Y U K I M U R A Y A S U ❖ 雪村康江
H A R B I N G E R ❖ 前触れ
C R O W ' S F O O T ❖ カラスの足跡
"From stillness, discipline. From discipline, power. From power, freedom."
4 3 | S H I M A D A | S A M U R A I | 4 0 (7 2)
R E D B L O O D | I C E V E I N
A P P E A R A N C E ___ __ __ _ _ 外観
Standing at a relatively tall 5'10" / 178 cm, Yasu cuts an imposing figure, and usually bears a suitably grim countenance to match. Her frigid, battle-hardened gaze is balanced only with her disciplined grace and poise as a warrior. Only the bravest and most reckless of men rise to the challenge of attempting to coax a smile out of her, and often pay a tax of strict disciplinary measures for the dubious privilege. The tailored garments that she wears serve to highlight the unique role that she played in the imperial army, and the honor that such a role entails. However, both her honor, and Yasu herself have seen better days. While very few dare to insult Yasu to her face, she is known for her perpetual scowl, leading to the old nickname "Crow's Foot," sometimes used in place of her honorary title of Harbinger, to suggest that she is both, as a warrior and as a woman, "past her prime."
B A C K G R O U N D ___ __ __ _ _ 履歴
An orphan from the northern regions overseen by Shimada, Yasu was thrust suddenly onto the political landscape of Nikan as an unusually skilled sword-for-hire when she received land and a title of nobility by way of her accomplishments on the battlefield. She is infamous for surviving notoriously underfunded military campaigns that—intentionally or not—were designed to fail, and even leading some of them to an unlikely victory. Tales of her brushes with death, including an unusually tall one told by a subordinate who claimed to have discovered her corpse being picked at by crows, are the centerpiece of her macabre reputation—and each one only seems to invigorate her further, rather than wear her down. It is unknown what backwater village she originated from, but what is known is that, prior to this, she was formally uneducated, and to this day she speaks very little, and abrasively so. The people of her region revere her as a war hero, but in the noble courts, it's generally accepted that Yasu is too weak in the way of magic when considering her accomplishments, which only further fuels the controversy. Rumors abound that she is somehow taking credit and robbing undeserved glory from another—perhaps the Daimyo himself, or perhaps another unknown, uniquely talented assassin of nobler birth who wishes to remain anonymous.
P E R S O N A L I T Y ___ __ __ _ _ 人格
❖ Terse ❖ Cold ❖ Strict ❖ Loyal ❖ Zealous ❖
M O T I V A T I O N ___ __ __ _ _ 動機
The Harbinger is known for one thing: exterminating ReTanese pirates. Was there ever anything else?
T H A U M A T U R G Y ___ __ __ _ _ 魔法
❖ Magnetic: Grandmaster (8) ❖ Arcane: Master (7) ❖ Binding: Expert (6) ❖ Chemical: Master (7) ❖ Kinetic: Grandmaster (8) ❖
S T R E N G T H S & S K I L L S ___ __ __ _ _ 技量
❖ Silent Assassin ❖ Fearsome Reputation ❖ Plainspoken ❖ Dependable ❖ Street Smart ❖
W E A K N E S S E S & F L A W S ___ __ __ _ _ 弱点
❖ Unfriendly Face ❖ Taciturn ❖ Uneducated ❖ Superficial ❖ Reckless ❖
I N V E N T O R Y ___ __ __ _ _ 所有物
The collection of rings that Yasu wears are all wedding bands scavenged from the corpses of ReTanese pirates, for whom she has a downright venomous distaste. These are the only non-functional items on her person. Aside from the rings, Yasu travels light, carrying only a modest amount of bandages, a self-refilling water gourd, a survival knife, a flint and steel, a map/star chart, and compass/pocket watch. Why she would carry such a collection of items her peers would consider redundant, no one can say.
M I S C E L L A N E O U S ___ __ __ _ _ その他
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