[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/4ZIU7UJ.png[/img] [color=DarkGoldenRod][h2]"We are as we live; not as we wish to be."[/h2][/color][/center] [color=DarkGoldenRod] [u][b]Name:[/b][/u] Yasuhiro Haru (靖宏春) The First Son of the Sword[/color] [color=gray][sub]Yasu (安) meaning "peace, quiet" combined with 央 (hiro) meaning "centre, middle". Haru (春): spring[/sub][/color] [color=DarkGoldenRod][u][b]Age:[/b][/u][/color] [list]50[/list] [color=DarkGoldenRod][u][b]Totem[/b][/u][/color] [list]Serenity[/list] [color=DarkGoldenRod][u][b]Appearance[/b][/u][/color] [list]Yasuhiro is a tall, broad, heavily built man who looms over most people. He is almost always seen wearing the traditional outfit of a sensuō monk, consisting of a tengai (the basket-like headpiece) a kimono, an O-kuwara (the garment worn over the shoulder), the kyahan shin coverings, tabi socks, and a pair of waraji sandals on his feet. His voice, though muffled by the tengai, is a deep and rich bartone, the kind that carries across a room. His skin is rough and tan, and his clothing, travel-worn signifying that he spends much of his time traveling. [url=http://blackrobe.github.io/BFStoryArchive/BFStoryArchive/navi_chara_collection/navi_chara116_0.png]Beneath the tengai[/url], his face could be described as passably handsome, with a strong chin and prominent cheekbones. He has startlingly intense green eyes, and once black hair that has mostly gone gray. But his most notable feature is a large, nasty scar that runs from the left side of his hairline, down between his eyes, to end on his right cheek.[/list] [color=DarkGoldenRod][u][b]Personality[/b][/u][/color] [list] Yasuhiro is a, ultimately, a principled man. He carries a very strong pride and rigid ideals that he holds himself and the people around him to. He is a man who throws his entire being into whatever he does. He is not rash, nor given to rushing in. Nor however, does he hesitate. He goes through life in a calm, thoughtful, and steady manner. From the way he speaks to the way he acts, he gives off the sense of infinite calm. However, one thing he has never been able to rid himself of is a powerful temper. He has patience worthy of a monk, but when he becomes angry, his anger explodes with terrifying fury. In some ways, he is a study in contradictions. He carries with him the samurai ideals combined with the ideals of a monk. He is humble, yet he still carries a fierce pride. He enjoys fighting, yet he loves peace more. It is the goal of his spiritual journey to find a way to live with both of these in balance. At heart, he is a kind man. He takes great pleasure in the simple things in life: good food, laughter, and especially music. To him, music is a special thing, tantamount to a spiritual experience. Yet there was a time in his life where he set aside his music and peaceful ways. He became a man of war; strong, tough, and callus. He still carries with him these things in a stern shell he wears daily. One of his core beliefs is that all people are inherently equal, peasants, foreigners, samurai, and nobility alike As such, he strives to treat them equally, and teach others to do the same. Yet another of his contradictions, he is also loyal to his country and its laws. [/list] [color=DarkGoldenRod][u][b]Strengths[/b][/u][/color] [list][color=DarkGoldenRod][i]The Warrior:[/i][/color] He is no stranger to the art of war. He has studied to be a samurai from a young age, having martial arts and tactics drilled into his head and hands. He has lead men to victory both on and off the battlefield. Above all else, his swordsmanship was once famous across the land, though it is no longer since he abandoned it. Still, he is a fair hand in a fight even without his sword. ... His clan's style of fighting, much like how he lives, is a balanced and patient style. As with most styles it was handed down generation to generation, refined and changed each time. Its key principles are Flexibility and Control. Flexbility, not to stick to rigid forms, but to be able to adapt to a situation, while taking every advantage of any opportunity. And Control, never moving too fast, never moving too slow, but remaning in contol of one self and the battle from start to finish. In battle, he is the center of absolute calm. He move when and only as fast as he needs to with maximum efficiency. He fights like a shogi player, every movement has a purpose that is hidden until it is too late. His greatest skill was his mastery of the iaidō. [color=DarkGoldenRod][i]The Musician:[/i][/color] His skill with the sword is second only to his skill with a Shakuhachi. It is his instrument of choice and his favorite pass time. [color=DarkGoldenRod][i]The Monk:[/i][/color] In keeping with hos vows as a monk, he restrains himself from excess and materialism. He practices meditation and seeks enlightenment, although he has his doubts. [color=DarkGoldenRod][i]The Noble:[/i][/color] Born into nobility as a Samurai, he received a well balanced education as well as military training. He is literate and has read on a wide variety of subjects from medicine to philosophy. He is intimately familiar with politics, though he carries a massive disdain for them in general. However, though he was once the head of his clan, they oused him in dishonor A detailed list of things your character is good at. It should be noted that everyone in the group should be a skilled warrior in their field, so feel free to list combative skills here, but it would help to not only be useful in a fight. Specific fighting styles should be listed here.[/list] [color=DarkGoldenRod][u][b]Weaknesses[/b][/u][/color] [list][color=DarkGoldenRod][i]A Vow:[/i][/color] Yasuhiro has sworn to never wield a sword, ever again. Instead, he has resolved to devote himself to the path of peace, trying to solve life's problems with out violence. However, he is no fool, the knows the world doesn't work like that, so when push comes to shove, he will fight. But only to defend others and his life. For a weapon, and meditive purposes, he carries a khakkhara staff. [color=DarkGoldenRod][i]Age:[/i][/color] Whether he will admit it or not, he is getting on in years. However, careful training has kept his mind and body as sharp as ever. [color=DarkGoldenRod][i]Temper:[/i][/color] Though normally a kind and patient person, if he is ever pushed over the edge he explodes with fury. He also holds a grudge like no one else. [color=DarkGoldenRod][i]Medicant:[/i][/color] He owns very little and had no stable job, instead he wanders all over, relying on charitable donations and, unlike most monks, whatever menial work he can find. Straight out begging, he feels is beneath him. Not a very enviable life, but one he lives. [color=DarkGoldenRod][i]Rōnin:[/i][/color] As once a samurai, he is technically a rōnin as well as a monk. Even worse, he was once a very famous samurai. His actions, if not reasons, for abandoning his sword and his lord are well known. Most peasants would not reconize him, people of rank and importance in the northern cities would. While his status as a sensuō and the offical story that he "retired" keeps him from facing lawful arrest and or execution, many would be glad to see him dead for that and a number of reasons. [/list] [color=DarkGoldenRod][u][b]Theme[/b][/u][/color] [list)An optional song.[/list]