Name: Kakita Ise/Yukikaze
Clan:
Crane
School: Kakita Bushi/Shapeshifter
Rank: 1/1
Insight:
152
Glory: 1
Honor: 3.5
Status: 1
Taint: 0
EXP: 0
Air
3 (Awareness 3, Reflexes 3)
Earth 2 (Stamina 2, Willpower 3)
Fire
3 (Agility 3, Intelligence 3)
Water 2 (Perception 2, Strength
2)
Void 2
Skills
Etiquette 2
Iaijutsu 6
Kenjutsu
(Katana) 1
Kyujutsu 1
Games 1
Defense 4
Battle
2
Athletics 1
Meditation 1
Storytelling 1
Lore:
Chikushudo 2
Lore: Crane Clan 1
Lore: Fox Clan 1
Lore:
Ghosts 1
Lore: Kami 1
Lore: Monkey Clan 1
Lore: Superstition
1
Lore: Bushido 2
Spellcraft 1
Know
The School: Kakita Bushi 1
Racial Abilities:
Kitsune gain a Free Raise on all Willpower rolls.
Kitsune gain a Free Raise on all Stealth and Hunting skill rolls, or two Free Raises in the Wilderness.
Shapeshifters gain a Free Raise to resist any spells that attempt to control or influence the mind, except those cast by other spirits.
Shapeshifters can detect any passages to their home Realm within one mile.
Shapeshifters cannot spend Void Points.
Shapeshifters may swap between their human and natural forms as a full-round action; a shapeshifter may change forms once a day with no effort, but every subsequent effort requires an Earth vs. a TN of (5+10/Shapeshifting Since Sunrise). Three failures locks the shapeshifter in his current form for the next day.
Advantages:
Absolute
Direction [1 point]: Ise is never, ever lost outside the Shadowlands
- he always just sort of knows where to go.
Benten's Blessing [2
points]: Like most Cranes, Ise is pretty darn good-looking. [+0k1
when persuading someone.]
Combat Reflexes [6 points]: Ise is
pretty darn quick on his feet, too, and tends to react faster than
people might otherwise give him credit for. [Move up or down in the
established order.]
Dangerous Beauty [2 points]: Like most Cranes,
again, Ise is pretty darn good-looking. Of course, his mongel blood
helps, too. [+2k0 Deceit vs. opposite sex]
Fleet [6 points]: Ise
is incredibly fast. Unbelievably so, in fact - he can cross vast
stretches [80' move!] in no time. [+60' Move]
Irreproachable 1 [2
points]: Ise is an incredibly devoted person. He's not easily tempted
by anything. [+5 TN required to seduce]
Kharmic Tie [Rank 2,
Free]: A passing kami was charmed enough by the couple's devotion to
have tied their destinies together. Twice a session, Ise may roll an
extra die on tasks done for Mikasa's sake, and he is always aware if
she is Hurt.
Quick [3 points]: Ise is fast. Really, really fast.
It's one of the only things he has to be proud of that isn't his
wife. [+1k0 Initiative]
Disadvantages:
Doubt [4
Points]: Ise is really, really bad at being a crane. It's not really
"doubt" so much as he's just not very Etiquette-capable at
all. [Requires 2 Raises to even use Etiquette]
Phobia: Purple
Kimonos [1 point]: Just...just don't ask. You're better off not
knowing.
True Love [3 points]: Ise is incredibly devoted to his
wife Mikasa, and is enormously vocal about it - above and beyond the
call of the duty that set them together. It's actually kind of
touching, if it wasn't Rokugan. [Spend a Void Point to choose duty
over love if a situation requires it]
Kakita Bushi
School:
Way of the Crane: Add twice Iaijutsu rank to all
Initiative rolls. May use Iaijutsu in place of Kenjutsu when using a
Katana. May Focus an additional time during iaijutsu duel.
Shapeshifter School:
Hunter's Bane (5 SP): Ise leaves neither footprint nor trail of any kind. Those who track Ise through a forest are slowed to one-half speed as the undergrowth intentionally bars their passage; once per day, Ise may create a trail of pale glowing lights to distract would-be hunters.
Unnatural Speed (4 SP): Ise can move twice as fast as normal in any form. When taking a Full Defense action, Ise's TN To Be Hit increases by 5.
Improved Animal Form (1 SP): In animal
form, Ise may speak, manipulate tools, and use spells or supernatural
abilities. Ise adds half his physical traits to his animal form's.
