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n that day of red sky, when hordes of bloodborne beasts threatened to overwhelm the world, the sage gathered his four disciples and marched to war.
As the various sects and kingdoms of the land fell one by one and all hope was thought lost the sage and his disciples entered the war.
His disciples were mighty, each blow shattering tens of thousands of beasts but their might paled before the sage whose sheer presence could obliterate any beast in 100 li range.
For six days they battled, pushing back the beast tides and on the seventh the sage raised four peaks form the earth and entrusted them to his disciples.
The sage commanded his disciples to use his gift to protect their home in his absence, a day later the sage entered the red jewel and was never seen again.
In time his disciples perished whether to the blade or to grayness and in their death they entrusted their peak to their disciples who, in time entrusted them to their own disciples…
and so the Four Peak Sects were born.
The founding of the Four Peak Sects, written by Xiao Cu, Head Librarian of the North Peak Sect ,3rd Era, Year 3789.
The Four Peak Sects are the greatest sects in our world there is no power –sect or kingdom- that doesn't give them face and tribute, their disciples are invited to thousands of tournaments and are given a place of honor by the hosts.
When one of their disciples visits the local sect or kingdom it would be no surprise to see their elders or kings kowtow before them.
With all this respect one would come to the conclusion that like their peaks the relations between the Four Peak Sects and the others sects and kingdoms is like the relation between heaven and earth.
One would be wrong, any tribute gained is taken by threat of the beast blood, any face given wanes with the beast tides, when they participate in tournaments all try to eliminate and embarrass them while the kings and elders kowtow they are already scheming how to kill them and profit from it…
On second thought, the relationship between heaven and earth is the perfect description.
Elder Zhao Ye, on the relationship of the Four Peak sects and the world, 11th Era, Year 689.
The four peak sects allow any mortal who can climb the path of agony to enter the sect as a disciple, who are you junior, were do you come from and what has brought you here (pick 1):
[] The slave- rage, rage against the havens that press you down, rage against the earth that shekels you, rage against your masters boot that presses on your neck, rage against the society that remains blind to your blight, rage, rage against the world and all who inhabit it until your rage can swipe them away.
Starting stats: body: average. Mind: average. Soul: above average.
Talent: all: haven defying
Skills: social (noble), social (peasants), housekeeping, fighting (unarmed).
-you have a master you must pleas to avoid his ire.
-your master will demand some of your time.
--your HP is permanently reduced from the punishments of your master at the start.
[] The apprentice- your master once was a rising star in the sect but he was cast out in sham, in his journey's he has fund you and decided to take an apprentice he has taught you much and now you return to his old sect to clear his name, you will face old grudges and wary eyes and your task will be long and hard but you are determined because you know deep in your heart that master couldn't have done something too bad, could he?
Starting stats: body average. Mind: above average soul: above average
Talent: body: average. Mind: above average. soul: average.
Skills: social (cultivators), knowledge (cultivation), investigation, sense motive, fighting (spear)
+ start with a learn personal cultivation technique of a good quality.
+ start with a grade 2 spear.
+ start with a 4
th realm master who will sometime offer advice and cultivation material.
- some of the elder at the sect don't remember your master fondly.
- your master banishment was public and your peers of higher standing will know of it should they he is you expect to find most of them looking at you with suspicion.
[] The urchin- life in the street taught you one lesson, the strong take and the week starve, you and your gang were strong… until you went. You unknowably picked a fight with a cultivator, you were the only survivor, with your gang gone and your rivals coming to take your territory and your head, you did the only sensible thing and fled the city, and so you traveled from city to city siking new furtune and in time came to Shāndǐng xià de chéngshì and decided to walk the path of agony in order to become strong.
Starting stats: body: below average. mind: high. Soul: above average.
Talent: Body: average. Mind: high. Soul: above average.
Skills: social (under world), deception, intimidation, barter, street fighting, insight, stealth.
+ until you could consider yourself strong +1 AP weekly.
- untrusting of high society.
[] The noble- from birth you have been groomed too rule, you may not be the hair but if something should happen to your three brothers and sister it will be your head wearing the crown, your child left you soft but knowledgeable and the court sharpened your wit and ability skill, now you must go from family shadow and learn to stand on your own two feet.
Starting stats: body: perfect. Mind: above average. soul: low.
Talent: body: average. Mind: above average. Soul: below average.
Skills: social (nobility), social (cultivators), fighting (sword), intimidation, deception, diplomacy, sense motive, knowledge (cultivation), knowledge (geography), knowledge (politics), insight.
+ you are a princess with all the influence it entails.
+ you get a moderate allowance.
+ start with your family cultivation technique learned.
+ you start with two retainers and a body gourd.
+ start with an artifact.
- some of your peers are from rival kingdoms.
- you have a lot of expectation on you.
[] The refiner- you walk a path well trotted, your family have been refiners for generations and now it your turn to walk upon this path and to bring glory to your family, your family will support you but in the end you must be able to stand for yourself.
Starting stats: body: average. Mind: high. Soul: average.
Talent: body: average. Mind: above average. Soul: above average.
Skills: pill refining, social (noble), barter, insight, knowledge (regents), knowledge (cultivation) knowledge (geography), inspect.
+ start with pill refining tools.
+ start with a couple of your family recipes learned and as you advance learn more.
+start with various pills gifted to you by your family.
+start with a small allowance.
[] The monster- the beats blooded, chased and ridiculed across the world, you carry with the blood of a beast and for that most would have you killed but the rules are the rules and any mortal that walks the path of agony successfully may enter the sect as a disciple and rise and fall on his on merit.
