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Since we were allocated an entire section, for convenience I have listed the same Chinese race separately.
Shin-Yi (Pagoda)
Several decades before the Day of Ash, a Qinglong—a blue-green dragon—was born to a black female dragon and a green male dragon. He was an outcast among both elves and Warlocks. He lived in a secluded cave, engaging in contemplation and mastering magic. A surprising day came for him when he found a mate—a female dragon similarly born of a black dragon and a green female dragon. The pair of dragons hunted together, mastered magic, and had offspring. From the children of the younger Qinglongs, storm and tempest dragons were born, shimmering in black-blue colors with sparks running across their scales. Residents of neighboring villages feared the dragons, but when a detachment of Krulod's armies approached their lands, the elders appealed to the Qinglongs in desperate hope; they helped the people in exchange for loyalty. Thus, the small state of Shin-Yi was formed. The Dragon King (as the first half-breed was now called) established the Ki philosophical and religious system; with its help, brave warriors did not die, being reborn as Oni ghosts, while Ki monks could kill enemies using only their hands or long bo staffs. After the Day of Ash, dragon magic protected the Shin-Yi people from total extinction, and the imps saved by the Dragon King became Guis—servants of the Qinglongs. After the Day of Ash, werewolves joined them, and scouts learned the secret of making gunpowder from the Powder Brotherhood.
Capital: Sin-Tau.
Ruler: The Dragon King; human governor – Emperor Wen-Gir III.
Symbol: Qinglong
Religion: Ki religion.
Religious Symbol: Yin-Yang.
Magic: air, fire.
Troops:
Lvl 1. Chu-Ko-Nu – Elite Chu-Ko-Nu – Great Chu-Ko-Nu
Shin-Yi crossbowmen are famous for their heavy crossbows; Chu-Ko-Nu masters entered elite detachments, and the most skilled guard key posts on the borders of Shin-Yi.
Abilities: shooter, upgraded version pierces defense, third level pierces one cell forward
Appearance: crossbowmen in eastern helmets.
Lvl 2. Samurai - Samurai Lord - Noble Samurai
Samurai are the foundation of the Shin-Yi army; Samurai Lords are petty nobles who entered military service; noble samurai—major nobles—are part of the guard detachments of large cities.
Abilities: first and second always counterattack, third attacks twice
Appearance: samurai look like samurai.
Lvl 2(B). Gui – Senior Gui – Lord Gui
Guis are imps who were saved by the Dragon King during the Day of Ash; they swore loyalty to him, changed, and grew stronger.
Abilities: all three instill fear, demons
Appearance: demonlets with slanted eyes and large horns, red-tinted.
Lvl 3. Oni – Oni Samurai – Ancestral Spirit
Oni are ghosts of samurai summoned by Ki monks to serve Shin-Yi once more.
Abilities: all three are incorporeal, undead
Appearance: ghostly samurai.
Lvl 3(B). Tiger – Red Tiger – White Tiger
The Shin-Yi army has long trained tigers for lightning raids and ambushes; red tigers are an improved breed, and a tribe of semi-intelligent white tigers—longtime allies of Shin-Yi—lives in the forests on the border.
Abilities: first and second jump over obstacles up to one cell, third up to two and always attacks first
Appearance: a tiger is a tiger everywhere.
Lvl 4. Monkey Werewolf – Fox Werewolf – Tiger Werewolf
Werewolves have long lived in the territory of Xin; they hid in the shadows, and only occasionally did peasants pass rumors about terrible monsters shifting into beasts. After the Day of Ash, everything changed; the secret of the werewolves was revealed, and some of them decided to join the growing army of Shin-Yi.
Abilities: first turns into a monkey +5 speed -2 attack and defense, second into a fox +1 initiative -2 attack and defense, third into a tiger +20 damage – 5 defense
Appearance: people in skins of corresponding animals; upon transformation they become these animals; tiger werewolves appear with glowing eyes when transforming.
Lvl 4(B). Kamikaze - Cannoneer – Pyrotechnician
Shin-Yi spies stole the secret of gunpowder from dwarves; now suicide warriors serve in the country's troops, charging into the thick of battle and trying to take as many enemies with them as possible. Detachments of cannoneers are elite shooter units guarding important fortresses; pyrotechnicians use their art in peacetime for festive lights, but in war, their devices become formidable weapons.
