https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Kohan 2026-05-14T09:38:18Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.39.6 https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Kohan&diff=134086&oldid=prev 2026-02-07T22:34:52Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 22:34, 7 February 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l25">Line 25:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 25:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However there are plenty of cautionary tales of Imperial generals who have thought to use kohan to protect safe targets, or to remain in reserve, only to have their plans thrown into disarray when the kohan simply abandoned the role they had been designated in pursuit of their calling. They are not stupid, or reckless to the point of madness, but it is a foolish commander who assumes that mere order will overwhelm the kohan hunger for danger, and the exultation of fighting an enemy toe-to-toe.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However there are plenty of cautionary tales of Imperial generals who have thought to use kohan to protect safe targets, or to remain in reserve, only to have their plans thrown into disarray when the kohan simply abandoned the role they had been designated in pursuit of their calling. They are not stupid, or reckless to the point of madness, but it is a foolish commander who assumes that mere order will overwhelm the kohan hunger for danger, and the exultation of fighting an enemy toe-to-toe.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{CaptionedImage|file=Kohan_battlemage.jpg|width=400|align=left|caption=Armoured warriors and spell weaving mages both have their place among the kohan<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">,</del>}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{CaptionedImage|file=Kohan_battlemage.jpg|width=400|align=left|caption=Armoured warriors and spell weaving mages both have their place among the kohan<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</ins>}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Creating a Kohan===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Creating a Kohan===</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The kohan are intended to allow players to create Freeborn characters focused around the love of fighting. Kohan crave the excitement and thrill of battle more than any other pursuit, seeing it as the best way to prevent their lives being dull. They also provide an opportunity to explore what it means to be without a family in the Brass Coast whether that be a story of disgrace and disavowal or a tale of tragedy and loss at the hands of the barbarians. How you became a kohan should be an important part of your character&#039;s history whatever reason you choose.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The kohan are intended to allow players to create Freeborn characters focused around the love of fighting. Kohan crave the excitement and thrill of battle more than any other pursuit, seeing it as the best way to prevent their lives being dull. They also provide an opportunity to explore what it means to be without a family in the Brass Coast whether that be a story of disgrace and disavowal or a tale of tragedy and loss at the hands of the barbarians. How you became a kohan should be an important part of your character&#039;s history whatever reason you choose.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l50">Line 50:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 50:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Most kohan enjoy the stories and tales that their life gives them, even more so because of the opportunity it gives to tell exciting boasts about those that fought beside you. Your love of battle can extend beyond the field and endow you with a passionate and enthusiastic attitudes to life. However you fill your time, you should remember the Freeborn motto that  “Life is short, let it never be dull” and try to embrace that, especially in battle.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Most kohan enjoy the stories and tales that their life gives them, even more so because of the opportunity it gives to tell exciting boasts about those that fought beside you. Your love of battle can extend beyond the field and endow you with a passionate and enthusiastic attitudes to life. However you fill your time, you should remember the Freeborn motto that  “Life is short, let it never be dull” and try to embrace that, especially in battle.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">{{CaptionedImage|file=A Glimpse of Fire.jpg|width=500|align=left|caption=The paint of the kohan is no mask; it is a beacon.}}</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Costume===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Costume===</div></td></tr> </table>

Beeswax https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Kohan&diff=122326&oldid=prev 2025-06-23T13:35:37Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 13:35, 23 June 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l18">Line 18:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 18:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The army of the Burning Falcon was composed almost entirely of kohan. Founded in 185YE following the liberation of Segura, they were slaughtered by a Jotun force three times their own size during the invasion of Kallavesa in 248YE. They fell during a glorious [[Army qualities#Glorious|final stand]] defending the academy at Ishal. In some ways their story is iconic of the fate of many kohan; burning brightly and dying young. Some Freeborn historians still resent [[Emperor Guntherm|Guntherm&#039;s]] decision to send the Falcons to defend the academy, believing that he squandered the lives of the kohan in a foolish defence. This view is not universal though; many kohan regard it a mark of [[Pride]] that they share a heritage with such a glorious force who fought with passion and absolute commitment to their goals. Whatever the view, the Coast has not been able to field such a large force of kohan on the battlefield since.