FMA Brotherhood: Wahrheit (Current Arc: A Small Peace)

To my Eternal Rival

Hey Jacob.

First of all, sorry for not going Ishval with me when you asked for a pair of extra hands, but you don´t know how difficult was to move in Central the week after that poor girl was shot, and even if I could, there were lots of things going on on Central which needed a photographer such as myself to document... Really we were one of the only journals here in central that we managed to get something on Bradley after the "this was totally not a coup" that hose fuckers pulled off... Hell, we even had to put Jon into non-fictional writing...

Besides that congratulation for managing to stop a war on its tracks, really dude what you made there was nothing short of a miracle, and I am pretty sure that only my eternal rival could pull it off, If this was another country you would have been praised like a hero and be given the Legion of Honour or something like that, but given that you have fucked up the plans of the Warhawks controlling the government... Well, fuck them!!!

Besides that, you have to give me some more details of what happened in Ishval... How did you manage to recover your voice? And what did Arthur and Johan did (Sara has promised that next time she sees one of them she is going to cut their balls with a rusty spoon, and she means it this time)?

Well, I know that you decided to remain in Ishval to search for the stolen gold or something like that... Hopefully, you will end soon and we will see each other in Central soon enough.

To my Eternal Rival

Marshel

@Magoose another omake.
Whos' Jacob?
 
Come back alive so that I can kill you myself...
Come back alive so that I can kill you myself...

Dear Arthur:

Well, I don't know if this letter will ever reach you on your exile in Xing, but in case that you ever receive this, I just wanted to say WHAT THE HELL WERE TOU THINKING!!! YOU INSUFFERABLE MORON!!!

It was bad enough when you LITERALLY escaped with the guns blazing from Bradey´s place, but now... really? Did you use Alfred as bait? Did you not tell Alfred about ANYTHING of the plan? Did you really had Johan turned Alfred in so that he could get to Dante? Did you really put Alfred in the hands of THE FUCKING BODY SWITCHING ALCHEMIST? I know that you are a totally lost cause... BUT DON´T YOU DARE TO BRING ALFRED INTO YOUR SHENANIGANS!!!

Besides this undoubtedly deserved scolding, I must say that thanks to your nephew we are overflowing with cash and in a few weeks our once small newspaper will expand internationally, reaching even the heart of Xing, I hope that we won´t be forced into the same position as it was with Ishval, but if that is the case the truth will be able to reach to much more people, and our influence and reputation will be significantly better than when this clusterfuck exploded.

Besides all that I must beg you not to do anything stupid while in Xing, believe me you don´t want the emperor o to send its Ninjas against you, besides that see you around my clinically insane friend!!!

Come back alive so that I can kill you myself...

Sara

Another omake @Magoose I would like to use it as a bonus this turn.
 
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A conversation between Sins
A conversation between Sins

"So what exactly happened in Ishval Envy" Hisses the "leader" of the great nation of Amenstris "How did we manage to lose both Dante and Allitree?"

"Hey don´t blame me!" Envy tried to defend himself "You were the one who decided to send Dante after him... That treacherous bitch!!!"

" What do you mean Envy?" The Fürer asked with a confused expression" Dante has been one of Father´s greatest assets for centuries, and she is one of the few that understand the importance and rarity of the human sacrifices for the ritual, she was the woman for the job"

"That was exactly the problem, Oh Glorious Fürer" mocked Envy "She knew of the great powers that those who witness the Truth and she wanted them for herself... I don´t know how she planned to escape with the boy's body, but that was obviously her plan"

"But that doesn´t make sense!!! The gate of the truth is intrixecably linked to the soul... If she took over over his body she would only had won a the body of a skinny and mute teenager... " The Bradley realized something "No..."

"Yeah" Confirmed Envy "She kept the soul of that annoying journalist sealed inside her so that she could use his connection to the gate... And somehow he managed to take his body back and send that bitch to hell"

"Well, at least Alitree has taken care of that traitor... And his great article has given us the Casus Belli that we need with our neighbors... "Envy chuckled "We may be able to fulfill Father´s request, he needs many souls for the stones"

"I doubt that it will work Envy... Unlike in Ishval, we cannot just move enough soldiers and materials through the borders to our neighbors to capture enough people for our purposes, their soldiers will fight for each inch of ground and the civilians will evacuate as soon as the high gets too close to home..." The Furer tried to remembers the estimations that central command had elaborated the week before " We will get enough materials for quite a few Philosospher´s stones, but the most optimistic projections show that we may be able to get several thousand souls, only a fraction of what Father had planned in Ishval..."

"Well that is a worry for another time Wrath" Envy Shrugged "At least the circle of blood in Ishval is done, our secondary objectives would have made things much easier for us in the long term, but as long as we finish the Circle before in the Chosen Day our objective will be fulfilled, and once Father Ascends the rest won´t really matter"

"You are right Envy, but let´s be cautious just take a look at how a teenager and his crappy journal has managed to screw us over... we need to keep an eye on as many independent agents as we can, so that this won´t happen again... And that is where we need you brother"

"Well, this is an assignment that I am uniquely prepared to do Wrath, who is the target"

"You will find the details on the envelope, good hunting Envy"

"I don´t need luck Wrath, I am the best in this line of business... See you around"

@Magoose probably my last omake for this turn...

