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Appearance:

Name: Ryuujin Hato

Age: 19

Gender: Feamle

Physical Description: She is very very small. She stands at only 140 cm and weighs only 35 kg. (4'6ish and 88lbs). She has silvery white hair and matching eyes. Her eyes are the most striking thing about her. They focus in and look through you. She wears no armor as she is too small to allow any kind of hindrances that armor comes with. She instead wears the more traditional samurai wear. Underneath her clothing she wears wraps around her torso as she often takes the right side of her top off. Her hair is kept short so it doesn't get in the way and her bangs are cut high so as to keep out of her eyes. What is left of her hair also has tie that wraps around her head. 

Skillset:
The Ryuujin line comes with one inherited skill and that is their eyes. The silver eyes of the Ryuujin clan are a step above the eyes of normal people. They are able to see with intense clarity even in fast moving objects. Tracking quick movements come easy. 

Hato herself has been trained to react as quick as humanly possible and move her small body with the quickness of lighting when needed. She has very little strength but her light body makes it possible to be swift and nimble to make up for her faults. 

She was trained to use different skills depending on the range of combat she is in. She is strongest at long range combat. She is still good at mid range combat and is weakest in close range combat. 

Close comabt 
- Wakizashi kenjutsu. She is very small and cannot use a full sized katana so she has compromised and uses regular kenjutsu based on speed and accuracy rather than power or even technique. Aside from regular kenjutsu, miniaturized, she focuses on two major skills. The first being battojutsu (drawing quickly from sheath and striking opponent) and Tsuki (quick thrust at throat). Both require only speed and her size difference matters the least. However even with all of her speed and quick reactions she is at best a so-so or average swordsman. 

-Sneak attacks. She has been trained in stealth as well as speed to allow her to subdue the opponent. She has long since thrown away her own personal honor as she will allow her family's title of Yojimbo die with her father and brother. With her small size and agile movements she makes an excellent assassin. 

Midrange
-ShurikenJutsu. Tani has quick hands as well as quick feet and is able to accurately and effortlessly place shuriken on the go. The shuriken, as often thought of as a ninja technique, actually originated with samurai. They are often single rods or needles rather than the ninja star formation of shuriken in popular manga and anime today. She has mastered shurikenjutsu with both hands and has as many as 20 or so hidden on her person at all times. With her agile nature and good aim fighting at mid range is usually more effective than her swordplay. As this skill also requires a sense of stealth it works well for assassination as well. 

-Yumi. The bow is her greatest weapon. With her good eyes and amazing aim she is capable of felling enemies before they get close. At mid range however it is important to be able to shoot while moving. Her acrobatics and aim collide into a unique fighting style that requires great sense of the terrain and being able to focus not only on her surroundings but her target as well. 

Long Range 

-Yumi. As it is already listed in the midrange her long range yumi skills are very different. She is like a sniper picking off people one at a time in a calm and collected manner. She doesn't have to move and her aim increases to nearly 100% within 100 meters. She can even switch to a larger Yumi bow to increase her range but usually she stays with her normal shorter Yumi unless there is a required reason to switch. This is where her eyes give her the greatest advantage. She has a built in scope (not really but just very very clear vision capable of seeing fast moving objects with ease). 

History:
	To begin the history of Ryuujin Hato one must begin with the history of the Ryuujin family. Its an old family with strong ties to the Raremashita Clan. In fact it is said in legend that the two clans have been intertwined as Daimyo and Yojimbo since the beginning. One cannot say for sure that this is fact or not but it is known that as far back as the written records go the Ryuujin family has faithfully been there to serve and protect the Raremashita clan through thick and thin. 

	This is no simple matter of fate. The Ryuujin clan may not have been blessed with large bodies or great strength but they have passed down something more precious. Firstly they pass down their silver hair but also their silver eyes. The color is not the only unusual thing about those eyes. Every legitimate successor of the family has had what has playfully been nicknamed by some Raremashita long passed as the "Ryuugan". Despite its fancy name it is not any sort of magic or sorcery. What it is however, is no less impressive. It is ultra clear dynamic vision. It has allowed the Yojimbo of the Raremashita to react quickly and effectively. Many an assassin have been spotted by the Ryuugan. 