Spirit Vision (5 SP): Ise can see
invisible spirits and oni. He gains two Free Raises on all attempts
to pierce or resist magical illusions.
Eyes of the Night (2 SP): Ise can see in
total darkness, and rolls an extra die on all Perception checks
involving sight.
Extraordinary Healing (4 SP): Ise heals
his Earth in Wounds every hour.
Animal Form:
Air 3 (Awareness 3, Reflexes 6)
Earth
2 (Stamina 2, Willpower 3)
Fire 2 (Agility 2, Intelligence
3)
Water 2 (Perception 2, Strength 2)
Taboos:
1-Point: Ise cannot drink alcohol.
5-Point: Ise married a worthy woman, and treats her with great respect and love, but should she ever become unworthy, he must disappear forever into the wilds of Chikushudo.
Equipment:
Katana [3k2]
Katana [3k2]
Katana [3k2]
Wakizashi [2k2]
Light Armor
Helm
Kimono and sandals
Travelling Pack
10 Koku (To be spent soon, when I'm awake)
Physical Description
To say that Ise favors the Crane for his appearance is an understatement in the same way that saying Samurai should be honorable is an understatement. Strikingly beautiful, Ise is the very model of "prettyboy", to the point of (at least once) having been mistaken for a girl by a passing friend of his wife's. (Hilarity ensued.) His dyed-white hair usually hangs loose, though he's been known to pull it back in a ponytail for important things like duels; it tends to frame his slender face in a favorable manner even when in a ponytail. His eyes are a vibrant, bright Crane blue shining with the enthusiasm and pride of his Monkey heritage. Ise is very thin, appearing to be quite weak, though in reality he tends to wear the flowing blue and white clothes of the Crane to further emphasize this thin-ness and throw opponents off-guard with the ethereal manner he exudes.
This would lend one to suspect that he is significantly more dignified than he actually is.
Ise wears three katanas (two on the back, one at the hip) - one is utilized frequently; the other two are 'backups', as he puts it.
Personality:
Despite the heavy Crane of his appearance, Ise is and will always be a Monkey by personality. Enthusiastic, bright, and energetic, he practically bleeds good cheer about everything. Things that are important to him become locked in permanently, to be protected more than all the treasures of Rokugan. Things that upset him are to be kept close to his chest, shared only with his wife in private. Outgoing, friendly, garrulous - all are appropriate descriptions for Ise.
However, secretly, this shames him. He tries his hardest to be a proper, upright Crane - he attempts and pursues it with all that he is, but he inherently has no talent towards the finer things. In fact, he has less than no talent - Ise is constantly flustered and inherently clumsy at many fine arts and etiquettes. That he cannot attain his (perhaps-unachieavable) ideals is in fact a point of great sadness for him - he would rather be Crane than Monkey, even if Monkey is what swims in his blood.
But Monkey is what swims in his blood - no matter how hard he tries to polish it, no matter how beautiful his exterior or cultured he can act, the Monkey shines through in everything he does. Relaxed and easygoing, with a Devil-May-Care attitude about many things, Ise's infectious cheer leaks out through whatever facade he attempts to put up, and even depressed or saddened, Ise is still too energetic to relax it. With a strong sense of justice and honor tempered by his natural will and indirect, bounding personality, Ise could be a model Monkey...if only he weren't so hung-up about being a Crane.
Background:
This story, as so many often do, starts with love. Love in Rokugan is hard to find - harder still to keep. But some - a rare few - are willing to discard their duty, shame themselves, and besmirch their family for this treasure, forever tainting the blood of their descendants.
So it was that Kakita Masaaki pursued his love, Usagi Eriko of the Hare, who was set to be wed to Hida Katsumoto of the Crab in a key marriage for the Hare clan. Masaaki pursued Eriko for six days and six nights on foot as she rode the carriage from her home to Hida's in preparation for the wedding, the Crane's swift speed a hallmark of his family branch for generations to come. On the seventh day, Masaaki caught up to Eriko, and proposed to her himself. Eriko accepted, though in her heart she knew their families would never agree, and together they eloped into the Crane lands once more.
