Seno Nakakami

Seno Nakakami
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Gender	Male
Race	Hyur
Clan	Doman
Citizenship	None
Place of Birth	Doma
Nameday	6th Sun, 4th Astral Moon (Age: )
Guardian	Byregot, the Builder
Profession	Swordsman, voidsent-slayer, enemy of Garlemald
Theme Song	FLAGS

Seno Nakakami is a male midlander hyur hailing from Doma. A master swordsman and manipulator of ki, he is one of the handful of surviving practitioners of the Doman Shinmeiryū swordsmanship school following the eradication of its members during the Doman revolt against Garlemald. He and his wife, Motoko Nakakami, fled to Eorzea following the revolt and have since spent their time scouting the lay of the land, learning Eorzean culture, assisting other Doman refugees, and nursing a powerful hate for the Empire and all things associated with it.

Biography

To Be Elaborated Upon

(Temporary bullet-point format just to have it written down until we know enough Doman lore to flesh it out/correct inconsistencies)

• Born in Doma's capital city(?), sent by parents to study the established school of swordsmanship known as Shinmei-ryū, a swordsmanship style of particular samurai who specialize in exorcising Voidsent.

• Friends with Motoko Aoyama, a fellow youngster training in the school.

• Around the age of X, Motoko's sister declares her intent to no longer be the first in line to inherit ownership of the school. This causes Motoko no small amount of stress, wherein she spends X months fleeing the school and hermitting her time at a remote inn before Seno tracks her down and convinces her to come home.

• At some time later, no longer than a few years, no shorter than a few seasons, he marries Motoko and she takes his last name, despite the tradition of the reverse in Shinmeiryū.

• Garlean occupation happens due to Gekkai, a member of the shinobi of Doma, selling secrets and information to the Garlean Empire. No small amount of Domans die in the initial fighting, but the country is allowed to survive and persist after total domination. The shinobi declare Kasaru Redbeak the traitor due to misunderstanding, and Oboro Moonrise and a small group of shinobi leave Doma to pursue him.

• At some point, between a few months to a year after Gekkai's betrayal, Doma plans and executes a revolt against their Garlean occupiers due to knowledge of growing tension concerning the Garlean succession. This begins Garlemald's act of wiping out the Domans.

• Among the first forces to attack and lead the front lines are the Shinmeiryū warriors. The Domans are successful in taking out many established occupiers... and the Garleans initial organized infantry falls easily to the Shinmeiryū and other forces in Doma.

• It quickly becomes clear how outclassed the Domans are, however, when Garlemald musters and organizes a large force to utter decimate the country, displeased with the revolt in its entirety. As a large Magitek force mounts to crush the smaller country, the Shinmeiryū cavalry organizes to stand against them despite all odds.

• It is at this time, before the final of battle, that Tsuruko renders Motoko unconscious and orders Seno to flee. It is the reasoning of the elder warrior that on that day, all of the practitioners of Shinmeiryū will die. Tsuruko sees no favorable outcome and has even heard that the Lady Yugiri and her entourage were planning an exodus should the straits become dire. Tsuruko believes that the school must be preserved and she refuses to see her sister die, so she sends Seno away, bidding him take her sister and act as a scout in lands where fleeing Domans might live. Despite misgivings, Seno rides from their homeland, fleeing with Motoko and Setsuna overland to the coast.

• Motoko awakes furious with both Seno and Setsuna and it is by no small feat that the two broker passage for the group on a ship to flee their burning country, the Garleans on their heels.

• After some time at sea, traveling to the island nation of merchants, Radz-at-Han, Motoko, Seno and Setsuna broke passage to a merchant vessel headed back to Limsa Lominsa and land in Eorzea.

• Motoko spends a fair deal of time livid with her husband and her page, but the flavor and spirit of the new land shes in softens her somewhat and she throws herself into exploring new fighting styles as they scout the realm, hoping to find a suitable place for the Domans to live, should those fleeing arrive.

• The trio eventually travel to Ul'dah, where Seno and Motoko ally themselves with the Immortal Flames. In doing so, they begin to establish themselves as viable fighters, but plainly attempt to keep a low profile, rising only so far enough in rank with the company that they might secure horse-birds for themselves to allow them better means of travel. Motoko names them after Tsuruko's cranes, naming hers Shippu and Seno's Hayate.

• At Motoko's desire to learn as much of the land as possible, she begins to seek out and study other combat arms schools. Seno does as well, spending a short time under the Gladiators' Guild, the Marauders' Guild, the Lancers' Guild, and the Pugilists' Guild but finds very little that strikes his fancy. He primarily spends his time acquiring money to live on by keeping an ear out for voidsent that need to be destroyed. They also train under a monk named Shanna Swiftgrace that fled Ala Mhigo's decimation by Garlemald, picking up the tricks and tools employed by the Ala Mhigans and adding them to their prior knowledge of hand-to-hand combat.

