Nora Shi'non'ha is a player character played by Crystal.

Nora Shi'non'ha
Species & Gender:	Shukaren Daur (Sub-Species) Female
Date of Birth:	Yamataian Calendar 27日 06月 YE 01
Organization:	Star Army of Yamatai
Occupation:	Star Army Infantry
Rank:	Nitô Hei
Current Placement:	NDS Ravenaca's Watch (Plot)

More art of Nora here.

Standing at just under 5’2”, Nora is taller than an average female Shukaren Daur with a thin, lithe body and shapely hips. Given her thin build and low BMI, her chest is somewhat small, barely amounting to B cups. However, she doesn’t necessarily mind, as they don't get in her way when she needs to get to work.

Having been born during one of the warmer parts of the year, Nora was born with pure white hair and a tail to match. The long, lustrous locks stretch way past her hips, so in general she keeps it tied back in a ponytail or tight bun when she in on duty. Her bangs, however, are kept trimmed and neat, although some stubborn tufts of hair that are much slower growing stemming from below her ears usually hang free as they always pull themselves free of any tie, the lengths being too short for proper securement.

Even though the girl had been raised on a farm and trained out in the field for several hours out a day when she was younger, she always somehow retained her pale skin, which is still the case to date. Perhaps this was of the work of the pinkish blood of the Shukaren Daur. Though..this doesn’t mean her face doesn't become beat red when she is flustered.

Being a Daur, she is curious by nature, going as far as to seek out the secrets of the universe or even just to figure out what the hell is making that bush rustle over there. She is a bit of a firecracker when angry, with a short fuse, too, but her basic training managed to nail that problem down a bit. If she finds she needs to blow up on a mission, she may redirect that anger to give her an extra edge in battle. Of course, if there is no enemy to beat up on, she will be a pain in the butt to work with, smoldering anger making her pissy and rude to others with almost no discretion.

When she isn’t pissed, however, she will be curious and friendly to others. She tends to be pretty shy when meeting new people, often hiding that behind formalities and order, coming off as cold as steel with eyes that pierce through skin and soul alike. But after gaining her trust and the guard is let down, she will be one to give the warmest of smiles and share time, space, and thoughts with those who’ve stayed with her.

Nora was born on the planet New Jui’varen, located in the Kuirenasova Cluster, a colony of the Kingdom of Neshaten. When she reached of age, around 8 years old in her species’ time, she joined the Youth Corps. Ever since she was young, she had been fascinated by what lied beyond the deep blue skies that stretched over her head and kissed the ground right where the land curved too far away to see anymore.

Growing up in a lusher area of the world, towns like hers were filled with generations of farmers, tasked with providing food for the population as a whole. But she was not satisfied with being a farmer, nose in the dirt. Rather, instead have her eyes turned up to the sky, the countless stars at night. Her parents supported her decision, and let her join the Youth Corps as soon as she could. It was hard work, but it was worth it, and for a while, she was ok with just being a part of the Youth Corps, slated to join the reserve forces stationed on the planet. But she knew she was never going to get off this planet if she went into the reserves or stayed with the Kingdom of Neshaten for that matter. So when she had the chance, she told her family goodbye, and hitched a ride on a cargo vessel with traders from the Hidden Sun Clan.

Once in Yamataian territory, she picked up quickly on Yamataigo as well as Trade, being immersed in the language allowing for speedy development off of the base words she already knew. It hadn’t taken long for her to figure out about the existence of the Star Army of Yamatai, and after about a year of settling into the culture and learning the language, she applied. After being through the Youth Corps, the basic training wasn’t difficult. After all, the Youth Corps had been like a harder, more extended version of the basic training courses, and she had survived that. Everything came back to her from her Youth Corps days as she went through the necessary training, and she passed with flying colors nearly everything. The only thing that really put a kink in the perfect record was her performance with power armor, which she seemed to struggle with. But no less, she passed anyways.

After graduating from the basic training class, she was now a registered infantry soldier. A grunt, a foot soldier, but a foot soldier who was no longer stuck on New Jui’varen! It wouldn’t be long after that she would receive notice that there was a ship requesting extra infantry members, and she had been assigned to it. Maybe the stars were aligned in her favor to have her be picked up so quick after graduation? The reason she was going didn’t matter, all that mattered was that this was confirmation that all the work she had done, leaving her family and homeworld, living in a foreign place with different languages she had to learn and learn fast; all of it had been for something.

After her first mission on the Kaiyō II, the young Daur was pitted with one of the hardest decisions of her life. The mission, which was to explore the Temple of the Stars on the planet Yamatai, ended with the discovery of a dimensional hole which was alleged to lead to a whole new universe different from their own.

After she had consulted with some of the other crew, she had come to the decision that the best course of action would be to, regretfully, stay behind. That way she would not have to worry about her family losing their only daughter. It was a hard pill to swallow, but the only other option was to create a clone of herself that would then carry on as she continued with the crew. Despite the many moral issues she had with it, there were many technical ones, too, and she couldn't stomach leaving all she had ever known behind. This was one time that her fears got the better of her curiosity. With a heavy heart, she regretfully informed the crew of her departure. Now the young daur found herself unemployed…

As the year YE 40 wound down to a close and the nation of Yamatai prepared to celebrate the passing of one year into the next with many holiday festivities and traditions, a certain daur was packing her things, the familiar arrangement of papers resting on her nearby bunk bed detailed her new assignment on none other than the Kaiyō II! She was finally going back to rejoin the crew after their set of top-secret missions that took them into the realm of whole other universe. And at a perfect time, too, for the ship was just beginning its own holiday traditions with a holiday party to start. Hopefully, the good spirits would propel her into the new year to come along with her new and old crewmates, many adventures ahead of them all.

Nora Shi'non'ha has the following notable skills:

• Star Army Common Skills
• Fluent in Tinacen (Language), Trade (language), and Yamataigo (邪馬台語)

Nora Shi'non'ha name is connected to:

• Ar'uden Shi'non'ha (Father)
• Shukara Shi'non'ha (Mother)
• Laun'el Shi'non'ha (Brother)
• The Kaiyo Crew

• Star Army Standard Issue Items
• Tradional Yamataian Kimono
• Traditonal Kanzashi Set
• Kaiyō Year-End Traditions
• Black Musha Dragon Katana

Nora Shi'non'ha currently has 3000 KS.

In the case crystal becomes inactive:

• Can this character be used as an NPC by a GM or FM? YES
• Can this character be adopted after I've been gone for a year? NO