The Kakita were, understandably, furious. With the Hare and the Crab demanding vengeance for this enormous breach of protocol, the Cranes relegated Masaaki's branch of the family to the most minor they could to save face, privately deliberating whether or not to force him into seppukku. Fortunately for the Cranes, the decision was made for him when Katsumoto challenged him to a duel on the field of honor - the pair killed each other, Masaaki's speed a perfect match for Katsumoto's strength. Unfortunately for the Crane, Eriko was a Kakita in the eyes of their ancestors, and she was bearing a child. With Masaaki dead, the Cranes decided to look after the woman, perhaps out of duty, perhaps out of pity that she had been mixed up in this debacle. Kakita Shumei was born soon after.
Shumei lived his life quite ordinarily, attempting to save face despite his family's low status. His talent with a sword was mediocre at best, and he never saw the field of battle. His talents lay in the courtiers' arts. He was married off to Kitsune Haruko of the Fox, and the two of them eventually found understanding, if not love, giving birth to Kakita Yamato.
Kakita Yamato retained the speed and swordsmanship of the family, and quickly shone as a rising star in the Kakita clan. Some suspected he might even be able to throw off the years of shame Masaaki had thrown on the family; high hopes were pinned to his chest like laurels of praise as he skyrocketed through the masteries with the natural talent his blood had granted him. This was, unfortunately, not to be; a terrible accident during a duel with a ronin tore out his hamstrings, and he nearly lost himself in his shame if not for the support of the woman he was to wed - Toku Natsumi of the Monkey clan. Natsumi convinced him to resume his duties and not die in shame, that his ancestors did not want it so; Yamato agreed, and took up less focused arts. Becoming an expert Go player, Yamato is still contacted to this day for teaching games for noble children, at least some of his shame lifted. He and Natsumi wed shortly following his accident, and Natsumi gave birth to Kakita Ise.
Kakita Ise was born to Yamato and Natsumi under a happy star, a blessing on their house in their eyes. Even as a child, he exuded energy and good cheer, learning to walk, run, and talk at an abnormally young age. With swift feet and a bright personality, he quickly proved a handful for his parents to handle, but was nonetheless a welcome member of the home. Yamato struggled a great deal to teach Ise all of the various aspects of being a proper and upright Crane, enforcing that such was ideal behavior and cementing Ise's eventual ill ease at his own personality; Natsumi taught him all about honor and duty, the manners of the Monkey, and about his ancestors. Ise's favorite stories were stories of the Monkey hero Toku, of the foxes who lurked in the mysterious forest, and of the wonderful and mysterious things all around Rokugan. He grew up with a burning curiousity, with a bright heart, and with the idea of beauty and righteousness strong in his soul.
Unfortunately, he quickly proved to be inept at nearly every single undertaking he went. Besides running - guaranteeing a bright future as a messenger, perhaps, but not a particularly glorious one - he had no inherent talents a child might manifest, though he did excel at the running games the other children played. However, at age ten, Ise was enrolled in the Kakita Dueling Academy. It was there that he revealed his one and only talent - iaijutsu. Easily more capable than nearly everyone else in his age group, Ise caught the eye of his instructors almost immediately. The skill was more than simply excelling - it was raw genius with the blade above and beyond what a child should be capable of. He easily defeated most of those in his classes, earning extra attention from his teachers and the envy of his classmates. Still, his attitude and his inability to maintain 'proper' mannerisms prevented his rapid ascent in the Cranes. He graduated a bit early (around the age of 17), cultivating his skill with the katana and spending a great deal of time with his grandmother Haruko.
For two years, Ise continued to learn the Iaijutsu arts, unsuccessfully attempting to adapt better to the rigid and stuffy lifestyle of the Crane. It wasn't until age 19 that his life really and truly came together under the auspices of the Crane clan, when his grandfather announced that he had been selected to honorably marry one of the Scorpion clan, Bayushi Mikasa. At first skeptical, Ise was sent to a Crane port to meet his future bride. There, the kami of love proceeded to beat him violently around the head, smacking him with such strong attraction and appreciation that he couldn't help but sit up. He fell deeply head-over-heels for his arranged bride, the two of them marrying the next day as was arranged by their grandparents.
For the next year, Ise worked hard to be worthy of his wife - though a few spats and fights broke out over money, the young Crane finally set up a more proper budget and corrected some of his bigger faults with Mikasa's help, paving the way for future happiness. Now at twenty, Ise still seeks to be a proper, upright Crane...but he's relaxing a little bit more on that front, now. Only time will tell where they go from this point.
Updates:
May 25, 2010 - Added Shapechanger School and Shapechanger Abilities, removed Great Potential and redundant Inner Gift.
