<strong>Name:</strong>Bayushi Yukimura<br/><strong>Clan: </strong>Scorpion<br/><strong>School:</strong>Bayushi Bushi<br/><strong>Rank:</strong>2 - Insight:  (Ringsx10)+skills+insight bonuses<br/><br/><strong>Remaining XP:</strong>2<br/><br/><strong>Earth</strong>2 - Stamina 2 - Willpower 2<br/><strong>Water</strong>2 - Strength 2 - Perception 2<br/><strong>Fire</strong>3 - Agility 3 - Intelligence 3<br/><strong>Air </strong>2 - Reflexes 2 - Awareness 2<br/><strong>Void</strong>2<br/><br/><br/>Iajutsu 4<br/>Courtier (political manoeuvers) 3<br/>Defense 4<br/>Etiquette 3<br/>Kenjitsu 4<br/>Kyujitsu 3<br/>Battle 3<br/>Athletics 3<br/>Stealth 3<br/>Poison 2<br/>Investigation 3<br/>Horsemanship 3<br/>Lore Scorpion Clan 2<br/>Lore Bushido 2<br/>Lore Law 2<br/><br/><br/><strong>Abilities:</strong><br/><br/>Free Raise if defending contested social<br/>Add Defense to TN at all times<br/><br/><strong>Glory:</strong>1 -<strong>Honor: </strong>2 -<strong>Status:</strong>1  -<strong>Shadowlands Taint:</strong>N/A<br/><br/><br/><strong>Techniques:</strong><br/>1k0 to init<br/>+5TN vs. people with lower init.<br/>Immune to Combat Reflexes<br/><br/><br/><strong>Advantages:</strong><br/><br/>Jurojin's Blessings(2) (resist poison/disease - keep 2 extra dice)<br/>Combat Reflexes(6) (in skirmish move up or down a rank freely, switching places with the one you take the place of<br/>Quick(2) (extra die roll per initiative roll)<br/>Heartless (2) (+10 to TN to change mind)<br/><br/><br/><strong>Disadvantage:</strong><br/><br/>Cruel(4) (lower honor rank and perception by 1 in social interaction)<br/>Lechery(4) (4 free raises for one attempting to seduce)<br/><br/><br/><strong>Equipment:</strong><br/><br/>- Katana<br/>- No Dachi<br/>- Wakizashi<br/>- Travelling pack<br/>- Medium Armor<br/>- Mask<br/>- Kimono/sandles<br/>- Bow<br/>- Arrows (6 flesh cutter, 6 Armor Piercing, 6 Willow Leaf, 1 humming bulb, 1 rope cutter)<br/>- 7 koku<br/><br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Description:</strong></span><br/>Bayushi Yukimura is of average height, broadshouldered and in good shape due to daily training.<br/>His hair is ravenblack and usually cut short, his eyes piercing and darkbrown. Like so many Bayushi he has a rogueish handsome edge.<br/>His expression though tends to be stern frequently but he has a charming smile. His voice is low yet still retains a youthful edge.<br/>Bar a large scar on the chest and a few lingering imperfections due to his martial lifestyle, he has no notable traits.<br/>His armor is crimson with a hint of golden and his underclothing black. His mask and helmet too are crimson with gold.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>PERSONALITY:</strong></span><br/>Bayushi Yukimura is a cunning, cautious, dutyful and loyal Scorpion. A perfectionist he has a charming edge and a jovial appearance when interacting with others but can shift to a business-like and stern approach whenever the need arises. This duality in his behaviour makes him pleasant to work with. He is outgoing when needed but reserved, silent and observant when necessary.<br/>To some he may seem heartless in some cases but due to his extreme dedication to loyalty and duty, following the views dictated by the Scorpion Clan's interpretation of Bushido, he is hard to manipulate or force of a path he sets on. This unwavering observance of duty is one of his greatest strengths, he does not flinch when the need comes and sentimentality may get in the way.<br/>However his archetypical Scorpionesque edge has also added an edge of cruelty in his personality. He enjoys seeing his enemies squirm and perish. When the Scorpion Clan sents him against a hated foe or someone he loaths then he gains great delight at their suffering and failure. This cruel edge contrasts starkly with his charming and loyal behaviour when dealing with those he respects and his comrades.<br/>A lover of literature, history and tactics, he is also a perfectionist in martial skills. He values all skills be they political, military or artisanal in nature.<br/>He also values cameraderie among his bretheren and gladly assists those of his Clan. Outsiders he is weary of but always treats politely.<br/>Though Yukimura seems at first glance almost impervious to most manipulations due to his superior dedication to the facets of Clanloyalty and duty to ones superiors and comrades, he can be manipulated in other ways. And especially his lecherous edge makes it hard for him to resist the more seductive of women. It is a flaw known to some Scorpion who have learned to intervene if there is a risk of the more erotic predators of court attempting their skills on him. He seemingly just has a terrible talent for dealing with such compliments and attentions.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>BACKGROUND</strong></span><br/>Yukimura is a young but competent Samurai who has been trained in the classical Bushi arts of the Scorpion Clan.<br/>Polyvalent like all the Bayushi, he excells in the military aspect of the Scorpion Clan's largest family. Over the years he has been stationed patrolling villages in the Scorpion Provinces before ending up guarding the Crane-Scorpion Boarder. In that time he saw little war and mostly pitted his skills against ronin and the bandits that all too frequently plage the Empire. By the time he rose to command a patrol of his own and did so admirably, he was noticed by a Courtier and reassigned to escort him. Having spent the last two years leading the escorts of notable Scorpion emissaries, he has gained some experience in Court and has travelled the Empire to a degree having allowed him to interact with a diverse group of people.<br/>Only recently did he gain the interest of an important Scorpion and was suddenly reassigned to the City of Lies without further instructions.<br/>Totally unaware of what is in store of him or expected, he arrives in the City of Lies... .<br/><br/>