Ability: kamikaze can explode after attacking, damaging everyone in the radius around them (-half health of the surrounding unit), second level pierces defense, third attacks a 2X2 area.
Appearance: kamikazes are samurai with explosives and a sword; cannoneers and pyrotechnicians are warriors with cannons.
Lvl 5. Assassin – Ninja – Sensei
Assassins are trained hired killers and spies; ninjas are higher-level killers, and senseis are instructors for beginning assassins who have perfected the technique of killing.
Abilities: each has two shurikens dealing 50HP damage regardless of number; ninja and sensei only kill, not wound; sensei can climb walls (this costs a turn)
Appearance: assassins are dressed in fully enclosing blue clothing; for ninjas it also covers the face; senseis wear black clothing.
Lvl 6. Ki Monk – Taoist – Immortal
Ki monks follow the Teaching of the Dragon King, developed by him for his subjects. The Teaching involves studying the body and developing control over it. A Taoist is a higher rank of Ki monk; only a Taoist who has fully studied the Ki religion and can avoid aging for a very long time becomes an Immortal. In reality, they are not immortal, but their lifespan is greatly increased compared to ordinary people.
Abilities: Ki monk always +1 luck, taoist +2, immortal +3; immortal flies; Ki is an analogue of Buddhist philosophy in D&D
Appearance: monks with shaved heads and loose robes; monks with bo staffs; taoists and immortals without weapons; monks and taoists are dressed in brown, immortals in yellow.
Lvl 7. Storm Dragon – Tempest Dragon – Qinglong
Tempest and storm dragons are children of the Qinglongs, and Qinglongs are children of the Dragon King and the Mother Dragoness.
Abilities: they fly; water and air magic up to level 3 does not affect them
Appearance: eastern dragons.
Lvl 8. Emperor's Spirit (after Grail)
In a moment of greatest danger, Ki monks can summon the spirits of former emperors.
Ability: flies, ignores defense, undead
Appearance: richly dressed ghost of an eastern person
Commanders:
Ronin (warrior commander) – ronin – a landless noble serving in the Shin-Yi army and holding the post of officer; he hopes to earn lands and a title.
Ability: mastery (apprentice +5 damage dealt by the warrior under the effect of mastery, advanced +10 damage, expert +20 damage, master +30 damage, grandmaster +50 damage).
Appearance: warrior in a kimono.
Lama (mage commander) – lama – the head of a Ki monastery often participates in battles.
Ability: healing (apprentice +5 max health, advanced +10, expert +20, master +30, grandmaster +50)
Appearance: monk dressed in brown with nunchucks.
Ki Novice (clerk commander) – Ki monasteries periodically engage in ore mining; this is done by Ki novices.
Ability: ore mining (apprentice +1 ore per day, advanced +2 ore, expert +3 ore, master +4 ore, grandmaster +5 ore)
Appearance: monk dressed in yellow with a bo staff.
Heroes – warrior hero – shogun, mage hero - Ki mage, clerk hero – official.
Protector:
Daimyo – a distinguished general of the Pagoda who often settles in large cities; citizens turn to him in case of danger.
Abilities: Bushido (under the leadership of a daimyo all samurai fight as noble samurai, passive skill), ninjutsu (under the leadership of a daimyo all assassins fight as senseis, passive skill), sai daggers (the daimyo has 4 throwing daggers dealing 30HP each).
Appearance: warrior in an eastern helmet and kimono.