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The army of the Burning Falcon was composed almost entirely of kohan. Founded in 185YE following the liberation of Segura, they were slaughtered by a Jotun force three times their own size during the invasion of Kallavesa in 248YE. They fell during a glorious [[Army qualities#Glorious|final stand]] defending the academy at Ishal. In some ways their story is iconic of the fate of many kohan; burning brightly and dying young. Some Freeborn historians still resent [[Emperor Guntherm|Guntherm&#039;s]] decision to send the Falcons to defend the academy, believing that he squandered the lives of the kohan in a foolish defence. This view is not universal though; many kohan regard it a mark of [[Pride]] that they share a heritage with such a glorious force who fought with passion and absolute commitment to their goals. Whatever the view, the Coast has not been able to field such a large force of kohan on the battlefield since.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">{{CaptionedImage|file=Kohan_March.jpg|width=400|align=left|caption=A column of kohan eager for the fight is a fearsome spectacle.}}</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Fighting Style==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Fighting Style==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In battle the kohan are a vibrant and passionate force that aim to impress their allies and enemies alike. Screams, cries and violent shrieks often accompany the maelstrom of colour and violence that is a kohan assault drawing attention far beyond what their numbers might warrant. Many kohan favour heavy armour over the lighter protection preferred by other Freeborn because their enthusiasm for battle usually means they seek out the most dangerous melees. Unlike corsairs, kohan rarely use missile weapons, most prefer the excitement of meeting their opponents in close combat. It is not uncommon however to see fierce battlemages within the ranks of the kohan, using brutal spells to [[repel|blow holes]] in enemy formations or [[shatter]] their weapons.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In battle the kohan are a vibrant and passionate force that aim to impress their allies and enemies alike. Screams, cries and violent shrieks often accompany the maelstrom of colour and violence that is a kohan assault drawing attention far beyond what their numbers might warrant. Many kohan favour heavy armour over the lighter protection preferred by other Freeborn because their enthusiasm for battle usually means they seek out the most dangerous melees. Unlike corsairs, kohan rarely use missile weapons, most prefer the excitement of meeting their opponents in close combat. It is not uncommon however to see fierce battlemages within the ranks of the kohan, using brutal spells to [[repel|blow holes]] in enemy formations or [[shatter]] their weapons.  </div></td></tr> </table>

Beeswax https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Kohan&diff=112458&oldid=prev 2024-07-04T15:40:00Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 15:40, 4 July 2024</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:The Brass Coast]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:The Brass Coast]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{CaptionedImage|file=<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Kohan_roar</del>.jpg|width=600|align=left|caption=Kohan often wear fearsome facepaint in battle.}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{CaptionedImage|file=<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Ready the Kohan</ins>.jpg|width=600|align=left|caption=Kohan often wear fearsome facepaint in battle.}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Overview==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Overview==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The kohan are [[The Brass Coast|Freeborn]] warriors whose name means &quot;without family&quot;. The first bands of kohan were brought together centuries ago, long before the founding of the Empire, by the [[hakima]]. Composed of Freeborn who had been disowned, or who had chosen to leave their families, these bands became a fighting force dedicated to the protection of the Brass Coast, rather than to individual families. They found their roots in the teachings of [[Riqueza]], especially the stories of the courageous warriors she inspired during the [[Riqueza#The_Founding_of_the_Brass_Coast|founding]] of the nation, although there are representatives of all three tribes among them.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The kohan are [[The Brass Coast|Freeborn]] warriors whose name means &quot;without family&quot;. The first bands of kohan were brought together centuries ago, long before the founding of the Empire, by the [[hakima]]. Composed of Freeborn who had been disowned, or who had chosen to leave their families, these bands became a fighting force dedicated to the protection of the Brass Coast, rather than to individual families. They found their roots in the teachings of [[Riqueza]], especially the stories of the courageous warriors she inspired during the [[Riqueza#The_Founding_of_the_Brass_Coast|founding]] of the nation, although there are representatives of all three tribes among them.</div></td></tr> </table>

