Mirumoto Haruka, Dragon Yojimbo
Statistics
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- 1 pt 'Both swords flying' Minus 2 penalty but better damage.
1 pt 'Carnival of carnage' mooks at -1 shot cost (2 instead of 3)
2 pts 'Hair trigger neck hairs' (+4 to perception) - It's like her twin whispers a warning to her....
- Her katana
Haru's katana
Daikyu
Wealth level: working stiff
Background
Her name is Miramoto Haruka. She had a twin brother, Mirumoto Haru, and they went through gempuku together. They were extremely close and nigh inseparable. They were assigned to the same samurai, Togashi Kaneka, as yojimbo since they were aesthetically pleasing, being same height and build with Haruka having more feminine features. They served for a short while and then the samurai was to go on an exploratory mission. Haruka took ill beforehand so was unable to accompany them although she dragged herself from her sickbed to try to join them before they left. She collapsed at her lord's feet and he ordered her to stay behind. Her brother gathered her in her arms and carried her back to her bed and told her that he would bring her a gift since she could not go.Weeks passed and Haruka got better. Then months passed with no word. Finally in desperation she asked if she would be allowed to seek her brother and her lord and out of pity she was granted permission. She tracked their route from village to village finally coming to the end of the trail. She ended up at a village where she spoke to the hetman asking of her brother. He looked at her sadly and told her he had come upon the remains of a battle in the forest where several samurai lay dead or dying. He had happened upon one who could still talk. The man had said that one day a woman would come who looked remarkably like him and would ask of him. When she arrived the hetman was to tell her "His only regret was that he did not get a chance to see Togashi-sama." and to give her this. The hetman walked into the other room and returned, bearing her brother's katana and a small teakwood box. She accepted these from the hetman and returned home in grief. She began to use her brother's katana along with her own, utitilizing the two-sword technique. Upon opening the box she found it filled with pretty colored stones.
Her hair is waist length and she pulled it back into a ponytail, weaving the rocks through it along with ribbons. No one sees her without this ponytail, or without the colored stones. She habitually wears the trousers and is rarely seen in kimono. Adding the overvest haori for formal occasions. She believes that she still bears part of her twin's soul and that he waits to walk with her to Jigoku. Therefore she bears his sword and her own as a symbol of this. Spending so much time with her horse has made her very good at it and she has decent investigatory skills from putting together their route. She has an air of sadness about her (missing her twin) and her goal is to see Togashi-sama before she dies (on her brother's behalf).
She is very clannish and loyal to the Dragon. The other clans, well... Scorpion amuse her. Lions make her roll her eyes. She respects the Crab for their duty. She scoffs a bit at the Crane with their obsession for material things. The Phoenix are just weird. Ki-Rin are nonexistent for the most part.
Haruka loves animals, especially horses, and prefers being outdoors. She enjoys riding and adventure which was why she trained at the bushi school. She hates dressing up in kimono and will only do so when forced, prefering the haori. She has an underlying melancholy air. This doesn't mean she doesn't enjoy life to the fullest. She has a dry humor and wry smile which is seen fairly often. Almost as if she is laughing at herself. When reminded of her twin she will have a sad smile and a kind word for him...
Note:
1 Note that these schticks are normally Gun schticks but were adapted to hand-to-hand weapons use. This is a good in-character choice because it is in keeping with Dragon style fighting in L5R. Return.
Credits:
Haruka's picture is actually an image from the L5R collectible card
game entitled "Dragon
Claw Katana", painted by Heather
Bruton. Used without permission. No copyright challenge
intended.
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