Name: Igarashi Iemasa (五十嵐 家政)

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Arcana: ???

Equipment: (List obscured by coffee stain)

Skills: Teacher - History; Teacher - Homeroom

Appearance:


Personality: Igarashi Iemasa, age twenty-five and a teacher with four years of experience dealing with kids (three of those being with primary-schoolers), is, in the words of his students, "a pretty nice guy". He's essentially the hip and happening substitute teacher who's in touch with the youth of today and their fresh and radical lifestyles, except for the fact that, yes, he's in charge of homeroom, and yes, he has a history degree (majoring in the Hellenistic period), so he's not some putz who can't spread the joys of his subject to all you youngsters out there. In fact, he's actually pretty swell at the entire thing, especially with his immense enthusiasm for being a teacher; sure, his wages aren't that great, but hey, he gets to tell kids about history, and he really, really adores his history.

Seriously, he really adores his history.

If he wasn't already in a relationship, he would marry history.

Anyway, digressions upon his romantic interest in abstract concepts aside, Iemasa is a high-energy type of fellow, with strong extroverted tendencies and a general air of "loving life and everything in it". He's constantly in a state of utter contentment or great cheer, and you can usually tell when it's the latter by his habit of flamboyantly gesturing, finger-snapping, winks or any form of dramatic action (such as suddenly speaking in fluent Standard Modern Greek). Coupled with his general approachable demeanour (which is very good for teachers, because then students will be able to talk to them for help and get better marks on their standardised tests and therefore improve the reputation of the teacher, but the guy doesn't really care about that as much as being able to talk to his students), it's easy to see why people consider him " a pretty nice guy". Because he definitely is.

Indeed, for all his quirky, kind cheer, Iemasa is very dependable. Having triumphed over the horrors of teenagerdom less than a decade before, as well as surviving university without being arrested for the possession of illegal narcotics, the man has entered the concept of "adulthood" (not the age thing, because adults aren't always mature), and as such is very capable of dispensing whatever wisdom and advice he finds necessary upon those who seek his assistance. Really, he has a strong sense of honour about helping people; you ask him about stuff, you can expect help hitting your doorstep before too long.

That's why he's in charge of homeroom, after all.

Rule of thumb though, don't get him mad. He doesn't get mad easily, but seriously, don't get him mad.

Biography: You want to know what Iemasa is like? Come on guys, he's got his entire backstory written up on his Facebook profile. Wait, it's set to 'friends only'? Sorry, but the law prevents students from adding their teachers on Facebook until they graduate, which is a shame because it removes the ability to obtain potential blackmail material it doesn't facilitate stronger bonds between students and teachers. To really know who he is, you gotta talk to him mano-a-mano, and even then it tends to come out in tidbits that pepper his lessons.

There is, of course, a list compiled (thank you, Geirin Kuzunoha XXI, for your hard work in organising all of this) of every little fact that his students know (maybe, he could be exaggerating as well) about him:

• He's a Nagoya-native.
• He has a long-distance relationship with his girlfriend in Hokkaido (sorry, fangirls, but Iemasa's unavailable).
• He makes model planes from time to time.
• He knows how to ride a horse.
• He was on the track team when he was still in high-school.
• He's traveled a lot.
• He once grew out his beard but decided that it wasn't really a great look given his prettyboy features.
• He has a pet snake.

And that's about it. He's just Igarashi Iemasa, the homeroom teacher.

Name: Sasori Yoshinori (佐曽利 義則)

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Arcana: ???

Equipment: (Check his shopping receipts if you really want to know)

Skills: Private Detective - Licensed

Appearance:

Source

Personality: Sasori Yoshinori (is that truly his name?) - age thirty-one, unmarried and the type of gumshoe you'd think had just skipped outta the dusty old pages of a detective noir. You can see it in his way of way of dress (who other than the old-fashioned even bother to wear a hat these days?), his demeanour (trust is hard to earn from this guy, real hard) and most especially his manner of speech (get used to hitting up the net for translations, otherwise his rapid-fire slang's gonna leave you feeling like a real dido). A detective through and through, albeit one who doesn't seem too fond of all those dusters his colleagues have a habit of wearing. Give him a suit and tie any day.

To be quite frank, old Yoshi isn't sure how he got roped into the dick business anyway. He has no real sense of justice (his partner argues the opposite), and all he cares about is making sure all the bills are paid on time so that the johns don't hit him up in the clubhouse again. Keeping the business afloat and his paying off the mortgage is important, yaknow, and if he has to handle every wacky request suburbia throws at him (there's way too many voyeurs and adulterers hanging around, but he's a sap for the dosh), then he'll take them all on.

And sometimes he's way too much of a bleeding heart and waives the fees for some cases. Lucky that his partner doesn't care that much.

Over time, he's mastered looking like he has all the cards (even when he doesn't) and to avoid looking like some confused dope in the face of the strange. It doesn't work all the time though, hence his constant sense of exasperation and frustration and everything the world keeps trying to throw at him.

A bit of sarcasm has been serving him pretty well in dealing with all that jazz.

Most of the time though, the fella is pretty relaxed, with a good eye for dames. He isn't too chatty, but he'll always have a word or two to say (usually to his freeloading partner because she's gone and broken the coffee machine) to anybody who wants a convo, though don't expect him to start sharing secrets or what not. He's good at keeping his mouth shut.

That's why he's a detective.

Biography: Yoshi ain't the type of dopey guy to hand his past out to every snot-nosed kid snooping into his business, so all you need to know is that he's been doing the entire detective schtick for a while, and that he's pretty good at the entire thing. Setting up shop in the eastern suburbs wasn't his idea in the first place, however; that suggestion went to the bird lounging around in his basement (he still isn't sure if he works for her or if she works for him, so he's placed her down as 'partner').

Name: Yamamoto Kaede (山元 かえで) 鶏冠井

Age: 17

Gender: Male

Arcana: ??? Emperor

Equipment: He carries a white shoulder bag (to carry his notebooks and other miscellaneous items) with him at all times, as well as a swiss-army knife in his pocket. He also owns a replica longsword.

Skills: One of Kaede's key qualities is his keen observations skills; very little, no matter how minute the detail, manages to pass him by. He memorises and remembers everything he sees, slotting them permanently into his brain, even if sometimes he wishes he didn't. He also used to do fencing, and as such isn't too bad of a hand with a blade.

