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Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 9:48 pm
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Player: Plainsfox
Name:Bayushi Kojiro
Clan: Scorpion
School:Bayushi Bushi
Rank: 2(Insight only)
Insight: 153
Experience: 35 (31 used)
Glory: 1.1
Honor: 1.2
Status:1.5
Taint: None
Heritage: An ancestor lost his fortune to the sea. Another ancestor was utterly unremarkable. A final ancestor was corrupted by the Shadow Lands.
EARTH: 2
WATER: 2
FIRE: 3
Agility: 3
Intelligence: 3
AIR: 3
VOID: 2
Void: 2
Current Void Points: 0
SKILLS
Athletics (Various) - [None]- 1 B
Battle (Perception) - [None] - 1 B
Chain Weapons (Agility) - [Kusarigami] - 3 B
*Courtier (Awareness) - [Political Maneuvering] - 2
*Deceit (Awareness) - [None] - 2
*Defense (Agility) - [None] - 2 B
*Etiquette (Awareness) - [None] - 2
Hunting (Perception) - [None] - 2 B
*Iaijutsu (Reflexes) - [None] - 3 B
Investigation (Perception) - [None] - 2
*Kenjutsu (Agility) - [Katana] - 3 B
Know the School/Crane (Intelligence) - [None] - 1 B
Currently studied schools: Kakita Duelist and Doji Courtier
*Kyujutsu (Reflexes) - [Yumi] - 4 B
Lore: Law (Intelligence) - |None| - 1
Lore: Shadowlands (Intelligence) - [None] - 1
Meditation (Void) - [None] - 1
Performance: Music (Awareness) - [None] - 1
Stealth (Agility) - [None] - 1
Storytelling (Awareness) - |None| - 1
* indicates skill gained from School package.
MASTERY ABILITIES
Iaijutsu: May make one more focus.
Kyujutsu: Reduce range penalties by 5
ADVANTAGES
Quick 2pts; When making an initiative roll, you may roll one more die.
*Bland: 3pts; Attempts to recognize or remember Kojiro are increased by 10
Wealth: 3 pt; Gives 3 additional Koku to a starting character, and an addition of 3 koku to Kojiro's annual stipend.
Dangerous Beauty: You gain two additional rolled dice on deceit checks made against someone of the opposite sex.
Ancestor: Yogo Sanjuro (Soldier/Justice/1): 0 pts
Note: Kojiro's glory may not be higher than his status until he spends 10 exp to remove this penalty or raises a high or bugei skill to rank 6.
DISADVANTAGES
Wrath of the Kami: Water (3 pts): All hostile Water spells have a free raise when cast against Kojiro
*Driven (4 pts): Destroy Bayushi Masamune
Obligation (2pts) to Bayushi Taira in thanks for the well considered marriage that buoyed his family's fortunes.
Lost Love (2pts): Yogo Rin
*Phobia (2pts) Ocean
Bitter Betrothal (2pts) to Bayushi Koyuki
*indicates that it was received from heritage rolls and does not affect character point costs or etc
TECHNIQUES, SPELLS, KATA, KIHO, SHADOWLANDS POWERS
Way of the Scorpion: May add dice equal to school rank to initiative, May not be the target of combat reflexes; +5 to To Hit number when fighting anyone who has a lower initiative than himself.
EQUIPMENT/CURRENCY
Light Armor
Traveling Pack: Blanket, Daisho Stand, Finger of Jade, Set of Dice, Copy of Lies, Spare Kimono and Sandals, Shakuhachi, Small Tent,
6 Willow leaf arrows (4k2), 5 Flesh Cutters (4k3), 2 Rope Cutters (3k1), 3 Humming Bulb Arrows (2k1)
Kimono and Sandals
6 Day's worth of rations.
2 Bu
Carrying 10 Day's worth of rations for Miyako
COMBAT
Weapons
Katana - 6k3+3 - 5k2 - May spend two void points to roll and keep two dice on damage
Wakazaishi - 6k3 - 4k2 - When held in offhand, do not suffer normal +5 TN to all attacks. Still suffer +5 TN when attacking with the weapon
Yumi - 7k3+4 - Damage is as per arrow - Average Quality - Range 300', Str rating is 3
Kusarigama - 6k3+3 - 2k2 for Kama, 2K1 for Chain - Two free raises to disarm or knock down someone, An opponent who is knocked down or disarmed mus succeed in a contested strength roll with you. If he fails, he is entangled and you are then considered to be grappling the opponent. The kama may be used to attack grappled opponents and gains a 1k1 to it's damage roll when attacking grappled opponents. One raise may be called to use the kama portion as a kama.
