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Post by utakumoli on Jan 24, 2011 23:56:08 GMT -5
So I figure that it might be convenient to have everyone's character descriptions in one place so we all know who we're dealing with here. This would really only be the stuff that's publicly known about our characters, or can be seen/deduced upon first meeting them: appearance, approximate age, etc. (No dirty laundry or closet skeletons, lest the Scorps' jobs be made easier...!)
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Post by utakumoli on Jan 24, 2011 23:56:53 GMT -5
Utaku Mo-Li
Utaku Battle Maiden, Unicorn Clan
She is in her mid-20's, and is slender, but well-muscled. She keeps her deep blue-black hair quite long, but when she is riding or in battle, she ties it into a tight bun at the back of her head. Her eyes are also dark, a brown almost black, but they are tranquil and steady. She is poise incarnate, carrying herself with dignity and distinction more fitting perhaps of a Crane than a Unicorn. Her demeanor, however, is neither prideful nor dour.
Her carriage can be attributed to her Kakita father, who, though he allowed his first daughter to be raised a Shiotome, insisted that for a few years in her teens she be sent to the Kakita Dueling Academy to study his art. She is no duelist, however: though she has come to understand the value of patience and balance, poise and grace, to appreciate the aesthetic of the One Cut, she prefers to employ what she's learned on the back of a steed, wielding a lance. In battle, she is efficient, and in court she is gracious.
She has little patience for folly and leaves herself no time for pleasure. This does not mean, however, that she is cold or unpleasant. She adheres rigidly to the code of Bushido and believes that the only way for the Unicorn to gain acceptance in Rokugan is to prove that they are not savage gaijin, but well-trained and effective warriors with finely-honed skills that could be used to serve the empire. This does not always make her popular with her clan-mates, so she often spends her time alone, or in the company of her retainer Bahua.
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Post by popalopalos on Jan 25, 2011 0:00:18 GMT -5
(Sure, why not?)
Name: Moto Shunto School: Moto Bushi / White Guard Role: Face of the Moto
Character description/personality: He is given to being quite loud and boisterous, showing emotion more freely than most any samurai from Rokugan would. Shunto is given to drinking and song, usually in combination, as well as challenges of strength and horsemanship.
Age: 24
Appearance: Moto Shunto is 5'5", with a thick build, arms and legs like tree trunks. His face is toward the more gaijin side of the Moto, with long hair he usually leaves loose and a long thin moustache. His skin is dark and rough from time out in the sun, and his hands are rough from battle. He usually dresses in his riding armor since he is usually out in battle or riding, but he wears a simple kimono when in the courts.
History: Shunto's history is not well known to those that are not intimately familiar with him. It is said his parents died while he was still young patrolling the western edge of Unicorn lands, and that he was raised by and elderly uncle. Since his small simple gempukku he has lived on his own, other than a few servants that tend to his things. He never stays in one place for too long, always traveling.
Spouse: None
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Post by taikan on Jan 25, 2011 0:03:19 GMT -5
Name: Yogo Taikan
Age: Unknown (24 if you can dig deep enough in the registries!)
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 124 lbs
Hair: Black and long, loose on stage, tied up otherwise
Eyes: Brown
Appearance: Taikan wears layered, covering robes most of the time, dark red with black highlights. He has a Scorpion mon his back as well as the mon of the Yogo family on his breast. He always carries two fans, as well keeping his wakizashi with him. He has many, many masks, but all but one are for the stage. The one he wears most of the time is a black mask that covers all but his mouth, chin, and two holes for his eyes.
Family: Yogo Yunosuke (Father, deceased) Yogo Shizue (Mother (45), formerly Kakita Shizue, retainer at Yogo Shiro) Yogo Makoto (Younger Sister (19), Yogo Ward Master)
School: Bayushi Courtier
History/Personality: Taikan has always been a man given to dramatics. While nowhere near as charming or handsome as any of his Bayushi cousins, Taikan has taken to the life of an Actor like a fish to water. He regularly performs in plays put on at court, usually at Kyuden Bayushi, though he has traveled to many places. He appears in the court as well as on the stage, but he has always been taught to be a court participant second.
Taikan is given to overly-dramatic action, as if always on the Kabuki stage, in almost everyone's company, though he can be formal when he needs to be. He is a man given to drunkenness, public emotion, sharp insults and ego, and he makes few friends from any of it, though he always makes others thoughtful.
