The Story
The Jade Kingdom
The Jade Kingdom is a traditional monarchy led by
Lord Sri Brana, a charismatic and lamboyant king
who or many years has ruled the many small groups
living in the Gul o the Moon. This area once was
dominated by the opium trade but is now ruled by the
aristocracy. The aristocrats maintain their country’s
autonomy with trade agreements or some o their
plenti ul resources such as spice and hardwoods. It
is a land o tall jungle-covered mountains stepping
down to wide, rich river plains. Mysticism is deeply
engrained here, including tales o magical empires
long lost to the inroads o jungle and ocean.
The Jade Kingdom has declared war on the Shadow Clan in order
to protect its shipping channels. At the same time, warlord Shao
Lung was organizing the ractured states in the north into the Iron
Empire. Lord Brana hopes to rid himsel o the pesky Shadow Clan
irst and then turn his attention ull orce against the Iron Empire,
rather than attempt to tackle both problems at once. He laughed at
the irst attempts o the Iron Empire. He is sure it will be a simple
matter to put them back in their place. Un ortunately, Lord Brana
may have underestimated the situation.
Jade Kingdom Boats
Jade Kingdom boats are adapted rom junks and sampans and their
weapons are haphazard at best. On the other hand, they do know
their jungle rivers well and are more numerous than other actions.
The sampans are relatively slow on the water but do carry some
weapons that make them a threat. These
include chain guns, rocket launchers, mine
launchers, and torpedo launchers. The
smaller-class sampans are easy to
destroy with weapons or even by
crashing your Shadow Clan boat
right through their limsy
wooden hulls. The larger
sampans can take more
o a beating.
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Your name is Shao Kai. You were ormerly a
lieutenant with the Northern League, but thanks
to Ped Zeng, leader and warlord o the Shadow
Clan, you have been rescued. Your rescue comes
with a price. In exchange or your li e you have
been conscripted into the Shadow Clan or your
skippering expertise to ight against the
Shadow Clan’s enemies: the Jade Kingdom
and the Iron Empire.
Your new Shadow Clan allies, an in ormal
collective o young reedom-loving raiders, are
out to seek ortune and in amy. Many o them
are exiles and re ugees rom parts o the mainland, having led
to the tropical archipelagos o the Shadow Islands along the
Dragon Sea’s southern and eastern edges.
Though not malicious or bloodthirsty, the Shadow Clan lives a li e
o reedom through piracy, trading, and smuggling, especially by
picking o Jade Kingdom reighters loaded with goods rom the
Jade Kingdom’s wealthy merchant class. This makes
them a persistent thorn in the side o the Jade
Kingdom’s leader, Lord Sri Brana.
Shadow Clan boats are swi t and their captains
bold—this is how they make up or their relatively
light armament and weaponry, and lesser
numbers. Ped Zeng has put to sea his entire
Shadow Clan leet and declared open season
on any Jade Kingdom boats that threaten his
livelihood. He is a wise and cavalier sea rogue,
in love with the good li e but intent on
maintaining Clan sovereignty in the Dragon
Sea. On the other hand, because o the
increasing threat rom the Iron Empire, Ped has
instructed his men to ight or lee Iron Empire
boats at their own discretion, and risk.
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