Part I: Core Identity (Clan and Family)

1. What clan does your character belong to? 

SCORPION
Ring Increase: +1 Air
Skill Increase: +1 Skulduggery
Status: 35

2. What family does your character belong to? 

SHOSURO
Ring Increase: +1 Air
Skill Increases: +1 Courtesy +1 Performance
Glory: 40  (6 Koku)


Part II: Role and School

3. What is your character’s role and school? 

SHOSURO INFILTRATOR SCHOOL

Ring Increases: +1 Air (Change to Void) +1 Fire

Skill Increases: +1 Fitness, +1 Martial Arts (Melee), +1 Martial Arts (Unarmed), +1 Performance, +1 Skulduggery

Techniques Available: Kata, Rituals, Shuji

Starting Techniques:

a) Ninjutsu:  Deadly Sting

b) Shuji:  Sensational Distraction

Honor: 30

School Ability: The Path of Shadows:  While performing an Attack action against a target who is Compromised, Incapacitated, Unconscious, or unaware of your presence, treat the damage and deadliness of your weapon as being increased by your school rank.

Starting Outfit: Ceremonial clothes , common clothes, traveling clothes, daisho (katana and wakisashi), knife, yumi (bow}, quiver of arrows, traveling pack.

School Rank: 1


4. How does your character stand out within their school? 

Migu acts friendly as ordered by his parents but he isn't really happy about it

Adaptability, friendliness, awareness
Ring Increase: +1 Water


Part III: Honor and Glory

5. What is your character’s duty to their lord?

Both his parents were shugenjas serving the Scorpion clan and have contributed much to the clan.  Migu is expected to follow in their footsetps.

GIRI: Retrieve a set of sacred artifacts for your clan.

6. What does your character long for?

Migu longs for normalcy.  He yearns that the Shadowland Taint be cleared but has accepted that it will not go away soon.

NINJO: Be cleansed of the Shadowland Taint.

7. What is your character’s opinion of their clan?

Divergent.  Secrets and lies only bring harm.

Bonus Skill: +1 Command

8. What does your character think of Bushido?

Divergent.  Bushido is useless against that which is really important to self.

Bonus skill: +1 Martial Arts (Ranged)


Part IV: Strengths and Weaknesses

9. What is your character’s greatest accomplishment so far?

Migu has successfully hidden the existence of his Taint and has become used to approaching people as if it really did not exist.

Distinction advantage: Dangerous Allure (Fire)

10. What holds your character back the most in life?

The Taint has affected Migu that he cannot feel anything physically.  He cannot deny the effects it has done to him and he longs for true companionship.

Adversity disadvantage:  Shadowland Taint (Earth)

11. What activity makes your character feel at peace?

He plays the flute.

Passion Advantage: Playfulness (Air)

12. What concern, fear, or foible troubles your character the most?

Anxiety disadvantage: Irrepressible Flirtation (Earth)

13. Who has your character learned the most from during their life?

A Kasen spirit (Khipapboi) has been tutoring him on how to control his Taint

1 Mentor Disadvantage --> Shadowland Taint (Fire)
1 Mentor Skill  --> +1 Meditation

14. What detail do others find most striking about your character?

He has above average scorpion features which he does not keep behind a mask.  He is usually playful to the point that he might break decorum.

15. How does your character react to stressful situations?

When stressed out, his first reaction is to flirt.  If there is not one to flirt with he plays the flute..

16. What are your character’s preexisting relationships with other clans, families, organizations, and traditions?

His yearning to be free of his family's pretentious care has forced Migu to join up with the crew of the Karasubofu.  He has invested in a pair of mantis escrima weapons during his tenure with them.

Part VI: Ancestry and Family

17. How would your character’s parents describe them?

His parents were well known courtiers and business people.  They tried to instill the lessons to their child but he continues to rebel.

Bonus Skill: +1 Seafaring

18. Who was your character named to honor?

Shosuro Migu the ancestor was a pirate who freely sailed the Rokugan seas.

Samurai Heritage result: Ruthless Victor (Glory -3), +1 Martial Arts (Ranged)

19. What is your character’s personal name?

Migu.


Part VII: Death

20. How should your character die?

Burning out his Shadowland Taint to unleash it against his enemies (which he will hopefully defeat) and then rise up as one of the Tainted.

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