Lekkuen

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The ONI would be given to the Oni king. The rest killed

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Shima clan would die

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He'll only be a foe if you make him one. The Shima's clan relation with Naji going forward is going to be based on what you do in their lands and the impression you make on his sons and daughters.

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Takumi smiled as he looked up at the Half-Oni, making sure to give a bow to her directly since she introduced herself. He made a mental note of where she wanted to go, and began to go over possible paths to each in his head, as Baji began to give a long explanation for what he thought of each location. This guy was talking way to much as far as Takumi was concerned, thinking way too hard about the possibilities of what they know or don't know. He was more used to people just quickly deciding where to go or already knowing beforehand. He was about to simply go introduce himself to someone else, when Baji had a question for him mixed into an introduction. It was a fair enough question, though he wasn't too keen on tacking paths specifically used by criminals.

"W-" he was about to talk when suddenly a smaller odd looking boy spoke up, causing him to look down and tilt his head some. The boy looked a bit young, but it wouldn't be the first time he had to escort a child to where he would later die so he didn't comment on it and just mentally sighed. "Hello Gin. Yes I planned to speak to the others as well but your friends happened to speak up to first, especially Jiang. As for the routes it's up to all of you really, whatever you decide is what I'll do. I'm here to take you where you need to go after all. If you have an idea of your own, just speak up and make your voice heard." He smiled before turning back to Jiang.

"Yes I do know of places such as those, paths used by various individuals and groups who I'd rather not run into. If we are searching those areas for whoever you are after, you may want to make sure with the others first. Many people wouldn't take kindly to you snooping around if they happen to be trying to escape from somewhere at that same moment. They often have scouts and stuff watching out to make sure the wrong people don't end up finding out about such places. Hell I'd be at risk at just taking you if I didn't check out the area ahead of time." He figured it was more likely to run into bandit gangs going down those paths, likely counting loot in a hideout nearby or watching out for bounty hunters and the like.

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Added this to npcs. He likely won't appear for a while but he is well known and has visited several Shima towns and villages in the past.

Naji Shogun

Name: Ryuu Naji
Clan: Naji
Title: The Naji Shogun
Gender: Male
Age: 48

Race: Human
Height: 6'5
Weight: 205 lbs
Appearance:

Naji

Occupation: Leader of the Naji Clan, and self proclaimed Shogun of the self named Naji Isles.

Notable Skills:
He is a master swordsman, one of his regions finest warriors in his youth and still one of the top fighters in middle age. He is incredibly strong, able to out muscle the average Oni in a contest of strength and cleave through boulders without use of ki. Unlike many other Lords he doesn't rely on his sword and is highly proficient in grappling arts of the lands, with him having defeated many enemies unarmed.

Magical Abilities: None

Ki Techniques/powers:

Ki Charge: By focusing his energy and exploding it outwards behind him, he is able to strike forward at superhuman speeds, the energy temporarily boosting his strength and toughness. Using this technique he is capable of bursting through the toughest city defenses and pierce through some of the toughest armors in their world.

Ki Wave: By swinging his sword he is capable of firing a wave of ki out along the arc, letting him slice things from a distance. The less energy he has, the weaker the wave.

Deaden: He is capable of completely numbing his body to all pain, allowing him to fight through even the most painful wound. This does not stop his body from taking damage however.

Weapons: A Katana given to him by his father. It is connected to the soul of his ancestor and as such can never be broken as long a member of the Naji family still holds control of their most sacred ancestral shrine.

Other Gear:

Personality: While still very traditional (it is much harder for women to advance in the clan outside of marriage) he is more liberal than his father was, for example while he still hates the idea of women being in battle he will allow it if they are determined and prove themselves capable enough. He is known for being brutal towards his enemies, with very few men spared after they wage war or attack one of his villages or allies but he is far from the worst and doesn't allow the killing or rape of enemy women like many other lords of his age do. Despite his feared reputation and his father's strict and feared legacy he himself comes off as mostly friendly to the people of his clan, and his multiple wives and several children often describe him as a family man. He truly is and as such enforces harsh penalties for abandoning/neglecting children or choosing not to be involved in their life and encourages every village under his control to have festivals the children can enjoy.

