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Kura's Death:
[HP:100%] [ME: 63%] [PE:100%]
> look
The Center of Kol's Plaza
The sound of falling water echoes from the stone buildings surrounding
the plaza. The area is damp with moisture, as the flowing water from the
fountain drips and sprays onto the tiles beneath foot. A mosaic of
multicolored tiles, battered by centuries of foot and cart traffic,
stretches the plaza's entire length. When looking north, Kol's Moot
encompasses the horizon.
It's cloudy, well past freezing, and very windy.
Obvious exits: n e s w nw ne sw se
An ornate fountain crowned with a statue dominates the center of the plaza square.
An imposing Persuader council-guard is here.
A stern looking council-guard is serving here.
A grim-faced Clanmarked council-guard is here.
An imposing Persuader council-guard is here.
A grim-faced Clanmarked council-guard is here.
An imposing Persuader council-guard is here.
A stout council-guard is here.
A grim-faced Clanmarked council-guard is here.
[HP:100%] [ME: 57%] [PE:100%]
You hear foot steps nearby.
[HP:100%] [ME: 58%] [PE:100%]
Katsuko walks in from the south.
A matte-black halberd walks in from the south.
[HP:100%] [ME: 58%] [PE:100%]
Katsuko drops momentarily to one knee, the armor barely brushing the ground before she rises again.
[HP:100%] [ME: 58%] [PE:100%]
> con kat
[HP:100%] [ME: 58%] [PE:100%]
Katsuko looks like an easy kill.
[HP:100%] [ME: 58%] [PE:100%]
> l kat
Katsuko now follows you.
[HP:100%] [ME: 58%] [PE:100%]
An anonymous looking woman is before you, she looks like just another
average Zhenshi woman. Her features are typical of the residents of that
city, with tanned skin, ebon black hair, a small nose and almond shaped
eyes. Her slender form seems to be reasonably well muscled, and something
about her movements seem to suggest she is some form of warrior. Her ears
seem to have something of an elven shape to them, which would hint at
something other than human somewhere in her bloodline.
Overall, Katsuko is in excellent condition.
Katsuko is using:
<worn on finger> a plain mithril band (brand new)
<worn on finger> an amphibolite band set with amber (brand new)
<worn around neck> (Sacred) a dark amulet set with a simple orb (brand new)
<worn around neck> a talon insignia (superb)
<worn as symbol> a tiny black and gold spider
<worn on body> (Sacred) an adamantite breastplate etched with a raven (brand new)
<worn on head> a pitch-black helm with pyromancy symbols (superb)
<worn on legs> (Sacred) a pair of adamantite tassets etched with a raven (brand new)
<worn on feet> (Sacred) a pair of adamantite sabatons etched with a raven (brand new)
<worn on hands> (Sacred) a pair of adamantite gauntlets etched with a raven (brand new)
<worn on arms> (Sacred) a pair of adamantite gardebras etched with a raven (brand new)
<worn about body> a bishop's mantle of burnished red maille (good)
<worn about waist> (Sacred) an adamantite plate fauld etched with a raven (brand new)
<worn around wrist> a shimmering mercurial bracelet (brand new)
<worn around wrist> some thin runed agate hoops (brand new)
<both hands> (Sacred) an adamantite naginata etched with a raven (brand new)
[HP:100%] [ME: 58%] [PE:100%]
Katsuko looks at you.
[HP:100%] [ME: 58%] [PE:100%]
> emote smiles a small smile at the woman.
Kura smiles a small smile at the woman.
[HP:100%] [ME: 58%] [PE:100%]
Katsuko says to you 'An honor to meet you again dame.'
[HP:100%] [ME: 58%] [PE:100%]
> sayto katsu Is it...
You say to Katsuko 'Is it...'
[HP:100%] [ME: 58%] [PE:100%]
> hum
You hum softly.
[HP:100%] [ME: 58%] [PE:100%]
Your symbol slowly begins to melt and reform!
[HP:100%] [ME: 59%] [PE:100%]
>
Katsuko says 'The Father rules through me in Zhenshi.'
[HP:100%] [ME: 59%] [PE:100%]
> emote grins a toothy grin.
Kura grins a toothy grin.
[HP:100%] [ME: 59%] [PE:100%]
You topple over and cease to breathe.
