So, I decided to get inspiration from a french litterature classic: les liaisons dangereuses from Choderlos de Laclos

If you haven't read the book or at least seen the movie with John Malkovich and Glenn Close (80's movie), here's a plot summary from Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Liaisons_dangereuses

On to the Characters now, first the stat blocks:

Shosuro Kaguya, Scorpion Clan, Bayushi Manipulator, Decadent Courtier

Rings : Air 3, Earth 2, Fire 2, Water 2, Void 1

Skills: Courtesy 2, Command 1, Design 1, Performance 1, Sentiment 1, Skullduggery 2, medicine 1

Techniques available: Kata, Shuji and Rituals

Starting Techniques:

Shūji: Rustling of leaves

Shūji: Lord Bayushi’s Whispers

School Ability: Weakness Is My Strength

Glory : 45

Honor : 35

Status : 45

Equipment:

Ceremonial clothing, clothing, travel clothes, wakizashi, Tanto, calligraphy set, traveling pack, 5 koku.

Distinction Advantage: Famously Wealthy (Water)

Passion Advantage: Provocation (Fire)

Adversity Disadvantage: Whispers of Cruelty (Earth)

Anxiety Disadvantage: Jealousy (Air)

Mentor Advantage: Playfulness (Air)

Derived Attributes:

Resilience (Water Ring + Earth Ring) x 2: 8

Focus (Fire Ring + Air Ring).: 5

Composure (Earth Ring + Fire Ring) x 2: 8

Vigilance (Air Ring + Water Ring) / 2: 3

Void Points: 1

Giri: Bring allies to the scorpion by seducing young and handsome samurai

Ninjo: Break the heart of young maids popular in court with the young and handsome Samurai

Doji Hikaru, Crane Clan, Kakita Duellist, Hedonist Playboy

Rings : Air 3, Earth 2, Fire 2, Water 2, Void 1

Skills: Culture 1, Courtesy 2, Design 1, Fitness 1, Martial Arts melee 2, Sentiment 1, Meditation 1, Skullduggery 1

Techniques available: Kata, Shuji and Rituals

Starting Techniques:

Kata: Iaijutsu

Shūji: Shallow Waters

School Ability: Way of the Crane

Glory : 49

Honor : 50

Status : 35

Equipment:

Traveling clothes, ceremonial clothes, daishō (katana and wakizashi), naginata, traveling pack, an attendant, 10 koku.

Distinction Advantage: Dangerous allure (Fire)

Passion Advantage: Fashion (fire)

Adversity Disadvantage: Disdain for compassion (water)

Anxiety Disadvantage: Addiction (earth) Orgasm

Mentor Advantage: Subtle Observer (Air)

Derived Attributes:

Resilience (Water Ring + Earth Ring) x 2: 8

Focus (Fire Ring + Air Ring).: 5

Composure (Earth Ring + Fire Ring) x 2: 8

Vigilance (Air Ring + Water Ring) / 2: 3

Void Points: 1

Giri: Serve the Crane as Yojimbo

Ninjo: Sleep with a woman from each Rokugani Family

Edited October 9, 2017 by Nitenman

Now for the game of 20 questions: Kaguya

Part I: Core Identity (Clan and Family)

1. What clan does your character belong to?

Scorpion

Ring Increase: +1 air

Skill Increase: +1 Skullduggery

Status: 35

2. What family does your character belong to?

Shosuro

Ring Increase: +1 Air

Skill Increases: +1 performance, +1 Courtesy

Glory: 40

Part II: Role and School

3. What is your character’s role and school?

Bayushi Manipulator School [Courtier]

Ring Increases: +1 Air, +1 Fire

Skill Increases (choose five different skills):

+1 Courtesy, +1 Command, +1 Design, +1 Sentiment, +1 Skulduggery

Techniques Available: Kata, Shūji, Rituals

Starting Techniques:

Shuji: Rustling of leaves

Shūji: Lord Bayushi’s Whispers

Honor: 35

(School Ability): Weakness Is My Strength

Starting Outfit:

Starting Outfit: Ceremonial clothing, clothing, travel clothes, wakizashi,

any one weapon, calligraphy set, traveling pack, 5 koku.