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Post by sprinkles on Jan 25, 2011 0:24:12 GMT -5
Name: Sprinkles (I know it's silly, deal with it. ) Age: unknown Height 5'9 Appearance: Sprinkles life depends on his ability to blend in. He has learned all he can from any Scorpion who turns to the Shadowlands. Thus his appearance alters quite a bit. However for those who do get to see him in the Shadowlands his appearance is not hidden. He is thin with little muscle to speak of. His skin has a sickly gray parlor to it. He looks to be in his twenties but his grayed flesh makes him seem older. He has short spiky brown hair. Customs: Sprinkles search for ******* has placed him in moderate esteem within the Spider. However his taint riddled body would surely give away the clan. As such he travels without his Clan Mon. Often times he even disguises himself as another clan. Almost always having in place two or three escape routes for any situation he finds himself in, he assists other Spider in their tasks as well.
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Akodo Tomatsu
Lion Clan Mod
The Shining Lion
Lion Clan Champion?Samurai?Tactician?Loyal?Paragon of Sincerity?Defender of the Empire
Posts: 1,042
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Post by Akodo Tomatsu on Jan 25, 2011 0:26:18 GMT -5
(Totally jacking your template)
Name: Akodo Tomatsu
Age: 28
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 190 lbs
Hair: Black
Eyes: Black
Appearance: A samurai of moderate build, would lack real notice if it weren't for the legends that surround him. His hair is always pulled into a shoulder length ponytail, and his face is always wreathed with a mane of closely cropped beard and mustache. He frequently wears an expensive kimono of jet black with gold Lion and Ikoma War College mons on it, with his Lion mon over his right heart. When going to war, he wears stylized gold armor with lion motifs made into it, complete with a lion pelt cape with its head for a hood.
Family: Akodo Nizen (Father, 65), Utaku Rea'ka (Mother, 57)
School: Ikoma War College
History/Personality: Akodo Tomatsu came to prominence several years after his Gempukku, having spent those years as another Lion clan Gunso. It was during an expedition into the shadowlands to besiege the City of the Lost that he was promoted, by a lack of officers, to command the remaining troops after a week of heavy fighting. It was through his herculean efforts that the forces of the Lion were able to continue fighting and then retreat back to the wall without being cut off and surrounded. Upon his return he was christened the "Shining Lion" by the Ikoma bards and was then sent to join the Emerald Magistrates as a yoriki. However the clan was stunned when after the death of the previous, short lived champion who was childless, Akodo Tomatsu was named to be his heir, having impressed the previous champion with resolving an issue with his last will and testament. Since then many speculate on what the Bards will write after he is dead, his brand of leadership is certainly not one the Lion is use to, but as he is fond of saying, "Let us see what the Fates have in store for us."
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Doji Hyuu
Banned
Crane Clan Master Artisan * Magistrate * Courtier * Unique
Posts: 122
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Post by Doji Hyuu on Jan 25, 2011 0:37:46 GMT -5
Name: Doji Hyuu
Age: 29
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 135lbs
Hair: White and long, traditional Crane style
Eyes: Blue
Appearance: Hyuu is clearly not short on resources, as he tends to wear the most elaborate robes he can lay his hands on, although an observant courtier might note that they are tailored to make him seem taller than he actually is, possibly hinting at an insecurity. He usually favours robes that are a deep slate-grey-blue with ivory white accents, but this varies from day to day - it is rumoured that he often spends hours picking exactly the correct kimono. His hair is of relatively modest length for a Crane but still falls beneath his shoulders and is meticulously dyed a silvery white. When outside of court he wears a more functional but still very expensive kimono. One affectation that stands out is his habit of wearing a small blue-white lace band around the base of his beardless chin. A stark white scar diagonally traverses his right check, the legacy of an occasion when diplomacy was insufficient. Against his pale robes and even more palid visage this lace often does not stand out, but those who do notice speculate it is intended as a stylised mask. He is rumoured to own a katana, but has never been seen wearing it, instead carrying only a wakizashi.
School: Bayushi Courtier
Occupation: Clan Magistrate, Diplomat, Administrator, Merchant Patron, Painter
Born to a respected but undistinguished family of courtiers and administrators, Hyuu was a curious youth who often frustrated his mother by his flightiness. His father was killed in a duel when he was young, so he was raised by his mother and several kindly uncles. But he was a difficult child. It was not that he was untalented or disobedient, he just refused to show the dedication to a single path that was expected of him. One of his brothers became a respected magistrate, another a duelist and a third a calligrapher, but Hyuu dabbled in many areas. He showed little interest in martial pursuits, but beyond that was unable to commit himself to a single discipline. His mother was doubly frustrated because she suspected he would be the most talented of her sons if he could only commit himself.
