[quote=@ReaptheMusic]
I don't mean to come off as rude or anything, but as someone who's had the opportunity to study samurai at great length I'm afraid Tatsuji would be more interested in killing her than spawning any sort of relationship there.[/quote]

Yikes. Well, I think that's rather counterproductive if we wanted to go down that route. You know your character best; I'll keep the smol shadow away from your samurai then.

[quote=@Astronaut Jones]
[@Stitches] Zashiki is approved! I was about to ask if she had a name until I read the  misc.


Unless someone already pm'd you, I'd love to have Gaignun be the one to look after her. I think the legend behind her people coming from The Shadowland would be a driving factor for him, since he at one point dealt with a major conflict from there. They have somewhat of a history together anyways considering her elders approached him about her recruitment into Hakumei. Let me know what you think :)
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First of all, thanks for accepting Zashiki!

See I wasn't too sure how much of an involvement Gaignun would have in the RP. I wondered if he just sent the missions out, or if he was one of the commanding officers in the taskforce...if he's around 24/7 then yes, yes, 100 times yes. If he's the one barking out orders and keeping everyone in line then there would be no excuse which would explain why he isn't keeping an extra close eye on Zashiki, especially when the Warashi Elders contacted him prior and quite possibly made all of the requirements clear.

I kept it as a 'legend' because I didn't want to overstep my boundaries. Certainly, in the case of the plot, I won't have this particular Zashiki involved with the Shadowlands - born and raised in Igan, so it can be a bit of a surprise if/when they encounter some of the Shadowlands or some of their denizens. The Zashiki Warashi clan are, as I said, a subspecies of an existing race within the Shadowlands - a small tribe of former denizens who, for reasons unknown, went "fuck this shit" and escaped what appears to be feudal Japanese hell. This was probably...thousands of years ago, maybe millions. There's been a bit of cross-breeding with humans, elves, and dwarves which gives them their fairly humanoid shape and a higher tolerance to light. Even the Elders would be grandsons of their original shadowlands counterparts, at best.

That's not to say I have some pretty cool ideas in mind for if/when Zashiki crosses the threshold into the Shadowlands. She's very impulsive and follows her gut instinct - bad things are in store if her instinct is telling her to act like a Shadowlands monster again. The Zashiki have essentially been domesticated, but even dogs can go feral if they're exposed to enough violence. And she's already proven that she doesn't have a lot of self control, else she wouldn't have been locked up for years.

Buuut, I'm rambling. In reality I think she'll have lots of fun poking at all of the sensitive spots within the team and trying to encourage them to rebel or simply separate and abandon the taskforce entirely; she doesn't want to be there, after all. And when she's not being a bitch I'm sure she'll provide a bit of comic relief, play games with the others, that sort of thing. Essentially, I'm really looking forward to seeing how the team treats her as well as how she'll treat the team. So far we have a LOT of 'family outcasts' which will help build a kinship between the members, but that's not a guarantee that they won't get pushed too far - like Tatsuji - and actually flat-out attack Zashiki.

I guess all we can do is wait for the IC to come out. If you're posting for Gaignun, I'd love you forever if you interact with Zashiki...hell, if he met the clan in the west and we're starting in O-Kuni then could it be possible that Gaignun brought Zashiki with him all the way from her family's grotto to the village? Then we'd have the pre-established relationship, he'd know a few of her tricks (no doubt the moment it turned dark on the first night Zashiki would've tried to bolt it) and she'd already know not to fuck around with him. Plus I may or may not think it would be really cute if Zashiki floated along in Gaignun's shadow/sat on his shoulder when it was bright an sunny. The height difference is hilarious.