Hayate x Blade Character Template

The character sheet for the HxB rp I'll be making. Here's some basic info you'll need about Tenchi Academy, the setting of the RP, and the Hoshitori system.

Basic rules and regulations

A bell is struck by Shizuku Miyamoto to signal the start of fighting, after which it is struck again every three minutes. Duels are to cease after the bell rings for the fifth time. Therefore, each bout takes place within fifteen minutes. Participants are allowed to fight multiple teams, both successively and concurrently. However, in the case where a student has certain opponents in mind, certain applications need to be made for the challenge. When a team applies to take on multiple teams in one concurrent duel, they are expected to defeat all of them, or have the same number of points as that of all opponents in total deducted if they fail to do so.

Teams generally duel in pairs with each partner using one sword, though as of volume three, an exception is made for Jun Kuga, who fights with two swords. Each team is divided into Sky (天, Ten?) and Earth (地, Chi?). Though there is no major difference in their actions in actual battle, the "Ten" and "Chi" are usually considered to take the offensive and the defensive respectively. The "Ten" will have her star attached to her left shoulder and the "Chi" will have her star concealed (this is known as the Shadow Star (影星, Kageboshi?)). If the "Chi" has her Shadow Star hit, she will be unable to continue fighting. Striking the star of an opponent "Ten" is the only way to achieve victory. However, the student of a role can only strike the star of the opponent with the same role, otherwise, the strike is considered invalid. A victorious team receives 50,000 yen as a reward, which is apparently increased for higher-level duels.

On special occasions, such as during the sports festival, winning results in a team receiving double the usual number of points. These days are known as W Up (ダブルアップデー, Daburu Appu Dē?, Double-up Day). When a student has zero stars, she will have to forfeit her status as a Sword Arts student. However, she is allowed to make her challenge one more time. The process is known as "Revenge" (リベンジ, Ribenji?), and such students do not get financial rewards even when they win. The use of any weapons outside the stipulated sword is banned, though there has been at least one occasion when this rule is bent. Also, teams A-ranked and above are allowed to modify their weapons. Breaking rules can result in points being deducted from a team, with harsher punishments like confinement for severe offenses. Other known violations are the unsheathing of swords for non-regulation reasons and using modified weapons outside stipulated areas.

Ranking

The lowest shown rank is D, followed by C through A, then "Special A" and S. Rising in rank earns a team 1,000,000 yen. Students under the rank of A are restricted from entering designated areas of the school that only those A-ranked and above can enter, presumably for their safety. Little is known of these areas, as they are blocked by walls and guards. S-ranked students are part of the student council—the "S" is said to stand for "Student Council" (生徒会, Seitokai?). Council members wear a uniform distinctly different from other students, and have been shown carrying out duties such as planning events. Duels for the position of student council president have more complicated rules. These duels are limited to council members only, with the defeated party given a choice between an unlimited number of future challenges or to forfeit their kentaisei status.

Shinyuu

Teams are referred to as shinyuu (刃友, shinyū?), while the relationship between two partners is also addressed as such. The term sounds similar for that used to describe close friends in Japanese, shinyū (親友?). Two students enter a pact via an application to the school administrative staff and exchanging the rings attached to the hilts of their swords. This is seen as a deep commitment much like the "marriage" that it symbolizes, and there have been occasions when shinyuu are called "husband", "wife", or some variation thereof.

When the pact between shinyuu is dissolved, the number of stars they had gained up until that point is divided equally among them. On the other hand, if two students enter a pact with different numbers of stars, their ranking is also affected. A lower-ranked student pairing up with a higher-ranked student will have a higher position due to the greater average of points earned as compared to a team of the same rank. The opposite applies if a student is higher-ranked than her new partner.


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Name:

Age:

Grade: (From middle school to High school, age should reflect grade level)

Gender: (All characters should be female since it's an all girl school)

Rank: (D-Special A with D being the lowest rank and Special A being the highest. Two OCs should have the same rank if they are shinyuu, but in the case that they have different ranks then they will have to split the points among them, with the lower ranked either staying the same rank or gaining a higher rank and the higher ranked one almost always lowering their rank. It would be preferable that all characters not be more than rank B. I will however allow A rankers and above later on when they'll be needed for the plot.)

