I- Player Info
Name: Reno
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II- Basics
Name: Sakura
Name meaning: 'Sakura' means 'cherry blossoms' in
Japanese.
Age: 16. Sakura thinks she's only 15 though.
Gender: Ma...NO! IT'S FEMALE!!!
Race: Human
Likes: Sakura likes meadows and grass fields,
especially the one found in between Xuan and Mung. It
was a perfect place to escape from the hassles of
daily life and a good place to be with oneself. She
has a peculiar liking for cherry blossoms. She says
that whenever she watches the delicately fragrant pink
petals falling to the ground from the tree, it has a
calming and soothing effect for a stressed-out
individual. For some reason, Sakura likes the color
black and the shadows. She was asked why once and she
answered that it was like the darkness could be hiding
something and that you can never be sure with it. She
seemed to have related herself to the dark. Also,
Sakura has an obsession for her cape, her hair and
swords.
Dislikes: Sakura couldn't stand light because her eyes
are light sensitive. That's why she always has to wear
a pair of tinted glasses during the day. She also
hates spicy food. She doesn't know why but her mouth
gets easily burned whenever she tries to eat the spicy
food and she doesn't like it a lot. She dislikes other
people's presence, her family included, near her. Loud
noises really irritate her and she absolutely stays
away from dogs. His Mung mage friend Baba-Fa Mei had
once told him that dogs could smell what a person
really is, regardless of any 'perfect disguise'. And
since he's disguising as a girl, you get the idea.
Hobbies: Sakura spends most of her free time cleaning
and polishing the blades of her katanas. She wants it
to be in tip-top shape and look good at the same time.
When she isn't doing that, she could be seen in a
quiet place, alone. There she would appear to be
thinking deeply about something. She also spends time
watching things that seem to catch her attention.
Sakura is also interested in watching different kinds
of birds.
Strengths: Being trained in the art of sword fighting
ever since she had learned to walk, Sakura's sword
skills are something to be feared. She can also keep a
calm head in times of emergencies enabling her to
think the situation over in a logical manner and
devise an appropriate strategy for it.
Weaknesses: Sakura totally avoids having
responsibilities. She has to be forced into accepting
them. Sometimes, she tends to be a bit too cold
towards others. Also, Sakura's eyes are sensitive to
light.
Goals: Sakura wants to find a mysterious jewel, the
'Jewel of Wishes', one that was said to grant whoever
finds it their innermost desire. In her case, it is
complete freedom.
III- Deeper... go Deeper.
Appearance:
Sakura is fairly tall for a sixteen year old girl,
about 5'8 in height and weighs at roughly a hundred
and forty pounds. She has pale tan skin that covers
her slightly muscular frame. She has an oval face with
a pointed nose and chin, a pair of long narrow black
eyebrows and a pair of sharp, narrow scarlet red eyes,
framed by thick ebony black locks. Her hair is kept
long, reaching past her waist save for the parts in
the outer width. These parts are 1/4 the length of the
rest of her hair, allowing them to hang over her
shoulders. Her semi-unkempt bangs are parted in the
middle and their longest points reach above her chin.
Also, her hair covers her ears.
For clothes, Sakura wears a black full bodysuit under
a short frilly white dress with billowy long sleeves
and a pleated skirt. Over the dress is a sleeveless
wrap-around purple vest trimmed with pale yellow. Then
she wears a large light pink ribbon tie around her
neck, under her dress' collar. The ribbon is big
enough to cover her chest area. A pair of thick, short
brown leather gloves and high-cut black leather boots
with lilac flip-tops finish her outfit.
No girl is found without any accessories. For Sakura,
she adds a long brown hooded cloth cape, whose ends
are worn with travel, to her outfit. The cape is held
together by a lilac-colored crystal brooch at the base
of her neck. She is always seen wearing a fairly large
pair of moss-green-tinted glasses during the day.
Lastly, a wide black leather belt sits askew on her
waist. The hilts of Sakura's two swords are attached
to it.
Personality:
Sakura is a carefree spirit. She doesn't take things
too seriously at first unless she is totally compelled
to. She doesn't care much about things not concerning
her either. Because of that, people tend to think of
her as a cold heartless young woman. She totally hates
handling responsibilities. Sakura believes she's not
good with it but she's not just about to admit that.
She doesn't like trying her best to do something,
except when it comes to her sword fighting. That is
something she's truly proud of.
As Sakura avoids having responsibilities, she avoids
other people as much as possible. And to do that, she
puts up a cold air around herself to act as a barrier.
She acts to be uncaring and tends to pick on others.
The members of her family are no exception for this
behavior either. She becomes defiant and rebellious
towards them.
As far as Sakura's personality goes, she is calm,
cool-headed and has an above- average level of
intelligence. Little emotion could be seen in her face
and her alto voice has a cold tone to it. On another
note, Sakura is a huge fanatic for swords.
History:
Sakura hails from the Far East, in the City of Xuan
to be exact. She belonged to the Xuan Royal Family,
the head of which is the leader of the city.
Nobuhiko Sakura was born 16 years ago, on the exact
day the dreaded Shisoku occured after the 300-year
lapse. The Leader of Xuan and his wife didn't realize
it until two days later, when they were given reports
of the deaths of all new-borns; human, animal, plants
and even monsters. Vaguely remembering the legend of
the Demon King and the Holy King, the Leader of Xuan
and his wife decided to keep the birth of their son a
complete secret. They knew that if the Huang Kingdom
heard about Nobuhiko, the Huangs would surely try to
kidnap him to use for their own purposes. So for a
year, Nobuhiko never existed. His parents also hid
this fact from him. Nobuhiko grew up not knowing of
his infanthood.
