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[Mr. Dwarfinton]

Spoiler: Character Sheet (click to show/hide)

Player Name: Mr. Dwarfinton
Character Name: Akahoshi Ted
Profession: Samurai
Clan: The Genki Clan
Family: The Akahoshi Family
School: Temple Of The Dancing Rabbit
Physical Description: Ted's face is riddled with scars from his days of training at the Temple Of The Dancing Rabbit, due to him being rather clumsy. The bumbling samurai looks as if he is around 22 however he is only 20. As stated before he has several scars on his face. Several of the most notable ones include a half circle under his left eye which he got during his days of training, another scar running across the bridge of his nose which he received when he panicked after he got the half circle and another across the top of his right hand which he got when cutting food. A star shaped birthmark is located on the side of his neck and he has had it colored red in honor of his family name. Ted is neither extremely muscular nor is he frail but he is of regular strength. Although he is not extremely muscular he is rather thin and this tends to result in others believing he is weak. Ted has no illness to speak of except his extreme clumsiness. His hair style is short and his hair color is brown.
Personality: He is extremely hotheaded and clumsy. Although he is hotheaded he tends to care for what others are dealing with, even when he is dealing with his latest mistake. He hasn't seen a lot of the world and he likes animals of all kinds. He hasn't committed a single crime.
Skills: At the Temple Of The Dancing Rabbit the students pride themselves on their speed with the sword, and since they can't be as fast on their feet as they are with a sword they are also taught how to fight on a horse so that they are faster should they ever be fighting in a large, open space. Ted is far from the best fighter ever but he managed to not get kicked out and because of that he has the fighting ability of any standard samurai. He has learned the 'Elegant Hare' fighting style, the 'Elegant Hare' style originated out of the 'Temple Of The Dancing Rabbit.' It is involves the fighter to be quick and land small hits on the opponent until they are defeated. The creators of the style danced quite often and because of this they incorporated dance moves into the style.
Biography: Ted grew up with a regular family. Before he was born his parents had 2 baby boys, one was named Rikosho and the other Eduardo. Rikosho was 8 years older than Ted, however in a recent duel Rikosho was struck down by a ronin. The ronin was then struck down by Eduardo who is 5 years older than Ted. The father of the three, Johnny, was defeated in a duel when Ted was about 4. The details of the fight were never released to him however both his brothers know what happened.
Even when Ted was a small child he was clumsy, when he was between 1 and 13 around 51 things around his house were broken because of him. At least that is what his mother said, the real number is probably much higher. Due to him being clumsy he also appeared stupid and because of this he didn't have many friends. Those who didn't ignore him included 3 children whom he forgot about when he entered the 'Temple Of The Dancing Rabbit,' when he was 16. For 8 years he trained at the temple where he learned how to ride a horse, duel and many others to become a successful samurai. However since the school was away from his house he lived there with a teacher called 'Hishogami Tolito.' Although he wasn't as great as the other students there he learned how to fight in the elegant way that was being taught while on the ground and atop a horse. During his time at the school he hurt himself quite often which made him be able to deal with some pain. After leaving the school he visited his family and left to explore the world, where he set his goals.
Goals: Ted wants to honor his family name by defeating 5 highly respected and skilled samurai, this is because the name 'Akahoshi' means 'Red Star', the red symbolizing the blood flowing from his honored opponents and the points of the star symbolizing how many opponents.

Spoiler: School Sheet (click to show/hide)

Name: The Temple Of The Dancing Rabbit
Specialty: They teach the 'Elegant Hare' fighting style and horseback riding. They teach members of the Genki Clan, however a few members of other clans are known to have studied there.
Description: The Temple Of The Dancing Rabbit isn't a widely known school, however the fighting style that originated here is used in many places. Only honorable students who dedicate their life to learn what they teach are allowed. Even those who lack skill are allowed to learn at the Temple Of The Dancing Rabbit, however one must be skilled enough to best their teacher in a sparring session if they want to graduate. They also must defeat 3 other students in several competitions. Horseback race, horseback fighting and a regular duel using the 'Elegant Hare' fighting style. Should a challenger be defeated they are required to wait a year before challenging another student to any of the competitions.

