Avatar Legends - The Northern War

[Psychie]

O-Ren looks around, taking in the sights as Smoochie comes in for a landing. This was her first time here, and she wanted to see everything. Who knows what will come up as being important?

Once landed, she jumps down from the back of the large sky-bison and turns to the young man. "We need to see the commander of the garrison right away. We have important information about the plans of the Fire Nation and time is of the essence."

 

[Purr]

"Huh?"

Bamboo realizes his naïvety had caught up with him. Here he was bartering about how to settle an honor-debt on feeding Smoochie while on his person were the very means to prevent this very fort from becoming Fire Nation territory.

"Oops!" he murmurs, grins, and goes to stand behind O-Ren. Yet, in his mind, lingers the question. How do I settle this debt with the hay-people?

 

[jaydude]

The appearance of O-Ren - with her white hair and silver-gray clothes so unlike anything else in the Three Nations - clearly piques the curiosity of the two stablehands a bit further. For the moment though, they seem content to answer the woman's question rather than put their own to her.

"The man in charge of our forces here is General Shizu. He's based in the fortress at the center of this town; you can't miss it from the air." the other stablehand replies. He's a bit older than his co-worker - around his very early twenties - and with a very similar countenance to him as well, suggesting the two are related.

In regards to Smoochie, he steps forward and takes up an Earthbending stance, before slowly lifting his arms and raising up a stone barrier between the bison and the hay, gently and painlessly separating her from her meal before she can gorge herself and put Bamboo in a bigger debt. She nevertheless gives an unhappy grumble at being literally stonewalled from enjoying her meal.

"You can talk to my mother about renting a room here if you want. She runs the inn; you pay for a night's rest, your animals can enjoy the stables." he says. "Otherwise, if you want to head to the fortress and leave your...animal here, we'll take care of...is it a him or a her?"

How do the three of you wish to proceed?

Spoiler: Group Stats

O-Ren Ichi​

Fatigue: [_][_][_][_][_]
Conditions:
Afraid [_]
Angry [_]
Guilty [_]
Insecure [X]
Troubled [_]
Balance: Support - (_)-(_)-(_)-{B}-(_)-(_)-(_) - Leadership

Liu Bing​

Fatigue: [_][_][_][_][_]
Conditions:
Afraid [_]
Angry [_]
Guilty [_]
Insecure [_]
Troubled [_]
Balance: Control - (_)-(B)-(_)-{_}-(X)-(X)-(X) - Connection

Bamboo​

Fatigue: [_][_][_][_][_]
Conditions:
Afraid [_]
Angry [_]
Guilty [_]
Insecure [_]
Troubled [_]
Balance: Role - (_)-(_)-(B)-{_}-(_)-(_)-(_) - Freedom

 

[Purr]

"Wow!" Bamboo thinks without realizing he could be completely mistaken in the matter. "Even the common-folk can Earthbend! Isn't that something?"

"Pardon me! I'll be right back!"

Bamboo zips inside the inn, tries to find someone who looks like this fellow's mother, gratefully pays her with what coin he's got, and returns to O-Ren and Liu with a goofy grin on his face.

"Smoochie is a she!" He says to the hay-protectors. Bamboo rubs Smoochie affectionately. "Don't you worry, girl. If all goes well, you'll have a full tummy and a safe spot to rest soon enough!"

Once again, Bamboo finds himself looking to Liu and O-Ren for guidance. Silently, he waits to see what they say and do next.

 

[Sherwood]

As they are flying in, Liu can't help but look over the visible defenses of Fort Tongdao, wondering just how secure the place is in the face of the Fire Nation army. She is still feeling a bit troubled over her actions earlier and is hopeful to be able to redeem herself in the eyes of her friends.

