Shiragiku Ito

Shiragiku Ito (Sheer-a-G-coo E-toe)
White Chrysanthemum of Wisteria Fields

Shiragiku Ito
Tayuu
Gender	Female
Race	Au Ra
Clan	Raen
Citizenship	Doman refugee
Age	24
Height	5'2"
Nameday	17th Sun of the 4th Umbral Moon
Orientation	Hetero
Occupation	Courtesan

Basic OOC Information

This character is based off of a mix of Japan's Heian and Edo periods, historical courtesans (Tayuu/Oiran) and samurai.

The player of this character is a sexworker who studies sexwork in history- Any whorephobic, sexist comments or behavior on an OOC basis will result with an addition to my blacklist.
If you would like to learn more about courtesans in history and how to implement them in roleplay, please check out my guide on google documents here.

I welcome both planned and walk-up roleplay. If you have an idea you would like to use to connect our characters, please feel free to message me.

Appearance

If one had to choose just two words to describe Shiragiku, they would be "Doll-like".

While dainty to the other races, Shiragiku is considered tall for an Au Ra female at five foot two.
Her skin is porcelain white, so much so that it might as well be made of rice paper. Her scales are pale as well, a soft cream colour only a little darker than her skin.
Her face is round and soft, her nose long and thin, and her lips two halves of a circle.

Shiragiku's pitch-black hair is cut in a hime style- bangs cut just below her brows with the rest left long.

Almond-shaped eyes hold cucumber-green irises and misty-green limbal rings. They are always sleepy looking, turned down to stare through the floor more than at it. There is never a smile that can reach them; always a tinge of sadness.

Her make-up is traditional to her work- her face powdered white, her eyes and brows lined in black kohl, and red stains both her lips and the outer corners of her eyes.
Her clothing follows the theatrical theme of her appearance; not one, but three to four brightly coloured kimono are layered on top of one another, and a heavy obi tied in the front. Her naked feet fit into platformed okobo, a hidden bell in the heel tingling with each step.

Personality

White Chrysanthemum is like flower left to float down the stream of life- following the current listlessly.

Following the tenants of Bushido, Shiragiku is compassionate, respectful, loyal, and sincere in every aspect of her life.
She takes care to help those that she can, often devoting time and gil to charity. Her voice never rises above the volume one speaks to another beside them, and not a single cruel word passes through her lips. No promise is made lightly, and when she has taken a duty on- there is no going back, not even if it causes her pain.

While her words and actions might give the impression of joy and attentiveness, there is always a shadow of grief that seems to hang over her. She does not try to hide it, but she also will not reveal why she seems so heavy.