On his eighth birthday Hyuu witnessed a performance by a troupe of Shosuro actors at Kyuden Doji. The next day he told his mother he had a new goal in life. He wanted to go to Scorpion lands and learn from the Clan of Lies. His mother was mildly shocked but presumed that it was simply another flight of fancy. As the days, weeks and months wore on, and Hyuu continued to express an interest in the Scorpion, his mother began to realise he was serious. She told her son that if this was what he truly wanted, she would support him, but that it would require much sacrifice from her and from him, and that he had to be certain. Hyuu claimed he was. She gave him a copy of Tangen's Lies, and he had memorised it within weeks. Reluctantly, his mother contacted a cousin who had served in the entourage of the Crane ambassador to Kyuden Bayushi and asked if he could wrote to the sensei of the Bayushi Courtier school. An exchange of letters occured and it was accepted that Hyuu would attend.
The youth's childhood had been a happy one, while his time among the Bayushi was not. He stood out among the other students and, while his teachers did not pick on him, they did nothing to protect him either. His nickname among the other Courtiers was "ninja no baka", for they claimed that the Crane intended him as a spy, and his obvious inability to fit in was a sign of how foolish the Crane were.
Despite this, Hyuu impressed his tutors. The pranks the other students played on him fostered a paranoia that was not unhealthy in a court environment and he excelled at retaining his grace. Ironically, his sensei knew that the criticism he suffered from the Scorpion for being a Crane would prepare him for the criticism he would encounter for being trained by the Scorpion. He did make friends among his fellow students. When the time came for his gempukku he proudly passed out of the school with the other courtiers and returned to his family lands.
Since then Hyuu has made himself use to his Clan wherever he is able to. His time among the Bayushi has lead many to suspect him, if not of being disloyal, then at least of using questionable methods. His name has been tied to blackmail and opium trading, and he is open about his patronage of merchants, something many other Doji courtiers consider beneath them. It would be fair to say that, while Hyuu has never brought dishonour to his Clan, he is unlikely to ever excel in bringing honour to it either. But despite this he is generally regarded as an asset, even if the Clan's leaders do not always trust his objectivity when dealing with matters pertaining to the Scorpion.
Recently Hyuu has impressed the Winter Court by his acclaimed performance at the painting contest. He rarely travels without a small entourage of followers, including a Kakita-trained yojimbo and a personal archivist to assist him with the management of his finances.
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Kakita Kyoshi
Banned
Crane Clan ? Samurai ? Duelist ? Enlightened ? Hero ? Kenshinzen ? Loyal ? Unique
Posts: 213
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Post by Kakita Kyoshi on Jan 25, 2011 3:58:42 GMT -5
Kakita Kenshi
Training: Kakita duelist Position: Daimyo of the Kakita family
Age: 19 (had his gempukku with 14) Height: 5'8'' Build: Athletic, wirily Hair: Bleached white Eyes: Blue
Appearance: He has a weathered face from his years he travelled Rokugan, which makes him look older. He prefers black kimonos on which the aqua/cyan coloured mon of his family and clan are easy to recognise.
Demeanour: He seems never worried about anything (some say he has reached enlightenment, while other say it is just the self-confidence the best duelist in the empire has developed). He has always eyes for beautiful girls, and even while he seems sometimes distracted by beauty he has proven in the past that he is well aware what happens around him.
Background: Kenshi is an iaijutsu prodigy and would have never tried anything else, but his sensei the Grand Master of the Dueling Academy, Kakita Takeo, and also his father told him to learn many skills to become a person who is capable of many things. Bowing to this wisdom young Kenshi travelled the Empire after his gempukku for some time. He learned more about duelling (he got even lessons from a Kenku), and defeated quite a few other duelists. But of course he also learned things that are useful outside of duels.
It is said that he visited every shrine in the empire, but also every sake house. If asked he tells that he likes the beauty of the Scorpion provinces, but some claim he means just the ladies there. Every time he visits the Scorpion lands he seems much less concerned than many others who visits them.
During the Winter Court he became a darling of the court. Always a voice of peace there. A rumour says he was seen during the after hours there, but it is not known what he might have done there if anything at all.