Armor
TN To Be Hit = 24/29 Reflexes (3) x 5 + Armor (Light;+5 to Athletics/Stealth) +5 vs. Lower initiative, -4 in full attack
Initiative
7k3
Wounds
HEALTHY (+0): 4/4
NICKED (+3): 4/4
GRAZED (+5): 4/4
HURT (+10): 1/4
INJURED (+15): 0/4
CRIPPLED (+20): 0/4
DOWN (+40): 0/4
OUT (+N/A): 0/10
DESCRIPTION
Kojiro is of average height for a Rokugani. Like most of his clansmen, he has black hair and brown eyes. He wears a black silken mask over his head (like the Dread Pirate Roberts) None of his features stand out particularly, and he has a minute tattoo on his arm that reads "Husband of Bayushi Koyuki."- it is the only way Koyuki can recognize him. He looks like his age (which is 22)
Strangely enough, Koyuki can recognize almost anyone who is not him, due to the fact that they are more recognizable in some way than Kojiro. A member of the Shosuro acting troupe was fascinated by this and tried to impersonate Kojiro three times. The first time, Koyuki claimed that his hair was a length too long. The second, his walking was too rhythmic. The final time the Shosuro actor attempted this, he was told that his scent was too clean to be Kojiro. Koyuki has never had to check anyone but Kojiro for the tattoo.
Kojiro's armor is black trimmed with red, the opposite of most Scorpion schemes, but popular amongst those who are normally scouts. His Kabuto has a half mask attached to it and has two pincers rising from the brow.
BACKGROUND
Place of Birth: Yasuki Shiki, Junkin Province, Crab Lands
Current Residence: Trail's Respite Village, Hizoku Province, Scorpion Lands
Kojiro was born near Yasuki Shiki in Junkin province during the Scorpion Exile. His father, Jiro sent his mother, Ikue to live with her mother, Yasuki Minako, as he did not want to endanger her or their child in the exile, nor did he want his child to grow up as a hostage to the Crane. Thus, Kojiro spent the first three years of his life as a Crab. When Jiro returned to Rokugan with the rest of the Scorpion Clan, he reunited with Ikue and Kojiro and brought them to Trail's Respite Village in Hizoku province. Kojiro grew up as a Scorpion, although he did visit his grandmother now and again as he grew older.
Like his father, Kojiro was trained in the Bayushi Bushi School. While he was attending the facilities, word was leaked of his Yasuki heritage, earning Kojiro ill will amongst the contingent of Crane students at the school who adhered to the ancient grudge held against that family. Kojiro won handily against his peers, but several of their older brothers came to the school to restore honor by dueling Kojiro, putting the Kakita techniques on display for the whole academy. After Kojiro's Gempukku, he was married to Bayushi Koyuki, a daughter of a prominant citizen of Ryoko Owari Toshi who owned a profitable shipping concern.
During the War of Spirits, Kojiro was assigned to be the yojimbo for his great uncle, Soshi Taisen. Taisen was a hot headed, argumentative old shugenja who delighted in getting his younger relation in trouble and thus further increasing his dueling skills. Fortunately, Kojiro's skills as an archer and a scout were needed elsewhere and he was eventually replaced.
Notable People in Kojiro's Life:
Yogo Sanjuro: Sanjuro has recently replaced Masamune as the oldest relative that Kojiro is involved with. During his life, Sanjuro betrayed his father and took a position as an Emerald Legionnaire. He served dutifully and loyally during his lifetime and was rewarded with his daughter's marriage into the Asako family. The Asako family tried to gain a measure of revenge for this insult by arranging for this granddaughter to be married into a Bayushi family, but this came to nothing as he had broken his curse and his descendents were free of it.
Bayushi Masamune: The oldest, is Kojiro's great grandfather. He got Lost when attempting to retrieve an artifact from an agent of the Shadowlands. He also supposedly teased part of a secret from his Asako relatives, enraging the kami of the water against his line.
