Post by Rikimaru Onigami on Feb 12, 2008 7:21:17 GMT -5
Name: Rikimaru Onigami a.k.a Kagemusha
Age: 19
Personality: Rikimaru is a fairly cynical person who at first glance seems like he is blindly loyal and would rather kill you than talk to you due to his reputation for being a harshly disciplined soldier for his lord. However, this is not truly the case as he values honour above all else and would rather have comradery than respect or fear. He is somewhat of a perfectionist as he dislikes leaving a job half done or not done to it's best. Generally, Rikimaru tries to be honourable in his actions which he finds somewhat difificult in his current situation due to the task which he was assigned by his family. He generally prefers to be alone with his thoughts than to be with any allies he may gather as he sees allies and fellow warriors as just there for battle and he applies this to all but his Lord. He generally tries to think about the consequences of what he does before he does them when it comes to planning and tries to figure out all possibilities and tries to keep calm as much as possible, seeing all emotions as needless distractions. This is why people se him as cold and generally heartless as he doesn't feel remorse or mercy when injuring or killing other soldiers. They call him a demon for this reason, assuming he loves the battle, but in truth he is just indifferent. He dislikes some of his Lord's methods however, such as his irrational switching between emotions and beating his wife.
Appearance:
i28.photobucket.com/albums/c203/Iyon/b80603cc.gif was what Rikimaru looked like when he was younger. Placed here so the Shadow Lord can reference to it if he wants.
i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa196/Kite_Infinity/wraths-11.jpg is his normal appearance minus the elf ears and make the eyes blood red instead of the colour they are shown >.>
Rikimaru is fairly tall with a somewhat slim build. However, this does not mean he is weak, he is in fact rather strong. He has blood red eyes which have made people believe he is a demon or at least cursed due to this un-natural eye colour. He has messy black hair that has a small pony tail coming out the back, but other than this it seems rather unkempt. He wears a black sleeveless shirt with a large collar, this collar is normally unbuttoned and has a yellow edge to it. He wears a rather long scarf in front of the collar though and normally has the lower part of his face hidden behind the scarf or the collar. He wears back trousers and has a black piece of cloth around his waist as well, this also has a yellow trim. He has his belt go over this and this is a brown belt with a normal metal buckle. He will sheath his katana at the belt once he purchases it. Rikimaru also has a scar over his left eye, this was from the blade of an assassin who tried to attack his Lord and Rikimaru was lucky he didn't lose his eye from it. He also has a large tatoo of a dragon with open jaws on his chest, this goes from the tip of the open jaws stopping at his collar bone and the tail that stops just above his waist. This shows he is part of the Onigami family. He also has a brown hawk with orange eyes that sits on his shoulder (on top of padding) and this is a messenger hawk but it is trained to fight as well. It's name is Karasu.(see details of hawk in strengths and weaknesses)
Money: 5000 Shima
Clan: Shadow, Ex-Shinnoyami.
Strengths: Rikimaru's strengths mainly lie within his skills with the sword and his strength and speed. Rikimaru has been trained since the age of seven to use a sword and therefore in twelve years of training he has developed an effective sword style of his own and the skills to use it properly. Due to his body, Rikimaru was never much for endurance or defence and this led to him making sure he was strong enough physically to fight off opponents quickly. He also made sure he had the speed for this as well through alot of training since he discovered how weak he was when he was twelve. Rikimaru was taught how to be an effective warrior since he began training at the age of seven, constantly told how to use tactics effectively and stay calm and now he has become an effective tactician if not overly brutal. He also has a trained hawk that sits on his right shoulder, this is normally a messenger hawk but it has been trained to attack an enemy if Rikimaru is in danger or orders it to. Rikimaru is also very agile.
Weaknesses: Rikimaru has absurd difficulties in defence due to an illness he had when he was younger that almost ended up crippling him. This ended up in weakening what his body could take in terms of damage to the extent where he could hardly stand wihtout pain and collapsing. Since then he has overcome this further and the illness passed, however, it's effects still remain and have weakened his body, now he can only take three to four strong hits. He also has a lack of endurance so he can't outlast most opponents, which is generally why he tries for quick kills and prefers raid and assassination tactics over those in a war of attrition. Karasu has it's own weaknesses as it's training is a weakness and a strength, as due to it's training it will carry on with an order no matter how dangerous, including ones where it's death is almost certain.
History: Rikimaru was raised in the Onigami family, a family within the Shinnoyami clan which has worked to try and get it information through spying and intelligence networks throughout Kenkon. They try and make sure Shinnoyami have the advantage in all it's efforts. The current heir to the clan is currently Rikimaru and many members look down upon this due to Rikimaru's weakness. Rikimaru was born with a disease that amde his body quite fragile and the whole family knows this, they also know that when the illness was cured, it left a permenant effect on his body. Rikimaru was raised in a strict way to counter this opinion, to make up for his weakness with discipline and strength as it were. He began to be taught how to wield a blade and also how to be a good tactician from when he was seven years old, however, this led to him getting the opinion that people are his tools instead of humans. If Rikimaru ever did anything wrong, he was beaten to near death and then healed by doctors from within the family, seeing his failures as unacceptable for the future leader of their clan.
