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== Background ==
 
== Background ==
  
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'''Backstory:''' The founder of the Kemuri clan was said to have married a smoke spirit, which is why it is claimed to be impossible to keep a member of the clan out of anywhere they seek. While they have gone 'legitimate' centuries ago, better known as guides and courtiers in the know, every so often a member of the family displays the same tastes of the founder, finding themselves with a man or woman as elusive to hold as vapor yet preferring to stay by their side. Their children often become retainers of the family as ninja.
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The tale of Natsuko is known to all in the Saikai, though none will admit to being the first to tell it. Whispers tell that under the silks and cloth of the witch Natsuko is not a woman but an untailed fox. A kitsune of Inari ambushed on a cold winter's night by a powerful and blasphemous band of Yokai foolishly unafraid of the Rice God. By vile tortures and depraved acts, the kitsune was broken and four of it's tails removed, taken by the strongest demons as trophies to display their power. Over the fox's fifth and last tail the demons fell to fighting, for with the four strongest gone there was none left strong enough to claim the tail above all others. Then the tailless Kitsune spoke from the pool of blood where she lay, and the Yokai, unused to sweet and clever words, foolishly listened and agreed that the tail belonged to the one of them that was most vicious and vile. Tasks would be set to them and the Kitsune, who knew their evil best and hated all equally, would judge between them. Then the fox's sorcery took them, for though stripped of all powers by the cutting of her tails, she was still sharp of wit and wise of the gods, and trapped her tormenters unknowingly into oaths of servitude too horrible for even a demon to contemplate breaking.
  
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Kemuri Aki is not one of these half-breeds. Aki's parents were perfectly normal members of the family, though very distant cousins that married with family approval... until their first born began to show the magical traits of a half-breed. The clan is split on if this is a good or a bad thing, but Aki lives due to the protection of Shirou Izumi, the one half-breed the family has sired in the last century, who took Aki under his wing. Aki has actually had a happy upbringing because of Izumi-sama trying to give her the joyful childhood he didn't get because of his nature. There's one quirk. Aki passes most of the time as a young man, not the woman she is. It doesn't help that she looks the part of a young man usually. She gets a few awkward stares and insults from people aware of what she really is, but normally, people assume Aki's a young man.
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Now the demons follow the fox trapped in woman's form by the loss of her tails, bound to her service by the severed tail she wraps around her waist. The task she has set them is to serve her until all five tails stand once more in her hands, but the Yokai who took the other four have vanished, fled in fear of Inari's revenge for their desecration.
  
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The Black Tigers have Aki on retainer due to Master Koji calling in a favor from Izumi, who calls it good training for Aki to be serving another family for a time. However, Izumi isn't aware of Aki overhearing one key detail: Their clan is not aware of the nature of what new training she will be doing. It may be because he is hiding the fact that the Black Tigers are still alive, or he is planning something else, but there is something there.
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Natsuko (Summer Child) appeared at Saikai on the arm of Master Koji, a beautiful woman in nothing but a shift and shoes of rags, and there was many a person who joked at the blood that dripped between her legs onto white snow under her. Jokes soon ceased when the first of her "debtors", as she calls them, appeared that night on wide wings, returning from some task upon the mountain. Since then she has served the Black Tigers in all ways, putting the demons she commands at their service for tasks large and small.
  
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There's a good reason why Izumi is trying to keep Aki away from the clan for a while, and working for the Black Tigers. The Kemuri clan still has a little smoke in their veins, which often weakens their will and makes them easier to control. To counter this, the family uses lessons and magic to hardcode an inability to betray the family into every member. Due to their treatment of Izumi (and the kindness of others, including Master Koji), he shook it off and he has been helping Aki unwittingly avoid most of the brainwashing. If the Clan finds out that Izumi and Aki are not under its control, both will be in deep trouble.
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== Natsuko's Demons ==
  
