[hider=The Surudo Clan][table][row][/row][row][cell][color=2e2c2c]▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅[/color] [img]https://i.imgur.com/8Z90Ff7.png[/img] [h3][sup][sub][color=black]►[/color][/sub][/sup]ETYMOLOGY[/h3] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [h3][sup][sub][color=black]►[/color][/sub][/sup] PEDIGREE[/h3] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [h3][sup][sub][color=black]►[/color][/sub][/sup] HEREDITY[/h3] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [h3][sup][sub][color=black]►[/color][/sub][/sup] HERITAGE[/h3] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [h3][sup][sub][color=black]►[/color][/sub][/sup] LINEAGE[/h3] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [h3][sup][sub][color=black]►[/color][/sub][/sup] ORIGIN[/h3][/cell] [cell][color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [right][sub][sub][color=000000][h1]私たちは今、子供たちの未来のために戦います[/h1][/color][/sub][/sub][/right] [right]▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅ [color=black][sup][h1]SURUDO ICHIZOKU[/h1][/sup][/color][/right] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [center][b][color=black]鋭[/color][/b] [color=gray]Sharp, violent, penetrative[/color][color=000000]「[/color]鋭[color=000000]」[/color] [b][color=black]MOTIF[/color][/b] [color=gray] needles [/color][color=000000]∘[/color] [color=gray] blades [/color][color=000000]∘[/color] [color=gray] hands [/color] [b][color=black]MON[/color][/b] [color=gray][color=000000]»[/color] Three senbon being thown. [color=000000]«[/color] [color=000000]»[/color] An elegant and precise weapon, which is what all clan members should strive to be.[color=000000]«[/color][/color][/center] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [center][b][color=black]DISTINCTION[/color][/b] [color=gray]light grey to black hair[color=000000]∘[/color] yellow eyes [color=000000]∘[/color] large hands [color=000000]»[/color] The classic 'gentle giant,' people who are powerful and confident but not aggressive.[color=000000]«[/color][/color] [b][color=black]PRESTIGE[/color][/b] [color=gray]self-obsessed[color=000000]∘[/color] critical [color=000000]∘[/color] pragmatic [color=000000]»[/color] Warriors who seek perfection of the body to protect themselves and the weak.[color=000000]«[/color][/color] [b][color=black]GENETICS[/color][/b] [color=gray][color=000000]»[/color] Natural dexterity [color=000000]«[/color] [color=000000]»[/color] Lacking chakra control [color=000000]«[/color] [color=000000]»[/color] Large chakra reserves [color=000000]«[/color][/color][/center] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [center][b][color=black]SPECIALITY[/color][/b][/center] [indent][indent][indent][color=gray]The Surudo are masters of Bukijutsu, having forgone almost all other ninja training in exception to weapon-based techniques before becoming part of Kusagakure. In particular they are trained in the use of senbon as close range engagement tools, and effective use of wire strings. The dexterity one must have to use these techniques means they are also excellent at performing handseals, though few important members of the clan know anything about chakra control.[/color][/indent][/indent][/indent] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [center][b][color=black]LEGACY[/color][/b][/center] [indent][indent][indent][color=gray] While they are far from war heroes, many of the Surudo clan made up the ground forces of Kusagakure in the Second Shinobi War. As such, despite their recency, they are officially considered Kuge. Their rapid rise through sheer martial force has caused resentment from more established families, especially those of the merchantry or diplomats.[/color][/indent][/indent][/indent] [center][b][color=black]VALUES[/color][/b][/center] [indent][indent][indent][color=gray]Above all, this clan values 'strength' or 'power.' As it was started by a rōnin from the Land of Iron long ago, this began meaning only physical prowess. However, strength of mind, the power of knowledge, etc. have come to be valued as well. Overall it is simply the ability to dissuade direct combat through prestige, or failing that, the ability to fight.[/color][/indent][/indent][/indent] [center][b][color=black]TRADITIONS[/color][/b][/center] [indent][indent][indent][color=gray][color=000000]»[/color] One does not have to be integrated into the clan through marriage. The defeat of the strongest Surudo of around one's age allows one entry. Once becoming part of Kusagakure, the Surudo had put the practice on hold, but debates are now frequent about allowing the process again to shore up numbers. [color=000000]»[/color] Before any particularly important fights or battles, a Surudo is obligated to pray to Yojimbo at the Yawahari. If the situation doesn't allow this, one must return to the Yawahari and disclose the fight to Yojimbo before the pass on.[/color][/indent][/indent][/indent] [center][b][color=black]HEIRLOOMS[/color][/b][/center] [indent][indent][indent][color=gray] Their are three heirlooms important to the Surudo. The two blades Heiwa and Tsuyo, as well as the massive senbon Yawahari. The Heiwa is a ninjato with a bright white blade and warm pink ito over a birch wood grip. The Tsuyo is an odachi, every bit of it jet black. The Saikyo should each always be carrying one in any public appearance, with the stronger of the two generally wielding the Tsuyo. The Yawahari was Yojimbo's weapon of choice after becoming a ronin, which he used as a sort of unwieldy spear. It is kept in the center of the clan's compound and routinely polished by young members.