"This story revolves around rival gangs and the schools that they support. Yes you read that right, gangs and schools. There are only the two major schools that we will play from. The schools are the Kazegami school and the Sakuramori school. These two schools are named after the gangs that have power over them. There has always been a rivalry between these two schools but recently that has exsclated to a certain degree. The Kazegami school is known for being the academic hot spot while their counterpart is known to produce athletes. If you haven't guess, yes, this story will mainly be in Japan but that doesn't mean you can't have a foreign character. At each school there are elite students that have demonstrated their prowess in both fields of the physical demanding and the mentally demanding. Fights break out between the schools but are made into a sport. If a student is challenge by the rival school they must bring their weapon and expect to either die in the fight or be honored. If somehow you make it out of the fight defeated and alive then you dishonor the school you fought for and suffer a punishment of either having your sword hand chopped off or the ulitmate disgrace, beg to be brought in by the rival school. The elite students come from the top family of the gang according to their school or their friendship bonds with the family. The other student body cannot associate with the elite students. I do understand that this sounds an awful much like an anime and sure I guess it can be but the difference is that this is supposed to be like if it is reality. I am interested to see how your characters come out in this story. Would you be the loyal child of the family or would you be one of the rebels who decided to rebel. If I may add another note, you are allow to have something like a Romeo and Juliet romance. If you have questions then feel free to pm me since the story worked better in my head. Also keep in mind that your character has to juggle school life and their life amongst the clan. Also the general public turns a blind eye to what unfolds around these two schools. Each character also needs to have some sort of weapon style."

The passage above is from an old Roleplay I had hosted on another site that went dead. However I don't plan to try to rehash the same plot of the old thread. This game will be taking place 15 years later with new schools in play as well a new cast. The events from 15 years still resonate a little in the clans of the Sakuramori and Kazegami. Both their older daughters fell in love with each other and on the eve of their battle they didn't show up instead they left in the middle of the night with the help of some friends. Few years after the incident the Sakuramori welcomed twins into the world this was able to keep their blood strong however their other children having grown up and graduated left to see the world and get away from the fighting between the schools and clans. However the Kazegami didn't have such luck. With the absence of their only child and the betrayal of one of their ninjas, the Kazegami was dealt a heavy blow. Kazegami couldn't produce a rightful heir due to Lady Kazegami having become barren. The only alternative was to either bear or adopt child with one of the clans under their banner. Lord Kazegami elected to do both. They adopted a baby from the Fujimoto clan, a clan who made a fortune from their automobile industry from dealerships to having power in automobile manufacturing. They were the first to swear their loyalty in the long history of the Kazegami family. In hopes of forgiveness from their young Raiden's betrayal, the ninja clan of the Kurosawa offered their most beautiful virgin to Lord Kazegami and thus was born the second heir to the Kazegami throne. 

These two clans and schools were the super powers of the metropolis of Daimyo city. But in the past 15 years new schools and clans rose to prominence to rival these two great and old houses. The Gekko Clan and the Kinzoku Clan. The Gekko Clan hosts two schools which are a male private school and a female private school. The Gekko schools are known for their band program and are the most musically incline than the other schools as far as competitions go. Their main focus is mainly the arts. Then there is the Kinzoku Clan whose community high school is known for their volunteer work and their programs to help promote hands on training for more skill trades sort of work. Now the Sakuramori school is more known for producing highly sought after atheletes and of all the schools have the best sports program as well as promoting healthier lifestyles. The Kazegami are known for being the academic powerhouse out of the schools and they also have taken in interest in promoting programs for technology. They also have a robotics team who has been undefeated during their 12 year infancy.

Your characters will be a part of the elite student body who have been trained and groomed for fighting. You will be freshman starting out in one of these high schools bearing the pride and name of the clan you fight for. Maybe you're from one of the clans that serve under these main four. Or your character could be from the main family. Better yet your character maybe a Ronin Who doesn't swear any alligence to either family, only to the digits they put into your bank account to fight for them against someone who they believe doesn't deserve to fight one of their own or worst yet, the challnger maybe stronger than any of their candidates. You could even be one of the many who don't know about this underground fighting circuit between the schools but on one unfortunate night, you are dragged into. 

Whoever you are, welcome to the Taken Sword. I will make another post describing the system to be used that is opened to constructive critism and the character sheet to be used. I mainly want to see how much interest this will generate. I plan to start off with a small group then allow for it to grow into a larger group as more characters are introduced. I would like the starting four to be apart of the elite student then I will allow characters not to be affiliated with the families like being a Ronin or someone who was unaware of these happenings. I also like to mention that Ronin could also be hired by a sponser to participate in battles.
More of What a challenge is in the next post as well.