When he was eight, he was given a hawk called Karasu from his grandfather who is now deceased. Karasu grew to become one of the few things Rikimaru ever showed kindness towards, seeing him like the only friend he had and the only one he needed. As he became better and better with his sword, he was sent to more and more competitions, never losing the fights..for a while at least. He lost a fight for the first time when he was twelve, when he fought a youth who was as skilled as he but could take hits easier and was stronger physically than him. This defeat made Rikimaru realise how weak he truely was and he began to train as much as he could between his lessons, mainly focusing on building up his speed and strength as he couldn't ever fix his defence or stamina. He also began to train more with Karasu so he could further his combat strategy in an actual fight, but he always felt unfufilled whenever he won a competition or did something right after it, as it made him feel like they were judging him as the heir of the clan instead of himself, as Rikimaru Onigami, like he could only make a name for himself if it was due to his accomplishments his clan did instead of his own.
As he grew older, he was being accepted into the ranks of the information network, in particular, they had their eyes on one individual, Kaimei Raiden. By this point, Rikimaru was only 14 so they thought he would make a great spy, as if Rikimaru kept his identity secret then he could get close to Kaimei without suspicion. Rikimaru accepted this position and approached the future Shadow Lord. He was dressed like an orphan in the village and when the Lord asked him who he was, he said he didn't remember his name and he was mainly called Red Eyed Oni. The Lord saw why as soon as Rikimaru looked at him but was unphased by the blood red eyes and visited him the next few days and showed him kindness, like he was a brother. Rikimaru always assumed this was pure chance, and as he began to spy on Kaimei over the next few years, even after the foundation of the Shadow Clan.
He was going to report to the Onigami using Karasu when they approached taking the capital, however, something rose up inside him, a true sense of loyalty to Kaimei. He wrote an actual report but didn't send it until it would be too late to stop Kaimei. He then sent his information on time since then, but made sure the information was false but still believable. He is now under the command of Kaimei, as the Head Strategist of the clan as well as a known general. He sees this as a chance to make his own name known instead of just that of the Onigami.
Weapons: Akuma Kote. This is a metal gauntlet which appears to be made of silver when it is in fact just heavily polished steel. The gauntlet goes right up to Rikimaru's elbow and has talons at the fingers. The talon on the index finger can extended roughly two feet and he uses this to catch enemies off guard.
Armour: None
Items: None
Age: 19
Personality: Rikimaru is a fairly cynical person who at first glance seems like he is blindly loyal and would rather kill you than talk to you due to his reputation for being a harshly disciplined soldier for his lord. However, this is not truly the case as he values honour above all else and would rather have comradery than respect or fear. He is somewhat of a perfectionist as he dislikes leaving a job half done or not done to it's best. Generally, Rikimaru tries to be honourable in his actions which he finds somewhat difificult in his current situation due to the task which he was assigned by his family. He generally prefers to be alone with his thoughts than to be with any allies he may gather as he sees allies and fellow warriors as just there for battle and he applies this to all but his Lord. He generally tries to think about the consequences of what he does before he does them when it comes to planning and tries to figure out all possibilities and tries to keep calm as much as possible, seeing all emotions as needless distractions. This is why people se him as cold and generally heartless as he doesn't feel remorse or mercy when injuring or killing other soldiers. They call him a demon for this reason, assuming he loves the battle, but in truth he is just indifferent. He dislikes some of his Lord's methods however, such as his irrational switching between emotions and beating his wife.
Appearance:
i28.photobucket.com/albums/c203/Iyon/b80603cc.gif was what Rikimaru looked like when he was younger. Placed here so the Shadow Lord can reference to it if he wants.
i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa196/Kite_Infinity/wraths-11.jpg is his normal appearance minus the elf ears and make the eyes blood red instead of the colour they are shown >.>
Rikimaru is fairly tall with a somewhat slim build. However, this does not mean he is weak, he is in fact rather strong. He has blood red eyes which have made people believe he is a demon or at least cursed due to this un-natural eye colour. He has messy black hair that has a small pony tail coming out the back, but other than this it seems rather unkempt. He wears a black sleeveless shirt with a large collar, this collar is normally unbuttoned and has a yellow edge to it. He wears a rather long scarf in front of the collar though and normally has the lower part of his face hidden behind the scarf or the collar. He wears back trousers and has a black piece of cloth around his waist as well, this also has a yellow trim. He has his belt go over this and this is a brown belt with a normal metal buckle. He will sheath his katana at the belt once he purchases it. Rikimaru also has a scar over his left eye, this was from the blade of an assassin who tried to attack his Lord and Rikimaru was lucky he didn't lose his eye from it. He also has a large tatoo of a dragon with open jaws on his chest, this goes from the tip of the open jaws stopping at his collar bone and the tail that stops just above his waist. This shows he is part of the Onigami family. He also has a brown hawk with orange eyes that sits on his shoulder (on top of padding) and this is a messenger hawk but it is trained to fight as well. It's name is Karasu.(see details of hawk in strengths and weaknesses)
Money: 5000 Shima
Clan: Shadow, Ex-Shinnoyami.
