<div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Mnemon Jubal, Sanguine Ruby of the Desert</strong></span></div><br/><div class="floatleft">(http://i.imgur.com/9Favkh2.jpg)</div><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Player:</strong></td><td>Dracorion</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Type:</strong></td><td>Dragonblooded</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Aspect:</strong></td><td>Fire</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Motivation:</strong></td><td>Forge a new Dynasty to rule.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Intimacies:</strong></td><td>+The Realm (Love), +The Scarlet Throne (Covet), +The Empress (Respect), +Mnemon (Respect), +Mnemon Semara (Love), +Cathak Tedow (Respect), +Cheyre Sierra (Protective love), +Tedore Lumiei (Protective love), +Yakedu Siai (Protective love), +Handmaidens (Protective love), -Hubris (Despise), -The Guild (Contempt), -Incompetence (Dislike)</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Anima:</strong></td><td>A burning corona of fire swirling around him, flames licking out sporadically, barely restrained.</td></tr><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Age:</strong></td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Birthday:</strong></td><td>23rd of Resplendent Fire</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Height:</strong></td><td>6'1"</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Weight:</strong></td><td>190 lbs</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Skin:</strong></td><td>Caucasian</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Hair:</strong></td><td>Orange shoulder-length hair</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Eyes:</strong></td><td>Vibrant green</td></tr></tbody></table><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Character Stats</div><div class="spoiler_body"><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td></td><td></td><td><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_u">ATTRIBUTES</span></strong></div></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Strength</strong></td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td><strong>Charisma</strong></td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td><strong>Perception</strong></td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Dexterity</strong></td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td><strong>Manipulation</strong></td><td><strong>•••••<strong></strong></strong></td><td><strong>Intelligence</strong></td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Stamina</strong></td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td><strong>[Appearance</strong></td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td><strong>Wits</strong></td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>                                   </td><td>                         </td><td>                                   </td><td>                         </td><td>                                   </td><td>                         </td></tr></tbody></table><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td></td><td></td><td><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_u">ABILITIES/SPECIALTIES</span></strong></div></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Air</strong></td><td></td><td><strong>Earth</strong></td><td></td><td><strong>Fire</strong></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>[•] Linguistics</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>[•] Awareness</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>[•] Athletics</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>[•] Lore</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>[•] Craft</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>[•] Dodge</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>[•] Occult</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>[•] Integrity</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>[•] Melee</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>[•] Stealth</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>[•] Resistance</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>[•] Presence</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>[•] Thrown</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>[•] War</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>[•] Socialize</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>                                   </td><td>                         </td><td>                                   </td><td>                         </td><td>                                   </td><td>                         </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Water</strong></td><td></td><td><strong>Wood</strong></td><td></td><td><strong><em>Specialties</em></strong></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>[•] Bureaucracy</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>[•] Archery</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>Presence - Persuasion</td><td><strong>•••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>[•] Investigation</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>[•] Medicine</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>Martial Arts - Swords</td><td><strong>•••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>[•] Larceny</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>[•] Performance</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>Linguistics - Flametongue</td><td><strong>•</strong>••</td></tr><tr><td>[•] Martial Arts</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>[•] Ride</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>Linguistics - Riverspeak</td><td><strong>•</strong>••</td></tr><tr><td>[•] Sail</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td><td>[•] Survival</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>                                   </td><td>                         </td><td>                                   </td><td>                         </td><td>                                   </td><td>                         </td></tr></tbody></table><br/><strong>Languages:</strong> High Realm (native), Low Realm, Old Realm, Flametongue, Riverspeak<br/><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_u">BACKGROUNDS</span></strong><em></em></div></td></tr><tr><td>Artifact: Red Jade Daiklave, Jade Hearthstone Bracers, Jade Reinforced Breastplate, Skin Mount Amulet</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Manse: Candent Carbuncle (Daiklave), Seven Leaping Dragons Stone (Skin Mount Amulet), Kata-Sculpting Gem (Hearthstone Bracers)</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Breeding</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Connections: The Golden Triumvirate</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Backing: 3rd Mnemon Legion</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Arsenal</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Command</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Family: Mnemon, Mnemon Semara</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Allies: Mnemon Semara</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Henchmen: Cheyre Sierra (spy/infiltrator), Tedore Lumok, Yakedu Siai (minions/bodyguards/commanders)</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Retainers: Five courtesans</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Reputation: Accomplished Dragonlord</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Mentor: Cathak Tedow (Martial Arts)</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Resources</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>                                   </td><td>                         </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Virtues and Willpower</div><div class="spoiler_body"><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_u">VIRTUES</span></strong></div></td></tr><tr><td>Compassion</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Conviction</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Temperance</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr><tr><td>Valor</td><td><strong>•••••</strong></td></tr></tbody></table><br/><strong>Virtue Flaw:</strong> Conviction<br/><strong>Limit:</strong><br/>[][][][][][][][][][]<br/><br/><strong>Willpower:</strong> <strong>••••• •••••</strong><br/></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Essence and Charms</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Essence:</strong> <strong>••••• •••••</strong><br/><strong>Personal Pool:</strong> 17/17 <br/><strong>Peripheral Pool:</strong> 35/48 (40+8)<br/><strong>Overdrive Pool:</strong> 0/10<br/><strong>Committed:</strong> 13<br/><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td><div align="center"><strong><span class="bbc_u">CHARMS</span></strong></div></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Athletics</strong></td><td><ul class="bbc_list"><li>First Athletics Excellency</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Awareness</strong></td><td><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Second Awareness Excellency</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Dodge</strong></td><td><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Second Dodge Excellency Excellency</li><li>Harmonious Dragon Stance</li><li>Safety Among Enemies</li><li>Elemental Defense Technique: Fire</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Integrity</strong></td><td><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Second Integrity Excellency</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Linguistics</strong></td><td><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Language-Learning Ritual</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Martial Arts</strong></td><td><ul class="bbc_list"><li>First Martial Arts Excellency</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Melee</strong></td><td><ul class="bbc_list"><li>First Melee Excellency</li><li>Dragon-Graced Weapon: Fire</li><li>Dragon-Graced Weapon: Water</li><li>Refining the Inner Blade</li><li>Dragon Blade Beneficence</li><li>Blinding Spark Distraction</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Presence</strong></td><td><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Second Presence Excellency</li><li>Auspicious First Meeting Attitude</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Socialize</strong></td><td><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Second Socialize Excellency</li><li>Warm-Faced