Nobu
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About
A man of many secrets and unspoken words, hidden behind a charismatic smile. Much of his later years were spent traveling the regions pretending to be a faith healer, with a wandering spirit named Yoru in tow.
Nobu lost his life quietly and unceremoniously after years of fighting in a war, with no one by his side and nothing to his name. When his body was found, he was holding a kaiken with the word 「forever」 engraved into the blade.
道こそなけれ
思ひ入（い）る
山の奥にも
鹿ぞ鳴くなる
Okuda Nobu
Name
early 60s
Age
deceased
Status
male
Gender
he/him
Pronouns
bisexual
Orientation
188cm
Height
▇▇▇ , Gifu Prefecture
Hometown
Personality
Nobu's demeanour is malleable, depending on who he is presenting himself to. He can switch on a charismatic facade at the drop of a hat - the smile on his face giving way to all the right words in order to get what he wants. He has a silver-tongue which he uses primarily to con people out of their money, though sometimes it's purely for his own amusement. Every bit of his charm is manufactured, but beguiling all the same.
A wiser man should not be fooled by the wolf's sharp-toothed grin. For all his practiced charisma, Nobu has known rage and resentment far too early in his life, and it colors the very way he sees the world. Naturally distrustful of anyone he meets, he keeps himself detatched, emotionally. His temperament is similar to a cornered animal - ready to lash out at any given moment.
In his youth, Nobu is a portrait of a restless spirit, always looking and never finding. In his later years, much of that rabid energy has dissipated, though he remains an errant soul.
Story
[ Much of this log has been left empty, or the words obscured with splashes of ink. ]
Nobu was born in a small village nestled between lush forested mountains. The only son to ▇▇▇▇ , a retired samurai, and Inaba ▇▇ , a simple washerwoman. Their union was unstable from the start, and the boy would often retreat to the peaceful haven of the forests surrounding. Despite his father's unrelenting stories about war and noble warriors, Nobu's interests lay in the arts - poetry and literature.
But a wolf cannot shed its coat, and as a young man, Nobu secured a spot at a dōjō, where he met Hasegawa Takashi. Since he was a child, Nobu had never known stability, but in Takashi he found the anchor to his wild spirit. Still, he took it upon himself to pull Takashi into his schemes, and for a time in their youth, the two were inseperable. Even when their paths eventually diverged, time and time again, they would return to each other, unable to separate themselves from each other's gravity.
Perhaps war and violence was in his blood after all. As conflict continued to ravage the region, Nobu had set aside his brush and taken up his sword. Years passed, and the rebels fell. The fighting stopped.
[ the log remains empty until its last page ]
Okuda Nobu, identified only by the name written on the inside of his journal, and later by his surviving daughter Umi, passed under a lone plum blossom tree during the warm summer. The exact date or cause of his death is unknown. When discovered, he was holding in his hand a kaiken with its handle removed, his thumb pressed against the hidden engraving inside - one simple word : 「always」.
Trivia
He is a surprisingly good cook. His skill matches that of his ex-wife, though it was often she who did the cooking.
Nobu has an odd hobby of observing the people around him, taking notes of the common behaviors and characteristics that he notices.
Nobu does not have a favorite season, but he most enjoys the quiet months of winter.
He picked up smoking some time during his youth. He owns both a Western style pipe, and a kiseru.
Nobu's representative flowers are plum blossoms, which grow strong even during winter.
Likes
Poetry. He has been intrigued by the art of the written word since he was a child.
Hiking. Nobu enjoys the mountains. The further away from people, the better.
The supernatural. A special interest of his, but it's a topic he rarely discusses with anyone.
Wind chimes. They remind him of summer, and of a certain someone.
Dislikes
Autumn. A transient time that only reminds him of separation.
Drunks. Even as an enjoyer of sake and other fine spirits, he is always careful not to overdo it, and does not like being around intoxicated folk.
Cheap brushes. Nobu is very particular about the quality of brush he uses for his writings. The most favored brush among his collection is made from bamboo and the hair of a wolf.
best friend
Nobu's closest friend and confidante. The two had an unspoken bond that was as intimate as it was turbulent. For a time during their youth, they traveled the region together. Their nomadic lifestyle suited Nobu just fine, but the day came when their paths diverged once more. They would reunite many times after, only to part again each time.
familiar
A wandering spirit that Nobu met and named Yoru. He kept the spirit under his wing for some time, using their supernatural abilities to aid his masquerade as a traveling faith healer. During the peak of the war, Nobu sealed Yoru away in a cave, and never returned.
ex-wife
A woman that Nobu met when she was working at a restaurant. Their courtship seemed to meander aimlessly until he asked for her hand in marriage out of the blue. The two would separate after some years, and Takako ultimately lost her life in a violent fire.
daughter
Nobu's daughter, born just as the leaves started turning red. She survived the fire that took her mother and brother, but suffered from amnesia due to the trauma. She was taken in by Takashi after the tragedy.
son
Nobu's son, born on the coldest day of winter. He perished in the fire that ravaged their village, while wrapped in the arms of his mother.
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