Name: Noriko Kaino
Race: Human
Class: Samurai(Warrior Poet, Order of the Songbird)
Campaign Trait: Younger Sibling(Ameiko)
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Background:
Born the youngest daughter of the tumultuous Kaino family, Noriko's youth was largely uneventful. With Tsuto all but exiled and Ameiko occupying their father's attention as the 'proper' heir the young girl was largely left to her own devices, which mostly consisted of reading fantastical stories in the family library or wandering the hills and fields surrounding Sandpoint. She spent many a day delving into 'ancient ruins' and slaying imaginary goblins with the most sword-like stick she could find.
Noriko was eleven when her mother died, and it was in the wake of this that she and Ameiko became particularly close even as their father grew ever more distant. Three years passed as life at home grew more unpleasant for the two sisters until finally Ameiko came up with the idea of joining a group of adventurers with the hope of making enough money to start a new life. Noriko loved the plan...right up until Ameiko told her in no uncertain terms that she was too young and would be staying behind. After a very bitter argument Ameiko left to join her new companions, leaving Noriko alone with their father.
Life in the family manor quickly became unbearable, and Noriko began seeking anything that would give her a reprieve. She soon found the House of Blue Stones and a sympathetic ear in Jabyl Sorn, the monk that oversaw the small temple. Seeing the turmoil in the teen girl Jabyl began teaching her meditation techniques and calming exercises. After a few weeks she started showing Noriko the monastery's small collection of Tian texts, giving her a connection to her heritage that she had never experienced before.
The time spent with Jabyl gave the girl some much-needed perspective and tranquility, so that by the time Ameiko returned the strife over her departure was forgotten and Noriko was just happy to have her sister home and safe. When Ameiko purchased the Rusty Dragon Inn Noriko joined her happily, glad to be out of the family house for good. She spent her evenings working with her sister and her days at the House of Blue Stones with a renewed purpose: learning the fighting forms drawn out in the texts of her ancestral homeland. Ameiko had nearly died on her adventure, and Noriko vowed that she would never let her sister be in danger again.