Persatuan Persaudaraan Bomoh

Aceh Division

	NAME: Daniyal Sitepu ______________ AGE: 33 ______________ DATE OF BIRTH: July - 22 - 1939 ______________ FAITH: Islam ______________ NATIONALITY: Indonesian; of mixed Malay, Thai, and Dutch ancestry ______________

PERSONALITY

The man known as Daniyal Sitepu was born in Aceh, Indonesia. As a child, Daniyal was always quite sickly, which lead to him favoring activities such as reading over the more physical activities of his peers. As a child, Daniyal achieved the feat of becoming an hafiz, one who has memorized the entire Qur'an, as well as an avid student of all topics related to Islam. As a teenager, Daniyal came in contact with a local bomoh, a type of shamanic cleric found in Indonesian and Malaysian folk religion, and became his apprentance, learning the ways of the shaman, and how to root out malicious jinn and other unpleasant spirits. Showing promise, Daniyal was inducted into the Brotherhood of Bomoh, and was sent out to deal with jinn and demons plaguing the people of Aceh.

Daniyal is notorious among his fellow hunters and the population at large for his rather jovial and careless personality. No stranger to the trials of being a hunter, Daniyal tries to decompress and destress himself as much as possible. He prefers a quick and easy solution to any problems that may come up on his travels, but is also no stranger to violence, and will not hesitate to make use of his weapons when the situation calls for it. However, when he is not working, Daniyal is known for being quite a jolly character, chatting freely with his clients and anyone else he comes across in his line of work. Some Bomoh have even suggested that Daniyal has developed friendships with and keeps in contact with Jinn that he has come across in his work, though he would deny this.

EQUIPMENT

Al-Qur'an - While Daniyal has memorized the Qur'an, he still keeps a copy with him, in case it need be brought out against unbelieving and malicious jinn.

Tawiz - A type of Islamic amulet, good at keeping malicious spirits away from you while you pick them off.

Keris - An iconic weapon of the Malay archipelago, Daniyal carries one that has been blessed by its use by a Muslim saint from long ago. The weapon is quite effective against malicious entities

Mossberg M590A1 - The Dutch left many things in Indonesia due to colonialism. Not all of them good, but a connection to the Netherlands has left Daniyal in possession of a Dutch pump action shotgun that is good for taking out all sorts of targets. Daniyal uses specially crafted slugs that are capable of even taking out jinn.

M1 Garand - Another Dutch firearm, good for picking off targets at a distance.

CAPACITY
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Daniyal has trained to have the mental fortitude to handle most anything that gets to him. He is, however, only human, and is stricken by vices that interfere with this work, such as his constant womanizing. Daniyal is, however, very capable in his work, and has never met with a jinn that has been able to match him toe to toe.

Daniyal prefers to act with precision, leaving as little impact as possible with his work, as if he were a surgeon removing the problem with as much precision and accuracy as possible while leaving as little collateral damage as possible.

Bianca [+]

Sorores Crepusculi Crucis

Purificatio Unit: Seraph

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NAME: BIANCA
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AGE: 29
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DATE OF BIRTH: AUGUST 30, 1943
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FAITH: CATHOLIC
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NATIONALITY: ITALIAN
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PERSONALITY
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It would not be uncommon for others to describe Bianca as an intimidating individual with a cold deposition. Not helped by what many others see as piercing crimson eyes and seemingly paler skin tone. Some have even dared to say that such features are a mark of contact with demons. It was often due to those things that she found herself kept at a distance by others throughout her life. As such, there are not many who actively seek her company. And even fewer she finds herself wanting to keep company beyond a professional level.

After an incident in which Bianca defended herself from some of the other children, a visiting nun who had witnessed the event offered her a chance to leave the orphanage and to become something more. She readily accepted the offer, which is how she came into the care of the Sorores Crepusculi Crucis. It was there where she would find both her faith in the Lord and those that she would be close enough to consider her family.