Recently his father died and so he returned home. So Kenshi is now daimyo and as soon as the funeral was over he started to prepare to leave the Kakita provinces again, this time not for his wanderlust but to go to war with the Yobanjin...
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Post by Daidoji Hikori on Jan 25, 2011 4:49:21 GMT -5
Character Background back at Kyuden Doji: rokuganee.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=cranhq&action=display&thread=176He is tall and athletic with honey colored eyes. He bleaches his hair regularly and keeps them neatly when in formal attire (almost always unless he is alone in his home or he is practising at his home dojo where he leaves them free). He usually wears fine clothing prepared by the crane artisans as befitting to his rolle but still keeps an old traveling cloak which he uses when he travels.
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Kuni Kaymar
Crab Clan
Crab Clan * Damiyo * Shugenja * Witch Hunter * Jade * Earth *
Posts: 162
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Post by Kuni Kaymar on Jan 25, 2011 6:35:58 GMT -5
Name: Kuni Kaymar
Age: 42
Height: 5'8"
Gender: Male
Role: Witchhunter and Researcher
Appearance: Kuni Kaymar could be standing before you looking in one of two ways. Normally you will see him in dark navy robes, rather plain but of good quality, as befitting a shugenja. However, this is in contrast to how he looks after conducting some research. He tends to get lost in his work, emerging from underground research vaults, libraries and labratories in a dishevelled form. When there is something on his mind following his research he may even have to be pointed to his chambers to exchange what he is wearing for something less....dirty/ruined/blood-stained (delete as appropriate).
History/Personality: Kaymar works away quite happily (if sometimes by apparent eratic methods), observing and working on research for his betters within the Kuni. This is where he discovered his love for getting to the facts of the matter. The practices of the Kuni are often rumoured, and it has been suggested that Kaymar may be a bit too hands on when it comes to investigating corpses.
After several years of being heavily involved in these processes, Kaymar was pulled out of the labratories and sent out into the wider world under the supervision of Kuni Toyoto, an experienced Witchhunter. Whether this was an attempt to get him to experience some sunlight, or mearly to broaden his knowledge, it opened Kaymar's eyes to how much damage the taint can do within the Empire itself. After witnessing several maho rites, and helping to put a stop to them, a burning hatred for bloodspeakers, and their ilk, was etched into Kaymar's soul.
Years passed, and while Kaymar was given more and more autonomy, he was never marked for promotion - his superiors realising his worth and letting him get stuck in where he can best serve - be that with a Jade Strike, or a surgeons knife.
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Post by Daigotsu Yukara on Jan 25, 2011 11:21:12 GMT -5
Hopefully this isn't too long
Name: Kuni Yukara
Age: 28
Height: 5'7"
Gender: Female
Role: ...
Background: While scouring the Kuni libraries Yukara stumbled across an ancient scroll, long hidden under the mounds of books. Opening the scroll caused it to disolve in front of her, turning to ash in her hands.
The next weeks Yukara was visited by terrifying visions while she slept. Sinister rituals played through her mind as she slept. She watched through her minds eye as her family and closest friends were murdered violently. Unsettled and sleep deprived, Yukara began hearing a voice while awake. The voice directed her to a sealed off chamber within the keep. Curious and naïve, Yukara entered the chamber, opening a secret compartment she had not known was there. Within this compartment lay a journal, frayed about the edges, slightly yellow with age. Unable to control her actions she set down and read the journals, the whole while the voice uttering madness in her ear. The journal spoke of experiments, rituals certainly not sanctioned by the Witch hunters.
Upon finishing the journals, the voice was stronger in her ears, the voice directed her to return to her chambers. Keeping the book hidden under her kimono, Yukara returned and slept the night. She awoke with a jump, the voice was speaking “Get up” obeying; Yukara leapt to her feet. It was still night, very early in the morning by the position of the moon. “You are ready” the voice said, loud as ever in her ear. Knowing what she had to do, what she must do, Yukara gathered her belongings and set out into the halls of the keep directed by the voice she found herself outside the bedchamber of her parents. Without hesitation, Yukara threw open the chamber, sliced her arm open with a dagger and spoke words she had not known 1 day ago. Terrible magics lashed out from her, slaying her family in their sleep. Unrepentant she slew 7 of her clan mates before escaping over the wall deep into the shadowlands.
While she was escaping through the night the voice spoke yet again, this time however it was different, out of the corner of her eye she could see a man. He was twisted, a great look of madness dwelled in his eyes yet now there, Yukara knew only she could see this spirit. “Yes, you will do just fine as my apprentice” spoke Kuni Yori. “Quickly, continue south, I have much to teach you” .