Clan:
Crane
School: Kakita Bushi/Shapeshifter
Rank: 1/1
Insight:
152
Glory: 1
Honor: 3.5
Status: 1
Taint: 0
EXP: 0
Air
3 (Awareness 3, Reflexes 3)
Earth 2 (Stamina 2, Willpower 3)
Fire
3 (Agility 3, Intelligence 3)
Water 2 (Perception 2, Strength
2)
Void 2
Skills
Etiquette 2
Iaijutsu 6
Kenjutsu
(Katana) 1
Kyujutsu 1
Games 1
Defense 4
Battle
2
Athletics 1
Meditation 1
Storytelling 1
Lore:
Chikushudo 2
Lore: Crane Clan 1
Lore: Fox Clan 1
Lore:
Ghosts 1
Lore: Kami 1
Lore: Monkey Clan 1
Lore: Superstition
1
Lore: Bushido 2
Spellcraft 1
Know
The School: Kakita Bushi 1
Racial Abilities:
Kitsune gain a Free Raise on all Willpower rolls.
Kitsune gain a Free Raise on all Stealth and Hunting skill rolls, or two Free Raises in the Wilderness.
Shapeshifters gain a Free Raise to resist any spells that attempt to control or influence the mind, except those cast by other spirits.
Shapeshifters can detect any passages to their home Realm within one mile.
Shapeshifters cannot spend Void Points.
Shapeshifters may swap between their human and natural forms as a full-round action; a shapeshifter may change forms once a day with no effort, but every subsequent effort requires an Earth vs. a TN of (5+10/Shapeshifting Since Sunrise). Three failures locks the shapeshifter in his current form for the next day.
Advantages:
Absolute
Direction [1 point]: Ise is never, ever lost outside the Shadowlands
- he always just sort of knows where to go.
Benten's Blessing [2
points]: Like most Cranes, Ise is pretty darn good-looking. [+0k1
when persuading someone.]
Combat Reflexes [6 points]: Ise is
pretty darn quick on his feet, too, and tends to react faster than
people might otherwise give him credit for. [Move up or down in the
established order.]
Dangerous Beauty [2 points]: Like most Cranes,
again, Ise is pretty darn good-looking. Of course, his mongel blood
helps, too. [+2k0 Deceit vs. opposite sex]
Fleet [6 points]: Ise
is incredibly fast. Unbelievably so, in fact - he can cross vast
stretches [80' move!] in no time. [+60' Move]
Irreproachable 1 [2
points]: Ise is an incredibly devoted person. He's not easily tempted
by anything. [+5 TN required to seduce]
Kharmic Tie [Rank 2,
Free]: A passing kami was charmed enough by the couple's devotion to
have tied their destinies together. Twice a session, Ise may roll an
extra die on tasks done for Mikasa's sake, and he is always aware if
she is Hurt.
Quick [3 points]: Ise is fast. Really, really fast.
It's one of the only things he has to be proud of that isn't his
wife. [+1k0 Initiative]
Disadvantages:
Doubt [4
Points]: Ise is really, really bad at being a crane. It's not really
"doubt" so much as he's just not very Etiquette-capable at
all. [Requires 2 Raises to even use Etiquette]
Phobia: Purple
Kimonos [1 point]: Just...just don't ask. You're better off not
knowing.
True Love [3 points]: Ise is incredibly devoted to his
wife Mikasa, and is enormously vocal about it - above and beyond the
call of the duty that set them together. It's actually kind of
touching, if it wasn't Rokugan. [Spend a Void Point to choose duty
over love if a situation requires it]
Kakita Bushi
School:
Way of the Crane: Add twice Iaijutsu rank to all
Initiative rolls. May use Iaijutsu in place of Kenjutsu when using a
Katana. May Focus an additional time during iaijutsu duel.
Shapeshifter School:
Hunter's Bane (5 SP): Ise leaves neither footprint nor trail of any kind. Those who track Ise through a forest are slowed to one-half speed as the undergrowth intentionally bars their passage; once per day, Ise may create a trail of pale glowing lights to distract would-be hunters.
Unnatural Speed (4 SP): Ise can move twice as fast as normal in any form. When taking a Full Defense action, Ise's TN To Be Hit increases by 5.
Improved Animal Form (1 SP): In animal
form, Ise may speak, manipulate tools, and use spells or supernatural
abilities. Ise adds half his physical traits to his animal form's.
