Nasu no Shiba Shizuma
General Shizuma Nasu no Shiba
Tsume no Doji Takashi's general and chief advisor. As a man well past retirement age, he also served the late Tsume Retsu in the same role. Decades ago, after Tsume Retsu came to the assistance of the besieged Phoenix clan at Nikesake Castle, Nasu no Shiba Shizuma swore his fealty to Retsu and was given permission by his lord to become Retsu's yojimbo, to help unite the Pheonix and Crane in the valley against the Damasu no Akodo family. Though he still honours the Phoenix Clan and still bears the Nasu no Shiba name, he has served the Crane Clan for decases, and is as much a Crane as he is Phoenix. Despite his history of waging war, he is a devout follower of Shinsei's teachings. He struggled to counsel Retsu towards more peacable resolutions. However, he now fears that Takashi will fail to uphold everything Retsu sacrificed to maintain.
As a member of the Nasu vassal family sworn to the Shiba, it was Shizuma who helped arrange the match between Takashi and Shiba Itsuyo. Retsu's sins way heavily on Shizuma, but he will die before he allows anyone to undo the work of his late lord, for that would mean admitting that the suffering Retsu inflicted upon the Damasu family truly served no greater purpose.
Shizuma's many wrinkles and firm demeanor are among his most remarkable traits, as is his proclivity for quoting the Tao of Shinsei. He wears his greying hair in a traditional topnot. Overall, he appears to be a steady and earnest man whose dedication to duty makes him a paragon among samurai.
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Honorary & Occupational Titles
General of Kyotei Castle
Year of Birth
1047
Children
Hair
Greying traditional topnot
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Wrinkled
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