EQUIPMENT
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Compound Bow: Top of the line bow finely tuned after many missions. A weapon much quieter than the guns that many of her fellow sisters use instead. Just the way she prefers it.

Quiver of various arrows: Ranging from silver tiped arrows to purely wooden stakes, her quiver contains ammunition available for nearly any unholy foe that is unlucky to be her target.

Silver Daggers: When range is no longer an option, these well kept short blades are tough sharp enough to give hesitation to those who taste their bite.

Tactical Lightweight Combat Armor: While lightweight and less thick than other available armor, this armor is designed to give minimal drag to the wearer and allow for maximum dexterity while still allowing some protection.

Vials of Holy Water: An essential given to each sister before each mission. Never leave the monastery without it!

CAPACITY
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Bianca’s early years were mostly spent building up the strength and endurance of her body, giving her and the other apprentices bodily fortitude much higher than normal people. Beyond that, she also took extra training in parkour, giving her better mobility for chasing fleeing targets and getting to better vantage points in combat.

Beyond the purely physical aspects of her training, a large part of her own training is the tracking of her target and approaching them with little to no detection. For the best way to take down one’s opponent is to strike them down while they have little opportunity to attack back or flee.

Yami [+]

Central Intelligence Agency

Special Activities Division, "Majestic-12"

	NAME: Yamileth Sedillo ______________ AGE: 23 ______________ DATE OF BIRTH: February 16, 1949 ______________ FAITH: Folk Catholic, practices a mix of Maronite and Latin teachings as well as the veneration of less official saints and spirits ______________ NATIONALITY: American, of Lebanese and Mexican descent ______________

PERSONALITY
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Yamileth never met her father due to his deployment and death in Korea, leaving her to be raised by her young mother and extended family. Growing up near the poverty line, she fell in with local hoodlums and common criminals, earning herself several run-ins with the law in Albuquerque by her early teens.To avoid jail she joined a behavioral adjustment program sponsored by the local Orthodox convent, despite being a Catholic.

People assume that her upbringing left her unwilling to play by societal norms, treating the law with childish mockery as opposed to any sort of reverence. In actuality, she's deeply disturbed by events of your youth and her inability to convince (almost) anybody of the truth. On a trip to Cochiti Lake with friends, she witnessed one of them drown in what was ruled as a tragic accident. In actuality, he was murdered by something lurking beneath the surface, a pallid and long-haired spirit looking for revenge: a rusalka, not that Yami would know its name until later.

After being picked up by Mother Ekaterine and spilling her story after a night of constant prodding Yami was thrown into the life of a novice hunter. She's eager to prove herself but is largely untested, the handful of exorcisms and hunts she's gone on nowhere near the level of the Las Vegas compact's disappearance. And while she wants to protect the world from what dwells in the dark, she'd be lying if she said she wasn't terrified. Still, she's in it for the long haul.

What complicates her already stressful life is her relationship with Ekaterine. While no one would accuse the nun of being a gentle or slow-paced tutor she's always treated Yamileth kindly, taking the time to learn her native tongues and always being sure to compliment as much as she critiques. This kindness has not gone unnoticed, but the problem is that Yamileth has a deep love for her mentor that goes past the familial or platonic. What was once a childish crush had matured into proper infatuation, and Yami hopes that the secret stays just that.

EQUIPMENT

Yamileth's Belongings [+]

M1 Carbine: Lightweight, easy to shoot and useful for putting game on the table when the hunt takes Yami and her mentor into the wilderness. She learned marksmanship shooting cans in the Chihuahuan Desert with Ekaterine but has yet to try her luck with a resisting target.

"Justicia": A beautifully engraved and thoroughly blessed Colt Python, a gift from the Stavrophore shortly before they set out for Las Vegas. Yami doesn't know where Ekaterine got it but appreciates the meaning behind it: she's a hunter now, with all the honor and danger that entails.