Hailmur https://www.profounddecisions.co.uk/mediawiki-public/index.php?title=Kohan&diff=108500&oldid=prev 2024-04-04T15:12:13Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 15:12, 4 April 2024</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l2">Line 2:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 2:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{CaptionedImage|file=Kohan_roar.jpg|width=600|align=left|caption=Kohan often wear fearsome facepaint in battle.}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{CaptionedImage|file=Kohan_roar.jpg|width=600|align=left|caption=Kohan often wear fearsome facepaint in battle.}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Overview==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Overview==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The kohan are [[The Brass Coast|Freeborn]] warriors whose name means &quot;without family&quot;. The first bands of kohan were brought together centuries ago, long before the founding of the Empire, by the [[hakima]]. Composed of Freeborn who had been disowned, or who had chosen to leave their families, these bands became a fighting force <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">dedicate </del>to the protection of the Brass Coast, rather than to individual families. They found their roots in the teachings of [[Riqueza]], especially the stories of the courageous warriors she inspired during the [[Riqueza#The_Founding_of_the_Brass_Coast|founding]] of the nation, although there are representatives of all three tribes among them.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The kohan are [[The Brass Coast|Freeborn]] warriors whose name means &quot;without family&quot;. The first bands of kohan were brought together centuries ago, long before the founding of the Empire, by the [[hakima]]. Composed of Freeborn who had been disowned, or who had chosen to leave their families, these bands became a fighting force <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">dedicated </ins>to the protection of the Brass Coast, rather than to individual families. They found their roots in the teachings of [[Riqueza]], especially the stories of the courageous warriors she inspired during the [[Riqueza#The_Founding_of_the_Brass_Coast|founding]] of the nation, although there are representatives of all three tribes among them.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Their defining feature is their literal love of battle. The kohan are drawn to the battlefield, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">reveling </del>in armed conflict and the clash of steel. Although they still accept those who have been cast out or are left without family, most kohan in recent years are volunteers - people who find such joy in battle that they cannot give it up. They fight for the pure enjoyment of it, flinging themselves into combat with a blood-thirsty relish that can easily terrify an enemy. Kohan often adopt extravagant costume and grotesque body paint, the better to unnerve their enemies. When they are not fighting they are usually found celebrating their continued survival with the same intensity they bring to every fight.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Their defining feature is their literal love of battle. The kohan are drawn to the battlefield, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">revelling </ins>in armed conflict and the clash of steel. Although they still accept those who have been cast out or are left without family, most kohan in recent years are volunteers - people who find such joy in battle that they cannot give it up. They fight for the pure enjoyment of it, flinging themselves into combat with a blood-thirsty relish that can easily terrify an enemy. Kohan often adopt extravagant costume and grotesque body paint, the better to unnerve their enemies. When they are not fighting they are usually found celebrating their continued survival with the same intensity they bring to every fight.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Groups of kohan usually form loose bands of soldiers who live and fight together, the group serving as a surrogate for the [[family]] they have left behind. While traditional kohan bands offer their service directly to a group of hakima, the movement has spread somewhat beyond its initial roots. Modern kohan groups may be more independent, seeking their own battles and guiding their own destiny, while others swear to protect the Coast and its interests and look to the hakima as a whole for inspiration rather than to a specific coven. Regardless, the kohan are devoted to their cause and view this devotion as a higher calling. What sets many kohan apart is that they see their path as a spiritual one that revolves around protecting the people of the Brass Coast through joyous battle.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Groups of kohan usually form loose bands of soldiers who live and fight together, the group serving as a surrogate for the [[family]] they have left behind. While traditional kohan bands offer their service directly to a group of hakima, the movement has spread somewhat beyond its initial roots. Modern kohan groups may be more independent, seeking their own battles and guiding their own destiny, while others swear to protect the Coast and its interests and look to the hakima as a whole for inspiration rather than to a specific coven. Regardless, the kohan are devoted to their cause and view this devotion as a higher calling. What sets many kohan apart is that they see their path as a spiritual one that revolves around protecting the people of the Brass Coast through joyous battle.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l16">Line 16:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 16:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Although Jimena i Riqueza was not the first kohan, she is often regarded as the founder due to her pivotal influence on them. According to legend she was cast out for breaching a [[The_Brass_Coast_culture_and_customs#Marriages_and_relationships|marriage]] [[The_Brass_Coast_culture_and_customs#Contracts|contract]] that nearly ruined her family. Jimena was unrepentant and eagerly embraced the life of the kohan. Historians credit Jimena with inspiring her fellow kohan to take joy in war; she claimed that in surrendering themselves to their passions in battle they would become truly free and draw closer to the divine. Her life was short, but her influence persisted long after her death, as many other kohan adopted the flamboyant costume and body-paint that she wore to battle.