Kyōrinrin

MINION | CONFLICT RANK: 3 2

Illustrative of the Taint’s ability to corrupt nearly anything, a kyōrinrin is a being composed of scrolls, origami, or essentially anything else made of paper. Given their nature, they may not appear particularly dangerous. This is deceptive, however, as the power motivating kyōrinrin is a strong one, and they can bind, blind, or even smother their foes. The paper that composes them can be torn or burned, but they are tenacious and continue to attack, usually until they are completely destroyed.

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1

3

3 | 1

6 10 4

+2, –2

DEMEANOR - SHREWD

3

ENDURANCE

COMPOSURE

FOCUS

VIGILANCE

ARTISAN 0 MARTIAL 3 SCHOLAR 0 SOCIAL 1 | TRADE 0

ADVANTAGES | DISADVANTAGES

Subtle Appearance: Martial; Physical

Fear of Fire: Social; Mental

FAVORED WEAPONS & GEAR

Smothering Papers: Range 0–1, Damage 4, Deadliness 4, Snaring, Unholy

Gear (equipped): Shifting layers of paper (Physical 6, Supernatural 6, Unholy)

ABILITIES

MASSES OF PAPER

A kyōrinrin is an Otherworldly, Tainted being of silhouette 3. When a kyōrinrin defends against fire damage (such as from a Fire invocation, kihō, or a flame), its resistance counts as 0. When a kyōrinrin makes a successful Attack action check, it may spend as follows:

+: The target begins to suffocate (see page 269 of the core rulebook). After a character suffers strife and fatigue at the start of their turn from suffocating this way, the character may make a TN 3 Fitness check (Fire 2, Earth 5) to break free and breath normally.