Soshi Taisen: Kojiro's grand uncle. Taisen admired his Matsu father and took his name upon gempukku. Hot headed and aggressive in the extreme, Taisen did his best to make the burning lands, the burning lands. Things were worse after he learned that his son decided to marry into the Asahina family and took their name.
Yasuki Minako: Kojiro's grandmother. After the death of her husband and son during that fateful expedition, Minako has withdrawn from the world to a point. She still helps teach future Yasuki about the art of the deal and the like and is often visited by her granddaughter Arisa.
Bayushi Jiro: Kojiro's father. Jiro has long served as a scout in the Scorpion armies and has somehow managed to survive the most turbulent events of the past decades. Mostly due to not being tremendously noteable. He now teaches in the Bayushi school.
Bayushi Ikue: Kojiro's mother and Minako's daughter. The mother of three was born to the Crab clan and married off to Jiro to cement a profitable alliance between the two families. Ikue didn't expect her fortune to change so greatly, but she has weathered the decades well. Now her time is mostly spent managing her eldest son's wife, Koyuki.
Bayushi Koyuki: Kojiro's wife. Koyuki was born to a rich Bayushi father and a Daidoji mother in Ryoko Owari with key dealings on the River of Gold twenty five years ago. Koyuki expected to be married to a man of promise and ability. Instead, she got Kojiro. With little recourse, Koyuki has striven to motivate Kojiro into developing higher ambitions for himself. She recently gave birth to the couple's first child, Kentaro. Koyuki is also an author of some ability and a tremendous gossip. This may explain why she is far, far away from Ryoko Owari right now.
Bayushi Kentaro: Kojiro's son. Kojiro has yet to meet Kentaro, but he hopes to rectify that soon!
Yoritomo Rin: Kojiro's first love. They met in the Yogo libraries while Kojiro was researching information on how to deal with Masamune. A marriage was arranged between the two as they recieved permission to ignore the long standing rule against Yogo family members marrying within the clan. Unfortunately, the needs of diplomacy reared their heads and the contract was dissolved when Rin volunteered to marry a minor Yoritomo lord in order to gain allies for the Clan in the Mantis' courts.
Utaku Kazuhiko: Kojiro's younger brother. Kazuhiko possesses many of the same skills as his brother. Due to Koyuki's abilities, Kazuhiko found himself married to a minor Utaku of some influence not long after Kojiro's marriage. Kazuhiko has attended the Ide Duelist School.
Utaku Kirano: Kojiro's sister in law. Lamed in an accident during her youth, Kirano attended the Ikoma Tactician school due to the fact that she can no longer ride a horse in combat. Deeply cares about Kazuhiko, is friendly with Kojiro, and loathes Koyuki.
Yasuki Arisa: Kojiro's sister. Arisa found herself married, with Koyuki's aid, to a distant cousin in an attempt to rekindle the alliance that brought prosperity to both sides. Arisa's skill in using her family's native blandness has been a blessing in the Yasuki Courtier school.
Yasuki Inomoto: Kojiro's brother in law and distant cousin. A Yasuki Taskmaster, Inomoto has little of the business acumen or wealth of his relatives. Inomoto also indulges in habits and attitudes that are more common with the Hida family than with the Yasuki family.
Yasuki Gintaro: Arisa and Inomoto's son. A one year old.
Edit: After rereading Way of the Scorpion, I'm adding this.
THE LIST (in no particular order)
The Scorpion Clan
The Empire
His Family
Koyuki's Biblography
Books written by Kojiro's wife
Golden Current
Synopsis: The story of one Phoenix and her affairs with several Crabs set before and after the Day of Thunder. Long story short, the Crabs end up fighting themselves to death after they find out they are all in love with the same woman.
Along the Banks
Synopsis: A retelling of an ancient story involving a priest and a river spirit. Noted for the fact that it makes the priest more vulnerable than in other tellings of the story.
A Truthful Account in the City of Lies
Synopsis: Koyuki once had a rival who dared her to publish an honest story instead of make believe fiction. This is the book Koyuki wrote that detailed the secrets of several noble women, including her rival. After the resulting duels and retirements to convents, it was decided that Koyuki should perhaps find a new life far, far away from Ryoko Owari.