After landing, Liu holds her spear in an easy grip, not expecting any trouble here, and moves to stand next to O-Ren, adding her silent agreement to the Water Bender's comment. When Smoochie heads over to the hay and begins to eat, a smile comes to Liu's face, and she reaches for her belt pouch and pulls out a few coins, passing them over to the stablehands. "Here. This should take care of her meal needs, at least for now. As for us, we have to get this message to the General as soon as possible. We should hurry before the Fire Nation sends a second runner with word of what we've discovered."

 

[jaydude]

The older stablehand nods and earthbends the barrier back down - much to Smoochie's approval - before indicating in the direction of the fortress. "You should be able to spot the fortress area easily enough from the streets, otherwise just head in that direction."

Before the three of you can set off towards the fortress however, the two stablehands give looks of surprise at something happening behind you. Were any of you to look around, you'd see five men come riding into the stable yard on ostrich horses, before coming into a halt a good distance in front of you, their eyes focused on you and Smoochie. All of these men wear green armour - including armoured conical helmets - and four of them have weapons on hand, but they otherwise don't seem to mean you any harm.

"Those are some of the general's soldiers. I'd say he's already found you." the younger stablehand whispers to you, before he and the older stablehand go back to work, keeping an eye on the proceedings. One of the soldiers - who on closer inspection is unarmed and barefoot - directs his mount to take a few steps forward, ahead of his compatriots.

"Greetings. Are you the owners of that flying bison?" he asks in a voice that sounds like it would be distinctive upon a battlefield, gesturing towards Smoochie.

Spoiler: Group Stats

O-Ren Ichi​

Fatigue: [_][_][_][_][_]
Conditions:
Afraid [_]
Angry [_]
Guilty [_]
Insecure [X]
Troubled [_]
Balance: Support - (_)-(_)-(_)-{B}-(_)-(_)-(_) - Leadership

Liu Bing​

Fatigue: [_][_][_][_][_]
Conditions:
Afraid [_]
Angry [_]
Guilty [_]
Insecure [_]
Troubled [_]
Balance: Control - (_)-(B)-(_)-{_}-(X)-(X)-(X) - Connection

Bamboo​

Fatigue: [_][_][_][_][_]
Conditions:
Afraid [_]
Angry [_]
Guilty [_]
Insecure [_]
Troubled [_]
Balance: Role - (_)-(_)-(B)-{_}-(_)-(_)-(_) - Freedom

 

[Purr]

Bamboo plants a very firm foot forward. "Smoochie is with me and, in case you're thinking it, no you can't buy her to use in the war against the Fire Nation! She's not for sale!" Having expressed that, Bamboo glances at O-Ren and Liu and then offers. "I'm Bamboo and these are my friends, O-Ren and Liu. Are you the commander of the garrison, sir?" Bamboo looks hopeful as his hand unconsciously moves to touch his satchel containing the Fire Nation coded plans. "If so, we have some important news we think you'll really want to hear!"

"Right guys?" Bamboo glances to Liu and O-Ren with a sheepish grin.

 

[jaydude]

"Hey, I'm not asking to buy her." the soldier replies while raising his hands in a placating matter. "And no, I'm not the one in charge here; that would be General Shizu. My name is Sergeant Deng. The general sent us here to look into the matter of the flying bison that had been seen arriving in this town."

He looks up at Smoochie, then back down at Bamboo. "Why have the three of you come here? What's this important information you have?"

Spoiler: Group Stats

O-Ren Ichi​

Fatigue: [_][_][_][_][_]
Conditions:
Afraid [_]
Angry [_]
Guilty [_]
Insecure [X]
Troubled [_]
Balance: Support - (_)-(_)-(_)-{B}-(_)-(_)-(_) - Leadership

Liu Bing​

Fatigue: [_][_][_][_][_]
Conditions:
Afraid [_]
Angry [_]
Guilty [_]
Insecure [_]
Troubled [_]
Balance: Control - (_)-(B)-(_)-{_}-(X)-(X)-(X) - Connection

Bamboo​

Fatigue: [_][_][_][_][_]
Conditions:
Afraid [_]
Angry [_]
Guilty [_]
Insecure [_]
Troubled [_]
Balance: Role - (_)-(_)-(B)-{_}-(_)-(_)-(_) - Freedom

 

[Psychie]

O-Ren looks at the soldier and says, "Long story short, the Fire Nation has found a series of tunnels under the walls of the fort, and plan on using them to bypass your defenses. We have the original orders from the desk of the Fire Nation commander as our proof. This needs to be delivered to the General right away."

