Ichika Eto

Ichika Eto was Shawn Hawthorne's first wife and Nicholas Hawthorne's mother.

Appearance
Ichika was a slim woman who had reddish-brown hair and brown eyes. She was often seen dressed in a yukata, common clothing for females of Shou Lung.

Backstory
The Eto family was a poor and a rather unremarkable family in Shou Lung. It was expected of Ichika as a daughter to grow up and get married off to a rich family for her parents to gain a shot at a cushy lifestyle. This didn't appeal to Ichika. What was an affluent lifestyle worth if she couldn't marry someone she truly loved? Everything changed when a foreign stranger arrived in town.

His name was Shawn Hawthorne. A strange and cold man from a distant land who Ichika fell head over heels for. She thought that even though he had a cold and uncaring demeanour on the outside, she knew that he was a fiercely loyal, protective and loving person after spending lots of time with him. Ichika eventually begged him to take her with him on his travels, to which Shawn begrudgingly agreed to. Over time, Shawn fell in love with Ichika. The two held a quiet wedding ceremony on the beaches of Shou Lung and moved into a small home nearby. He lived with her for many years until one day Ichika became pregnant with a child, Nicholas Hawthorne. Terrified of his new responsibility, Shawn fled and left Nicholas without a father. Ichika held onto the hope Shawn would someday return and even as she died to sickness, she loved him with all her heart.