4. How does your character stand out within their school?

Thoroughness, patience, or calm (+1 Earth Ring)

Part III: Honor and Glory

5. What is your character’s duty to their lord?

Bring other clan assets to the scorpion's service

6. What does your character long for?

Take the innocence of young maids popular in courts by manipulating young and handsome samurai

7. What is your character’s opinion of their clan?

Clan believer +5 glory

8. What does your character think of Bushidō?

Bushido disbeliever +1 medecine

Part IV: Strengths and Weaknesses

9 What is your character’s greatest accomplishment so far?

Distinction advantage : Famously Wealthy (Water)

10. What holds your character back the most in life?

Adversity disadvantage : Whispers of Cruelty (Earth)

11. What activity makes your character feel at peace?

Passion Advantage: Provocation (Fire)

12. What concern, fear, or foible troubles your character the most?

Anxiety disadvantage: Jealousy (Air)

13 Who has your character learned the most from during their life?

Deceased husband, perverted old courtier

1 Mentor Advantage Playfulness (Air)

14. What detail do others find most striking about your character?

Tight fitting Clothing and Cleavage

15. How does your character react to stressful situations?

Clench teeth, need to break something.

16. What are your character’s preexisting relationships with other clans, families, organizations, and traditions?

Took plenty of lovers from different clans

Part VI: Ancestry and Family

17. How would your character’s parents describe them?

Pure and innocent (that was before her marriage)

18. Who was your character named to honor?

Imperial heritage > Blessed lineage, +10 status

19. What is your character’s personal name?

Shosuro Kaguya

Part VII: Death

20. How should your character die?

Killed by a scorned lover or one of her victims

Edited October 9, 2017 by Nitenman

Game of 20 questions Hikaru

Part I: Core Identity (Clan and Family)

1. What clan does your character belong to?

Crane

Ring Increase: +1 Air

Skill Increase: +1 Culture

Status: 35

2. What family does your character belong to?

Doji

Ring Increase: +1 Air

Skill Increases: +1 Courtesy, +1 Design

Glory: 44

Part II: Role and School

3. What is your character’s role and school?

Kakita duellist (Bushi)

Ring Increases: +1 Earth, +1 Air

Skill Increases (choose Five different skills): +1 Courtesy, +1 Fitness, +1 Martial ats (melee), +1 Sentiment, +1 meditation

Techniques Available: Kata, Shuji, Rituals

Starting Techniques:

Kata: Iaijutsu

Shuji: Shallow waters

Honor: 50

(School Ability): Way of the Crane

Starting Outfit:

Traveling clothes, ceremonial clothes, daishō (katana and

wakizashi), naginata or spear, traveling pack, an attendant or pony, 10 koku

4. How does your character stand out within their school?

Adaptability, friendliness, or awareness (+1 Water Ring):

Part III: Honor and Glory

5. What is your character’s duty to their lord?

Court Yojimbo

6. What does your character long for?

Sleep with one woman from each Rokugani Family

7. What is your character’s opinion of their clan?

Believer +5 Glory

8. What does your character think of Bushidō?

Disbeliever +1 Skullduggery

Part IV: Strengths and Weaknesses

9 What is your character’s greatest accomplishment so far?

Distinction advantage: Dangerous allure (Fire)

10. What holds your character back the most in life?

Adversity disadvantage: Disdain for compassion (water)

11. What activity makes your character feel at peace?

Passion Advantage: Fashion (Fire)

12. What concern, fear, or foible troubles your character the most?

Anxiety disadvantage: Addiction (earth) Orgasm

13 Who has your character learned the most from during their life?

Shosuro Kaguya, mistress and court manipulator

1 Mentor Advantage: Subtle Observer (Air)

14. What detail do others find most striking about your character?

Elaborated Hairdo with braids

15. How does your character react to stressful situations?

Tug at his Hair

16. What are your character’s preexisting relationships with other clans, families, organizations, and traditions?

Fascination for Unicorn women

Part VI: Ancestry and Family

17. How would your character’s parents describe them?

An embarrassment

18. Who was your character named to honor?

Ruthless Victor +1 melee, -5 honor

19. What is your character’s personal name?

Hikaru

Part VII: Death

20. How should your character die?

Making love or in duel against a wronged husband

Edited October 9, 2017 by Nitenman