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Although Jimena i Riqueza was not the first kohan, she is often regarded as the founder due to her pivotal influence on them. According to legend she was cast out for breaching a [[The_Brass_Coast_culture_and_customs#Marriages_and_relationships|marriage]] [[The_Brass_Coast_culture_and_customs#Contracts|contract]] that nearly ruined her family. Jimena was unrepentant and eagerly embraced the life of the kohan. Historians credit Jimena with inspiring her fellow kohan to take joy in war; she claimed that in surrendering themselves to their passions in battle they would become truly free and draw closer to the divine. Her life was short, but her influence persisted long after her death, as many other kohan adopted the flamboyant costume and body-paint that she wore to battle.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>   </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>   </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The army of the Burning Falcon was composed almost entirely of kohan. Founded in 185YE following the liberation of Segura, they were slaughtered by a Jotun force three times their own size during the invasion of Kallavesa in 248YE. They fell during a glorious [[Army qualities#Glorious|final stand]] defending the academy at Ishal. In some ways their story is iconic of the fate of many kohan; burning brightly and dying young. Some Freeborn historians still resent [[Emperor Guntherm|Guntherm&#039;s]] decision to send the Falcons to defend the academy, believing <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">that </del>that he squandered the lives of the kohan in a foolish defence. This view is not universal though; many kohan regard it a mark of [[Pride]] that they share a heritage with such a glorious force who fought with passion and absolute commitment to their goals. Whatever the view, the Coast has not been able to field such a large force of kohan on the battlefield since.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The army of the Burning Falcon was composed almost entirely of kohan. Founded in 185YE following the liberation of Segura, they were slaughtered by a Jotun force three times their own size during the invasion of Kallavesa in 248YE. They fell during a glorious [[Army qualities#Glorious|final stand]] defending the academy at Ishal. In some ways their story is iconic of the fate of many kohan; burning brightly and dying young. Some Freeborn historians still resent [[Emperor Guntherm|Guntherm&#039;s]] decision to send the Falcons to defend the academy, believing that he squandered the lives of the kohan in a foolish defence. This view is not universal though; many kohan regard it a mark of [[Pride]] that they share a heritage with such a glorious force who fought with passion and absolute commitment to their goals. Whatever the view, the Coast has not been able to field such a large force of kohan on the battlefield since.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Fighting Style==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Fighting Style==</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 17:13, 12 August 2021</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l61">Line 61:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 61:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Deep laughter sounded from the freeborn as they continued the fine brushwork, pausing only momentarily to reply “You Leaguers wear masks to hide your souls and your true natures. We don this paint to show our foe our true selves, to give them a glimpse of the fire and violence that sits within the clear glass of our souls.&quot;&lt;/ic&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Deep laughter sounded from the freeborn as they continued the fine brushwork, pausing only momentarily to reply “You Leaguers wear masks to hide your souls and your true natures. We don this paint to show our foe our true selves, to give them a glimpse of the fire and violence that sits within the clear glass of our souls.&quot;&lt;/ic&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Brass Coast]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The </ins>Brass Coast]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Archetype]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Archetype]]</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 17:11, 12 August 2021</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l60">Line 60:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 60:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Deep laughter sounded from the freeborn as they continued the fine brushwork, pausing only momentarily to reply “You Leaguers wear masks to hide your souls and your true natures. We don this paint to show our foe our true selves, to give them a glimpse of the fire and violence that sits within the clear glass of our souls.&quot;&lt;/ic&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Deep laughter sounded from the freeborn as they continued the fine brushwork, pausing only momentarily to reply “You Leaguers wear masks to hide your souls and your true natures. We don this paint to show our foe our true selves, to give them a glimpse of the fire and violence that sits within the clear glass of our souls.&quot;&lt;/ic&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Category:Brass Coast]]</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Category:Archetype]]</ins></div></td></tr> </table>

