Commoner Perkline

Commoner
Lovable Fool - 100 CP
Life for the average denizen for Hyuga isn’t the greatest but that doesn’t mean you need to be so glum about it. Your easygoing and seemingly simple attitude carries with it an enthusiasm that seems to be infectious. Bumps and bruises from encounters with thugs won’t bring your spirit down and most people will learn to forgive, or at least tolerate, the little (and big) mistakes you make, believing you didn’t mean any bad by them.

Strong Back - 100 CP
For those not born into wealth and unwilling to turn to crime, there is no other choice but to work until your hands bleed and feet blister. This way of living has brought you neither great prosperity nor fame but it has taught you persistence and trained your body. Long days out in the fields, gruelling and taxing as they may be, are something that you’re used to.

Weaselly Charm - 200 CP
Even if you’ll never become a noble, it doesn’t hurt one’s chances in Hyuga to butter them up. You’re quite the expert at acting as a sycophant, worming your way into the good graces of those in a station higher than yours and your skill at placating the capricious and occasionally bloodthirsty nature of them and their escorts means you’ll stay in said good graces for a good while too.

Poet who Conceals - 200 CP
Literacy and an education in the fine arts are rare amongst the rabble of Hyuga. Yet you have achieved a deep understanding of the written word and other forms of creative pursuits, in more ways than one. Your aptitude in such pursuits would allow you to make a living as a teacher of such things and in other ways. Deciphering messages hidden in poems, as well as hiding them in the first place, are routine for you. This skill of yours would make you quite adroit at intrigue.


Street Fighting Style - 400 CP
The average samurai in Hyuga is trained in the fields of Shima, while those rich enough to afford it, can learn from the masters in Yamato. In the end, the commoner is forced to learn the hard, in the streets, one bruise at a time. This has led to you creating a highly unorthodox yet effective fighting style, focused on brute strength and grit over anything too fancy. It works well against street toughs and trained samurai alike, holding deadly surprises for all sorts of people. The process of making this fighting style has trained your body and reflexes, letting you catch blades midswing and walk off headbutts that would knock out lesser fighters.

Eager Student - 400 CP
The commoners of Hyuga know little beyond their lot in life. Yet, this is not always a disadvantage. After all, an empty bowl can take more than one half-full. Your ability to learn new skills and knowledge is staggering and your drive to do so is so great that it spreads to those who learn alongside you, encouraging slackers to take their lessons seriously too. The most impressive effect of your infective enthusiasm is how it affects your teacher, making even the most coldhearted ronin want to teach and nurture you.

Doctor - 600 CP
You hold power over life and death in your hands Well, that might be a bit dramatic but your knowledge of medicine and healing can not be denied. You know how to disinfect and clean wounds, administer anesthesia without overdosing, set broken bones properly, treat common and exotic poisons, and your bedside manner is wonderful. Of course, there’s no reason not to advance your medical practice even further, your methodical and analytical mind making the development of new techniques and drugs simple. Making those drugs and cultivating their ingredients is simple too, you could make more than enough for a clinic.  Though do be careful, the same poppies that can help heal someone can poison a city … or even a country.

King of the People- 600 CP
The Emperors of Hyuga rule through divine mandate yet it is the nobles and generals in their court that hold the lion’s share of the power. But, while they may possess great riches and control over armies they lack something that would allow them to truly control Hyuga; The hearts and minds of the people. However you, who possess a genial demeanor and magnetic personality that endears you to others easily, especially children, who could only be hated by those with age old grudges or similar grievances, have a good shot capturing that. Were you to make a serious attempt at it, you could carve out your own domain with your loyal followers.