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Welcome to Nowhere

Bartholomew Whitlock

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After having fixed Dimitri's truck, Tholo had returned to the repair shop. The day had been a relatively slow day, with most people getting prepared for the festival. With the free time Tholo kept himself busy working on a project car, a 1934 Ford 3 Window Coupe Hot Rod. It was a long way from running but it kept his hands busy during the slow times which he needed especially as the full moon ticked closer every minute. The end of the work day couldn't have come fast enough. Due to the festival the shop closed early to allow everyone time to get ready for the festival. While most would be having a joyous night, Tholo only felt dread as he made his way home.

Upon reaching home he went through the process of locking up the house for the evening, grabbing a large piece of meat from the freezer from the basement before heading to the backyard to the shed. He locked the door behind him, and putting the key that unlocked the door from the inside in it's compartment in the floor. The wolf couldn't get to the key so Tholo felt assured that the beast couldn't escape as long as it couldn't break the walls. Once he did a second check of the door, Tholo stripped down and placed the clothes with the key as to not have the clothes ruined. He shut the floor compartment and moved to the center of the shed. Now all he could do was wait for the pain.

Blades of the Shogun - The Island of Screams

Aim to get a post up tomorrow.

Welcome to Nowhere

I'm going to try and get something up later tonight or tomorrow.

Blades of the Shogun - The Island of Screams

Botan Ichihara

Botan Ichihara

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Name:Botan Ichihara
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Class: Samurai
Clan: Tongai Clan

Appearance: Botan stands at 5' 8'' with a moderate build that isn't lean nor bulky weighing in at 160 pounds. He has ocean blue eyes and dark brown hair. His body is well toned and carries the scars of his past. The only signs of aging would be the distinct notice of gray hair and a few wrinkles that lie on his face.

Weaknesses & Fears:

• Focus: Given a task, Botan will focus on that one task sometimes forgetting the bigger picture to hone in on that task alone.
• Honor: Sometimes some battles are unwinnable and must be recalculated but Botan's honor gets in his way and will fight until his last breath or is pulled back by others.
• Loss: While he has seen some serious blows in battle, he has never witness an utter defeat on the field, a record he wishes to keep until he passes on.
• Capture: Worst that loosing a battle would be to be captured and not have his honorable death on the field of battle.

Equipment:

• Yatoza's Ring: Ring of Sosa Yatoza, Botan's teacher. The ring boosts the wearers attack speed, as long as the attacks are continuous.
• Whispering Dragon Ring: Ring that silents the users footsteps when worn.
• Pendant: A simple pendant with no effect. Even so, pleasant memories are crucial to survival on arduous journeys.
• Nagamaki: Weapon of choice

Bio: Botan hails from the Tongai Clan, which is a minor clan that has since been absorbed mostly into the Lotus Clan as their rule spread during the great war. Born within the territory of the Lotus clan, he was raised by his father Hideaki Ichihara, a renowned samurai himself. His mother unfortunately died while he was still young due to illness that was incurable by his village's medicine. When he was of age, Botan began the ardious journey of becoming a samurai, like his father before him, and his father. For the Tongai Clan, all those who would become samurai were taught under Sosa Yatoza, the head of the samurai in the Tongai Clan. Under Sosa Yatoza he learned to hone his skills with a blade, and the main pillars that all samurai were suppose to follow.

Botan's first campaign would be when he was sixteen, a battle against another minor clan that opposed the Lotus's rule. While the battle was won but his clan, tragically it would also mark the death of his father in the battle. In his passing, Botan gained his father's Nagamaki as his own, a weapon he dedicated himself to master. After the death of his father, he threw himself into his training tenfold, his master becoming more then just a teacher to him. Sosa something in Botan that made the young samurai special and upon completion of his training, Sosa Yatoza gave his unique ring Botan telling him to use it wisely. Shortly after Sosa past from old age leaving Botan to define his new path before him.

Blades of the Shogun - The Island of Screams

My char is currently done.

Blades of the Shogun - The Island of Screams

Speaking of which, has anyone played the remastered version on the Switch? Seriously thinking about getting it...

@ShovelKnight

The Switch version isn't out yet, they delayed that version of the game. Some point this summer it's coming.

Blades of the Shogun - The Island of Screams

@King CosmosWell the pendant was a nod definitely I word for word that one as for the ring, I wanted to have dragon in it so it kind of points in the same direction as the pendant as a reference also.

EDIT:
I just remembered that the Slumbering Dragon Ring does the thing I described for the Whispering Dragon Ring. Oh well two references it is I guess.

Blades of the Shogun - The Island of Screams

Botan Ichihara

Botan Ichihara

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Name:Botan Ichihara
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Class: Samurai
Clan: Lotus Clan

Appearance: Botan stands at 5' 8'' with a moderate build that isn't lean nor bulky weighing in at 160 pounds. He has ocean blue eyes and dark brown hair. His body is well toned and carries the scars of his past. The only signs of aging would be the distinct notice of gray hair and a few wrinkles that lie on his face.

Weaknesses & Fears:

• Focus: Given a task, Botan will focus on that one task sometimes forgetting the bigger picture to hone in on that task alone.
• Honor: Sometimes some battles are unwinnable and must be recalculated but Botan's honor gets in his way and will fight until his last breath or is pulled back by others.
• Loss: While he has seen some serious blows in battle, he has never witness an utter defeat on the field, a record he wishes to keep until he passes on.
• Capture: Worst that loosing a battle would be to be captured and not have his honorable death on the field of battle.

Equipment:

• Yatoza's Ring: Ring of Sosa Yatoza, Botan's teacher. The ring boosts the wearers attack speed, as long as the attacks are continuous.
• Whispering Dragon Ring: Ring that silents the users footsteps when worn.
• Pendant: A simple pendant with no effect. Even so, pleasant memories are crucial to survival on arduous journeys.
• Nagamaki: Weapon of choice

Bio: Born within the territory of the Lotus clan, he was raised by his father Hideaki Ichihara, a samurai himself. His mother unfortunately died while he was still young due to illness that was not cureable by his village's medicine. Botan's teaching to become a samurai started in childhood under the tutelage of master Sosa Yatoza. Sosa taught him the ways of the samurai like many others that had been under him. Botan's first campaign would be when he was sixteen, a battle against one of the minor clans. Tragically it would also mark the death of his father in the battle due to getting pierced in the heart by one of the minor samurai's arrows. In his passing, Botan gained his fathers Nagamaki as his own and replaced his normal katana as his weapon of choice. After the death of his father, he swore to himself to be the best samurai he could be, becoming one of Yatoza's best students. Impressing his master enough to give Botan his special ring as a gift.

Welcome to Nowhere

Bump? I guess I'll work on a post for the time skip then though wanted to wait for others to post before that.

Blades of the Shogun - The Island of Screams

I'll be getting my character sheet up tomorrow.