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Synopsis: The country of 'Sobetsu' is in a state of turmoil. To the north of Kinzoku no Ageba is a coal mine founded by natives of the southern region of Kazan but is within the norther region of Beruga. Skirmishes for the mine have begun while the governments of each region have continued to go back and forth with legal claims for the mine.
The western region of Hisen and the eastern region of Hayate have kept from the illegitimate war between their sister regions, which puts Beruga on a losing end of the resource battle. Both the Monarchy of Hisen and the Parliament of Hayate have kept their neutrality in spite of Beruga's plea for assistance.
The Kyoujin (Shadow's Hand), an organization of Fairs (those without the talents of Elementals) which have been targeting the nobility of Beruga's Democracy and Kazan's Oligarchy, have attracted the attention of the Elemental Elders and, thus, the Masters' Council. The Council has been assigned to seek out their base and leader and devise a way to put an end to the organization. The Elemental Conclave, of Elders, has been debating amongst themselves whether or not to intervene in their daughter regions' current dispute.
Rules
- 3 paragraph minimum (exceptions apply).
- 3 days without activity in RP or OOC will result in the surrender of your character to the GM (Phoenix).
- Any and all questions and complaints may be stated here or PMed directly to me. Flaming within the OOC will not be permitted.
- Suggestions on plot are welcome.
- Collaborations are encouraged.
Sample Character Sheet
Name: Akimoto Kaito (formal)
Age: 25
Element: Fire
Appearance
6'2" 225 lbs.
Dark tan skin, mahogany hair, gray blue eyes, masculine jaw, unshaven, medium-thick brows, medium-long nose, medium lips, relatively lean and flexible, barefoot (callused), several scars across body (from hunting and sparring), burn from bottom left wrist to elbow
Born
13 Sakana, 1274 ZE (10:00 AM) in Kaito (outside Toushin, Kazan)
History
- Master Elemental mother and Weapons Specialist father. They trained him rigorously.
- Brother, Nikutaichi, born when 7 years old.
- Nikutaichi killed parents when Akimoto was 14. Lived on own and rebuilt house.
- Married Shinobu Satomi (formal) at 14. Had first Fair son, Masahiro, within the year.
- Next year had Fair daughter, Saruwatari..
- Great Aunt and Uncle (the Fire Elders) arrived when 16, brought him to Jisuikafuu Academy to study Element. (Satomi went with)
- Dropped out after first year. Trained more rigorously with Great Aunt and Uncle. (Practiced Sai and Bo staff with Great Aunt)
- Went back to Academy at 18. Dropped out after first semester.
- Retuns back to Kaito with wife and children.
- Recommended by Elders to apply for the open Master slot, passes successfully though controversially (only 20 at the time).
- Earth-Fire wars start when 22. Actively speaks against it. Recruitment occurs, refuses to go.
- "Mission" frequency for the Master's Council continues to increase. Forcibly takes sabbatical to be with family.
Martial Skills
Element
Fire (Master)
- Though he chooses not to utilize unless absolutely necessary, he applies his knowledge of Fire differently depending upon which element he is needing to fight against. Otherwise, he has not explored the changing of the color of his natural output of fire.
- Against Fire, he is completely passive and receptive. He has a talent for absorbing other Firus' fire, which is difficult in itself. He rarely bothers to fight them with fire himself and, instead, attempt to defeat them through other martial methods.
- Against Earth, he needs to keep observant and agile. Overpowering or keeping an Earthean on their defense is his best method of gaining any kind of upper hand. He believes Fire to be weaker than Earth and doesn't wish to expend so much energy to affect the composition of the earth being used to further control the flow of combat.
- Against Air, he adapts a fast and flourishing approach. Though he believes Fire to be lesser than Air, he tries to intimidate them with flashy maneuvers and large attacks that have little power behind them before attempting victory over them with one powerful strike, be it of Fire or body.
- Against Water, he simply tries to overpower Waterans. Since he thinks Water is stronger than Fire, he attempts to affect the composition of the water being used in order to throw off his opponent and sweep in quickly with a devastating attack. He tries to keep a balance between offensive and defensive tactics.
Martial Art (Journeyman/Expert)
Sangaku Kiban (mountain base) (Master)
- This is more a philosophy and style of combat than a formal martial art. Sangaku Kiban stresses endurance above all. Preventing the opponent from progressing past you is the goal of this style. Wide stances and subtle movements make up most of the maneuvers of Sangaku Kiban. One surprising aspect of it is immense strength. Though not utilized often, a skilled practitioner of Sangaku Kiban can easily knock opponents on their backs with seemingly little effort though through obvious motions (much like a rock or mud slide). It is believed that one should be able to take a beating before knowing how to give a beating. Even still, the philosophy of being an unmoving mountain is held in high regard.
- His mother favored the sai, but she never practiced with them. His father taught him some of this art but his great uncle had him perfect it along with his Firus abilities. Kosasu is the most common implementation of the sai, and thus easily discernible. However, that does not make it easy to defend. The short and powerful strokes and slices made with the sai can catch a skilled weapons specialist off guard. When utilized properly, they can be used to disarm and incapacitate an opponent without killing them. Initially a gardening tool, this weapon and style is favored by assassins and body guards.
- His father favored the bo and his great uncle perfect the techniques with which to utilize it. Ki no Kyū is, again, the generic application of the bo, sweeping wide and thrusting for reach and to keep an opponent at a hindering distance. Of course, there are close-combat techniques of this style which are often disarming or or again create a distance between the self and the opponent, but he has adapted some more effective an incapacitating maneuvers for close-range combat that take advantage of his brute strength rather than utilizing leverage and inertia.
*Note: CS's need not be so detailed unless requested.