Appearance: Standing at a height of 1.70m, the brunette Drama Club President is slightly shorter than the average Japanese male of his age, and possesses a slender build that is still quite obvious under the unrevealing clothing that is Uchima Senior High's uniform. When coupled with the small red hairclip that is painstakingly attached to his short, neatly-cut hair (as well as his given name), some have thought him to be a bit girly, an opinion that he does not particularly have much patience for. Indeed, he is incredibly protective of the hairclip, and will be immensely hostile to anybody who dares to speak ill of it, frequently shooting icy azure glares at offenders through the lenses of his black, rectangular-framed glasses. He prefers to seem in control, and tends to walk and act in a manner that tries to convey authoritative behaviour.

Personality: You would be forgiven for assuming that the authoritative Kaede is someone incapable of chill, particularly given his very controlling (to the extent where it's nearly domineering) nature. He likes things to be orderly, and works obsessively to make sure that they have all been placed in what he considers the correct places. Coupled with his almost orientation towards making things as safe as possible, it's not hard to consider him a total buzzkill, a view that is further helped along by how seriously he seems to act in his day-to-day life, shooting annoyed glares at people who have failed him.

Yet despite these behaviours, the Drama Club's President is someone who is strongly dedicated to both his friends and duty. His great emphasis on safety is so that he can be a hundred percent certain that his club members and fellows can all finish a day unhurt, and no matter the situation, he will definitely provide any advice or help possible. Kaede hates to lose things, and especially people close to him. He refuses to allow that to happen again. It's why he's so devoted to them, no matter how irritating them can be at times, and is willing to throw himself through hell to protect them.

A dramatic course of action, for sure, but Kaede has always been a guy with a perchance for the dramatic (which explains his choice of club). This is more noticeable when he's relaxed and amongst friends, adopting a softer persona that tends to ramble on about the oddest of tangents. They get to learn of his strong affinity for film and theatre (particularly the plays of the Bard). It's only with those he cares about that his eccentricities are more predominant, and he will give anything to make sure they're safe.

He always needs a coffee with exactly one teaspoon of milk and two sugars in the morning in order to function. He's very specific about it.

Biography: Kaede's childhood was a happy one, leading a perfectly normal life with his parents and beloved little sister. From a young age, he was already a fan of acting, frequently playing pretend with his sister, and this love was only cemented during their first visit to the theatre. The performance had left him inspired, and the two Yamamotos vowed that they would one day become professional actors together.

That was a vow that they would never keep.

During a school performance when he was in middle school, a stage accident occurred, taking the life of his sister. The family was left utterly broken, and in the aftermath of the tragedy, his parents divorced, leaving Kaede no time to even mourn his loss before his very world was once again ripped to pieces due to circumstances far beyond his control.

So he was forced to adjust. Forced to push himself through life as if nothing had happened, to control his emotions and deal with the new world that he had found himself in. His mother disappeared entirely, remarrying and leaving him and his father to live together in a tiny apartment in Shikatsu.

(He hasn't seen her in years)

Still, he did his best. He entered Uchima Senior High, throwing himself into the drama club there to fulfil that dream he once shared with his sister. Even without her, he persevered, taking upon her hairclip as a reminder of what he was working hard towards.

And so he became the President of the Club.

A club that has become an integral part of his life.

It would be a shame if something happened to it.

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Persona
Name: Oberon
Appearance:

Traits:
-Reflects:
-Absorbs:
-Void: Electricity
-Resist: Fire
-Weak: Nuclear, Wind, Ice
Abilities:
-Zio
-Media
-Arm Chopper

Name: Chiaki Tsukihana
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Arcana: Chariot
Equipment: Training Staff
Skills: Martial Arts (Bōjutsu, or staff-styled martial arts), Athletic
Appearance:
Personality: Chiaki is cheerful, direct, and confident young woman. She is not necessarily the most studious, always prone to taking naps and finding opportunities to lay around rather than study. That being said though, she is very witty and cunning. Chiaki can also be very caring and compassionate, willing to easily help a friend when in need with no personal gain in the end. She is known to be strong willed, not one to be “carried” by others for not being capable enough. It should also be noted that Chiaki can have a bit of a temper, often easily provoked and easy to fluster. She is not above breaking the rules either, never going out of her way to do so, but if the situation allows it why would she go out of her way to avoid the easiest solution?
Biography: Chiaki was once a sickly child, always missing school and hardly making any friends from a very young age. At one point, due to an illness which lasted nine months, she was forced to repeat a year of high school; as such, she is a year older than her classmates. After this, Chiaki was determined to stop her illnesses from holding her back and pestering in her life in such negative ways. This is one of the main reasons she took part in the martial arts club, always seeing in anime and manga how members could overcome any of their problems through fighting spirit, training, and determination. Chiaki strived to be that person, eventually getting to the point that she was one of the strongest girls in the club and being known to be a very athletic girl. Not everything was as it seems, though, for even though she fought hard to become stronger and healthier so that she would not be left behind, she still struggles with illness from time to time.

Persona
Name: Howaito
Appearance:
Traits:
-Reflects: N/A
-Absorbs: N/A
-Void: Electric
-Resist: N/A
-Weak: Wind
Abilities/Skills:
.Skewer – Light damage to 1 foe
.Tarukaja – Increases one person’s strength temporarily
.Zio – Light electric damage to 1 foe

Name: Yuuhei Seiho

Age: 17

Gender: Male

Arcana: The Magician

Equipment: Starts with darts (moves on to flechettes/kunai)

• Digital camera
• Case notebook

Skills:

• Reading people
• Memorizing odd/useless trivia
• Persuading others
• Playing darts

Appearance: Yuuhei is the kind of guy that is hard to forget once you meet him. While he stands at a meager 5’6” and has an unimpressive build, his sharp amber eyes and ever dramatic expressions tend to stick with people. His unruly mop of dirty blond hair is always at risk of poking his eyes, which desperately need his bulky glasses to be able to make out the fine details of the world around him. When following a lead, he walks as if he is on a mission from god and his trademark lopsided smile is almost always plastered onto his face.