Spoiler: Family Sheet (click to show/hide)

Name: The Akahoshi Family.
Clan: The Genki Clan.
Description: The Akahoshi family is known for being normal, which is to say they aren't known at all. The family is relatively small, many members tend to split up and follow their own path. However the members believe quite highly in honor and brothers have dueled to the death at least three times in the history of the family because one dishonored them. The most notable incident is that of 'Iko Jiroka' who dishonored the family by betraying two of his brothers for wealth. In the end he had fought against his younger brother, elder brother and finally his father where he was finally defeated.

Spoiler: New Clan (click to show/hide)

Name: The Genki Clan
Description: Before the time of the Ryoshun Shogunate there was the Genki Family and they were ruled by a man called 'Minamoto Genki.' The families surrounding his numbered 7 and with a quick wit along with cunning tactics he united the 7 clans under one banner, however Minamoto didn't live very long to see how his clan would turn out. After uniting the 7 clans he was assassinated by several rebels that came from one of the families he had conquered. Luckily there was only one family he had to conquer by force and because of that the rebels were put down, Minamoto was put to rest and his son 'Yamato Genki' soon took over as the leader. However young Yamato lacked his father's persuasion, and when he tried to have 2 other families join his clan they took it as a threat. War broke out and in the end the Genki Clan came out on top. With 10 families united under one banner they settled down in the southern end of the islands.

Even though the old members settled down the newer ones tend not to stay in one place for very long. Many members of the Genki Clan can be found in foreign areas. Foreign names have been introduced to the Clan because of this, such ones include Ted, Eduardo, Rico, Johnny and Sam. Although the Clan is not widely known for fighting prowess many know them because of the Code Of Honor they uphold. Those who are part of the clan and fail to uphold the Code tend to have more honorable members try to hunt them down, however there are scatterings who disgraced the Genki Clan that are unknown to those who hunt people like them down.

Please point out any errors, also I'm 90% sure Akahoshi actually means 'red star' but if you are an expert in the language and it's wrong then please point it out too. Minamoto means 'Warrior' 'source' and I believe Genki means 'Energetic,' so the game reference actually has a meaning. Also half the names that aren't 'Ted' or whatever probably aren't even used in Japan. I'll fix it if it's really important.

[thatkid]

OOC:
Doomblade- EDIT: Actually, I need to talk to you first. Expect a PM.
Lillipad & Digital Hellhound: I've sent you your sheets. You can start anywhere, doing anything in Sumeru. If you're having trouble coming up with a thing, let myself or File know. We can, like, just throw you in somewhere, media in res, or something.


Ninokora Shizume
The barman greedily eyes the bag of coins in your hand. "That'll be three bu," he replies, grin still plastered across his ugly face.

[Lillipad]

Hori stood at the gates. He never felt comfortable in cities, but Sumeru was small enough that he felt relatively at ease. He could smell food in the distance, and felt the small peck of hunger wash over him. A smirk crossed his face, a big hunt in a small city.
-He follows that scent-

[Doomblade187]

Metasune stood up from the hard wooden bench seat on the train as it ground to a halt. Stretching his back, he collected his small bag of luggage and his walking stick and made his way off the train, walking over to the official in charge of the freight. Looking up, the official greeted him. "Yes, Metasune, is it? Your shipment has been unloaded to the cargo warehouse on the west side of the village. Feel free to collect it at any time." "Thank you sir," Metasune replied, slipping him a bu as he walked  to the nearest inn, the Sun Blossom to look for a room. He had to meet with Kagari, the village leader tomorrow to discuss the deal.

Enter the Sun Blossom inn and inquire about buying a room.

[LordBucket]

Just for entertainment purposes, let me pull out my Japanese-English dictionary and see what the names we're choosing mean.

Hori

This one is simple. Either "moat" or "dig." It also has the advantage of actually being a name, but it's typically a family name rather than a first name.

Morikano Hayato

This one's also fairly easy. Hayato is a real place. Using a place name as a family name is fairly common. Implication is simply that you're a member of or a descendant of the family that founded the city.

As for Morikano...could be interpreted a few ways, with "forest power" and "harvested forest" being likely candidates.

Shizume Ninokara

Best guess for Shizume is "quiet eyes." Though I wonder if you really intended shizuNE, which is a fictional name used by various female characters in anime, and is probably a derivative of the same root meaning quiet/calm/serene/etc.

