<span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><br/>Here is my basic concept for the character.<br/><br/>Character Name:  Tamiko Skyhawk   Marine Scout/Sniper and Samurai.<br/>Character Nickname / Alias: Tami Also know to Navajo familiy as "One who will not walk in women's moccasins"<br/>School Grade (if applicable): 12<br/>Age: 24<br/>Height: 5’ 8’<br/>Weight: 130<br/>Hair: jet black<br/>Eyes: brandy, clear and bright (Reddish-golden brown), more gold in the center around the iris<br/><br/>Appearance: Good looking, Oriental features, golden tanned complexion, large intense eyes.  Slender figure, well muscled, but not muscle bound.<br/><br/>Personality: somewhat a loner except when with true, proven friends. Controls her emotions very well, very Zen about it.  Uses Zen meditation to focus on what she needs to do.<br/><br/>History: Tami is the daughter of a Navajo/American mother and a Japanese/American father. She grew up on a ranch in New Mexico.  Until she went to school, the family traveled between the US and Japan.  She grew up learning 3 languages, English, Japanese and Navajo.  She was steeped in the traditions of both cultures.  Tami did not follow the tradition paths of female in those cultures, preferring to not wear a woman Moccasins and her Navajo Grandmother said of her.  So she rode and ran, hunted with bow and arrow, and with her Japanese grandparents she took to the tradition of the Samurii.  Her Japanese family ran a school which taught the Bushido, the “Way of the Warrior”.    When she is 10, her parents are killed in a crash and she is shared by the two families as she loved them both and would not choose one over the other.<br/><br/>She took ROTC in High School doing well in the Academics, Track and Field events such as distance running, hurdles, cross country and javelin, as well as in the ROTC.  When she graduated she entered the Marines and was soon transferred to the to the Marines Special Forces because of her skills.  She was trained as a Scout/Sniper and served in a number of armed conflicts, where her abilities and her creative use of Native American and Oriental skills, were great assets.   There she picked up her covert skills, and added the use various fire arms,small and large weapons and sniper skills to her list of accomplishments.<br/><br/>Languages spoken: English, Japanese, and Dineh (Navajo) A smattering of Farsee Language Iraq and Iran,.<br/><br/>Hobbies: It is more than a Hobby, to fully train as a ancient Samurai who was not only excelled with swords, bow, and unarmed combat, but also in fine arts such as singing, dancing, playing an instrument, calligraphy, painting, and poetry.  She became a member of the SCA as a outlet for her skills.<br/><br/>What Sorts of Things Is Your Character Particularly Good At That You Did Not List as Hobbies?: Martial Arts, Kendo (basic sword practice.), riding, Yabusame (Japanese mounted archery), Running, Oriental painting (Brush and Ink)</span>