[b]Masaru Takara, Lord of Mikawa[/b]
Masaru Takara is a mysterious man. He is one of the many vassal of the Oda clan yet unlike most men of his stature, Masaru confines himself to his castle and shies away from his subjects. The few he does come into contact with however all agree that Masaru is a kind man who would stop at nothing to protect his people

[b][u]Backstory[/u][/b]
Like most Samurai in his time, Masaru is a servant of the Oda clan. 27 years ago Masaru's father struck a deal with the Oda. In exchange for vital information regarding the Asakura clan's military, the Oda were to make his newborn son, Masaru a lord of one of Oda's many provinces when he came of age. The Oda agreed and Masaru's family changed their family name to Takara to avoid their Asakura relatives from ever finding them. Twenty years later the Oda upheld their end of the bargain and gave Masaru control of the capitol of the province of Mikawa, the land formerly controled by the Tokugawa.

Unlike his father, Masaru grew up to be a respectable man who was kind, generous, and did everything in his power to help the poor and destitute living in his city, however deep in his heart something always troubled him. When ever Masaru passed by children running in the streets, a feeling would come over him, a feeling that would make him feel disgusted with himself. As a result Masaru decided to confine himself to his castle where children were forbidden to enter. However, unbeknownst to him this would only make his condition worse...

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