Seduction Style</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Five-Dragon Style</strong></td><td><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Five-Dragon Claw</li><li>Five-Dragon Force Blow</li><li>Five-Dragon Fortitude</li><li>Five-Dragon Blocking Technique</li><li>Five-Dragon Form</li><li>Five-Dragon Invulnerability</li><li>Five-Dragon Fist</li><li>Five-Dragon Wrath</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table><br/></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Combat Statistics</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong><span class="bbc_u">HEALTH LEVELS</span></strong><br/><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>-0</td><td><strong>[ ]</strong></td></tr><tr><td>-1</td><td><strong>[ ][ ]</strong></td></tr><tr><td>-2</td><td><strong>[ ][ ]</strong></td></tr><tr><td>-4</td><td><strong>[ ]</strong></td></tr><tr><td>INCAP</td><td><strong>[ ]</strong></td></tr><tr><td>DYING</td><td><strong>[ ][ ][ ]</strong></td></tr></tbody></table><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">ATTACKS</span></strong><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Physical</li></ul><table class="bbc_table"><tbody><tr><td>Weapon</td><td>Speed</td><td>Accuracy</td><td>Damage</td><td>Defense</td><td>Rate</td><td>Tags</td><td>Notes</td></tr><tr><td>Punch</td><td>4</td><td>14</td><td>3B</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>N</td></tr><tr><td>Kick</td><td>4</td><td>14</td><td>6B</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>N</td></tr><tr><td>Clinch</td><td>5</td><td>15</td><td>3B</td><td>-</td><td>1</td><td>C, N, P</td></tr><tr><td>Red Jade Daiklave</td><td>4</td><td>19</td><td>11/2L</td><td>8</td><td>3</td><td>O</td></tr></tbody></table><br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">DEFENSES</span></strong><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Physical</li></ul>Natural Soak:  1L/3B<br/>Armor Soak: 10A/10L/9B<br/><strong>Total Soak: </strong>10A/11L/12B<br/><strong>Hardness:</strong>  8L/8B<br/><strong>Dodge DV:</strong>  7<br/><strong>Parry DV:</strong>  8<br/><br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Social</li></ul>Dodge MDV:  8<br/>Parry MDV: 4 [Presence]<br/></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">BACKSTORY</div><div class="spoiler_body">Jubal is the youngest son of Mnemon, more militant than many of his family, he was nonetheless gifted with passion and fervor that served him well and impressed his mother. Definitely not a dull child, he proved to have a tongue as sharp as his blade, handling himself easily in the battlefield as well as the social arena. While not as studious as other scions of Mnemon, his mother saw the advantage in having a militant son, and Jubal was treated like a prince. Attending the House of Bells he met his mentor, Cathak Tedow, who taught him martial arts and the two would continue their master-teacher relationship from years. Jubal graduated with honors from the House of Bells, at which point he demonstrated that he had inherited his mother's ambition by securing a position as a dragonlord in the 3rd Mnemon Legion, led by General Carada, through a combination of his own merits and <del>blackmail</del> leverage. Carada was not thrilled about an upstart finding out about his drug trade, but he had little say in the matter, and Mnemon did not mind seeing someone she considered a substandard member of her house being exploited for her son's benefit.<br/><br/>As a dragonlord, Jubal made his fame as part of the third legion's campaign in the West and South. His dragon is responsible for routing the Fair Folk at the Battle of Seahaven. He brokered the peace treaty with the rebel leaders of An-Teng, and cowed the Despot of Gem into paying the full tribute he owed the Realm on time. By all appearances, Jubal would soon replace Carada, but not one day after General Carada left for the Isle after being called back, news arrived of the Isle going dark and the general's whereabouts were unknown. Command of the 3rd legion fell to the satraps of The Lap, where they were stationed at the time, and the dragonlords, among whom Jubal's voice held great weight. The center's disappearance was almost fortunate, as one of the satraps of the Lap had been there at the time, while the other perished when his caraven was attacked in one of the many rebellions against the Realm that sprouted in the South. And so Jubal earned his title when he led the 3rd legion to decimate the delzahn rebels responsible. Mnemon Semara was left as the only remaining satrap of the Lap, Jubal's older sister who favored him greatly. By all accounts, despite the situation of Creation, it seemed the Lap could remain a symbol of stability in the South, under the rule of Mnemon Semara, with the military led by Jubal. Yet, though his sister was all but ready to name him general, Jubal refused and resigned from his post.<br/><br/>Creation, he figured, was going through dark times indeed. Last time things had been bad, an ambitious, intelligent Dragonblood had become the Empress. Why couldn't he do the same? But to do that, he'd need a power, moreso than a base of operations and an army. There were many options available to him, and he intended to go out into Creation and explore them all. The Imperial Manse being foremost on his mind, but with the fog around the Isle it may have been impossible to acquire, Jubal seeks other possibilities for power, as well as allies and locations that could be helpful. He has no qualms about colluding with Anathema to get his way, though the degree to which he trusts them is another matter entirely.