Personality: While there are a slew of disparaging words people can use to describe Yuuhei, one that would be universally accepted is determined. Because as soon as Yuuhei catches wind of something interesting, you can be assured that he will stop at nothing to get to the bottom of it. That combined with his upbeat and confident nature and you have a guy that can be rather off putting to some people. But those that put up with his antics and get to know him understand that deep down he can actually be quite considerate and patient despite all of his bustle.

While his actions often come off as impulsive, Yuuhei is actually quite a calculating individual that tries to get the best outcome of any given situation. He just has an unfortunate penchant for the dramatic and likes to make life as interesting as possible for himself and those unlucky enough to be around him. Not to mention he is all too prone to getting a bad case of tunnel vision should a case be particularly fascinating. A consequence of this trait is that once he loses interest in a subject or a person, he can all too easily drop it in a heartbeat in order to move on to bigger, more interesting things.

Biography: Born as the only child to two workaholics, Yuuhei has been a latchkey kid for about as long as he could remember. So while his parents provided him with a life that left him wanting for little, boredom was his constant companion. To combat this, schoolwork and studying became Yuuhei’s primary means of entertainment, with things like friends and romance left completely to the wayside. In fact, it wasn’t until he was enrolled into Uchima High School that the first hints of his current personality emerged.

It was during his entrance ceremony that he heard a couple of kids behind him talking about the odd rumors surrounding the school. And for the first time, Yuuhei felt an overwhelming desire to learn more. It wasn’t long before the socially withdrawn kid was roped into the newspaper club, which was committed to uncovering other interesting stories and occurrences. Studying became less of a priority as Yuuhei came out of his shell and chased down leads with the tenacity and determination of a devil, which would eventually result in his reputation as the Demon from the Newspaper Club.

It was this determination, and more importantly his results, that led to him taking over as the president of the club. Since then, his animated personality has fleshed out into what it is today, with his friends and contacts spreading across the school. Love him or hate him, many know of the Demon from the Newspaper Club. And if you are interesting at all, you can be certain that he knows about you.







Name: Prospero

Traits:

• Reflects: N/A
• Absorbs: N/A
• Void: N/A
• Resist: Fire
• Weak: Water

Abilities/Skills:

• Maragi: Deal light Fire damage to all foes
• Garu: Deal slight Wind damage to one foe
• Tarunda: Decreases one foe’s attack

Name:
Alexander Furst

Age:
17

Gender:
Male

Arcana:
Emperor

Appearance:

Alexander is a lean, mean, somewhat muscle and irritable machine that stands broadly up at a height of 187 cm, and weighs about 75.75 kg. This guy is usually seen will dull, despondent, very dark brown eyes that could be comparable to dead coals. Often, there is seldom a smile on his face as it's either dominated by either a frown or scowl, followed by furrowed brows. While it is difficult to see, Alex does have a bit of a tan with nearly indistinguishable tan lines at his waistline. Along with that, he has short, jet black hair that is somewhat messy.

His casual duds consists of a black jacket with a fur trimming around the collar. It's customized with a red bandana wrapped around the upper arm, though to Alex, he says it's just there to hide the tear on it. Along with that, other than his usually dreary colors of black shoes and pants, the guy sports a white shirt and very sparingly wears a red time. Sometimes he switches between the tie and jacket, wear both, or neither at all.

Personality:

As far as they come, Alexander doesn't come off as the sociable type - and no, he isn't shy, nope, nuh uh, not at all! This German Shepard is stoic and calm, coming off as somewhat standoffish to a fault. Along with that, he can come off as being a bit of a stick in the mud, and being serious is nothing too new to him... after all, if you're gonna make a name for yourself, you have to work hard on it. This attitude, coupled with his own irritated self has made him not as popular with other students.

Alexander is also extremely frustrated when it comes to certain things mentioned to him and he won't hesitate to display that he is irritated... though, he does fail to mention why. Aside from that, he can be a bit on the blunt end when it comes to interacting with other people, which again, doesn't give him many points.

Aside from the callousness, he does at least attempt to be friendly in his own peculiar way... mainly through his bluntness... but looking past that, there's something more to him. As one of his saving graces, he does try to be encouraging to another person. If they're pursuing something worth while, he'll try to properly put something into words without sounding too rude, but again, that can be somewhat difficult for him to pull off.

Biography:

Alexander was born out of love and compassion... or so his parents would tell him when he was younger. A more accurate representation of this he was born from a drunken stupor between his rising star of a fashionista and a much older woman who was a stern, dedicated prosecutor. Conceived and born in France, Alex wasn't even two years of age before his mother spirited him away to the US where he would live off the west coast; they never married.

The boy grew up with a relatively quiet childhood, living out his days with youthful abandon. Either he would hang out with friends, go on exciting "adventures," game, all of the stuff a child would do... though he was a little disappointed he was supervised by a babysitter versus his spending time with his mom. Watching his friends run back to smiling parents always made him ponder on where his father was within this complex equation. This... was a turning point of his life when she told him a half-truth as the light of this all would soon be displayed.

... When he turned seven, fame struck his father in France, but it wasn't without repercussions either. There were numerous people trying to get the scoop on him and discovered in less than three weeks that he had a son. It spread like wildfire as the kid was soon the target of controversy with mixed receptions. It got ugly as a nice way of putting it. Alex couldn't handle what he was processing as it transpired all so fast.

This also caught up with his own mother as well, which resulted in a whirlwind of gossip to revolve around her as well. Neither were met with a positive receiving end with the mother stretched to the breaking point and Alexander's personality relapsing an devolving. Over the holidays when Alex was off, he found a card labeled "To my Pussiant Iris." While Alex couldn't exactly understand what the card said, his mother said they would be staying in France for a little bit.

...

...

...

Fast-forwarding a few years and sparing the details of his descent into becoming a jagged individual, at the age of fifteen, Alex and his mom transferred to Japan. While that small event was a flash in the pan, with his father's growing fame, peer pressure, and constant bickering have been driving him further and further away from others. His serious nature didn't earn him any brownie points, so he just gets mockingly accused of being born into talent or others try to earn his eye so they could have a connection to his father...

... and honestly, he's just so frigging sick of it.

... to hell with the rumors and harassment... to hell with being forced to choose between two things he might not even like... to... mmm... just, can't anyone...

"... can't anyone see me?..."

Skills:

- Amateur Author: Alexander can be very... secretive when it comes to his notebooks he carries around, more so on the stuff he writes in that don't pertain to notes. These are usually filled with fanfictions, stories, and even a little bit of smut.

