The Talented Mr. Kai

In a month or so the news of Kai will have reached Rathess to Nejimaru. Evidently the habits Kai have picked up in his year of living with Lady Purple Blossom have had some interesting effects.

Left to his own devices Kai decided what he has given was not sufficient to shock and awe the people of the North. Plus another valuable lesson he has learned is that what good is money if you do not use it.

He escorted Siesta [Assuming Aata did not decide to have Nejimaru enlighten Siesta and take her to Rathess or Nubia] to the city limits of Great Nexus and waited outside as per the limits of his banishment.

Siesta and Tia, acting as his agents have arranged everything he asked for.

• A great golden banner of Rathess. He has no idea what it suppose to look like so he just copied the iconology Nejimaru mentioned during story time. The logo of a Great Pyramid underneath all the celestial signs with the Sun highest in the Hierarchy now adore a great yellow silk banner. Fortunately for him it actually is the logo of Rathess, first witnessed by the PCs on the gates of the Central Hearth.
• A golden scepter of office for himself and a made up title. Being member of the Adaptus Astartes by trial of pain and his connection to the saviors of Rathess he decided to give himself the title of “Prime”. But Tia thought that title is not long enough to be impressive, so they decided to add letters to the title. So Kai is formally introduced in his splendid code of arms and entourages to the nations he pass through as “Primarch Kai of the Adaptus Astartes, Rathess Emissary to the North Quadrant of Creation.”
• A military unit to ensure the success of the trip. With Rathess under attack Kai know the city can spare no one, so he decided to hire time tested Mercenaries to fill his ranks. He asked Mistress Nandi to be his intermediary and hired the only mercenary unit he has ever heard Aata and Balan speak with respect (or at all), “The Fayor Fortune Corps.”
• A group of learned Scholars to brief him on everything they know about the people of the North. Topics such as the North's political situation, ethnic groups and their customs. He also has similar group of scholars to teach him about Rathess. Unfortunately the latter is rather poor in quality and it is very likely the Northern Solars would have very very odd notions about Rathessians. Unfortunately for Kai book learning is tedious for him and it takes Tia's “rewards” for him to sit through the hours of lectures and scroll reading.
• An entire entourage befitting an Emissary of a powerful nation. Including palatial wagons, followers, servants, foods, wines, musicians, players, cooks, and everything else in-between. Kai has literally formed a small Guild like caravan even including the Ritual of Safe Journeys. Except this one is not made for profit but for noticibility.
• Several units of scouts have been sent far ahead of him to gather latest information regarding the situation in the North. Since Kai was not told where he suppose to meet these “Solars.” He has to find them first. At least he knows the starting point, the northern boarders of Linowan territories. Unfortunately he cannot just announce to the world “I am seeking Anathemas!” Thus he hopes that his ludicredous actions as the emissary of Rathess will draw every scout and spy from every power on his way up north and that the Solars being competent would be amongst them. After all they are the few who actually would know what an Emissary of Rathess means.

Unfortunately without Nejimaru’s ok, Dominick is not going to forward Kai such princely sum - especially with him already in so much debt. Thus the only resources he has access to are those belong to Calindra 99. Without shame or guilt, Kai has made yet another noticeable dent in her accounts (a resource 4 purchase). Fortunately it is not enough to bankrupt her or is it enough to lower her standard of living.

When Calindra 99 is informed of this fact, her expression would be quite comical. It would be a mixture of almost physical pain mingled with incredulity and vain attempt to suppress a series of laughter at Kai’s audacity.

Nejimaru on the otherhand would seem to have no reaction at all. While Kai's actions are not what Nejimaru would have done in his place, they seems to be worthwhile tactics. Though Rathess might not be ready to be known by the world it is too late to stop Kai now. He trusts Lady Purple Blossom's ability to impart to Kai the nuances of diplomacy and power in the year they spent together.

How you guys react will be how ever you want to react, just thought to give you guys a heads up so you can think of it ahead of time.