Spirit Vision (5 SP): Ise can see
invisible spirits and oni. He gains two Free Raises on all attempts
to pierce or resist magical illusions.
Eyes of the Night (2 SP): Ise can see in
total darkness, and rolls an extra die on all Perception checks
involving sight.
Extraordinary Healing (4 SP): Ise heals
his Earth in Wounds every hour.
Animal Form:
Air 3 (Awareness 3, Reflexes 6)
Earth
2 (Stamina 2, Willpower 3)
Fire 2 (Agility 2, Intelligence
3)
Water 2 (Perception 2, Strength 2)
Taboos:
1-Point: Ise cannot drink alcohol.
5-Point: Ise married a worthy woman, and treats her with great respect and love, but should she ever become unworthy, he must disappear forever into the wilds of Chikushudo.
Equipment:
Katana [3k2]
Katana [3k2]
Katana [3k2]
Wakizashi [2k2]
Light Armor
Helm
Kimono and sandals
Travelling Pack
10 Koku (To be spent soon, when I'm awake)
Physical Description
To say that Ise favors the Crane for his appearance is an understatement in the same way that saying Samurai should be honorable is an understatement. Strikingly beautiful, Ise is the very model of "prettyboy", to the point of (at least once) having been mistaken for a girl by a passing friend of his wife's. (Hilarity ensued.) His dyed-white hair usually hangs loose, though he's been known to pull it back in a ponytail for important things like duels; it tends to frame his slender face in a favorable manner even when in a ponytail. His eyes are a vibrant, bright Crane blue shining with the enthusiasm and pride of his Monkey heritage. Ise is very thin, appearing to be quite weak, though in reality he tends to wear the flowing blue and white clothes of the Crane to further emphasize this thin-ness and throw opponents off-guard with the ethereal manner he exudes.
This would lend one to suspect that he is significantly more dignified than he actually is.
Ise wears three katanas (two on the back, one at the hip) - one is utilized frequently; the other two are 'backups', as he puts it.
Personality:
Despite the heavy Crane of his appearance, Ise is and will always be a Monkey by personality. Enthusiastic, bright, and energetic, he practically bleeds good cheer about everything. Things that are important to him become locked in permanently, to be protected more than all the treasures of Rokugan. Things that upset him are to be kept close to his chest, shared only with his wife in private. Outgoing, friendly, garrulous - all are appropriate descriptions for Ise.
However, secretly, this shames him. He tries his hardest to be a proper, upright Crane - he attempts and pursues it with all that he is, but he inherently has no talent towards the finer things. In fact, he has less than no talent - Ise is constantly flustered and inherently clumsy at many fine arts and etiquettes. That he cannot attain his (perhaps-unachieavable) ideals is in fact a point of great sadness for him - he would rather be Crane than Monkey, even if Monkey is what swims in his blood.
But Monkey is what swims in his blood - no matter how hard he tries to polish it, no matter how beautiful his exterior or cultured he can act, the Monkey shines through in everything he does. Relaxed and easygoing, with a Devil-May-Care attitude about many things, Ise's infectious cheer leaks out through whatever facade he attempts to put up, and even depressed or saddened, Ise is still too energetic to relax it. With a strong sense of justice and honor tempered by his natural will and indirect, bounding personality, Ise could be a model Monkey...if only he weren't so hung-up about being a Crane.
Background:
This story, as so many often do, starts with love. Love in Rokugan is hard to find - harder still to keep. But some - a rare few - are willing to discard their duty, shame themselves, and besmirch their family for this treasure, forever tainting the blood of their descendants.
So it was that Kakita Masaaki pursued his love, Usagi Eriko of the Hare, who was set to be wed to Hida Katsumoto of the Crab in a key marriage for the Hare clan. Masaaki pursued Eriko for six days and six nights on foot as she rode the carriage from her home to Hida's in preparation for the wedding, the Crane's swift speed a hallmark of his family branch for generations to come. On the seventh day, Masaaki caught up to Eriko, and proposed to her himself. Eriko accepted, though in her heart she knew their families would never agree, and together they eloped into the Crane lands once more.
