And here we go. Took longer than I wanted because work has been keeping busy but mostly done. Just trying to figure out what I want for the rank 7 item or less.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Character sheet</div><div class="spoiler_body"><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Name</strong></span>: Shosuro Reiko<br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Clan</strong></span>: Scorpion<br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Family</strong></span>: Shosuro<br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>School</strong></span>: Shosuro Shadow Weaver<br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Ninjo</strong></span>: She longs to be able to stand in the spotlight. To be more than a face in the crowd.She wants the chances to be the honored victor not the name that nobody remembers or have her name spit on as a villain. This runs into an issue where sometimes she has to pick between duty and the greater good and a chance at being an honorable samurai.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Giri</strong></span>: Her duty is simple be a public face for the clan, stand in the courts, nod politely and quietly manipulate events in the background so they favor the Scorpions without drawing too much attention to what the clan is actually supposed to be doing even if that means doing the dishonorable thing.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Rest of the 20 questions</div><div class="spoiler_body">4. Standing out in school:<br/>During her training adaptability was her specialty. Performing equally well in the physical arts, ways of courts, and her shugenja studies. <br/><br/>7. Clan Relationship: <br/>The clan relationship is a confusing one. Torn between two sides of her heritage and caught in the middle of a blood feud it can be hard to figure out who to trust.  It doesn’t help that unlike many other Shosuro her role is a more public one where her identity is revealed versus the others who go through their lives hidden as actors and entertainers. She has to deal with being a very public target for those who want to blame Scorpions for everything and she does resent being stuck in the middle of all this chaos at least a little bit<br/>8. Bushido: <br/>Her relationship with Bushido is a complicated one. Like all scorpions she views duty above all and while she does not disparage honor. He’s also willing to throw it away for the sake of that duty. Despite it all however there is a certain longing for it. As someone who doesn’t have the privilege of sticking to it and stay in the shadows, there is a want for the chance to be the one standing in the light of glory for once.<br/><br/>9. Accomplishment: <br/>Her greatest gift and the reason she was given her position is her ability to spot the subtle clues both on the battlefield and in court. The most notable achievement known by her family was uncovering a secret messaging system used by the Isawa to transport instructions between its courtiers. She was able to get a few months use out of it until it was discovered and changed, allowing her branch of the Shosuro family to advance against their hated enemy.<br/><br/><br/>10. Setback: <br/>Things are not always easy for her in court and abroad. There is a blood feud between her own branch of the Shosuro family and one of the Isawa lords. They blame her family for stealing a precious artifact that was guarded by one of her phoenix ancestors before she married into her family. When it disappeared her family was to blame. Her family refused to take the blame and was offended by the accusation while the Isawa insulted them and refused to search for other culprits. The issue soon growing into a full blood feud as the generations passed and the fighting got worse.<br/><br/>11. At Peace: <br/>Unsurprisingly the place where she feels the most at home is in the middle of conflict and social niceties.  Surrounded by all this infighting both in court and on the field of battle he’s learned to spot where each of the sore points are between people and knows just the right buttons to push to reignite problems old and new.<br/><br/>12. Anxiety: <br/>While there are many benefits to her position as a more public figure in the Scorpions there are downsides too. She still has to complete less honorable tasks in the shadows even when outside Scorpion lands and she cannot discuss it with other Shosuro either without risking giving away their identities. She is a tool for the clan and must focus on the larger picture. Human connection is too much of risk so she has issues dealing with such things when they appear.<br/><br/><br/>13. Important Relationship: <br/>Growing up she had a close relationship with a Yogo Wardmaster who taught her the importance of preparation and instructed her in the deeper secrets of a Shugenja, helping to foster her connection with the spirits. Unfortunately she also picked up the habit of spending far too much time preparing and worrying about the causes of her family’s own issues. Any serious political entanglements such as political marriages tend to send her into overtime preparing to handle it and read the fine print even if it doesn’t make logical sense.