• (Rank A and Special A Only) Is your sword modified? (If yes then describe the modified sword.)
  

Personality:

Appearance:

Shinyuu: (This can be filled out after enough characters have been made and we'll decide who pairs with who)

History:

Goals/Reasons for Participating: (Your character may or may not have goals or reasons for participating, this part is completely optional but useful in outlining your character and deciding who your shinyuu should be.)

Name: Nekozawa, Tokie

Age: 15

Grade: 1st year Highschooler

Gender: Female

Rank: Rank C

Personality: Tokie can come off as lazy and uncaring, usually spending her breaks taking a nap outside under a tree. Or she'll be off listening to her music without a care in the world. Nothing seems to phase or surprise the girl, she takes everything in strides, going with the flow when unexpected things happen.

Appearance:

Spoiler:

Shinyuu: Reiko Haruka

History: Tokie is the daughter of a wealthy business owner and was accepted into Tenchi Academy because it was something her father wanted her to do. The girl had always had natural talent in sword play, but lacked any motivation to actually put that talent into practice. It was by pure accident that it was discovered that she could gain motivation to fight as long as she was listening to some form of music. Her style varies depending on the music she is listening to. Fast, upbeat pop songs make her strikes faster and makes her foot work more bouncy. Rock makes her blows more powerful, and her stance more solid. As you see, it all depends on the music, and you shouldn't be surprised if her style suddenly changing because the song she listened to changed.

Goals/Reasons for Participating: Because of her lack of motivation, Tokie honestly has no goals but her main reason for participating in the Hoshitori was an impulsive move on her part. She joined only because she thought it might be fun. No other reason other than to have some fun.

Name: Haruka, Reiko

Age: 15

Grade: 1st Year High School

Gender: Female

Rank: C

Personality: She's calm and somewhat serious, focusing on her duties first before others. Often, she's seen drinking tea or even meditating outside. Even though she looks quite the antisocial kind, she is quite easy to talk to if bluntness isn't a problem. She doesn't seem to spend time with many people unless others are requesting some kind of favor that involves prayers and the like. Oftentimes, though, she sees those as insults or jokes to her being a shrine maiden.

Appearance:

Spoiler:

Shinyuu: (This can be filled out after enough characters have been made and we'll decide who pairs with who)

History: Reiko's the only child in her family. Because of that, her parents expect a lot from her and often pressures her to do above and beyond normal expectations. Since she was a child, she has been working along with the shrine near her house part time. Her parents started talking about enrolling her into Tenchi Academy despite her having no swordsmanship skills to begin with. Once she heard of it, she started preparing by practicing with a stick in secret. Of course, she had the patience and calmness to learn her own style quickly. It focused on less strikes and more flowing movements and precision. Still, it could be a lot better with more practice. When she was ready, she was enrolled into the academy.

Goals/Reasons for Participating: Because of her parents' expectations, she is pressured to do well. She is expected to be the best and to be the greatest, so she is dead serious when it comes to what she does in the academy.

Name: Sasaki, "Hiro" Hiromi

Age: 16

Grade: 2nd year High School

Gender: Female

Rank: C

(Rank A and Special A Only) Is your sword modified? (If yes then describe the modified sword.)

Personality: Sarcastic if not playful, usually keeps to herself but can easily fit into a group, a "gentleman" towards the girls but fierce and ruthless in battle. If she was a man she'd be every girl's prince charming.

Appearance:

Spoiler:

Shinyuu: (This can be filled out after enough characters have been made and we'll decide who pairs with who)

History: Born to a poor family that was indebted to a rich family, Hiro was given to the rich family in leau of the money debt. She was given to the young children of the family (fraternal twins) as their personal caregiver at the age of ten. But the mistress of the family was wary of Hiro because she knew how promiscuous her husband is against the female staff members. So she had Hiro trained as a butler and forced her to dress as a boy to sway the master's attention (partly because the mistress didn't want a young girl to be in her husband's hands and mostly because she didn't want her husband to add "pedophile" to his list of sins).When the time came for Hiro to be in high school, the mistress secretly sent her to Tenchi Academy. Apart from butler training, Hiro was taught academically as well as basic sword training in case the family was ever attacked. She was easily accepted into the Academy because she is very smart despite her status and even though she only had basic sword training of the various arts (fencing, samurai, wushu, etc.) she was able to form her own flexible style. She is rather famous throughout the school because of her gentleman ways, always referring to most girls as "ojousama", and she also has her own fan club. Her fan club nicknamed her Hiro the Hero much to her amusement.