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<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">Creating a Kohan</span></span></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 16:37, 12 August 2021</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l34">Line 34:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 34:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The most common [[Resource#Personal_Resource|personal resource]] for a kohan is, unsurprisingly, a [[military unit]]. While there is nothing to stop you taking any other resource, it is common for an individual kohan character to represent a larger group of kohan who fight under their orders. Having a military unit will also help you to engage in downtime actions that support military roleplaying - whether [[Military_unit#Support_a_Military_Campaign|supporting an army]] or engaging in [[Military_unit#Take_Independent_Action|paid work]].</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The most common [[Resource#Personal_Resource|personal resource]] for a kohan is, unsurprisingly, a [[military unit]]. While there is nothing to stop you taking any other resource, it is common for an individual kohan character to represent a larger group of kohan who fight under their orders. Having a military unit will also help you to engage in downtime actions that support military roleplaying - whether [[Military_unit#Support_a_Military_Campaign|supporting an army]] or engaging in [[Military_unit#Take_Independent_Action|paid work]].</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>If you are creating a character as part of a group then it makes sense to create a dedicated kohan band if most of you are interested in fighting and battles. While most of the members will probably want to be warriors, kohan groups can also include hakima, sutannir, scriveners, and other Freeborn [[archetypes]] as long as they understand the calling of the kohan.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>If you are creating a character as part of a group then it makes sense to create a dedicated kohan band if most of you are interested in fighting and battles. While most of the members will probably want to be warriors, kohan groups can also include hakima, sutannir, scriveners, and other Freeborn [[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Archetype|</ins>archetypes]] as long as they understand the calling of the kohan.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A kohan can also be a good choice for an individual character, allowing for game-play revolving around discovering your place in the Coast and finding a kohan group to join in play or hakima to pledge their service to.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A kohan can also be a good choice for an individual character, allowing for game-play revolving around discovering your place in the Coast and finding a kohan group to join in play or hakima to pledge their service to.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l40">Line 40:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 40:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Your relationship with the hakima is another important part of your character&#039;s identity. Traditional kohan are sworn to fight for the nation in service to a hakima, but this is by no means the only way the kohan serve. Some bands operate independently, occasionally taking advice from the hakima but forging their own path and looking to their own leaders for inspiration. Your character might have a close relationship with a single hakima whose instructions you follow to the letter; you might pledge yourself to supporting a group of hakima, or tribe of hakima provided their advice seems wise. Or you might simply treat the hakima with respect and listen to their counsel carefully before making your own decisions. The most important element of the kohan archetype is that you place the good of the Brass Coast as a whole above the good of any individual part of it, and that you take joy in fighting your enemies.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Your relationship with the hakima is another important part of your character&#039;s identity. Traditional kohan are sworn to fight for the nation in service to a hakima, but this is by no means the only way the kohan serve. Some bands operate independently, occasionally taking advice from the hakima but forging their own path and looking to their own leaders for inspiration. Your character might have a close relationship with a single hakima whose instructions you follow to the letter; you might pledge yourself to supporting a group of hakima, or tribe of hakima provided their advice seems wise. Or you might simply treat the hakima with respect and listen to their counsel carefully before making your own decisions. The most important element of the kohan archetype is that you place the good of the Brass Coast as a whole above the good of any individual part of it, and that you take joy in fighting your enemies.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{CaptionedImage|file=Passion.jpg|width=500|align=left|caption=Even off the battlefield, the kohan are driven by passion.}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{CaptionedImage|file=Passion.jpg|width=500|align=left|caption=Even off the battlefield, the kohan are driven by passion.}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Playing a Kohan===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Playing a Kohan===</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Kohan bands are explicitly removed from the Freeborn [[senator]] [[The_Brass_Coast_leadership#Leading a territory|elections]]. As they are not families, they do not have a dhomiro so cannot participate &#039;&#039;directly&#039;&#039; in the election. This does not mean you are entirely unable to participate in Freeborn politics however. You can lend your support to the hakima as they meddle in national politics - and nothing prevents you from &#039;&#039;standing&#039;&#039; for any [[Imperial title]]. The kohan are most naturally geared towards military roles but if you are able to secure the support of enough dhomiros there is nothing stopping you becoming senator. You may even be able to parlay your neutrality in family rivalries and dedication to your nation into political advantage if you are careful.