I hope that these bonuses will save our asses if things go wrong...
 
Ok, I think I will present my plan, it is very unlikely to win at this point, but why not to try?

[X] Plan: Focus on the gold!!! We are not Roy Mustang yet...
-[X]Following the Yellow Brick Road: You are going to start at the beginning of the trail… finding out who broke into the Treasury Vaults of Ishval.
-[X]Of Sand, Shade and Sorrow: Scar wishes to stop by an abandoned Temple… something about paying respect to those who died.
-[X]School of the Lion: You trained for a few years as a martial artist… of an Ishvallan School… You think there might be a Teacher around here to help. Now, with Scar to Help, you have a great teacher.
-[X]Ishvallan Alchemists?: Ishvallan religious doctrine frowns upon Alchemists… but there has to be a few running around. Scar's Brother even is one of them, and he's near… you think.
-[X]The Bells of the Rocky Church: There is a hospital in one of the churches and there is a doctor there… with his wife. Rockbell.
-[X]Energy Manipulation: Your father left you notes… you will learn how to become like him.. And Alchemist who controlled energy.

Seriously, guys we cannot take on Envy or any other homunculus as we are now, so let´s try to get the lost gold and back at central...

And by the way, we have + 30 to all the actions taken this turn (and an additional +20 to the training actions), so if anyone wants to get us another omake for an extra action or for extra points that would be pretty awesome...
 
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A conversation between Sins

"So what exactly happened in Ishval Envy" Hisses the "leader" of the great nation of Amenstris "How did we manage to lose both Dante and Allitree?"

"Hey don´t blame me!" Envy tried to defend himself "You were the one who decided to send Dante after him... That treacherous bitch!!!"

" What do you mean Envy?" The Fürer asked with a confused expression" Dante has been one of Father´s greatest assets for centuries, and she is one of the few that understand the importance and rarity of the human sacrifices for the ritual, she was the woman for the job"

"That was exactly the problem, Oh Glorious Fürer" mocked Envy "She knew of the great powers that those who witness the Truth and she wanted them for herself... I don´t know how she planned to escape with the boy's body, but that was obviously her plan"

"But that doesn´t make sense!!! The gate of the truth is intrixecably linked to the soul... If she took over over his body she would only had won a the body of a skinny and mute teenager... " The Bradley realized something "No..."

"Yeah" Confirmed Envy "She kept the soul of that annoying journalist sealed inside her so that she could use his connection to the gate... And somehow he managed to take his body back and send that bitch to hell"

"Well, at least Alitree has taken care of that traitor... And his great article has given us the Casus Belli that we need with our neighbors... "Envy chuckled "We may be able to fulfill Father´s request, he needs many souls for the stones"

"I doubt that it will work Envy... Unlike in Ishval, we cannot just move enough soldiers and materials through the borders to our neighbors to capture enough people for our purposes, their soldiers will fight for each inch of ground and the civilians will evacuate as soon as the high gets too close to home..." The Furer tried to remembers the estimations that central command had elaborated the week before " We will get enough materials for quite a few Philosospher´s stones, but the most optimistic projections show that we may be able to get several thousand souls, only a fraction of what Father had planned in Ishval..."

"Well that is a worry for another time Wrath" Envy Shrugged "At least the circle of blood in Ishval is done, our secondary objectives would have made things much easier for us in the long term, but as long as we finish the Circle before in the Chosen Day our objective will be fulfilled, and once Father Ascends the rest won´t really matter"

"You are right Envy, but let´s be cautious just take a look at how a teenager and his crappy journal has managed to screw us over... we need to keep an eye on as many independent agents as we can, so that this won´t happen again... And that is where we need you brother"

"Well, this is an assignment that I am uniquely prepared to do Wrath, who is the target"

"You will find the details on the envelope, good hunting Envy"

"I don´t need luck Wrath, I am the best in this line of business... See you around"

@Magoose probably my last omake for this turn...

I hope that these bonuses will save our asses if things go wrong...
another bonus is yours.
 
Two days late... but here it is.

Calling the vote: Side quests are done win.

Name: Joshua

Alias: Scar

Age 24 (Born April 12, 1877)

Title: Grand Master of the School of the Lion, Monk of Ishvalla.

