Hattori Ishigawa "Black Storm of Kyoto"

Race: Human

Name: Hattori Ishigawa, "The Black Storm of Kyoto"

Age: 33

Sex: Male

Faction:

Physcial Description: Stands at 6ft 3 and weighs about 209 lbs. He has an athletic body with storng arms, muscled chest, and six storng abs due to years of traning as a samurai. Has long black hair that reaches his shoulders and powerful facial features such as a storng chin, powerful cheeks, and medium size nose. Wears an eye patch over his left eye due to having lost it in battle. Wears a black gi, and a black hakama with a white shirt and white sash. Carries two swords, a Black katana, and a black nodachi at his side.

Personality: Years of battle and war have made him a quiet and somewhat cold man. He tends to only speak when he feels necessary but will always speak what he feels needs to be heard. He is very calcualting and is always on guard to battle any who would seek to harm him. Years as a samurai prior has insitlled honor in him and he will intervene if he feels necessary to maintain order.

Experience: As a boy and tennager he studied martial arts and swords man ship. He deidcated himself to bushido and soon became a pwoerful samurai traine din the arts of swrod and combat. He becaem a guard to the L ord of Kyoto and soon earned a fiece reputation on the battlefield. Soon he bcame the Lrod's top Tashio, and head body guard. At a battle during a proxy war, he cut down 23 enmey warriors on his own using the powerful spped and strength that he had attained over the years. This combination earned him the nickname Black Storm.

Birthplace: Yamato

Goals: to seek a cause worth fighting for and dying for.

Biography: Born on the main island of Yamato, at the age of 6 Hattori's parents where killed in a small war. He wandered the country on his own for moths only to be picked up by a samurai who nrought him to Kyoto. Here he ws trained in the arts and ways of the samurai and after completeing his training was inducted into the services and army of the Lord of Kyoto. After becoming his ehad body guard and top Tashio he earne dhis nickname at a massive battle where he cut down and killed 23 warriors. Soon however he saw the Lord become greedy and power hungrey and after a battle that saw many civilain losses Hattori confronted the lord. The Lord dismissed his honor as a joke and told him he was only to serve him and do as he was told. Outraged Hattori renoucned his commission to the Lord prompting the other Guards he once led to attack him. However Hattori managed to kill and defeat the guards, but not before losing his eye in the battle. A new hole ion his head,a nd his sword stained witht eh blood of his fomer comrdaes he told the Lord that the day he died, Hattori would dance happily and then fled Kyoto. Now a ronin he takes on any task he can to survive and spend smost of his time in bars.

Role-Play Sample: Hattori Ishigawa was walking down a dirt road heading east. He scratched at his eye patch and took in a breath of the crisp fall air. Hearing some laughing around him, the Ronin turned and saw shadows trying to hide in the trees. he gripped the handle of his Katana, "Black Thunder" and fglared at the shadows. "If you are trying to hide, then your doing a poor job of it" he said as he glared in annoyance. As he said this, four men carrying crude clubs emegred form the foerest. Two in front of him and two behind he stared at the tallest one in front assuming he was the leader. "Is there something you want?" he asked as he glared at the leader. "Yeah the gold of a poor one eyed ronin" the leader said as he snapped his fingers causing the two men behind him to runa nd swing thier weapons at Hattori. However Hatrroi drew his katana and pivotd on his right foot slashing the first attacker across the chest causing him to fall over. He ducked under the second attackers srtike and quickly drew his nodachi and stabbed the mans right side. The leader and the other bandit stared in shock as thier comrades fell to the ground dead, or groaning in pain. "You bastard!" the third man said as he charged at Hattori. However Ishigawa charged forward and sliced the man on the lg with his Katana and then stabbe dhim in the hest with his nodachi as the man fell over. His one good eye glared at the leader who dropped his weapon and ran for his life. "Tch, coward" Hattori said as he continued to walk down the path as he sheathed his swords.