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Isawa Kinen
Phoenix Clan
All is equal before the Void.
Posts: 117
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Post by Isawa Kinen on Jan 25, 2011 12:00:19 GMT -5
(As I think I mentioned like five times already, although in different places, I'm trying to make my EE character the same as my character from the RPG.)
Name: Isawa Kinen School: Isawa Shugenja/Ishiken
Obvious Advantages: Ishiken-do (Can use void magic), Kharmic Tie (to his wife, Shiba Kohaku). Obvious Disadvantages: Touch of the Void (become dazed after using a void point), True Love (will choose his wife over his duty). Used to have Epilepsy.
Age: 29 Sex: Male Height: 5'4" Weight: 120 lbs. Hair: Black. Very long and rarely tied back. Eyes: Dark brown
Appearance: Ever since he turned down the opportunity to become a Tensai, he wears many colors at once, to show that despite his skill with the Void, he will not forsake the other elements. However, he mostly wears a gray kimono bearing the mon of the Ishiken.
History: Perhaps it was a risk to make him an Ishiken, instead of sealing away his connection to the Void when it was first discovered. Through his training, he has learned how to greatly use the powers of the Void, but has had very little control over it, often causing him to have seizures. Because of this, his Genpukku was delayed for a while, until he could properly control his own power so that it could not unintentionally harm others.
Shortly after his Genpukku, he was assigned to be under the protection of Shiba Kohaku, whom took a more gentle approach to his epileptic seizures. Instead of rigorous meditation, which was advised by most Shugenja, she recommended simple relaxing distractions such as the Tea Ceremony or Go.
He later asked to marry Kohaku, claiming it was so that she could be allowed to stay by his side to protect him more easily, though in truth he had fallen in love with her. It was a difficult thing to arrange properly, but was eventually allowed. Now he seems to have more control over his connection to the Void (mostly by rarely having a seizure anymore), and spends most of his time traveling between the lands looking at the various libraries, primarily in the Crab lands, seemingly preparing for spell research although he stays quiet on whether or not this is true.
((And might as well, since if get into an actual RP here, I'm probably going to end up RPing both of them.))
Name: Kohaku Shiba School: Shiba Bushi/Yojimbo
Obvious Advantages: Strength of the Earth (can ignore some Wound penalties). Obvious Disadvantages: Soft Hearted (cannot take a life).
Age: 29 Sex: Female Height: 5'7" Weight: 140 lbs. Hair: Black. Shoulder length. Eyes: Light brown.
Appearance: A fine white kimono with red flowery designs, bearing the Phoenix mon. She often wears light armor whenever she is socially permitted, bearing the Shiba mon.
History: Although known for her mercy, something that often interfere's with the duty of the Samurai, she is also well known for being fiercely protective of whomever she is assigned to, to better preserve the beauty of life everywhere. However, underestimating her skill with the katana is not recommended, if one doesn't want to deal with injuries.
Her marriage to Isawa Kinen was somewhat unexpected, but there was already a hint of a scandal as to how far she would go to ensure his safety. The marriage silenced the rumors, and ensured that she would be allowed bypass some social customs to better protect him.
Around eight months ago, she became pregnant and stayed behind managing the estate while Kinen continued to wander, doing his spell research with hints of desperation. A few months ago, the child was lost in a miscarriage, something Kohaku has not taken well, making her uneasy in many social situations. Perhaps, now more than before, she insists on staying by Kinen's side.
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Togashi Eizo
Dragon Clan
Dragon Clan Monk Tattooed (Phoenix, Crow, Arrowroot, Dragon, Blaze, Centipede)
Posts: 26
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Post by Togashi Eizo on Jan 25, 2011 12:49:04 GMT -5
Name: Togashi Eizo (My RPG character)
Age: 24
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 150 lbs
Hair: None (Black normally)
Eyes: Brown
Looks: Togashi Eizo appears to be an average, bald headed monk. He is a little on the tall side, but is very thin, and moves with a sort of twitchy motion that some may mistake as nervousness. The air around him seems to shimmer with heat not uncommon in summer, even in the depths of winter. His garb is plain and a straw hat seems to be keeping the world from seeing his view.
Tattoos: Phoenix- Across the back of his shoulders. Crow- Upper chest, tips of wings touch the phoenix. Arrowroot- On left forearm. Dragon- Right side of his face. Blaze- Across the back of his right hand. Centipede- Wrapped around his midsection.