</div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">BACKGROUND CHARACTERS</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Mnemon: </strong>Jubal's mother, who has mixed feelings about her youngest son, but largely positive. On the one hand, he is not a sorcerous power player in the Realm's politics. Regardless of whatever she might say, Mnemon does find sorcerers and students of the occult to be a bit... above, an opinion biased by her own accomplishments and her mother's. Nonetheless, Jubal is an ambitious, strong-willed Dragon, and a proficient military leader close to herself, and Mnemon sees the advantages of such. Not to mention, Jubal is no slouch in the arena of politics, and is as impassioned a speaker as he is a warrior. All in all, Mnemon does respect Jubal for staying true to himself, playing to his strengths and achieving success because of that.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Mnemon</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://i.imgur.com/DoEoh8x.jpg)</div></div><br/><strong>Mnemon Semara:</strong> Jubal's sister, who is many years older than him. She takes more after Mnemon, having been one of the big political power players in the Realm, ambitious and shewd. Through her own painstaking effort and with Mnemon's help, Semara was assigned as one of the satraps of the Lap. It was assumed that she could easily dominate the other two satraps and give House Mnemon access to the Lap's plentiful resources. She supports Jubal's bid for command of the 3rd legion, and was surprised when he rejected the position, though quickly changed her mind after he explained his ambitions.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Mnemon Semara</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://i.imgur.com/60MUknH.jpg)</div></div><br/><strong>Cathak Tedow:</strong> Jubal's martial arts master, a middle-aged Fire Aspect residing in Port Rawar. A militant Dynast, he has little tolerance for political gains, but he respects his pupil's interest in such things.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Cathak Tedow</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://i.imgur.com/CIDVEln.png)</div></div><br/><strong>Cheyre Sierra:</strong> Jubal's subordinate, an unexalted patrician of the Realm, who joined the military in the hopes of serving her country and accruing a reputation and honor for herself despite not being a Dragonblood. Her skill at subterfuge landed her a role as a spy under Jubal's command, where she hoped to attain the honor she sought. She adores and admires Jubal as a capable leader, powerful warrior and benevolent master. He treats her with kindness and fairness, and has taken her as one of his lovers. <br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Cheyre Sierra</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://i.imgur.com/ma4eQOE.jpg)</div></div><em>Motivation:</em> Prove that even mortals can attain great honor.<br/><em>Intimacies: </em>+Mnemon Jubal, +Tedore Lumiei, + Yakedu Siai, +Handmaidens, +Honor, +The Realm, -Dereliction of duty.<br/><em>Virtues: </em>Compassion 1, Temperance 3, Conviction 3, Valor 2.<br/><em>Characteristics:</em>Geared toward stealth, theft, finding evidence, social sabotage, and assassination. Also fairly principled and willful.<br/><br/><strong>Tedore Lumiei, Yakedu Siai: </strong>Another pair of Jubal's subordinates, talon captains in his dragon. They are exemplary commanders and warriors, having drawn Jubal's eye with the accomplishments and prompting him to take them under his wing. The two admire and look up at their commander faithfully, serving him dutifully whether it be in the battlefield or his bedchambers. Lumiei was a dutiful daughter of the Realm, looked down upon in the military for being a woman and being unexalted, despite her aspirations to serve. Nonetheless, she wasn't discouraged and swore to do her best for the Realm, despite what anyone else might think. Siai hails originally from Lookshy, a disgraced warrior and the sole remaining master of her family's sword style, she was taken in by the Realm and conscripted, and seeks to regain her honor by passing down her disgraced style.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Tedore Lumiei</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://i.imgur.com/nZ13hCu.jpg)</div></div><em>Motivation: </em>Preserve the glory of the Realm.<br/><em>Intimacies: </em>+Mnemon Jubal, +Cheyre Sierra, +Yakedu Siai, +Handmaidens, +Duty, +the Realm, -Incompetence.<br/><em>Virtues:</em> Valor 3, Conviction 3, Temperance 1, Compassion 2.<br/><em>Characteristics:</em> Geared toward warfare, combat and command. Is also fairly educated in academic knowledge and dealing with bureaucracy.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Yakedu Siai</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://i.imgur.com/IViQmXU.jpg)</div></div><em>Motivation: </em>Perpetuate her father's sword style.