Post by euaion on May 8, 2017 9:15:07 GMT
BASIC
Full Name: Honoka Naoko Shimada
Nickname: ‘Little flower’, Nao(-chan)
Age: 18
Nationality: Japanese
Current Location: Hanamura
Occupation: Assistant baker, secret florist
PHYSICAL
Height: 5’11
Hair: Thick, straight black hair. Reaches back of thighs.
Eyes: Blue
Build: Slim, triangle shaped. Slightly toned.
Style: Traditional Japanese attire with bold colors usually. Modern, but modest clothes.
PSYCHOLOGICAL
Strengths: Nurturing, Compassionate, Hard-Working, Respectful.
Weaknesses: Naïve, Spinless, Persistent, Timid, Emotional.
Fears: People getting hurt/dying, becoming a burden.
Overall: Honoka is a very sweet girl and will always look out for you, even if she seems against your ideas. Putting everyone’s needs before her own, she tends to take less care of herself, often getting sick or skipping meals. Other times she can be a bit of a pushover which causes her to be rather closed off. She’s also quite ‘innocent’, making her an easy target (it doesn’t help that she’s really just not a fighter). She also seems to get exhausted easily near large groups of people and seems rather uncomfortable with physical contact.
BACKSTORY
Past;
Born by a forbidden meeting, Honoka was the second born child of Aiko and Genji Shimada. Due to her mother being frowned upon by the clan, Honoka spent her days locked up like her mother and raised to be a respectful girl so that she may serve the clan ‘properly’. Raised by cruel Elders, mistreated by guards and servants, her only solace was her mother, her brother, Ryuzaki, and stranger she calls ‘Ki-chan’. She and her mother were separated for the most part as the elders had claimed she would’ve been a ‘bad influence’ on her but they were able to send letters in secret. She and her brother would only be able to meet during dinner (they ate in her room, but it’s heavily guarded so they could never speak freely). Ki was her only consistent company since no one was really aware of him.
Though she did enjoy her time with Ki, she wanted to see her brother more often, sure he longed for some company as well. She started to sneak out of her room and meet her brother at night, becoming very close with him after a few times. Guided by her friend Ki, whom was well informed on the Shimada landscape, she was made aware of the dangers when sneaking and learned to be careful. Honoka never questioned him on his knowledge too much since she was too eager to fulfil her childish desires. Ki soon left her to her own and she continued to greet her brother every night.
However, months later, her mother had dared to challenge the clan again by putting the Shimada surname by their names. Unknowing to Honoka, her mother would’ve been murdered as she was forced into her room with armed guards. Soon, the elders had gotten word of the ‘disgrace of the Shimada name’ had fallen and she was unceremoniously removed from the castle walls with her brother and grandmother. They relocated to a rather far village where they could hold the surname, ‘Shimada’, despite the tension the name brought to the village.
Raised by her grandmother now, she continued the same training but with more general chores than actual training. Even though she didn’t mind her lessons, Honoka wanted to find a way to spend more time with her brother since he had started to close himself off after the event back at the Castle. Sensing something was boiling inside him, she pressed on about training but would always be rejected without any thought. After feeling detached from her grandmother and brother, Honoka sought after Ki, whom had somehow followed her all the way to her village.
Ki had taught her about various plants and their many uses, inspiring Honoka to start making her own remedies and such under one condition: to keep their meetings and lessons a secret. Accepting right away, she learned under Ki and grew quite a green thumb and a keen skill for plant biology. After their grandmother’s passing, she worked harder and took care of her brother without question or complaint, hoping her brother will see that she is always there to open up to. Though he hid a heavy heart, she knows that a day will come when her brother finally trusts her with his burdens.
Though years have gone by, her brother seemed to distance himself further, creating a wall between them on what happened at the castle. Saddened, Honoka allowed him to keep it to himself and instead worked on bonding with him through other means like making sure he ate and tending to his minor injuries from training and overall just being there for him. Even when he took over the Shimada clan out of the blue, she continued to stand by him and rarely questioned his actions since he had been kind and loving to her. Her patience will pay off someday, she would say to herself. But that day seemed to have never come.
Present;
At 18, Honoka was developed into a beautiful young lady. She adjusted well being back in Hanamura (even if she was locked into her room, she admired the scenery, overjoyed when the festival started), finding the people charming. Though she did not have permission to live inside the castle walls, Ryuzaki had a very cozy apartment for her and she loves how it has a view of the Shimada castle and the ramen shop she and her brother run in secret from the clan. She decorates the small area with several types of plants and takes care of them with the help of ‘Taiki’, or ‘Ki’ as she once called him before.
Taiki revealed himself as a Dragon only a couple of years ago, though it was unsurprising to Honoka but she was overjoyed he had finally told her. The two had grown even closer after that and Taiki now keeps Honoka in check of her health and emotions. Protecting her everyday, he consoles her when she feels down and continues to teach her various of things about the world.
Honoka is usually alone when her brother is training with the elders so she takes over the ramen shop during those times, making all sorts of sweets and confections. She met very kind people and helps out anyone that is need of assistance, her bright personality making the somber area light up. With such a welcoming air, some people offer gifts and food to help with the shop and sometimes even offer to help if she really needed a break (but she politely refuses every time). She lives a quiet life and seeks to help anyone in any way she can.
ABILITIES
ROLE; Support
Passive; Honoka’s dragon, Taiki, generates a passive shield for her and protects her or allies by command.
Melee: A tanto her brother gave her.
Ranged: Honoka has a special pouch that contains a mix of dried and crushed flowers that causes irritation on skin or eyes. (DoT)
“Guard/Protect”; Taiki will either strengthen his shield on Honoka or jump to an ally and shield them, granting them damage reduction and a speed boost.
“Cleanse/Shower”; At the expense of her shield, Honoka or an ally will be cleansed of a debuff. If she does not have her shield up, then it will only apply a minor heal over time.
Ultimate; Dragon’s Embrace - Taiki will launch into the air, growing into his true size and curl himself around Honoka and her allies, producing a shield that ‘over heals’ as it decays and slowing enemies briefly before stunning them when Taiki reverts back to a smaller form.