Naomi (consort)

Naomi was a member of the Yayazato samurai clan and a consort of daimyo Benju Matsutomo in the town of Aru in Wa in the 1770s on the Wa Calendar.

Relationships
Naomi was the favorite consort of daimyo Benju Matsutomo. They were very close, and she was pregnant with a child by him in.

Naomi was the granddaughter of Takashi Yayazato, Benju's predecessor as daimyo of Aru Province.

Personality
To others, Naomi appeared to be a mild and introverted woman but she was actually strong-willed and highly intelligent. When she needed to be, she could be more decisive than the daimyo himself. She loved Benju and did whatever she could to help him, and even disobeyed his direct orders if she considered them foolish. Afterward, Benju always accepted her reasoning and forgave her.

Abilities
Naomi was skilled in poetry and proficient in etiquette, flower arranging, origami, and the tea ceremony. Despite being born into a samurai family, she had no combat training.

Possessions
Naomi had a room in the daimyo's Donjon in the Castle District of Aru. She owned a number of beautiful kimonos and a high-quality samisen (a stringed instrument) stored in a lacquer case. She kept a knife hidden in her obi sash.

Description
She was an attractive young woman in her mid-20s circa Wa Year 1775.