Under the sword lifted high, there is hell making you tremble. But go ahead, and you have the land of bliss.
Name: Saigo "Segodon" Tadakatsu 西郷 "西郷どん" 唯克
Alias: Oni no Kaiyō “The Demon of the sea” 鬼の海洋
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Birthday: 04/11
Sexuality: Straight
Alignment: Lawfully Evil
Special Characteristics: His left eye glows red when he uses magic.
Personality:
Saigo Tadakatsu, or as he prefers to be called "Segodon" which means Mr. Saigo, is a pirate hailing from the coasts of Midi. He was born into an impoverished samurai family, and the hope of the family to lift them out of poverty if he could excel in martial arts and administrative affairs. He was strong, smart and well on his way to becoming an excellent samurai until he fell sick. An infection in his left eye, and had to be removed. That was bad but worse still was that Segodon's father was excused from service. Segodon's father's chances and those of himself to become retained with a different lord were small. Laws forbade them to take up other work than that of the warrior class. They were lucky if they could get a job as guards of a caravan but their lives which had already been rough became rougher.
After the passing of his mother and father, Segodon, joined a trading galley as a guard to protect against piracy. He made a couple of voyages with little trouble until a notorious pirate attacked them with three ships. The captain surrendered his ship without a fight as his life was more valuable than the trade goods but Tadakatsu could not surrender. Boldly he leapt onto a pirate ship, painting the deck with blood as he swung around his sword and cut three pirates into pieces. A great struggle ensued, with half a dozen more falling onto his sword but at the end of the struggle he was chained. To the surprise of Segodon, the pirate captain offered him a position on his ship. Segodon was surprised by himself that he accepted the position. But then, he did dislike working for that merchant. Thus he became a pirate.
Honest: Segodon never lies. Not even a white lie, lies are a disgrace to a samurai. The only time a samurai is allowed to lie is for the safety of the lord or when a samurai is acting as Shinobi.
Traits:
Courageous: A samurai without courage is like a house without walls, not much to begin with. Segodon does not fear death and will charge headlong into the fray of battle.
Loyal: Each morning Segodon repeats the same oath "I will never fall behind others in pursuing the Way of the warrior. I will always be ready to serve my lord. I will honour my parents. I will serve compassionately for the benefit of others." Segodon will never be unloyal, he rather chooses death.
Hard-working: Segodon has learned to work hard from a young age, he is naturally inclined. He works himself tirelessly to achieve his goals or the goals of his lord.
Responsible: Segodon takes responsibilities for his actions, even if the punishment would be death.
Self-confident: Segodon is confident in himself and his abilities.
Intelligent: Segodon is a studious person and quick to grasps difficult concepts and ideas.
Inventive: Segodon is rather inventive. Even in battles in which he is outnumbered, he will find a way to defeat his enemy or make them pay dearly by using anything at his disposal.
Proud: Segodon takes pride in his achievements, his feats in combat and leaving the pit of poverty.
Serious: Segodon rarely makes jokes, he does not enjoy games unless they have a benefit in the real world.
Superstitious: Segodon is a superstitious and religious man. He believes in spirits, Yokai, Kami, Karma and rituals. Karma foremost as he got sick, lost his eye and his father lost his work after Segodon wounded a fellow student. They had gotten into a fight. Clashing with scabbard swords but the scabbard of Segodon's sword broke and the sharp steel of his katana cut into the other boys right forearm. He would never wield a sword again. It is one of the reasons he gives money to the poor. Also, the reason why he prays or does other rituals before certain events. Like before battle, when he writes spells upon paper, curses for his enemies and wards for himself and his allies. He burns these papers and mixes the ashes in the sake he and his crew drink right before battle.
Likes:
Sake: Segodon likes to drink, but ensures he does not drink to much.
Yoake: Segodon loves his magical katana named Yoake (夜明け), which he received from the Desierto pirate lord Salladhor Saan for being his most trustworthy ally.
Steam: Segodon loves steam and its ability to propel machines and his ship. There is something magical about hot air pushing a piston to move the shrew of his ship and propel it forwards.
Dislikes:
Wealthy: Segodon dislikes wealthy people. He has observed that it are the wealthy people that keep extracting wealth, while the poor are mostly unable to rise in affluence.
Disrespect: Segodon dislikes people that disrespect him or disrespect others. Respect has to be earned, yes, but everyone deserves the curtsey of some respect simply by being alive.
Incompetence: Segodon has honed his skills over many years and expects others to perform well. It is acceptable for a novice to be incompetent, but after some learning one should be decent in what they are doing.
Motivations:
Retained: Segodon has the desire to serve a master. Not because he is a passive, a push-over or anything like that. It's drilled into him to do his uttermost best to serve his lord, and he no longer has a lord which drives him to find a suitable substitute and serve them well.
Wealth: Segodon has lived for most of his life in poverty and wishes to never live like that again.
Karma: Segodon is a superstitious person, trying to stay in good grace with Yokai and Kami, and above all with karma.
Fears:
Karma: Segodon is afraid that he does not do enough good to counterbalance his pirating. The fear that the scales of luck will flip ensure that he is very generous to the less wealthy.
Sinking: Segodon loves his ship "Ocean Bull" Kaiyō Oushi 海洋 牡牛 and is afraid that his ship will sink to the bottom of the sea. Might it be by cannon fire, cliffs or a giant Kraken. Of course, he can't keep her out of harm’s way all the time.
Failure: Segodon fears that he will fall short on his oaths and his desire to serve his lord.
General Appearance
Height: 1.86m
Weight: 81kg
Hair: Black
Eyes: Right eye is brown and his left is a red crystal.
Skin Tone: Light
Appearance:
Guild: Abyssal Fleet
Tattoo: Right side of his chest
Tattoo colour: Crimson
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