Physical Description:
Kazuyo Ishida is in her early twenties, with silky jet black hair and an athletic build. When impersonating a court entertainer, she has the demeanor of a meek, polite woman with perfect, courteous manners. However, under the white-powdered face, her observant, sharp eyes record every detail, calculating her odds and risks. When out of her persona, she is a sharp, strong-willed woman with the balanced posture of a trained fighter.
Abilities:
Kazuyo is a trained Musician (Bard lev2) a Spy and an Assassin (Ninja lev3). She can craft poisons, delivered by deadly blowgun darts or crossbow bolts. She knows some spells from her Bard training.
She privileges subterfuge and stealth over bold attacks, and ranged weapons over melee.
She is a beginner spellcaster who has glanced at the immense power magic holds , fearing it. It is a mostly unknown discipline to her, and not knowing puts one at great risk.
She plucks her string instruments (lute-like Shamisen and violin-like Kokyu) and composes poetry in the quiet moments between missions, when she is not training to keep in shape.
Background:
Kazuyo was the daughter of a master calligraphist, TAKESHI ISHIDA and of a Courtesan. She was born out of wedlock and sent to be raised in secret at a mountain village. She grew up with some warrior nuns in the Monastery of Tei-pan. She was fascinated by the nuns' discipline and martial training, and although a servant girl and a cook helper, she stole with her eyes their fighting techniques at every opportunity. From a blind sister in the Monastery, SAKAI UME, she learned the bases of poison-making. From a street musician who often called at the nunnery for charity, MORIKAWA SHO, she was exposed to her other great passion, music, learning how to hold a Shamisen from an early age, to the amusement of nuns and villagers alike.
A noble woman from the village took a shine to her, eventually allowing her to live in her house and deciding to provide for her education and wellbeing. The noble woman, OE KIYOMI, was secretly affiliated to a Ninja Clan and saw potential in Kazuyo, refining her court manners, musicianship and fighting technique with a view to using her skill as a Spy.
Last edited December 25, 2020 4:03 pm