MORIOKA SAKURA
BIOGRAPHYBorn sometime in the mid 2340's AT in the Kuribayashi Shogunate, Morioka was raised in a strongly religious household in rural Ingen in the town of Ukaiya. As the sixth child of eight, she was adopted by
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the Huoming Temple at the age of seven, raised as a priestess in the Precept of Mercy, learning the skills of physical and psychological healing under the tutelage of more experienced monks.
In her mid-thirties she became the Mentor of Ko Crane Huoming Temple, one of the largest religious centers in the Kuribayashi Shogunate. Sponsored by the Great House Kanbei, she was a staunch traditionalist and opposed what she perceived as the corrupting influence of the modern, foreign world. She led peaceful vigils and protests against the gaijin trading enclaves in Ko, which were for decades the only route through which foreign trade could enter the Shogunate. Unrest and disturbances led to violence in some cases, and in 2385 AT she was transferred to the Huoming Temple itself in Imperial City. Although this was seemingly an upward move, it was in fact an attempt by Shogun Tadamichi Kuribayashi to curtail her influence as he slowly laid the groundwork for the eventual reintegration of the Shogunate into the wider global community.
Over the following years Sakura concentrated her efforts on the Precept of Mercy, recognising that her political opinions were no longer in favour in court. She spent her time helping to develop the benevolent activities of the Temple. She played an important role in the slowly industrializing Imperial City, she helped to improve healthcare standards and rose to become the Preceptor of Mercy, launching programs to improve drinking water quality and prevent outbreaks in the city's poorer districts.
By the time of the Trathiran Revolt she was a popular figure in the Imperial City, seen as a widely apolitical spiritual leader whose primary concern was the wellbeing of the common subjects, encouraging holistic approaches that combined practical and hygienic measures with spiritual and psychological care to improve outcomes. She believed that poverty and disease were linked, and worked with local feudal authorities to help mitigate the unhygienic conditions that threatened to develop as the country industrialised.
The Huoming Temple was suppressed by the short-lived Trathiran Reich, but the majority of the temple members in the Imperial City were able to escape thanks to the intervention of the Huoming Warrior-Monks, who mounted a fierce mobile defense of the temple grounds to cover the evacuation of the priests and priestesses. Although many Huoming adepts were captured and executed or imprisoned, the majority of the priesthood survived the insurrection. Jushoko Doi Katsumune passed away during the upheaval from a stress-induced cardiac event, and following the Restoration Morioka was elevated to the position. She oversaw the ceremonies for the coronation of the Jade Empress Takara and was fundamental in redeveloping and spreading the doctrine of Imperial divinity.
In her mid-thirties she became the Mentor of Ko Crane Huoming Temple, one of the largest religious centers in the Kuribayashi Shogunate. Sponsored by the Great House Kanbei, she was a staunch traditionalist and opposed what she perceived as the corrupting influence of the modern, foreign world. She led peaceful vigils and protests against the gaijin trading enclaves in Ko, which were for decades the only route through which foreign trade could enter the Shogunate. Unrest and disturbances led to violence in some cases, and in 2385 AT she was transferred to the Huoming Temple itself in Imperial City. Although this was seemingly an upward move, it was in fact an attempt by Shogun Tadamichi Kuribayashi to curtail her influence as he slowly laid the groundwork for the eventual reintegration of the Shogunate into the wider global community.
Over the following years Sakura concentrated her efforts on the Precept of Mercy, recognising that her political opinions were no longer in favour in court. She spent her time helping to develop the benevolent activities of the Temple. She played an important role in the slowly industrializing Imperial City, she helped to improve healthcare standards and rose to become the Preceptor of Mercy, launching programs to improve drinking water quality and prevent outbreaks in the city's poorer districts.
By the time of the Trathiran Revolt she was a popular figure in the Imperial City, seen as a widely apolitical spiritual leader whose primary concern was the wellbeing of the common subjects, encouraging holistic approaches that combined practical and hygienic measures with spiritual and psychological care to improve outcomes. She believed that poverty and disease were linked, and worked with local feudal authorities to help mitigate the unhygienic conditions that threatened to develop as the country industrialised.
The Huoming Temple was suppressed by the short-lived Trathiran Reich, but the majority of the temple members in the Imperial City were able to escape thanks to the intervention of the Huoming Warrior-Monks, who mounted a fierce mobile defense of the temple grounds to cover the evacuation of the priests and priestesses. Although many Huoming adepts were captured and executed or imprisoned, the majority of the priesthood survived the insurrection. Jushoko Doi Katsumune passed away during the upheaval from a stress-induced cardiac event, and following the Restoration Morioka was elevated to the position. She oversaw the ceremonies for the coronation of the Jade Empress Takara and was fundamental in redeveloping and spreading the doctrine of Imperial divinity.