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Z stats ⌬Ziaeddin Yazdeni⌬ Base Refresh: 3 Adjusted Refresh: 3   High Concept: Infamous Pirate Prince of the Dead Sea Trouble: Glory Seeking Firebrand Free Aspect: Fierce Friend, Unrelenting Enemy Free Aspect: Ianera's Blessing    ⌬SKILLS⌬ Great (+4) | Shoot Good (+3) | Athletics, Rapport Fair (+2) | Empathy, Notice, Provoke Average (+1) Burglary, Contacts, Crafts, Resources  ⌬STRESS⌬ Physical Stress: OOO Mental Stress: OOO   ⌬STUNTS⌬ Prince of Revels: Ziaeddin has +1 Rapport, Empathy and Contacts to create an advantage actions so long as wine is flowing and the crowd is merry Prince of Storms: Once per scene, Ziaeddin can prevent his opposition from invoking against him an environmental situation aspect (like a raging storm or a riot) Ianeira's Firstborn: Because Ziaeddin has Ianera's Blessing, the first time he receives a Consequence from physical combat, he can pay a fate point to place the aspect The Dead Sea's Grasp on himself until the end of his next action. While Ziaeddin is under the effects of this aspect, his body becomes mist, turning him immaterial and allowing him to move through physical objects at will.    Ziaeddin Yazdeni It wasn't like Ziaeddin felt that Danner's huge, muscled bulk was a threat to his masculinity. At least, not in the metaphorical take. He was perfectly confident in his standing as a man in this world.  That said, when his standing in the world risked being flat on the ground after being punched in the face by another man who evidently felt the need to overcompensate a frail ego with the excessive lifting of weights, he could understand where such concerns about masculinity came from. Iliana, the beautiful, courageous woman, was the only one in their party who stood with her back straight against Danner, looking for all the world as if the gods themselves had granted her the power to strike him down. The fire in her eyes seemed to reflect off the moonlight, making them even lovelier than usual -  Ziaeddin swallowed through an uncomfortably fist-shaped lump in his throat. He'd better see to finding the curled up remnants of his own bravery if he wanted any shot at that train of thought going anywhere.    

Z stats ⌬Ziaeddin Yazdeni⌬ Base Refresh: 3 Adjusted Refresh: 3   High Concept: Infamous Pirate Prince of the Dead Sea Trouble: Glory Seeking Firebrand Free Aspect: Fierce Friend, Unrelenting Enemy Free Aspect: Ianera's Blessing    ⌬SKILLS⌬ Great (+4) | Shoot Good (+3) | Athletics, Rapport Fair (+2) | Empathy, Notice, Provoke Average (+1) Burglary, Contacts, Crafts, Resources  ⌬STRESS⌬ Physical Stress: OOO Mental Stress: OOO   ⌬STUNTS⌬ Prince of Revels: Ziaeddin has +1 Rapport, Empathy and Contacts to create an advantage actions so long as wine is flowing and the crowd is merry Prince of Storms: Once per scene, Ziaeddin can prevent his opposition from invoking against him an environmental situation aspect (like a raging storm or a riot) Ianeira's Firstborn: Because Ziaeddin has Ianera's Blessing, the first time he receives a Consequence from physical combat, he can pay a fate point to place the aspect The Dead Sea's Grasp on himself until the end of his next action. While Ziaeddin is under the effects of this aspect, his body becomes mist, turning him immaterial and allowing him to move through physical objects at will.    Ziaeddin Yazdeni Damn slippery fox. Ziaeddin shot a flurry of arrows, trying to herd the beast towards Roshini for the final blow.     

Z stats ⌬Ziaeddin Yazdeni⌬ Base Refresh: 3 Adjusted Refresh: 3   High Concept: Infamous Pirate Prince of the Dead Sea Trouble: Glory Seeking Firebrand Free Aspect: Fierce Friend, Unrelenting Enemy Free Aspect: Ianera's Blessing    ⌬SKILLS⌬ Great (+4) | Shoot Good (+3) | Athletics, Rapport Fair (+2) | Empathy, Notice, Provoke Average (+1) Burglary, Contacts, Crafts, Resources  ⌬STRESS⌬ Physical Stress: OOO Mental Stress: OOO   ⌬STUNTS⌬ Prince of Revels: Ziaeddin has +1 Rapport, Empathy and Contacts to create an advantage actions so long as wine is flowing and the crowd is merry Prince of Storms: Once per scene, Ziaeddin can prevent his opposition from invoking against him an environmental situation aspect (like a raging storm or a riot) Ianeira's Firstborn: Because Ziaeddin has Ianera's Blessing, the first time he receives a Consequence from physical combat, he can pay a fate point to place the aspect The Dead Sea's Grasp on himself until the end of his next action. While Ziaeddin is under the effects of this aspect, his body becomes mist, turning him immaterial and allowing him to move through physical objects at will.    Ziaeddin Yazdeni The girls chased after the fox, taking their questions with them. Ziaeddin breathed in the cool night air of the tower and smiled for what felt like the first time that day. This, he understood. This was easy. His world narrowed to the flash of moonlight on steel, the tangle of limbs, a crimson streak of fur in the night. With one fluid, certain movement, he drew his crossbow and wound it. His shot sailed true and straight for the creature.    

