Yasuki Nobuko, Merchant
Descrição
Yasuki Nobuko moved to Ryokō Owari Toshi—the City of Lies, the City of Stories—with dreams of making a name for herself. And in a way, she succeeded. Growing up in the Yasuki family, she had learned how to navigate conversations and contracts, how to walk the line between flattery and rebuke. Those skills have made her a central figure in the city’s black market.
Nobuko can typically be found in a teahouse and opium den called the Blooming Flower not far from the docks. She conducts her business there, taking money up front with a promise of goods or services delivered by nightfall.
Yasuki Nobuko is a severe, thin-faced woman. She indulges a weakness for sake in the back room of the Flower. A dismal drunk, Nobuko refers to Ryokō Owari as “the City of Dung” when she’s in her cups.
Despite her criminal life and connections, Nobuko holds her personal honor beyond reproach. She provides a valuable service to her clan, sending home funds as well as information that would otherwise be beyond
their reach. This has allowed her to carve
out a place in polite society, fueling
her apparent sincerity in dealing
with the other nobles in the city.
Nobuko’s ability as an actor to
function in both realms has
made her a popular point of contact between the honorable samurai and the underworld, and she has successfully covered for the questionable behavior of some of the city’s best-known faces.
Atributos
- Anéis
Air 4 
Earth 3 
Fire 2 
Water 3 
Void 1- Social
- Honra
- 64
- Glória
- 35
- Status
- 45
- Atributos
- Resistência
- 9
- Compostura
- 16
- Foco
- 6
- Vigilância
- 4
- Comportamento
- Shrewd +2 -2
- Grupos de perícia
- Artisan
- 2
- Martial
- 2
- Scholar
- 2
- Social
- 3
- Trade
- 4
Vantagens e desvantagens
- Vantagens
- Heard Every Story : Social; Mental
- Heard Every Story
- Desvantagens
- Weary of Lies : Social; Interpersonal
- Weary of Lies
Armas e equipamento
- Armas
- Inlaid Kiseru: Range 0, Damage 2, Deadliness 2, Concealable, Mundane, Resplendent
- Equipamento (equipado)
Fine robes (Physical 1), wakizashi, drinking cup, half-empty sake bottle, pouch of koku and bu
Habilidades
- ANYTHING YOU NEED...: As a downtime activity at a character’s request, Nobuko can acquire an item or service of rarity 9 or lower without raising suspicions. The character must pay for the item or service plus a gratuity equal to half the price. Alternately, a PC may make a TN 3 Commerce (Air) check to get it in exchange for a debt: if they succeed, they stake 10 honor upon their debt to Nobuko, to be determined by her at a later point, and she gives the item as a “gift.”
Texto do livro
Emerald Empire · Chapter 3: Heart of the Empire › Roads and Rivers › The River of Gold (Kin no Kawa) · p. 129
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Yasuki Nobuko moved to Ryokō Owari Toshi—the City of Lies, the City of Stories—with dreams of making a name for herself. And in a way, she succeeded. Growing up in the Yasuki family, she had learned how to navigate conversations and contracts, how to walk the line between flattery and rebuke. Those skills have made her a central figure in the city’s black market.
Nobuko can typically be found in a teahouse and opium den called the Blooming Flower not far from the docks. She conducts her business there, taking money up front with a promise of goods or services delivered by nightfall.
Yasuki Nobuko is a severe, thin-faced woman. She indulges a weakness for sake in the back room of the Flower. A dismal drunk, Nobuko refers to Ryokō Owari as “the City of Dung” when she’s in her cups.
Despite her criminal life and connections, Nobuko holds her personal honor beyond reproach. She provides a valuable service to her clan, sending home funds as well as information that would otherwise be beyond
their reach. This has allowed her to carve
out a place in polite society, fueling
her apparent sincerity in dealing
with the other nobles in the city.
Nobuko’s ability as an actor to
function in both realms has
made her a popular point of contact between the honorable samurai and the underworld, and she has successfully covered for the questionable behavior of some of the city’s best-known faces.
64 | 9 35 | 16 45 | 6
+2, –2
DEMEANOR - SHREWD
4
HONOR | ENDURANCE
GLORY | COMPOSURE
STATUS | FOCUS
VIGILANCE
SOCIETAL | PERSONAL
3 4 3 | 2 1
ARTISAN 2 MARTIAL 2 SCHOLAR 2 SOCIAL 3 | TRADE 4
ADVANTAGES | DISADVANTAGES
Heard Every Story: Social; Mental
Weary of Lies: Social; Interpersonal
FAVORED WEAPONS & GEAR
Inlaid Kiseru: Range 0, Damage 2, Deadliness 2, Concealable, Mundane, Resplendent
Gear (equipped): Fine robes (Physical 1), wakizashi, drinking cup, half-empty sake bottle, pouch of koku and bu
ABILITIES
ANYTHING YOU NEED...
As a downtime activity at a character’s request, Nobuko can acquire an item or service of rarity 9 or lower without raising suspicions. The character must pay for the item or service plus a gratuity equal to half the price. Alternately, a PC may make a TN 3 Commerce (Air) check to get it in exchange for a debt: if they succeed, they stake 10 honor upon their debt to Nobuko, to be determined by her at a later point, and she gives the item as a “gift.”