[hider=Sakimino Rin]
Name: Sakimino Rin
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Age: 32
Gender: female

Personality: Rin is a reserved woman thus tends to keep mostly to herself, Is extremely polite (most of the time) and is kind & friendly towards others unless given reason not to. She has a highly noticeable rather dignified & graceful presence both in & out of battle, Some may find her to be unusually flirtatious on occasion and if not discouraged by the object of her affection she can come across as a little... overbearing one might say? due to her enthusiasm which has cost her in the past but she's become less so with age & experience from failed relationships. Rin also has a deep sense of duty & responsibility in what task she commits herself to & is extremely loyal to a fault with her friends. However She can be snide with people she has a bad rapport with & will 'poke the bear' to get a reaction. (Note: She's caused more than a few social fights & bar brawls in her travels before arriving in Caradia.)

Role/Title: Unaffiliated wanderer, Full-time Bodyguard

[hider=History:] Rin was a highly respected & admired veteran warrior from a distant land which after years of civil war between regional lords had eventually been unified under a powerful noble house which Rin had served under where she was apparently not only rewarded with wealth & rank but had been propositioned into marriage with the lords second eldest son, However the marriage offer was later dropped due to malicious whispers & rumors surrounding Sakimino Rin which also had some impact on her status in society.

Although her homeland had been in peacetime after unification Rin still saw her skill-set put to use in removing pockets of resistance in more remote areas or dealing with bandits. During which time various laws were enforced while she was away fighting a strong social class order was imposed on the populous & any and all people with any magic ability were essentially forced into slavery with the choice of either serving in the imperial military for life or to be put to death.

A year or so later after suppressing a bandit uprising Rin returned home though the city was far different from when she had left, also there seemed to be a lot of commotion and panic. Turned out some of the mages in the imperial army had rebelled & slaughtered half the palace guard in a failed attempt to kill the emperor after which the expected response came all magic wielders were now to be put to death due to the 'dark corruptible influences' of sorcery. In the chaos & witch hunts that followed in the few days since Rin had received an imperial summons to the palace where upon arriving Rin found she had been called by one of the emperors noble concubines. (Noble born daughters who's family's seeked to gain imperial favor)

The Concubine had known & trusted Rin but was still hesitant in revealing that she had magical ability, before Rin could inquire the Concubine had explained that members in court had found out, more so that her only child was not only capable of magic but was extremely proficient with it, they'd have both been executed already if it was not for her close relationship with the emperor & the fact the child was also his. A discreet plot had been set in motion to keep these facts hidden from the populace & deal with the mother & child via an 'accident'.

Fearing for her child the Concubine had pleaded if not outright begged for Rin to save her child, at this point however guards had burst into the room with the emperor following in behind them after he'd learned his loyal retainer Rin had been summoned to the palace by the 'deceitful witch' who was trying to throw the nation back into war (apparently) a young crying child was hurled to the floor by one of the guards before running to her mothers embrace while the emperor was apologizing to Rin for not dealing with the matter, & having barely arrived before Rin had fallen victim to an 'evil scheme'. The emperor gave the order to his guards to kill the mages explaining they can stage an excuse later, Rin conflicted stood frozen in place as the concubine begged for her daughter to be spared just before a guards blade cut into her, After a long silence everyone stood dumbfounded as the attacking guard fell to the ground having been practically cleaved in half at the waist from a single swing of a sword.

Rin readying her stance & leveling her blade in one hand turned and placed herself between the women & the emperors guards breaking eye contact briefly to face the wounded concubine, Rin swore on her life to protect the young girl grabbing the crying child with her free arm as she did so, after a nod of acceptance & single word of thanks Rin charged through the guards most of who moved to surround the emperor than get in her way of the exit. Rin in the confusion of the alarms was still forced to fight the guards stationed throughout the palace as running with an imperial daughter clenched under her arm wasn't exactly inconspicuous. The fact Rin was able to escape the palace that day was due to the wounded imperial concubine, its one thing to piss off a powerful magic user, its another to piss off a powerful magic wielding mother protecting her child. Half the palace burned that night the emperor was severely wounded, not to mention the imperial guard garrison at the palace after both the failed mage rebellion & the events during Rins escape had been all but decimated before they where able to kill the rampaging mage & secure the emperor.

Rin & her new charge Sena spent the remainder of the year fleeing from place to place seeking refuge as they tried to make it to the coastal regions, Rin trying not to notice the irony of now working with rebels & bandit groups in their efforts to do so. Rin was now wanted for high treason the price on her head in her own country was worthy of kings, which many supposed allies would try to claim along the way. One of which being a romantic interest to Rin before their betrayal which nearly worked until as if out of no-ware the heavens interjected as a powerful thunderstorm rained down bolts of thunder blasting the earth around Rin & the crying & mumbling Sena who was hugging her, in the chaos they managed to escape unharmed making their way to the nearest port town in search of transport.

After Stowing away on a foreign trade ship they'd escaped their homeland, upon discovery on-board Rin ended up working as part of the crew until they reached their destination. In the few years since Rin has maintained her duty of protecting & raising Sena as they've traveled further & further through many different countries & cultures. Along the way working as a Mercenary fighting people & monsters, or as a guard for traveling traders, & with the help of the very intelligent & learned Sena, Rin has been able to learn different languages & customs
on their travels wherever they go. And recently Rin's arrived in caradia with some coin in their pockets as a result of mercenary work & trade goods most of which has been spent however due to acquiring more books, maps, & provisions for their continued journey.[/hider]


Anything extra:
- Skilled Sword fighter: mastered an exotically foreign fighting style - has Her countries variants of a long sword, short sword, & a 3rd large blade on her back called a nodachi.

