across his face from ear to ear. Instead of marring his looks, it serves instead to give him a mysterious and dangerous aire.
**• Bi-coloured Hair**:
His hair is naturally two different colors; the right side is jet black and the left side is stark white. The color gradient is dramatic and follows the natural part in his hair.
Perks:
[Versatile: Melee->Prec.]

Points At Start: 105
Points Spent: 105
Points Earned: 0

Attributes (35 pts)
**Strength: F ( 0 pts)
Precision: D ( 14 pts)
Intelligence: E ( 7pts)
Vitality: D ( 14 pts)
Speed: F ( 0 pts)**

**Character Grade: E
Character Standing: F**

Skills: (28 pts)
**Appraisal** | F | ( 0 pts) [Isekai]
**Fighting Style [Fabric]** | E† | ( 14 pts)
- Deflect | F | ( 0 pts†)
- Flexible | F | ( 0 pts†)
**Harden** | E | ( 14 pts)

Secondary Skills ( 42 pts)
**Artisan [Tailor]** | E | ( 14 pts)
**Educated [Tailor]** | F | ( 7 pts)
- Business
- Culture
- Etiquette

**Profession [Tailor]** | F | ( 14 pts)
**Stealth** | F | ( 7 pts)

## Abilities:

**Ribbon Whip**
[ Fighting Style E + Flexible F + Harden E ]
Grade: E Cooldown: 1
Description: Using hardened ribbons, Felix can wield them like a regular 5' whip.

**A Stitch in Time**
[ Fighting Style E + Deflect F + Harden E ]
Grade: E Cooldown: 1
Description: Using hardened fabric, Felix can effect a makeshift shield to avoid harm.

**name**
[ + + ]
Description:

### Equipment:
**• Night Ribbons: **
Light Armor | E | ( 0 pts*)
Black ribbons wound around his body that do not impede his movement but provide substantial protection due to his *Harden* power.

**• Shankerchief: **
Melee Weapon | E | ( 0 pts*)
Scraps of cloth and ribbon he uses as weapons.

( † - Fighting Style discount. )
( * - self/Artisan crafted equipment. )


Resolute against the skulking horde approaching the village, KaMara observed the shadows lurching in the snowy mists wondering if that was a tactic or a coincidence. Her peripheral vision caught a flash of movement, a blur of blue and silver tabard, as Itsy charged the shambling group plodding towards their choke point. The little Mousekin fighter was quick and nimble but no one needed to take these things on without backup and she wasn't about to leave him in the lurch.

" Careful. Don't let them outflank you..." the warrior woman said as she came up alongside Itsy. "We stand a better chance running cover for each other." She stood beside the Mousekin, impressed by his speed but unable to match it. She'd never reach the Dead with an attack of her own just yet... Heavy armor and muddy terrain weren't the best of conditions in which to fight.

"Let's at least see what we're dealing with..." Sharpening her senses and letting the weird functions of this world overlay her reality, she observed the zombies as only someone who fell into this world could, measuring her opponents.
Readying her weapon, she stood beside Itsy as the undead advanced towards them.

Actions:
1) Move
- towards Itsy

2) Scan the Zombies
Int E + Appraisal F + Perception F

3) Defend/Block
- herself or Itsy.

Cooldowns:
F - 0| E - 1| D - 0


Under ordinary circumstances the release from the unrelenting cold of the harsh mountain terrain would be a welcome change. KaMara wondered at the shift between climates and what could cause it, but in this world logic wasn't the only paradigm and that meant such mysteries had unclear sources.
She surveyed the abandoned village as they marched towards it. The isolation, the loneliness of it felt more reassuring to her than frightening. "The village doesn't seem infested. Probably could engineer a good defensive perimeter and funnel attacks so we don't get overwhelmed." she mused to the others, testing whether her strength could free the bogged cart. "Plenty of fuel around for a bonfire, too. For the zombies, not s'mores..." she felt like she had to add the last bit, regardless of whether anyone other than her or Emily might even get the reference.
Surveying the town, she developed tactics and strategies that might help the crew defensively fortify an area and create a funnel to minimize the number of undead that could approach.

Actions
1) free the stuck cart:
Str D + Superstrength F + Athletics F

2) develop defensive strategies:
Int E + Warfare F


As cold as the mountain hold was on the outside, it held an abundance of warmth inside. Maybe not in actual temperature but in resilience and a sense of home...of community. The people that lived in Nan Gau were determined to stay, to live, in this place and looked out for each other. If she had to admit it, KaMara enjoyed the sense of community. She hadn't really known she missed it until venturing out into the world. She'd been happy, in a way, living in the cave with Him but maybe she'd just grown used things that way. Not knowing what she was missing...
Having eaten and with a few hours left before dusk, the warrior found herself an unoccupied space near the meager fire flickering in the hearth and did what soldiers have done since there were soldiers. She slept. They'd be marching at dusk and in the numbing cold, she intended to get all the rest she could.