- Ballin': For the younger part of his life and onward, Alexander has played basketball with his friends, as well as for his middle school team. Though, ever since he moved out of the States, Alex is a little out of practice.

- Do You Even Lift: During his time in Japan, Alex has made sure to keep himself in top condition, even with the expectations set by his mother and father. He isn't doing this to have a brand spankin' body, he just wants to stay healthy.

- Sketchy: He probably inherited this from his father's side, but Alex has somewhat of a penchant for drawing. While he isn't adept at paints and such, his talent lies more towards pencils - sketching, hatching, shading, whatnot.

- Take Aim: Before moving to Japan, whenever Alexander's mother had time to spare, she would take the young man to a shooting range. While she usually did it to alleviate stress, when he was brought in, Alexander found another source of entertainment... and became a fairly proficient shooter. Though, like his talents in basketball, they have waned ever since he moved to Japan.

Inventory:

- Notebook
- Pencils
- Water Bottles
- Cellphone
- Wallet

Weapons:
(Expandable) Baton

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Name:
Alexander

Traits:

- Reflects: Nil
- Absorbs: Nil
- Void: Nil
- Resist: Nil
- Weak: Nil

Abilities/Skills:

- Cleave: Deal light physical damage to one enemy.
- Zio: Deal light electric damage to one enemy.
- Rakunda: Lower an enemy's defense for three turns.

Next Ability/Skill:

- Dia: Slightly restore one allies health.

Name: Kimiko Saitō
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Arcana: The Empress
Equipment: Though Kimiko can rarely be found without a pack of bubblegum at her disposal, bubblegum is not an effective tool in combat. Nothing she carries, in fact, could be considered weaponry - save for perhaps a pair of drumsticks that would, again, prove inefficient.
Skills: A talented musician (drums) and, by extension, drumstick twirler. A trivia nerd through and through. Though lacking in physical combat skills or training herself, she's got a mean sucker punch or quick genital annihilation strike if jumped. She's also very observant, as you'd expect from someone who grew up in her household. Very difficult to lie to.
Appearance:

A girl of gracile build who stands at 1.65 meters, Kimiko's attractive looks are tempered either by the ruffled look of her uniform or her plain fashion stylings when lounging around the house or shopping. Despite her good posture and ready, polite smile, her lax demeanor and "suh fam just toss yourself on my body" attitude towards clothing makes her look more scruffy-cute than a bombshell.
Personality: Kimiko could aptly be described as quiet, dreamy, and perhaps even aloof. While not completely inaccurate on the last count, this sense of detachment from those around her is more due to inquisitive glares and contemplative silences, broken only by the most left-field of questions. ("You're hungry too, right?" is a personal favorite of hers.) Despite her bizarre colloquialisms, those who can focus her find her to be a gifted conversationalist and tireless listener. She does her best to be helpful and attentive to the needs of others, but observes so much so often that she will sometimes lose track of her current goal, and must be kept from going wayward by her friends. Given her silences and finely honed skill of reading people, she doesn't have much of a tolerance for dishonesty, but will let most white lies slide unless they hurt those close to her.
Biography: Kimiko was raised to be open-minded - raised by a pair of small-town private detectives and raised up in a lifestyle that could be considered middle-class by a slight stretch of the imagination, her foster family's entire lifestyle depended on the uncanny ability to resist drawing their own conclusions and follow whatever zany conclusion a case's evidence could lead them to. This insight was instilled into Kimiko as she grew older and began attending school. By the time she had grown old enough to attend high school, her personality had been permanently cast in a state of quiet, quirky stasis. For her American mother, a quiet woman herself, this was perfectly natural - and indeed, preferred. Her partner, a more rambunctious sort, the idea of breaking Kimiko out of the shell they had accidentally created for her was an appealing one.

So four years ago, they moved into a homey, quiet little part of Shikatsu, where Kimiko Saitō had all she ever really needed - people to watch, a McDonald's to stop by after classes, and a school to attend. She made a small smattering of friends that she loosely keeps in touch with before her parents helped her arrange to attend Uchima Senior High.

Which had an even better McDonald's nearby. And more friends.

These are positive changes.

Name: Kaguya-hime
Appearance:
Traits:
-Reflects: Strike
-Absorbs: -
-Void: -
-Resist: Light
-Weak: Fire
Abilities:
Mabufu
Marin Karin
Media
Tarukaja

Traits:
-Reflects: Agi
-Absorbs: N/A
-Void: N/A
-Resist: N/A
-Weak: Bufu

Abilities/Skills:
Dia/Diarama - Single target healing
Agi / Maragi / Agilao, etc - Fire-based spells
Sukukaja - Aid allies’ evasion
Recarm - Raise Ally when defeated (Probably learned in near future).
Megido - Almighty damage (Probably learned in near future).

Name: Daisuke Miyamoto
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Arcana: Strength
Equipment: On an average day Daisuke has his school and work uniforms with him, his school supplies, and his road bike. A bike isn’t an odd sight at Uchima Senior High, but Daisuke’s is always immaculate and well-cared for. His phone isn’t anything to write home about, a mainline smartphone a few generations out of date and in good condition despite its scuffed appearance. A friend of his once gave him a pair of old knuckle dusters as a joke, but the semi-reformed delinquent is surprisingly fond of them. He isn’t technically supposed to have them at school, but he tends to have them with him anyway.
Skills: The eldest Miyamoto child is a lot more athletic than you’d think, though if you were to think about it again it’d make sense. He can run pretty quickly, quicker than most people who don’t take it up as a hobby, but most importantly he can run for a while. As for strength, Daisuke packs a mean punch. He might not need more than the one, but if he does it won’t be much of a problem. Holding his own in a fight is something he learned, not something anyone taught him. His form’s a little rough, his technique needs polish, but he wins. And in a real fight, that’s all that really matters. He hasn’t lost much, and while you could chalk that up to a lot of things, the biggest is that he doesn’t quit. Ever. Knock him around all you want, and he’ll just get up when you’re tired, kick your ass, and make it to work on time.

