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'''''Physical description:'''''
 
'''''Physical description:'''''
Masako is a delicate bird of a woman, her height not even reaching five feet tall. She prefers to wear traditional kimonos of her station when entertaining, yet during her time as scourge she was known to sport more casual clothing. She keeps her black hair cut short to her chin, and her gentle features shift from an absent gaze to a charming smile.  
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Masako is a delicate sylph of a woman, her height not even reaching five feet. She prefers to wear traditional kimonos of her station when entertaining, yet during her time as scourge she was known to sport more casual clothing. She keeps her black hair cut short to her chin, and her gentle features shift from an absent gaze to a charming smile.  
  
 
'''''Detailed Status:'''''
 
'''''Detailed Status:'''''
* Acknowledged by Prince Guillaume of Bonn, Switzerland
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* Acknowledged by Prince Guillaume of Bern, Switzerland
* Adored by Primogen Alicia Fitzgerald from Bonn, Switzerland
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* Adored by Primogen Alicia Fitzgerald from Bern, Switzerland
 
* Honorable by Primogen Heinrich Von Strauss from Copenhagen, Denmark
 
* Honorable by Primogen Heinrich Von Strauss from Copenhagen, Denmark
* Dedicated by Primogen Sara Durward from Iowa City, Iowa
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* Dedicated by Primogen [[Sara Durward]] from Iowa City, Iowa
  
 
<h2>Character Information</h2>
 
<h2>Character Information</h2>
  
 
==Known History==
 
==Known History==
Masako was a popular Geisha from the Gion Kōbu okiya in Kyoto, Japan. Her gifts as a medium manifested themselves at puberty, and her shrewd "Mother" made full advantage of this. Masako became a highly publicized Reibai (spirit medium) who would entertain as well as cast fortunes, attend shrine dedications and speak to dead ancestors.
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Masako was a popular Geisha from the Gion Kōbu okiya in Kyoto, Japan. Her gifts as a medium manifested themselves at puberty, and her shrewd "Mother" took full advantage of this. Masako became a highly publicized ''Reibai'' (spirit medium) who would entertain as well as cast fortunes, attend shrine dedications and speak to dead ancestors.
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She appeared out of nowhere in eastern Europe somewhere around the 1930's, and by the end of the Second World War was embraced by the Toreador Jasper Renfield of Bern, Switzerland. After her release from the Accounting she disappeared from the radar and re-emerged in San Francisco in the mid 1970's. She only remained in the U.S. for a few years before returning to Europe.  
  
She appeared out of nowhere in eastern Europe somewhere around the 1930's, and by the end of the second World War was embraced by the Toreador Jasper Renfield of Bonn, Switzerland. After her release from the accounting she disappeared from the radar and re-emerged in San Francisco in the mid 1970's. She only remained in the U.S. for ten years before returning to Europe.  
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Masako has kept a rather low profile since her embrace, and was a citizen of Copenhagen, Denmark immediately prior her arrival to the United States.  She has starred in a documentary film, ''Ghost Stories,'' which has earned her much acclaim as a Medium. It was released in 2010 with great success. She has been known to travel to domains that report "Wraith Trouble." (Fame 5: Medium)
  
Masako has kept a rather low profile since her embrace, and was a citizen of Copenhagen, Denmark immediately prior her arrival to the United States.  She has starred in a documentary film, Ghost Stories which has earned her much fame as a Medium. It was released in 2010 with great success. She has been known to travel to domains that report "Wraith Trouble." (Fame 5: Medium)
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In October 2011 Masako suddenly left her position as Sceneshal in Iowa City to return to Kyoto. She has remained there since.
  