Only the muster call roused her from her nap. It wasn't exactly refreshing sleep but it was better than nothing. "Is the weather always this bad or is this something the Dead brought with them?" she asked as the group marched from the gates of Nan Gau. "If they brought it in, I'll put my sword to every one of 'em til it gets warm again.". Every step towards Nan Li did little to improve her mood towards these undead. KaMara kept herself warm with the thoughts of what she was going to do when she met them.


KaMara nodded in acquiesce to Hiruq's insistence on not being considered a superior, instead just as a comrade in arms. The others brought up good points and addressed quickly by Hiruq. There was still plenty of daylight left to discuss any other questions that arose. Importantly, those questions could be discussed inside where the wind wasn't gnawing the heat from her bones. She was no stranger to the icy cold and damp, shed lived in a cave for the last however many years it'd been since she came to this weird world. But this kind of chill was on a whole new level...

She followed the cadre through the narrow passages of the wall and into the Mess. The thick, smoke stained timbers and scarred tables had a million war stories to tell and most of them sad. KaMara kept close to Emily and took a seat at the long trencher table across from her and beside the small Mousekin. "She sounds like the folks 'back home'." she said to Itsy, nodding towards Moo, as she accepted a steaming bowl of broth and noodles from a kitchen steward. "Clearest spoken person I've heard in a while..." Taking a couple of draughts of the thin, but hot, stock from the bowl she continued, " Don't worry about how she fights and fight your own fight. Y'know. I bet you're fast and nimble. Surgical, no, tactical strikes at vulnerable spots. Right? Me and the Antler Lady are big ol' targets to draw attention so you and 'You-May' and the others can do your thing..." She flashed a smile at the 'Mouseketeer' as she looked away to see if there was any bread to go with the noodles & broth.


KaMara looked over the new arrivals. Looks like Nan Gau had some heavy-hitters coming in clutch to plug the gaps. None too soon from the look of it, too. Admittedly, she hadn't seen the city's defenses or what they were up against but she could certainly 'read the room' enough to know that these Beastkin were definitely behind the 8-ball and desperately needed whatever help they could get. She listened, as the biting wind tried to suck the heat from her bones, as the reinforcements bantered between each other. Her jaw worked, gritting her teeth together as she listened to the two old warriors genuflect to each other. To her the sounded like flowery apologies for not doing the right thing when they already could've and should've.
To be fair, she didn't know much about the situation so she set aside her initial impressions of the matter. Should'ves and Could'ves were in the past and beyond her ability to change. What mattered was Now, and that was something she could deal with.

"Commanders, sirs..." KaMara addressed them, not sure about who ranks who at the moment. "We were ushered out to Mess and we're going to discuss our relative abilities there. Perhaps over a warm bowl of grub might be a good time to cover that?" She looked between those assembled around her. Food and drink made for a more amenable atmosphere for introductions than a briefing room or a snow-swept causeway.


KaMara listened intently to Rextelian's answers to the Adventurers' queries. Desperate times called for desperate measures indeed! A disposable strike force sent to tackle an enemy command unit of unknown ability in the middle of an undead outbreak during a blizzard. Not the most tactically sound use of a cadre of volunteer Irregulars but not the craziest either. Taking out an enemy lieutenant and recovering a clan heirloom would make for a definite morale booster for the Nan Gau forces. One they desperately need.

" Departing at Dusk? We'll be ready for muster, commander." KaMara said brusquely, all business for the moment. In the next moment, she subtly jostled Emily with an armored elbow, "C'mon. Let's get some food and see what we can scrounge up to keep you from freezing to death in that business suit." She nodded for the exit as the meeting adjourned.
AnoYi rolled from behind the mage knight and the automaton as the dust settled from the end of the trial. "Is that it? We're clear?" he asked hesitantly eyeing the heaps of now inanimate bones. He swiped his pants legs clear of bone dust and dirt as he looked around at the decayed arena around them.
The grinding of his blade sliding back into its sheath echoed the grinding of the sandstone door to the treasure vault scraping open. The lure of the Unknown was irresistible for the Coyote swordsman as his booted feet carried him into the vault. The treasures within were fascinating relics of a bygone age, albeit an age AnoYi knew nothing about. More interesting to him were the inscriptions and hieroglyphics and pictograms along the wall columns. He read aloud to the others all that he could haltingly understand. "Looks like we can take the Flute. It's not very clear on if anything else is up for grabs, tho, so let's be careful.I doubt Gutou was the only defense the Temple has otherwise all this stuff wouldn't still be here."
By his training, AnoYi had learned the best way to avoid harm was to not be where your opponent could reach you. For Swashbucklers mobility was the key to both offense and defense. Unfortunately, that philosophy had its limitations. Avoiding area attacks was one of those weaknesses.
Alaerin was offering to take the brunt of the Champions magical attack and the Coyote was on no position to decline the safe harbor. AnoYi ran, leapt and slid into the lee behind the now armored mage. "I think either Gutou or his Throne are powering this arena." he said, out of breath. "Take them out and I think we win..."
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