 

[jaydude]

The sergeant's face becomes grim as he hears this news. "I see. In that case, would the three of you care to accompany us to the fortress? I imagine the general would like to speak with you personally."

It's framed as a question, but at the same time, the three of you get the impression that it's not a request.

Spoiler: Group Stats

O-Ren Ichi​

Fatigue: [_][_][_][_][_]
Conditions:
Afraid [_]
Angry [_]
Guilty [_]
Insecure [X]
Troubled [_]
Balance: Support - (_)-(_)-(_)-{B}-(_)-(_)-(_) - Leadership

Liu Bing​

Fatigue: [_][_][_][_][_]
Conditions:
Afraid [_]
Angry [_]
Guilty [_]
Insecure [_]
Troubled [_]
Balance: Control - (_)-(B)-(_)-{_}-(X)-(X)-(X) - Connection

Bamboo​

Fatigue: [_][_][_][_][_]
Conditions:
Afraid [_]
Angry [_]
Guilty [_]
Insecure [_]
Troubled [_]
Balance: Role - (_)-(_)-(B)-{_}-(_)-(_)-(_) - Freedom

 

[Sherwood]

Liu nods, saying, "We came here to deliver this information to your General, so that is fine. Lets be on our way."

 

[jaydude]

Deng nods, and he and his troops begin escorting the three of you towards the fortress.

During the trip, he occasionally gives you curious glances. His eyes linger on Liu Bing's prison attire, as if seeing it's enough for him to figure out some idea of how you managed to get your information, but there's evidently still something on his mind. Eventually he voices his curiosity.

"How do the three of you have a flying bison anyway?" he asks politely. "My grandfather told me that they were wiped out by the Fire Nation nearly a century ago, along with the Air Nomads."

Spoiler: Group Stats

O-Ren Ichi
Fatigue: [_][_][_][_][_]
Conditions:
Afraid [_]
Angry [_]
Guilty [_]
Insecure [X]
Troubled [_]
Balance: Support - (_)-(_)-(_)-{B}-(_)-(_)-(_) - Leadership

Liu Bing
Fatigue: [_][_][_][_][_]
Conditions:
Afraid [_]
Angry [_]
Guilty [_]
Insecure [_]
Troubled [_]
Balance: Control - (_)-(B)-(_)-{_}-(X)-(X)-(X) - Connection

Bamboo
Fatigue: [_][_][_][_][_]
Conditions:
Afraid [_]
Angry [_]
Guilty [_]
Insecure [_]
Troubled [_]
Balance: Role - (_)-(_)-(B)-{_}-(_)-(_)-(_) - Freedom

 

[Purr]

Spoiler: Jay

I am completely making this up out of thin air. If, as our Game Master, you want me to change any of this, sing out! =)

Bamboo smiles proudly. "Yeah! Ages ago, during the Fire Nation's attack on the Air Nomad temples, we were visited by someone we call The Caretaker, a very peaceful Air Nomad who didn't want anything to happen to 'her Married Couple.' She asked us to look after them until her return. Time went on and the Air Nomads fell, but not the Sky Bisons. Long story short, I got to raise the ancestor, Smoochie!

"Our legends say The Caretaker had to return to do what she could for her fellow Air Nomads. But no one ever saw her again." Bamboo becomes silent for a moment as his thoughts drift back to what was both a happy and sad time in his people's history. For The Caretaker had much to give but also far too much to lose. She had tried to do what she could and, in a very important way, she had succeeded. Bamboo had not lied to this Earth Kingdom Sergeant Deng, but nor had he told all.

