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How to Play Yakama NPCs                                        Miki is more of a chemist than a martial artist
                                                                and hasn’t taken her training seriously though she has
         Ganryu Yakama                                          achieved a notable rank.  When necessary, Miki will
            Ganryu Yakama is a most mysterious man.  Hell-      use Mystic Arts and Renzokuken vs. opponents, be-
         bent on resurrecting his long lost wife, Ganryu Yaka-  cause she “doesn’t like to get dirty”.
         ma has stumbled onto a formula to maintain eternal      Megumi Yakama
         life.  All of his daughters are his creation, but he
         maintains the status of a father over them.  Because       Megumi Yakama always seems to be around the
         each is an improvement on the next, but none of his    shenanigans of the Yakama compound.  She has a
         formulas have resurrected her, he continues the re-    sarcastic and nonchalant tone nearly all the time. She
         search that consumes him.                              has set a high standard for herself and holds others,
                                                                namely the older Yakama women, that same standard
            Master Yakama is a no nonsense person, stern,       to ensure the younger have a role model.
         assertive, and unwavering in his philosophy.  He will
         only state what he believes one time, and if chal-             Though the strongest of the Yakama women and
         lenged, will resort to violence where he will use his   a fine martial artist, Megumi chooses to use her mind
         most powerful techniques, namely the “Sensen”          to defeat most opponents, manipulating them through
         Mystic Art, to ensure short conflicts.                 the use of Mystic Arts.

         Asami Yakama                                           Nana Yakama
            Asami Yakama is the first success of Ganryu            Nana Yakama is the peace-loving member of the
         Yakama’s practices.  Asami is quiet, very confident    Yakama women who wants harmony, especially at
         and calculating, and understands her position in the   the forefront of the relationships between her sib-
         Yakama hierarchy.  Asami Yakama’s main priority is     lings.  She is loyal to a fault and eager to gain or un-
         setting an example for the rest of the women in the    dertake experiences that will advance the Yakama
         Yakama compound. Perpetually annoyed by the pur-       name.
         suits of men, Asami generally stays in the compound       The only time Nana Yakama displays any type of
         and gives direction to others much like a general.
                                                                anger is when the Yakama reputation is threatened.
            Though practicing martial arts is not really im-    She will take on any challenge head on to defend her
         portant, Asami Yakama is no one to toy with in a       house and use any means to see it thrive.
         physical confrontation.  More capable than one
         would believe, Asami Yakama’s prowess puts her         Chioku Yakama
         near the top of Japans fighters.                          Chioku Yakama is the reincarnation of Kame
         Kame Yakama                                            Yakama.  This reputation has grown her to become a
                                                                spitfire, independent and ready for action against an-
            Kame Yakama is a worldly woman due to her           yone.  This personification, however shadows a mask
         adventurous nature.  Though she carries a rough exte-  of insecurities.  Chioku Yakama will command un-
         rior she is surprisingly approachable.  As the second   derlings with the expertise of a seasoned general,
         oldest woman in the house, she sets her sites on Chi-  however, inside self-doubt will torment her.
         oku, her counterpart within the younger set in Gan-       As a fighter, Chioku will use complex techniques
         ryu’s household.  Though the two argue incessantly,    when a more suitable, simplistic technique may be
         Kame has chosen her and is determined to push the      the answer.  Usually performing Mystic Arts to the
         young woman to achieve greatness.
                                                                Maximum of her abilities, she’s been known to run
            Kame Yakama is a talented jujutsu practitioner      out of energy in the middle of a battle.
         who believes in her skill far more than she is able to
         perform.  Her favorite techniques will involve slow-   Rei Yakama
         ing her opponents through the use of Mystic Arts to       Rei Yakama is much smarter than she lets on.
         level the field.                                       Understanding what the public opinion is about her,
                                                                Rei Yakama uses it to her advantage, flirting and
         Miki Yakama
                                                                leading young men brave enough to ignore the warn-
            Miki Yakama is the strangest of the Yakama          ings about Yakama Rei’s father, Ganryu.  It often
         woman.  Due to her focus on the sciences Miki has      times gets her into trouble, but secretly she is looking
         missed out on developing normal social interaction     for true love.
         skills and struggles with humor.  Though one can not      As a combatant, Rei Yakama is ambitious and
         describe her as reclusive, Miki finds horticulture     feisty.  Her new found success and achieving 1st de-
         more interesting than human interaction.  She consid-  gree black belt which has made her a bit cocky.  Rei
         ers herself a  very serious scientist and remains ex-  Yakama will give an opponent chances for escape or
         tremely loyal to Ganryu Yakama.
                                                                recovery after an effective move combination.
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