Ziaeddin Yazdeni What was Iliana doing here? Seeing her brought a storm in Ziaeddin –  he didn't register whatever the guild manager's assistant reply to his question was, didn't even remember what his question had been in the first place. It occurred to him, as he watched her thank the other two adventurers who had made it to the front of the line, that he had no viable escape routes from his position by the front desk. Curse his superior athleticism. The shock of recognition in her dark eyes when she turned to face the quest board told him there was no way this would run its course harmlessly past him. Another smaller, more secret, part of him wondered why the thought of his cover being blown by her appearance pleased him so.  "What?" she rounded on him. "What are you doing here?! You're – " "My lady," he said, "you confuse me for another. I am not the same man you think me. We've never met." He hoped she could read the urgency in his eyes.  "Never met?" She scowled. "I –" Ziaeddin cut her off to a stammering halt with one long step right up to her face. He forced his eyes away from the upset frown on her lips. "Not now, not here. Please," he whispered in her ear.  "Is there a problem here?" The feral woman from before muscled her way between the two of them, glaring daggers at him. Iliana had called her priestess. Of Athena, then? His day just kept on getting better. "No problem whatsoever, holy one," he said. "Perhaps the lady here confused me with one of that man's associates. She's jumping at shadows. Thank you for your help. I'm an adventurer, same as all of you, recently moved to Alexius." The priestess only huffed a threat by way of reply. Iliana looked even angrier than before.  "Well then!" Ziaeddin said, with forced cheer. A bead of sweat ran down the back of his neck. "Shall we finally take a look at our hard won quest?"

Z stats ⌬Ziaeddin Yazdeni⌬ Base Refresh: 3 Adjusted Refresh: 3   High Concept: Infamous Pirate Prince of the Dead Sea Trouble: Glory Seeking Firebrand Free Aspect: Fierce Friend, Unrelenting Enemy Free Aspect: Ianera's Blessing    ⌬SKILLS⌬ Great (+4) | Shoot Good (+3) | Athletics, Rapport Fair (+2) | Empathy, Notice, Provoke Average (+1) Burglary, Contacts, Crafts, Resources  ⌬STRESS⌬ Physical Stress: OOO Mental Stress: OOO   ⌬STUNTS⌬ Prince of Revels: Ziaeddin has +1 Rapport, Empathy and Contacts to create an advantage actions so long as wine is flowing and the crowd is merry Prince of Storms: Once per scene, Ziaeddin can prevent his opposition from invoking against him an environmental situation aspect (like a raging storm or a riot) Ianeira's Firstborn: Because Ziaeddin has Ianera's Blessing, the first time he receives a Consequence from physical combat, he can pay a fate point to place the aspect The Dead Sea's Grasp on himself until the end of his next action. While Ziaeddin is under the effects of this aspect, his body becomes mist, turning him immaterial and allowing him to move through physical objects at will.    Ziaeddin Yazdeni Ziaeddin stared intently at the message board at the end of the Guild Hall from underneath his hood, one hand drumming a restless beat against his thigh. Every adventurer – adventurer! the sweet word was still like a foreign liquor on his tongue – in the room was trying to reach that board, shouting and jostling the nearest man or woman in an attempt to gain an inch of ground. It looked like a palace raid gone wrong.    He suspected this was some kind of test all fledgeling adventurers were required to pass, but still he needed to reach that board. Already he'd seen a feral-looking woman and a mountain of a man push their way through. He needed a good job to commence his adventuring career with a triumphant bang. He risked being recognised, but that was a risk he'd have to take.    Ziaeddin took a graceful running start – really more shuffling in all but his own mind's eye – towards the chairs in the lounge area. Two quick leaps put him onto a table, then the shoulders of a hapless adventurer. From there he surfed the crowd on his hands and feet, until with a neat somersault he landed in front of the feral woman and the mountain man. Dusting himself off, he gave his best disarming smile – infamous in all the greatest drinking establishments along the Dead Sea's coasts – to the guild manager's assistant.    With a sidelong wink at the adventurers by his side, he asked, "Well? What quests do you have for me today, my dear?"   note for ryukuhappy to succeed at a minor cost here    