 
==Coterie==
 
==Coterie==
 
None Known  
 
None Known  
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==Allies==
 
==Allies==
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* [[Blackwood X]] (Nosferatu)<br>
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* [[Gary Kowaleski]] (Nosferatu)<br>
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* [[Rachel Dubhan]] (Toreador)<br>
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* [[Lydia Trent]] (Toreador)<br>
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* [[Cassandra Sumner]] (Toreador)<br>
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* [[Shane Masters]] (Toreador)<br>
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* [[Vincent Velario]] (Toreador) <br>
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* [[Julius Cole]] (Toreador) <br>
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* [[Lilyan Townsend]] (Toreador) <br>
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* [[Walker Two-Feet]] (Gangrel)<br>
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* [[Hugo Valentine]] (Temere)<br>
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* [[Elias Beecher]] (Tremere) <br>
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* [[Johnathan Giovanni ]] (Giovanni)<br>
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* [[Frankie Dean Giovanni]] (Giovanni)<br>
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* [[Vincent Giovanni]] (Giovanni)<br>
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* [[Marcus Giovanni]] (Giovanni) <br>
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* [[Lena!]] (Brujah)<br>
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* [[Kovacs Kavachi]] (Ravnos) <br>
  
* [[Joseph Hanover]] (Ventrue)
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==Enemies==
 
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* [[Joseph Hanover]] (Ventrue)<br>
* [[Michael Kein ]] (Ventrue)
 
 
 
* [[Blackwood X ]] (Nosferatu)
 
 
 
* Maxwell Trent (Nosferatu)
 
 
 
* [[Gary Kowaleski]] (Nosferatu)
 
 
 
* [[Faith Williams]] (Toreador)
 
 
 
* Cricket Mariott (Toreador)
 
 
 
* Lydia Trent (Toreador)
 
 
 
* Katherine Zilthai (Toreador)
 
 
 
* [[Cassandra Sumner]] (Toreador)
 
 
 
* Shane Masters (Toreador)
 
 
 
* [[Ilera Parker]] (Toreador)
 
 
 
* Reginald Brooks (Toreador, ''Deceased'')
 
 
 
* Walker Two-Feet (Gangrel)
 
 
 
* Reika Kuze-Hawthorne (Malkavian)
 
 
 
* [[Alabastor Haroukin]] (Child of Haqim)
 
 
 
* Adrienne Stratton (Tremere)
 
 
 
* Matthias Warren (Tremere)
 
 
 
* Daniel MacDonald (Tremere)
 
 
 
* Frankie Dean Giovanni (Giovanni)
 
 
 
* Vincent Rosselini (Giovanni)
 
 
 
* Vincent Giovanni (Giovanni)
 
  
* Richard St. John (Giovanni)
 
 
* Ari Rothstein (Giovanni, ''Deceased'')
 
 
* Ozomahli "Kasper" Giovanni (Giovanni)
 
 
* [[Zio!]] (Brujah)
 
 
..and many more.
 
 
==Enemies==
 
Oh, I'm sure they're out there....
 
  
 
==Sire==
 
==Sire==
 
Jasper Renfield, Keeper of Elysium in Bern, Switzerland.
 
Jasper Renfield, Keeper of Elysium in Bern, Switzerland.
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==Childer==
 
==Childer==
None
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Shiro Imahara (deceased)
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==Broodmates==
 
==Broodmates==
 
None
 
None
  
==Character Inspirations==
 
*Kikko from Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show.
 
*Honne-Onna, a mythical yōkai of Japanese folklore.
 
*Kikyo from the Inu Yasha series.
 
*Mei from House of Flying Daggers
 
*Inara Serra, Firefly.
 
  
==Soundtrack==
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==Character Inspirations:==
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[[File:Masako.jpg|right|thumb|Picture taken at Midwinter 2012]]
*<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDgRM9DI84o">Heads Will Roll</a> - Yeah Yeah Yeah's<br>
 
  
*<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCPRagQHhBw">I Will Follow You Into the Dark</a> - Death Cab for Cutie
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Start with a liberal dose of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_Girl Ai Enma],<br>
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Add in one part traditional Japanese Geisha,<br>
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Mix in the ability to see and hear dead people,<br>
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Add in a splash of "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YQmkDDCyXQ Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show]"  
  
