Ras Viavant
Chapter Five
Chapter 5:
Structure
Entertainers past intro
Characters
Good Guys
The Entertainers
Head Man
Head Woman
Bad Guys
Red Ninja
Second Captain
RedNinjaLieutenant
OldImperialClan’s Vizier
EvilClanInPower Captain
Chapter 5 Synopsis
A study in acting, as the Entertainers learn to manipulate and impersonate their captors
Chapter reveals that EvilClanInPower has some hold over the Entertainers,
-- and that the Ent. Have an unresolved past with OldImperialClan, and their actions affected MainChar in the past.
Chapter ends with Entertainers escaping from EvilClanInPower by impersonating troops,
-- but there is open question as to whose side they are on
Contents
PAGE 1
Entertainers are being held for questioning by EvilClanInPower troops
PAGE 2
Entertainers begin to suss out their captors
PAGE 3
EvilClanInPower troops begin questioning everyone, including Entertainers
Entertainers continue sussing out their captors
PAGE 4
Head captor interrogates head entertainer – makes him for OldImperialClan agent
PAGE 5
Cat and mouse as EvilClanInPower boss tries to entrap Head Entertainer (HE)
EvilClanInPower boss – threatens HE with exposing him as member of old court
HE: doesn’t know anything about it
PAGE 6
Entertainers tell story of multiple princes
The princes are identical quintuplets
Or is there one only prince ...
Smoke, mirrors, deceit, disguise within disguise
PAGE 7
Cat and mouse as EvilClanInPower guy tries to entrap Head Entertainer
EvilClanInPower boss – how he recognizes HE from the old court
– are you friends with the WhiteNinja, perchance?
HE: doesn’t know about that – but didn’t you used to be a smuggler?
PAGE 8
Entertainers tell story of multiple princes
One prince is lustful – EvilClanInPower Daimyo
PAGE 9
Cat and mouse as EvilClanInPower guy tries to entrap Head Entertainer
EvilClanInPower boss – pretty sure your troupe was in on plan X
HE: I moved around a lot, I’m sure you are mistaken -- were you smuggling swords?
PAGE 10
Entertainers tell story of multiple princes
One prince is vain – key figure at old court ? - Mentor ?
PAGE 11
Cat and mouse as EvilClanInPower guy tries to entrap Head Entertainer
EvilClanInPower boss – Red Ninja might recognize you
HE: Lot’s of folks will recognize me, I was at court -- are you a farmer pretending to be samurai?
PAGE 12
Entertainers tell story of multiple princes
One prince is slothful -- ??? Sumi-e mage?
PAGE 13
Cat and mouse as EvilClanInPower guy tries to entrap Head Entertainer
EvilClanInPower boss – narrows it down to a question of HE’s whereabouts
HE: denies the specific but admits the general, while telling EvilClanInPower boss that he knows of his duplicity during the coup
PAGE 14
Entertainers tell story of multiple princes
One prince is greedy – Other clans behind BloodyPalacCoup
PAGE 15
Cat and mouse as EvilClanInPower guy tries to entrap Head Entertainer
EvilClanInPower boss – presses HE on whereabouts
HE: waffles
PAGE 16
Entertainers tell story of multiple princes
One prince is cruel
PAGE 17
Cat and mouse as EvilClanInPower guy tries to entrap Head Entertainer
EvilClanInPower boss – nails HE – has it down to one question
HE: doesn’t know anything about it
PAGE 18
Entertainers tell story of multiple princes
PAGE 19
Cat and mouse as EvilClanInPower guy tries to entrap Head Entertainer
EvilClanInPower boss – has the goods on HE
HE: reluctantly admits he was the one
PAGE 20
Entertainers finish story of multiple princes
PAGE 21
Head Entertainer leaves interrogation
- did he pull the wool over the bad guys eyes?
- did he sell out under pressure and agree to betray Our Hero?
PAGE 22
Entertainers regroup ???
EvilClanInPower catches up with MainChars fake escape, comes up empty handed.
PAGE 23
Entertainers escaping from EvilClanInPower by impersonating troops
PAGE 24
They are spotted but ...
EvilClanInPower Boss – “No, let them go”