[/color][/indent][/indent][/indent] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [center][b][color=black]ORGANIZATION[/color][/b][/center] [indent][indent][indent][color=gray] The clan is run by the 'Saikyō no on'na' and the 'Saikyō no otoko' simultaneously. These twin heads must agree on all important clan actions such as the punishment of traitors or the induction of new members. If the two can not agree, they must duel, with the loser conceding the decision to the winner. The Saikyō no on'na and the Saikyō no otoko are determined in a tournament of able-bodied clan members 16 or older. When one clan leader dies or is deemed unfit to continue their duties, the other clan head must relinquish their position as well. They are allowed to enroll in the tournament to re-prove their strength and keep their position, however. To deem a Saikyō unfit to rule, 3/4ths of the clan must agree so in a vote, or 1/3rd if the other Saikyō agrees they are unfit. If the Saikyō no on'na and the Saikyō no otoko are in a relationship prior to becoming the clan heads, they are strongly encouraged to cease these activities for the sake of better ruling the clan. A Saikyo can not willingly step down without the consent of the clan, initiating a vote similar to the unfitness vote.[/color][/indent][/indent][/indent] [center][b][color=black]FOUNDER[/color][/b] [color=gray]Surudo Yojimbo[color=000000]∘[/color] [color=gray] dead[/color] [color=000000]∘[/color] [color=gray]56[/color] [color=000000]»[/color] preeminently powerful, shrewd, and trained the weak.[color=000000]«[/color][/color] [b][color=black]CURRENT CLAN HEADS[/color][/b] [color=gray]Surudo Takeshi [color=000000]∘[/color] [color=gray]22[/color][color=000000]∘[/color] [color=gray]26[/color] [color=000000]»[/color] A natural prodigy in combat, and always collected [color=000000]«[/color] [color=gray]Honoka [color=000000]∘[/color] Rin [color=000000]∘[/color] Ryo [color=000000]∘[/color] Kenzo[/color] [/color] [color=gray]Surudo Shinobu[color=000000]∘[/color] [color=gray]30[/color][color=000000]∘[/color] [color=gray]34[/color] [color=000000]»[/color] Almost always working hard to improve herself, ambitious [color=000000]«[/color] [color=gray] Surudo Mai [color=000000]∘[/color] Akiyama Kazuo [color=000000]∘[/color] Kyoko [color=000000]∘[/color] Naoki[/color] [color=gray] Kei [color=000000]∘[/color] Saori [/color][/color][/center] [color=2e2c2c]▅[/color] [center][b][color=black]CREATION[/color][/b][/center] [indent][indent][indent][color=gray]In the Tetsu no Kuni there was an immensely powerful samurai warrior by the name of Surudo Yojimbo. While he served a lord, it did not suit him, and after being commanded to kill peasants who would not fight back, Yojimbo forsook his master and his blades. He became a wandering swordsman, interested only in proving and improving his power. He journeyed south, into the land of shinobi, and while he did often he would come to blows with those who beset towns and villages. People began to follow him, and he taught them how to defend themselves, and carry themselves in such a manner to need not fight. When Surudo died, his students and friends took on his name, and became the Surudo clan. They kept their nomadic ways as they traveled throughout the land, scavenging or doing mercenary work to keep themselves fed. This was the way they would live for almost a century before the First Shinobi War began. Constantly they were mistook for enemies or caught in the crossfire. Many of their most powerful died fighting off the constant attacks or simply killed as collateral in shinobi village military operations. Severly crippled, they conceded their free-spirited ways and integrate into Kusagakure-- a close by shinobi village that had not attacked them. The two leaders at the time, Honoka and Isamu, succeeded in spinning this in a positive light. It was to be a new chapter in Surudo's history, with better equipment to train with, new techniques to learn, and more allies to spar with. Despite the loss of life, the Surudo were able to keep their heads up due to their leaders positivity. Things were slowly getting better for the Surudo up until the Second Shinobi War. Many Surudo felt it their duty to fight for their new home and prove themselves, Honoka and Isamu included. In the brutal six years of fighting, many Surudo were lost, Honoka included. Isamu was forced to step down as leader once wartimes ended. The clan heads that have stepped up now are a Kusagakure native, Shinobu, and Honoka's son, Takeshi.[/color][/indent][/indent][/indent] [center][b][color=black]PRESENTLY[/color][/b][/center] [indent][indent][indent][color=gray]There has been a hard split in the clan whether to support Kusa no Jitsu or Kusa no Hana ever since the Second Shinobi War. Takeshi, having lost his mother in the war, wants to keep things as peaceful as possible. Shinobu, her father's family having lived in Kusagakure for a very long time, is a firm leader that the only way to prevent constant fighting is to firmly stomp another Shinobi Village to show they are powerful and not to be trifled with. [/color][/indent][/indent][/indent] [/cell][/row][/table] [indent][b][h2][color=black][color=000000]『[/color] [sup][sub]WE FIGHT NOW FOR OUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE.[/sub][/sup] [color=000000]』[/color][/color][/h2][/b][/indent][/hider]