Buildings:
Lvl 1. Shooter's Workshop
Lvl 2. Swordsman's Workshop
Lvl 2(B). Dark Gates
Lvl 3. Samurai Grave
Lvl 3(B). Tiger Den
Lvl 4. House of Changes
Lvl 4(B). Pyrotechnics Workshop
Lvl 5. Training Center
Lvl 6. Ki Monastery
Lvl 7. Storm Mountain
Lvl 8. Emperors' Mausoleum
Protector: Daimyo's House
Buildings increasing growth:
Tiger Forest +5 tigers
Dojo +3 assassins
Shin-Yi (Pagoda)
Several decades before the Day of Ash, a Qinglong—a blue-green dragon—was born to a black female dragon and a green male dragon. He was an outcast among both elves and Warlocks. He lived in a secluded cave, engaging in contemplation and mastering magic. A surprising day came for him when he found a mate—a female dragon similarly born of a black dragon and a green female dragon. The pair of dragons hunted together, mastered magic, and had offspring. From the children of the younger Qinglongs, storm and tempest dragons were born, shimmering in black-blue colors with sparks running across their scales. Residents of neighboring villages feared the dragons, but when a detachment of Krulod's armies approached their lands, the elders appealed to the Qinglongs in desperate hope; they helped the people in exchange for loyalty. Thus, the small state of Shin-Yi was formed. The Dragon King (as the first half-breed was now called) established the Ki philosophical and religious system; with its help, brave warriors did not die, being reborn as Oni ghosts, while Ki monks could kill enemies using only their hands or long bo staffs. After the Day of Ash, dragon magic protected the Shin-Yi people from total extinction, and the imps saved by the Dragon King became Guis—servants of the Qinglongs. After the Day of Ash, werewolves joined them, and scouts learned the secret of making gunpowder from the Powder Brotherhood.
Capital: Sin-Tau.
Ruler: The Dragon King; human governor – Emperor Wen-Gir III.
Symbol: Qinglong
Religion: Ki religion.
Religious Symbol: Yin-Yang.
Magic: air, fire.
Troops:
Lvl 1. Chu-Ko-Nu – Elite Chu-Ko-Nu – Great Chu-Ko-Nu
Shin-Yi crossbowmen are famous for their heavy crossbows; Chu-Ko-Nu masters entered elite detachments, and the most skilled guard key posts on the borders of Shin-Yi.
Abilities: shooter, upgraded version pierces defense, third level pierces one cell forward
Appearance: crossbowmen in eastern helmets.
Lvl 2. Samurai - Samurai Lord - Noble Samurai
Samurai are the foundation of the Shin-Yi army; Samurai Lords are petty nobles who entered military service; noble samurai—major nobles—are part of the guard detachments of large cities.
Abilities: first and second always counterattack, third attacks twice
Appearance: samurai look like samurai.
Lvl 2(B). Gui – Senior Gui – Lord Gui
Guis are imps who were saved by the Dragon King during the Day of Ash; they swore loyalty to him, changed, and grew stronger.
Abilities: all three instill fear, demons
Appearance: demonlets with slanted eyes and large horns, red-tinted.
Lvl 3. Oni – Oni Samurai – Ancestral Spirit
Oni are ghosts of samurai summoned by Ki monks to serve Shin-Yi once more.
Abilities: all three are incorporeal, undead
Appearance: ghostly samurai.
Lvl 3(B). Tiger – Red Tiger – White Tiger
The Shin-Yi army has long trained tigers for lightning raids and ambushes; red tigers are an improved breed, and a tribe of semi-intelligent white tigers—longtime allies of Shin-Yi—lives in the forests on the border.
Abilities: first and second jump over obstacles up to one cell, third up to two and always attacks first
Appearance: a tiger is a tiger everywhere.
Lvl 4. Monkey Werewolf – Fox Werewolf – Tiger Werewolf
Werewolves have long lived in the territory of Xin; they hid in the shadows, and only occasionally did peasants pass rumors about terrible monsters shifting into beasts. After the Day of Ash, everything changed; the secret of the werewolves was revealed, and some of them decided to join the growing army of Shin-Yi.
Abilities: first turns into a monkey +5 speed -2 attack and defense, second into a fox +1 initiative -2 attack and defense, third into a tiger +20 damage – 5 defense
Appearance: people in skins of corresponding animals; upon transformation they become these animals; tiger werewolves appear with glowing eyes when transforming.
Lvl 4(B). Kamikaze - Cannoneer – Pyrotechnician
Shin-Yi spies stole the secret of gunpowder from dwarves; now suicide warriors serve in the country's troops, charging into the thick of battle and trying to take as many enemies with them as possible. Detachments of cannoneers are elite shooter units guarding important fortresses; pyrotechnicians use their art in peacetime for festive lights, but in war, their devices become formidable weapons.
