Asuga Nishimura

Asuga Nishimura

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

She’s 5’6’’ with a very thin non-muscular body.

Body Features

People don’t usually peg Asuga as Japanese because of her darker skin tone and height.  She has long, straight, black hair always done up in a long ponytail tied with a white ribbon and dark grey eyes. When her hair is let down it falls straight to her knees. It’s not very thick or heavy despite its length.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Her birthday is January 01, making her a Capricorn. Her blood type is A. Translated into English her name means: Asuga: Swift like a wind Nishimura: West village
Without parents to raise her, she was raised by her father’s parents in a Shinto shrine. It is an Inari shrine, dedicated to the kami of rice, with a pair of fox komainu guarding the entrance. Its torii are made of wood and painted orange and black. Her mother died in childbirth along with her only brother and her father vanished mysteriously when she was only four, so she has no memories of either one. Her grandparents are reluctant to tell her much about her parents. She’s not particularly curious about them in either case, preferring to focus on the present. She leaves peacefully with her grandparents, who are strict, but never harsh as she gives them no reason to be.

Education

At present, she attends Elysium Valley High School. She's an 11th grade student with an average academic record.

Employment

She doesn't have a job outside of school.

Failures & Embarrassments

She can’t swim and doesn’t like bodies of water where she can’t see the bottom.

Intellectual Characteristics

To put her personality in the simplest of terms, Asuga is shy. She rarely says much, even to her grandparents. She is very feminine in her likes and hobbies. She appears to be very serene and calm. She has a strong aversion to getting dirty. Optimistic, calm, and good at keeping secrets. People think she has a lower intelligence because she doesn’t say much. She trusts very easily. She tries to rationalize everything, even things that are unimportant like having a slightly larger than usual portion of food at meals.

Personality Characteristics

Likes & Dislikes

Likes Food: turkey, tempura Gemstone: opal Flower: lilac Color: light purple Activities: Art, calligraphy, dancing, playing and listening to the shamisen
Dislikes Food: odango, yakisoba Gemstone: none in particular Flower: poppy Color: none in particular Activities: Noise, violence, blood

Personality Quirks

Strengths: Optimistic, calm, good at keeping secrets, and 
Weaknesses: People think she has a lower intelligence because she doesn’t say much. She trusts very easily. She tries to rationalize everything, even things that are unimportant like having a slightly larger than usual portion of food at meals. She can’t swim and doesn’t like bodies of water where she can’t see the bottom.

Social

Contacts & Relations

She is in the same Japanese class in school as Hatemi Summers.

Family Ties

Her parents are deceased so she lives with her paternal grandparents.

Speech

Asuga is well spoken when she chooses to speak.

Current Location

Elysium Valley

Current Residence

Elysium Valley

Gender

Female

Eyes

Brown

Hair

Black

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Brown

Height

5'6''

Known Languages

She speaks fluent Japanese as well as English.