Name: Mimi Hoichi
Age: 10
Gender: female
Bloodline: Hashigaki
Physical Description: Hoichi is a ten year old girl and despite being blind all her life she dresses quite elegantly. She wears a dark violet full body dress with a v shaped opening in the front of the skirt revealing a white petticoat underneath. The dress also have large gems along the skirt giving it a regal look. Her bodice is long sleeved with white trims. A red ribbon is tied in a bow around her neck. Underneath her Bodice she wears a corset, which not only slims her figure a little but keeps her in proper posture. She wears a pair of boots with a one inch heel. She has fair skin and light blonde hair. Her hair is tied into twin tail with buns. Her bun has a little bonnet the goes with her dress. She is often holding a plush mouse with a blue cape.
Mental Description: Hoichi is quite proud of her abilities and she has often been considered to be a child prodigy. She finds it displeasing when people looks down at her for being blind or female. She believes herself to be just as capable as any boy her age with functioning eyes. She doesn’t mind be treated as a child though as she considers being spoiled a luxury. However does tend to act older than she actually is. When she speaks it is always formal and address people with respect even when they are of lower class than herself. She also does her best to ‘look a person in the eyes’ when she talks.
History: There once was a blind bard named Hoichi, whose music moved even the coldest of people to tears. Thought she often performed for various audiences his earnings were modest. When her mother passed away Hoichi relied on the kindness of her uncle who was a priest. Throughout the night Hoichi would stay with the priest at a local temple. One night Hoichi was approached by what sounded like a man. The man requested that Hoichi would perform before a group of noblemen. Hoichi agrees and the man took Hoichi to an unknown location. Hoichi was then greeted by a roaring crowd excited to bear witness to Hoichii’s musical gift. Hoichi performed for this mysterious audience. The audience was so moved by Hoichi’s performance that they asked if she would return for two more nights. Hoichi natural agrees to return.
However as the man began lead Hoichi back to the temple he urged that Hoichi would keep her visits with the noblemen a secret. The man told Hoichi that the group wish to be anonymous. Hoichi agreed to the terms. In the meantime the priest had noticed his friend’s absence and when Hoichi returned the priest would demand an explanation. However keeping to her promise Hoichi remained silent. The priest growing suspicious instructed his servants to spy on his neice.
The next night when Hoichi was led to the gathering place the priest’s servants followed her. Hoichi was again greeted by the doting crowd and began to sing. Hoichi could hear their words of praise and sounds of enjoyment. In response she with all her heart, but the servants were confused to discover that this blind bard had wandered into the cemetery and was singing seemingly alone amidst the headstones. As Hoichi continued to perform, the spirits would start to become visible dancing to her melody. Frighten the servant ran back to the temple to report their findings to the priest.
Fearing that the spirits had targeted Hoichi for malicious intent, he confronts Hoichi upon her arrival. The priest told Hoichi what his servants saw and devised a plan to protect her by using sutras to make Hoichi invisible to the spirits. Hoichi refused to go allow with it despite the priests pleads. Unable to change Hoichi’s mind the priest became furious and kicked Hoichi out of the temple and tells her never to return. That third night Hoichi sings for the dead and they were grateful for her performance. So much so that they provide him a gift more precious than gold. They gave her the ability to see not with her eyes but with her ears. Now homeless Hoichi makes her way to another village, one call Konoha.
Age: 10
Gender: female
Bloodline: Hashigaki
Physical Description: Hoichi is a ten year old girl and despite being blind all her life she dresses quite elegantly. She wears a dark violet full body dress with a v shaped opening in the front of the skirt revealing a white petticoat underneath. The dress also have large gems along the skirt giving it a regal look. Her bodice is long sleeved with white trims. A red ribbon is tied in a bow around her neck. Underneath her Bodice she wears a corset, which not only slims her figure a little but keeps her in proper posture. She wears a pair of boots with a one inch heel. She has fair skin and light blonde hair. Her hair is tied into twin tail with buns. Her bun has a little bonnet the goes with her dress. She is often holding a plush mouse with a blue cape.
Mental Description: Hoichi is quite proud of her abilities and she has often been considered to be a child prodigy. She finds it displeasing when people looks down at her for being blind or female. She believes herself to be just as capable as any boy her age with functioning eyes. She doesn’t mind be treated as a child though as she considers being spoiled a luxury. However does tend to act older than she actually is. When she speaks it is always formal and address people with respect even when they are of lower class than herself. She also does her best to ‘look a person in the eyes’ when she talks.
History: There once was a blind bard named Hoichi, whose music moved even the coldest of people to tears. Thought she often performed for various audiences his earnings were modest. When her mother passed away Hoichi relied on the kindness of her uncle who was a priest. Throughout the night Hoichi would stay with the priest at a local temple. One night Hoichi was approached by what sounded like a man. The man requested that Hoichi would perform before a group of noblemen. Hoichi agrees and the man took Hoichi to an unknown location. Hoichi was then greeted by a roaring crowd excited to bear witness to Hoichii’s musical gift. Hoichi performed for this mysterious audience. The audience was so moved by Hoichi’s performance that they asked if she would return for two more nights. Hoichi natural agrees to return.
However as the man began lead Hoichi back to the temple he urged that Hoichi would keep her visits with the noblemen a secret. The man told Hoichi that the group wish to be anonymous. Hoichi agreed to the terms. In the meantime the priest had noticed his friend’s absence and when Hoichi returned the priest would demand an explanation. However keeping to her promise Hoichi remained silent. The priest growing suspicious instructed his servants to spy on his neice.
The next night when Hoichi was led to the gathering place the priest’s servants followed her. Hoichi was again greeted by the doting crowd and began to sing. Hoichi could hear their words of praise and sounds of enjoyment. In response she with all her heart, but the servants were confused to discover that this blind bard had wandered into the cemetery and was singing seemingly alone amidst the headstones. As Hoichi continued to perform, the spirits would start to become visible dancing to her melody. Frighten the servant ran back to the temple to report their findings to the priest.
Fearing that the spirits had targeted Hoichi for malicious intent, he confronts Hoichi upon her arrival. The priest told Hoichi what his servants saw and devised a plan to protect her by using sutras to make Hoichi invisible to the spirits. Hoichi refused to go allow with it despite the priests pleads. Unable to change Hoichi’s mind the priest became furious and kicked Hoichi out of the temple and tells her never to return. That third night Hoichi sings for the dead and they were grateful for her performance. So much so that they provide him a gift more precious than gold. They gave her the ability to see not with her eyes but with her ears. Now homeless Hoichi makes her way to another village, one call Konoha.
