01 Session - The Oni

We began with the kids; Melo (Adam), Del-Yin (Bauer), Piko (Brian), and Ichi (GM), playing in a field near the forest. Piko had just thrown a potion which spawned a large lizard which started to make its way threw the field toward the town. Ichi picked up a stick and the game began as the stick became a spear and she was on her way to fight the dragon to save her town. Melo quickly followed and with the help of Del-Yin stopped Ichi and pulled everyone out of the game and the lizard disappeared. Piko stomped off because they ruined the fun.

Piko ran into the woods looking for more ingredients for his potions, as Melo and Del-Yin found large sticks to play kind of the mountain. Melo delivered quite a beating to Del-Yin in a fun playful brotherly fashion, and left visible but not serious damage Del-Yin.

Ichi returned with a message that the boys needed to return home. Piko came out of the woods with some leaves which he claimed would help heal the wounds.

Melo and Del-yin returned home for dinner where their they were given a talking to about beating each other up so badly. After dinner Father explaned to Melo that one day he will take over his position of head of the town. A job that has been passed down in his family for years. There is a cellar in the house that contains scrolls of knowledge and wisdom that will assist Melo when it is time for him to take his place.

It was explained that Father and the boys will be going to the Azuma clan to the East to give them some aide for the rough season ahead, and that they are giving this assistance to them because in the past the Azuma have helped their clan during hard times in the past.

Some messengers arrived with a message from Uesuto of the Nishi Clan. This was the first time the boys have had the chance learn how to properly meet messengers to the town. The messengers came with a message demanding all clans unite under the rule of Uesuto. They also said that the Oni will be returning and if everyone did not unite then all will be lost for all on the island. After the messangers left Father sent Ichi's father out with some hunters to survey the land to see if there were anyone waiting to attack the village after such a strange message.

The boys met up with Piko and Ichi again and came up with a plan to brake into the cellar which contained the scrolls. Del-yin and Melo found a sword in the cellar and while fighting over it knocked over a candle and caught a scroll on fire. Their mother found them in the cellar and locked them in until father was home from preparing for the trip to the Azuma. Ichi and Piko ran off pretending that the explosion killed them and Piko was a zombie.

Good times.

To be continued...