She walked over one thousand li, slept in shrines or under farmer’s carts, ate millet and drank nothing but well-water. Bit by bit, she sold her finery and what few jewels she had, even the sandals from her feet, until all she had were her swords and a kimono dusty from the road.

Mirumoto Kanako came at last to the castle of her soul’s twin. How she longed to finally lay eyes on this person who held half her self in their heart.

Types: Interpersonal, Spiritual

Effects: The following apply to a character with the Karmic Tie distinction:

• You have a supernatural tie with another character of your choosing, and as if you had a sixth sense, you can tell when the character to whom you are karmically tied is in danger or has died. You always know the general direction they are located in, even if they are separated from you by thousands of li.

• When performing a check to act on behalf of the one with whom you share a bond (such as a Composition [Void] check to express your truest feelings in a poem or a Martial Arts [Melee] [Void] check to fight on their behalf), you may

reroll up to two dice.