Chishio
27-04-2010, 12:51
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Clan name: Zhou
Village: Rikuhi
Main Element: Raiton, but mostly individual
Head Leader:
Name: Zhou, Yun
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Rank: Civilian
Status: Alive
Appearance:
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/1185/hotaru3ez0.jpg
Description: Yun retired from being a shinobi years ago and started to take on the duties as the clan leader and doctor, although he still as cloud-minded as he always has been. He has now as much knowledge in medicine as in politics, which has become of great help to his clan. However, is mind still has a tendency to wander off to other dimensions quite often, making him close to impossible to have a conversation with. Another thing with him that hasn't changed over the years, is his memory...which is rather sad.
Type: Ninjutsu, Taijutsu
Symbol:
http://www.art-christinerussell.co.uk/images/Gilt%20designs/year%20of%20the%20Tiger.jpg
The symbol is tattooed somewhere on the body of the family members and also decorates the entrance pillars of major Zhou buildings.
Description: Well known for their friendly and gentle behaviour to the people of Rikhui, the animal loving Zhou Family are a family of effective doctors and fearsome fighters. They live outside Rikhui in a temple, build around an oasis and the Family have both civilians and shinobi living inside their walls. They dislike killing and always try to avoid it, but they have no problem when the situations calls for it. The Zhou family doesn't care about rank or age. What they care about is the family itself and people outside it. If a wounded person needs their help they gladly help them, young or old, man or woman, but they get kind of suspicious when someone living outside the border of the country needs their help. They live in sync with the white tigers and other animals that live with them. They eat together; gather food together and on occasion even sleep together. Animals are the centre of their family and the humans respect them as their own, and in return the animals respect the humans. The family-members of the Zhou have been taught from young age that they shall treat all animals with respect, no matter the species.
# of RPC Members Allowed: 10
Members:
- Kemuri, Quinn (Random)
- Takeshi, Isamu (Rockthem)
Style: The style of fighting is very individual in the family of Zhou. The elders have always taught the youngster that a fight can never be won with just mere strength; the speed and mind are the things that give victory in any fight. If your head is clear of thoughts then you can always sense what the opponent is going to do next, in other words, tactics will victor over mere muscles. They are also thought that it's much easier to beat an opponent by dodge and evade all their attacks, to tire them out, and lay hits on them if possible. Light but deadly. The elements are also a good thing to use in fight, especially when fighting a shinobi. Use them as much as possible to its maximum effect to the minimum cost from the body.
Social Standing: The Zhou family is well known for both their doctors and their fighters. They welcome every single individual that needs help and they never charge the needing person, perhaps only if the person isn’t from the Sun country. They are both loved and respected by the people, due to that they are good part of both the military and medical force.
Background: Several hundred years ago a group of families lived as a caravan in the huge deserts of the Sun country. They travelled together through the desert, living on the gifts of nature and fighting against its dangers. They were untouched by war and their technology were far behind the main villages of the world, due to the fact that they were constantly moving around, never putting up camps for more than two to three days before they packed up and began to move on again. Slowly the harsh desert climate and sandstorms that haunted them occasionally started to take its price. The group was slowly reduced with at least one or two casualties every month. It was very hard for the kids and old people to wander and they did get help from the other adults, by making them sit in the wagons or ride horses. This group of people would later on be called the Zhou family.
The years moved on and their leader, Akira, that led his family and fellow their nomads, began to grow very old. His failing body wasn't able to travel as much as in his young years and they had to stop more often than what they did before. He didn't tell the others, but he knew that his body had been ravaging by a deadly disease for years now and that his time soon would end. They travelled for another two years and that was the limit of their brave leader. He ended up in bed and the caravan stopped moving for a month. After this month Zhou, Akira died from the disease and his son, Nozumo, took his place as the leader of the caravan.
