Content warning for brief mentions of sexual assault and suicide. They're no more intense than the usual Persona depictions, but if anyone would prefer these topics not be a part of the roleplay, please let me know and I will modify my character's backstory accordingly.

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Name: Katherine Guan

Appearance: A young woman with an air of fatigue. Drowsy brown eyes with moles under them. Long black hair with bangs. Chipped front tooth. Taller than most.

Personality: Relaxed and casual, bordering on apathetic. Quiet. Friendly. Makes connections easily, but has few close relationships. Avoidant. Incredible thirst for knowledge. Doesn’t follow her own advice. Just wants someone to listen to her. Uses the Metaverse as an escape—acts as emotionally and violently within it as she stops herself from acting outside of it.

Background: 17, junior in high school. Raised by her grandmother, who loves her dearly. Doesn’t know what her parents’ deal is. Enjoys playing the bass and is part of the school music club. Best friend is a guitarist named Gabrielle. Mediocre grades; consistently told she’s not reaching her potential by authority figures. Assaulted by a classmate on an overnight field trip freshman year. Attempted suicide. Medicated for depression. Has no idea what she wants to do with her life. Hungry for purpose. Absolutely ecstatic about beating up monsters and learning the secrets of the universe. 

Other Information: Goes by ‘Kathy’. Calls herself ‘Mastiff’ in the Metaverse.
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Name: Tiangou

Appearance: A large black dog with fur that coils into smoke.

Arcana: Tower

Element: Fire

Affinities: Strong to Bless, weak to Psy

Focus: Phys

Persona Info: Tiangou was the hound of Hou Yi, a mythological Chinese archer. This archer was given a pill of immortality by Xiwangmu, the Queen Mother. His wife Chang’e tried it and floated off to the moon. Curious, Tiangou consumed the rest of it and was filled with a hunger so great he consumed both the moon and Chang’e.
(Paraphrased from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiangou)
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