Ryken

Ryken

Concept: The Warrior Priest, Caste: Zenith Anima: None

Attributes
Strength	•••		Charisma	••••		Perception	•••
Dexterity	•••••		Manipulation	•••		Intelligence	••
Stamina	•••		Appearance	••		Wits	•••

Abilities
Archery			Athletics	••
Awareness	••		Brawl	•
Bureaucracy	••		Craft	{{{Craft}}}
Dodge	••		Integrity	•
Investigation	•		Larceny
Linguistics			Lore	••
Martial Arts	•••••		Medicine	•
Melee			Occult	•••
Performance	•••		Presence	••
Resistance	••		Ride	•
Sail			Socialize	•
Stealth			Survival	••
Thrown			War
Other Abilities: Terrestrial Circle Sorcery, Thaumaturgy Caste Abilities: Performance, Athletics, Resistance, Presence, Lore Favored Abilities: Occult, Brawl - Martial Arts, Survival, Awareness, Integrity Supernal Ability: Performance

Other Traits

Willpower: 5

Merits: Martial Artist •••• (Single Point Shining into the Void Style), Language (Old Realm) •, Backing (Monument Priesthood) ••, Thaumaturgist (free), Artifact Weapon •••

Flaws:

Exaltation Traits

Essence: 1 • Personal Motes: 13 • Peripheral Motes: 33 • Invested Motes: 5

Immolate Corpse: 1m. Immolate a touched corpse, turning it to ash and ensuring it does not return as a hungry ghost. May perceive strongest Intimacies, and "absorb" them. May later touch target of absorbed Intimacies, spending 1m to pass on emotional feelings associated with Intimacy if positive, or rolling [Social Attribute] + Presence plus 3 successes (Dif target's Resolve) to pass on pain caused by the target to the deceased. Divine Retribution: 10m, 1wp or 5m (bonfire) • 1/day. When making a decisive attack vs creatures of darkness, pay cost to prevent Initiative from resetting to base value after attack. Order of Manifestation: 7m. May order a dematerialized spirit to manifest using a Charisma + Presence plus (Essence) automatic successes persuade social influence. Zenith's authority functions as a Defining Intimacy to the spirit, which may still resist with other Defining Ties or Principles.

Limit: 0 • Limit Trigger: Ryken is denied drinking or wenching, either by circumstance, another character, or his own decisions.

Intimacies

Minor (+2) • Major (+3) • Defining (+4)

Principles

• Defining Principle The gods should be worshiped, and their temples and artifacts are sacred • Major Principle The Unconquered Sun should be worshiped

Ties

• Defining Tie Temples of Monument (stewardship) • Major Tie Immaculate philosophy (hatred) • Minor Tie Eetu, boon companion (friendship) • Minor Tie Jod, business friend (friendship) • Major Tie Soaring Hymn, leader, (Reverence) • Major Tie Monument (Stewardship) • •

Combat Traits

Health Levels: -0 • -1 • -1 • -2 • -2 • -4 • INC

Soak: Lamellar Natural: 4/9 • Armored: 5 • Total: 9/14 • Hardness: 0/6

Defenses: Parry: 6 • Evasion: 2 • Resolve: 2 • Guile: 2

Weapons
Weapon	Accuracy	Damage	Defense	Overw
Slashing Sword	+2	+9	+1	2
Tags:	Lethal, Melee, Balanced
Shining Ice Mirror	+3	+12	+1	4
Tags:	Attunement 7, Lethal, Melee, Balanced
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Charms

Excellencies: Performance, Athletics, Craft, Resistance, Presence, Lore, Occult, Brawl - Martial Arts, Survival, Awareness, Integrity Athletics: Monkey Leap Technique, Graceful Crane Stance Craft: Flawless Handiwork Method Martial Arts: Gathering Light Concentration, Shining Starfall Execution Performance: Masterful Performance Exercise, Respect-Commanding Attitude, Impassioned Orator Technique, Thousand Courtesan Ways Presence: Harmonious Presence Meditation, Listener-Swaying Argument Occult: Ancient Tongue Understanding, Spirit-Cutting Attack, Spirit Detecting Glance Terrestrial Circle Sorcery: Invulnerable Skin of Bronze (control spell) Resistance: Ox Body Technique