Athame: A simple iron knife that's been consecrated for use in rituals. Cuts through herbs, sacred knots, sticks of incense, and the various spirits and demons that menace God's children.

Witch's Kit: Holy water, salt, iron fillings, images of the saints, miniature copies of the Scriptures and Yami's own grimoire, poppets of herself and Ekaterine as well as the other various bits and pieces a journeyman witch/healer might need. Contains the most powerful magic of all: high-strength painkillers.

Gas Masks and Oxygen: When Ekaterine brings out the flamethrower or quarry starts choking the air with foul fumes, it pays to be able to breathe. Yamileth only brings enough to protect herself and her mentor, although the oxygen can be administered to any unfortunate civilians in the area.

Ear Plugs: Ekaterine's strict training taught Yami the importance of protecting her hearing.

Ekaterine's Belongings [+]

Cohort: A big, brutal Cane Corso, and an ally in the fight against corruption. Ekaterine and Yamileth found him when clearing a dog fighting ring run by a minor demon of Wrath, and ever since the Stavrophore has trained him to lash out against creatures like those that enslaved him. Part of Yami's duties is cleaning and feeding the big brute.

Bag of Bombs: Exactly what it sounds like. Ekaterine's time as a combat engineer taught her how to use a wide variety of explosives, and sometimes such overwhelming force is required in the field. She had assured Yami that the detonating cord, primer,s and plastic explosives are all very stable and won't go off unless purposefully set but that doesn't mean Yami likes carrying the duffel bag around.

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CAPACITY
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Yami is technically a hunter, but she's just barely out of the apprentice stage. The most action she's seen is a handful of exorcisms and a couple of very tightly controlled hunts, and she's been accompanied by at least Ekaterine on every single one. She lacks experience and the hardened psyche of veterans, which can be a problem when confronted with the horrors in the dark.

But she has tricks up her sleeve to compensate. Besides her marksmanship (courtesy of hunting javelinas with Ekaterine) she's a fledging witch and healer, combining the folk practices of her upbringing with proper magic spells and potions. While the Stavrophore might not be fond of magic she does recognize its uses and arranged for Yami to learn from the local white coven. While lacking in offensive hexes (the most she can conjure in a fight is a handful of flame to press into the enemy's face) Yami can knit torn flesh and seal cracked bones, provided she has the components and presence of mind. She can also wish away infections of both the body and the spirit.

In short: she's Ekaterine's personal combat medic.

Looks good, are you still accepting or is this full?

sorry late, here she is!!

Hikari Miko [+]

稲川会 Inagawa-Kai

Yokai Overwatch - Division Head

_{Divine Communicator, Spiritual Purifier; Good Sister}

	NAME: HIKARI MIKO ______________ AGE: 28 ______________ DATE OF BIRTH: APRIL - 25 - 1944 ______________ FAITH: SHINTO ______________ NATIONALITY: JAPANESE ______________

PERSONALITY
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Hikari is an optimistic, trusting, and self-giving individual. As an unofficial adoptive child, all such qualities were naturally inherited from the priest of the Shinto temple where she spent her childhood. Growing up, giving service was nothing short of a normal day for her. This looked like keeping the temple up and running alongside her fellow shrine maidens, assisting the priests and priestesses during rituals and prayer ceremonies, and even providing solace to visitors of the shrine in the form of much-needed conversations and rant sessions. As a result, obedience and good listening skills were her forte for the longest time.

However, above all things, the shrine maiden is optimistic. It is her main quality, and almost to a fault. Ever since the fall of her shrine, the absolute belief she had in the good in all things has enabled her to fall down an unsavory path with the Yakuza, thoroughly trusting that their power, capabilities, and promises would help her restore her dying shrine and put all its members to rest.