It was not just Smoochie's ancestors whom the Air Nomads delivered, but their family (The Married Couple were already expecting calves). Their ancestors, beside Smoochie, were quite alive. They still reside, fly, eat, and make happy in the hidden jungles of his home, the Celestial Wildlands. For all Bamboo knew, they were the last of their kind. Smoochie and The Rainbow Children's loveable "flying fuzzballs" were completely free from the Fire Nation and any outside influences.

And Bamboo was going to keep it that way.

"What about you, Sergeant Deng?" As always, Bamboo's curiosity is quite real. "Are there nearby places that you like to visit? It can't be all work and no play, right? What's fun to know in and around Fort Tangdao, sir?" Bamboo asked this but another question was struggling to come to the forefront of his mind.

Spoiler: Jay

See OOC?

 

[Psychie]

O-Ren falls into step with her comrades, curious to hear about Fort Tangdao from Sergeant Deng. It has been a long time since she's had a chance to get out of the monastery that she strove to protect that this is an exciting opportunity for her. She looks around, eyes darting from sight to sight, trying to take in everything around her.

 

[jaydude]

Bamboo smiles proudly. "Yeah! Ages ago, during the Fire Nation's attack on the Air Nomad temples, we were visited by someone we call The Caretaker, a very peaceful Air Nomad who didn't want anything to happen to 'her Married Couple.' She asked us to look after them until her return. Time went on and the Air Nomads fell, but not the Sky Bisons. Long story short, I got to raise the ancestor, Smoochie!

"Our legends say The Caretaker had to return to do what she could for her fellow Air Nomads. But no one ever saw her again." Bamboo becomes silent for a moment as his thoughts drift back to what was both a happy and sad time in his people's history. For The Caretaker had much to give but also far too much to lose. She had tried to do what she could and, in a very important way, she had succeeded. Bamboo had not lied to this Earth Kingdom Sergeant Deng, but nor had he told all.

Deng gives another nod. "My grandfather told me that the Air Nomads had very close bonds with their sky bison. This woman must have trusted your ancestors a lot, if she was willing to entrust them with the safety of hers."

O-Ren falls into step with her comrades, curious to hear about Fort Tangdao from Sergeant Deng. It has been a long time since she's had a chance to get out of the monastery that she strove to protect that this is an exciting opportunity for her. She looks around, eyes darting from sight to sight, trying to take in everything around her.

Most of the people here look reasonably well off, and if any of them are nervous about the Fire Nation literally being on their doorstep, they don't show it. Every now and again though, you see someone - or a small group - wearing ragged clothes and looking half-starved, as if they've just undertaken a hard journey that they were forced to begin under hard circumstances. Some sit against walls with begging bowls on their laps.

"Refugees." Deng explains in a grim voice. "They chose to flee their homes in the west rather than take their chances under the Fire Nation. Some are able to continue on to Ba Sing Se, but others arrive here unable to afford further supplies or passage, and others are too unwell to undertake any more travel. Whatever the case, they're stuck here. We do what we can for them - communal kitchens, doctors, places where they can at least sleep with roofs over their heads - but there's only so much of that we can do."

"What about you, Sergeant Deng?" As always, Bamboo's curiosity is quite real. "Are there nearby places that you like to visit? It can't be all work and no play, right? What's fun to know in and around Fort Tangdao, sir?" Bamboo asked this but another question was struggling to come to the forefront of his mind.

Deng smiles as he tilts his head thoughtfully. "Well, there's the inn the three of you left your flying bison at. It was established during my grandfather's day, and his children and grandchildren have taken care of it ever since. I often go there for tea and drinks when I don't feel like braving the fortress mess hall." he says with a small chuckle.

