<div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">image</div><div class="spoiler_body">(http://i60.tinypic.com/1c87q.jpg)</div></div><br/>Name: Asahina Reiko<br/>Clan: Crane<br/>Age: 18<br/>Height: 5'3"<br/>Weight: 106 lbs<br/>Build: Slender but feminine<br/><br/>Throughout her youth, Asahina Reiko has had two companions: books and the kami.  She finds them easier to understand than she generally does people.<br/><br/>Reiko comes from a fairly prominent family within the Asahina. Both her mother and her father hold positions of importance.  Her gift was discovered at a young age, and, thanks to the wealth and connections of her parents, she began her education very early, with tutors.  The benefit to her education came with an equal cost to her socialization, as she did not spend much time with other children.<br/><br/>In her classes, Reiko has always excelled.  She enjoys taking in knowledge, and does so quickly.  Where she sometimes has a tendency to do poorly is for those aspects of a shugenja's duties that involve interpersonal communication, rather than scholarship, or communion with the kami.  And these duties were not uncommon, especially for a Crane shugenja, who were expected to, if not match their Doji cousins, at least avoid shaming them.<br/><br/>Reiko's gempukku came late, partially due to her lessons in the aforementioned interpersonal duties coming slowly, but more due to interference from her overprotective parents.  While she has, with great effort, managed to polish her rough edges, and overcome her social anxiety, she still has a tendency towards shyness.  An assigment is sought for her, one that will not only utilize her strengths, but also force her to test her weaknesses.<br/><br/>...<br/><br/>Having finally gotten over her shyness, more or less, Reiko can at least play the part of a demure Crane maiden.  She still has a bit of difficulty dealing with others, especially as far as discerning their intentions or motives.  She has a great deal of curiosity, which has driven her in her studies, but which will also drive her to investigate mysteries.  Even if some of those mysteries are people, as they so often are.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">mechanics</div><div class="spoiler_body">Asahina Reiko<br/>School/Rank: Asahina Shugenja 1<br/>Insight: 124<br/><br/>Status: 1.0<br/>Honor: 6.5<br/>Glory: 1.0<br/><br/><br/>Rings<br/>Earth 2<br/>-Stamina 2<br/>-Willpower 2<br/><br/>Water 2<br/>-Strength 2<br/>-Perception 3 (12)<br/><br/>Fire 2<br/>-Agility 2<br/>-Intelligence 3<br/><br/>Air 3<br/>- Reflexes 3 (12)<br/>- Awareness 3<br/><br/>Void 2<br/><br/><br/><br/>Skills (* are school skills/emphasis)<br/>*Calligraphy (cipher) - 1<br/>*Etiquette - 1<br/>*Lore: Theology - 3 (5)<br/>*Meditation - 1<br/>*Spellcraft - 3 (2)<br/>*Artisan: Poetry - 1<br/>*Investigation - 3 (5)<br/>Courtier - 1 (1)<br/><br/>Advantages:<br/>Sage (3)<br/>Dangerous Beauty (3)<br/>Benten's Blessing (3)<br/><br/><br/>Disadvantages:<br/>Antisocial (-2)<br/>Idealistic (-2)<br/>Soft-Hearted (-2)<br/><br/>Scrolls:<br/>Air:<br/>Whispering Wind<br/>Benten's Touch<br/>Tempest of Air<br/><br/>Earth:<br/>Armor of Earth<br/><br/>Fire:<br/><br/>Water:<br/>Path to Inner Peace<br/>Reversal of Fortunes</div></div>