I'm getting together what will eventually be the OOC on the first post.

Alright here are the character sheets at the moment.

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[b]Name:[/b]

[b]Appearance:[/b]

[b]Age:[/b]

[b]Gender:[/b]

[b]Clan Affiliation:[/b] (These will play an important role as certain clans may have their own agendas at certain times that clash with current objectives for other players)

[b]Demon Blade Wielder:[/b] (Yes/No)

[b]Skills:[/b] (Are you a trained healer, good at stealth, swordplay, etc.)

[b]Bio:[/b] (Make sure you include in the bio why your character was given a Demon Blade; was it because of high birth, skill, because you were the ‘sacrifice’ to the demon weapon, etc)

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[b]Weapon Name:[/b]

[b]Weapon Appearance:[/b]

[b]Weapon Forged From:[/b] (Legendary Creature/Youkai/etc)

[b]Weapon Abilities:[/b] (Two Max, also include the ability's corruption level, does using the ability greatly increase the blade's corrupting influence or is it relatively minor.  As a rule of thumb the more powerful the ability the more miasma is released from the 'blade' easily leading to rather dire consequences.)

[b]The Evil is contained by:[/b] (Tailsman used to keep the corruption at bay.  Can be any object as long as it makes sense and can be kept on your person at all times.)
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[@Raijinslayer]
So as for the role of the demon blades in the story.  Common folk are most certainly not allowed access to these highly effective but extremely dangerous weapons.  If some rabble managed to get their hands on one you can bet there would quickly be a high bounty on their head and they would be hunted down until the weapon was retrieved.  For the most part the demon weapons are held under lock and key by influential clans but certain individuals are allowed the honor of wielding one or else are forced to do so for various reasons.  Certainly weapons are of course more deadly than others and generally the most powerful are only in possession of clans close to the Shoganate.

The Demon Blades are for the most part, highly effective tools, though because of their corrupting influence, those who wield the blades are feared by the populace as they never know how far gone the user is.  Still a certain amount of respect is given to such wielders as it is no easy task to use such a weapon for any great length of time.  The Demon Blades are also known to be highly effective against supernatural threats so at times such users can be seen as extreme exorcists.  There are not many who would want to get on the bad side of someone wielding a demon blade.

Common Folk = Fear/Respect
Nobles = A dangerous tool to be used as needed.  Many would love just to have one under their control even if they plan to never use it.  A great bargaining chip to bring to any negotiations.