- Fanatic Bodyguard: Regardless of her duties serving as a mercenary or when fighting beside allies in combat, Rin will forsake/disregard any duties & others if Sena is in danger rushing immediately to her defense instead. (This has resulted in her being blacklisted from several mercenary companies in the past, and a couple of trading groups... well one the other didn't really have any survivors due to Rin taking their horses to whisk Sena to safety. *cougth*)

- Dirty Fighter: Not above using dirty or underhanded tricks & fighting skills - has hidden daggers & throwing knifes, caltrops, vial of sleeping tonic, bag of powdered spices (burning & blinding enemies), to give a few examples... also keeps a set of loaded dice.

- Lesbian: Rin is openly gay, she has nothing against men she just doesn't like them in that way, This was the cause in her past of the malicious rumors (was that she took other women to her bed) that stopped the marriage arrangement to a noble house.

- High alcohol tolerance: most countries alcohol has as much effect as water on Rin but she enjoys the taste, She's able to out drink many when she does 'let her hair down'. (usually to win a bet) However Rin drinking is extremely rare since Sena disapproves & often lectures Rin on the subject.
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[hider=Hisukagi Sena]
Name: Hisukagi li Sena
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Age: 15
Gender: Female

Personality: Shy, Friendly & easygoing, loves exploring the world, learning new things, & experiencing different cultures. Can be stubborn, occasionally spoiled, Comes across as a 'fish out of water' due to her noble upbringing & the now traveling lifestyle of seeing the world first hand. Sena is extremely learned and can easily be described as a bookworm, She can be a bit naive and is a headstrong wide-eyed idealist which has effected her protector Rin on many occasions towards morally good actions but not necessarily safe/smart actions/results. (E.g. the time Sena convinced Rin not to kill starving bandits who'd attacked them because they were desperate only for them to come back in greater numbers later... They were discreetly dispatched by Rin without Senas knowledge the 2nd time.)

Role/Title: Displaced Imperial Noble, Unnaturally gifted mage (hidden)

[hider=History:] A Daughter to the Emperor of a foreign distant land Sena was pampered growing up she wanted for nothing, her tutors also found her to be incredibly intelligent as she came to rival some of the kingdoms most renowned scholars in knowledge, She was rarely seen without her head in a book or a scroll, her shy nature seemed to isolate her a little from others but she was close to the crowned Empress who Sena had long discussions & debates with, which made Sena a favorite of the empresses friends & confidants despite her youth.

Growing up sheltered Sena was oblivious to events outside the grand palaces due to which her Magical talent became known at a politically bad time for the nation Sena found herself & her mother suddenly isolated and one evening she was dragged from her room by palace guards beaten as if she was some kind of evil monster before being thrown at her mother. Not understanding what was happening Sena was lost, hurt, confused & in a panic, more so when her mother was stabbed by a palace guard in front of her. Sena can clearly remember alot of what happened that night aside from her mother saying she'd be safe as she was picked up by a younger Rin, unable to grab onto her mother who seemed push Sena into Rin's arms after which Sena remembers little aside from blurred movement, sounds of running interrupted by clashing metal ringing, and then fire.

Not sugar coating anything, all events & goings on was explained to Sena following her rescue, for a time Sena was totally silent, stressed out by everything happening to her, overtime with the constant protection of her guardian Sena recovered as they fled to the coastal areas of their homeland, sena continued where she could to bury herself in books maybe in part to escape from reality for a bit while as they fled she grew closer with Rin at one point she shyly& nervously said Rin was like a parent to her, Rin however barked at the comment stunning Sena as Rin ranted on about not being that old & that if anything she was an older sister if anything!, Rins reaction caused Sena to burst into laughter as the two began to jokingly jab insults at each other on their travels.

In the Few years of their travels since journeying to various lands Sena has continued to soak up knowledge like a sponge, learning commerce & various sciences along the way, she's still unaccustomed to rough living in tents & living like commoners but she doesn't dislike it. In fact she enjoys her adventures with Rin & exploring the world & new places no longer such experiences confined to text in her books. Rin has seen fit that Sena is still quite pampered as she gets all the books she wants and doesn't really work aside from managing trade goods from place to place dealing with various merchants. Sena even realizes she's still quite sheltered and wants to prove her worth in Rins eye's however the one thing she's extremely talented at Rin Forbade her from using, Her magic.

Rin fearing any unwanted attention on Sena forbade her from using magic unless they were alone away from any witnesses, even in countries that embraced magics. So Sena is almost always seen by others as a shy & quiet bookworm. Rin's also a little afraid of Sena's magic as she's seen its effects, Her abilities rivaling magic feats of legend, and on some occasions noticed unintended occurrences with Sena's mood or on occasion her dreams her abilities effect the weather or objects around them. A few incidents Sena is aware of but the majority of them Rin's kept her in the dark likely not wanting to upset her.

Recently Sena's journeyed to caradia and after quickly picking up the language went about educating Rin & making beneficial trade deals with the local merchants as they prepared to journey onward. [/hider]

Anything extra:
- (Hidden/Secret) Insanely powerful mage: Extremely powerful music user who can use any magic type if she were allowed & properly trained by experienced magic users. She refrains from any display of her power in any circumstance around other people.

- Sweet tooth: Overly fond of sweets & other confectioneries, & sweet tasting foods.

- Skilled merchant: Is a talented trader always ahead of trends & trade gossip proudly announcing she's the key-founder of the 'HisuSaki trade consortium' (Rin's oblivious to the name & the group she's apparently a co-member of)

- Bond thicker than blood: Sena see's Rin as family, & at that the only family she has left in the world, despite being the one always protected, she will stop at nothing to make sure Rin is safe as well.

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