Brief history: The Naji clan is one of the oldest in Baji, tracing their people back to a group of the first to enter the Isles and according to their sacred texts they are the descendants of deities from ancient japan. Ryuu is the latest in the long line of lords of the Naji clan; inheriting command after the death his father, a stern and strict man who expanded the Naji clan in a period of unprecedented growth and prosperity. Ryuu spent most of his life as a soldier and later a general and as such is a well respected leader even though the clans growth has slowed drastically with him in charge, him preferring to focus on defense now that other powerful clans have popped up nearby. He considers himself Shogun and the successor of Bear-Sama (a man who breifly united Baji to fend off invaders, when ryuu was a child). He claims the central islands are Naji land and has several times tried to convince the others clans in the region to consider themselves a nation state under his command. He had been gaining ground on the idea but with the recent war with Nakaki his focus has drifted away from protecting weaker clans (and he often expects them to fight for him) and as such his popularity has taken a hit.

Other: He is one of more well known clan leaders as he travels often to try to convince people tp join his idea of making the central islands their own nation. And in the past 2 years to get people to join his war effort.

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Added this to the front page, info on another native creature.

Koze

Name of Creature: Koze

Physical Description: Gigantic turtle like creatures with hard shells capable of being withdrawn all the way into, with enough room to bring food as well. Their shells have small vents in the top that they can close off with a thin membrane and open up to filter water into their shells. They have two tusks protruding from the sides of their mouths, each about as long as the creatures head but thicker on females. They have no other teeth in their mouths though they do have spiny protrusions in their throat to keep fish and other prey from escaping. They have relatively short but very thick and muscular tails that can be moved back and forth on their own. Each of their four feet has large but blunt claws that are used to digging nests and foraging through other animal dens.

Size: Average 10 feet high from feet to head, around 14 on top of shell. 15 feet long from head to tail and about as thick as a family van. Very old and large ones (normally in the seas) can reach 5 times that size.

Location: Various lakes and seas across Kios, anywhere with a lot of water has the chances of one being nearby. They have been known to wander into settlements and can be found walking across roads and highways in some regions.

How common: Rare but they live so long and have such a large range that despite their low numbers they have been seen a lot all over the world. People in practically have every city have encountered at least one, and in Bajin lands villages have to shoo one off at least once every couple of years.

Diet: Mostly Fish and various aquatic birds, they frequently supplement their diet with plants that grow in or very close to bodies of water, often times leading them to wander into village cropland.

Threat: At maturity their shells become tough enough to withstand powerful bombs, and ignore blows from otherwise powerful entities such as war demons or Oni Berserkers. They are capable of pulling ships hundreds of times their size with their natural strength and are notable for being able to manipulate water via elemental magic. In a direct fight it would be hard for any warrior to take one down. Luckily for people they have childlike intelligence and can easily be calmed down or simply lead away. They often ignore people even when wandering into the middle of combat zones in wars, only really fighting when they are hurt or their nests are invaded.

Lifespan: Several Thousands of years

Behavior: They spend most of their time wandering around the lands traveling from lake to lake or sea to sea. At any given moment large streams of water can be seen flowing around them, as they have a natural affinity with magic and can control water in all of its forms, using it to funnel fish and such into their mouths as well as wet their scales. This ability to manipulate water has led many to theorize that ancient mages learned water magic from studying them, and some villages think of them as holy creatures. They are friendly by default to people, not thinking of them as prey or predators. This natural friendliness means they have no qualms about wandering into villages and city outskirts and just generally being in the way as well as eating crops and stealing fish. They can be highly territorial over their nests and stashes of food in general that they plan to bring back to their nest instead of eating on the spot like normal.

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Gin is going to kill those two one day

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Yeah I'm fine with him being in the next place

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That character looks good to me. Approved.

Next question is how do you want to bring him in, we are early enough we could just say he is with us and pretend he was there in the intro since nothing has really happened yet. Or we can get him in the next village

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<Snipped quote by Xartarin>

You have a new clan in shima though

@Kitsune

Maybe she actually hates all you shima scrubs.