	Hato was born into this clan from her mother Ryuujin Harusume and her father Ryuujin Akiyoruto. Akiyoruto was the current lead Yojimbo for the late head of the Raremashita and Daimyo of this territory. Not only was he his closest guard but he was also his closest friend. As such Hato let a life somewhat closer to the Raremashita. She in some cases even saw them as an extension of her own family. It was always through the veil of master and samurai though. That much was always understood. 

	Hato had an older brother Ryuujin Akisumemaru, who was six years older than her. He was tall, strong and quick. He was a master of the sword and used his eyes to the fullest. His anticipation technique was second only to her father's. He was the perfect heir and she was left somewhat in the background. Or at least this is something she wished she could say. Even though she would never have the title of Yojimbo of the Daimyo under her father's name she was still pushed to her absolute limit every day with harsh training. 

	Each and every day both her father and mother, both being samurai, pushed her a little further each day. Everything from strength training to technique practice she was hammered on it 24/7 365 days a year. She resented it. Why was she being made miserable every day in this intense training? She didn't understand it. If she had half a chance in hell of being the Yojimbo that she wanted to become then it would be worth it. However she was small even for her age and even if that were not the case she was second to her brother. All of this effort, suffering and pain would be for nothing! How could she stand it? How could she watch her brother fulfill her dreams right in front of her? How could she stand the look her father gives her every time she fails to measure up? 

	She had had enough. Hato and run away from training and sat crying on the roof of the Daimyo's home. As the sun was setting she noticed someone else climbing up on the roof despite it being dangerous. She quickly tried to wipe her tears away when she saw that it was none other than the Daimyo himself. He walked right up to her and sat next to her looking out over the sunset. The words he spoke have stayed with her ever since. 

	"You know your father...he pushes you hard. His eyes...see the world for what it is. He see's people for what they are. And that isn't a skill you can train your eyes to have. Its an instinct he was born with. He knows the truth about humans. We are all a ravenous species. We seek to consume and destroy without reguard of others. But samurai means 'one who serves'. Do you know that that means? It means that he is a human who puts others before himself. He works against his human nature for the sake of his master. He works against it for the sake of his people. He works against it for the sake of his family. He also works against it every day for your sake as well." Tears begin to well back up in her eyes and suddenly hot beads run down her face and the Daimyo pats her on the head. "Putting aside human nature...well that's what we call humanity isn't it? That is what I want to have here in my territory. Its what I want for my people. And to do that we need those that are strong but willing to use that strength for the sake of others. There will come a day I may need you. And even if that isn't the case your father knows you are small. He knows you are weak. He knows you need to be strong in this world. Not just for your sake but the sake of those you find precious. So wipe your tears child. Lets return" She nods slowly with her tears still streaming down her face. 

	Just a few months after this touching scene her brother is cut by a bandit in one of his rounds to keep order. The wound festers and he falls ill. His fever does not go down and her brother and only male heir to the Ryuujin clan has fallen. The responsibility has shifted to Hato. 

Psychological Profile:
Hato is cut off from most of her emotions or at least this is the way she appears. She is often cold and quick to scold others. She is not polite except to the Raremashita. She has a deep burning anger that boils just underneath the surface of her cool demeanor. Hato takes on all challenges even if she knows she will not win. It is her sense of pride and fear that pushes her now. 

However if someone is able to crack her icy fortress around herself she could open up... 

Equipment/Weapons: 
She has her father's Wakisazhi.
Tons of random shuriken.
Her custom made Yumi short bow. 
She also has a longer Yumi long bow but doesn't use it as much. 
lastly she has a tanto that belonged to her mother. This isn't used in combat though it is held close.
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