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==Soundtrack==
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*"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTVQA4wwbwg Tsukihana]" - Nana Kitade  月華
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*"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_UVONjl-zw Innocent Sorrow]" - Abingdon Boys School
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*"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0vKExq2Lx4 Libra]" - Mucc
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*"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtBX0k8JuCc Rewrite] - Asian Kung-Fu Generation
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*"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDgRM9DI84o Heads Will Roll]" - Yeah Yeah Yeah's
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*"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCPRagQHhBw I Will Follow You Into the Dark]" - Death Cab for Cutie
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*"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_qVeBdl7aU  Last Song]" - Gackt
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*"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcxRtLpkAkQ&NR=1 Sweet Dreams]" - Emily Browning
  
 
==Quotes==
 
==Quotes==
"Wait. Sshh....did you hear that?" Masako Hara<br>
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"Wait. Sshh....did you hear that?" - Masako Hara
  
 
"She's like a living china doll.  I'll bet it takes the same amount of pressure to break her." -[[Augustine St. Just]]<br>
 
"She's like a living china doll.  I'll bet it takes the same amount of pressure to break her." -[[Augustine St. Just]]<br>
  
"Let's give her a bunch of caffeine, listen to some J-Pop and then just turn her loose. It'd be hilarious."  - [[Aleister Blackwell]] talking to [[Zio!]] about a road trip together to Peoria.  
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"Let's give her a ton of caffeine, listen to J-Pop on the ride and then just turn her loose. It'll be <i>hilarious</i>."  - [[Aleister Blackwell]] talking to [[Zio!]] about going on a road trip to Peoria.  
  
"She's like a living anime character..." - Lena!
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"She's like a living anime character..." - [[Lena!]]
  
 
==Rumors==
 
==Rumors==
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* Is very particular to differentiate the difference in pronunciation between her name and that of Her Fury, the Former Brujah Justicar Masako. She pronounces her name with a emphasis on the softer S sounds (Masa-ko), as indicative of the dialect of her native region.
 
* Is very particular to differentiate the difference in pronunciation between her name and that of Her Fury, the Former Brujah Justicar Masako. She pronounces her name with a emphasis on the softer S sounds (Masa-ko), as indicative of the dialect of her native region.
 
* Is not really a Toreador, but a very clever Malkavian. It would explain how she is constantly hearing "voices nobody else can hear"
 
  
 
* Was once given a pony as a gift from JP, the childe of [[Joseph Hanover]].  
 
* Was once given a pony as a gift from JP, the childe of [[Joseph Hanover]].  
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* Served as a "humane" scourge for some time in Iowa City, and was highly effective. She resigned however fearing the toll it was taking on her humanity.  
 
* Served as a "humane" scourge for some time in Iowa City, and was highly effective. She resigned however fearing the toll it was taking on her humanity.  
  
* Was a Allied Spy during WWII.  
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* Has an odd choice of "friends." Those whom she has been known to frequent the company of are either of very, very low humanity or are otherwise exceptionally creepy.
  
* Has a very strong fear of mirrors.
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* Was once mauled by a five-hundred pound panther in her duties as Scourge.  
  
* Been on the arm of several Camarilla luminaries, and some Giovanni. However, she only claims one kindred patron whom she entertains almost exclusively.
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* Don't ask her about the book "Memoirs of a Geisha." She will get grumpy.
  
* Lived in Japan for several years as a Kindred, and was tolerated by the Jade Court.
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* Is a "Friend of the Family" to the Giovanni, and spends way too much time with them.  
  
* Has an odd choice of "friends." Those whom she has been known to frequent the company of are either of very, very low humanity or are otherwise exceptionally creepy.
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* Hates to be touched.
  
* People have reported seeing a ethereal black cat on her shoulder, with a white mask and white socks and glowing green eyes. She seems to defer to it frequently.
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* Shouldn't have taken the red pill...
  
* Was once mauled by a five hundred pound panther in her duties as Scourge.
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* Was given [[Alabastor Haroukin]]'s blue Rabbit mask.
 
 
* Banished a entity in Black Hawk County, of either demonic or wraith origin.
 
 
 
* Don't ask her about the book "Memoirs of a Geisha." She will get grumpy.
 
  
* Is involved in a romantic relationship with [[Joseph Hanover]].
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* Introduced Archon Jack Kurlein to Anime. He was very confused.

