Fantasy Core RPG
© Jerry Harris 2013
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Kinsai Village
This is a perfectly nondescript peasant farming village,
happy, prosperous, and lacking any criminal activity. They are always accommodating to the tax
collectors. The Brotherhood is paid a
nominal protection fee, but never called upon for service. Indeed, Kinsai is often held up by the
Governor himself, as a model village.
What the Governor and others in the know are aware of, is
that it is also a ninja clan training school (a Ryu). In addition to a large number of highly
trained assassins living there, the villagers are all vaguely related and are
absolutely loyal to one another. There
is a precarious, informal relationship between the Kinsai clan and the
government. Neither side dare overly
antagonize the other.
While Kinsai village could not stand against a full military
assault, but certainly the military rues the thought of attempting it. It is a virtual fortress. Oh, it looks unassuming, but any building is
a potential stronghold. There are
underground training warrens of unknown depths beneath the village that would
be a deathtrap to invaders. If the
village was lost, it would only accomplish scattering a clan of vengeful
assassins around the province. So long
as their activities are discreet, the government pretends they aren’t
there. Thus the clan carefully considers
any job offer in Shang-tu province.
Though the Kinsai clan is not allied with the government,
their relationship keeps the Triads from courting them. The White Lotus respects their arrangement,
but still hires them for various espionage activities, as well as for rescue
operations and even abductions. Given
their profitable long-standing relationship, the ninjas and the White Lotus
could have a more intimate relationship if things change in the province. A few wealthy, powerful individuals who have
heard of the ninjas and are able to contact them professionally, might offer a
contract for an assassination, but the ninjas are very selective about such
things locally. Mostly, their ninjas are
“exported” for hits in other parts of the Empire.
Ninjas are more deadly with age, as their skills have
peaked and they welcome death.
Jonin leader Ren-Su Kinsai “Grandfather”
Ever calm, gracious, soft-spoken, never demanding,
Grandfather is always a perfect gentleman.
And why not? He is in a position
of unquestioned power in the province, surrounded by fiercely loyal, skilled
warriors, and he is nearly death itself in combat. However, he is of a mind to only subtly
influence events, never to force his will.
He will only give martial sanction within Shang-tu province, if there is
no other option.
10th level Ninja, Hp 42, AC 14* (None, but has
Shadowy ability) Enhanced initiative +4
Fort +4, Ref +11, Will +8
Melee: +1 Wakizashi (Shock) +12 to hit 1d8+2 + Shock DC 18
Fort Sv or paralyze 1 turn.
Shadowy: DC 12 Ref Sv to avoid first hit in rd, DC 18
afterward
Vanish ability
+8
Detection (Traps, ambushes), Detection (Trapped items)
+9
Stealth (Hiding, sneaking), Escape Artist
+8
Acrobatics (Balancing, jumping), Climb
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