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Kohan bands are explicitly removed from the Freeborn [[senator]] [[The_Brass_Coast_leadership#Leading a territory|elections]]. As they are not families, they do not have a dhomiro so cannot participate &#039;&#039;directly&#039;&#039; in the election. This does not mean you are entirely unable to participate in Freeborn politics however. You can lend your support to the hakima as they meddle in national politics - and nothing prevents you from &#039;&#039;standing&#039;&#039; for any [[Imperial title]]. The kohan are most naturally geared towards military roles but if you are able to secure the support of enough dhomiros there is nothing stopping you becoming senator. You may even be able to parlay your neutrality in family rivalries and dedication to your nation into political advantage if you are careful.</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p>Correcting date inconsistency</p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 11:14, 5 February 2021</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l16">Line 16:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 16:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Although Jimena i Riqueza was not the first kohan, she is often regarded as the founder due to her pivotal influence on them. According to legend she was cast out for breaching a [[The_Brass_Coast_culture_and_customs#Marriages_and_relationships|marriage]] [[The_Brass_Coast_culture_and_customs#Contracts|contract]] that nearly ruined her family. Jimena was unrepentant and eagerly embraced the life of the kohan. Historians credit Jimena with inspiring her fellow kohan to take joy in war; she claimed that in surrendering themselves to their passions in battle they would become truly free and draw closer to the divine. Her life was short, but her influence persisted long after her death, as many other kohan adopted the flamboyant costume and body-paint that she wore to battle.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Although Jimena i Riqueza was not the first kohan, she is often regarded as the founder due to her pivotal influence on them. According to legend she was cast out for breaching a [[The_Brass_Coast_culture_and_customs#Marriages_and_relationships|marriage]] [[The_Brass_Coast_culture_and_customs#Contracts|contract]] that nearly ruined her family. Jimena was unrepentant and eagerly embraced the life of the kohan. Historians credit Jimena with inspiring her fellow kohan to take joy in war; she claimed that in surrendering themselves to their passions in battle they would become truly free and draw closer to the divine. Her life was short, but her influence persisted long after her death, as many other kohan adopted the flamboyant costume and body-paint that she wore to battle.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>   </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>   </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The army of the Burning Falcon was composed almost entirely of kohan. Founded in 185YE following the liberation of Segura, they were slaughtered by a Jotun force three times their own size during the invasion of Kallavesa in <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">247YE</del>. They fell during a glorious [[Army qualities#Glorious|final stand]] defending the academy at Ishal. In some ways their story is iconic of the fate of many kohan; burning brightly and dying young. Some Freeborn historians still resent [[Emperor Guntherm|Guntherm&#039;s]] decision to send the Falcons to defend the academy, believing that that he squandered the lives of the kohan in a foolish defence. This view is not universal though; many kohan regard it a mark of [[Pride]] that they share a heritage with such a glorious force who fought with passion and absolute commitment to their goals. Whatever the view, the Coast has not been able to field such a large force of kohan on the battlefield since.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The army of the Burning Falcon was composed almost entirely of kohan. Founded in 185YE following the liberation of Segura, they were slaughtered by a Jotun force three times their own size during the invasion of Kallavesa in <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">248YE</ins>. They fell during a glorious [[Army qualities#Glorious|final stand]] defending the academy at Ishal. In some ways their story is iconic of the fate of many kohan; burning brightly and dying young. Some Freeborn historians still resent [[Emperor Guntherm|Guntherm&#039;s]] decision to send the Falcons to defend the academy, believing that that he squandered the lives of the kohan in a foolish defence. This view is not universal though; many kohan regard it a mark of [[Pride]] that they share a heritage with such a glorious force who fought with passion and absolute commitment to their goals. Whatever the view, the Coast has not been able to field such a large force of kohan on the battlefield since.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Fighting Style==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Fighting Style==</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 17:51, 23 August 2019</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l17">Line 17:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 17:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>   </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>   </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The army of the Burning Falcon was composed almost entirely of kohan. Founded in 185YE following the liberation of Segura, they were slaughtered by a Jotun force three times their own size during the invasion of Kallavesa in 247YE. They fell during a glorious [[Army qualities#Glorious|final stand]] defending the academy at Ishal. In some ways their story is iconic of the fate of many kohan; burning brightly and dying young. Some Freeborn historians still resent [[Emperor Guntherm|Guntherm&#039;s]] decision to send the Falcons to defend the academy, believing that that he squandered the lives of the kohan in a foolish defence. This view is not universal though; many kohan regard it a mark of [[Pride]] that they share a heritage with such a glorious force who fought with passion and absolute commitment to their goals. Whatever the view, the Coast has not been able to field such a large force of kohan on the battlefield since.