Dion

The king is dead, long live the king! [Reboot] [5/7]

@Cyclone In medieval times, 100 men was a warband.

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@MrMonsoon Hmm, not only that, but historically having 5 kings within 1 kingdom is impossible.

The last time we had a multitude of kings was in Sparta, and Sparta kinda ended up sending 1 of their kings to die fighting the Persians, so that's not a good idea either.

Unless Capn wishes to upgrade the 'king' of the kingdom to an emperor, that is.

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@MissCapnCrunch Might I suggest we label the 'kings' and 'queens' of these provinces as dukes and duchesses instead? That way we avoid having 5 kings running around.

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@wolf paws maybe he does but he's lying for sure

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Joffrey was a good king.

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@Renny always gotta reinforce that stereotype of black people don't you, jesus

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@MrMonsoon Ey man, stupid questions deserve stupid answers. I think it was mentioned somewhere that Capn said 'We'll never have a shortage of spots because characters will be dying a lot.' or something like that.

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No, they are immortal.

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@c3p-0h she's just being mean and this RP is a big joke obviously

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Osuushi clan

_{Keepers of the Shrine, worshippers of Gyuki, most honorable of beasts, give us your strength that we may conquer your foes}

◈ Clan Name

Osuushi ichizoku, 雄牛一族

◈ Customs

The Osuushi clan has multiple customs, the most notable and important one being the service of being shrine maidens of the shrine of Gyuki, which was constructed approximately 90 years ago, by a fisherman. The primary task is taking care of the shrine and the surrounding small temple, cleaning it and lighting the candles every day. Furthermore, worship of Gyuki is very prominent in this clan, perhaps due to the likeliness to this tailed beast.

Some other customs include the lack of political influence, as well as their lack of participation in the shinobi forces of Kirigakure before it was massacred. Their clan had always been a non-descript clan before the fateful day when they inherited their horns, and after that they were largely left alone to develop their own shinobi arts. Due to this, none of them really seemed to attend shinobi academy, and as such, it was apparent that they were a clan of shinobi who lived in Kirigakure only by proxy, not because they wanted to be part of Kirigakure.

Until some time ago they also dressed in traditional religious wardrobe, going as far as to dress as monks. However, with the times that changed and the Osuushi became free to wear what they wanted during the duration of their off-duty times. On the duty of being a shrine maiden, they were of course forced to wear religious clothing that fit the duties, but that was merely a four hour period of every day.

◈ Special Traits

Apart from the horns? The Osuushi clan is blessed with a virile and capable level of shinobi skills, having a natural strength due to their (presumed) history, as well as having an extraordinary level of chakra. Most Osuushi never learn to control their chakra, as most of them are not interested in shinobi arts. Those that are however find that their chakra, while plentiful, is naturally hard to control for some reason. Senhime is among the few who seems to be capable of controlling it to the point of becoming a skilled shinobi, where as Akumako is totally incapable of performing chakra control, barely being able to use it to climb surfaces. However, the chakra she does use is often volatile and dangerous, which is a trait of the Osuushi clan, a trait which Senhime does not possess and therefore has put her in a somewhat a-typical position within the clan.

Another special trait is their hard work ethic. As the name suggests, they are related and find a 'spirit animal' of sorts in the oxes, which are hard working animals that don't really complain that often. However, this has less to do with physical traits or anything related especially to the Osuushi clan, but rather is just the way that they are raised. You take care of the shrine and you do it without complaining, because that's our destiny.

◈ Influences

The Osuushi influences have mostly been religious, as their 'worship of Gyuki' has taken on a small scale of following. Most of the followers are Osuushi clan members that are typically found with horns on their head. Those other followers are small in number, and have joined the cult on own volition after visiting the shrine. In total the shrine ranks around 50 in people - that is, before the attack happened and most of the followers of Gyuki died. Those that escaped, like Senhime and Akumako, are now left without a shrine and therefore have to wander aimlessly looking for a new location for worship. Sadly, that place will never exist, because the shrine was the only viable place of worship. As you can tell from this, their influence has always been small and, recently, has become even smaller due to the deaths among their ranks.

Or is it? With the arrival of Senhime in the Jiyutai, quickly rising through the ranks to eventually take over a small splinter group, and then unite the Jiyutai to a degree, their influence has become larger, though they are still small in number and the numbers are unlikely to go up soon. Never the less, at the end of the story, the Osuushi are small, but with Senhime at the head of an army that is beginning to provide a threat to the Hamajo Confederation.

◈ Relations

None to speak of.

◈ History

Long, long ago, when the waves were still full of fish in the territories of Kirigakure, there was a fisherman. His name was Oss Kimedo, a non-assuming man, who was still young and in his prime. He didn't do much, and lived in a cabin near the ocean, where he'd fish for his own fish sometimes, and would sell the left over fish. He was relatively poor, but that didn't stop him from fishing like he loved to do. Until one lucky day he found a gift of Gyuki himself. As luck would have it, Gyuki got one of his horns cut off in an assault, unknown to Oss at this time was that A, the Raikage, had cut off the horn. As he pulled up his net, he saw that the horn was stuck in it, glowing purple. Not realizing what it was, he took it home, where he more carefully examined it. In this period of time he held the horn up to his head, perhaps as a result of a vision he received telling him to do so. The horn became attached to his head and slowly integrated with his skull, disappearing and then re-appearing as two horns on the side of his head. This would be the birth of the Osuushi clan, as he renamed himself after his new likelihood - that of an Ox, like Gyuki was.

_{Gyuki, the horn missing}

Following that, the powers of Gyuki flowed through him. Not like a pseudo-jinchuuriki, obviously, as he had no natural shinobi powers. Merely his chakra multiplied a lot, and he became a lot more capable physically. Despite having the perfect chance to adapt to a shinobi lifestyle, he chose not to, instead erecting a shrine in the name of Gyuki in his house. Over the course of time, his offspring also gained horns, and so the Osuushi clan grew, and so did the house.

Slowly it became a temple with a large shrine of Gyuki inside it, the tailed beast being revered as the source of power for the Osuushi clan members. Some artifacts made it's way to this location, some being 'given voluntarily' while others were gifted by passer by's who held some sort of relevant article to Gyuki.

This posed an interesting question as they were frequently assaulted by vagabonds, who tried to steal these artifacts. Using the power given to them by the eight tails, they managed to defeat these vagabonds time and time again, which was proof of their strength despite not being shinobi's.

Their service continued until 11 years ago, when their service was swiftly ended with the arrival of covert forces, which were suspected Hamajo Confederate Loyalists, who ended the lives of all those in Kirigakure. As the shrine was on the outskirts of Kirigakure, they had some time to react, but stubborn people of the Osuushi clan predicted that Gyuki would defend them, which was true to a degree.

Using their natural power, the veteran shrine maidens and keepers were capable of defending themselves against the initial patrols of the attackers, which weren't quite the capable soldiers that could defend against untrained, but very strong and zealous defenders of Gyuki. However as more Osuushi fell, the elderly were left to defend themselves, and naturally that didn't go so well. Senhime was the sole survivor, it seemed, only due to her natural shinobi expertise. She grabbed Akumako, and made a run for it, luckily escaping the shinobi with the usage of her jutsu.