Thank you for the opportunity to apply. I'm sure it was a very difficult decision.
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Haruka would prefer Grand Diplomat or High Priestess, but would fill whichever role she was most needed in. The General/Marshal/Assassin/Spymaster/Warden - these would not work for Haruka. The Magister/Treasurer - These are not very good fits, but she would be willing to try. The Councilor ensures that the will of the citizenry is represented. Wis/Cha - This would not be a bad fit for her as she would be drawn to the common people and want to look out for them but would not be ideal. The Grand Diplomat oversees international relations. Int/Cha - Haruka would be very good at this. The High Priest guides the kingdom's religious growth and sees to spiritual needs. Wis/Cha - This is Haruka's preference. She is extremely religous and very close to her deity.
I've finished updating Haruka. Her new stats are in the alias as are her spells and the continuation of her story. She is now ready to begin. Her two traits are intense artist (+1 to 2 perform skills, makes them class skills) and inner beauty (1/day +4 to one bluff, craft, diplomacy or perform roll). Thanks for the chance to apply, regardless of whether or not she makes it in, this character was a lot of fun to make.
With a final exam today, I had not taken the time to read the directions fully and so failed to introduce Haruka to the Twilight Monastery. I have expanded her introductory story to fill that lack. Spoiler:
Haruka knelt praying to the Lady of Chrysanthemums, while playing her samisen. She could hear the clack clack of weapons as the monks practiced in the central yard beneath her. She enjoyed the last moments of the cool afternoon, knowing that she would have to attend the dusk ritual within the hour.
Life in the monastery was comfortable and no more tedious than that of her ancestral home. Her welcome was begrudging and she sent a prayer of thanks to Shelyn that Master Samuru had recognized the obligation owed his long-deceased sister, Haruka’s mother. It was far more customary for young women fleeing marriage to seek out a nunnery, for tradition held that those married to the gods could not then be married to mortal men. Haruka’s father had anticipated that eventuality however and taken great satisfaction when informing her that all of the local nunneries were being watched. No temple would be willing to cross the prefectural governor, at least none of those under his jurisdiction. Her escape from the family compound had no doubt been the providence of the Lady herself. With the gate magically unlatched, a songbird led her to the river and a small group of travelling troubadours heading north. Trusting the goddess, she dirtied her face and abandoned her silks, pretending to be a commoner. The next six months had been some of the best in her life, playing the samisen for her dinner and staying but one step ahead of her father’s retainers. It wasn’t until Jyito that she remembered her mother’s stories of her brother, the famed masked fighter and his temple in the Forest of Spirits. It had always sounded so romantic and she hoped that her father, ever the pragmatist, had forgotten the story completely. Passage had cost her samisen but upon hearing her play, the ship’s captain had returned it, claiming to hear the ghost of his daughter in the melancholy notes. With luck, her father would not think to look for her so far north and she would be able to wait out her birthday in safety here. Something would have to happen then for her uncle would surely consider his duty discharged once his niece reached her majority. The forces of the heavens themselves would not be able to keep her father from marrying her to LiFong if he caught her then, no matter how old she was. Did a land exist where her father’s influence could not pull her back? Haruka spent the next hour daydreaming, sailing aboard a huge ship with many decks and multiple masts, their white sails billowing in the full breeze. She knew not where she travelled in her dreams, but the men around her were all truly strange to the eye and spoke no language she recognized. Starting awake, Haruka realized she was almost late for the evening chant. Hurrying down the stairs, she hoped she made it on time, unsure if her welcome could bear disrupting the most sacred time of the day. The giant ship and strange men faded from memory but the feeling of peace remained. Haruka knew it would all work out, somehow, if she simply followed her heart. I will update her character sheet for the additional five points and purchase two traits after a bit of searching. One will be to make Perform a class skill for her. The other will probably reflect her deep devotion to Shelyn, the Lady of Chrysanthemums. Haruka would be a good fit for the Diplomat or the Priestess, preferably the latter. As a devotee of the Goddess of Beauty and Love, she would be both unsuited and uninterested in the militant or espionage positions.
This is my entry for the Jade Regent game. Players have not yet been determined.
I would like to submit Haruka Shinga, a 16 year old runaway bride from Xa Hoi. She has a large dragon tattoo on her back which comes to life as her eidolon. I will add other tattoos that she can summon and choose her spells if I am selected. Please find her complete character packet at www (dot) matthewcampbell (dot) com/Haruka.pdf. I have pictures of the character, her entire background story, stats for her eidolon Wei Lung and a detailed character sheet. Haruka's basic stats and background story are in this profile, but I would really prefer it if you would download the character sheet as it gives you a much better understanding of who she is. Thank you for the chance to apply! MCampbell |