Ninokara is a bit troublesome, but "the husk/shell of two" isn't unreasonable

Metasan Ketusune (His real name)

Metasan? "San" is an honorific. It's basically like "Mr." And "Meta" is the Japanese loanword for the unit of measurement: "meter." So your name is "Mr. Meter." Which makes one wonder what we call you when we're being polite. Shall we call you Metasan san? Or is your real name simply Meta, but you're a condescending bastard and you refer to yourself with an honorific? Which would be like someone introducing themselves to you by saying, "Hi. My name's Mr. Meter. You can call me Mr. Meter. Don't forget the Mr."

Ketusune is problematic because there is no "tu" character in japanese. Closest approximations would be Ketsusune or Ketsune, both of which are also problematic. First interpretation of "Ketsune" I see is "Ass, huh?" As in, vulgar ass. Not donkeys. If we stretch the grammar a bit we might be able to interpret as the impolite command for of "pinch hair" but I'm a bit rusty on the exact meanings of using unconjugated verb roots in japanese. On the other hand, Ketsusune rather than Ketsune...best I get there is "Ass shin." I'm not exactly sure what an ass shin is.

However...just a guess, it's possible this wasn't a word you made up, but rather, you heard somewhere, in which case you probably intended kitsune, which means fox.

But, given the choice of including the honorific as part of your name and specifying that it's the "real" name..."Mr. Meter Ass, isn't it?" might be reasonable.

[HailFire]

While that made my day, you should probably spoiler it. 

Also, placeholder post until I get my app up~

[Doomblade187]

Considering I just thought of those names randomly, I'm suprised I got so close to actual words... Ah well, I went ahead and fixed the family name. It fits, considering what they do...

[thatkid]

Wacky stuff, LB. Hail was just talking about some of that in the IRC we're in for The Hub when you posted that!

Also, more LB related shenanigans:
There is now an Empress of Nihon. Quite a long time ago, The Ryoshun unified the few remaining disparate clans, and their Daimyo was subsequently recognized by the Empress/Emperor as Shogun. Flash forward to the present day minus thirty-five years, and simmering tensions between clans, among other things, has caused a civil war to erupt.
This should not in any way alter anything that's going on with any current characters. Honest. It just means the Ryoshun have been "the Shogunate" for much, much longer than has already been implied. And also there's an imperial family.

[thatkid]

On the IC side of things...

Hori
You follow your nose, as it's never really led you astray before. Not before long, you've found yourself wandering into the market at the center of the village. Several people are hawking their wares here, and near one side of the market is a ramshackle, if cozy, inn and tea room called The Sun Blossom. Also, interestingly, is that a large, if oddly quiet, crowd has gathered near one of the side streets. You can't see what they're looking at, though.

Metasune
You tip the man 1 bu for the information, leaving you with 8 koku and 4 bu worth of coinage, before heading to one of Sumeru's two inns. Entering the Tea Room shortly before a rather nondescript warrior, you make your way to the room in the back to speak with the innkeeper. Right now he's busy speaking with a Ronin. You catch a bit of the conversation as you enter.
Seems the fellow is asking the Ronin for 3 bu for a room. (49692=18) That's a rip-off, if you ever heard one.

[adwarf]

In a flash Shizume had his blade at the man's neck as he spoke, "I'm not an idiot you can con out of their money, it is scum like you that give the most honest people bad names. Now I suggest you rethink your price before I free you of your hand, and your money to give to the poor." His eyes flared slightly as he laid eyes on the man before him, he despised people who used their ownership of something to control the ways of people who may know no better.

[Digital Hellhound]

@LordBucket: Hayato is actually his first name - I vaguely remembered that family names come first in Japan, and I thought I saw someone called that way in the OP(s). If Behind the Name is to be believed, it basically means 'falcon-person'. I picked it mostly out of random.

Morikano I just came up by mashing two surnames from there together. I'm glad it came to mean something understandable. Forest Powerrrr! We're secret hippies!

@thatkid/GMs: +1 Agility as a mechanical bonus seems a bit odd for my family. I sort-of expected something mental instead. Also, you might want to update the Ryoshun-section with the new fluff.