Betrayal's Curse
Synopsis: This is a story of a love triangle involving a young shugenja, her childhood friend, and the shugenja's Turtle betrothed. The speed with which Koyuki wrote the book after her marriage is astounding. Koyuki chalks it up to the inspiration of Benten.
The Tales from the Village of Gentle Rest
Synopsis: A collection of vignettes involving travellers passing through a small village that is located along the roads leading into and out of Scorpion lands.
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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 1:20 pm
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Player: Paidi tou Selini
Name: Kitsuki Masuyo
Clan: Dragon
School: Tamori
Rank: 1
Insight: 139
Experience: 0
Glory: 1.0
Honor: 3.1
Status: 1.0
Taint: 0
Heritage: Unremarkable
EARTH: 3
WATER: 3
FIRE: 2
Agility: 3
Intelligence: 2
AIR: 2
VOID: 2
Void: 2
Current Void Points: 2
SKILLS
Defense (Agility) - [N/A] - 2
Divination (Awareness) - [N/A] - 1
Medicine (Intelligence) - [Wound Treatment] - 4
Meditation (Void) - [N/A] - 1
Theology (Intelligence) - [N/A] - 1
Jiujutsu (Agility) - [Atemi] - 3
Calligraphy (Intelligence) - [N/A] - 1
Courtier (Awareness) - [N/A] - 1
Etiquette (Awareness) - [N/A] - 1
Performance: Song (Awareness) - [N/A] - 1
Spellcraft (Intelligence) - [N/A] - 1
Investigation (Various) - [N/A] - 1
Athletics (Various) - [N/A] - 1
MASTERY ABILITIES
Medicine Rank 3 - +1k0 to treat, +1 treatment/day
Jiujutsu Rank 3 - +1k0 damage
ADVANTAGES
*Bland - She is quiet, unassuming, and difficult to remember. Others who attempt to remember or recognize her have their TN increased by 10.
Blessing of the Elements (Earth) - Blessed by the Kami of Earth, she receives discounts on xp used to raise Earth Ring and Traits, and may spend a void point as a simple action once per day to gain an additional +0 wound level for 3 hours.
Hands of Stone - Her hand-to-hand techniques are particularly devastating. She keeps an additional damage die in unarmed combat.
Higher Purpose (Healing) - She cannot abide by the suffering of others and will go out of her way to assist those in mortal danger, even if it means putting herself at risk. She may gain 1 xp per session if she works towards this goal.
Magic Resistance (4pts) - The kami are extremely reluctant to answer prayers invoked against her. Shugenja add +10 TN to spells targeting her, and she receives +10 TNtbH against AOE spells (but not any natural effects caused by those spells).
DISADVANTAGES
Dark Secret [8] - She has committed murder against another member of her family in cold blood. Discovery of this would likely result in seppuku or execution.
Frail Mind - She finds it hard to concentrate, especially when others are attempting to confuse her. Opponents gain two free raises in contested rolls involving her Willpower.
Soft Hearted - She has a profound respect for human life. If she attempts to kill another human being, she must make a Willpower roll vs. TN 20 or she cannot bring herself to do it. If she does kill someone, her TNs are increased by 10 until the next day or until she can atone, due to the guilt wracking her conscience.
Unremarkable Heritage - Her glory may not be higher than her status until she spends 10 xp to remove this penalty or raises a high or bugei skill to rank 6.
TECHNIQUES, SPELLS, KATA, KIHO, SHADOWLANDS POWERS
School Technique
Rooted in the Mountain - Tamori shugenja add twice their earth ring to their TNtbH, and may spend a void point to grant an identical bonus to another or themselves for a number of rounds equal to their Insight Rank +1. They may give this bonus to another Dragon for free.
