Shuurajou l Raging Berserkers

[The Horse]

Shuurajou, "A Scene of Blood and Carnage"

Come on, hit me, show me what you've got!

History

The Shuurajou Family is riddled with violence and strife. The very first Shuurajou to take up the shinobi way, Shinsou, didn't even realize his body's potential until his very late years. In a rather tragic event, he went berserk, killing his wife. After he came to his senses, he was imprisoned for the murder. In his final days, he fully realized his own potential, and passed what he learned to his only son.

That son, Dainen, modified and perfected the control his father started. The inner workings of the kekkei genkai were surprisingly simple, a genetic fluke. The genes in the Shuurajou cause a mutation in the adrenaline, which alters brain chemistry and is generally far more efficient than normal adrenaline.

Dainen hid the bloodline ability, swearing his own wife and children to secrecy, but demanding that his children learn to understand and master their ability. Those children performed the same secrecy ritual with their own offspring, leading to the fourth generation. The fourth generation, now adults, have brought into being the fifth, and current generation. Each parent is honor bound to teach their offspring the clan secret, and have them swear to keep the secret.

This is how it was, this is how it is, and this is how it always will be, forever and ever. The bloody picture of our family must never be seen, forever hidden under our smiling masks.

Organization

In the civilian public, Shuurajou clansman go by the surname 'Musha', and typically wear hakamas or kimonos. Their shinobi attire consists of a hardier robe, with a full mesh undercoat. Additionally, every seasoned member has a number of rings woven into their clothing, at the crossover on the chest.

The Shuurajou clan is brutal, using a strict win/lose system to indicate clan rank. For every successful combat victory, spar or otherwise, a ring is woven into their formal wear. For every kill, a red ring is used. Each ring counts as two points, and each red ring counts as four points. This system is also a clan secret.

0-2 points = Youngling, given access only to the discipline training and special ability.
4-8 points = Rage, given access to 'second level' training and the White Glove.
10+ points = Destruction, given access to 'third level' techniques.
3rd highest points = Spite, given access to the first advanced technique.
2nd highest points = Hate, given access to the second advanced technique.
1st highest points = Shuurajou, given access to the final technique.

Restrictions

Locale: Must belong to the land of Kusa.
Prior Experience: Must have had a character of at least level 20 on a prior character.
Approval: Requires personal approval from head admin or Shuurajou Keito.

Family Tree

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The Shuurajou family is still small, here is the complete family tree displaying how many members are up for use.

First Generation:
Shinsou(deceased)

Second Generation:
Dainen(deceased)

Third Generation:
Kenji(deceased)
Raidon(deceased)
Karasu(deceased)
Akane, Rage Rank, age 86, Female

Fourth Generation:
Son of Kenji, Keito, Shuurajou Rank, age 26, Male(single)
Son of Kenji, Kenji, Spite Rank, age 30, Male(married)
Daughter of Raidon, Natsumi(deceased)(married)
Son of Raidon, Fu(deceased)(married)
Daughter of Karasu, Karei, Destroyer Rank, age 31, Female(married)
Daughter of Karasu, Masaki, Non-Ninja, age 28, Female(married)
Daughter of Karasu, Nimi, Rage Rank, Age 24, Female(single)
Son of Akane, Shinsou, Hate Rank, age 42, Male(married)

Fifth Generation:
Child of Kenji, ? ? ?
Child of Kenji, ? ? ?
Child of Natsumi, ? ? ?
Child of Natsumi, ? ? ?
Child of Natsumi, ? ? ?
Child of Fu, ? ? ?
Child of Karei, ? ? ?
Child of Masaki, ? ? ?
Child of Masaki, ? ? ?
Child of Shinsou, ? ? ?

There are 10 open spaces for special consideration. The first 4 spaces do not apply to the 'prior experience' restriction. Akane, Kenji, Karei, Masake, Nimi, and Shinsou are NPC only characters and are used expressly by myself or another staff member to improve the experience of clan members.

Special Abilities

Bouryoku, "Violence": When the Shuurajou member is damaged beyond 10% of his health points, he becomes immune to pain effects. This prevents some genjutsu from having any effect on the Shuurajou. Taijutsu and Ninjutsu whose purpose is pain also have much less effect. Finally, all physical attacks are reduced by 10% when performed against the Shuurajou. All of this comes at the price of the Shuurajou member's sanity, causing them to consider everyone around them to be enemies.

This special ability consumes all of a Shuurajou's starting jutsu.

[The Horse]

Name: Discipline: Body
Ranking: D
Range: Self
Preparation: Passive
Description: Through harsh physical strain and training-inflicted pain, Shuurajou can take control of their body and reign in their desires. This causes their special ability to have no adverse effects on them, as well as providing a passive benefit of +5 physical stat in combat.
Limitation: Shuurajou only, First Level

Name: Discipline: Spirit
Ranking: C
Range: Self
Preparation: Passive
Description: With the help of another family member, the Shuurajou's Spirit can be harnassed, controlled, empowered. This causes the second level ability, Kyouki, to have no adverse effects during the first stage, as well as providing a passive benefit of +5 spiritual stat in combat.
Limitation: Shuurajou only, First Level, Discipline: Body

Name: Discipline: Mind
Ranking: B
Range: Self
Preparation: Passive
Description: Through meditation, the Shuurajou can focus their mind with deadly perfection, honing in on danger with crystal clarity. This causes the second level ability, Kyouki, to have no adverse effects during the second stage, as well as providing a passive benefit of +5 mental stat in combat.
Limitation: Shuurajou only, First level, Discipline: Spirit