Traits:

Monk(Ishval): You are a monk, a man sworn to your god. (+10 to all rolls in Ishval)

Grand Master (School of the Lion): You are a grand master of the school of the lion, and a man with the highest authority of martial arts in that discipline, and among the greatest fighters in the world. (+50 to all combat rolls, +30 to training rolls in this discipline. +50 to learning new disciplines)

Diligent: When you set your mind to it, you will not stop until it's completed. (+10 to all rolls)

Cynical (Alchemy): You do not trust Alchemy, and believe that it can only lead to ruin (Unknown effect)
 
The Missing Gold Arc 2: The Great Loot
The Missing Gold Arc 2: The Great Loot

-[X]Of Sand, Shade and Sorrow: Scar wishes to stop by an abandoned Temple… something about paying respect to those who died. Rolled:1D100 => 12+30=42

June 6th, 1901, The Desert of Ishval.

You wandered for two days before Scar stopped you.

The Temple was empty and Scar looked down at the broken ruins… it was quiet. To quiet.

The bodies of those who lived there were long gone, having been picked clean by the desert, or buried in the small gravesite that was marked with only three words.

"Peace and Death"

You wandered inside

Scar looked back to the broken altar and felt a pain on his face, before he looked at you. "Leave this place Alfred. I need to be alone."

You paused. "Can I-"

"No Alfred. It is something I must do alone." He stated.

And you respected his wishes.

Failure.

-[X]School of the Lion: You trained for a few years as a martial artist… of an Ishvallan School… You think there might be a Teacher around here to help. Now, with Scar to Help, you have a great teacher. Rolled: 1D100 => 56+50=106

June 12th, Ishval Desert.

Scar handed over a headband. "You are a martial artist, yes?" he asked.

You nodded. "Yeah. Not a very good one."

Scar nodded. "Put it on, I want you to show me."

You nodded and put it on, before you dodged a jab. "Slow! I want to see your skills!"

"Not even a preparation bow!" You shouted back.

"You didn't get a chance to prepare yourself when you were captured, show me now!"

It continued like that for a few hours, before you stopped, panting and defeated.

"Dammit!" You swore.

"Your form is sloppy, and for all the training you had, it's incomplete. Whoever taught you mastered the basics only." He stated.

"My father taught me." You replied with a small gaze.

Scar gave a nod. "He didn't teach you enough."

Reward: Gain Trait: School of the Lion (Trained): You are a trainee of the School of the Lion, but you have a long way to go before you can be called master. (+10 to combat rolls.)

-[X]Ishvallan Alchemists?: Ishvallan religious doctrine frowns upon Alchemists… but there has to be a few running around. Scar's Brother even is one of them, and he's near… you think. Rolled:1D100 => 16+30=46

Scar's brother was helping at another hospital the next town over.

You'll see him soon.

Failure: Scar's Brother action will succeed automatically next turn if chosen.

-[X]The Bells of the Rocky Church: There is a hospital in one of the churches and there is a doctor there… with his wife. Rockbell. Rolled:1D100 => 95+30=125

The Hospital was happy, and that was a sight that filled you with a feeling of joy. There were not many people in critical condition, but there was an air of whimsy… of hope.

And it radiated from the two doctors who were doing their best to keep it running.

But what people saw was you, the hero of Ishval. And they bowed to you.

"Yuri, what are they?" the woman asked.

"Alfred Ailtree." The man stated as he took off his hat. "I didn't know you were here."

"Sorry for coming in unannounced." You stated. "I just wanted to conduct an interview with the humanitarian workers here."

"Oh… Uh… Of course." He stated.
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Interview with Yuriy and Sarah Rockbell: Aid workers of Ishval

A.A: Why do you continue to stay in Ishval, I can see some letters from your families, and a photo of a little girl?

YR.: Our Daughter.

A.A: Oh, sorry.

SR: It's fine. It's just… There are so many people that need our help, and they don't trust the military after what happened in the city. And with Amestris all but ignoring their plights, it's up to those who care about our fellow man.

YR: And it's not like we are far away, we're from Resembol, so it's just a few days' train ride away.

A.A: I don't know what else to really say, unfortunately.

SR: Then say this "Evil triumphs when good people do nothing." We're all capable of doing so much good together, we just have to try.
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Reward: You interviewed the Rockbells. They are good people, doing the right thing.

??? Becomes avalible

-[X]Energy Manipulation: Your father left you notes… you will learn how to become like him.. And Alchemist who controlled energy. Rolled:1D100 => 100+50=150

"Do you know how much energy the Human body is capable of generating?" You asked the pineapple man.

Energy crackled in your hand. "Not enough to conduct lightning… but the sun, and the solar radiation that it gives, even though the Ozone layer of our planets atmosphere?"

Quite a bit as it turns out.

(Continued in: Praise the Sun)

-[X]An Envious Meeting: The man came into sight with a grin. "So you are trying to find the gold?" The question was sarcastic. "I thought you would be trying to find more war crimes?" Rolled:1D100 => 96+30=126

Envy growled. "Well as much as your display of power may intimidate anyone else" His entire body went from charred to normal in just a few seconds. "I'm actually here to help you."

(Continued in: Praise The Sun)

AN: Enjoy.
 
.......Di-did Alfred just created hamon or at least the Alchemist version of it? And Envy helping us is very unexpected and I can't wait to see how bad it turns out later for us.
 
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