<br/><em>Intimacies:</em>+Mnemon Jubal, +Cheyre Sierra, +Tedore Lumiei, +Handmaidens, +the Realm, +Helping others, -Avarice, -Slavers, -Lookshy.<br/><em>Virtues:</em> Compassion 3, Temperance 2, Valor 2, Conviction 2.<br/><em>Characteristics:</em> Favors melee, warfare and command, as well as more flavorful abilities like Performance and Craft.<br/><br/><strong>Handmaidens:</strong> Jubal's faithful handmaidens, handpicked loyal beauties originating from the Threshold that serve his ever mundane need, from cooking his food to washing his clothes, to washing his body or tending to his home. He does not treat them any less kindly than he does any of his military subordinates, as he holds all the girls and their professions in equal regard. Their names are Early Summer Rain, Fluttering Dolphin, Joyous Amethyst, Glorious Dayspring and Radiant Sky.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Handmaidens</div><div class="spoiler_body">Joyous Amethyst (far left), Early Summer Rain (middle left), Glorious Dayspring (center), Fluttering Dolphin (middle right), Radiant Sky (far right)<br/><br/>(http://i.imgur.com/aeZHH8h.jpg)</div></div><em>Motivation:</em>Serve Mnemon Jubal to the best of their ability.<br/><em>Intimacies:</em>+Mnemon Jubal, +Cheyre Sierra, +Tedore Lumiei, +Yakedu Siai, +Order, +Cleanliness, -Unruliness, -Disrespect for other's belongings.<br/><em>Virtues:</em> Compassion 3, Temperance 3, Conviction 2, Valor 1.<br/><em>Characteristics:</em> Favor homely skills, maybe some field medicine, and a tiny bit of combat training for self-defense. Each girl could have a particular ability or specialty or two that set them aside from the others.<br/><br/></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">EXPERIENCE EXPENDITURES</div><div class="spoiler_body">Total: 730<br/><ul class="bbc_list"><li>Attributes: 156</li><li>Abilities: 156</li><li>Specialties: 24</li><li>Virtues: 30</li><li>Willpower: 36</li><li>Essence: 30</li><li>Backgrounds: 144</li><li>Charms: 154</li></ul>Spent: 730<br/>Left: 0<br/></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">PULP STORIES</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Mnemon Jubal and the Sunken Tower</div><div class="spoiler_body">Word came to the Lap through various Realm contacts, saying Peleps Kaz had discovered a sealed tower, purportedly the tower that regulates the Realm Defense Grid in the West! Accessing even a quarter of the Grid would be a great aid to any up-and-coming Dynast, and so Mnemon Jubal set forth! Unfortunately, it appears he's not the only one on the trail, as the ferocious Red-Drenched Maw is also on Kaz's trail. Jubal has Kaz's location and Maw claims to be able to break the rat. Can the two find some common ground? And why is Maw so interested, if he's not after the tower? And in the end, will either be able to open the sealed doors of the lost edifice? Will they even like what lies beyond?<br/><br/>Find out, in this issue of <strong>What The Blue Blazes?!</strong></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button"> Mnemon Jubal and the Beast of the Desert</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Murder!</strong> One of the Lap's three satraps has been killed, his caravan attacked on the road, purportedly by delzahn warriors! Mnemon Jubal and the Third Legion set out to respond to this unprovoked attack, only for his dragon to be sabotaged in the night! The delzahn prove their superiority in the environment, ruining the unit's rations! It seems Jubal and his dragon might starve before even seeing battle, but even the darkest night must give way as the Sun comes over the horizon! Sanger the Dawn Charger provides Jubal's unit with much-needed supplies, and by putting aside their enmity toward Anathema they live to see war! As the battle is joined, will the Third Legion prevail against the desert-dwelling delzahn? It seems their training will see them through, but wait! A new challenger joins the fray, his feral, beastly form cleaving through the legion! Face-to-face against a seemingly unstoppable beast, will Jubal survive the onslaught of Mountain-Breaking Titan?<br/><br/>Find out in this month's <strong>Terror Amid the Shifting Sands!</strong></div></div></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Custom Charms</div><div class="spoiler_body"><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Harmonious Dragon Stance</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Harmonious Dragon Stance</strong><br/><br/><strong>Cost:</strong> 1m; <strong>Mins:</strong> Melee 3, Essence 2; <strong>Type:</strong> Reflexive (Step 2)<br/><strong>Keywords: </strong>Combo-OK, Cooperative, Leader, Merged, Stackable<br/><strong>Duration: </strong>Instant<br/><strong>Prerequisite Charms:</strong> None<br/>The Dragon-Blooded learn to empower their most basic abilities beyond that of mortal stock. Elemental energy buoys his body with grace and strength. When defending against an attack, the Exalt may spend one mote to ignore two points of penalty that applies to his PDV. When fighting alongside an allied Dragon-Blooded, who possess this charm, within (Essence x 20) yards, he ignores an additional point. At Essence 3, this later effect is enhanced increasing it's benefit to two additional points if three total Dragon-Blooded fight with him.<br/><br/><em>Merged: </em>Dodge</div></div></div></div>