You have died of natural causes.
You release all your spells.
You feel less aware of your surroundings.
You no longer see invisible objects.
You are no longer invisible.
You feel the need to feed.
You feel the need to feed.
You no longer feel stealthy.
[HP:100%] [ME: 65%] [PE:100%]
Katsuko raises an eyebrow.
[HP:100%] [ME: 65%] [PE:100%]
Katsuko kneels by the corpse.
[HP:100%] [ME: 71%] [PE:100%]
It is noon.
[HP:100%] [ME: 71%] [PE:100%]
Katsuko yells 'Father! Take this spirit!'
[HP:100%] [ME: 71%] [PE:100%]
> manifest
A slight wind blows a chill into living tissue.
[HP:100%] [ME: 75%] [PE:100%]
> You eerily manifest your spirit to the living.
[HP:100%] [ME: 70%] [PE:100%]
Katsuko looks at you.
[HP:100%] [ME: 70%] [PE:100%]
> man
Kura laughs maniacally.
[HP:100%] [ME: 70%] [PE:100%]
Katsuko grins.
[HP:100%] [ME: 70%] [PE:100%]
> sayto kat The time has come!
You exclaim to Katsuko 'The time has come!'
[HP:100%] [ME: 70%] [PE:100%]
Katsuko rises, and bows in respect.
[HP:100%] [ME: 70%] [PE:100%]
Katsuko says to you 'The Father's will shall not be denied.'
[HP:100%] [ME: 70%] [PE:100%]
> sayto kat Make me proud, Katsuko. Surpass me.
You say to Katsuko 'Make me proud, Katsuko. Surpass me.'
[HP:100%] [ME: 70%] [PE:100%]
The wind changes and begins blowing from the west.
[HP:100%] [ME: 71%] [PE:100%]
> sayto kat Surpass all of your predecessors!
You exclaim to Katsuko 'Surpass all of your predecessors!'
[HP:100%] [ME: 71%] [PE:100%]
Katsuko says to you 'I shall dame.'
[HP:100%] [ME: 71%] [PE:100%]
Katsuko says 'The Father's fullest power shall be mine.'
[HP:100%] [ME: 71%] [PE:100%]
> sayto kat I'm not so sure about that...defeating me in my afterlife will be no easy task...if you dare.
> grin
The hand of Kura decomposes.
A slight wind blows a chill into living tissue.
[HP:100%] [ME: 72%] [PE:100%]
> You say to Katsuko 'I'm not so sure about that...defeating me in my afterlife will be no easy task...if you dare.'
[HP:100%] [ME: 72%] [PE:100%]
> You grin.
[HP:100%] [ME: 72%] [PE:100%]
Katsuko says to you 'It would be a fine way to meet an end.'
[HP:100%] [ME: 72%] [PE:100%]
Katsuko grins at you.
[HP:100%] [ME: 72%] [PE:100%]
> emote juts both her ghostly hands up over her head, $7straining as if to touch the $3$Isky.
Kura juts both her ghostly hands up over her head, straining as if to touch the sky.
[HP:100%] [ME: 72%] [PE:100%]
> sayto kat You shall see me again, squire!
You exclaim to Katsuko 'You shall see me again, squire!'
[HP:100%] [ME: 72%] [PE:100%]
A swirling torrent of darkness grows above the fire-haired female half-elf, churning the wind like a storm.
[HP:100%] [ME: 72%] [PE:100%]
> emote $5$Ilaughs $0$Imaniacally $Ain her $5$Ilyrical $0$Ivoice, with a sparkle of $4$Imadness $0$Iin her eye.
Kura laughs maniacally in her lyrical voice, with a sparkle of madness in her eye.
Someone has transferred you.