The Dead Sea https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/102730140  https://i.pximg.net/img-master/img/2022/12/21/10/46/29/103774899_p0_master1200.jpg    Despite what its name suggests, the Dead Sea, called such because of the unnatural stillness of its waters, has seen a great deal of life. It is said the First People, shaped by the hands of the gods themselves, took to the sea to bring the world fire and civilisation. Empires of old have flourished and gone along its coasts for millennia. Even now, merchant ships sail the Dead Sea to bring spices, precious jewels and men to Alexius. More than one of the city's great families owe their wealth to a favourable trade agreement with one of the sea's people.    Places of Importance Syros. This island is, together with its satellite Paros, one of the largest settlements in the Dead Sea. It has changed political hands too often for the locals to care - its only constant is coin. All ships completing a voyage along the sea eventually stop here. A dozen languages can be heard in the dockyards and taverns of Syros on any given day, offering just about any ware for sale for those with the ears to understand. The god Poseidon is the island's uncontested patron deity. Pilgrims flock from all across the sea to pay their respects at the lord of the sea's blue marble shrine, built to tower over the rest of the capital.  The Shipbreaker. A vast stretch of red sand dunes completely submerged by waves depending on the position of the moon in the sky. Many a ship's captain have met their match against the treacherous tides in this part of the sea. Still the promise of great treasures spilled across the sand lures the brave and reckless to the Shipbreaker each year. The renowned adventurer-scholar Herod claims that during his travels he saw, buried among the dunes, ruins of buildings whose construction closely mirrors that of the Tower of Athena in Alexius.    People of Importance Uruk Yazdeni. The dread pirate lord of the Dead Sea, who commands a small army of pirates and rogues to do his grim business. In his prime, the merest whisper in the distance of his war galley Atlantis would throw entire shipping routes into chaos. Now he is seen far less often, and there are rumours his iron grip over the sea is waning, challenged by the navy of every nation along its coast.  Ianeira. The patron naiad of the Dead Sea. Rumour has it she was a favoured daughter among the spawn of Poseidon, until she defied the sea god's will by marrying the pirate Uruk. Although the main church of Poseidon has recently decreed her cult heretical, there are still strong pockets of believers scattered throughout the sea. This is a cause of some friction in the ranks of the order of Poseidon.  Admiral Martius. A famous adventurer in his youth, not content with only soft power, Martius accepted a position as admiral of a combined navy of city states including Alexius. He's vowed to bring lasting peace to the Dead Sea by any means, assembling an elite personal crew from his allies in the Guild to rival even Uruk Yazdeni.     

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⌬Ziaeddin Yazdeni⌬ Base Refresh: 3 Adjusted Refresh: 3   High Concept: Infamous Pirate Prince of the Dead Sea Trouble: Glory Seeking Firebrand Free Aspect: Fierce Friend, Unrelenting Enemy Free Aspect: Ianera's Blessing    ⌬SKILLS⌬ Great (+4) | Shoot Good (+3) | Athletics, Rapport Fair (+2) | Empathy, Notice, Provoke Average (+1) Burglary, Contacts, Crafts, Resources  ⌬STRESS⌬ Physical Stress: OOO Mental Stress: OOO   ⌬STUNTS⌬ Prince of Revels: Ziaeddin has +1 Rapport, Empathy and Contacts to create an advantage actions so long as wine is flowing and the crowd is merry Prince of Storms: Once per scene, Ziaeddin can prevent his opposition from invoking against him an environmental situation aspect (like a raging storm or a riot) Ianeira's Firstborn: Because Ziaeddin has Ianera's Blessing, the first time he receives a Consequence from physical combat, he can pay a fate point to place the aspect The Dead Sea's Grasp on himself until the end of his next action. While Ziaeddin is under the effects of this aspect, his body becomes mist, turning him immaterial and allowing him to move through physical objects at will.    ⌬BIO⌬  Ziaeddin is a demigod, son of dread pirate lord of the Dead Sea Uruk Yazdeni and the outcast nereid Ianera. After narrowly avoiding death in an altercation on the island of Syros, he learned that adventurers can amass fame and riches while also being well loved by the people, so he sought out the Tower to start over as an adventurer. He seeks to accomplish so great even the gods themselves will not be able to ignore him.    ⌬ON PERSON GEAR⌬ a ranged weapon, light armour, some adventuring supplies, a locket with an artist's depiction of his mother inside