Kiho
Freezing the Lifeblood (Atemi) - Mastery 3
Universal Spells
Sense, Commune, Summon, Counterspell - Mastery 1
Air Spells
Wind-Borne Slumbers - Mastery 1
Earth Spells
Armor of Earth - Mastery 2
Grasp of Earth - Mastery 2
Hands of Clay - Mastery 2
Fire Spells
Extinguish - Mastery 1
Fires of Purity - Mastery 1
EQUIPMENT/CURRENCY
Kimono and Sandals
Scroll Satchel
Traveling Pack:
- Blanket, Bottle of Water, Divination Kit (Kawaru Stones), Flint and Tinder, Medicine Kit (43 ), Parchment and Charcoal (10/10), Pet (Snow Fox), Wide-Brimmed Straw Hat, Travel Rations (3 Days)
2 koku
COMBAT
Weapons
Jiujutsu - 6k3 (+3 for Atemi strikes) - 4k2
Katana - 3k3 - 6k2 - Average - Unskilled, may not spend void points
Wakizashi - 3k3 - 5k2 - Average - No Penalty for wielding in off-hand, but attack penalty remains; Unskilled, may not spend void points
Armor
TN To Be Hit = 20 (2Ref x 5 + 2Def x 2 + 6 (Technique))
Other Modifiers = +10 TN to Shugenja Spells Targeting Her
Initiative
3k2
Wounds
HEALTHY (+0): 0/6
NICKED (+3): 0/6
GRAZED (+5): 0/6
HURT (+10): 0/6
INJURED (+15): 0/6
CRIPPLED (+20): 0/6
DOWN (+40): 0/6
OUT (+N/A): 0/15
DESCRIPTION
‘Mysterious’ is a word used to describe pretty much any Dragon, but on first, second, and maybe even third impressions that is exactly how Masuyo appears: just like any other Dragon. Her quiet, unassuming features make her difficult to pick out or remember. She isn’t too tall or too short, her hair is as black as the next Rokugani, and her eyes as almond brown (though they still shimmered with the telltale Kitsuki ‘pierce’ that always looked as if they were boring into the very soul of those that looked at them). Indeed it could be said that she was really quite bland... among other Dragons. To the rest of the Empire, however, Dragons tended to stand out regardless.
Her lean, muscle-toned body and dark, weather-worn skin told the tale of a hard life in the northern mountains. Though her robes are always simple, she frequently (and proudly) displays two intricately etched tattoos; one of a white/gold/emerald dragon “crawling” down the entire length of her back, it’s head and talons curling back upward at the very base of her spine; and the second a series of firmamently connected runic curves and symbols spaced with cherry blossoms, starting at her shoulder/breast and running down her right arm until it ended with an infinity knot on her wrist (looking as if the kami themselves had artfully practiced calligraphy upon her in each of their colors and then watermarked it at the tip).
BACKGROUND
Place of Birth: Shiro Kitsuki, Kitsuki Province, Dragon Lands
Current Residence: Shiro Tamori, Tamori Province, Dragon Lands
~WIP
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Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 9:48 pm
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To be completed over the next few days...currently these are what I remember off the top of my head. May change.
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Player: BegrudginglyGood
Name: Mirumoto Nahomi
Clan: Dragon
School: Mirumoto Bushi School
Rank: 2
Insight: 151
Experience: 82/83
Glory: 1
Honor: 4
Status: 1
Taint: 0
Heritage:
EARTH: 3
WATER: 3
FIRE: 3
Agility: 3
Intelligence: 3
AIR: 2
VOID: 2
Void: 2
Current Void Points: 2
SKILLS
Investigation ({Perception}) - {Rank: 3}
Iaijutsu ({Reflexes}) - {Rank 1}
Kenjutsu ({Agility}) - [{Katana}] - {Rank: 5}
Meditation ({Void}) - {Rank 1}
Tea Ceremony ({Void}) - {Rank 1}
Defense ({Reflexes}) - {Rank 1}
Lore: Shugenja ({Intelligence}) - {Rank 1}
Lore: Ghosts ({Intelligence}) - {Rank 1}
Lore: Spirit Realm ({Intelligence}) - {Rank 1}
Lore: Shadowlands ({Intelligence}) - {Rank 1}
Athletics ({Strength}) - {Rank 1}
Hunting ({Perception}) - {Rank 2} <--update after minigame
Etiquette ({Awareness}) - {Rank 1}
Horsemanship ({Agility}) - {Rank 1}
MASTERY ABILITIES
Kenjutsu 5 - May now spend an extra void point on a single damage roll.
ADVANTAGES
Quick Healer
Stamina is 2 points higher, making it 5 (not 3).
DISADVANTAGES
Benten's Curse
Etiquette or persuasion rolls TN increased by 10
Can't Lie
Forsaken
Ascetic
Gain glory as a Monk would.
