Twenty Questions
1. What Clan does your Character belong to.
He was born and raised in the Crane
2. What Family does your Character belong to.
The Kakita Family Tree. Relatively far removed from the "important" clanmembers. A far cousin/similar to most.
3. Is your Character a Bushi, A shugenja or a Courtier?
He was trained as a Bushi. A Duelist, to be more specific.
4. How would others describe your Character's apperance?
"Damn Crane Pretty Boys" would come to mind. They are not far wrong. He has dark eyes and, undyed, would have gorgeous black hair. With the hair dyed white and fashionably past-shoulder long, he looks like an archetypical Crane. That is kind of intentional and because he copies the stance and aloof gaze of his superiors in the clan.
5. What is your Character's Primary Motivation?
Sushiro understands the tactic of the "Open Insult, Hidden Duelist" that the Crane oftentimes use at court in order to shame/outright kill individuals. When he was forced to act as the Cranes sword shortly after his Gempukku against an equally young man of the Dragon whose fault was nothing but to be the scion of a political enemy, something inside him changed. He has studied Bushido thoroughly and tries to understand Honor and avoid to be used in what he understands as "political murders".
6. Who is the Person your Character trusts most in the World.
His Sister, Kamuni. Who, despite being younger, oftentimes acts as a wise sage when he feels troubled.
7. What is your Characters Greatest Strength and Weakness?
Sushiro seeks to overly trust newcomers. He is not completly unable to be without distrust, but his attempt, at almost all times, to be even-handed when meeting someone new, could be seen as both his greatest Strength and Weakness.
8. What does your Character think of Bushido?
He follows it. Compassion seems to be the one he tries to live up to. Courtesy and Honesty the ones he seems most apt to naturally.
Courage he tries not to think about and simply to find his balance when he is in inner turmoul.
9. What is your Character's opinion of his Clan?
The greatest artists and duelists and courtiers. A powerful clan. But the practice of "sniping" off political enemies by either the swift blade of the Kakita or the vicious mockery of the courts disturbs him. He does not voice that opinion out loud.
10. Is your Character Married?
No. Promised, however, to a 13 year-old girl from the Crane, but a different family. It is, naturally, an arranged marriage of political nature. He will think about it when she is closer to actually coming of Age.
11. Does your Character have any Prejudices?
He tries to be as even-handed as possible and treat everyone on their virtue alone.... Having said that: Bloody Mantis with their peasent-weapons and them cutting into Crane-trade. They are sometimes unbearable.
12. To whom does your Character owe the most Loyality?
He tries to avoid thinking about that his family can use him as a murderer whenever they desire and so plays up his desire to go into art so that he can study instead of standing around and wait to stand-in as a duelist.
13 What are your Character's Favourite and Least favourite things?
Theatre-Performances are highest on his list, followed by a few dozen other arts and things. Just because he has an excuse of using art does not mean that he honestly does not enjoy it.
He never really warmed up to horses. Something about them.
14. Does your Character have any recurring Mannerisms?
When he is at ease, he folds his hands behind his back while walking. He actually was warned against that often because it makes a quick sword-draw awkwardly difficult.
15. What about your Character's Emotions?
He smiles often when excited and will display a borderline improper amount of emotions when it comes to something he likes. But it can be excused with his young age.
16. How would your Character handle a Subordinate's Improper Behaviour?
"Do it again properly." He luckily was never ranked high enough to order anyones death nor found it necessary. Occasionally he smacks people with a fan when they did something upsetting.
17. How would your Character's Parents describe him?
That the boy will do well once he gets his head out of the clouds. But they do love him. But as much as they cherish him and his ways, they are not going to protect him from his own choices anymore.
18. What is your Character's Highest Ambition?
He always flusters and stutters when this comes up in conversation. His usual answer then becomes "being considered as Clan Champion". But he actually would enjoy a life on the countryside, residing over a lot of land with a wife and some children. Eventually.
19. How Religious is your Character?
Not particulary, but he tends towards the teachings of the "little Teacher" and reaching Enlightnment. Not that he particulary works towards that goal actively.
20. How will your Character die?
Needlessly. Defending words ment as an attack. And albeit he will do so bravely, on his path he will ponder if this is really all that life has granted him: A strong, swift arm, a name of glory and a short usage as an Iaijutsu-duelist before he is used up.
Awww shucks.