"Sidereal Analysis" By Vigilance99 (https://pastebin.com/u/Vigilance99) URL: https://pastebin.com/9FJ4mpxL Created on: Saturday 25th of January 2014 02:56:25 AM CDT Retrieved on: Sunday 25 of October 2020 10:16:55 AM UTC Grand Master Sidereal Analysis Zebra Male Godhand [Paladin/Monk] Talent: +1 Unarmed Strikes Lawful Neutral Skills: Heightened Senses [Racial] Fists of Fury [Multiclass] Blast [Changelings] Stances Tumble Inventory: Semi-elaborate Martial Arts Robe Beltpouch of Holding [Bowls, Tea-Sets, Tea, Rice, Tent, Scrolls, Maps, a Compass, Rope, Spare Robes, Books, etc] 100 Bits Traits: Sidereal was found as a foal on the steps of the Temple of Ascending Harmony, by the elderly Master Rising Ocean, ancient and wise beyond words. Being without parents to be found, the old Master took him in and rose him as his own. He taught him the ways of the Monk, how to purity your thoughts of confusion, how to make your body strong and mighty and solid like the mountains, yet light like feathers and flowing like water. He led him in all the paths of self-mastery, and Sidereal soon rose above and beyond the initiates he was trained with. One day, Changling barbarians came from the Northern Mountains, and attacked the Temple. Though Rising Ocean was well versed in every god-form and perfect like jade, the vile insects filtered over the walls and into the courtyard, overpowering the elderly and ancient donkey, tossing his fat form to the floor. As the Changling Queen Ainextreplex rose over him, intending to suck the love from his veins, he blinded her with his Compassion, and escaped the world in a rain of lily petals, leaving nothing for the foul creature to consume. Defeated and despairing, the Monks fled, and Sidereal with them. Sidereal forsook the pacifistic and self-defense oriented teachings of the Harmonic Temple, and created new doctrines. He would force Harmony. Rallying his brothers, they began training for war. The old masters shook their heads, and many left. But the young remained, and Sidereal taught them the ways of war, and they perfected themselves with harsh training in the intense heat and cold frost of the Southern Deserts. The Monks then heard word, that Ainextreplex was again on the move, heading towards the great Zebraic Empire. The Monks mobilized, and successfully cut off the Changlings when they assaulted the small village of Twin Rivers. The now-warlike Monks managed to remove the insects, deflecting their assault and shattering their resolve. As the conflicts continued, the Monks gained more and more renown, as word of a few dozen Zebra defending entire villages through masterful planning and excellent strategy spread. Eventually the Changlings were forced back into the mountains, and Sidereal was honored by the Zebraic Empire with honors. He took these honors to the Northern Mountains, forming the Great Temple of The Sidereal Monks, based on the principles of social order, legitimate authority, personal self-discipline, and and total mastery of the martial arts for the purposes of war, especially against the Changling menace. Years later, Sidereal again went to war with the Empire, this time against the Horse Lords of the Far East. By using the terrain to his advantage, Sidereal destroyed their large numbers and extreme mobility, getting them to run face-first into large ditch traps set up around major settlements as traps. To do this he had several villages completely destroyed for materials, and the people relocated, earning him a reputation for sacrifice. It was after this the Empire gave him the title of "Glorious Strategist" and invited him to take his place as a General. He refused, and went back to his Monks seeking enlightenment through personal combat and ruthless self-examination. Many many years later Sidereal led his Monks and large groups of mercenaries into the northern mountains in the War Of Righteouness, exterminating the Changlings completely, down to the last foal and egg, burning everything to a crisp. Fifteen hives fell and over three thousand zebra gave their lives, but the Changling threat was completely removed from the Central Zebraic Empire and the numerous small tribes that surround it. It is said at this point Sidereal achieved enlightenment, perfect mastery of self. He took the title Grand Master of Flowers immediately after Queen Ainextreplex's hive was burned to the ground. Grand Master Sidereal personally executed her when she attempted to escape, in a battle that lasted twelve hours, from dawn to dusk. It was within a few months of the end of the War of Righteouness that Princess Luna arrived on Zebra shores. Hearing her renown, Grand Master Sidereal volunteered himself and a few divisions of the Empire, and roughly half his remaining Monks, to join the assault on Equestria, along with several other nations and tribes on the continent. The Princess thought the Glorious Strategist's knowledge of strategy and warfare, especially against Changlings, would come in handy. She made him one of her military advisers on her war council, and he eagerly awaits the assault on Manehatten. Sidereal is patient, analytic, and orderly to a fault. He despises brashness and impatient action, preferring to find the most prudent and efficient solution to the problems of war. He is a capable diplomat, silver-tongued and good at argument, and knows how to turn his ideas on his enemies so they agree to terms they think they thought of themselves. He wears a long elaborate robe/gi and is over 100 years old. Due to his magical ki and potent life energy, he appears to be only in his early thirties. He is a competent bureaucrat, having worked with and for the Imperial Bureaucracy during his many stays at the capital of Zunghtanka. He acknowledges powerful beings such as alicorns as "deva", roughly translatable to "god" or "divine being", but does not worship them. His favorite food is apples, which he has only had on very rare occasions, as they are not native to his country.