Climbing the ranks and even having a division specially formed within a gang syndicate was inevitable for a person with her talents, but the things she witnessed on a daily basis were unsightly no matter what. Even still, she tolerates them with great conviction and has no trouble holding her tongue in exchange for a smile. Over time, it became natural for her to stay positive even during the greatest of misfortunes. After all, there was a great goal in her heart that she ought to achieve before her passing - even if it meant setting aside her feelings and looking past devious lies, clear exploitations, and greed that knew no bounds.

EQUIPMENT
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As a shrine maiden first and an acting yakuza member second, Hikari dons the miko shozoku even during her missions in great respect to the Shinto practice. It is coupled with a bulletproof vest above her white kosode, graciously provided by her organization for added protection.

❀ Oyabushi, "Pacifier" - A blessed katana, her main weapon of choice. Has undergone rites of purification and is empowered through spiritual energy. Officially used to send yokai to the other world

❀ Ofuda, "Blessed Paper Talismans" - Slips of paper and wood blessed by local priests. They are imbued with much spiritual power and made with various uses in mind, mainly for the purpose of protection against evil. During hunts or exorcisms, they can be utilized to trap even the most elusive of apparitions.

❀ Azusa Yumi, "Evil-Banishing Bow" - A powerful, traditional bow made of sacred Cherry Birch. In preparation for the mission at hand, the arrows have been both consecrated and engraved with inscriptions to repel negative energy.

❀ Tamagushi, "Sacred Offertory" - A thick sakaki-tree branch mainly used for divination and is adorned with strips of white cotton cloth. Though it is meant as an offering, it has been specially sharpened thoroughly on its end for this mission to ensure great precision and reliability as a backup weapon.

❀ Walther P38- A pistol given to her by another member of the Yakuza as a token of his admiration after a particular banishment event. Because of his insistence, she carries it with her but only as a last resort as she is aware these weapons were smuggled into the country.

❀ Gehōbako, "Pouch of Trinkets" - A sizeable cloth bag that holds her prayer beads, ink for inscriptions, several types of omamori charms, uncooked rice, dried fruits, nuts, herbs, salt, sugar, and sake.

CAPACITY
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❀ SPIRITUAL COMMUNICATION - Hikari is gifted with the natural ability to see and communicate on a deeper level with yokai and yurei of all shapes and sizes. She is able to hear and speak to them, sense their presence, and even feel their emotions on a superficial level. As a result, she is fairly understanding to visitors from beyond the boundary and often uses this ability to make purification and exorcism rituals easier to handle for all parties involved.

❀ SWORDWORKS - As a shrine maiden and spiritual communicator, Hikari prefers to sit down and talk first before pulling out a sword. However, when the situation calls for it (which is usually) she will not hesitate to protect her loved ones or work associates.

In the beginning, she was not expected to be extremely adept at physical prowess, especially when compared to her fellow yakuza members. For that reason, she has spent years of her life training regularly in kenjutsu to make up for this lack and can fend for herself against particularly aggressive yokai when need be. As a bonus, it also gives her the chance to execute yokai herself, often granting them swift and painless deaths.

❀ PURIFICATION - Hikari is able to hold purification and cleansing rituals and throughout the years has learned to turn this process into a seamless addition to her combat style. The shrine maiden has by-hearted the shinto norito, a large collection of prayers, to assist her in this process of honoring kami and releasing spirits. Comprised of sing-song tones and rhythms, it also acts as a sort of meditation while she is out on hunts.

NOTABLE SPIRITUAL CONTRACTS
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Due to her gifts, Hikari is able to form and establish contracts with yokai should both parties consent. As of this day, only one has been under her employ.

❀ Yago - Yago-kun, a grumpy spirit with excellent sight perception that Hikari picked up after a particular mission.

Yago Backstory [+]

A gang member once requested assistance due to complaints of terrible migraines, intense eye aches, and a weakened aura which made him extremely vulnerable to falling ill. Though it was clear that he was being haunted by a resentful spirit, Hikari later found out that said spirit was originally an innocent bystander that the gang member had mistakenly shot due to bad aim.

So, it stayed in the mortal realm to haunt his killer and 'steal' his vision, and that it did.