Starting stats: body: high. Mind: average. Soul: average.
Talent: body: high. Mind: average. Soul: above average.
Skills: intimidation, street fighting, stealth.
+ a beast blood line yielding many secret benefits.
- You are regarded as a monster that needs to be killed by most.
[] The peasant- when the imperial tester came to your village there was great excitement, there was even more excitement when three kids were fund to have the talent to cultivate, when it was your turn to approach the taster you could have his light up in joy at finding another talent in such a small village before that joy was gone from his eyes and he informed you with a frown on his face that you don't enough talent to be worth the resources you will need to cultivate and then he left and leaved you behind but you tasted the hope for a different life and it didn't leave you, after a week you informed your parents that you were leaving to attempt the path of agony from the legends, the whole village gathered to try to convince you otherwise, they told you it was dangerous, that it's a pointless hope, that you won't succeed and many more things but you were determined and so the next day you embarked on your journey, it was a long and hard journey but in the end you reached the peak, it didn't matter that every traveler you told your story laughed at you, it didn't matter that the taster for the path of agony laughed at your hope, you were going to show them all!!! and climb the mountain that is in front of you stone by stone until you reach the peak and then look back and laugh at them.
Starting stats: body: average. Mind: average. Soul: perfect.
Talent: body: awful. Mind: awful. Soul: awful.
Skills: social (peasants), farming, knowledge (peasants)
+ 1 AP weekly.
+ 4 AP once a month.
- you're a peasant with all that entails.
[] The gladiator- the fight is all you've known in your life, you born into it, you grew up on the sands of the arena and you didn't stop fighting until you became champion and bought your freedom, with freedom achieved and without knowing what to do you decided to walk the path of agony in the search of a new fight, for in the end you knew was the fight.
Starting stats: body: high. Mind: average. Soul: above average.
Talent: body: high. Mind: average. Soul: above average.
Skills: showmanship, street fighting, fighting (sword), fighting ( unarmed), fighting (spear), fighting (knifes), deception, sense motive.
+ start with an excellent body technique learned.
+ you start with your gladiator gear (grad 0).
[] The devourer- your home was destroyed when you were but you were but a child, you survived by luck and in time were fund by one of the blood cults, they raised you and you took their teaching well and in time you took your first kill and stepped on the path of cultivation, things were going okay, you were hunted and food was sparse but you survived and that was all that mattered, until one day the patriarch gathered everyone and asked for a volunteer to infiltrate one of the four peak sects, you were the only one brave enough to step forward, if you are successful you will gain much but if you fail you better not return or you might become dinner.
Starting stats: body: depends. Mind: above average. Soul: above average.
Talent: body: above average. Mind: above average. Soul: average.
Skills: social (cultivators), social (cults), fighting (unarmed), fighting (sword), intimidate, deception, knowledge (cults politics), knowledge (cultivation).
+ start as a 5
th stage body realm cultivator.
+ blood path can speed up your cultivation.
+ start with a grade 1 sword.
+ start with 2 body techniques learned
+ start with and imbued item.
+ as you do missions to your cult you may gain access to unique recourses and treasures.
+\- start with an incomplete basic cultivation technique learned.
- if you are found out you'll probably die
- blood path makes other cultivation methods ineffective, you're not far enough for it too truly have an effect yet.
[] The merchant- being the daughter of the head of one of the most successful auction house in the world meant that you lived a pampered life, your dad love you and one of the ways he shows this love is with expansive gifts but unfortunately your life isn't all sunshine and rainbows and you are expected to know the family business and in time expected to inherent it, even if you wish for something else.
Starting stats: body: perfect. Mind: average. Soul: below average.
Talent: body: below average. Mind: above average. soul: average.
+ a small allowance
+ daddy's credit card a pretty much unlimited cultivation fund (don't go too crazy or he will revoke access)
+ should you prove yourself in the sect you might get random artifacts as gifts.
+ start with a body guard and a retainer.
+ start with an artifact.
+ start with several imbued items.
- you have heavy expectation and many powerful enemies.
You may also choose an additional skill (try to make it something that your chosen character can feasibly learn):
[] skill
And don't forget your name:
[] name
So that is who you are junior but what about your understanding… you don't know what I'm talking about? I thought it was well known that any step you take on the path of agony tastes' your understanding of the world or in other words your Dao… well? What is it? I don't have all day (pick 1):
[] fire.
[] water.
[] shadows.
[] beasts.
[] nature.
[] gold.
[] (write in).
Well now that I understand you I must tell you that climbing the ten thousand stairs of the path of agony will not be an easy feet, how do you intend to do so:
[] you intend to use your physical might to cross the path as fast as you can (+ 1 to all body stats, + body talent).
[] you intend to pace yourself and use all the time have to its fullest taking multiple brakes if needed (+ 1 to all mind stats, + mind talent).
[] you intend to endure it all until you reach to the top, to not stop and fall under the pressure (+1 to all soul stats, +soul talent)
Good for you junior and with this finished, you may step into the path of agony, ah… who am I you're asking? Well I'm a guide of the path agony Li Mai of the:
[] north peak sect
This sect focuses on balance in all forms
[] west peak sect:
This sect focuses on power in all things
[] south peak sect:
This sect focuses on precision in all things.
[] east peak sect:
This sect focuses on toughness in all things.
And with all our business settled I will go on my way, good luck junior.
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Note. most choice impact the personality of the character chosen.
A.N I don't how much I will be able to update this but I will try too at least once a week, anyway I will close the vote in two to three days and then well do another round of votes for the three most voted plans, so approval voting is allowed and please vote by plan, I will be up for another hour or so, Ill try to answere question
