Thank you guys so much! These comments have been very helpful and have given me a lot to think about. I realize that I didn't give a lot in the way of details this time around, but as this was a rough concept of sorts, I didn't really have a whole lot to give.
I'm going to write out a much more detailed background later that will hopefully fill in some of the blanks I left out. I'll post that one for review when its finished.
I do want to address some other comments though. First is the question of her weapons proficiency. The OOC reason is that she was originally a non-RP character that I never finished leveling and I leveled several classes with her and I didn't just want to ignore them. Those classes are Archer, Lancer, Pugilist, and Botanist. Since she is based on the Shinto priestess, archery seemed to make sense as it is used in Shinto for performing rituals as are song, dance, and poetry. There are also several Miko in anime well known for their archery skills.
As for the Lancer skills, that one is still a little iffy. I thought I could do something with the naginata as it was considered to be a feminine weapon in medieval Japan. I might just have to drop it from her background though and have her learn the skills later in Gridania. This is what I'm going to have her do for the Pugilist class, so in regards to her background, she actually hasn't learned any hand-to-hand combat techniques yet and I shouldn't have put that in there.
Lastly, in regards to her feelings toward Garleans I didn't clarify it, but she's not a "must kill all Garleans and their sympathizers" type person. She prefers peaceful solutions to conflict and if faced with a Garlean, so long as they aren't a threat to her or others, she wouldn't attack them. She would be very icy toward them, though. She's not out for destroying the Empire, but she does want to see them cease their aggression and withdraw their occupation of her homeland. There is one in particular she does want revenge on and that's the commander (I need to research Garlean rank structure) who ordered the destruction of her shrine and the murder of her family.
I'm going to write out a much more detailed background later that will hopefully fill in some of the blanks I left out. I'll post that one for review when its finished.I do want to address some other comments though. First is the question of her weapons proficiency. The OOC reason is that she was originally a non-RP character that I never finished leveling and I leveled several classes with her and I didn't just want to ignore them. Those classes are Archer, Lancer, Pugilist, and Botanist. Since she is based on the Shinto priestess, archery seemed to make sense as it is used in Shinto for performing rituals as are song, dance, and poetry. There are also several Miko in anime well known for their archery skills.
As for the Lancer skills, that one is still a little iffy. I thought I could do something with the naginata as it was considered to be a feminine weapon in medieval Japan. I might just have to drop it from her background though and have her learn the skills later in Gridania. This is what I'm going to have her do for the Pugilist class, so in regards to her background, she actually hasn't learned any hand-to-hand combat techniques yet and I shouldn't have put that in there.
Lastly, in regards to her feelings toward Garleans I didn't clarify it, but she's not a "must kill all Garleans and their sympathizers" type person. She prefers peaceful solutions to conflict and if faced with a Garlean, so long as they aren't a threat to her or others, she wouldn't attack them. She would be very icy toward them, though. She's not out for destroying the Empire, but she does want to see them cease their aggression and withdraw their occupation of her homeland. There is one in particular she does want revenge on and that's the commander (I need to research Garlean rank structure) who ordered the destruction of her shrine and the murder of her family.