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The army of the Burning Falcon was composed almost entirely of kohan. Founded in 185YE following the liberation of Segura, they were slaughtered by a Jotun force three times their own size during the invasion of Kallavesa in 247YE. They fell during a glorious [[Army qualities#Glorious|final stand]] defending the academy at Ishal. In some ways their story is iconic of the fate of many kohan; burning brightly and dying young. Some Freeborn historians still resent [[Emperor Guntherm|Guntherm&#039;s]] decision to send the Falcons to defend the academy, believing that that he squandered the lives of the kohan in a foolish defence. This view is not universal though; many kohan regard it a mark of [[Pride]] that they share a heritage with such a glorious force who fought with passion and absolute commitment to their goals. Whatever the view, the Coast has not been able to field such a large force of kohan on the battlefield since.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Fighting Style==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==Fighting Style==</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l25">Line 25:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 24:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However there are plenty of cautionary tales of Imperial generals who have thought to use kohan to protect safe targets, or to remain in reserve, only to have their plans thrown into disarray when the kohan simply abandoned the role they had been designated in pursuit of their calling. They are not stupid, or reckless to the point of madness, but it is a foolish commander who assumes that mere order will overwhelm the kohan hunger for danger, and the exultation of fighting an enemy toe-to-toe.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However there are plenty of cautionary tales of Imperial generals who have thought to use kohan to protect safe targets, or to remain in reserve, only to have their plans thrown into disarray when the kohan simply abandoned the role they had been designated in pursuit of their calling. They are not stupid, or reckless to the point of madness, but it is a foolish commander who assumes that mere order will overwhelm the kohan hunger for danger, and the exultation of fighting an enemy toe-to-toe.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{CaptionedImage|file=Kohan_battlemage.jpg|width=400|align=left|caption=Armoured warriors and spell weaving mages both have their place among the kohan,}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{CaptionedImage|file=Kohan_battlemage.jpg|width=400|align=left|caption=Armoured warriors and spell weaving mages both have their place among the kohan,}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></del></div></td><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-added"></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Creating a Kohan===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Creating a Kohan===</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The kohan are intended to allow players to create Freeborn characters focused around the love of fighting. Kohan crave the excitement and thrill of battle more than any other pursuit, seeing it as the best way to prevent their lives being dull. They also provide an opportunity to explore what it means to be without a family in the Brass Coast whether that be a story of disgrace and disavowal or a tale of tragedy and loss at the hands of the barbarians. How you became a kohan should be an important part of your character&#039;s history whatever reason you choose.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The kohan are intended to allow players to create Freeborn characters focused around the love of fighting. Kohan crave the excitement and thrill of battle more than any other pursuit, seeing it as the best way to prevent their lives being dull. They also provide an opportunity to explore what it means to be without a family in the Brass Coast whether that be a story of disgrace and disavowal or a tale of tragedy and loss at the hands of the barbarians. How you became a kohan should be an important part of your character&#039;s history whatever reason you choose.</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 17:30, 23 August 2019</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l25">Line 25:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 25:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However there are plenty of cautionary tales of Imperial generals who have thought to use kohan to protect safe targets, or to remain in reserve, only to have their plans thrown into disarray when the kohan simply abandoned the role they had been designated in pursuit of their calling. They are not stupid, or reckless to the point of madness, but it is a foolish commander who assumes that mere order will overwhelm the kohan hunger for danger, and the exultation of fighting an enemy toe-to-toe.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>However there are plenty of cautionary tales of Imperial generals who have thought to use kohan to protect safe targets, or to remain in reserve, only to have their plans thrown into disarray when the kohan simply abandoned the role they had been designated in pursuit of their calling. They are not stupid, or reckless to the point of madness, but it is a foolish commander who assumes that mere order will overwhelm the kohan hunger for danger, and the exultation of fighting an enemy toe-to-toe.