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Moto Yoee
Spider Clan
The Dark Clown
Posts: 194
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Post by Moto Yoee on Jan 25, 2011 14:30:52 GMT -5
Name: Moto Yoee
School: Moto Bushi/Daigotsu Bushi
Role: Commander of the Hellbeasts Legion
Character description/personality: A gung-ho bushi, fierce and barbaric when it comes to fighting. When he's outside the battlefield, he's quite ill-tempered and irritable. He finds courtiers petty and arrogant, and will never adhere to their manners and behaviours.
Age: early 30s.
Appearance: Large and tall, his untied hair and scrubby beard give him the appearance of an uncivilized man, which he mostly is. He often wears fur, even when the weather is nice by Rokugani standards. He is far more used to living in the Burning Sands, which explains this weird custom of his. He doesn't like to wear armor, which hamper his movements on the battlefield, and can be found wearing casual clothes, even on the most deadly battlefield. At times, a weird greenish glow can be seen in his eyes, which is the only visible indication that Yoee is corrupted to the bone.
History: After having spent most of his childhood in the Burning Sands with his father, a Moto bushi escorting caravans to Medinaat-al-Salaam, and his mother, an Ide merchant, Yoee came back to Rokugan for his gempukku. He then spent a few years performing the same duty as his father and only came back a few years ago to Shiro Moto, where he was first given the charge of Chui in the Khol army.
Over the years, he has fought almost everywhere in Rokugan, against bandits, gaijin, other clans, and even Shadowlands monstrosities.
During a battle at the Great Kaiu Wall, he was injured by an ogre. He still managed to slay the bakemono and its comrades, but since then he has started to develop some strange features. He has kept this secret, as he doesn't know where his new powers come from and what exactly is their extent. Since that fateful day, he has become stronger, he can endure injuries that would have killed any ordinary man and he can even see in the darkness as if it was noon.
After weeks of seclusion and meditation and a few discussions with Moto Death Priests, he came to the conclusion that he had become the Chosen One. He was the incarnation of the Shi-Tien Yen-Wang in Ningen-Do, and nothing could stop him because he was protected by the Lords of Death themselves.
After his return to active duty and countless victories over his foes, he became the captain of the White Guard, the most prestigious military force of the Unicorn clan. His ambition knew no bounds, and at the death of the previous Unicorn champion, he unsurprisingly became the new Khan of the clan.
After having been revealed as the tainted bastard he is, Yoee fled the Unicorn clan and ran to the Shadowlands. There, he swore fealty to his true lord, Fu Leng. After several weeks, his competence as a leader lead him to the position of commander of the hellbeasts legion, and since then he has been seen wandering in the Empire, battling against tainted demons and honorable samurai alike. He has become a complete monster and wants to enact vengeance upon those who drove him away from the Khanate.
Spouse (if any): None.
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Kakita Hiro
Crane Clan
Crane Clan ? Crazy ? Hero ? Musha Shugyo ? Lover ? Unique
Posts: 17
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Post by Kakita Hiro on Jan 25, 2011 18:22:36 GMT -5
Name: Kakita Hiro Age: 34 Height: 5'11'' Build: very muscular and quite heavy, Hair: tangled, uncombed, brawnish Eyes: blue with bloodshots
Appearance: the man looks quite villainous - disaranged hair, ragged, fading blueish-brownish kimono. Always with a bokken in his hand. Very often playing with the sageo (the cord from saya, used to tie kimono sleeves during a fight or work). He never wears any tabi or sandals, his feet are covered in old scars and fresh cuts. Only the kamon are new on his worn outfit, looking like he got it no more than couple of weeks ago. He has very unpleasant, hoarse voice, sounding like gnarling dog or a rattlesnake.
Family: father: Kakita Munemori (deceased)(illegitimate son), wife: Kochako Shikishi (deceased)
School: former Kakita Dueling School, left for musha shugyo, missed the return date, returned after his daimyo died.
Personality: a samurai who bows only for the clan superiors. For everyone else he has only aversion if not contempt. Excellent swordsman, travelled a bloody lot, all around Rokugan, fighting everywhere. He knows the proper way of dueling very well. And he learnt a lot during his journeys.
Despite his attitude, he is the man of honor. But it's a very rough version of bushido, with more accent on courage, rectitude and moral integrity, rather than benevolence and respect.
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