Speaking of, despite his reputation, Daisuke is a hard and loyal worker. He’s been the best employee the McDonalds in his neighborhood has since he was old enough to work, and a whole lot of his exercise comes from his almost supernatural speed at commuting from home, to school, to work, and back home each and every day. He’s quick, he’s efficient, and he’s dedicated. A philosophy he tries to hold to in all aspects of life.
Appearance: Daisuke could probably be a handsome fellow, if he tried. It’s not so much that he doesn’t, either, but the vast majority of people take a look and see the face of a demon. It’s the irreverent, devil-may-care smirk that does it, underneath the bright green eyes that glare out a challenge at the whole world. His brown hair’s usually a little too long, and a little messy, but that tends to come across as stylistic rather than negligent. He’s surprisingly muscular for a guy his age, too, something augmented by his taller stature. Not that the school uniform tends to show it. The uniform he wears with great irritation and reluctance, the jacket never fastened for long, and never on him for long. It’s usually draped over his shoulder, since as much as he hates it he can’t really afford to lose it.

His uniforms, work or school, are always well maintained but his casual clothes usually seem a little worn. Not to the point of being torn or ratty, but colors are faded, sleeves and hems seem a worn out, and nothing is as vibrant as it may once have been. His sneakers are scuffed and weathered, but given the same care as most of his possessions. It’s clear they’ve lasted a while. If he isn’t forced to wear his uniforms, he tends to pick out a pair of jeans and a shirt to go underneath a well-loved black jacket. It’s not too uncommon for his shirts to have simple graphics, but they may just as likely be a plain color. The jacket almost always has a pair of sunglasses tucked into a chest pocket.

Daisuke’s neat appearance for work is seldom seen; he intentionally works at the McDonalds closest to his home, and furthest from the school, despite the commute so that his classmates will not happen to walk in while he’s on the clock.
Personality: Delinquent is what all the teachers at his old school would’ve said, and some of the ones at Uchima Senior High. He doesn’t talk a whole lot in class, doesn’t seem that interested, and moves with a sort of barely contained energy. Like he’s always ready for a fight, or looking for one. He’s been known to silence irritations with a glare, and move on like nothing happened. Only the teachers that have him for class and pay close attention, or the select few that get close enough to really call him a friend, know any different.

Daisuke is undyingly loyal, if you’ve managed to earn it, and will never back down. From anything. Not a challenge, not a fight, not a problem. He doesn’t really know how to run away, or if he does he abandoned the idea a long time ago. Helping someone out isn’t a question, it’s just what he needs to do. Above all, he despises a bully. And as hard as it is to say, he tries. His grades are better than they’ve been in a long time, and it takes a lot of effort for him to keep them up and keep up his job.

There’s a certain friendliness to him, if you really try and talk to him, and a soft side that only ever really comes out for his family. Or friends close enough that they might as well be family.
Biography: If the Miyamotos were ever wealthy, it was a long time ago. That’s not to say they don’t get by; Daisuke’s parents work hard, and they make enough money to support their family. Their frugal spending ensures they always have a little to fall back on, but even the most efficient expenditures can’t make more money out of thin air. Daisuke and his little sister, born three years after him, grew up in Shikatsu’s lower income districts. Neither their neighborhood nor their school were the nicest of places, and if you didn’t keep your wits you were liable to lose your money. The first time someone tried to rob a young Daisuke of his money, he capitulated out of fear for the consequences. And the second time. And the third time. Then he started to decide he’d had enough. His sister went to the same school, and he realized it wasn’t the example he wanted to set. Timidity, he decided, had never gotten a Miyamoto anywhere. The fourth time he refused, and earned himself a bruise or two and a trip to the headmaster’s office with his would-be robber. The fifth time he hit back. And after the fifth, despite some disciplinary action, his lunch money was never unsafe again.

That time as a little kid pretty much set the tone for the rest of Daisuke’s life. Bold, stubborn, and the antithesis of timid. He had a little sister looking up to him, and that made the almost larger than life refusal to leave bullies be worth it. Not that it was all sunshine and roses. Those visits to the headmaster weren’t the last, and as he got older playground scuffles turned into schoolyard brawls.

Which he just couldn’t keep up. He had a job to hang onto, almost the instant he was in high school. The fast food industry wasn’t much, but it paid. Education was paramount to the young Miyamotos’ parents, too, and they started pressuring him to perform better in school. So he forced himself to mellow out a little. Employ a little more diplomacy before he jumped straight to “punch the problem in the face”. His parents’ frugal habits had paid off, too, enough for him (and his sister, when she was old enough) to get into Uchima Senior High instead of the closer, less prestigious school he had been attending. Keeping on top of it all tends to take a lot of his time, but hey.

He had an example to set.


Name: Benkei, formerly Oniwaka
Appearance:


Traits:
-Reflects: -
-Absorbs: Fire
-Void: -
-Resist: Pierce
-Weak: Electricity

Abilities:
-Evil Touch
-Cleave
-Bash
-Single Shot

Age: 15

Gender: Male

Arcana: Hierophant

Equipment: Aside from standard school supplies, Kazou frequently carries with him a pocket knife from an old delinquent friend, and a recently bought top of the line smartphone.

Skills: Kazou is quite the quick learner, and likes to play games when he can be bothered. Unfortunately, since he can't very often, he doesn't have many practical skills.

Personality: Kouza is that kid who never does anything in class. He can been seen sleeping, doodling, checking his phone or even staring into space, but often he's not working. Due to a mixture of depression, laziness, and lethargy, Kazou often just can't be bothered. He also makes no attempt to interact with others, due to anxiety over their reaction to his mental issues. When interacted with, he often makes many deprecating comments on the state of the world in a joking manner, and is general very jokey and not very serious at all to hide his true feelings. When alone he is often very reminiscent of his childhood, and his junior high years.

Biography: Kazou would regard his childhood as "happy." Then he was too stupid to see the heavily strained relationship between mother and father. His relationship with his sister was "filled with scuffles" instead of hatred. He found wonder and joy in games. Though his family soon had to begin moving due to his father's job, and how little it paid. This proved to create a good excuse in Kazou's mind to run away from his problems; all problems could be solved by relocating in his mind.

In junior high, Kazou's father found a more stable job and Kazou himself found with a great set of friends. He felt genuinely very happy being around them, even if they were a bit strange and a bit silly. To him, the group fit together like a glove, and they hung out as much as possible. Or at least, in the beginning it felt like that. Near the end of his last year of junior high Kazou began drifting apart from the group and over the summer they never even talked. Fearing his friends had left him, he left too. His father was thinking of taking a job opportunity in Shikatsu, and Kazou expressed interest in following his father there, without his mother or sister. His father agreed to it.

