Heavenfall

"Mai of the Ryoshun, Bat clan weaponsmith." She held up the strange stick with a row of wicked teeth and a slight curve to the end. "I make the instruments of pain so the fighty types can protect us. I also do repairs."

"Yes, the tenth. As I said, Nazo can commune with the dead. Whether she has seen him with her eyes I don't know. I am a simple weaponsmith. It isn't unheard of for people to be married to strangers via an arranged marriage then have their partner leave for one reason or another. In a way, I guess it...

Mai managed to carry the ingredients she liberated from the supply wagon to her tent as well as borrowing some bowls. Explaining why she needed food for six was a tad difficult, but eventually they caved and allowed her a hot pepper, spring onions and a few fish. Better than nothing, she thought. Fi...

"That also may be. I know I was personally eager to go anywhere, at least once in my life." "If you were offered a place within a Clan, would you wish to stay in one? The Bat most certainly have a need for protection, but in return can offer both superior goods and spiritual guidance. Your old injur...

Ooh, that's a pretty outfit! "A-ano, sumimasen! Do you need help?"

Mai sat near the supply wagon watching people come and go and seeing who carried what. Observation might be the best answer to find who could wield her weapons. On her lap sat a rather wicked looking thing.

"I like talking to you as well! It's good you don't find this many people overwhelming. I tend to, as I am often stuck in the village and not many travel through the mountains to visit the Bat. Though I hope you will some time after this journey." She paused, "I noticed the random arrangement myself...

"One of the gods who fell. The one who died. Somehow our family leader, Nazo, can talk to him still and married him. I swore loyalty to Nazo and joined what is now called the Bat Clan." "I love your charms. I do a lot of crafting from tooth and bone myself. This here will be a knife with some of the...

Hearing the whistle, the Bat decided he must not be too worried about sound. "Hello! This one is Mai of the Ryoshun, who might you be?" She continued to carve as she spoke, hands moving expertly even when not directly looking at the work.

"Mom gave it to me for a toothache once when I was little. Helped a lot. I know I can make this dissolve ok in spirits. So perhaps a splash until it is the right thickness and coat it on."

"Did you meet anyone interesting besides us Bat yesterday?"

"I don't have too much to trade but I can ask around. In the meantime..." She went to a nearby pine tree and cut off the weeping, hardened pitch. Mai grumbled a bit under her breath hating the tactile feel of the sticky stuff. "You ever try chewing this? It has an interesting flavor and is chewy for...

"Do you think we could find some around here? What about the chewy stuff on evergreen trees? Perhaps we could look for a bee hive if you think it would preserve the color better."

Mai came to relax by the river and work on her carving. She bowed at the other and tried to keep her steps quiet, lest she scare the fish. She pulled out her trusty carving knife as she sat a respectful distance nearby and softly began rasping the knife along a cream white branch that was a foot lon...

"Yeah it took a while to cut through. It will take a bit longer to make this knife than the other weapon did. Grandpa's knife is really good at carving so it shouldn't be too terrible a process though." "It should look pretty too. Not that matters too much, but magnolia is a creamy white that will m...

"Taochusu-san!" She had the weapon she made before traveling strapped to her back even though she didn't intend to use it. "This one is planning on making a small knife with the rest of the shark teeth. Have you found any who favor staves or knives among our number yet? I would like to find new owne...

Looking a bit tired, Mai began looking for the perfect branch for her next project. She needed a small segment perhaps a foot long. This time, however, the priority was on straightness. The ideal width begin a bit over mere two inches made the search easier. As before any prospective candidate neede...

"Do you call young pup anything to tell them apart? How many pups does mate have at a time?"

"It may take a while to get the balance right." She paused, "I can make prototypes out of shoulder blades to ask your clansmen."

/scene with occasional peek to see how he is doing

"Do only He Rat-Rats fight? How are weapon names added? Say your weapon does great great thing. Does it get more name on beginning, end? Based on how important what it did? Does family-nest-home get Name or only rat rat and weapon? When does pup get name?"