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The earth rumbled softly against Hayato's palm as he watched the steam-gushing, barrel-like train rush past, wheels turning faster than the eye could follow on the tracks. Flocks of birds and small animals escaped from its wrath, scattering and hurrying past him like he wasn't even there. He was reminded of an earthquake from his youth, one that had split open the earth and caused the river to flood.

Sumeru stood below to the northeast, where the tracks bent and where the train was now slowing to a halt. He patted Katsu's neck, trying to calm the old horse down. His daishơ and naginata felt heavy on his back, as did the travelling bag slung over his shoulder. Of course, Samurai did not complain or ease up - that was for the lower classes.

'Come now,' he muttered to the horse, 'we have work to do.'

He had been told the Shogun himself had given his orders, though why his lord bothered himself with the training of petty peasant militias in the wilderness, he did not know. Hayato guided them down the broken slope, moving carefully as not to injure either of them. He wasn't a master rider, but it had been part of his studies. He'd heard of men and women who could scale practically sheer cliffsides and leap vast gaps due to their skill on horseback.

He could still smell the train's smoke hanging heavily on the air at the bottom, pervading every inch of the once-wooded path. Grimacing to himself, Hayato led Katsu along the tracks, seeing the first roofs of Sumeru up ahead. A group of peasants was approaching from that direction, clothed in barely better than rags. He noted the reverence in their gaze with pleasure.

'Peasants!' he demanded of the group, 'Who rules this town? The... village elder? Mayor? Lord?'

Hayato approaches Sumeru, asking for the ruler/important people of the town

[Lillipad]

A crowd. A crowd! Hori hadn't seen a crowd in some time. He was interested in what could gather so many people.
-He goes to see what they crowd around-

Hori

This one is simple. Either "moat" or "dig." It also has the advantage of actually being a name, but it's typically a family name rather than a first name.

I just grabbed a few random names off a feudal clan list on Wikipedia that seemed interesting. Hori was the only one that seemed sustainable without both names.

[Mr. Dwarfinton]

Added the school and family along with a few typo fixes.

Edit: thatkid requested I change a few things so the stuff will be fixed in about 20 minutes. And I have fixed it thatkid.

[Doomblade187]

Metasan had started to look around the room when he heard the commotion by the bar. Turning to look, he saw the Ronin holding his sword at the innkeeper's neck. He walked up to the confrontation.

[LordBucket]

Please point out any errors

Sure. My japanese is not great, but I do speak a little.

I'm 90% sure Akahosi actually means 'red star'

Short answer: Akahoshi

Though why you would want red is beyond me.

(Haha, bilingual stealth pun that nobody will get.)

Long answer:

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Anyone who speaks japanese would understand what you meant, but akahoshi would be more clear. "si" like "ti" and "tu" is one of the characters that doesn't behave intuitively. Like with Doomblade and "Ketusune" it would actually not be possible to write or speak these words in japanese as you've written them. Neither can you write or say a word like "christmas" in japanese. The written language is incapable of putting the "chri" sound into characters. No characters exist that make those sounds, and if you try you get something that sounds approximately like "cootie" sounds in english.

But...it's not that "hosi" is incorrect so much as that it's simply an unconventional way to transliterate the word. Japanese doesn't use english letters. I'm suggesting you change "si" to "shi" but the letters s-h-i don't exist in japanese either...so it's sort of a semantic issue to say that one is "correct" or "incorrect." Either 赤星 or あかほし is the word you're looking for.

The actual pronunciation of し isn't quite like "she" is english and it isn't quite like "see" in english either. It's probably closer to "she" but it's even closer to "s-shee" squeezed together into a single syllable.

Anyway, hoshi is the more common way to transliterate ほし into english.

Minamoto means 'Warrior' as far as I know and

Both my dictionary and babelfish translate it as "source." Just a guess, you probably mean Miyamoto, as in Miyamoto Musashi, who is basically the most famous japanese swordsman of all time. However the etymology of Miyamoto appears to be "one who lives at a shrine."

Senshi might be more what you're looking for.

I believe Genki means 'Energetic,'

The word has additional connotations, but yes. If you wanted to ask someone if they're feeling well, if they're in good spirits, etc. you would ask if they're genki. And if they're a manic young girl who acts like they're sniffing sugar mixed with speed, you might call them a Genki Girl

Energetic is a perfectly valid translation.