Experience

General

Experience Total: 15 Experience Unspent: 5 Flawless Handiwork Method - 10xp

Solar

Experience Total: 9 Experience Unspent: 9

Crafting

Experience Total: 0 Experience Unspent: 0

Background

My name is Ryken and I am a Priest of the Gods of Monument. I do not know my blood family, if I even have one. I was raised in the monastery after my mother died. I don’t remember her and never knew her name or place. I consider the monks to be my family and Soaring Hymn is my honored teacher.
I take great pride in my duties. It is my privilege to serve in the temples, offering honor to the gods on behalf of the people of Monument and protecting them from any harm. I have heard that most cities do not have temples like ours, and I pity them for their lack. Our temples and our relationship with our gods are a great treasure must be protected.
It may be that I would have remained among the temples my whole life had not Yozi cultists stolen a statue commissioned for the temples. Forgemaster Jod and I had been sent to obtain it and I could not permit them to befoul any sacred object. We tracked the cultists to their lair in the mountains and slew them all before they could complete their desecration.
Nothing was ever said, but my duties expanded after this expedition. I was sent on a raid led by Quartermaster Eetu. It was standard raiding and should have been straightforward, but this village had a Guardian. I don’t know what she is, but we were all captured. The Guardian offered us a chance to gain our freedom if we completed a trial she set. Only four of us, including Eetu, survived. To my surprise, the Guardian not only freed us but gave us gifts, as well. I was given a fine suit of lamellar that I wear to this day. And, when I returned home, I had gained a brother.
Eetu has taken it on himself to introduce me to the earthy side of life. I have always been fond of beer, but I had not had so many varieties as he has shown me in the taverns of Monument. Icewalker Mead is my favorite - strong, smooth, and spiced as only they can make it.
The other earthy delight I have discovered a taste for is female companionship. Of course, my introduction was as embarrassing as any callow youth could dread. Eetu and I were out drinking and a pretty wench caught my eye, or so I thought. I am pretty sure I caught her eye, looking back, but all I knew at the time was that I had a delightful opportunity that I did not wish to pass by. We went upstairs together, and I was excited to begin when I realized she was a prostitute, not just a willing companion.
I don’t have a problem with prostitution, but it was still a shock. I was still afire and couldn’t think how to say no with grace, so we struck a deal and I discovered that I enjoyed her as much as Icewalker Mead. Naturally, Eetu got the story out of me within an hour of meeting downstairs again. He gets an unholy glee out of teasing me about it, but I haven’t killed him because he is both my friend and he hasn’t taken it too far. Yet.
I still enjoy such companionship, but I don’t pay for it. Mutual satisfaction is much more satisfying. But, I don’t ever return to the same woman. I did, early on, but found that she was becoming interested in something more than bedsport and I felt completely lost. I don’t really understand romance, courtship, or even ordinary family. It is simpler to keep such relationships short and satisfying. I don’t want to hurt anyone and I don’t think I can offer whatever it is they might want in addition to sex.

Shaping Ritual

When the sorcerer takes the first shape sorcery action to begin casting a spell and stunts it with a description of how she casts the spell through the talisman or draws on its power, she gains (stunt rating + 2) sorcerous motes towards completing this spell. This benefit can only be received once per scene. Stunts to enhance the sorcerer’s control spell do not count against the once per scene limit.

Shining Ice Mirror

Shining Ice Mirror is beautiful and minimalist by the standards of most daiklaves, with a thin, slightly curved jade blade the color of ice catching the afternoon sun and a hilt woven with the thinnest of precious starmetal wires. It’s a blade of deliberate nature, rewarding foresight in battle while disdaining those who hack and rend their way through their foes.
Evocations of Shining Ice Mirror
A Solar who pays two extra motes to attune to Shining Ice Mirror may partake of its perfect balance and discerning spirit so that an aim action taken with the intent to strike with the blade also conveys the benefits (but not costs) of a full defense action.