• Then, it is by chance and happenstance that Motoko and Seno hear of Domans in Wineport, and they go to investigate, discovering Oboro Moonrise and his group attempting to hunt down Kasaru Redbeak.

• Aiding Oboro over the course of a month, the group unravels the plot of Gekkai, learning that he is responsible for Doma's initial occupation. Together, they slay the man. At this time, the Scions eradicate the Ultima Weapon.

• Shortly after, Yugiri and her Domans arrive in Vesper Bay and the events of her trying to secure a new homestead for the refugees begin. Though the Syndicate blocks Ul'dah from offering aid, Seno and Motoko reunite with their fellow countrymen and join them in Mor Dhona to begin what they hope are their new lives.

Powers and Abilities

• Weapon Proficiency (Katana):

• Combat Style - Shinmeiryū: Shinmeiryu (神鳴流 Shinmei-ryū), meaning "God's Cry School", is an ancient Doman martial art with roots in Kendo. Shinmeiryu blends the sword technique and discipline of kendo with an additional, secret art of ki manipulation, for the ultimate goal of slaying voidsent and upholding honor and justice. The power of this fighting style is colloquially said to be able to divide the heavens and cleave mountains in half, though there is no denying that their skill makes them incredibly powerful combatants.

• Combat Style - Fist of Rhalgr:

• Combat Style - Iaijutsu: Iaido (居合道 Iaidō or just Iai 居合) is a martial art associated with the smooth, controlled movements of drawing the sword from its scabbard or saya, striking or cutting an opponent, removing blood from the blade, and then replacing the sword in the scabbard. Seno excels at this style of swordsmanship, so skilled that he is capable of performing an iai strike many times over the course of a battle, rather than just at the beginning.

• Raizensoku: An iaijutsu strike in which Seno tenses, then draws his blade, moves forward, and strikes outward in less than a second. He accomplishes the strike so fast that he leaves an afterimage of himself, tensed, where he had been standing. This technique is only effective within five feet, but within that range, this technique cannot be dodged or blocked. The only way to avoid Raizensoku is to be outside its range, or strike while he is tensing for the technique. Seno typically will initiate combat with this technique to deal absurd damage, and often one-shot, foes who are caught flat-footed by it.

• Advanced Projectile Deflection: Superhuman reaction times and reflexes, acquired as a result of years of Shinmeiryū training and a close, almost-preternatural bond with his weapon allow Seno the ability to knock away any projectile attack that he is aware of, up to and including gunfire. This ability does not allow him to wade effortlessly into a storm of machine gun fire without taking any hits; he can at most deflect up to five projectiles in any one action.

• Ancestral Weapon Shinaijou:

• Ancestral Weapon Kagetaku:

Trivia

Likes

• Eorzean culture
• Honor
• Combat pragmatism

Dislikes

• Garlean Empire
• Traitors
• Unfaithfulness

Hobbies/Talents

• Improvised usages of ki

Other

• Seno's race and appearance are tentative at the moment, as the Doman race has not been revealed and we are therefore unsure of whether or not we want to fantasia their appearance.

Rumors Some of these rumors are untrue or are greatly exaggerated. Please feel free to add your own rumors under PC! ◢ Common Rumors (Easily overheard) ■ "'e's fond of introducing 'imself as the 'Dragon o' Shinmei,' whatever that is." - Baderon ■ ■ ◢ Uncommon Rumors (Moderately difficult to overhear) ■ ■ ■ ◢ Rare Rumors (Very difficult or rarely overheard) ■ ■ ■ ◢ PC Rumors (Rumors from the character's of other players) ■ "A school of swordsmanship blessed by the gods, divine in its inception, capable of dividing the heavens and cleaving mountains asunder. That is the power that man and his wife wield, and they are rightfully feared by the Garlean Empire." - Glioca Sargonnai ■ "Poor bastard. Even in this world, guns just don't agree with him." - A'rklonn Sargonnai ■ ■

Relations ♥ Romantic Interest ♥ Platonic Love ● Good Standing ● Poor Standing ♦ Enemies ♥ Motoko Nakakami : Seno's childhood friend and wife of X years. Though it may look to a casual observer that their relationship is borderline abusive and the couple wantonly antagonize each other, both know that their words are unedged and more for amusement between themselves. In truth, the strength of their bond rivals Garlean steelworking and both are ready to lay down their lives for the other, which bodes ill for any who oppose them. ● Kazue Aoyama : ● Hisato Aoyama : ● Gunnbjorn Darkblade : ● Setsuna Sakurazaki : ● Shanna Swiftgrace : ♥ Tsuruko Aoyama :

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17-Nov-14: Page created. More to come.