This transfer to his new school, "Uchima Senior High," has proven a terrible idea. This exile from his friends has triggered a deep depression which Kazou currently can't escape from. He has made almost no friends and his grades are failing. Negative reactions to his down state have taught him not to really interact with people much and he knows, or at least believes, he can't talk to his father about his predicament. For a full year now he's been suffering, attempting half-heartedly to get out of his stupor. Maybe soon, some adventure or friends will fall into his lap. Apparently this old school has a history of odd stuff, or so he's heard.

Theme: Heaven's Night
Battle: Morituros

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Persona
Name: Oedipus
Appearance: Oedipus is a legless wooden puppet, shrouded in a toga pinned at the waist. In one of it's spike-fingered hands it wields a bloodied blade. It's face is featureless, save it's wide-brimmed traveler's hat, and a flowing length of gauze covering where the being's eyes would be. At the eye sockets are crimson stains that seem to leak down Oedipus's face. On it's back are the wings of a falcon.
Traits

• Absorb: Pierce
• Resist: Psi
• Weak: Curse, Earth

Abilities/Skills:
Psi, Double Shot, Evil Touch

Volleyball Star: Etsu was a star player of the girls' volleyball team in Fukushima, being revered for her agility she displayed on court and the powerful spikes that she could deliver. She has a bright future in the world of volleyball... assuming she make it through her final year of high school.
Boxer: Although still an amateur boxer for the most part, Etsu's technique shows promise, and she improves on it every day. Her quick jabs are well polished, but she has a tendency to telegraph her big swings.
Strong-Woman: Unsurprisingly, Etsu has plenty of muscle to her form; enough so that she could pick up even the heaviest of boys and throw them a foot or two away from her if need be. As such, it'd be wise to keep one's hormones in check when around Etsu and keep all hands to oneself, lest teeth get knocked out by one of her powerful swings.

Height: 180cm (5' 11")
Weight: 76kg (167lbs)
BWH Ratio: 34-25-30(in)/86-64-76(cm)

While she may look to be intimidating on the surface through her muscular build and her sheer height over the overage woman, Etsu's warm personality actually alleviates all sense of nervousness that could otherwise by presented around her. She is a nice gal who just wants to have fun, make friends and try her best to keep her grades up so then she has a future to look forward to. Unfortunately, maintaining passable grades has always been a hard task for Etsu since, compared to many other students, her level of intellect is somewhat mediocre at best. That's not to say that she's a complete dumbass; after all, she wouldn't have survived in a high school setting if that were the case. It's more that Etsu isn't a standout in that department over other third-year students, and there are current second-years that have been known to outsmart her on occasion. She doesn't mind though, unless they're the type that'd rub it in others' faces.

In any case, Etsu is currently going through depression. She has yet to be officially diagnosed as such, but the symptoms are definitely there. She sometimes spaces out in classes, especially when a teacher is trying to teach something that would fly right over her head anyway, and when she does, the first thing that will be on her mind without fail is what the purpose to her life is. Having to work at two dead-end jobs after school each day doesn't help matters at all; in truth, between those jobs, all the homework that Etsu has to do and returning to a mother that she has to look after due to... an unfortunate situation indeed, it only compounds the sheer amount of stress that Etsu ultimately has to power through. Thankfully there are a few little things that help ensure that Etsu doesn't crack under the pressure, the most notable of which is being around happy people. Incidentally, any sentient being that expresses some form of happiness is enough for Etsu to stave off the effects of depression. Hence why she has 3 cats that she takes care of as well.

Etsu Izumo grew up relatively normally at first. Her mother, Dai Izumo, was an accountant working for a well-known business in the heart of Fukushima, and her father, Lt. Kenzaburo Izumo, served the country of Japan through the military. This unfortunately meant that Kenzaburo would have to spend months at a time away from the family, leaving Etsu, her younger sister Enri and her older brother Ryobe to be looked after by Dai for most of their lives. Of course, Dai managed to cope with this and taught the three children right, and they lived happily ever after. Well... at least for the first 10 years of Etsu's life, anyway. Incidentally, just as Ryobe was about to start high school, disaster struck in the form of an earthquake that struck Fukushima, having originated a few miles away from Japan. The earthquake caused heavy damage to the city and claimed many lives. Most of the Izumo family escaped major incident, with Ryobe being unharmed and Etsu and Enri only suffering minor cuts from glass that had shattered around. But Dai wasn't so lucky; her place of work was one of the buildings that had been the hardest hit by the earthquake, and she was crushed under the rubble. She was the last person to be rescued out of those that survived the collapse of that specific building, and all four of her limbs had to be amputated.

Another earthquake struck Fukushima 5 years later and, although it was reported to have only inflicted minor damage to the city itself, it was enough to snap the Izumo family into action. Enri, being scared to death, hung tightly to Ryobe and wouldn't let go, and Ryobe suggested they move to the west so they'd be more inland. But Dai insisted on booking the next flight south instead, and Etsu was stuck in the middle, not wanting anything to do with the debate that had ensued, and having stormed out into her room crying soon after it began. She would soon regret that decision when it was decided that Ryobe and Dai would go their separate ways, as she never even got to say goodbye to Ryobe and Enri. Nonetheless, Etsu went along with Dai's initial plan of heading south, Dai having already proceeded to book the flight ahead of time. It turned out that Dai had this plan organized to a T, as she also knew exactly where the two would be staying.

Dai had bought a house in the residential area of a quaint suburb of Shikatsu, with the closest high school that Etsu could transfer to being Uchima Senior High. Etsu was evidently not looking forward to going to a new school at all; after all, who in their right mind would purposely swap schools in their third year? Not to mention that she'd have to catch a total of three different trains in order to even get there, and if she even missed one of them, she'd be late for school no matter what way one looked at it. But reluctantly, Etsu set to getting enrolled. She also secured herself a job at the local convenience store while she was out in order to help support herself and Dai... and another job serving Chinese takeouts to customers just to be safe. Whether it'd be enough, she didn't know. She could only hope her one year at Uchima Senior High wouldn't be a nightmare. It would be the last thing Etsu needed, considering she already felt depressed as it was...

