Sakiyori Soshi
Sakiyori Soshi
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
A large, physically thick man, born to be skilled in sumo, and yet shaved away the fat to instead take on the appearance of a muscular warrior.
Facial Features
Steely blue eyes and a Fire Maple Mempo, built to cover his face and neck and to portray an even more terrifying appearance. However, beneath his mempo lie an assortment of scars, almost disfiguring his mouth as he seems lucky to have it keep its shape. His hair white as snow despite the sun-kissed skin.
Special abilities
He's as human and as nonmagical as they come.
Apparel & Accessories
Besides the Scorpion Mon emblazoned on his red armor, he also sports an iconic blue katana he calls Hifuri. The Fire Maple Mempo is also quite hard to ignore.
Specialized Equipment
He's specialized in his Katana and combat. Though currently weakened, he also specializes in his intimidation tactics and stealth maneuvers.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Though he had a lackluster life, his past few years have been a turmoil of trouble and excitement, resulting in a stark shift of his own values and morals.
Gender Identity
Male
Sexuality
Straight
Education
Sakiyori has only ever received basic education, knowing basic addition and multiplication as well as rudimentary combat techniques and battle prowess.
Employment
No official jobs beyond his posts within the Clan Military.
Accomplishments & Achievements
- Married the daughter of the Soshi Daimyo
- Received the Blessing of Bishamon
- Purged the corruption within a tournament
- Dueled an Oni and won
- Has been blessed with the Egg of the Dragon of Fire and tasked with hatching it
Failures & Embarrassments
- The death of his team withing a tournament
- Failure to comprehend Clan Ideals
Mental Trauma
- Trust leads to betrayal
- Words thoughtlessly spoken return with blades
- That he is anything but special and that he will always be ordinary
Intellectual Characteristics
The most intellectual thing Sakiyori does is ask questions. He is not incredibly intelligent but he is greedy for knowledge.
Morality & Philosophy
- Golden Retriever
- Feral Golden Retriever
- Loyalty above all else
- The ends justify the means
- Others need not play the villain when you are one
Taboos
- No Obsidian
- Never leave in groups of three
- Never consume what others haven't consumed first
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
- His Wife, Soshi Tanako
- His Lover, Soshi Tanako
- His Burning Passion, Soshi Tanako
- His Will to Live, Soshi Tanako
- Greed to take and protect
Savvies & Ineptitudes
Sakiyori typically relies on his guts when it comes to judging people. He is not entirely skilled at reading facial expressions or other things of the sort. However, he is quick to rush into things when he is impatient and has developed a reputation in his homeland of his brutality.
Likes & Dislikes
While he actively likes a fair number of things, the few things he dislikes involve insulting his wife, family, or his personal creeds.
Virtues & Personality perks
- Duty
- Loyalty
- Devotion
- Strength
Vices & Personality flaws
- His wife, lover, burning passion, and will to live, Soshi Tanako
- Dango & Sake
Personality Quirks
When nervous or impatient, Sakiyori drums his fingers against a hard surface.
Social
Family Ties
His side of the family is with the Crab Clan, barely above peasants as his father gave up his inheritance of a wealthy samurai heir to be with his mother. They value peace, security, and even honor despite having the appearance of bandits when they haven't had a bath.
His wife's side of the family is the head of the Soshi family within the Scorpion Clan. Despite his lecherous mother-in-law eager to join her daughter in various escapades, his intelligent and secretive wife is usually rather reserved and quiet, though lays claim on her husband with quiet intensity. Both fully understand their position within the Clan are ones of manipulators and underhandedness as their loyalty is never questioned.
Religious Views
Follower of the 7 Fortunes, he most devoted to Bishamon, Fortune of Strength.
Social Aptitude
Sakiyori is very much a Himbo trying to play it smart. He sticks to common and easy words to understand, and occasionally uses bigger words that he's only half-sure about.
Speech
His words are careful and full of weight. When he speaks, he demands to be listened to not by volume, but by words alone.
Wealth & Financial state
Currently - Little to None

A warrior lost in a new world. A lover lost never to be seen. Steely determination to get it all back.
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Wife of Tanako
Crab Bushi
Common, Rokugani/Tian Xia dialect
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