"Aside from that, I sometimes swing by the Yulong Academy. That's a school here that teaches earthbending and the use of various weapons. The students there often perform demonstrations of their abilities for the locals, and they've really become popular over the last couple of years. I suppose that while you're at war, it's a nice thing to see that your side has good fighters..."

Most of what Deng has to say here is knowledge that Bamboo already has via his mother's journal. Still, it's nice to confirm that such knowledge isn't entirely out of date.

Spoiler: Group Stats

O-Ren Ichi
Fatigue: [_][_][_][_][_]
Conditions:
Afraid [_]
Angry [_]
Guilty [_]
Insecure [X]
Troubled [_]
Balance: Support - (_)-(_)-(_)-{B}-(_)-(_)-(_) - Leadership

Liu Bing
Fatigue: [_][_][_][_][_]
Conditions:
Afraid [_]
Angry [_]
Guilty [_]
Insecure [_]
Troubled [_]
Balance: Control - (_)-(B)-(_)-{_}-(X)-(X)-(X) - Connection

Bamboo
Fatigue: [_][_][_][_][_]
Conditions:
Afraid [_]
Angry [_]
Guilty [_]
Insecure [_]
Troubled [_]
Balance: Role - (_)-(_)-(B)-{_}-(_)-(_)-(_) - Freedom

 

[Purr]

Bamboo goes through a number of facial expression and changes in body language as Sergeant Deng goes through the goods and the bads of all that he is passing along to the group.

"Thanks a lot, sergeant! Might you tell us a bit about the general we're going to see? I've never met a general before!" Bamboo's excitement is genuine. He's hoping to have something fun and wonderful to add to his journal. One day, he hopes to return home with all manner of stories, tales, and wisdom - the same way his mother did when she first visited the Celestial Wildlands. And oh, how he misses her company right now!

 

[jaydude]

Deng grins. "He's very good at what he does." he says, and you all get the impression that the sergeant believes what he says, rather than saying it out of a sense of duty or sycophancy. "He's been fighting in the war for about as long as we've all been alive. They say it's largely because of him that the province of Tongdao has resisted the Fire Nation for as long as it has."

The sergeant then tilts his head downwards, the smile disappearing from his face. "He is a bit dour though, and he takes his job very seriously, but one can hardly blame him. He lost his wife and two of his children in the war. Because of that, they say he'll do anything to beat back the Fire Nation."

Spoiler: Group Stats

O-Ren Ichi​

Fatigue: [_][_][_][_][_]
Conditions:
Afraid [_]
Angry [_]
Guilty [_]
Insecure [X]
Troubled [_]
Balance: Support - (_)-(_)-(_)-{B}-(_)-(_)-(_) - Leadership

Liu Bing​

Fatigue: [_][_][_][_][_]
Conditions:
Afraid [_]
Angry [_]
Guilty [_]
Insecure [_]
Troubled [_]
Balance: Control - (_)-(B)-(_)-{_}-(X)-(X)-(X) - Connection

Bamboo​

Fatigue: [_][_][_][_][_]
Conditions:
Afraid [_]
Angry [_]
Guilty [_]
Insecure [_]
Troubled [_]
Balance: Role - (_)-(_)-(B)-{_}-(_)-(_)-(_) - Freedom

 

[jaydude]

Alongside your escort, the three of you arrive at what appears to be the structure of a great gate set within the inner wall protecting the fortress area. Bizarrely for those who understand how such things work though, there doesn't seem to be any actual gate; just a narrow section of wall between two stone towers. This conundrum is quickly answered however by another pair of soldiers stood on top of the wall; they perform earthbending motions and with a great rumble, the narrow section of wall splits open to admit the lot of you.

Deng leads you through the gate, which is promptly sealed behind you with another ponderous rumble. Now at ground level, the three of you can see a great deal of activity taking place within the fortress; soldiers drilling and training, and servants moving around taking care of things. You don't have any opportunity to look around though, for Deng leads you towards the building in the centre of the fortress compound, evidently its central keep. The entrance here is more conventional; a set of wooden double-doors painted with green. Once through, you're led up some staircases and through some wooden corridors to an office located on the keep's upper floors.

