Midori

For Love And Country: The Road To Marriage!

Set in a time when Japan was constantly at war with itself. Daimyo across the land fight to gain power, influence, and territory. The current Takahashi Shogunate is on the brink of losing power and many eager Warlords have set their eyes on the seat of power in the capital city of Kyoto in the Yamashiro province.



In the southern Hyuga province, Daimyo Ito Akio has sent his first and only daughter, Ito Azumi, along with several of his bravest warriors to be married to the son of his new ally Daimyo Amako in the province of Izumo. The marriage would solidify a formidable alliance between the two lands, however they would have to pass through both the Otomo and Mori lands. It would be a dangerous journey for the young princess of only sixteen years. They are sure to encounter many dangers along the way. Daimyo Ito has entrusted you , his bravest warriors, with her safe keeping.
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About the IC
Each of your characters will be members of the Bushi (warrior class citizen), which means they are Samurai (males) or Onna-Bugeisha (females). Having been chosen to protect the Princess Ito you will all be skilled warriors in your own right. It is highly likely that not all of your characters will make the entire journey but I promise that won't be the end of your time in the RP unless that's how you choose to retire. We obviously won't be travelling in formal clothing as that would attract too much attention so we will be in plain clothes. If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask.

Rules:
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Standard Guild rules apply here so no god modding and all that.

Be nice to each other and the GM (that's me).

Have fun!

Perfect characters are boring, if your character is too perfect I will have Ninja kill you on the toilet.

Write down "Ito hime" at the bottom of your CS so I know you care enough to read the whole post.

No arguing with the GM.

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CS Template

Name: (Surname, Given name)
Age: (No less than 20)
Sex: (M or F)

Appearance: (If pic please include height and weight)

Weapons: (Please keep it appropriate to the era, that means no guns of any kind and only Japanese-made weapons)

Personality:

Bio:

Feudal Japan RP

The RP itself will revolve around the princess Ito Azumi and her bodyguards as they travel across southern Japan so politics won't be at the forefront of the RP but it will definitely influence the story. I should also note that I won't be accepting more than five or six people at most and two slots have already been reserved.

Horizontal line bug?

The MCode for horizontal lines doesn't seem to be working. I apologize if this has been reported already but I have tried using 3 hyphens, using 5 hyphens, and making a long line of hyphens across the page and it hasn't ever worked for me.
Like so:
3 hyphens

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5 hyphens

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15 hyphens

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Edit: Apparently it works after I make an edit to the post! XD
Edit Edit: Or maybe it doesn't always register as the proper code?

Feudal Japan RP

Set in a time when Japan was constantly at war with itself. Daimyo across the land fight to gain power, influence, and territory. The current Takahashi Shogunate is on the brink of losing power and many eager Warlords have set their eyes on the seat of power in the capital city of Kyoto in the Yamashiro province.



In the southern Hyuga province, Daimyo Ito Akio has sent his first and only daughter, Ito Azumi, along with several of his bravest warriors to be married to the son of his new ally Daimyo Amako in the province of Izumo. The marriage would solidify a formidable alliance between the two lands, however they would have to pass through both the Otomo and Mori lands. It would be a dangerous journey for the young princess of only sixteen years. They are sure to encounter many dangers along the way. Daimyo Ito has entrusted you , his bravest warriors, with her safe keeping.
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Land of the Free

Lin found herself sitting quietly at her favorite Chinese-style tea house. The humble atmosphere was very zen-like and almost made you forget that you lived in a land filled with tyranny. A waitress poured Lin a soft green tea as she contemplated her next move in her investigation of her father's execution. The owner, an elderly Chinese man, was sympathetic towards those that fought against the tyrannical rule of the government, as most of the lower-class citizens were. The owner motioned for the waitress to leave as he sat down across from Lin at the small round table. His expression was kind but Lin knew that he wouldn't have come over if he didn't have something important to tell her. Lin took a sip from her cup and focused her eyes on him.

"De chá yōuyì yīrújìwǎng. Jiàn xiānshēng. (Your tea is excellent as always, Mr. Jian)."
"Xièxiè nǐ, lín. Méiyǒu hěnduō shuí xīnshǎng hǎo chá zhèxiē tiān. (Thank you, Lin. There are not many who appreciate good tea these days.)"
"Shì shénme xīnshì? (Is something on your mind?)"
"Nánrén líkāile zhù wǒ de zhuōzi shàng. Wǒ zhǐ néng jiǎshè zhè duì nǐ. Zhè shì gěi yè nǚshì. (A man left this note on my desk. I can only assume it is for you. It is addressed to Ms. Night.)"

Mr. Jian handed her a sealed note, it had been plainly marked 'Ms. Night', which meant that whoever left the note was probably seeking her employment. Mr. Jian got up and gave her a quick bow as he excused himself. "Qǐng chī de chá. (Please enjoy your tea.)" Lin carefully unsealed the letter and examined the contents. Inside was an invitation to join an organization she had never heard of. The author called himself 'Mr. Dust' and referred to his organization as 'The Citizens'. Indeed this 'Mr. Dust' wanted to hire her and had left an address to a payphone where she would be given instructions to find a meeting place. This level of secrecy wasn't uncommon given that the police were so vigilant in their oppression but it was still very odd to have been contacted in this way by someone she had never met. Clearly this person knew enough about Lin to be certain his message would be received. An opportunity to fund her vendetta had presented itself but what kind of commitment did they expect from her? What would they expect her to do for them? Could she really trust such a mysterious stranger? Who are The Citizens? There was only one way for her to find out. She would have to do as instructed in the letter and meet Mr. Dust for herself.

Land of the Free

I will post soon but I won't show up to the meeting place right away. I'll have Lin do something else while the others get a chance to settle in.

A New Age (Sanurai/Japanese themed Rp) Icheck

hmm... It seems that Shaman4142 hasn't been active since posting here last. If you all like I can put something together and send you all links for it.

Land of the Free

I've edited my CS to get rid of the previous hiccup

Land of the Free

Would it be acceptable if he went to trial and that was the last time they spoke? The father's last words are kind of a big part of her motivation and it would require less changes to be made.

Land of the Free

I posted my CS in my previous post (in the hider as requested) let me know what you all think.