Here's a brief character sketch; I'll leave out the derived stats for now.
Tamejiro Iegara
Human Male Ninja 7
Str 14, Dex 15 (+1 level), Con 14, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 12.
Feats: Way of the Scorpion (1st), Expertise (human), Pincers and Tail (3rd), Improved Disarm (6th)
Skills: 10 ranks each in Bluff, Craft (bowyer), Escape Artist, Hide, Listen, Move Silently, Spot, Tumble.
Appearance: Iegara is a non-descript man, of average height, build, and skin tone, with not one facial feature out of the ordinary. He smiles when he should, is calm when calm is required, and seldom stands out in any social situation. He dresses in loose, dully-colored clothing, and his armor and weapons are always clean, but never polished.
Personality: Iegara is stern and unyielding; he ascribes not to a code of honor, bushido or otherwise, but to the demands of duty to family, clan, and nation, in that order. He is not joyless, by any means, but always puts his personal desires last, much as he may regret the necessity. He is seldom tolerant of others' belief systems, and has gotten into arguments and not a few duels over this.
Background: The Tamejiro family has lived on the border with the barbarians for many generations; only seldom-read history books record their relation to the Scorpion Clan. Though they retain Clan loyalties, their first priority is not in the interminable intrigue that most of Bayushi's descendants engage in, but the protection of the Empire's borders, both from foreign infiltration and from the weakness of decadent nobles. Iegara was raised to know that nothing is more important than duty, and it is a lesson he took to well. Much of his childhood was occupied learning the blade and the bow, and the art of having to use either as little as possible.
Not even the strictest regimen of training leaves a boy completely without childhood pasttimes, and Iegara made friends among the children of other "samurai" families in the area. In particular, he became staunch friends, and then closer than friends, with Akodo Ikomu, a young scion of the Lion Clan whose parents held lands near the Tamejiro estate. Their friendship was cut short when Ikomu was married off to a girl whose family was closer to the capitol, and closer to the Emperor's ear, and at the command of his family (wishing to avoid unneccessary political complications), Iegara has not attempted to keep in contact.
When we learn what exactly we're doing as a group, I'll figure out why Iegara is with the rest.