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">{{CaptionedImage|file=Kohan_battlemage.jpg|width=400|align=left|caption=Armoured warriors and spell weaving mages both have their place among the kohan,}}</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Creating a Kohan===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Creating a Kohan===</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The kohan are intended to allow players to create Freeborn characters focused around the love of fighting. Kohan crave the excitement and thrill of battle more than any other pursuit, seeing it as the best way to prevent their lives being dull. They also provide an opportunity to explore what it means to be without a family in the Brass Coast whether that be a story of disgrace and disavowal or a tale of tragedy and loss at the hands of the barbarians. How you became a kohan should be an important part of your <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">chararacter</del>&#039;s history whatever reason you choose.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The kohan are intended to allow players to create Freeborn characters focused around the love of fighting. Kohan crave the excitement and thrill of battle more than any other pursuit, seeing it as the best way to prevent their lives being dull. They also provide an opportunity to explore what it means to be without a family in the Brass Coast whether that be a story of disgrace and disavowal or a tale of tragedy and loss at the hands of the barbarians. How you became a kohan should be an important part of your <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">character</ins>&#039;s history whatever reason you choose.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The kohan delight in battle, but that doesn&#039;t mean that they focus exclusively on [[combat skills|combat]] and [[heroic skills]]. A [[Magical_skills#Battle_Mage|battle mage]] is just as effective a way to design a kohan as a warrior who focuses on mundane combat skills. It&#039;s also possible to create a kohan who doesn&#039;t take any fighting skills - a kohan priest can easily focus on [[religious skills]] while taking the battlefield alongside the more martially focused members of the band.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The kohan delight in battle, but that doesn&#039;t mean that they focus exclusively on [[combat skills|combat]] and [[heroic skills]]. A [[Magical_skills#Battle_Mage|battle mage]] is just as effective a way to design a kohan as a warrior who focuses on mundane combat skills. It&#039;s also possible to create a kohan who doesn&#039;t take any fighting skills - a kohan priest can easily focus on [[religious skills]] while taking the battlefield alongside the more martially focused members of the band.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l39">Line 39:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 41:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A kohan can also be a good choice for an individual character, allowing for game-play revolving around discovering your place in the Coast and finding a kohan group to join in play or hakima to pledge their service to.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A kohan can also be a good choice for an individual character, allowing for game-play revolving around discovering your place in the Coast and finding a kohan group to join in play or hakima to pledge their service to.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br/></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Your relationship with the hakima is another important part of your character&#039;s identity. Traditional kohan are sworn to fight for the nation in service to a hakima, but this is by no means the only way the kohan serve. Some bands operate independently, occasionally taking advice from the hakima but forging their own path and looking to their own leaders for inspiration. Your character might have a close relationship with a single hakima whose instructions you follow to the letter; you might pledge yourself to supporting a group of hakima, or tribe of hakima provided their advice seems wise. Or you might simply treat the hakima with respect and listen to their counsel carefully before making your own decisions. The most important <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">elements </del>of the kohan archetype is that you place the good of the Brass Coast as a whole above the good of any individual part of it, and that you take joy in fighting your enemies.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Your relationship with the hakima is another important part of your character&#039;s identity. Traditional kohan are sworn to fight for the nation in service to a hakima, but this is by no means the only way the kohan serve. Some bands operate independently, occasionally taking advice from the hakima but forging their own path and looking to their own leaders for inspiration. Your character might have a close relationship with a single hakima whose instructions you follow to the letter; you might pledge yourself to supporting a group of hakima, or tribe of hakima provided their advice seems wise. Or you might simply treat the hakima with respect and listen to their counsel carefully before making your own decisions. The most important <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">element </ins>of the kohan archetype is that you place the good of the Brass Coast as a whole above the good of any individual part of it, and that you take joy in fighting your enemies.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{CaptionedImage|file=Passion.jpg|width=500|align=left|caption=Even off the battlefield, the kohan are driven by passion.}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{CaptionedImage|file=Passion.jpg|width=500|align=left|caption=Even off the battlefield, the kohan are driven by passion.}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Playing a Kohan===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Playing a Kohan===</div></td></tr> </table>

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