(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DxAykM1XgAEx--Y.jpg)<br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Name</strong></span>: Ike Yoshi (Yo is his preferred familiarization)  He is called Yurei (Ghost of the Drowned) behind his back.<br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Clan</strong></span>: Unicorn<br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Family</strong></span>: Ike<br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>School</strong></span>: Shinjo Bushi<br/><br/><br/>Glory: 50<br/>Honour: 55<br/>Status: 30<br/><br/>Endurance: 10<br/>Composure: 12<br/>Vigilance: 2<br/>Focus: 3<br/><br/>Wealth: 9 koku<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Ninjo</strong></span>:  I long for the love of an Utaka Battle Maiden.  I strive to be worthy of her and my mind is often focused on her when it should be focused elsewhere.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Giri</strong></span>: I am sworn to act as Bodyguard (yōjimbō) to a child who has yet to leave their nursery.  I am expected to hone my skills and be ready when the child comes of age to be out and about.  She is known as the Iron Butterfly and is expected to become a powerful Shukenja.  As such I can win no honour before I have satisfied this duty.<br/><br/><strong>Rest of the 20 questions</strong><br/><br/>4. Standing out in school: Adaptability, friendliness or awareness.  I am like the river, endlessly patient and difficult to offend.  I bend myself to fit the situation, which some take to be weakness.   The fail to remember that the river endures and carves a path through the mountains in its own time.<br/><br/><br/>7. Clan Relationship:<br/>My Clan represents me and I represent my Clan.  I would die before allowing my actions to sully the reputation of my Clan.<br/><br/>8. Bushido:<br/>I feel that Bushido is the way.  It is less a rigid frame that restricts and more a guide that gently urges proper behaviour.<br/><br/>9. Accomplishment:<br/>I have not accomplished anything of note as yet.<br/><br/><br/>10. Setback:<br/>I have suffered no setbacks as yet.<br/><br/><br/>11. At Peace:<br/>I am most at peace when performing a tea ceremony<br/><br/><br/>12. Anxiety:<br/>To my shame, I carry a mortal dread of drowning (Phobia of drowning)<br/><br/><br/>13. Important Relationship:<br/>I am something of a loner but I do share a certain connection to a young Shibari model.  There is no love between us but we share a deep enjoyment of the art.<br/><br/><br/>14. Distinctive Traits and Behaviors:<br/>I have the bowed legs of a longtime horseman.  I am a patient people watcher.<br/><br/><br/>15. Under Stress:<br/>I take deep breaths and try to find a way through the situation.  Be like the waterfowl.  Ride the waves that would destroy us, seeming serene and calm to all observers but beneath the surface working furiously to stay afloat.<br/><br/><br/>16. Existing Relationships With Other Groups:<br/>Unicorn - I am proud to have been born into this Clan<br/>-Ike - I am grateful that he was trained by another family so that he did not have to become a merchant.  This shame at my birth does me no honour and for this reason I keep my birth name rather than petitioning to be adopted.<br/>-Shinjo - I feel that I belong to this family rather than the one of my birth.<br/>-Utaka - I admire this family and I deeply love one of the Battle Maidens.  It is unlikely I will ever be able to win her as my wife for many reasons.<br/>Other Clans - I hold opinions of the other Clans that are typical of their reputations, tempered with some cynicism, because individuals can quite easily break the mold.<br/><br/><br/>17. Parents: My mother and father are merchants.  They were able to arrange for me to be taught in the dojo of another family of our Clan and I will always be grateful to them.  It is a vanity that I believe they did this for me, rather than for themselves.<br/><br/><br/>18. Glorious Sacrifice:<br/>One of my ancestors perished honorably in battle, and their signature Wargear Ceremonial Lacquered Armor was lost.<br/><br/>20. Death:<br/>My ideal death would be to die defending those who cannot defend themselves from an implacable foe, back to back with the woman I love.  I realize that this is selfish but if we cannot be together in this world, perhaps we could be together in the next.<br/><br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Skills</strong></span>:<br/>Courtesy 1<br/>Performance 1<br/>Medicine 1<br/>Martial Arts [Melee] 1<br/>Martial Arts [Ranged] 1<br/>Commerce 2<br/>Survival 2<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Rings</strong></span>:<br/>Air: 1 Earth: 3 Fire: 2  Water: 3 Void: 1<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Techniques</strong></span>:<br/>Striking as water<br/>Lady Shinjo's Speed<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Advantages/Disadvantages</strong></span>:<br/>Distinction: Flexibility<br/>Passions: Sake, Tea, Shibari (Rigger)<br/><br/>Adversities: Bad reputation - survived drowning as a child when he shouldn't have.  Earned him the unwelcome nickname 'Yurei' (Ghost of the Drowned)<br/>Anxiety: Phobia (Drowning)<br/><br/>Ability: Born in the saddle<br/><br/><span class="bbc_u"><strong>Equipment</strong></span>: Daikyu, Katana, standard Unicorn gear