[h1][center][b][u]The War for Baji[/u][/b][/center][/h1]

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The Baji Islands.  Once they were united as a single nation with both Emperor and Shogun and were considered a rather strong and fearsome nation ready to face any and all challengers.  That era is now little more than a half remembered legend, many thinking it was never real to begin with.  For as far back as anyone remembers there had been no massive government controlling the land, instead just countless clans serving as kingdoms and empires of their own as they strive to conquer the entire region.  With the islands having their own spins of culture and religion many wouldn't even consider them related if it wasn't for their shared past.  The land constantly fought over by men calling themselves everything from Boss to Emperor,  bandits terrorize the small villages in between, Oni harass traders, and demons lurk in the night.  Most just do their best to live their lives, but more and more and being dragged into the ever growing conflict between clans while hidden threats continue to grow power.

For reasons that vary from birth to punishment, you are under the Shima Clan. A moderate sized clan that had traditionally stayed passive in the wars that ravaged their land, a collection of religious towns and villages that focused more on dealings with the spirit world than the conflicts of man.  Over time they found themselves dragged into conflict more and more, the changing nature of war and politics of the region slowly building up as more enemy clans that sought their destruction.  Eventually Shima had no choice but to embrace the old ways once more, their summoners and samurai retrained for war over the last few generations to face these new conflicts and more than capable of going on the offensive. Despite their forced conversion to warriors the Shima clan was still known for it's friendliness and welcoming nature towards others, and would always welcome those who left their original clan.  This friendliness backfired when a clan-less group of guests managed to steal their sacred relics through both deception and magic. Given to them by a powerful Kami the relics protected them against evil spirits and gave them the strength to help banish demons from the world; without them eventually all their defenses would fail. Unable to part with his best warriors due to weakening barriers, Lord Shima gathered you all as a last resort. None of you are the heroes of the clan, but each for tasked with a mission worthy of one: Gather allies for the crisis ahead and return the relics any way you can. [/i]

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[u]The War for Baji[/u] is an adventure roleplay set in a japan inspired fantasy setting with some sci fi/steampunk elements.  It follows a group of people on a journey for their clan that sends them across islands and has them getting both directly and indirectly involved in the massive war going on.  While their is a general framework to start how the roleplay goes depends on what the characters themselves do.  The friends and enemies you make will help shape the future of not just Shima but the region as a whole.  The current balance of power is very unstable and the smallest thing could tip the scales in someone's favor, for better or for worse. 

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[h2]Rules:[/h2]
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[*] No Godmodding
[*] No Metagamming
[*] Be as mean as you want IC but be respectful to each other OOC
[*] Get another player's permission before tying a major part of your backstory to theirs.  
[*] Attacking and killing NPCS is fine, even important ones. But we have to actually rp it out, not just instantly killing a Lord in one post. 
[*] If you can't post for a few days or more, let me know a head of time if possible.  
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[center][h2]Character Sheet:[/h2][/center] 

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[b]Name:[/B] Both Given and Family. 
[b]Clan:[/b] For now any of the independent clans. 
[b]Title:[/b] This is what you are called within the clan, in greeting someone from a different clan one would introduce themselves as "Given Name, title (depending on the title they may put "of" next), Clan"  titles are often related to jobs but can also be symbolic.  
[b]Gender:[/b]
[b]Age:[/b]  14-21  for warriors, can be older if not very experienced or if not a warrior. 

[b]Race:[/b] Human, Half-Oni, Tengu, or Neko.  Not allowing Kitsune or full Oni for now. 
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[b]Weight:[/b]
[b]Appearance:[/b]

[b]Occupation:[/b]

[b]Notable Skills:[/b] 

[b]Magical Abilities:[/b] If any. Any offensive spells should be lesser to start with, and summons should either have short duration or be a lesser creature that grows stronger later.  
[indent][b]Familiars:[/b] If they have any[/indent]

[b]Ki Techniques/powers:[/b]  Like above, any offensive technique should be lesser at the start. Non offensive ones have more flexibility

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[b]Other Gear:[/b]

[b]Personality:[/b] A couple sentences or more. 

[b]Brief history:[/b] If there are things you want to be a secret from the other players, you can pm them to me and put what they can know here.   

[b]Other: [/b] Anything else you want to put
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[b]Npcs:[/b] [url]http://www.roleplayerguild.com/topics/79673-the-war-for-baji/char#post-2581266[/url]