Kasai, Mournful Troll

ADVERSARY | CONFLICT RANK: 8 4

This troll, who calls himself “Kasai,” has lost so many members of his people that he has retired to the Valley of Spirits to get away from humans. He bears the scars, physically and emotionally, of centuries watching his people disappear into the Shadowlands, die by natural causes, or get killed by humans. Tall, but hunched over from age, every scar on his body and long, gangly arms comes with a story, a history lesson, of the betrayals and violence of the human race.

Yet, despite his misanthropy, he has refrained from deliberately killing humans. In the Valley of Spirits, he attacks intruders to drive them away, dressed in rags to appear as a spirit. He howls in the dark of night to frighten travelers, and he sometimes leaves animal carcasses to rot both to scare humans and to chase them away with the stench. He calls himself a base animal— assuming anyone can get close enough to listen—but continues to cling to civilization. He keeps the scrolls and books he finds on human corpses or dropped by frightened travelers. He takes stones and fallen wood to build structures throughout the forest. And if a wanderer listens closely, they can hear low, guttural singing, terrible and lonely throughout the night.

He wants to seek out more of his kind, but that requires him to make a long overland journey through human lands. His hatred of humans wars against his self-discipline; he refuses to turn into a monster and cut a bloody path home. So, he keeps himself in isolation.

35 | 18 15 | 11 05 | 4

+2, –2

DEMEANOR - MOROSE

3

HONOR | ENDURANCE

GLORY | COMPOSURE

STATUS | FOCUS

VIGILANCE

SOCIETAL | PERSONAL

4 2 4 | 5 3

ARTISAN 1 MARTIAL 3 SCHOLAR 6 SOCIAL 2 | TRADE 2

ADVANTAGES | DISADVANTAGES

Brute Strength: Martial; Physical

Pessimism: Social; Interpersonal

FAVORED WEAPONS & Gear

Massive Cudgel: Range 2, Damage 9, Deadliness 5, Cumbersome

Rending Grip: Range 1, Damage 4, Deadliness 6

Gear (equipped): Armor scraps and scaled hide (Physical 2, Supernatural 1), stolen sake and scrolls

ABILITIES

ANCIENT AND POWERFUL

Kasai is an Otherworldly being of silhouette 4.

TEMPER

Each time Kasai suffers 1 or more fatigue, he gains 1 strife. When Kasai’s strife exceeds half of his composure, he gains the Enraged condition.

SUSTAINING FURY

Kasai cannot suffer the Incapacitated or Unconscious condition while he has the Enraged condition.

PRIMORDIAL WISDOM

As a downtime activity, Kasai can share ancient secrets with characters who have earned his trust. Characters who heed this wisdom can purchase the Channel the Fire Dragon kiho technique regardless of prerequisites.