Latest revision as of 15:28, 16 May 2018

Clan Toreador
Position None
Status 4
Domain Kyoto, Japan
Coterie None
Society ???
Path Humanity 0000
Player Mandie Bowers




Overview

Picture taken by Sean Posey Photography at the Grand Masquerade

Alias(es):

Real Name: Masako Yoshida

Apparent Age: Mid twenties

Concept: Speaker for the Dead

Physical description: Masako is a delicate sylph of a woman, her height not even reaching five feet. She prefers to wear traditional kimonos of her station when entertaining, yet during her time as scourge she was known to sport more casual clothing. She keeps her black hair cut short to her chin, and her gentle features shift from an absent gaze to a charming smile.

Detailed Status:

  • Acknowledged by Prince Guillaume of Bern, Switzerland
  • Adored by Primogen Alicia Fitzgerald from Bern, Switzerland
  • Honorable by Primogen Heinrich Von Strauss from Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Dedicated by Primogen Sara Durward from Iowa City, Iowa

Character Information

Known History

Masako was a popular Geisha from the Gion Kōbu okiya in Kyoto, Japan. Her gifts as a medium manifested themselves at puberty, and her shrewd "Mother" took full advantage of this. Masako became a highly publicized Reibai (spirit medium) who would entertain as well as cast fortunes, attend shrine dedications and speak to dead ancestors.

She appeared out of nowhere in eastern Europe somewhere around the 1930's, and by the end of the Second World War was embraced by the Toreador Jasper Renfield of Bern, Switzerland. After her release from the Accounting she disappeared from the radar and re-emerged in San Francisco in the mid 1970's. She only remained in the U.S. for a few years before returning to Europe.

Masako has kept a rather low profile since her embrace, and was a citizen of Copenhagen, Denmark immediately prior her arrival to the United States. She has starred in a documentary film, Ghost Stories, which has earned her much acclaim as a Medium. It was released in 2010 with great success. She has been known to travel to domains that report "Wraith Trouble." (Fame 5: Medium)

In October 2011 Masako suddenly left her position as Sceneshal in Iowa City to return to Kyoto. She has remained there since.

Coterie

None Known


Allies

Enemies


Sire

Jasper Renfield, Keeper of Elysium in Bern, Switzerland.


Childer

Shiro Imahara (deceased)


Broodmates

None


Character Inspirations:

Picture taken at Midwinter 2012

Start with a liberal dose of Ai Enma,
Add in one part traditional Japanese Geisha,
Mix in the ability to see and hear dead people,
Add in a splash of "Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show"

Soundtrack

Quotes

"Wait. Sshh....did you hear that?" - Masako Hara

"She's like a living china doll. I'll bet it takes the same amount of pressure to break her." -Augustine St. Just

"Let's give her a ton of caffeine, listen to J-Pop on the ride and then just turn her loose. It'll be hilarious." - Aleister Blackwell talking to Zio! about going on a road trip to Peoria.

"She's like a living anime character..." - Lena!

Rumors

  • Masako really speaks excellent English, but it is known to degrade at whim. Especially if she thinks she is in trouble.
  • Is very particular to differentiate the difference in pronunciation between her name and that of Her Fury, the Former Brujah Justicar Masako. She pronounces her name with a emphasis on the softer S sounds (Masa-ko), as indicative of the dialect of her native region.
  • Was once given a pony as a gift from JP, the childe of Joseph Hanover.
  • Served as a "humane" scourge for some time in Iowa City, and was highly effective. She resigned however fearing the toll it was taking on her humanity.
  • Has an odd choice of "friends." Those whom she has been known to frequent the company of are either of very, very low humanity or are otherwise exceptionally creepy.
  • Was once mauled by a five-hundred pound panther in her duties as Scourge.
  • Don't ask her about the book "Memoirs of a Geisha." She will get grumpy.
  • Is a "Friend of the Family" to the Giovanni, and spends way too much time with them.
  • Hates to be touched.
  • Shouldn't have taken the red pill...
  • Introduced Archon Jack Kurlein to Anime. He was very confused.