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o [Attributes] Kura Dachus, the Red Raven o
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o Status: Grand Master(1) Race: Half-elf Class: Hellion o
o Age: 155 Sex: Female Size: Medium o
o Alignment: Aberrant Handiness: Right handed Religion: Algorab o
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o STR: Powerful INT: Brilliant WIS: Wise o
o DEX: Nimble CON: Durable CHA: Dynamic o
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o Carrying capacity: 18 items with a maximum weight of 265.0 pounds. o
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o [Scores] Kura Dachus, the Red Raven o
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o Status: Grand Master(1) Race: Half-elf Class: Hellion o
o Kingdom: None Cabal: The Crucible of Shadows (Member) o
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o Coins: 1 platinum, 1 silver, 7 copper o
o Carrying: 4/18 items Load: 85.6/265.0 pounds o
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o Health: Excellent Mental: Energetic Physical: Fresh o
o Attribute points: 0 Wimpy: 0 percent Mode: Kill/aggressive o
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o You are standing. o
o You may advance to the next level. o
o You have played 1086 hour(s) so far. o
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Am - spear (superb) axe (superb)
dagger (very good) flail (very good)
mace (very good) polearm (mastered)
siegecraft (good) sling (good)
sword (mastered) shield block (mastered)
swim (superb) taslamaran tongue (mastered)
uxmaln tongue (mastered) zhensh tongue (mastered)
empire tongue (mastered) aghelian tongue (mastered)
sylvan tongue (mastered) firmyrn tongue (mastered)
deep tongue (mastered) taslamaran writing (superb)
uxmaln writing (superb) zhensh writing (superb)
empire writing (mastered) aghelian writing (superb)
sylvan writing (very good) firmyrn writing (very good)
deep writing (very good) crucible cipher (superb)
Nov- parry (superb) second attack (mastered)
hide (mastered) sneak (superb)
Ini- combat casting (mastered) self defense (superb)
App- enhanced damage (mastered) endurance (mastered)
fast healing (mastered) haggle (superb)
Jour- brawling (superb) third attack (superb)
********** (superb)
Vet- crossbow (average) cleave (mastered)
Exp- dodge (mastered) ********* (mastered)
meditation (mastered)
Men- intimidate (superb)
Am- cause light (superb) curse (superb)
Nov- blindness (superb) chill touch (superb)
deafness (superb) detect invis (superb)
Init- cause serious (superb) detect hidden (superb)
invis (superb) poison (superb)
App- identify (superb) protection (very good)
weaken (superb)
Jour- plague (superb) shield (superb)
Vet- cause critical (mastered) *********** (superb)
rift (mastered)
Exp - detect aura (superb) hellfire (mastered)
Men- domination (superb) *********** (superb)
word of recall (superb)
Mas- *********** (superb)
The presence this odd woman holds is both striking and intimidating. With all of her armor on,
it's difficult to be sure from afar that she actually is a woman; she has a powerful build, but it is
not overly masculine. She has a tall, proud stance, and fine, broad shoulders. Even with her
armor, it's clear this woman's body is in it's peak; so strong that her skin is tight as a drum,
decorated with old pale battle scars. She is a brooding beauty, with one very unsettling
feature: her right eye is missing, the eyelids peeled back inside, the socket yawning wide
open, and cast in perpetual shadow. It is not so grotesque because it is shrouded in total
blackness, no matter the lighting. Thin red eyebrows below a high forehead accentuate her
one pale blue eye, further generating a striking visage. Rare for a half-breed, she has fiery red
hair, lose and straight, down to the small of her back. Deep-elven woman are usually larger
than the males of their kind, and the trait was clearly passed down; she is as tall as most tall
human men. Her full lips are of a light-grey purple, and her otherwise straight nose is slightly
upturned at the tip. Should one dare to come close enough, her breath smells of cherry, and
the light sent of wood smoke clings to her body, masking any penetrating odor from exertion.
Her voice flows like velvet fog, laced with diamonds dipped in caramel. When she smiles, one
might notice upon close inspection that her canine teeth appear to be long and sharp.
Three old parallel purple scars mark the right side of her neck, and her face has been
tattooed with black streaks which accentuate a furious expression.
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As a half-elf hellion played by a klutz such as myself, Kura was doomed in the realm of PK. She had this role to fill, that of a badass, the High Knight of Algorab, but she often did not have the PK power to back it up. It was frustrating at times. I really appreciate all the players who RPed with Kura and showed good form.
The song of Kura Dachus is long and rich with history. Kura was the bastard child of Galerius Aerelius, who died before Kura came of age. She hated her father passionately, and sought her revenge by aiding in the dethroning of her father's brother, Pertinax, who was the Knightlord at the time. She worked for the Midnight Council as a spy, as they hoped to use her to control the Druids by having Kura succeed Ralina, the head of the House of Wren. Dame Ralina was Kura's knight mentor, who tied her down and carved out her eye with a knife, because she thought Kura was too pretty.
