Ritual of Purification
| Ritual of Purification | |
|---|---|
| Date | 7/25/2026 |
| Storyteller | Evan |
| Tier | Trainee |
| Player Characters | Augus(Houzen), Kellie(Hilda), Cloyster(Moz), Slayzo(Fragile), Tire(Arkes) |
| Rewards | 90 gold, 5 Onyx Dog Statues |
| Result | The shrine was cleansed and the Kami rewarded us for our aid. |
| Author | Augus |
| Downtime | 5 |
A group of associates are summoned to the old country to help a shrine maiden purify a corrupted forest and rejuvenate the Kami's shrine within.
An excerpt from Houzen's personal journal
Spring 233 Xth Day of the Xth Month
Today's tale: Ritual of Purification, or, Omukade, Boars, and Bears! Oh MY!
On a calm and peaceful morning, Arkes, Fragile, Moz, Alfredo, Hilda, and myself were summoned to head to The Old Country and aid a town that was directly invaded by the daemon attacks. I remember fighting in one of on of those skirmishes, daemons, oni, bandits, and even a large golem or something. But I digress. I gave Sai some instructions and training routines to practice while I was gone and the team headed through the portal. Honestly it was nice to be back home for a change, at least not while daemons were trying to kill me. We headed to the village and to say stuff looked rough would be an understatement. The village was still repairing from the attacks. Even the elderly had to chip in. Fortunately the people seem to be keeping their spirits high, so that's good.
When we arrived to the main building, we met the individual who requested our services, Yamamoto Takahashi. He invited us in and offered us some, no exaggeration, immaculate tea. Nice to get some genuine real deal Tien Xa tea. Lat time I had tea this good was the stuff my brothers and I sto-- borrowed from the aristocratic traders that would try to take shortcuts through the mountains. Good times. Anyway, ol' Takahashi, needed our services to help bring some grace and beauty back to the land. Specifically escorting his shrine maiden daughter to the temple of the head Kami in the region. A large wolf deity that represented the sun, light, and other stuff like that. Typically sun worship is the domain of Shizuru, the Empress of Heaven, but that doesn't seem to be the case here. Maybe for the best. While I myself am of exemplary character and would definitely have the moral fortitude to let Shizuru's petty grudge against the Great Sage not get in the way of helping the unfortunate, followers of Wukong and Shizuru don't tend to get along.Back to the daughter though. She needed to do a special Ritual of Purification to, well, purify the land of daemon influence. This influence was also causing the local nature to become aggressive and dangerous. There was no time to waste. We had to do something.
We arrived at a trail of cherry blossoms. I have to admits the timing couldn't be better