Name: Natsume Ishikawa (夏目 石川)
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Arcana: Temperance
Equipment: Practice Naginata, Earphones
Skills: Walking, Eating

Biography: Growing up, Natsume lived a comfortable life. She had a small circle of friends that she could rely on and trusted, she had decent grades, a healthy if-distant-at-times relationship with her parents and relatives, and she was content with it. The girl didn't worry much about anything besides maybe that exam coming up next week or if she could make it in time to buy that crepe she and her friends always had at the stand near the bus stop before it sold out. It was all she ever wanted.

Her lifestyle had started to abruptly change in her 2nd year of junior high when her closest friend had suddenly transferred out due to some family matters, and her circle slowly dispersing as it was clear that her friend was the only thing keeping them together. Although they still do talk here and there, her circle had no longer been the same group that she always looked forward to hanging out with after school. Her final year of junior high felt empty for her, and she was just going through the motions just to finish it. Countless sleepless nights and thoughts about running away constantly plagued her since then.

Shortly after graduating however, her family had decided to move to Shikatsu in order to be closer to her father's work office to reduce his travel time. All of this meant an entirely new environment for Natsume, and she didn't particularly like it. She knew she was being selfish, but she wanted the good old days back; back in their old home, only worrying about passing that coming exam, and hanging out with her old group of friends at the diner or watching a movie together. She hated the sudden change, but she felt powerless to do anything about it. They had already moved to Shikatsu, and she had already been enrolled to Uchima Senior High as a freshman. The sleepless nights certainly didn't help.

Personality: In her current state, Natsume comes off as mostly quiet and distant to her peers. Seemingly mature and in control of her emotions. She almost always has her earphones on, listening to either a podcast or an album she really liked. If they need her help on something, she'll put her best effort forward just to get it done. However in terms of conversations, she'll avoid talking about herself and opening up to other people. Mostly stemming from her shell of not wanting to become familiar with anybody if it just means them separating again in a few years. The effort not worth the pain anymore.

Despite this however, it is fairly easy to break through her said shell if someone is persistent enough. She still does long for finding a place to belong again, even if she wouldn't ever admit that to herself. Underneath her hardened exterior, lies a cheerful girl with a hearty laugh who likes going around doing new and stupid things with her friends. If only so that she can keep her mind off of the hard times. Anybody that manages to get on her good side will earn her support and love until the ends of time.

She spends most of her free time walking around the city, a habit she picked up in her last year of junior high. Besides getting herself acquainted with the new location they were living in, walking helps keep her mind off of things and keeps her out of the house for a few hours after class if she isn't feeling tired. Ironically, despite her name having the word 'summer' in it (I.E. 'Natsu'), she is very weak to the heat as she sweats very easily and gets conscious about it. Preferring heavily to stay inside the malls or anywhere that has a functioning AC on the hotter days.

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Persona

Name: Byakko

Traits:
- Reflects: N/A
- Absorbs: N/A
- Void: N/A
- Resist: Frei
- Weak: Fire, Shot

Abilities/Skills:
- Frei
- Body Rush
- Rakukaja

Name: Akira Togami
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Arcana: Death
Equipment: N/A
Skills: Fast learner, talented musician and kendōka
Appearance:
Personality: Once filled with youthful vigor, Akira has been a shadow of his former self ever since he entered high school. These days, he rarely seems interested in holding a conversation with others, coming off as perpetually moody or glum. He’s an extraordinary talent regarding scholastics and is regarded highly for his intellect among the teachers. All the same, there is a very thick line between he and his classmates. He is almost universally known as “that one weird guy” who keeps to himself all the time, including during club meetings. His former friends abandoned him, knowing full well what had sparked this sudden change, but having no idea how they could help him cope. All they knew was one thing. The once extroverted and charismatic boy they once knew has long since been replaced with the borderline hermit they see today. He can usually be seen by himself either reading or jogging by his lonesome after school.

Biography: A Hafu born of a white mother and Japanese father, Akira, for a long time, embraced both aspects of his parents’ heritage with open arms. He was often shipped from Japan to America and vice versa, giving him fluency with both languages. He would love showing his friends the souvenirs he would get from his father whenever he was allowed to tag along during the summers—which started when he was around 10. All this traveling around together would allow them to forge a nearly unbreakable bond with one another and is the primary reason Akira’s idolization of his father was formed in his mind. He worked hard to emulate his father and studied until his brain felt as if it would explode. He strived to make the man proud, a desire that would come right back to bite him in the ass.

The relationship between Akira’s parents was strained for quite some time. His mother had left her friends and family behind all for the sake of his father. Said father had the work ethic one would expect of such a high ranking Japanese businessman and was thus expected to work far beyond the already strenuous hours a typical worker was expected to dedicate to his job. For hours at time, Akira would hear them bicker and bicker until he wanted nothing more than to tear his own ears off. He loved them both dearly, but the constant, emotionally draining yelling sessions they had would take their toll on him. Eventually, he learned to tune them out as pure background noise.

When his father took him out to New York for a week long trip—mainly to celebrate his 14th birthday and get both of their minds out of the incessant squabbling back at home—he noticed something very strange while his father was showering in their hotel room. He was getting texts from a woman named “Maria”, promiscuous ones at that. Every fiber of his body wanted to burn away the fact that his father could be having an affair away from his mind. And he did. He rationalized to hell and back to justify all of his father’s actions. Surely he must have been misinterpreting the text messages. Surely his father’s claim that he would be out for a short walk around the city to clear his mind were completely true. He was just being paranoid; his father would never ever resort to being unfaithful.

Soon he would learn that life had a way of biting the people who ignored it right back in the ass.

One day, their bickering was at its boiling point. Accusations of cheating and demands that his mother shut the hell up filled the room, he could hear things being flung through the air. Kitchen appliances, chairs, knives—you name it. After several moments of stunned silence, Akira rushed to report the incident to the police in hopes of finding some form of resolution. Just then, the noise quieted down as it always did. His father was silent, while his mother was bawling her eyes out. Slowly but surely he went down to check out the cause of his father’s silence and his mother’s wailing. His heart stopped when he saw his father laying on the floor with a knife in his chest and bruises surrounding his body.

The police showed up right on time to apprehend her and just like that he was without parents.

