A young crab soldier crashes thru the brush.  From behind him, sounds of tree branches and roots  getting crushed fills the forest.  The soldier does a quick scan of the clearing, smirks and quickly then turns around to face the source of the noise.


As soon as he does, a huge Shadowlands Ogre, roughly eight feet tall, crashes thru the treeline. The bestial humanoid pushes aside the last of the trees with its massive limbs - spit flying out of its mouth filled with tusk-like fangs as it lets out a roar towards the human.

[Kkonminam's fear check:  3k3 [8][8][5] = 21 vs 20

Ogre gets into a full attack stance
Kkonminam gets into an attack stance

Initiative is rolled - reflex + insight / reflex

Ogre: 4k3 [10,2][9][4] = 25
Kkonminam:  7k4 [10,1][8][7][5] = 31

Kknonminam spends a void point to increase his TN
Kknonminam knife-attack, 3 raises:  11k5 [9][8][7][7][7] = 38 vs TN 30, hit
Kknonminam knife-damage:  10k2 [10,7][9] = 26, reduction 5 = 21]

Kkonminam pulls out one of his tantos and performs a quick kata to focus himself, trying not to think that he's facing one of the Shadowland's abominations.  Nodding to himself, he then runs to close in the distance between him and the ogre. Just as the ogre rushes in and raises its own weapon, he side steps towards the left  -  away from the creature's arm with the club.  He swerves and slashes at the creature's hamsting as he passes.  The attack connects and pierces the ogre's skin, drawing greening blood.  Hiruma training kicks in and he puts on more weight on the weapon severing several tendons as he steps aside.

[Ogre club-full attack, +5 wound penalty:  7k4 [10,5][6][6][6] = 33 vs TN 40, miss]

Blinded by rage, the ogre brings down its weapon hard towards the Yasuki but the latter has already backflipped away before the club hits its target.

Kkonminam ends his flip and slides back towards the point where he started -  his body tense and ready to spring back towards the fight.

"Mind if I tried a round with it, Kkonminan-san?"

From behind, another crab soldier steps out from the trees behind and into the clearing to join the Yasuki.

Kkonminam stands up and sheaths back his tanto.

"He's all yours Ryu-san.  I was just bait after all."

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Shadowlands Ogre

AIR: 1             EARTH: 3     FIRE: 3  WATER: 2
REFLEXES 3 STAMINA 6 -              STRENGTH 6
Initiative: 4k3 
Attack: Club 5k4 (Complex)
Damage: 8k2 (reversed tetsubo)
Armor TN: 25
Reduction: 10 
Wounds: 20: +5; 40: +10; 60: +15; 80: Dead
Taint Rank: 3
Special Abilities:
c Fear 2.
c Huge.