"General Shizu, sir. We've bought the travellers who arrived here on the flying bison. They claim to have important information about General Danzin's plans." Deng says after knocking and pushing open the door.

General Shizu stands up from behind a large wooden desk. He's a big man in yellow armor that Liu recognizes as being common to high-ranked Earth Kingdom officers. He looks to be in his late forties to early fifties, with a full head and short beard of dark brown hair, and dark green eyes that look to be perpetually narrowed. Whether this is due to weariness or suspicion, you cannot be sure at this stage.

"Very good, sergeant." he says in a low voice. Deng salutes and bows in reply, before moving to stand to the side. Shizu then looks over the three of you as if examining the terrain of a potential battleground. "A flying bison, eh? Until now I believed them to be extinct."

Deng raises a hand as if requesting permission to speak, which Shizu grants with a nod. "I asked them about it myself. The adolescent boy says that the bison is the descendant of a pair gifted to his ancestors around the time that the Air Nomads were destroyed."

Shizu runs a finger and thumb through the tip of his beard, as if filing this tidbit of information away in his mind for later. He then looks back at the three of you. "So then. I am told you have information that is of use to me?"

Spoiler: Group Stats

O-Ren Ichi​

Fatigue: [_][_][_][_][_]
Conditions:
Afraid [_]
Angry [_]
Guilty [_]
Insecure [X]
Troubled [_]
Balance: Support - (_)-(_)-(_)-{B}-(_)-(_)-(_) - Leadership

Liu Bing​

Fatigue: [_][_][_][_][_]
Conditions:
Afraid [_]
Angry [_]
Guilty [_]
Insecure [_]
Troubled [_]
Balance: Control - (_)-(B)-(_)-{_}-(X)-(X)-(X) - Connection

Bamboo​

Fatigue: [_][_][_][_][_]
Conditions:
Afraid [_]
Angry [_]
Guilty [_]
Insecure [_]
Troubled [_]
Balance: Role - (_)-(_)-(B)-{_}-(_)-(_)-(_) - Freedom

 

[Purr]

Bamboo is convinced of one thing - there appears to be more hard earth and stone in this single keep than in the entire jungle he calls home. And Earthbending! The more he saw of it, the more he respected the art.

Bamboo was beginning to feel a bit uncomfortable with all these questions regarding Smoochie. He keeps his worries to himself as he looks to Liu and O-Ren for direction. These were civilized matters and they were far more well-versed than he was, or so he imagines.

Quietly, Bamboo produces the coded Fire Nation scroll. Holding it in both hands, the jungle-born scholar looks to his friends with one raised eyebrow as if to quietly ask them, "Is this how it is done?"

 

[jaydude]

Shizu walks out from behind his desk as Bamboo presents the scroll, before approaching the teenage monk and gently taking it from him. The general's close proximity to Bamboo helps empathize the great difference in height between the two. He then opens up the scroll and attempts to read it, with his brow quickly furrowing when he realizes it's in code.

"Sergeant." he says, prompting Deng to step forward. "Take this scroll to the decoder, and let me know its message when he is done with it."

Deng salutes and takes the scroll from the general, before turning around and exiting the office, leaving you alone with Shizu.

"Just how did the three of you come by such information?" he asks.

Spoiler: Group Stats

O-Ren Ichi​

Fatigue: [_][_][_][_][_]
Conditions:
Afraid [_]
Angry [_]
Guilty [_]
Insecure [X]
Troubled [_]
Balance: Support - (_)-(_)-(_)-{B}-(_)-(_)-(_) - Leadership

Liu Bing​

Fatigue: [_][_][_][_][_]
Conditions:
Afraid [_]
Angry [_]
Guilty [_]
Insecure [_]
Troubled [_]
Balance: Control - (_)-(B)-(_)-{_}-(X)-(X)-(X) - Connection

Bamboo​

Fatigue: [_][_][_][_][_]
Conditions:
Afraid [_]
Angry [_]
Guilty [_]
Insecure [_]
Troubled [_]
Balance: Role - (_)-(_)-(B)-{_}-(_)-(_)-(_) - Freedom

 

[Purr]

For what feels like at least the third time, Bamboo looks to his friends for assistance.

