Last Update: 3 March 2008

My first entry for SDL ( Samurai Duelers League ) -->

Rank 25
S.N: 00540

STATS: ( WINS=3 / LOSES=1 / FORFEITS=0 )

TEAM: The Bamboo Hut [link]



Character's Profile:
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Name: Kasim Noor El Deen
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Age: 31
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Traits:
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Adventurous, Enthusiastic, Good Mannered & Compassionate , People tend to misunderstand him all the time for some reason, has a very large appetite, Nostalgic and a little Boastful about his adventures.

Likes:
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Oriental Cuisines and drinking the Tea he makes, Nature, Meeting new people and seeing new places, Learning new things, saving the innocent and those in need of help, telling stories about his adventures (usually through poetry ) and playing Chess.


Dislikes:
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Fighting against Women or Children, Running out of money, Having to eat the same food everyday, feeling ignorant, living in overly crowded places, Liars, Cowards, Tyrants, Assassins, and being robbed.


Origin:
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Born and raised in"Egypt" from a Muslim Father and a Chinese Mother (They met & married when his father was working as a caravan guard on the silk road .. shortly after that they settled in "Egypt" where his father started a trade caravan business of his own with help from his Chinese wife)


Job:
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"Kasim" Was an Officer Knight on Caravan Guarding Duty ... he guarded the Caravan Convoys on the "Silk Road" between Arabia & China

Currently works as a bounty hunter in Japan ( more in the BackStory section )



Specialties:
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-Riding Horses ( when he has one )
-A skillful Chess player
-Skilled with Swords, Daggers & Spears ( arabian & Japanese)
-Can use Bows but not very good with them ( actually doesn't like them )
-Fluent in speaking/writing Arabic, Moderately good in spoken Chinese ( and later Japanese too )
-Leading a group of soldiers as an Officer Knight for a long time he gained lots of tactical experience in warfare and ambushes.
-Being trained & educated as a knight from his early days has given him a sense of intuition that rarely misses ( that's when he is not thinking about his next meal or dream wife ^_^ )


BackStory:
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He was trained on riding horses and using bows, swords, spears and daggers since his early days like many other boys.

Being highly spirited and adventurous .. he didn't want to settle in " Egypt" and manage his father's trade business at this early age ... rather he chose to travel between "Arabia" & "China" guarding his father's caravans and other caravans as well .. he wanted to see new cities & places, taste new cuisines, meet new people everyday and find the wife in his dreams !!!! .... that's why he chose that path in life .. not knowing how he is going to end up where he never expected !!!

One time when he was resting at the Chinese coastal city of "Ningbo" "宁波" after delivering a caravan there .. the city got attacked by large group of bandits ... they boarded some of the ships preparing to leave for Nagasaki "長崎市" to loot its goods ... "Kasim" and a group of soldiers boarded one of the ships to help drive the bandits off ... but during the battle on board the ship the ship Captain decides to leave the port to prevent more bandits from boarding !!!

The battle took a very long time until all the bandits were either killed or restrained .. just for "Kasim" to find out that the ship is in the middle of the Japanese sea ... unable to return immediately to "China" he decided to continue to "Japan" and see it for the first time !!!

Landing there .. he really got interested in discovering this new land ... so he kept traveling and traveling until he figured that he actually got lost .... the problem was that he doesn't know much Japanese to help him communicate with the natives ( he is moderately good in Chinese cause he was taught by his mother ) ... so he decided to do what he does best ... hunting down wanted people and bandits.

Until he was able to save an old man from some bandits who were attacking him cause he didn't pay the money they collect as protection fee .. the old man strangely showed amazing combat skills ... alas ... he was vastly outnumbered and was about to be back stabbed ... but Kasim gave him a hand and they dispatched the bandits together .... the old man ( who for Kasim's surprise knew Chinese quite well) offered a courtesy for Kasim in return for helping him out ... so he taught him how to speak Japanese and gave him a "Katana" as a reward for saving his life ( the man owned a blacksmith shop & an inn/motel with a restaurant were "Kasim" stayed for few weeks )

And know "Kasim" roams "Japan" as a Bounty Hunter .. not willing to go back to his old life until he feels like doing so ( maybe when he finds his dream wife or eat the most perfect meal on earth ... or ... who knows !!? )


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