<br/><br/><br/>14. Distinctive Traits and Behaviors: <br/>Fidgets with the sleeve of her robe when caught off guard by sudden changes. Wears a red jade necklace with a scorpion and phoenix locked in an embrace. Her clothes and armor always seem to be pristine and clean even after a hard ride. Something sheconstantly takes care of to make sure she’s fully presentable for court. It’s one of the few remnants of the original wedding that started the blood feud between families<br/><br/>15. Under Stress: <br/>When under stress she tends to pull away requiring time to think and calm herself. When that’s not possible she tends to indulge in stirring the pot and venomous remarks. She seems to go slow and still, almost frozen when feelings overwhelm her until the point they burst out usually in a biting remark.<br/><br/>16. Existing Relationships With Other Groups: <br/>Mantis Clan:  She spent some time training following a storm fleet TideSeer for a season to learn how they used fog and storms to assist during their aggressive brand of commerce and diplomacy.<br/>Crane clan: As part of her training involved learning how court life functioned, inevitably she found herself at one point found herself at the Crane courts where she learned both the  public side of politics and the shadowy games played underneath the regal proceedings, including a brief glimpse at how well Daidoji spymaster’s could play the game.<br/>Phoenix: The most impactful relationship that she has with foreign groups is Isawa Mifune the current leader of the Isawa branch family that is in a feud with her own family and Isawa Kaoru, Mifune’s heir and daughter. Over the course of training, she had several run-ins with Kaoru, always on opposite sides no matter the subject. One could say that the sky was blue and the other would argue the sky is indigo just to come out with a ‘win’. Thankfully it hasn’t evolved into straight up violence or a dual just yet.<br/><br/>17. Parents: <br/>Family relationships are not an easy thing for Scorpions. Especially those who end up in the middle of a blood feud between a family of Scorpions and a Phoenix lord. Still she did her best and feeling the need to foster her own abilities to defend himself, fostering her martial skills and ability to fight up close as much as her stealth skills.<br/><br/>18. Named to honor: <br/><br/>Guardian of Forbidden Knowledge: One of your kin guards or once guarded a reliquary of forbidden knowledge. Either your family still has responsibility for guarding the reliquary, or it has gone missing.<br/><br/><br/>She was named in honor Isawa Rumiko a Phoenix clan ancestor who married into her clan. She was to guardian to an ancient artifact of the phoenix but it disappeared shortly after the marriage.  Her family was blamed for the theft and that was the incident that started the blood feud between her branch of the Shosuro family and her ancestor’s branch of the Isawa family. She feels trepidation about being named after such an important member of the family but perhaps because of it she has a deeper connection to the spirits than many other Shosuro members and was able to partake in the Shadow Weaver school instead of that of the infiltrators.<br/><br/>20. Death:<br/>His death more likely than not will be an anonymous one performing her duty to the Scorpion clan and the empire taking on a mission that is deemed less than honorable and possibly disgraced but it is a death she would accept gladly so others don’t have to. That is of course if a duelist or shugenja from Isawa or anyone else who believes they have a grudge against her family cuts her down. <br/> </div></div><br/> <span class="bbc_u"><strong>Rings</strong></span>: Air3, Earth 1, Fire 2, Water 3, Void 1<br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Skills</strong></span>: Courtesy 2, Performance 1, Culture 1 Theology 2, Fitness 1, Martial Arts [Melee] 2, Skullduggery 2<br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Honor</strong></span>: 30<br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Glory</strong></span>: 40<br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Status</strong></span>: 35<br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Endurance</strong></span>: 6<br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Composure</strong></span>: 8<br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Focus</strong></span>: 5<br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Vigilance</strong></span>: 3<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Techniques</strong></span>: <br/>Invocations: By the Light of the Lord Moon, Cloak of Night, Fukurokujin’s Wit<br/>Shuji: Prey on the Weak<br/>Rituals: Commune with Spirits<br/>Kata:<br/>Ninjutsu:<br/> <span class="bbc_u"><strong>Advantages/Disadvantages</strong></span>: Subtle Observer, Blood Feud, Pot Stirrer, Isolation, Coming Storm (Political Alliances gone wrong, especially those related to political marriage)<br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Equipment</strong></span>: Wakizashi, 6 Shuriken, Concealed Armor, Sanctified Robes, 3 Vials of Poison, Opening and Closing kit,  Butterfly sword 6 koku</div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Image I'm thinking of using</div><div class="spoiler_body">(https://i.imgur.com/uKBmij7.jpg)</div></div>