The Kakita were, understandably, furious. With the Hare and the Crab demanding vengeance for this enormous breach of protocol, the Cranes relegated Masaaki's branch of the family to the most minor they could to save face, privately deliberating whether or not to force him into seppukku. Fortunately for the Cranes, the decision was made for him when Katsumoto challenged him to a duel on the field of honor - the pair killed each other, Masaaki's speed a perfect match for Katsumoto's strength. Unfortunately for the Crane, Eriko was a Kakita in the eyes of their ancestors, and she was bearing a child. With Masaaki dead, the Cranes decided to look after the woman, perhaps out of duty, perhaps out of pity that she had been mixed up in this debacle. Kakita Shumei was born soon after.
Shumei lived his life quite ordinarily, attempting to save face despite his family's low status. His talent with a sword was mediocre at best, and he never saw the field of battle. His talents lay in the courtiers' arts. He was married off to Kitsune Haruko of the Fox, and the two of them eventually found understanding, if not love, giving birth to Kakita Yamato.
Kakita Yamato retained the speed and swordsmanship of the family, and quickly shone as a rising star in the Kakita clan. Some suspected he might even be able to throw off the years of shame Masaaki had thrown on the family; high hopes were pinned to his chest like laurels of praise as he skyrocketed through the masteries with the natural talent his blood had granted him. This was, unfortunately, not to be; a terrible accident during a duel with a ronin tore out his hamstrings, and he nearly lost himself in his shame if not for the support of the woman he was to wed - Toku Natsumi of the Monkey clan. Natsumi convinced him to resume his duties and not die in shame, that his ancestors did not want it so; Yamato agreed, and took up less focused arts. Becoming an expert Go player, Yamato is still contacted to this day for teaching games for noble children, at least some of his shame lifted. He and Natsumi wed shortly following his accident, and Natsumi gave birth to Kakita Ise.
Kakita Ise was born to Yamato and Natsumi under a happy star, a blessing on their house in their eyes. Even as a child, he exuded energy and good cheer, learning to walk, run, and talk at an abnormally young age. With swift feet and a bright personality, he quickly proved a handful for his parents to handle, but was nonetheless a welcome member of the home. Yamato struggled a great deal to teach Ise all of the various aspects of being a proper and upright Crane, enforcing that such was ideal behavior and cementing Ise's eventual ill ease at his own personality; Natsumi taught him all about honor and duty, the manners of the Monkey, and about his ancestors. Ise's favorite stories were stories of the Monkey hero Toku, of the foxes who lurked in the mysterious forest, and of the wonderful and mysterious things all around Rokugan. He grew up with a burning curiousity, with a bright heart, and with the idea of beauty and righteousness strong in his soul.
Unfortunately, he quickly proved to be inept at nearly every single undertaking he went. Besides running - guaranteeing a bright future as a messenger, perhaps, but not a particularly glorious one - he had no inherent talents a child might manifest, though he did excel at the running games the other children played. However, at age ten, Ise was enrolled in the Kakita Dueling Academy. It was there that he revealed his one and only talent - iaijutsu. Easily more capable than nearly everyone else in his age group, Ise caught the eye of his instructors almost immediately. The skill was more than simply excelling - it was raw genius with the blade above and beyond what a child should be capable of. He easily defeated most of those in his classes, earning extra attention from his teachers and the envy of his classmates. Still, his attitude and his inability to maintain 'proper' mannerisms prevented his rapid ascent in the Cranes. He graduated a bit early (around the age of 17), cultivating his skill with the katana and spending a great deal of time with his grandmother Haruko.
For two years, Ise continued to learn the Iaijutsu arts, unsuccessfully attempting to adapt better to the rigid and stuffy lifestyle of the Crane. It wasn't until age 19 that his life really and truly came together under the auspices of the Crane clan, when his grandfather announced that he had been selected to honorably marry one of the Scorpion clan, Bayushi Mikasa. At first skeptical, Ise was sent to a Crane port to meet his future bride. There, the kami of love proceeded to beat him violently around the head, smacking him with such strong attraction and appreciation that he couldn't help but sit up. He fell deeply head-over-heels for his arranged bride, the two of them marrying the next day as was arranged by their grandparents.
For the next year, Ise worked hard to be worthy of his wife - though a few spats and fights broke out over money, the young Crane finally set up a more proper budget and corrected some of his bigger faults with Mikasa's help, paving the way for future happiness. Now at twenty, Ise still seeks to be a proper, upright Crane...but he's relaxing a little bit more on that front, now. Only time will tell where they go from this point.
Updates:
May 25, 2010 - Added Shapechanger School and Shapechanger Abilities, removed Great Potential and redundant Inner Gift.