His parents had left him a sizable amount of money and his uncle had taken him in, so neither home nor funds to continue his education were of any issue. But the scars he still has from the shame and guilt of his silence have stuck with him to this day.

Persona
Name: Vāyu
Appearance:
Traits: N/A
-Reflects: N/A
-Absorbs (is healed from): N/A
-Void : N/A
-Resist: N/A
-Weak: N/A
Abilities/Skills: -Allows for Fusion Spells
-Analysis
-Skill Mutation: Makes it possible for Persona users to change into skills of differing elements around the same general power level. I.E. Agi to Zio. Mutations last only for the battle they are used.

Name: Hans Olsen

Age: 17

Gender: Male

Arcana: Moon

Equipment: A pair of gloves for climbing, and handling objects, some first aid bandages, and a pair of shoes made for rough terrain
Skills: Parkour, and rock climbing.

Appearance:
Hans has short cut messy muddy brown hair with dark blue eyes, and a slender build. Though fairly muscular underneath his clothes he looks skinny, and frail to others. He tends to wear baggy clothes when in public, or slimmer stuff when out climbing, or running. He is of Caucasian descent. His hands are calloused due to his personal hobbies, and he tends to keep them covered with gloves out of habit when he can at the very least. He tends to have a lot of bruises around his body due to his tendency to accidentally slip up when doing his hobbies.

Personality:
As a person Hans is a bit introverted he doesn't especially have much charisma but most things he says are genuine, and too the point. He tends to focus on his own failures rather than blaming others and doesn't exactly do well when bullied. He is usually quiet, but friendly if approached. He lacks most stigmas regarding the people he talks too though he does feel uneasy if they're rougher with him then normal people would be. He's fine with being overlooked believing that sometimes things don't just work out how you want them too. Failure drives him to do things better than he would before which is why parkour, and rocking climbing appeal to him as failure can be a natural way to figure out how to do things better. Though he doesn't consider himself as such he can be very brave when pushed refusing to back down when forced into a situation that he can't talk his way out of, or walk away from.

His more braver tendencies, though few and fare between, come from his strong belief in his own rightness that he keeps bottled up inside his usually push over like attitude. He sees the world as black, and white and while he doesn't see himself as a hero however he doesn't like when people pick on others weaker than them. When he sees people doing such he tries to intervene with few exceptions. As a history buff, and anime fan he tends to draw experiences from real, and fiction circumstances to help form his own sense of morality. As he views it people who hurt others, scam the populace, or generally benefit from underhanded tactics are wrong. While people who are conscientious, respectful, or honest towards others while refusing to hurt others to benefit themselves as good people. He doesn't believe that the world is as grey as people make it out to be but his own sense of 'justice' as other people would call it is simply stemming from his own experiences being bullied, or hurt by others. He doesn't particularly like to preach his own opinions, and only brings them up when they're prevalent, or asked for otherwise he tends to stay quiet as usual.

In regards to his family life he gets along rather well with his father, but poorly with his mother who takes her anger out on him, and his father for work related affairs. His father is a simple construction worker, and his mother is a full time businesswoman with a restaurant chain out in Norway. This combined with the fact that girls use to bully him back home lead Hans to distrust women in general. He doesn't like double standards in regards to men, women, and other people of different ethnicity and tries to treat everyone equally however women have been a particularly difficult subject for him to tackle.

Overall Hans is a quiet boy who tends to devote his all to his hobbies, and work while remaining quiet about his own personal opinions, and his own prejudices against some groups of people despite trying to remain relatively neutral.

Biography:
Born in Norway Hans grew up in a relatively plain home setting though his mother, and father tended to not be around much leaving Hans to his own devices. His early years had him making friends, and being quite the role model for kids his age in preschool. He views those years as the best of his life so far as he had many friends, and didn't need to worry about the world. As he grew older Hans became more interested in studies about history, and other cultures which lead him to reading about a myriad of subjects including Japanese history, and Roman history. Though he didn't understand it quite yet he thought the tales of generals, and people from ages long past really fun. It was his interest in history the drove his friends away from him as they started to think of him as a big nerd for not wanting to play sometimes in favor of studying with his caretakers be it his grandmother, or uncles.

After losing many of his friends Hans decided to try out something different in order to try and keep what friends he had left as a budding adolescent. He began to train with his Uncle Gregory to begin rock climbing as a way to keep fit, and keep up with his friends. It was tough especially for a kid his age but he found it fun. He would keep this hobby going throughout his later years but he always remembers the times when he failed and he wanted to do better. As he grew older he grew more distant from some of his remaining friends, and others moved away leaving him as a quiet individual as he had no one to really talk to outside some of the adults he knew. He was often overlooked by his peers as a nobody, and or bullied by kids who thought they were tougher than him. He never intended to get into fights so he tended to quietly submit to the bullying rather than getting in trouble for fighting back. His bullying is what forced him to reconsider his thoughts on how people were as while some people were kind to him on occasion others were unnecessarily aggravating, and unkind to him. This started his fall into being an introvert as he began watching some of the 'Japanese Anime' that appeared on TV with his aunt who loved animation as a medium of expression. He began to study the Japanese language when he volunteered to join a club in middle school. He wanted to discover all he could about other languages but he seemed to gravitate towards Japanese more due to his home setting, and his interests. However he did even learn some Latin phrases due to his study of Greco-Roman interests.

It wasn't until he was a teen that he started doing parkour as his uncle had decided to retire from rock climbing for now to focus on work. His mother began to grow more and more irritated with her job which put stress on his father and in turn lead his family life to be quite rocky. Parkour was a way to escape from the house, and go around town meeting other people who shared his interest as the sport had began to spike in popularity by the time he started doing it. His choice to transfer to Japan was brought about by his school's interest in a transfer program to show other people a different culture and having already learned Japanese the school chose Hans who accepted the offer due to his rough family life situation. For the moment he is living quietly in the dorms hoping that life would change once he got home.

Persona

Name: Tsukiyomi

Appearance:
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Traits:

-Reflects (sends back at enemies): Curse

-Absorbs: None

-Void (immune to): None

-Resist (not very effective): Physical/Bless

-Weak (it's super effective~!): Nuke

Abilities/Skills:

Drain Curse
Agi
Poison Needle - Small Physical damage + Poisoned effect to an enemy. (59% chance)
Myriad Slashes - Minuscule Physical damage to 1 foe 2x to 3x.