Nozumo led them through the desert another thirty years and they set up camp at one of the huge cliffs that decorated the brown sea of sand. While the gamily was around the camp fire one night they heard one of their people that had been stationed as guards shout a warning out in the dark. Of course someone was sent so that Nozumo was told directly that they had found something in the desert night. It was a man who claimed himself as ninja from Rikuhi, he had been on a mission and while he was on his way home got ambushed by something he called missing-nin. At first Nozumo only laugh about the ideas the injured man suggested as his wife, Shiina, looked over his wounds. The man told Nozumo that he was serious and waved away Shiina a bit as he began to move his hands, making different signs. Then after he was done his hands began to spark with a blinking light. He walked to one of the rocks that lay wall to wall with the cliff and placed his hand on it. He closed his eyes and when he opened them again, burst the rock into pieces. This made Nozumo a bit scared, even though he didn't show it, and now listened at the man with a curious look in his eyes.
The ninja join the caravan and offered Nozumo to teach him what he called Ninjutsu. The leader shrugged and just said why not. This was the beginning of the Zhou family’s shinobi career.
Many years later, when Nozumo was on the brink of death, did he and his daughter, Akari, find the temple of the white tiger. The temple was in the first place built for the white tigers, so that they had somewhere to live...without being hunted for their beautiful fur. Nozumo and Akari managed to befriend the mighty beast and the caravan that had moved for such a long time settled themselves down in the temple with the tigers.
Nozumo died and Akari was now the leader of the Zhou family. After some time they managed to make contact with the village of Rikuhi and they began to climb up their ladder of shinobi, while establishing in the temple, with help from both family-members and the tigers and the other animals that started to gather around them.
Special Attributes: Most blood related members of the Zhou family have golden yellow eyes with a cat-like pupil in it and their canine teeth are sharper and longer than normal. Due to the fact that the Zhou live with white tigers and many other animals, most members good at 'reading' animals and especially good when it comes to felines, to see what they want. If an adopted member gets a blood related members blood imbued in them, will their pupil and canine teeth painfully change to the right form.
Strengths:
- Their bonds with animals are strong.
- Their instincts are very sharp.
- The speed of the Zhou's is well known.
- Exceptionally good tacticians.
- Good medical skills.
Shortcomings:
- Blood-related have a very weak immune system.
- Dislikes people that harm and detests animals.
- Bad memory occurs a lot between the family-members.
- They have a weakness to cold temperatures and items touched by the cold.
- Dislikes killing.
- Bad endurance
Alliances:
- The Sumiyori clan (Minowara)
Clan name: Zhou
Village: Rikuhi
Main Element: Raiton, but mostly individual
Head Leader:
Name: Zhou, Yun
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Rank: Civilian
Status: Alive
Appearance:
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/1185/hotaru3ez0.jpg
Description: Yun retired from being a shinobi years ago and started to take on the duties as the clan leader and doctor, although he still as cloud-minded as he always has been. He has now as much knowledge in medicine as in politics, which has become of great help to his clan. However, is mind still has a tendency to wander off to other dimensions quite often, making him close to impossible to have a conversation with. Another thing with him that hasn't changed over the years, is his memory...which is rather sad.
Type: Ninjutsu, Taijutsu
Symbol:
http://www.art-christinerussell.co.uk/images/Gilt%20designs/year%20of%20the%20Tiger.jpg
The symbol is tattooed somewhere on the body of the family members and also decorates the entrance pillars of major Zhou buildings.
Description: Well known for their friendly and gentle behaviour to the people of Rikhui, the animal loving Zhou Family are a family of effective doctors and fearsome fighters. They live outside Rikhui in a temple, build around an oasis and the Family have both civilians and shinobi living inside their walls. They dislike killing and always try to avoid it, but they have no problem when the situations calls for it. The Zhou family doesn't care about rank or age. What they care about is the family itself and people outside it. If a wounded person needs their help they gladly help them, young or old, man or woman, but they get kind of suspicious when someone living outside the border of the country needs their help. They live in sync with the white tigers and other animals that live with them. They eat together; gather food together and on occasion even sleep together. Animals are the centre of their family and the humans respect them as their own, and in return the animals respect the humans. The family-members of the Zhou have been taught from young age that they shall treat all animals with respect, no matter the species.
# of RPC Members Allowed: 10
Members:
- Kemuri, Quinn (Random)
- Takeshi, Isamu (Rockthem)
Style: The style of fighting is very individual in the family of Zhou. The elders have always taught the youngster that a fight can never be won with just mere strength; the speed and mind are the things that give victory in any fight. If your head is clear of thoughts then you can always sense what the opponent is going to do next, in other words, tactics will victor over mere muscles. They are also thought that it's much easier to beat an opponent by dodge and evade all their attacks, to tire them out, and lay hits on them if possible. Light but deadly. The elements are also a good thing to use in fight, especially when fighting a shinobi. Use them as much as possible to its maximum effect to the minimum cost from the body.