Strengths: Rikimaru's strengths mainly lie within his skills with the sword and his strength and speed. Rikimaru has been trained since the age of seven to use a sword and therefore in twelve years of training he has developed an effective sword style of his own and the skills to use it properly. Due to his body, Rikimaru was never much for endurance or defence and this led to him making sure he was strong enough physically to fight off opponents quickly. He also made sure he had the speed for this as well through alot of training since he discovered how weak he was when he was twelve. Rikimaru was taught how to be an effective warrior since he began training at the age of seven, constantly told how to use tactics effectively and stay calm and now he has become an effective tactician if not overly brutal. He also has a trained hawk that sits on his right shoulder, this is normally a messenger hawk but it has been trained to attack an enemy if Rikimaru is in danger or orders it to. Rikimaru is also very agile.
Weaknesses: Rikimaru has absurd difficulties in defence due to an illness he had when he was younger that almost ended up crippling him. This ended up in weakening what his body could take in terms of damage to the extent where he could hardly stand wihtout pain and collapsing. Since then he has overcome this further and the illness passed, however, it's effects still remain and have weakened his body, now he can only take three to four strong hits. He also has a lack of endurance so he can't outlast most opponents, which is generally why he tries for quick kills and prefers raid and assassination tactics over those in a war of attrition. Karasu has it's own weaknesses as it's training is a weakness and a strength, as due to it's training it will carry on with an order no matter how dangerous, including ones where it's death is almost certain.
History: Rikimaru was raised in the Onigami family, a family within the Shinnoyami clan which has worked to try and get it information through spying and intelligence networks throughout Kenkon. They try and make sure Shinnoyami have the advantage in all it's efforts. The current heir to the clan is currently Rikimaru and many members look down upon this due to Rikimaru's weakness. Rikimaru was born with a disease that amde his body quite fragile and the whole family knows this, they also know that when the illness was cured, it left a permenant effect on his body. Rikimaru was raised in a strict way to counter this opinion, to make up for his weakness with discipline and strength as it were. He began to be taught how to wield a blade and also how to be a good tactician from when he was seven years old, however, this led to him getting the opinion that people are his tools instead of humans. If Rikimaru ever did anything wrong, he was beaten to near death and then healed by doctors from within the family, seeing his failures as unacceptable for the future leader of their clan.
When he was eight, he was given a hawk called Karasu from his grandfather who is now deceased. Karasu grew to become one of the few things Rikimaru ever showed kindness towards, seeing him like the only friend he had and the only one he needed. As he became better and better with his sword, he was sent to more and more competitions, never losing the fights..for a while at least. He lost a fight for the first time when he was twelve, when he fought a youth who was as skilled as he but could take hits easier and was stronger physically than him. This defeat made Rikimaru realise how weak he truely was and he began to train as much as he could between his lessons, mainly focusing on building up his speed and strength as he couldn't ever fix his defence or stamina. He also began to train more with Karasu so he could further his combat strategy in an actual fight, but he always felt unfufilled whenever he won a competition or did something right after it, as it made him feel like they were judging him as the heir of the clan instead of himself, as Rikimaru Onigami, like he could only make a name for himself if it was due to his accomplishments his clan did instead of his own.
As he grew older, he was being accepted into the ranks of the information network, in particular, they had their eyes on one individual, Kaimei Raiden. By this point, Rikimaru was only 14 so they thought he would make a great spy, as if Rikimaru kept his identity secret then he could get close to Kaimei without suspicion. Rikimaru accepted this position and approached the future Shadow Lord. He was dressed like an orphan in the village and when the Lord asked him who he was, he said he didn't remember his name and he was mainly called Red Eyed Oni. The Lord saw why as soon as Rikimaru looked at him but was unphased by the blood red eyes and visited him the next few days and showed him kindness, like he was a brother. Rikimaru always assumed this was pure chance, and as he began to spy on Kaimei over the next few years, even after the foundation of the Shadow Clan.
He was going to report to the Onigami using Karasu when they approached taking the capital, however, something rose up inside him, a true sense of loyalty to Kaimei. He wrote an actual report but didn't send it until it would be too late to stop Kaimei. He then sent his information on time since then, but made sure the information was false but still believable. He is now under the command of Kaimei, as the Head Strategist of the clan as well as a known general. He sees this as a chance to make his own name known instead of just that of the Onigami.
Weapons: Akuma Kote. This is a metal gauntlet which appears to be made of silver when it is in fact just heavily polished steel. The gauntlet goes right up to Rikimaru's elbow and has talons at the fingers. The talon on the index finger can extended roughly two feet and he uses this to catch enemies off guard.
Armour: None
Items: None