Name: Discipline: Will
Ranking: A
Range: Self
Preparation: Passive
Description: A testament to inner peace, used to create destruction. The Shuurajou's very will is concentrated down into a metaphorical weapon. This causes the third level ability, Meiryou, to have no adverse effects during the second stage, as well as providing a passive benefit of +5 to all stats in combat.
Limitation: Shuurajou only, First level, Discipline: Mind

Name: Discipline: Soul
Ranking: S
Range: Self
Preparation: Passive
Description: The first of the three advanced Shuurajou techniques. Through intense meditation, even to the point where the mind loses it's sense of self, a Shuurajou releases his emotion in battle. This causes the third level ability, Meiryou, to have no adverse effects during the third stage, as well as providing a passive benefit of +10 to all stats in combat.
Limitation: Shuurajou only, Spite Rank, Discipline: Will

Name: Kyouki, "Ecstasy and Madness"
Ranking: B
Range: Self
Preparation: User loses 10%/40% of his total health
Description: Kyouki, the special ability of the Shuurajou awakened to the first degree. By channelling chakra, adrenaline production is slightly enhanced beyond what is natural.

When the user first loses 10% of his health, he becomes 'euphoric', gaining 30% additional points of speed, and causing all dodges to block 90% of damage instead of 75%. He also gains the pain immunity effects granted by Bouryoku. Consumes 20 chakra per turn.

When the user first loses 40% of his health, he becomes 'ecstatic', gaining 60% additional points of speed, and causing all dodges to block 100% of damage instead of 75%. Consumes 40 chakra per turn.

This technique, at both stages, causes the user to gain the adverse insanity effects caused by Bouryoku, and it cannot end until the user's chakra pool has been depleted.
Limitation: Shuurajou only, Second Level.

Name: Adauchi, "Retaliation"
Ranking: C
Range: Close, 0-5 meters
Preparation: Passive/Activated
Description: Shuurajou are all naturally attuned to lightning, primary or secondary, and this technique makes use of that. With training, the user can choose to activate a defensive technique any time his skin is pierced. Any attack with a metal weapon in melee range, or a melee attack that pierces skin, causes the user to emit an electrical shock from the wound that paralyzes 3 movements from the attacker's next turn. This also cauterizes the wound instantly, stopping all bleeding.
Limitation: Shuurajou only, Second Level, Discipline: Spirit.

Name: Hitokui, "Cannibalism"
Ranking: B
Range: Close, 0-5 meters
Preparation: Target must have a bleeding wound
Description: A gruesome ability that allows a Shuurajou member to consume blood in order to restore chakra and health. If the member can reach an open wound, he must press his white glove to the wound. After doing so, he drains it into his mouth, where he consumes the chakra and red cells from the blood. For every turn the glove is held onto a wound, it restores 40 health and 40 chakra.
Limitation: Shuurajou only, Second Level, White Glove item

Name: Meiryou, "Clarity"
Ranking: A
Range: Self
Preparation:User loses 10%/40%/70% of his total health
Description: The second activation of Bouryoku, Meiryou, is an extremely dangerous technique. It is an extremely unstable technique, able to activate from strong emotional states as well as harmful wounds. A Shuurajou who wields this is a very powerful force.

When the user loses 10% of his health, the first stage grants him 50% extra physical stat and 20% extra mental stat, dodges also block 100% of damage instead of 75%. The Bouryoku bonus also applies. Consumes 20 chakra per turn.

When the user loses 40% of his health, the second stage grants him 75% extra physical stat and 40% extra mental stat. The Bouryoku bonus also applies. Consumes 50 chakra per turn.

When the user loses 70% of his health, the third stage grants him 100% extra physical stat and 60% extra mental stat. The Bouryoku bonus also applies. Consumes 100 chakra per turn.

This technique is a double-edged sword, causing the user to lose his sanity while it is active. They will be forced to react to everyone around them as enemies, be they teammates, allies, or friends. Though Shuurajou are brutal, they are loyal, and failure to use the technique properly is a very harsh punishment.
Limitation: Shuurajou only, Third Level, Must have Kyouki

Name: Fuinjutsu: Sekinin, "Forbidden Sealing Technique: Duty"
History: Shuurajou Dainen, as the first official Shuurajou, did not fully develop his discipline training techniques in his lifetime, so his clan's ability was dangerous at even the weakest levels. To offset this, he created a seal that would draw his focus and rage towards it. It's use was frequent among advanced clan member to help focus their children on the proper target. It's modern use is more of a luxury, as a 'just in case' tool to prevent the user from attacking his allies during the more advanced stages of Bouryoku.
Ranking: C
Seal Stages: 1
Effects: The seal is permanently active until the user wills it away, the target has successfully escaped combat, or the target has died. It causes the user to consider sealed targets 'top priority' while under the effects of Bouryoku, Kyouki, and Meiryou. Only after the target has escaped or died will the user attack anything else.
Drawbacks: Requires close range, has some preparation time.
Seal Description: The seal is the kanji for "honor", placed wherever the user makes contact with the target.
Effect Description: N/A
Restrictions: 20 chakra
Limit: Shuurajou only, Third Level

Name: Chinouyou, "Blood Boil"
Ranking: A
Range: Close, 0-5 meters
Preparation: A rank handseals, 100 chakra
Description: After performing the required number of handseals, the user grabs a target and projects an electrical current through his body. This current causes the target's red blood cells to destabilize and explode, and can cause internal bleeding in some cases.
Limitation: Shuurajou only, Hate Rank, Retaliation

Name: Shintai, "Ultimate Truth"
Ranking: S
Range: Self
Preparation: 150 chakra
Description: The Shuurajou, the highest ranked member of the clan, can perform a technique that instantly progresses him to the next level of Clarity. This technique can be used once every 5 rounds, but when used, causes the Clarity technique to consume no chakra, enabling it to be used indefinitely.
Limitation: Shuurajou only, Shuurajou Rank, All other Skills.