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[color=40E33B][b]Name:[/b][/color] Yagi Shigeki
[color=40E33B][b]Age:[/b][/color]  19
[color=40E33B][b]Gender:[/b][/color] Male
[color=40E33B][b]Nationality:[/b][/color] Karonese
[color=40E33B][b]Heritage:[/b][/color]  Karo

[color=40E33B][b]Personality:[/b][/color] Yagi is a young firecracker looking for his next fight. He lives by his swords, and wholeheartedly believes that if you don't cross blades with a man (or lady) you can never understand their true character. Yagi is outspoken and never one to hold back, whether it be in combat or in the social setting. His lack of tact and general awareness of the feelings around him seem to make him come off as a jerk, but in actuality, Yagi is a loyal dog waiting for his next master. He takes care of those who he deems worthy, maybe not in the nicest way, but in a way he thinks is right. He is an ambitious young man who dreams of becoming the greatest swordsman alive. 

[color=40E33B][b]Biography:[/b][/color] Yagi Shigeki is the youngest child of the dying and fractured Shigeki clan. His clan is a traditional clan that has resisted the coming industrial age and with the phasing out of the old ways, the Shigeki clan is one of the las that still believe in the worth of steel. Yagi was raised by his father, a wandering swordsman who would never draw his blade. His father was a man of few words, and even fewer actions, but he feverishly beat the teachings and ways of their clan into a young Yagi. The man hoped to bring back the spark and love for Karo Steel within the boy, but Yagi took it a step further. It started with becoming the greatest swordsman in Karo, then Karo and Raelin, and then turned into becoming the greatest ever. Unbeknownst to Yagi, his father was once a famous soldier and divine beast slayer who left the "world" and sheathed his swords as a promise to his dying wife. He swore to never use his blades again and instead raise his only son. Yagi's childhood is a murky one, sometimes he looks back and sees his mother, but mostly it is crowded by the back of his father, the back being only the little Yagi saw most of the time. They would travel in a small circuit throughout Karo, visiting the same cities and staying in one place or another for months at a time, long enough for Yagi to think about laying roots but never long enough for him to actually do it.   

During Yagi's 16th year, he and his father became even more nomadic throughout Karo, not settling down in one town for more than a week and never leaving a mess where they had been. Yagi desired more than silly sparing sessions with his father and sought out any challenger with a blade, he would challenge the best swordsman in each town they visited. Whether he walked away with a defeat or win it did not matter, Yagi believed that it is his growth in youth and his increasing strength in age, that would make him the best swordsman ever. When Yagi's father discovered his secret matches, the man was livid and threw the boy out on his own. Yagi's father agreed to train him on one condition; that he not draw his sword needlessly, and only use it with purpose. It is the Shigeki way, but Yagi blatantly broke this promise and drew his blade for self-fulfillment, not for any solid reason. 

On the day Yagi left, he and his father clashed swords for the last time, ending in Yagi's sour victory and his father sweet defeat. That was the only time Yagi would not accept the title of the victor, claiming the man was not giving it his all and his father responded with; "It's time for your final lesson, now go and don't come back till you learn it. Only when you will you be strong enough to beat the [i]real[/i] me." Yagi left that day, know that his old man had one in more ways than one and set out to wander the lands on his own, challenge who he wanted and live his own way while staying true to his sword. From then on Yagi began what he calls the "pilgrimage" and wanders to different lands in search of worthy opponents and to learn his father final lesson. The question is not whether he will discover what it is, its whether he will come to accept it. 


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[color=40E33B][b]Level:[/b][/color] 25
[color=40E33B][b]Class:[/b][/color] Dual Samurai- A special form of the samurai class the wield two swords and not one. Instead of using heavy armor, and slow powerful attacks, the dual samurai chooses a lighter armor and focuses on switching between one and two-handed techniques. The attacks are still devastating but lack the same focus a single bladed samurai, instead, the dual samurai opts for keeping his enemy guessing and catching them off guard.   
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[*]Broken Bushido: Yagi has two stances: One-handed, and dual wield. When Yagi is in his one-handed stance he increases his speed stats by 2, but when he is in his dual-wield stance he increases his defense by 2 and his mind by 1.     
[*]Shigeki's Raging Swordsman: When fighting melee enemies, Yagi loses a point in defense and strength and adds on point to his mind and speed. 
[*]Queen's Rage, Dove's Embrace: The spirits that live within Yagi's blades are known as Queen and Dove. Queen, as her name suggest, is a powerful spirit that grows jealous quite easily when it comes down to Yagi, especially when he uses Dove. In his dual stance, Queen's anger boils over and the heat from the blade has a chance of burning his enemies. Dove is a gentle spirit that seeks to calm Queen and embrace Yagi, in his dual stance Dove's embrace is ice to the touch and if Yagi is low on health attacks on him begin to freeze his enemies. 
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[color=40E33B][b][u]STATS[/u][/b][/color]
[color=40E33B][b]Strength:[/b][/color] 6
[color=40E33B][b]Dexterity:[/b][/color] 3
[color=40E33B][b]Mind:[/b][/color] 4
[color=40E33B][b]Piety:[/b][/color] 0
[color=40E33B][b]Speed:[/b][/color] 5
[color=40E33B][b]Defense:[/b][/color] 4
[color=40E33B][b]Soul:[/b][/color] 3


[color=40E33B][b][u]EQUIPMENT[/u][/b][/color] 
[color=40E33B][b]Main Weapon:[/b][/color] [url=http://www.japaneseswords.biz/ProductImg/Katana/Discount-Hand-Forged-Spring-Steel-Japanese-Red-Katana-Dragon-Tsuba-Shaprened-Sword-b0.jpg]Fire Queen[/url], his katana.
[color=40E33B][b]Off-Hand:[/b][/color] [url=http://casiberia.com/img/prod/2x/sh1019.jpg]Blue Dove[/url], his wakizashi.  
[color=40E33B][b]Armor:[/b][/color] [url=https://www.daz3d.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/960x1248/17f82f742ffe127f42dca9de82fb58b1/0/0/00-daz3d_shi-no-kage-samurai-armor-for-genesis-3-male_s_.jpg]Medium Samurai Armor[/url], sturdy enough to take a hit, but light enough to allow quick movement (but without the helmet). 
[color=40E33B][b]Additional:[/b][/color]
[i][u]Shigeki Himo-[/u][/i]Grants 1 point to defense when Yagi's health is below 50%. 

