Dynasty & Decadence/Peleps Tanic Sikandi

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Peleps Tanic Sikandi is a player character in Dynasty & Decadence played by Argent

Peleps Tanic Sikandi

• Aspect: Water
• Concept:
• Motivation: Pending
• Anima:
• Anima Power:

Attributes

Physical

• Strength: 3
• Dexterity: 5
• Stamina: 2

Social

• Charisma: 5
• Manipulation: 2
• Appearance: 4

Mental

• Perception: 2
• Intelligence: 3
• Wits: 3

Abilities

Fire

• Athletics: 4
• Dodge: 5 (Close combat attacks +2)
• (F)Melee: 5 (Spears +3)
• (F)Presence: 5
• Socialize: 3

Air

• (F)Linguistics: 3 (Low Realm, Rivertongue, Local language family)
• Lore: 3 (Barbarian customs and trivia +2)
• Occult: 2
• Stealth: 2
• Thrown: 0

Earth

• Awareness: 3
• Craft: 0
• (F)Integrity: 3
• Resistance: 4
• War: 2

Water

• (A)Bureaucracy: 5 (Trading arrangements +1)
• (A)Investigation: 0
• (A)Larceny: 0
• (A)Martial Arts: 2
• (A)Sail: 1

Wood

• Archery: 3
• Medicine: 0
• (F)Performance 5
• Ride: 3
• Survival: 3

Backgrounds

• Breeding 4
• Resources 5 (Some very inspired investments, sales/giftings of invaluable artifacts to the right people and - somewhat more covertly - securing access to some unheard-of natural resources in her satrapy as a * result of personal pacts with the native population. The fact that riches have bloomed like mayflowers is pretty damn obvious.)
• Command 3 (Satrapial Legion, locally conscripted "army")
• Arsenal 2 (Satrapial legion armory)
• Connections 3 (Native population)
• Connections 2 (Traders)
• Allies 3 (Exalt children? Also thinking of an influential local god-kingpin)
• Retainers 3 (All of her contacts in the satrapy and its´ patrician families, native personages and local small gods)
• Artifact 5 (Personal gifts and various claimed/won treasures; her collection is legendary and occupies several large trophy chambers in her estate.)
• Henchmen 3 (Followers from her adventures; would be higher, but most of them have become domesticated.)
• Reputation 4 (Her glorious adventures, slayings of famed beasts and braving of exotic lands - as well as bringing home spoils - are widely talked about, not the least because of the plethora of pulp novels detailing them.. to variying degrees of accuracy, of course.)
• Backing 4 (Satrap governess)
• Command OR Manse OR other fitting stuff 2 (Donation to family resources)

Charms

Melee

• 1st Melee Excellency
• Dragon-Graced Weapon*2 (Water, Fire)
• Ghost-Fire Blade
• Refining the Inner Blade
• Dragon-Blade Beneficence (Detailed in "The Thousand Correct Actions of the Upright Soldier, p. 90)

Presence

• 2nd Presence Excellency
• Glowing Coal radiance

Socialise

• 2nd Socialise Excellency
• Warm-Faced Seduction Style

Athletics

• 1st Athletics Excellency
• Effortlessly Rising Flame

Dodge

• 2nd Dodge Excellency
• Safety Among Enemies
• Treshold warding stance
• Hopping Firecracker Evasion

Performance

• 2nd Performance Excellency
• Talented Improvisation
• Soul-Stirring Performance Method

Bureaucracy

• 2nd Bureaucracy Excellency

Integrity

• 2nd Integrity Excellency

Survival

• 2nd Survival Excellency
• Quarry Revelation Technique

Awareness

• 1st Awareness Excellency
• All-Encompassing Earth Sense

Virtues

• Compassion: 2
• Conviction: 3
• Temperance: 2
• Valor: 4

Other traits

Essence:

• Personal motes: 0
• Peripheral motes: 0
• Committed motes (peripheral): 0

Willpower: 7

Intimacies

• Loyalty - her House and family.