As a result, the spirit ended up with amazing sight and sensory perception that it had nothing to do with. The shrine maiden believed it to be a good idea to 'adopt' the spirit under her care and allow it to work with her to atone for its evil misdeeds during its haunting. This is so that it can one day redeem itself, and reunite with its ancestors to become a guardian kami.

The two have agreed to settle on a contract, allowing Hikari to make use of Yago's sight during missions for the purpose of scouting. In return, Yago siphons her negative emotions and fuels itself in this way.

Wanted to try an apprentice character too if that's cool

Rahmah [+]

Persatuan Persaudaraan

Aceh Division

	NAME: Rahmah Deng ______________ AGE: 23 ______________ DATE OF BIRTH: January - 15 - 1949 ______________ FAITH: Folk Islam, influenced by Chinese folk religion and Taoism ______________ NATIONALITY: Indonesian, Chinese ethnicity ______________

PERSONALITY
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Rahmah Deng was born in Java in the city of Jakarta. She came from an upper middle-class family in Jakarta of Chinese origins. While her early life was devoid of much in the way of interesting events, her life took a sudden turn in 1965, she and her parents were attacked by a penanggalan, a kind of nocturnal vampiric entity native to Southeast Asia. While her parents did not survive the encounter, she was saved by intervention by two hunters who were in the area at the time, the legendary Sheikh Ibrahim Joko, and his apprentice Daniyal Sitepu. After the encounter, Rahmah insisted on joining with the two hunters and helping to put an end to these creatures. Ibrahim assigned Daniyal to take on the training of Rahmah. He would become her sole mentor after Sheikh Ibrahim's death in 1967.

If there is one way to describe Rahmah's personality,it is uncertain. A relative newcomer to hunting, she has been Daniyal's apprentice for 7 years, but remains insecure about her abilities or potential as a hunter. She compensates for her internal insecurities with a very fiery and pugnacious presentation: very assertive and quick to take offense.

Rahmah has a very perfectionist attitude towards her work, something that runs contrary to Daniyal, and something that often clashes with his own laissez-faire approach to life. Nevertheless, she and Daniyal are quite close, with Daniyal seeing her as something like a younger sister, and Rahmah seeing Daniyal as a kind of father figure.

Rahmah's family are relatively recent converts to Islam, with her grandfather being the first to adopt the local religion. However, her family and personal practice maintains practices from traditional Chinese folk religion. Daniyal has been tolerant of her foreign practices, though he has resisted attempts by Rahmah to adopt them himself.

EQUIPMENT
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• 1911-A1 FS - Rahmah's general use handgun. Was a gift from Sheikh Ibrahim.
• Winchester Model 1200 - Much like her mentor, Rahmah makes use if a pump action shotgun. Whereas Daniyal makes use of his shotgun for his main weapon, Rahmah is more reserved in her applications of the weapon.
• Machete - Rahmah carries a machete for the purposes of close combat. Hers has been plated with silver to make it more effective against the spiritually impure.
• Zamzam water - Water from the sacred springs of Mecca. Acts like holy water for the purposes of purification and repelling the malevolent.
• Taweez - a form of holy amulet containing verses of the Quran worn for protection
• Fu - Fu are special talismans in Chinese folk religion. Rahmah uses them for the purpose of sealing and protection.

CAPACITY
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With her type A personality and perfectionism, Rahmah is very well organized, often acting as a counterweight to Daniyal's relaxed attitude. She mostly plays support to Daniyal in combat, working for logistical and defensive roles such as crafting fu for the purposes of sealing demons. Much like Daniyal, she is multilingual, speaking Hokkien, Indonesian, Dutch, English and Mandarin fluently. She also has decent command of French and Arabic. Unlike Daniyal, who often lacks the initiative to negotiate, Rahmah is a skilled negotiator and bargainer, consistently haggling and working out favorable circumstances for travel and purchasing on their travels together.