Samurai'RP. japan

The action takes place in 1500s medieval Japan. The Portuguese had recently arrived in Japan, bringing Christianity and firearms. While there's no persecution of foreigners yet, they are viewed with distrust. Furthermore, wars rage between clans and the shogunate! Create a character.

Name:
Gender:
Age:
House/Faction Affiliation (optional):
Family (optional):
Religion (Shinto, Buddhism, Christianity, Atheism?):
Occupation (Merchant, Ronin, Ninja, Samurai, Wanderer?):
Class and Social Status (Samurai - Highborn, Peasant, City Dweller, Outcast?):
Starting Equipment (optional):
Character Background and Additional Details:
Story Beginning (Example: I was walking down the street in Kyoto when I saw some highborn lying in the sand in a pool of blood...):

P.S. Remember that townspeople are lower in the hierarchy than peasants, samurai can do whatever they want, peasants can become ashigaru warriors and rise in social status, and outcasts are monks, beggars, and vagabonds.