Artifacts

• Raincutter (Artifact 4) - (Exquisite yet powerful kwan dao, with intricate symbolic imagery running along the blade). Powers to be detailed.
• The White Crow Queen, frigate-class skyship, currently moored at the estate because it needs a level 3 Hearthstone to be operated, level 4 for its´ weaponry to be functional without external Essence feeds as well.

Background and Additional Info

The Five Questions

1. Why are you devoted to keeping this sub-House alive against all odds?
2. The Dynasty isn't all about family. What loyalties and causes compete with your loyalty to House Peleps Taric? Answer here.
3. In what ways are you products of the Dynasty?
4. What have you openly achieved in the past century that makes you a worthy subject for historians of the next Age to investigate thoroughly?
5. What weaknesses do you possess that aren't just personal failings, but could be exploited by your enemies to cost you the Game of Thrones? What are the fields of engagement where you can't just apply Game Theory analysis, but instead will act against your own interests? Answer here.

Sikandi on her family

• Alaric - My Very Serious Uncle; I do remember being entranced by his mastery of the martial arts – seeing him go through his forms in the gardens on one of his not-frequent visits was poetry to my soul! - and similarly bored senseless by his simple, devout nature. Knowing more than I did as a girl, I can respect the man more; I know the hardships of having to reinvent oneself.
• Korel - A joy, this young man. He is as fiery as I once was, and at the same time gentler than I could ever claim to have been. His visits – the hunts, the duels, the revisitations of old adventures and the telling of newer stories – is perhaps the only thing that makes me feel young and careless again. It is a shame that he will get tied up in House affairs as we enter this uncertain new age.
• Pranzha - The solid and dependable stranger that shares my house. He is a decent enough man, and treasured by our children... for which I am forced to admit that I cannot help but resent him some. He is all too happy to grant me room to move, as I am him; his affections lie in the past, while mine look towards the future. I might have to depend more on him now, though; I cannot afford to stand alone.
• Hayabusa - I can never forget the parties that she hosted; magnificent affairs! Her beauty is legendary and her razor-sharp wit really should be; I don´t pretend to know her affairs, but I couldn´t imagine her being occupied with the little things. I have no idea what she will bring to our table now.
• Aisha - Blessed Dragons (and how an appropriate expression is this!), how did you get where you are? I always expected you to choose to stay locked inside temple or tower – and yet, here you are. It is a dangerous game that you are playing, dear Sister, but you might well be our best hope. I will keep an eye out for your connections to Mnemon, though – that bitch never forgets, and more than anyone else she will be happy to se us all burn if it suits her whims.
• Hinoko - So skillful and so proper. Nothing I ever did was ever enough for you to look at me with a kindly eye, was it, Sister? I remember a time when I would have given everything for you to give your approval. Now? I fear that we are both too old to change. My marriage, such as it is, gave you a reason to count me out, but don´t pretend that it really changed anything between us.
• Grolush - Always keeping to yourself and your precious griffons! They are fierce beasts, so I can definitely see the attraction, but I can´t make heads or tails of you. Are you truly choosing to distance yourself from Dynast affairs? I didn´t use to question your reclusive nature, but as I age I have begun to wonder...
• Taen - Oh, that boy. Irresponsible and self-serving, no doubt; his reputation kind of speaks for itself. Still, he is young and you can´t deny that that husband-wife stunt he pulled was funny as hell. He´ll grow up some day, as most of us do, as long as he doesn´t get it into his head to try to go for a larger target than he can handle.
• Onais - Always amicable, always attentive, always competent. He has been a great help through the years, especially the later ones; I honestly don´t know how my ”glorious” rule would have managed to establish itself without a bunch of small but critical favors of his. More so, I have always enjoyed his company; though his tastes run tamer than my own, the man can entertain.
• Medoina - I honestly haven´t had a chance to get to know little Medoina, though I do remember her as a small girl. She has made quite a name for herself as an emergent savant, though, and in this she could be a very valuable ally and resource. I need to send her an invitation sooner rather than later.

History

Insert Backstory here.

Bonus Point Breakdown

• Attributes: 4
• Skills: 19
• Backgrounds: 22