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'''Appearance:''' Aki passes as a perfectly normal, handsome young man, since she prefers to wear her hair short and to dress like her uncle, Izumi. If someone actually gets her in a kimono or other traditionally feminine attire, the change is stunning, but that tends to require orders or the need to occur. She even speaks more like a man than a woman, even when dressed as her real gender.
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[[The Forbidding Maw]] Unique Demon
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[[Taura and Taya]] Unique Demons
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[[The Mockery of Flesh]] Unique Demon
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[[The Band of Brutes]] Non-unique Demons
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[[Vengeful Haunt]] Non-unique Demons
  
 
== Statistics ==
 
== Statistics ==
  
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Mind 9
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'''Mind 9'''
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Body 6
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Soul 9
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'''Body 6'''
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'''Soul 9'''
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'''Combat Value: 8'''
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'''Damage Multiplier: 5'''
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'''Health: 75'''
  
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Combat Value: 8
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'''Energy: 90'''
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Damage Multiplier: 5
 
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Health: 75
 
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Energy: 90
 
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Shock Value: 18
 
  
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Attributes:
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'''Shock Value: 18'''
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'''Damage: 18 with Wakizashi'''
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'''Attributes:'''
  
 
[70 -1] Power Flux lvl 7: Demon Summoning (28 points of Companions (summoned)), -1 Deplete.
 
[70 -1] Power Flux lvl 7: Demon Summoning (28 points of Companions (summoned)), -1 Deplete.
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[4 - 1] Heightened Senses lvl 2: Hearing, Smell. -1 Deplete
 
[4 - 1] Heightened Senses lvl 2: Hearing, Smell. -1 Deplete
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[10+8-8] Metamorphosis lvl 1. Duration +5 (1 day), Range 1 (10m), Targets 2 (5 targets), Activation -5 (10 minutes), Deplete -1 (1 energy per 10 minutes), Unpredictable -2 (TN 12 mind roll).
 
[10+8-8] Metamorphosis lvl 1. Duration +5 (1 day), Range 1 (10m), Targets 2 (5 targets), Activation -5 (10 minutes), Deplete -1 (1 energy per 10 minutes), Unpredictable -2 (TN 12 mind roll).
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Geas Template:
 
Geas Template:
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- [-6] Owned by Natsuko
 
- [-6] Owned by Natsuko
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- [-1] Unique Defect (Hard Coding): Do not harm Natsuko
 
- [-1] Unique Defect (Hard Coding): Do not harm Natsuko
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[2+1-1] Sixth Sense (Awakened Spirits). -1 Deplete. Range 1 (10m)
 
[2+1-1] Sixth Sense (Awakened Spirits). -1 Deplete. Range 1 (10m)
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[2-1] Special Movement: Balance. -1 Deplete
 
[2-1] Special Movement: Balance. -1 Deplete
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[2] Feature (Beautiful lv 2)
 
[2] Feature (Beautiful lv 2)
  
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Skills:
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[2] Item: Wakizashi. Weapon lvl 2.
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'''Skills:'''
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[2] Burglary lvl 1
 
[2] Burglary lvl 1
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[1] Domestic Arts (Sewing) lvl 1
 
[1] Domestic Arts (Sewing) lvl 1
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[2] Ettiquette lvl 1
 
[2] Ettiquette lvl 1
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[3] Language lvl 3
 
[3] Language lvl 3
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[4] Occult lvl 2
 
[4] Occult lvl 2
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[1] Sleight of Hand lvl 1
 
[1] Sleight of Hand lvl 1
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[2] Street Sense lvl 1
 
[2] Street Sense lvl 1
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[2] Wilderness Survival lvl 1
 
[2] Wilderness Survival lvl 1
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[2] Wilderness Tracking lvl 1
 
[2] Wilderness Tracking lvl 1
  
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Drawbacks:
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'''Drawbacks:'''
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Ism -2 (female)
 