Kura was quite upset at first, but she was then blessed by Algorab, and despite retaining a certain kind of hate towards Ralina, Kura would never betray her knight mentor. Besides, Ralina was a rival to Knightlord Pertinax, which meant she was a secret ally. As well, the Knightlord's mage underling, Aldric, was discontented with his master and sought Kura out as an accomplice to usurp him. With her uncle banished from the land, the new Magelord Aldric offered Kura a position of power. Kura declined, and sought to gain power by other means.
She then met Sakuul, who liked her passion for evil. He and Jurithiel preformed a ritual upon Kura that altered her, making her devil-spawn, with life-sucking vampiric abilities like them. Inducted into their organization, which was more like a family, Kura consorted with devils and deamons, and wielded dark fire. Then came the Corseca of Forlorn Hopes, and the revival of Looruna, the Leviathan. Mass destruction ensued, but Looruna broke free from the bond to her masters, and consumed Jurithiel alive, taking the Corseca with her. Kura's adversaries, chief amongst them Sir Xantium of the Hammer, assumed Kura to be an ally against the Leviathan, and together they stood with a vast alliance at Castle Morea, waiting for the monster to attack. Indeed it did, but it flew overhead and crashed right inside the castle. All charged in to fight, except Kura. She stayed and waited, knowing that none would be left alive. When the monster emerged, Kura stood alone, and the monster paused to question her. Despite never allowing herself to outright lie, Kura was an adept beguiler, and convinced Looruna that nothing would be able to sate her appetite until she rediscovered her original purpose. She convinced her that she must return to Seaside, and there sleep until her purpose resurfaces. And so it was, and the Leviathan rests beneath Seaside still.
Kura inherited Jurithiel's position, and for a long time secretly lead the Family as their mistress. There was also her long struggle against Mariagh as she sided with Ralina to usurp him and take authority in the Church. At last Mariagh yielded, and Ralina was High Knight for a time, until Kura slew her, as Ralina intended, and took the position herself. For over a century Kura was the highest mortal authority in the church.
Kura was a fan of holding ransom, holding hostages, and blackmail. She discovered a hidden slave freeing operation in the Empire, but rather than expose it to the Knightlord, she confessed her knowledge to her nemesis, Sir Xantium. She made a proposition, that he sign a contract with his own blood, giving Kura a shard of his own soul. Not the whole thing, she argued; just a little piece of it. In return, she would never speak of what she had learned to anyone else. If he did not, then she would reveal the operation to those who would destroy it, and there would be nothing he could do to stop her. Lamenting, Sir Xantium agreed to her terms. For decades, even after Xantium died, Kura was part Xantium as she oppressed the soul shard within her with the overwhelming darkness of her heart. One day, however, her aura was briefly changed from dark to light, and Xantium gained control of her. Losing her dark powers, she lost her youth and showed her true age: an old, ugly hag. He spoke that which she had promised not to speak, and the contract was broken, freeing his soul shard to pass over to the other side and join it's whole.
She was a schemer. She plotted and planed nefarious deeds, the greatest of which was the sacrifice of an entire village in order to tear open a portal directly to the Realm of Nightmares, and summon forth an angel of darkness created by herself in her dreams. The village was surrounded by an unholy magic circle, but the defeat of light by darkness was required for the ritual to work, so Kura left enticing clues for those who would try to stop her. They cracked her code just in time, and arrived at the village in force, right into a trap. A host of villains decended upon them, and all the would-be heros were killed. With the sacrifices made, Kura's angel of darkness emerged...as well as something else. Lord Ephilitas was released, and Kura was forced to bow down to him in service. She considered him to be a mistake, and hated to answer to anyone below Algorab himself. So for years, she plotted against Ephilitas, and finally, upon confronting him in his inner sanctum, invoked the ancient laws of Hell, to claim his power if he were defeated. Defeated he was, but she would not take the position until the secession of power in her church was secured by her mortal replacement.
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There is much more to tell, but I will let Kura's story tell itself. There is much I left undone, and much I wish I had done better. I certainly did not "win" at SK. I am sorry if I disappointed with my performance of the character.
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