NAME: Akechi Saburo Hidenaga "Third son of Akechi Yamato no kami Mitsuyasu, descendant of Akechi Heike Genji Minamoto Ashikaga Fujiwara Hojo Otomo Shimazu Hosokawa Uesugi Takeda Shiba Mitsutoshi no jo (!), of the junior third rank, twenty-second generation descendent of the emperor Temmu" Now how's that for making up an impressive pedigree? (see, Tokugawa's not the only one who can pull that off...) WEAPONS: Yari (glaive), sword and shield and occasional use of no dachi, katana, and other appropriate weapons for the occasion PERSONA: 16th Century Japanese, son of a noble family, a possible convert to Christianity... INTERESTS: Armoring, studying sword technique, noh drama, military strategy, linked-verse poetry, flower viewing parties, go, and chanoyu. (the tea ceremony) CURRENT RESIDENCE: Shire of Darach, Kingdom of Caid QUOTE: "That man will be the death of me" - Akechi Nobumaru speaking of one lousy, unreliable, dishonest armorer in particular...