Social Standing: The Zhou family is well known for both their doctors and their fighters. They welcome every single individual that needs help and they never charge the needing person, perhaps only if the person isn’t from the Sun country. They are both loved and respected by the people, due to that they are good part of both the military and medical force.
Background: Several hundred years ago a group of families lived as a caravan in the huge deserts of the Sun country. They travelled together through the desert, living on the gifts of nature and fighting against its dangers. They were untouched by war and their technology were far behind the main villages of the world, due to the fact that they were constantly moving around, never putting up camps for more than two to three days before they packed up and began to move on again. Slowly the harsh desert climate and sandstorms that haunted them occasionally started to take its price. The group was slowly reduced with at least one or two casualties every month. It was very hard for the kids and old people to wander and they did get help from the other adults, by making them sit in the wagons or ride horses. This group of people would later on be called the Zhou family.
The years moved on and their leader, Akira, that led his family and fellow their nomads, began to grow very old. His failing body wasn't able to travel as much as in his young years and they had to stop more often than what they did before. He didn't tell the others, but he knew that his body had been ravaging by a deadly disease for years now and that his time soon would end. They travelled for another two years and that was the limit of their brave leader. He ended up in bed and the caravan stopped moving for a month. After this month Zhou, Akira died from the disease and his son, Nozumo, took his place as the leader of the caravan.
Nozumo led them through the desert another thirty years and they set up camp at one of the huge cliffs that decorated the brown sea of sand. While the gamily was around the camp fire one night they heard one of their people that had been stationed as guards shout a warning out in the dark. Of course someone was sent so that Nozumo was told directly that they had found something in the desert night. It was a man who claimed himself as ninja from Rikuhi, he had been on a mission and while he was on his way home got ambushed by something he called missing-nin. At first Nozumo only laugh about the ideas the injured man suggested as his wife, Shiina, looked over his wounds. The man told Nozumo that he was serious and waved away Shiina a bit as he began to move his hands, making different signs. Then after he was done his hands began to spark with a blinking light. He walked to one of the rocks that lay wall to wall with the cliff and placed his hand on it. He closed his eyes and when he opened them again, burst the rock into pieces. This made Nozumo a bit scared, even though he didn't show it, and now listened at the man with a curious look in his eyes.
The ninja join the caravan and offered Nozumo to teach him what he called Ninjutsu. The leader shrugged and just said why not. This was the beginning of the Zhou family’s shinobi career.
Many years later, when Nozumo was on the brink of death, did he and his daughter, Akari, find the temple of the white tiger. The temple was in the first place built for the white tigers, so that they had somewhere to live...without being hunted for their beautiful fur. Nozumo and Akari managed to befriend the mighty beast and the caravan that had moved for such a long time settled themselves down in the temple with the tigers.
Nozumo died and Akari was now the leader of the Zhou family. After some time they managed to make contact with the village of Rikuhi and they began to climb up their ladder of shinobi, while establishing in the temple, with help from both family-members and the tigers and the other animals that started to gather around them.
Special Attributes: Most blood related members of the Zhou family have golden yellow eyes with a cat-like pupil in it and their canine teeth are sharper and longer than normal. Due to the fact that the Zhou live with white tigers and many other animals, most members good at 'reading' animals and especially good when it comes to felines, to see what they want. If an adopted member gets a blood related members blood imbued in them, will their pupil and canine teeth painfully change to the right form.
Strengths:
- Their bonds with animals are strong.
- Their instincts are very sharp.
- The speed of the Zhou's is well known.
- Exceptionally good tacticians.
- Good medical skills.
Shortcomings:
- Blood-related have a very weak immune system.
- Dislikes people that harm and detests animals.
- Bad memory occurs a lot between the family-members.
- They have a weakness to cold temperatures and items touched by the cold.
- Dislikes killing.
- Bad endurance
Alliances:
- The Sumiyori clan (Minowara)