[color=40E33B][b][u]SKILLS[/u][/b][/color] 

[color=40E33B][b]Techniques:[/b][/color]
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[*][color=40E33B][i][u]Stance switch[DEX2]-[/u][/i][/color] Yagi swithces from using one blade two using two, after swtching his defense drops by 50% for one post. 
[*][color=40E33B][i][u]Slash[S4]-[/u][/i][/color]His basic horizontal or vertiacal slash, that can be done in both forms. 
[*][color=40E33B][i][u]Cross-Out[S5]-[/u][/i][/color] Can only be done in his dual stance, Yagi slashes with both of his in an "X" motion across a part of his enemies body. 
[*][color=40E33B][i][u]Iaido Cuter[SD3]-[/u][/i][/color] Can only be done in his one-handed stance, Yagi dashes forward and does a vertical slash using the Iaido method.
[*][color=40E33B][i][u]Fire Sword[M5]-[/u][/i][/color]Yagi tightly wraps the flames made by Queen around the blade and increases its range and damage by 10% for one posts. 
[*][color=40E33B][i][u]Dance of the Lilly[S6]-[/u][/i][/color] Requires dual stance, starting with Queen, Yagi slash's in a random direction and then follows with Dove in the opposite direction. This creates a barrage of steel the is meant to pin his enemy.
[*][color=40E33B][i][u]Dance of the Sunflower[S6]-[/u][/i][/color]Yagi uses Queen to quickly slash and cut his enemies in a diagonal direction, the dance lacks real devastating power but can repeatedly hit up to 5 times in the same spot, increasing damage each time. Can only be done with his one-handed stance.   
[*][color=40E33B][i][u]Dance of the Chrysanthemum[D6]-[/u][/i][/color] Yagi uses this dance to counter and block any incoming technique to an ally or himself using both his swords in one post. If he did not block himself then he is still open to be hurt, and he cannot use this dance or Fire and Ice Sheild for at least one post.  
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[color=40E33B][b]Spellbook:[/b][/color]
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[*][color=40E33B][i][u]Cloak of Flame, Chilled Wing[M4]-[/u][/i][/color]Yagi cloaks Queen in fire and chills Dove, hardening the blade and increasing its sharpness, for 2 post this adds 10% extra damage to his techniques dual techniques.  
[*][color=40E33B][i][u]Fire and Ice Sheild[MD5]-[/u][/i][/color]A defensive technique that requires Yagi to use the elements of both his swords to block an incoming attack, can only be done in the dual stance, and it only halves the damage received. Can be used to protect him or an ally.  
[*][color=40E33B][i][u]Queen's Wails[M3]-[/u][/i][/color]A wave of fire projected after a slash with Queen, it is thickly layered in a hot fire that burns and scorches.
[*][color=40E33B][i][u]Dove's Pecks[M3]-[/u][/i][/color] Similar to Queen's Wails, but instead of fire it is a thought wave of sharp ice, that chills and freezes.  
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[color=40E33B][b]Limit Break:[/b][/color]
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[*][color=40E33B][i][u]Dance of the Magnolia[SS10]-[/u][/i][/color]Using his dual stance, delivers fast and power strikes to the target, seemingly from random directions, it is hard to block or predict.
[*][color=40E33B][i][u]Dance of the Lotus[SD10]-[/u][/i][/color]The one-handed version of the Magnolia, Yagi keeps the chaos and randomness of the techniques, but draws back on the speed and replaces it with the old-fashioned traditional single blade samurai precision and power.    
[*][color=40E33B][i][u]Steamed Yarrows[SM15]-[/u][/i][/color]Pressing both blades together creates a field of steam that consumes Yagi and three others, causing damage to all caught in it. Yagi then proceeds to use an enhanced version of his blades elements to quickly take down the enemies within the field.
[*][color=40E33B][i][u]Sunset Limited[SM20]-[/u][/i][/color]Queen release a large burst of heat and fire, that completely consumes the blade, with a single slash a giant wave of fire trails towards enemies and consumes them. Can hit up to three targets.  
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[color=40E33B][b]Opportunity:[/b][/color]
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[*][color=40E33B][i][u]Wandering Swordsman's Challenge-[/u][/i][/color]When there is another swordsman in the battle, Yagi has an option to challenge said swordsman to a 1 on 1 duel. The duel is completely separate from the main fight, outcome/actions within said fight do not affect his allies or enemies.   
[*][color=40E33B][i][u]Asura's Reposte-[/u][/i][/color] When Yagi and his team are outnumbered by at least 2 or more enemies, he becomes enraged and attacks first every round of post until they are no longer outnumbered or the fight is over. This skill stays in effect until the teams are even or he and his allies outnumber the enemy. 
[*][color=40E33B][i][u]Shigeki's 52 Flower Dances-[/u][/i][/color]If Yagi uses three different dance in one battle, the next will be at random and at no cost. Following his third dance, his next attack has to be the fourth dance and it is at random (when I say random, I mean it will be chosen by the GM.)
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