Being the son of the Xuan leader, Nobuhiko was made
to undergo various training and lessons in order to
prepare him for him future role as the next leader of
Xuan. His training was difficult and his family was
very strict on him. The reason why they were so hard
on him was to have him grow up into a good and kind
leader, just like the Holy King. The other reason why
was because they were afraid he might become another
Demon King and cause another era of darkness.
In addition to his studies, Nobuhiko was also sent to
study at the neighboring tribe of the Mungs under
their leader, the Mother Oracle. All would-be Xuan
leaders were sent here. In doing so, they believed,
would bestow upon the would-be leaders great wisdom
and power.
Unknown to the Xuan leader, the Mungs knew about
Nobuhiko, or rather the Child of the Shisoku. He was
the prophesied child the Mother Oracle had spoken of
decades ago. The Mungs also wished for another Holy
King so they did all they could to mold Nobuhiko into
a good leader.
The problem is, he didn't want any of it.
Unknown to the members of the Royal Family, Nobuhiko
was beginning to detest the restricted lifestyle he
was being made to lead. He grew tired of doing their
every bidding to the point that he was almost like a
servant. The only time he could escape from his duties
was when he was going to the Mung Village.
There in the village, Nobuhiko befriended an old Mung
mage who was deemed an outcast by the other villagers.
This mage had been telling him stories about the
far-off lands and the lives of other people in these
lands. Nobuhiko was fascinated with the old mage but
what fascinated him the most was the mage's way of
life. To him, his friend's way of life is like a new
thing, very different from what he had been taught by
his mentors. It was because of this old mage that
Nobuhiko decided to life his own life the way he
wanted to.
However, his family didn't approve of this. It was
not to be of the next leader of Xuan, they said and it
made Nobuhiko angry with them. But he could not do
anything about it, at least while he's staying inside
the palace...
One of Nobuhiko's restrictions was befriending just
any kind of people. His family dictates who will be
his friend and who won't, the exception being the
Mungs. But little did they know that Nobuhiko defied
that very rule.
It was a man named Kumo, who was appointed to be
Nobuhiko's butler. At first, Nobuhiko was wary of Kumo
but he later grew quite attached to him. Kumo, knowing
that he loved to hear stories outside of Xuan, had
been telling him about his grand adventures to the Far
West. Since Nobuhiko haven't heard anything much about
the West, he was immediately hooked.
As days went by, Kumo noticed there was a sudden
change in Nobuhiko's behavior. He became defiant,
rebellious even, whenever a relative would talk to
him. He became worried about his charge and decided to
find out the reason why.
Nobuhiko told him that he wanted to leave the palace,
saying that he felt like he was only but a prisoner
there. Kumo felt sympathy for him and decided to tell
him yet another story, this time about a fabled
treasure. This treasure was a mystical jewel known to
grant whoever finds it their most secret and deepest
desires. Kumo encouraged Nobuhiko to find the jewel
and then ask it to give him his freedom.
But there was a slight problem. When Kumo told
Nobuhiko about the jewel, he told him that only girls
could invoke the jewel's power and have their wishes
fulfilled. Frustrated, Nobuhiko tried to think of a
way until Kumo told him that if Nobuhiko would begin
to live as a girl from now on, the jewel would believe
his true intentions and grant his wish. Nobuhiko,
having no other choice, agreed.
So one night, when everyone was asleep, Nobuhiko (now
Sakura), with the help of Kumo, slipped out of the
palace and eventually out of Xuan. He had decided to
leave his homeland to find the fabled 'Jewel of
Wishes'.
Of course, the Royal Family later found out about his
disappearance, but they chose not to disclose it in
fear of the Huang Kingdom breaking the uneasy truce
between the two nations. They did send some agents in
secret to find and retrieve Nobuhiko at any cost.
Kumo accompanied Nobuhiko/Sakura until they passed
through the Village of Rashkuta, as traversing through
the Desert of Death would be suicidal. There, Kumo bid
good-bye to him and promised to take care of the
family,. But before leaving, he gave him a final
warning never to tell anyone about the Jewel, else it
will lose its powers. Nobuhiko/Sakura agreed and then
left to go further into the West.
However, Kumo didn't return to Xuan. Instead, he went
back to Huang and told the Baron that he had finally
accomplished his mission: to get rid of the Xuan
Prince, the next leader of Xuan.
IV- Battle Style
Weaponry: A pair of katanas. The one that serves as
Sakura's main weapon is about 5 feet long and the
other is a couple of inches shorter than the first.
Since she had undergone extensive training in handling
a sword ever since she had begun to walk, she is very
skilled with it.
Magic and Affinity: Sakura has an affinity for Moon
magic. It just might be why she seemed to be so
calm-headed. During her combat training, she was also
given a short lecture about using magic. She didn't
care much about using magic since it was quicker to
just attack rather than waste a few seconds doing a
silly chant. She did have the mind to at least learn
the basic curatives though. She's still learning on
how to use magic effectively so her spells are a
little on the weak side.
Skills: Sakura has excellent skill with a sword. She
had undergone extensive training for combat as to be
able to defend herself. It was a requirement since the
leader of Xuan must be a great warrior that should the
need arises; he'd be ready to defend his kingdom. One
thing to note is that among all of her lessons, sword
fighting was her favorite. It allowed her to release
all the stress and tension she had accumulated.
Currently, she is mastering the art of using the
dual-sword style.
Battle Style: Usually, Sakura doesn't join in fights,
especially if she feels like she has nothing to do
with them. She would care less about what kind of
reason the others have for fighting. But if she is
caught in an unavoidable battle, she will reluctantly
pick up her sword and try to get the whole thing done
and over with quickly. One thing to note is that you
can never really depend on her to protect you, unless
she thinks so otherwise.
