Sakura
From Changeling Venue
| Seeming | Fairest flowering |
|---|---|
| Court | Winter Court •••• |
| Freehold | Dormant Fire |
| Player | Sarah Berkley |
Alias(es): Sakura
Real Name: Elizabeth Hawthorne
Freehold: Dormant Fire, Portland, Oregon.
Apparent Age: 29 years old.
Seeming: Fairest
Kith: Flowering
Court: Winter
Titles: Tayū
Concept: Courtesan
Relevant Traits: Striking Looks x4, Mantle (Winter) x4
Quote: Coming Soon
Contents |
Mien
Sakura stands tall at 5'9", half Japanese and half White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, She appears very ethereal, the smell of Cherry Blossoms surrounds her as she walks, flower petals drops as she walks. Her ears appear to be elven shaped, she has cherry tree branches in her hair and skin that seem to move as tho a gentle breeze was trying to create the perfect falling of the petals.
Mask
Sakura, Elizabeth Hawthorne to the World of Men, is what most people would consider beautiful. She is about 5'9, her figure is full in all the right places, while not considered 'in fashion', no one can deny her beauty. She is always meticulously groomed and coifed. She is polite and kind, and seems to have an almost uncanny ability to get attention from the opposite sex.
Mantle (Winter ****)
A gentle shower of cherry petals follows in her wake, and she exudes the scent of the cherry blossom in full power of a Cherry blossom in a light snow, but Winter is cruel and sometimes snow can get angry.
More Coming Soon
Her Story
The World of Men
My story begins with a great injustice at the hands of the American government, and ends with a horror so great the injustices of the past are but hazy shadows in my mind. When they boil up to the surface they seem laughable in comparison to what came after.
I was born in Tokyo, Japan on August 29th, 1925 to an Anglo-Saxon Christian Missionary Father, and a Japanese Mother who converted to Christianity. In January of 1941, my father sensing a great political unrest decided to take my mother and me, back to his country of birth, the United States. What a foreign place it was!
We moved to Portland, Oregon and we lived in a small apartment in Portland. We tried to go to my grandparents’ house, but they would not allow my mother and me to live under their roof. My father angry and spewing gospel at his parents said that if we couldn’t live under their roof neither would he.
On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, destroying much of the Pacific fleet battle group stationed there. On December 11, Germany and Italy declared war on the United States.
The tension at that time was bad for Japanese Americans who were in the United States. As a result of the war with Japan, many people in the United States did not trust people of Japanese ancestry.
Within hours after the bombing of Pearl Harbor at Hawaii, FBI agents, many without evidence or search warrants, went house to house and rounded up 1,212 Japanese in the U.S. mainland and Hawaii islands.
On the morning of February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, which began this prohibition.
We were amongst 120,000 people, including children and elderly, forced to leave our homes in California and parts of Washington, Oregon, and Arizona. We did not have time to sell our possessions and properties at a fair price. Though some people moved to other states, the majority were forced to go to internment camps also known as relocation centers. We were only allowed to take a few belongings with us; we lost virtually everything we owned except what we could carry. In my bundle of clothes I hid the small radio that my father had given me, before he died.
All the Japanese Americans on the west coast were moved to ten internment camps located from California to Arkansas. Internees spent many years in camps. They were locked behind barbed wire fences, and armed guards patrolled the camps. My mother and I were forced to live with another family in a cramped, one room quarters that were poorly constructed. There was not any hot water for bathing and washing clothes, and lice being a common problem inside internment camps my long dark hair was shorn from my head. I remember crying as I saw the hair fall to my feet.
We were sent from Portland, Oregon, to a temporary facility at the Antelope Spears, Nevada for 6 months beginning in May of 1942. From there our family, along with others from Oregon were sent to Camp Topaz, Utah. The US government set up 10 internment camps in various locations in the United States. These camps were located in desolate, unpopulated places throughout the continental states. The government did not want the people of the United States to know much about the internment of 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry.
We were housed in "tar paper-covered barracks of simple frame construction without plumbing or cooking facilities of any kind. A typical day in an internment camp such as Topaz would begin with families getting up. Remember we did not have any water in our rooms. We just had one light bulb and a small stove. We had to get dressed and go to the middle of the block to use the toilet, wash up and take showers. Usually there were people waiting in lines. After you brushed your teeth and cleaned up, you had to go to a separate building for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. They had two sessions. If you were late or forgot your ticket, you could not eat. We stood in line for the food, which was served on metal trays, and we sat at long wooden tables with benches. There really wasn't much to do the rest of the time. My Mother organized and coordinated the YWCA (Young Women's Christian Association) and USO activities. The USO was organized to welcome Nisei soldiers who were visiting their families. At night we would stay in our room. We weren’t allowed radios, but I had snuck mine in and hid it in a hole I had dug into the earth under my bed.
Durance
Coming Soon
Muddled Memories
Coming Soon
Playing the Part
Sakura is owner and operator of what appears to be an escort agency to the outside world. Amongst those of certain circles and in fact most fae, she is Tayu of House Sakura. Tayu's are considered to be the most beautiful, and talented amongst the courtesan, in the The International Courtesan Guild they acheive such status, and are forever treated with respect and honour amongst those in the guild, even after they are no longer active as courtesans.
Associations & Associates
Freehold
- The Freehold of Dormant Fire
Motley
Allies
- Bible - Bookworm Extraordinaire
- Malic Stitch - A costume designer, and very... odd commpany to keep.
Enemies
Coming soon :)
Seeking background ties of a theatrical nature.
Quotes
Feel free to add, however I reserve the right to remove anything overly silly<i>
Fact or Fiction
<i>Feel free to add, however I reserve the right to remove anything non conducive or Cheese.
- Sakura is as cold as she is beautiful. It is said she has literally turned each heart of those whom successfuly seduced her into ice, which then shatter; Sakura is a lethal cherry blossom indeed.
- Sakura didn't attend her own courts Winter Formal, is there friction between her and the current queen?
- Sakura's greatest shame? She's actually a stunningly acute businesswoman, and has made most of her money via brokerages on the Nikkei.
- There is muscle behind Sakura's attractive facade. Be cautious turning your back on her.
- As deadly as she is beautiful.
Inspirations
Flim and Stage
- Firefly
Books and Poetry
Coming soon
Soundtrack
Coming soon
OOC Info
Name:Played by:mailto:sarahberkley@gmail.com
Region: North West Region
Domain: Coming soon