TECHNIQUES, SPELLS, KATA, KIHO, SHADOWLANDS POWERS
Rank abilities:
Rank 1 - The Daisho Technique
Suffers no penalties for using off hand weapon, and add 5+school rank to TN to be Hit. Can substitute Kenjutsu for Iaijutsu skill at any time. Add Fire Ring to all attack rolls.
Rank 2 - Strong and Swift
Can make two attacks per round, and add Earth Ring to TN to be Hit.
Kata:
Striking as Fire
-5 to Initiative, +2k0 to attack rolls
Thunder and Steel
Epic description is too epic to simplify down...
EQUIPMENT/CURRENCY
Daisho
Coin pouch
Flint and tinder
Rokugan map
Bedroll
Sturdy clothing
Light armor
Assortment of scrolls on spirit realms/shadowlands/ghosts etc
Tea set
Jade necklace
COMBAT
Weapons
{Katana} - {Attack 8k3+3} - { Damage 5k2} - {Can spend one/two void points to keep an extra one/two die on damage rolls.}
{Wakazishi} - {Attack 8k3+3} - {Damage 4k2}
Armor
Light Armor
TN To Be Hit = {10 + 5 + 7 + 3) = 25
Other Modifiers (already added) = Daisho technique (5+school rank to TNtbH) and Earth Ring to TNtbH (Rank 2 - Strong and Swift)
Initiative
{Reflexes + School Rank} k {Reflexes}
4k2
Wounds
HEALTHY (+0): 0/6
NICKED (+3): 0/6
GRAZED (+5): 0/6
HURT (+10): 0/6
INJURED (+15): 0/6
CRIPPLED (+20): 0/6
DOWN (+40): 0/6
OUT (+N/A): 0/15
DESCRIPTION
Her mothers delicate features are shown in Nahomi's long ebony hair and high cheek bones, but most of a resemblance ends there. Her father has lent her serious eyes and a sometimes expressionless face. And often she cannot help but look serious even during light jokes, even if she is enjoying them. Alabaster skin often gives her the appearance of being cold, however, having grown up in the mountains, she has a natural immunity towards common cold nights and even some nippy winters. Her eyes are a dark greenish grey, almost cloudy, and perhaps this is why people see her as different. Or it could be a small birthmark on her left temple. Standing just shy of 5'4", and of lightly built athletic body, many wonder how she can hold a sword at all, but most wouldn't doubt she could hold one well.
To help hide her unsettling appearance, she often wears a mask that covers her eyes and the top half of her face. It appears to be of the same green colour as her armor, and has several black lines around the eyes which disappear underneath her hair at her temples. This also helps hide her birthmark.
BACKGROUND
Mirumoto Nahomi was born the only child of Mirumoto Utaemon, a Jade Legionarre stationed in the north of Dragon lands near one of the Towers of Flame. Her mother, Mirumoto Fei was a beautiful courtier, more interested in diplomacy than fighting. Shortly after Nahomi's birth, Fei tragically died, and the village was left to help raise the child when her father was away.
From a very young age Nahomi could tell that people treated her differently. Although too young to understand, her appearance caused unsettled nerves for those around her. Something just didn't feel right.
Many of the women within the village said it was because her father treated her like a boy, and that he had meddled with her fragile mind at such a young age. Worried that she found no interest in learning the delicate feminine activities or those that would make her an ideal wife, yet flourished in those that involved getting dirty and spending too long away from home among groups of men, studying Niten.
Many of the men said that it was because some part of her had been lost, or captured, during the death of her mother, and that she was harboring some sort of curse. And that her mother had not died purely because of childbirth. Speculation of course.
But in Nahomi's eyes, it was as though they just couldn't stand to look at her. Examining herself in puddles of water, she wasn't ugly, nor did she show arrogance or hurt towards others. She was a kind person. But over time she accepted that she would always be an outsider, and as such spoke little although always listened.
Her mother had collected scrolls, parchments and books from across the lands. It seemed, after looking through old boxes, that her mother had been keenly interested in the spirit realms and the threat of attack from the north.
It wasn't paranoid interest though, often bushi from the village would spend time on call to reinforce the northern wall, or to run messages, or guard the supply caravans that headed up the difficult paths that led up the mountain.
Receiving word that her father had passed away in the north during a small skirmish with the yobanjin, after having missed out on seeing Nahomi pass her gempukku (at the age of thirteen), it seemed as though she had no place within the small village anymore. It was with prodding by her aunt that she finally set off to study the world.