His first thought is one borne out of naivete - to inform General Shizu that there was no need to take the scroll to anyone else, for there was a decoder right here in his presence in the form of Lui Bing!

However, one does not become an aspiring scholar without being in the presence of some wisdom. Bamboo realizes that to reveal this to General Shizu is to also reveal Liu's Fire Nation origin. She might be thrown in prison just for her background alone, perhaps as a presumed spy. Then what then for poor Liu?

So, for the time being, he looks to his friends who he feels are better at this sort of thing than he is, to provide explanation to General Shizu. They had risked much to come this far and to do what they had done.

Best not to mess it up now!

 

[Sherwood]

Liu takes a deep breath before saying, "We were prisoners of the Fire Nation, locked up together in one of their high security fortresses. During our escape, we were able to raid the commandant's office and found the first set of orders that I was able to translate. That told us of the plan that the Fire Nation was making, and we came in haste here to warn you about it. The second set of orders was intercepted by us when we saw an eel-hound with riders making their way in this direction with orders to deliver to the troops laying siege to the Fort. We were able to stop the riders and took this from them. That is pretty much all there is to it, sir."

She knows that there are plenty of awkward questions that are about to be brought up, and Liu hopes that her own status as a former soldier of the Fire Nation doesn't come up.

 

[jaydude]

"Yes, I did notice that your clothes are the kind worn by Fire Nation prisoners." Shizu remarks, his attention shifting to Liu Bing. "And just how did you and your friends come to be imprisoned by the Fire Nation?"

The dilemma soon becomes apparent to Liu Bing; while Bamboo and O-Ren can be truthful about why they were taken captive, she'd be outing herself as being from the Fire Nation if she did the same.

How do you respond?

Spoiler: Group Stats

O-Ren Ichi​

Fatigue: [_][_][_][_][_]
Conditions:
Afraid [_]
Angry [_]
Guilty [_]
Insecure [X]
Troubled [_]
Balance: Support - (_)-(_)-(_)-{B}-(_)-(_)-(_) - Leadership

Liu Bing​

Fatigue: [_][_][_][_][_]
Conditions:
Afraid [_]
Angry [_]
Guilty [_]
Insecure [_]
Troubled [_]
Balance: Control - (_)-(B)-(_)-{_}-(X)-(X)-(X) - Connection

Bamboo​

Fatigue: [_][_][_][_][_]
Conditions:
Afraid [_]
Angry [_]
Guilty [_]
Insecure [_]
Troubled [_]
Balance: Role - (_)-(_)-(B)-{_}-(_)-(_)-(_) - Freedom

 

[Psychie]

O-Ren shrugs. "It was different for each of us. I was a guardian of a small group of monks when the soldiers of the Fire Nation came. While the monks were able to escape with their lives, I stayed behind to slow the advance of the soldiers and was taken captive. I met the others here in the prison, and we were able to orchestrate our escape. The information we grabbed out of the commandant's office was important enough that we came here straight away."

 

[Purr]

"Sure was!" Bamboo agrees with O-Ren with no lack of enthusiasm. "You should have seen it! Heck, Smoochie and I were just minding our own business in the marketplace. I was looking at some maps I'd never seen before when these three Fire Nation guys walk up to us and say, 'Hey! We want your Sky Bison!'"

"All I said was, 'what?!' and they threw us in prison for heresy! Smoochie can't even talk, for heaven's sake! Now she's got a criminal record, poor girl!"