[center][img]http://www.wallsave.com/wallpapers/1440x900/vidaguerra/185364/vidaguerra-samurai-hd-place-185364.jpg[/img][/center] [center][b][u]Ni Utsusemi[/u][/b][/center] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [b]Age: 21[/b] [b]Gender: Male[/b] [b]Eye Color: Brown[/b] [b]Hair Color: Black [/b] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [b]Personality: Ni is devout. He is thorough when it comes to body and mind. Patience can be a hard thing for him sometimes, but he is trying to improve. Even though he is serious when it comes to training, Ni has a bit of a goofy streak in him. He sneaks in practical jokes when he can. He likes jokes to be about others and not about him, this is what can lead to his loss of patience.[/b] [b]Biography:[/b] Ni grew up being the middle child. He has an older brother that constantly picks on him and a younger sister who died when she was seven. The Utsusemi family is known for their stealth in the shadows, and Ni is no novice. He has surpassed even his brother at the art of espionage and diplomacy. The game of politics has always amused Ni. Although his brother is the superior swordsman, their have been many times where Ni held Ichi's life in his hands. He has been trained in the Qing Shogunate in the art of the shadows. But he has retained the family weapon of dual tae kuk bear. Ni has learned to dance with the blades that has earned him the name Shikon Hebimaru. The deception of misdirection is also something he uses often to achieve whatever goals his family has set for him. [b]History: The Shogunate of Tongai is an ethnically blended region. It was no different than the town of Genpai. It is a rural town on the outskirts of one of the major cities in Tongai. It is also where Ni's family set up its claim. It made a central hub because it was located right on a trade route between the major cities in the area. Goods weren't all that game through the town of Genpai. Knowledge is a powerful thing indeed. Powerful and expensive, Ni's father came to realize. Ni used to get sent in the market as a boy to "overhear" many of the travelling merchants bragging about new inventions, or if any towns were invaded. Ni's father would sell the information to the right person and a cost. The Utsusemi name travelled fast in the underground. Ni, however did not like his family gaining repertoire solely from selling information. Information also comes with a price, if the wrong people find out what you give them is false, or withheld. As was the case when his sister was killed by an unknown culprit. Her body was left on the doorstep wrapped in what used to be white sheets. Also, a note was nailed to her chest with the a message stating: "You were wrong." It was Ni's old brother Ichi whom discovered her that fateful morning. Ni had been fortunate enough not to have seen the corpse, because he was sure Ichi still awoke in the night to nightmares. After that, Ni's father drastically reduced his amount of hustling information and used what money he had to pay for Ni and Ichi's training. The family took up farming, but Ni was determined to find out who killed his sister, so the information dealing continued.[/b] [b]Place of Birth: Tongai[/b] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [b]Weapon of Choice: Tae Kuk Bear x 2[/b] [b]Personal Affects: Tae Kuk Bear x 2 Backpack containing: a bedroll, canteen, 2 sets of close and robes. A necklace belonging to his sister. [/b] [b]Other: Ni is scared of spiders.[/b]