Goals/Reasons for Participating: If Hiro won the tournament, she would be set free as the prize money is able to rid her family (which she has not seen in six years) of debt. Though she would sorely miss her charges if she ever does win.

Name: Sophia Flynn

Age: 17

Grade: 11th

Gender: female

Rank: B, though this may change, as she's going to be needing a new partner. (Her old one was hit by a bus.)

Personality: Cheerfull and bubbly. Enjoys rainbows, and ponies, and cutting her opponents till they collapse from bloodloss, and sunshine, and flowers...

Appearance: Tall, blond, and busty.

Shinyuu: (This can be filled out after enough characters have been made and we'll decide who pairs with who)

History: Moved to Japan when she was 13. That's where she met her best friend, Fukiyu Fukimora, who would later be her Shinyuu when she entered the school. Together, they fought their way up to B-rank, but their partnership was cut short when Fukiyu was hit by a bus. She survived getting hit by a bus with minor injuries (you have to be made of tough stuff to make it to B-rank, after all), but then fell in love with another patient she met at the hospital; thus resulting in the two of them running away to Mexico to elope, leaving poor Sophie very confused.

Goals/Reasons for Participating: She needs a reason for running around swinging her katana at people like a mad-woman?

Name: Sakurai, Eriko

Age: 14

Grade: 3rd year Middle Schooler

Gender: Female

Rank: C

Personality: Outwardly, she appears to be a prim and proper, delicate girl. The very image of a princess. But she is far from the image she presented to outsiders, in actuality she is an adventurous, yet slightly naive girl. She can be quite stubborn and determined.

Appearance:

Spoiler:

Shinyuu: Hiromi Sasaki

History: Eriko is the niece of the family that Hiromi was sent to work for. Everyone had expected the girl to be a proper lady and to one day marry a wealthy man. Nevermind that the girl hated all those etiquette classes as a child, preferring to be outside climbing trees. Or that Eriko had no interest in the young man her parents had arranged her to marry. Her parents never listened to her wishes, never gave her much notice at all, being too busy with work. When she saw that Hiromi had joined Tenchi Academy, she thought it might be fun to join the Academy herself. So she trained herself for a year in secret, sometimes having Hiromi show her some various sword techniques. After a year passed, she went up to her parents and pleaded with them to let her join. She promised that she would become President of the Academy by the time she graduated if they let her attend school. Her father, seeing the benefits in acquiring the school from the Amachi family, agreed to her condition.

Goals/Reasons for Participating: Her goal is to rise in the ranks quickly and become part of the Student Council, from there she would challenge the President and gain control of the school.

Name: Sakurai, Kimiko

Age: 12

Grade: 1st year middle school

Gender: Female

Rank: C

Personality: She's a cute type that packs a punch. If she's just going around being quiet, no one would ever suspect that she can hit someone and make it hurt. She would just seem like your normal cute and happy little girl. She tends to call herself the "joker" of their family, which is quite fitting for her cheerful cutesy personality.

Appearance:

Spoiler:

Shinyuu: (This can be filled out after enough characters have been made and we'll decide who pairs with who)

History: Kimiko is Eriko's little sister. She receives less attention than her onee-chan in her family. That way, she didn't get much of the pressures but does feel a little envious of Eriko. Still, she loves her big sister a lot and wants to protect her from the usual troublemakers and keep her as happy as possible, even to the point where she gets a little too clingy to her. She joined Tenchi Academy the same time her sister did, being a natural with swordfighting herself. Her style focuses more on fast evasiveness and countering.

Goals/Reasons for Participating: To be better at swordfighting and be strong enough to protect her big sister.