Although her skill with a sword were impressive, and the coolness with which she studied her opponents unnerving, she was a learned girl. With long days spent studying Niten, or the various lore that interested her, she soon outlearned children of similiar age perhaps passing up on childish activities to spend time alone by a stream.
A close friend of her father, having promised to look after Nahomi if anything had happened to him, helped her continue her studies. After a few years of watching the girl improve, he explained how her natural curiosity and skill with a sword could make her a Jade Magistrate one day.
He is perhaps the only person who see's beyond her outwardly unsettling aura. Having suffered a similar childhood.
Having turned eighteen, and with no prospects of her extended family marrying her off, she has grown attached to her lonely lifestyle.
Perhaps she searches for why people treat her so differently, or to find out if her mother had been taken by some evil, that held a small part of her soul hostage.
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 12:04 pm
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Player: xX_Terei_Xx
Name: Yoritomo Yukimitsu
XXXXXXXXX-> Watanabe Kaishou (Childhood name)
Birthday: May (Dragon) 7th
Clan: Mantis Clan
School: Yoritomo Bushi
Rank: 2
Insight: 150
Experience: 0
Glory: 2.0
Honor: 1.5
Status: 1.0
Taint: 0
Heritage: Dishonorable Past: Ancestor of the Taint
EARTH: 2
WATER: 3
FIRE: 2
Agility: 3
Intelligence: 2
AIR: 2
VOID: 3
Void: 3
Current Void Points: 3
SKILLS
Athletics (Various) - 3 *
Battle (Perception) - 3 *
Commerce (Awareness) - 1 *
Craft: Sailing (Intelligence) - 1 *
Defense (Agility) - 3 *
Divination (Awareness) - 1
Etiquette (Awareness) - 1
Iaijutsu (Reflexes) - 2
Investigation (Various) - 1
Jiujutsu (Agility) - 3
Kenjutsu (Agility) - [Katana] - 5 *
Knives (Agility) - 1
Meditation (Void) - 1
Peasant Weapons (Agility) - [Kama] - 2 *
Storytelling (Awareness) - 1
Tea Ceremony (Void) - 1
MASTERY ABILITIES
Defense - Rank 3 :: At the beginning of the first round of a skirmish and after all Initiative changes have occured, you may declare the Full Defense Posture. This is your Posture Declaration for your turn.
Jiujutsu - Rank 3 :: You roll an extra die for damage in unarmed combat.
Kenjutsu - Rank 5 :: You may spend an additional Void Point on a single damage roll using a sword. Your Wound Penalties to your attack rolls are reduced by your Weapon Skill when wielding this weapon. You gain +2 Insight.
ADVANTAGES
Wealthy {1} ( 1 additional koku to starting outfit and 1 additional koku to annual stipend )
Clear Thinker {5} ( When someone attempts to confuse, lie to, or stall you +10 to their TN rolls. Opponents trying to feint must make 2 raises instead of one )
Quick Healer {2} ( Treat Stamina as 2 ranks higher when determining number of Wounds you recover per day )
DISADVANTAGES
Bad Fortune: Disfiguring Scar {1} ( Missing Eye )
* Driven {3} (Will turn his back on everything to kill his ancestor)
Epilepsy - Stress {4} ( Willpower TN 15 to resist, TN 10 each minute )
Missing Eye {3} ( Perception and melee attack TN +5 )
Lechery {2} ( Anyone attempting to seduce you gets 2 Free Raises and you may not make an Honor Roll to avoid being seduced )
* means gained through Heritage
TECHNIQUES, SPELLS, KATA, KIHO, SHADOWLANDS POWERS
- Yoritomo Bushi School 1 :: The Way of the Mantis
XXXXXNo penalties for off-hand fighting or two-weapon fighting when wielding a peasant weapon in your off-hand, nor for uneven terrain penalties less than your School Rank x 5. Opponents gain no advantage when flanking you or attacking you from higher ground. You may add your Water Ring to damage Rolls.
- Yoritomo Bushi School 2 :: Voice of the Storm
XXXXXWhen making an attack, you may choose to throw your weapon. Weapons may be thrown 20' per Rank you have in Strength, and gain one kept die for damage but otherwise roll damage normally. In melee, you may drive your weapon into your opponent as hard as you can, sacrificing form for brutal results and sacrificing a roll damage die for a kept damage die. You must declare how many dice you lose and gain in this manner before rolling damage, and the number of dice transferred from rolled to kept cannot exceed your School Rank.
