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Background:
My character is a young warrior from a prestigious family, the Isen clan. The Isen clan is a small, tight-knit Spartan-like warrior community, but with education in the arts and cultural sophistication on par with that of the Imperial nobles. The Isen realm is secluded and closed off by natural barriers and man made defenses a like. Their lands are said to be breathtakingly beautiful but impenetrable. Because the Isen remain neutral in most conflicts of the land, no one bothers them. On the other hand, no one dares to anyways. The deadly Isen warriors, collectively known as the Akatsuki, are a legendary unit considered to be the most lethal in the land feared by samurai and shinobi alike. In simple terms: Fucking with them is just not worth it.
The Daimyo in this scenario (can be Nobunaga, Tokugawa, Takeda, or any other major warlord of the time) is a ruler of a major ruling clan with great ambitions. His military is elite and vast, and there are rumors that he plans to gradually amass his power and one by one conquer the other warlords and take over, maybe even dethrone the Emperor. Of course, this is not in the best interest of the numerous other clans and warlords, who would do anything to prevent this from happening. As such, the Daimyo is obsessed with his security, especially that of his treasured daughter (your character) who is said to be the most beautiful girl in the Empire.
So during a trip to the Sacred Shrine for prayer, where the Daimyo is accompanied by his family, his nobles, and his subjects, the entire party is ambushed by assassins. Luckily, they had been passing by Isen lands, the outskirts of which are vigilantly patrolled.
The Daimyo had prepared adequate security for this outing, but the assassins are of a skill level far superior to your average Samurai or Shinobi. My character witnesses the ambush that quickly slaughters the Daimyo's security force, not sure whether to intervene or not since it's his clan's policy to remain absolutely neutral. But when he sees the Daimyo's daughter, he is immediately moved by her beauty. When an assassin comes close to harming her, he decides to step in.
Jumping into the fray, he begins slaying the assassins with a cold, frighteningly deadly efficiency. He is unbelievably fast and the force of his attacks brutally overwhelming. A scarf around his neck bears the mark of the Isen Clan, which scares the assassins to flee the scene not wanting an engagement with the Akatsuki.
The Daimyo, having witnessed my character's combat skills, is immediately obsessed with him and fixated on making him his daughter's body guard. Despite numerous refusals, the Daimyo insists with ridiculous amounts of money for payment. After consulting the Isen elders who deem the Daimyo a good enough ruler, my character gets permission to leave the Isen and be employed under the Daimyo to protect him and specifically his daughter (your character).
Anyone?
Background:
My character is a young warrior from a prestigious family, the Isen clan. The Isen clan is a small, tight-knit Spartan-like warrior community, but with education in the arts and cultural sophistication on par with that of the Imperial nobles. The Isen realm is secluded and closed off by natural barriers and man made defenses a like. Their lands are said to be breathtakingly beautiful but impenetrable. Because the Isen remain neutral in most conflicts of the land, no one bothers them. On the other hand, no one dares to anyways. The deadly Isen warriors, collectively known as the Akatsuki, are a legendary unit considered to be the most lethal in the land feared by samurai and shinobi alike. In simple terms: Fucking with them is just not worth it.
The Daimyo in this scenario (can be Nobunaga, Tokugawa, Takeda, or any other major warlord of the time) is a ruler of a major ruling clan with great ambitions. His military is elite and vast, and there are rumors that he plans to gradually amass his power and one by one conquer the other warlords and take over, maybe even dethrone the Emperor. Of course, this is not in the best interest of the numerous other clans and warlords, who would do anything to prevent this from happening. As such, the Daimyo is obsessed with his security, especially that of his treasured daughter (your character) who is said to be the most beautiful girl in the Empire.
So during a trip to the Sacred Shrine for prayer, where the Daimyo is accompanied by his family, his nobles, and his subjects, the entire party is ambushed by assassins. Luckily, they had been passing by Isen lands, the outskirts of which are vigilantly patrolled.
The Daimyo had prepared adequate security for this outing, but the assassins are of a skill level far superior to your average Samurai or Shinobi. My character witnesses the ambush that quickly slaughters the Daimyo's security force, not sure whether to intervene or not since it's his clan's policy to remain absolutely neutral. But when he sees the Daimyo's daughter, he is immediately moved by her beauty. When an assassin comes close to harming her, he decides to step in.
Jumping into the fray, he begins slaying the assassins with a cold, frighteningly deadly efficiency. He is unbelievably fast and the force of his attacks brutally overwhelming. A scarf around his neck bears the mark of the Isen Clan, which scares the assassins to flee the scene not wanting an engagement with the Akatsuki.
The Daimyo, having witnessed my character's combat skills, is immediately obsessed with him and fixated on making him his daughter's body guard. Despite numerous refusals, the Daimyo insists with ridiculous amounts of money for payment. After consulting the Isen elders who deem the Daimyo a good enough ruler, my character gets permission to leave the Isen and be employed under the Daimyo to protect him and specifically his daughter (your character).
Anyone?