Lost in Jianghu/Characters/Azure Falcon

(Plays in Lost in Jianghu. Pre-reboot version of the character can be found here.)

Azure Falcon (as he is known) is the disciple of the Meng Zhang, the Azure Dragon of the East. He's the only one to have been acknowledged as such so far, and much of his background is unknown, to the consternation of observers in the wulin. It's speculated that he could be the Azure Dragon's son, or lover (although there are so many of those it would hardly mark him out), or possibly art project.

He's appears a young, dashing, stereotypical xia in many way, out seeking adventure and fame. Which is mostly true, but only part of the story. The Four Saint Beasts, as they vie with each other for influence and over distinctions of their personal philosophy, also have a common agenda. They consider themselves (by virtue of their own power if nothing else) to be the pillars and balancers of the wulin; their collective fingers are in every pie, and they have many agents. Azure Falcon is one such.

Azure Falcon is a handsome man with long hair tied in a ponytail, and wears tastefully embroidered blue robes befitting a noble warrior. His personal philosophy is one of beauty in excellence, which he displays in every motion of his jian, Spring Willow

Rank: 4th

Archetype: Courtier

Concept: Disciple of the Azure Dragon of the East

Vital Stats

Chi Lake River/Aura Chi Threshold with Armor Cultivation Entanglement Destiny Joss

14 7 2 14/28/42 19/38/57 47 (1/14) 30 30 7/-

Awareness +5 Story of the Self +10 Confidence +10 Focus on breath +15 Resist courtier's arts +15 Finesse +10 Inspire +10 Inflaming/soothing inspirations +5 Politics +5 Wulin banes +10 Tactics +5 Style analysis +10 Wu Wei +10 Sense corruption +15 (2D)

Honor Benevolence Righteousness Loyalty Force

3 1 3 3 5

Revenge Individualism Obsession Ruthlessness Ferocity

1 3 4 1 1

Gear

• Light Armor
• Sword

Chi Conditions

'Natural State' Conditions

• First Condition: Minor Earth (Fidelity/Force) Inspiration (Action Bonus). You believe in the principle of beauty through excellence. You must with your every act endeavour to be the epitome of grace and skill; if you resort to brute strength or low cunning you lose this bonus.

• Second Condition: MInor Wood (Worldliness/Individualism) Inspiration (Breath bonus). Meng Zhang has inculcated in you a strong desire to protect beauty and despise ugliness. If you falter in these principles, such as by damaging a work of art, you lose this bonus.

 

External Styles

Flying Red Silk [5D/5C]

(with Sword/Unarmed)

Speed Footwork Strike Damage Block Toughness

+5 (+10) +5 (+10) +15 (+20) +5 +10 (+15) +0

Laughs At: Brute force and excessive motion; straightforward and traditional styles. Fears: Deception; Adaptable and reactive fighters.

External Tech Misty Rain Storm (+5 Strike)

Internal Styles

Parables of the Sword Spirit [14D/24C]

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• Irrepressible Blade Form (2)
• Defend in Ten Directions (3)
• Fateful Blade Form (4)
• Single-Minded Perfection (5)

Formless techniques [2D/2C]

• Drifting Cloud Step (2)

Secret Arts: The Courtier's Art [4D/4C]

• Story of the self
• Secret arts of intrigue
• Controlling inspirations
• Controlling passions (4D)
• Extraordinary Courtier Techniques
  • Cordial, Upright, Courteous, Temperate, and Complaisant Technique (0 - see Confucianism loresheet)

Loresheets

Wulin Greats [17E/7C]

4 Destiny (4E)

Azure Dragon

6 Destiny(6E)

• 0 Bonus: Being a part of the retinue of a Saint Beast is an exclusive honor; you have 3 Status among the Wulin. (0E)
• 0 Bonus: The Saint Beasts have many contacts, connections and agents; covert and not. You may spend 1 Joss to declare a story detail establishing a connection to any of the Four Saint Beasts, and have a +5 bonus to social interactions with their agents. (0E)
• 5 Disadvantage: The Four Saint Beasts see themselves as the pillars and balancers of the Wulin; they do not hesitate to involve themselves in the doings of the great factions, and the Azure Dragon is no different. Many resent their intervention, and their suspicion will naturally fall upon you, to say nothing of those who would seek revenge. When this causes you trouble, gain 1 Destiny. -5 This is your first or second disadvantage. (0E)

Azure Dragon's Kung Fu

• 2 Technique: Effortless Grace (2E)
• 5 Technique: You learn the Ubiquitous Blade Technique. (5E)

If you’re in Flying Red Silk stance and you use Defend in Ten Directions, you may ignore the penalty if an attack is described in such a way that you suffer a -5 penalty to Block it, you may ignore that penalty. If the penalty is -10 or higher (perhaps from using a Massive weapon) then the penalty is reduced by 5.

If you’re in Flying Red Silk stance and you use Single-Minded Perfection, you may base one ‘boost’ on a single die.

Confucianism [3E/3D/3C]

3 Destiny (3E)

• 3 Secret: You learn the Cordial, Upright, Courteous, Temperate and Complaisant Technique. (3D)

A New Infernal Alliance [10E/2C]

In gambling dens, pirate coves and fighting pits, among opium-smokers and bandits and killers-for-coin, you can hear the whispers: the Banes of the Wulin have read the signs, and now they treat with one another to prepare for the Demon God’s Return.

• 5 Destiny: You shall play a decisive role in the fate of this new Infernal Alliance, perhaps rallying the Orthodox sects against it, or preventing one of the Banes from joining, or even fracturing it completely. (5E)

• 0 Bonus: You have a Wu Wei Specialty: Sense Corruption.
• 2 Secret: Long experience with the Corrupt has made you something of an expert in the Deviations that afflict these wicked souls. You can identify the nature of a Corrupt Deviation by making a Memorable (40) Wu Wei roll; the difficulty is one step lower for every level of intensity above Trivial, and one step higher for every Rank above yours the target’s achieved. Successfully identifying a Deviation gives you a +5 Loresheet bonus to Discover or Manipulate any Chi Conditions that target possesses. (2E)
• 3 Fortune: Word of the efforts to reforge the infamous Infernal Alliance has reached your ears. Work with your Sage to determine what you know and how you know it. (3E)

• 0 Bonus: You have a Politics specialty: Wulin Banes.