EQUIPMENT/CURRENCY
3 koku || 1 bu || 8 zeni
~Katana
~Wakizashi
~Tanto
~Kama (2)
Light Armor
Kimono w/ Sandals
Eyepatch
Flint and Steel
Chopsticks
Mirror ( small, handheld one )
Kiseru
Fishing Pole
Lucky Cricket
Fan
Mask
Sweets
Wicker Umbrella
Sake Cup
Tea Set
Bottle of Dye ( Blue )
COMBAT
Weapons
Katana - Attack 8k3+5 - Damage 6k2+3 - May spend a point or two of Void to keep an extra die or two for damage
Unarmed ( Jiujutsu ) - Attack 6k3 - Damage 4k1+3
Tanto - Attack 4k3 - Damage 4k1+3 - Free Raise for Sleight of Hand to conceal
Kama - Attack 5k3+2 - Damage 3k2+3 - No penalty to dual-wield Kama (+2k0 damage for both kama)
Wakizashi - 8k3 - 5k2+3 - Do not suffer the +5 TN for off-hand. Do not gain additional attacks for per round for 2 weapons.
Armor
TN To Be Hit = 26 { Reflexes(3)*5, Armor +5, Defense(3)*2 }
Other Modifiers = +5 TN to Athletics and Stealth
Initiative
5k3
Wounds
HEALTHY (+0): 0/4
NICKED (+3): 0/4
GRAZED (+5): 0/4
HURT (+10): 0/4
INJURED (+15): 0/4
CRIPPLED (+20): 0/4
DOWN (+40): 0/4
OUT (+N/A): 0/10
DESCRIPTION
Yukimitsu is usually an easy-going and fun-loving guy, enjoying a good joke and seeing humor in every situation. He likes to socialize, whether his chosen audience wants his attention or not. Because of his need to entertain and to be entertained, he's drawn towards geisha houses. The music, the laughter, the stories. He only has good memories of staying there.
The dark side of his personality comes from anything revolving around his grandmother. It's a complete taboo, along with talk of his parents. In fact, his family tree is something better left out of any conversation. Yukimitsu also has no intention of talking about what happened to his left eye. If he can, he'll change the subject. If not, he just won't speak.
His travels had been pretty stress-free, making his fear of a seizure all but disappear. He had not had to talk about it to anyone before, so the first seizure with any new companion is usually an interesting one.
BACKGROUND
Yukimitsu's childhood was pretty laid-back. He grew up fishing along the coast as the ships surfed across the ocean in the distance. He was always helping out around the entire village, without a thought to his own health or safety. He was loved by everyone in his village. The key word there is "was".
No one had known what became of Yuki's (as he had been adoringly nicknamed) grandmother. She had disappeared on a trip to the Crab Clan's lands. When Yuki was 14 and a full-fledged bushi, his grandmother returned home. Yuki had thought it was a sign of fortune. He had thought that the gods were congratulating him on a job well done. It was not so.
As he embraced his long lost grandmother, he had felt cold metal pierce his left eye and blind it. He remembered holding his eye, blood running down his hand, while his grandmother laughed as if possessed. Congratulations, my darling grandson. She had said between her cackles. I hope you like my gift. Courtesy of the Shadowlands. With that, she disappeared again. Not without leaving some of her evil behind, though.
Yukimitsu was now looked down upon, not only for his now useless eye but for the Taint that was sure to call him in as well. He lost all of his friends and his fellow bushi felt sorry for him. The only refuge he had was in the form of his parents, who were also looked at with suspicion.
It went on for a few months before Yuki decided that he had had enough. The looks and whispers were driving him insane. Not to mention that he was having seizures from the high amounts of stress it caused. He left by the light of the moon, leaving a note for his parents to find when the sun rose. He wasn't about to completely dishonor them by becoming a masterless wanderer, however. He found a lord to serve and traveled the land and seas for him.
It was completely possible that he would meet his grandmother again. Next time we meet, he vowed, I will take more from you than just an eye.
Family:
Watanabe Genzo :: Father
Watanabe Nichie :: Mother
Yoritomo Riake :: Grandmother
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