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ProfessorCirno
Feb 17, 2011

The strongest! The smartest!
The rightest!
Ba Yau, Oni Zedai-ryu Warrior


The promise of Kikoku is the promise of oni who need never fear the human pogroms and hunts, the promise of a peaceful life without danger and harassment. While this promise still stands in Kikoku, many who fought for the revolution have begun to turn their eyes outwards. One country may be safe, but oni all throughout the land still fear, still live and die on the whims of the human lords who intrude on their lands. While most warriors of Kikoku still live there to reap the benefits, some - including the vicious and famed Mi-Hal the Roaring Lightning - have left to travel and protect oni using their newfound knowledge of Zetai-ryu, the resonance-tied art of war. She also brought along her apprentice, Ba-Yau.

The two traveled for some time. More then one they stopped an oni hunting party. At least one village was taught the ways of the Zedaishu to better defend themselves. The name Mi-Hal the Roaring Lightning was spoken in hopeful whispers amongst no small number of oni. Also, her apprentice, Ba-Yau, was present.

When the great Mi-Hal the Roaring Lightning was slain, it was a battle for the ages. Common soldiers lay strewn across the the wastes as they were flung away, onmyouji died in surprise as their summons vanished, samurai shrunk down to simple ordinary humans only to be cut down, kijin found every bullet repelled back at them, such was her mastery of Tae Rayi and Zetai-ryu. In the end, it was her kindness that lead to her falling. Amongst the scores of bounty hunters, a single Yoroi Armour was also sent to bring her down. She had disabled the metalic behemoth and had cut it open to see who would lead it against her, only to find a small child. Despite the child's trembling terror, despite that it had just tried to murder her, Mi-Hal the Roaring Lightning picked the human girl up gently and brought her back down to earth to set her free. She was Zedaishu, and she was better then those humans who would drive away or kill oni children. Behind her a human samurai, near death, gave a rictus grin. As she knelt down to place the Armour Rider, he, in his last breath, drove his blade through her back. The oni of legends was dead.

And her apprentice, Ba-Yau, was present.

Ba-Yau has tried to take on her mantle. She wishes to be as great a Zedaishu as her master was, but those are some mighty big shoes to fill. She remembers her lessons - all of them - but that doesn't mean she understands them as well. Mistrust the priesthood. Protect our people. Yi-yil made us Lu-Tirae to safeguard the earth. Listen always to Dii-go. Hide your horns, but wear your laz-dii-go with pride. The dream of Kikoku is the dream of humans and oni uniting together. That last one is giving her lots of problems. It was humans who killed her master, even as she showed them compassion. Humans who hunt the oni everywhere they've gone. Humans that force her to hide her horns. How can they ever work together if they hate her so much simply for existing?

She's ended up here, between two rival clans. Where humans fight, oni suffer. She doesn't necessarily care who wins. She just wants to make sure the Lu-Tirae doesn't lose.

pre:
Name: Ba-Yau
Age: Non-creepily Young
Sex: Female
Concept: Travelling oni knight with lofty aspirations trying to deny her lust for revenge
Archetypes: Oni, Paragon, Swordmaster (-equipment), Hard Luck
Attribute Cost: -1	Karma: 90

Attributes
Body 7		Agility 6		Knowledge 4
Senses 5	Spirit 8		Empathy 6
Station 3

Vitality: 15
Soul: 24
Wounds: Light OOOOOOO / Heavy OOOO / Critical OO / Dead O

Skills
Art of War (Resonance Blade Style): ****
First Aid: **
Melee Weapons: ****
Movement: ***
Persuasion: **
Pursuit/Hunt: ***
Resonance: ****
Willpower: **

Weapons
Sha-blade (Spirit: Melee Weapons) - Damage: +8
Din (Body: Resonance) - Damage: GM dependent RoF: GM dependent

Fates
Goal: Be As Great As My Teacher 3
Misfortune: Humans Slew My Teacher 2

Techniques/Resonance
Howling Light Technique
Shield of Brilliant Light
Wall of Radiant Light
Alu - Heaven
Dii - Earth
Mighu - the Calm

ProfessorCirno fucked around with this message at 04:54 on Mar 29, 2017

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ProfessorCirno
Feb 17, 2011

The strongest! The smartest!
The rightest!
Background added; character done

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