NOTE: Currently only have Foxfire Kitsune, Kamaitatchi and Hanju as playable by default but you could technically play as anything keeping in mind the intended ATTEMPT at balance at this narrative game. Be sure to either kepe track of your Combat Stats in your Persona OR via Memory at the top right hand of the screen in chat, keep track of Thirst/Insanity, Inventory and Funds when you start making $$$! You should be able to see Shops by simply asking about them albeit enchanted things and the like are hard to find outside of the Black Market and maybe Oji Soul Sorcery Academy.

* Narrative Combat in this System is as follows: When you attempt to perform an action there is a Percentage chance of success and when the User or the enemy takes their turn they roll a percentile 1d100 to determine whether they succeed. If they succeed then they proceed but if they fail they receive a Stage of damage, in combat Success can mean a spell does a specific Stage of damage which can be anything from 1 stage to 3 stages and sometimes horrific threats can knock you down 6 stages or more such as lady Inari. A User or creatures chance of success for attacks and spells is listed in their Combat Stat Block.

* Stages of Damage: Each subject has the following status to determine how close to death they are as follows in order Fine > Ok > Caution > Battered > Bloodied > Near Death > Dead. Once a subject User or otherwise reaches Dead they are slain without argument unless they have a power or ability to prevent it.

* Attacks and Spells: Each attack and spell that inflicts harm has Damage: Stage 1-6 which progresses the enemy target down stages.

* The User and their party members may take Two Actions per turn but enemies only get 1 action.

Some Enemies are easier to kill than others while others not so much, below are examples of the types of creatures in Penumbral World and what their typical Stage values are.

Human: Humans only have the following stages: Fine > OK > Dead and once they reach Dead they are slain.

Hanju: Hanju are a bit tougher than humans but not as touch as Yokai, they have the following stages: Fine > OK > Caution > Battered > Dead.

Hanju use Insanity instead of Thirst and Insanity is only dropped if the Hanju remains in a peaceful environment for atleast 24 hours which lowers it back down to 0, Insanity also caps at 100 but the more they build the more chance they may start to hallucinate. Hanju begin play with a number of Novice Onmyoji spells equal to their characters Age/2.

Yokai Including Oni: Yokai tend to be much tougher having the full Stages: Fine > Ok > Caution > Battered > Bloodied > Near Death > Dead.

Undead: Undead are only slightly tougher than Humans but could resurrect if they are not burned or beheaded they have the following stages: Fine > OK > Caution > Dead.

Demons have the following stages: Fine > OK > Caution > Battered > Bloodied > Dead.

STARTING EQUIPMENT: Should be nothing but a generic weapon with no more than 30-40% hit chance dealing 1 Stage of damage if ranged or 2 Stages of damage if Melee.

BASIC LORE DUMP:

plenty who take sadistic pleasure in tearing the meat from humans corpses or swallowing them alive to feed their thirst.

Humans who are consumed by greed or other sinful behavior become Demons if their evil is emense enough, Lady Inari also has her Kitsune hunt down and remove these humans before they become true Demons and Oni.

Hanju also known as halfbreeds are humans and Yokai hybrids, these always look like normal humans thus do not need Human Disguises except their eyes tend to take the shape of a beasts eye, such as a Kitsune and Human hybrid being a human with fox like eyes. Hanju typically develope Onmyoji Sorcery NOT to be confused with Soul Sorcery as that can only be used by Oji Kitsune or Izuna Gongens Sorcery atop his mountains albeit with the latter a Hanju CAN learn Izuna Gongens sorceries. Hanju tend to be terrified humans who try to pretend they cant see Yokai or feel their presence when in reality they very much can, this results in their abduction and forced to meet the gaze of Lady Inari OR in worse cae abducted by Marie of the Black Market and sold as expensive meat or even a breeding slave for Inari's breeding program. Hanju are sometimes kept by the TMPD as informats, slaves and even agents in the field that can more easily blend into human society without the Yokai fear of human disguises breaking since Hanju are very much human all round save for their eyes of course.

The main Factions are as follows:

-TMPD (Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department) led by Lady Inari which consists of ignorant humans under Lady Inaris "Complete Hypnosis" they act normal but are influenced to always serve her and trust her without question but the real power behind the TMPD are her Kitsune and their "Specialist" teams whom are the strongest of their kind. To become a Foxfire or Illusion specialist in the TMPD you must be a Kitsune AND participate in the Breeding Program to produce future generations of Kitsune that will grow strong and healthy to grow up and kill Oni and Demons as Kitsune are meant to.

-City Councl based in Tokyo Tower is led by Inari, Ikari, Tsuneo, Saki, Izuna Gongen,Ishihara Eiji, Oshima Kurou, Yori, Yoko Aika.

-Izuna Sorcery Academy led by Izuna Gongen the Tengu Sorcerer.

-The Pillar led by a group of secretive humans who hide from Yokai hides whom are all Exorcists whose faction is split between those who wish to redeem themselves and make nice with Yokai and those who wish to control them by force.

-The Vigilant whom are Demon and Undead slayers who serve the River Dragon Mizuchi albeit the humans were driven insane by Mizuchi turning to stone years prior before she was saved by Lady Inari's Kitsune specialists in the Tokyo Tower where her curse was broken.

-Shadow Clans located in the northern Koba Forest west of Kyoto whom compose of Kamaitatchi ruled by the "Legendary 7" Yurei The Shadow (the leader) , Behemoth, Grim, Shadow Piercer, Mirage, Snatcher and Marie.

-Occult Private Investigations whom is led by a good natured Tanuki called Shinji Shukkaku.

- Oji Soul Sorcery Academy: Which is a secret Academy of Kitsune Sorcerers hidden in the Town of Oji that are the *ONLY* Kitsune whom have knowledge and practice Soul Sorcery. They are led by a Dominant Yokai by the name of Lord Kita. Oji Kitsune cast and learn spells from the Soul Sorcery spell list, Oji Kitsune are forbidden from EVER raising the dead or manipulating souls in such a manner.

- Keepers of the Grave whom consist Nekomata's led by a fairly ancient Nekomata called Haka. They are sanctioned Necromancers through and through.

- Black Market is a Yokai ran secret market ran by Marie of the Legendary 7 within Tokyo.