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"Concubine by day. Ninja swordsman by night."
x Name x:
Kotone AKA "Ren".
x Age x:
eighteen
x Description x:
Kotone Is a woman of two worlds, quite literally. During the day, she serves in the royal harem to the lord emperor; a pampered woman of many, though they live with very strict rules...to always look their best, to be elegant and graceful, and to never leave their home in the palace for all of the days they shall live. They are tools to the emperor; his lifeline to lineage and continuing his family name. Some take it with honor, and others with great sorrow. Alas, the day in the life of a royal consort is that of an uneventful one, with equally mixed emotions regarding the subject. The young Emperor has been stricken with a bout of depression, and rarely calls for any company by any of his concubines. It may come as a relief to some who have been forced into their role; to others, devastating who wish to bare a child and/or serve a chance to be empress. The women of the harem are said to be the most beautiful that Japan have to offer. But their lives are much more difficult than meets the eye.
And by night, not only does Kotone live a separate life, but also of a different sort all together...intermixed in a squad of Ninja men, the sort to form a resistance against the Mongol invasion that threatens the dynasty. The government insists that the public allow their royal army to handle the situation, but with the number of Mongolians out-numbering the guards 3 to 1 in village attacks, the group called the "Keikai Youjin" have taken on the roles of vigilantes around the imperial city, taking jobs from villagers to retrieve stolen goods or even bring home sons recruited by the scoundrels. They are wanted by both the law of the land, and the invaders, but the townsfolk hold them to high regard. They work from the shadows and the cover of night of men of stealth. Yes, indeed they are a group of only men. So how does Kotone come in? Well, she masquerades as such of course, doing her work as a nearly silent and scrawny young 'male' referred to only as "Ren", to conceal her true identity.
So, why does she do it? Live in the palace as a play toy and figure head, and risk her life to be caught as a woman of the Keikai Youjin? For two reasons, both of which very important. Years ago before being inducted into the royal harem, Kotone lived with her father, a gifted and mild mannered doctor. He'd gone on a journey in search for the cure of an aggressive illness, sent by the late emperor's father who was ailed with the disease, along with his wife and second son. Since that time...he hasn't returned...resulting in the death of all three monarchs, leaving the current emperor without family. Kotone once served as bedside nurse to the trio, but after their deaths had been forced into the role of a consort....however, it seemed to be a blessing. Without the work, shortly to be dismissed, and also without the income of her father, Kotone would have had little money to turn to. Life in the concubine society is trying, but it's a safe place to lay her head.