Ism -2 (female)
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Marked -1 (bleeding)
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Marked -1 (bleeding tail stumps)
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Less Capable: Strength -3
 
Less Capable: Strength -3
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Easily Distracted: Opportunities to cause pain and suffering to her demons. -2

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Background[edit]

The tale of Natsuko is known to all in the Saikai, though none will admit to being the first to tell it. Whispers tell that under the silks and cloth of the witch Natsuko is not a woman but an untailed fox. A kitsune of Inari ambushed on a cold winter's night by a powerful and blasphemous band of Yokai foolishly unafraid of the Rice God. By vile tortures and depraved acts, the kitsune was broken and four of it's tails removed, taken by the strongest demons as trophies to display their power. Over the fox's fifth and last tail the demons fell to fighting, for with the four strongest gone there was none left strong enough to claim the tail above all others. Then the tailless Kitsune spoke from the pool of blood where she lay, and the Yokai, unused to sweet and clever words, foolishly listened and agreed that the tail belonged to the one of them that was most vicious and vile. Tasks would be set to them and the Kitsune, who knew their evil best and hated all equally, would judge between them. Then the fox's sorcery took them, for though stripped of all powers by the cutting of her tails, she was still sharp of wit and wise of the gods, and trapped her tormenters unknowingly into oaths of servitude too horrible for even a demon to contemplate breaking.

Now the demons follow the fox trapped in woman's form by the loss of her tails, bound to her service by the severed tail she wraps around her waist. The task she has set them is to serve her until all five tails stand once more in her hands, but the Yokai who took the other four have vanished, fled in fear of Inari's revenge for their desecration.

Natsuko (Summer Child) appeared at Saikai on the arm of Master Koji, a beautiful woman in nothing but a shift and shoes of rags, and there was many a person who joked at the blood that dripped between her legs onto white snow under her. Jokes soon ceased when the first of her "debtors", as she calls them, appeared that night on wide wings, returning from some task upon the mountain. Since then she has served the Black Tigers in all ways, putting the demons she commands at their service for tasks large and small.

Natsuko's Demons[edit]

The Forbidding Maw Unique Demon

Taura and Taya Unique Demons

The Mockery of Flesh Unique Demon

The Band of Brutes Non-unique Demons

Vengeful Haunt Non-unique Demons

Statistics[edit]

Mind 9

Body 6

Soul 9


Combat Value: 8

Damage Multiplier: 5

Health: 75

Energy: 90

Shock Value: 18

Damage: 18 with Wakizashi


Attributes:

[70 -1] Power Flux lvl 7: Demon Summoning (28 points of Companions (summoned)), -1 Deplete.

[4 - 1] Heightened Senses lvl 2: Hearing, Smell. -1 Deplete

[10+8-8] Metamorphosis lvl 1. Duration +5 (1 day), Range 1 (10m), Targets 2 (5 targets), Activation -5 (10 minutes), Deplete -1 (1 energy per 10 minutes), Unpredictable -2 (TN 12 mind roll).

Geas Template:

- [-6] Owned by Natsuko

- [-1] Unique Defect (Hard Coding): Do not harm Natsuko

[2+1-1] Sixth Sense (Awakened Spirits). -1 Deplete. Range 1 (10m)

[2-1] Special Movement: Balance. -1 Deplete

[2] Feature (Beautiful lv 2)

[2] Item: Wakizashi. Weapon lvl 2.


Skills:

[2] Burglary lvl 1

[1] Domestic Arts (Sewing) lvl 1

[2] Ettiquette lvl 1

[3] Language lvl 3

[4] Occult lvl 2

[1] Sleight of Hand lvl 1

[2] Street Sense lvl 1

[2] Wilderness Survival lvl 1

[2] Wilderness Tracking lvl 1

Drawbacks:

Ism -2 (female)

Marked -1 (bleeding tail stumps)

Less Capable: Strength -3

Easily Distracted: Opportunities to cause pain and suffering to her demons. -2

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