Ability: kamikaze can explode after attacking, damaging everyone in the radius around them (-half health of the surrounding unit), second level pierces defense, third attacks a 2X2 area.
Appearance: kamikazes are samurai with explosives and a sword; cannoneers and pyrotechnicians are warriors with cannons.
Lvl 5. Assassin – Ninja – Sensei
Assassins are trained hired killers and spies; ninjas are higher-level killers, and senseis are instructors for beginning assassins who have perfected the technique of killing.
Abilities: each has two shurikens dealing 50HP damage regardless of number; ninja and sensei only kill, not wound; sensei can climb walls (this costs a turn)
Appearance: assassins are dressed in fully enclosing blue clothing; for ninjas it also covers the face; senseis wear black clothing.
Lvl 6. Ki Monk – Taoist – Immortal
Ki monks follow the Teaching of the Dragon King, developed by him for his subjects. The Teaching involves studying the body and developing control over it. A Taoist is a higher rank of Ki monk; only a Taoist who has fully studied the Ki religion and can avoid aging for a very long time becomes an Immortal. In reality, they are not immortal, but their lifespan is greatly increased compared to ordinary people.
Abilities: Ki monk always +1 luck, taoist +2, immortal +3; immortal flies; Ki is an analogue of Buddhist philosophy in D&D
Appearance: monks with shaved heads and loose robes; monks with bo staffs; taoists and immortals without weapons; monks and taoists are dressed in brown, immortals in yellow.
Lvl 7. Storm Dragon – Tempest Dragon – Qinglong
Tempest and storm dragons are children of the Qinglongs, and Qinglongs are children of the Dragon King and the Mother Dragoness.
Abilities: they fly; water and air magic up to level 3 does not affect them
Appearance: eastern dragons.
Lvl 8. Emperor's Spirit (after Grail)
In a moment of greatest danger, Ki monks can summon the spirits of former emperors.
Ability: flies, ignores defense, undead
Appearance: richly dressed ghost of an eastern person
Commanders:
Ronin (warrior commander) – ronin – a landless noble serving in the Shin-Yi army and holding the post of officer; he hopes to earn lands and a title.
Ability: mastery (apprentice +5 damage dealt by the warrior under the effect of mastery, advanced +10 damage, expert +20 damage, master +30 damage, grandmaster +50 damage).
Appearance: warrior in a kimono.
Lama (mage commander) – lama – the head of a Ki monastery often participates in battles.
Ability: healing (apprentice +5 max health, advanced +10, expert +20, master +30, grandmaster +50)
Appearance: monk dressed in brown with nunchucks.
Ki Novice (clerk commander) – Ki monasteries periodically engage in ore mining; this is done by Ki novices.
Ability: ore mining (apprentice +1 ore per day, advanced +2 ore, expert +3 ore, master +4 ore, grandmaster +5 ore)
Appearance: monk dressed in yellow with a bo staff.
Heroes – warrior hero – shogun, mage hero - Ki mage, clerk hero – official.
Protector:
Daimyo – a distinguished general of the Pagoda who often settles in large cities; citizens turn to him in case of danger.
Abilities: Bushido (under the leadership of a daimyo all samurai fight as noble samurai, passive skill), ninjutsu (under the leadership of a daimyo all assassins fight as senseis, passive skill), sai daggers (the daimyo has 4 throwing daggers dealing 30HP each).
Appearance: warrior in an eastern helmet and kimono.
Buildings:
Lvl 1. Shooter's Workshop
Lvl 2. Swordsman's Workshop
Lvl 2(B). Dark Gates
Lvl 3. Samurai Grave
Lvl 3(B). Tiger Den
Lvl 4. House of Changes
Lvl 4(B). Pyrotechnics Workshop
Lvl 5. Training Center
Lvl 6. Ki Monastery
Lvl 7. Storm Mountain
Lvl 8. Emperors' Mausoleum
Protector: Daimyo's House
Buildings increasing growth:
Tiger Forest +5 tigers
Dojo +3 assassins
