Shinkawa, City of Adventure: An Urban Fantasy RP

[VitaVitaAR]

Name: Mihama Yukiko
Race: Human(Mage)
Age: 14
Appearance: The scatterbrained Witch. She has black hair, light skin, and green eyes. Her outfit is reddish-purple and white.
Personality: Yukiko is a happy and friendly girl, full of cheer and an earnest desire to help. She is talkative and and outgoing, always willing to hear what kind of trouble people are having and always willing to give them a hand. This is also, of course, her business, so she has some added incentive there. While she is friendly, she is sometimes easily-exasperated and frustrated, even if she is rather good at problem-solving. This mostly comes out when her catgirl assistant does something particularly unusual or irritating. Yukiko is surprisingly easy to distract and can easily lose trace of important things, like asking for payment after successfully helping someone out with a problem they've been having. It's times like this that it's her assistant's turn to be irritated with her.
Skills/Abilities: Yukiko is a mage, though in her family the women are referred to as witches. She is capable of minor offensive and defensive magic, projecting fireballs or producing a shield, but most of her abilities are utility-based. Causing a broom to fly, transporting and manipulating objects, scrying, she's got a lot of spells to help people out with problems they might be having. Magi in her family are also taught aspects of onmyodo. Yukiko, for example, knows how to use the onymouji practice of using shikigami and blend it with a magi's familiar.
Equipment: Her flying broom, chalk, a scrying stone, her all-important hat. The Magic Shop, her family's old business, is an old-fashioned shop sandwiched between newer buildings.
Brief Backstory: Yukiko is part of the Mihama family, a somewhat old-fashioned family living near the center of Shinkawa city. Her parents are very loving, but intensely busy. As a result, Yukiko runs the family's old shop, "The Magic Shop", specializing in some magical supplies. But mostly in hiring out the owner to solve various problems. Lost your keys? Need some ghosts dealt with? Have to find your long-lost twin sibling? Need a package delivered? Yukiko's your girl! Speaking of problems, she once ran across a heavily-injured cat, which turned out to be a nekomata. Using onmyodo and mage techiques, Yukiko healed and revived the nekomata and made her into a familiar. The nekomata, usually running around in human form now, has since become her assistant in problem solving.

[Tachi]

Kuro and Yukiko are accepted!

[Dharc]

Name: Dullahan Everpyre

Race: Elven

Age: 36

Appearance: "Tradition remains for a reason. You would be wise not to end up in my condition."

Personality: An elf worthy of the Everpyre name, Dullahan is wise and gentle towards those who seek lore and knowledge, and as a traveling storyteller and carrier of the ever-lit Blackfire Torch, seeks to give knowledge upon all who seek it. Though particularly spiteful towards hunters who hunt to kill instead of hunting to study and admire, he has a enormous respect for those who survive the hunt. This does not mean he's very kind or polite towards them, but he does have acknowledge their existence. His beliefs and traditions greatly influence his actions, though, and will first look to this before making any sort of decision.

Skills/Abilities: There is a defined fighting style used by the wielder of the Blackfire Torch, simplified into 3 words: Slash and Burn. Dullahan makes use of long range magical slash attacks and bolts of a variation of phoenix fire, named Blackfire, after the torch and the flames which stoke the Torch. The flames do have limitations, as the flames have a lifespan and die out, but after a day or so or recharging it, the flames rekindle.

Equipment: Blackfire Torch - This flaming rod is a magical artifact imbued with the power of a legendary black phoenix known as the Scarecrow, who the Everpyre have killed and drained it of its essence as an initiation into the Everpyre Hunters for ages. The ebony flames from this powerful weapon are extremely hot and can cause very severe burns, but it does not effect anything other than monsters. It does however have the ability to magically slash at enemies from afar without ever letting go of the Torch, increasing its versatility and utility in many combat situations. It's also a torch. What do torches do best?

Brief Backstory: The tale of the Everpyre family of hunters dates back when the Hunt began, and ever since, they have acted as guides for many hunters inexperienced within the ways of monster classification and monster weaknesses. To become a hunter in House Everpyre, a father must take their oldest son and bring them to the lair of the ebon phoenix known as the Scarecrow, bestow upon them the Blackfire Torch, unlit, and leave them to complete the ritual to recharge the weapon of the dark essence. Before the final step, the bird has yet to emerge from its rest, which gives the young Everpyre time to rest and prepare themselves.

In 12-year old Dullahan's case, that wasn't what happened. Upon receiving the Torch, the Scarecrow burst forth from its egg and laid upon the young man a heavy stream of black flames. As damaging as it was to the Everpyre, it allowed him to absorb the Scarecrow's power and use it against itself, defeating the bird, leaving it to rebirth in its next cycle. Though heavily scarred, his will and drive were forged as strong as steel under the flames of the phoenix, and uses his own experience as a prime example of the need for preparedness.

EDIT: Finished with my character sheet, I hope everything is alright with you!

[Bubsy 2]

You're all so young. Or look young. I feel like my character might be the odd one out in the group. I might make a few changes, my original idea for Hazel sounded a bit too OP to me at first but after reading a few CSes and getting a better idea for the setting I don't think it will be an issue.

[Rune_Alchemist]

Yuzuki

Name: Yuzuki
Race: Elf
Age: 20 years. Quite young for an elf to be wondering around on their own. She still has quite a bit about the world to learn.
Appearance:

If you ask how she walks in those shoes, you will simply be met with a quizzical stare and a 'I don't understand the question.' reply. She has a slender frame, and pale skin that is easily sunburned.

Personality: At first glance, Yuzuki would appear to be an elegant and somewhat refined woman. Most people tend to give her a bit of space because of this, much to her dismay, though she doesn't let it bother her. The reality is, she's lazy, socially awkward elf that has a thing for anything shiny objects and doesn't eat anything but meat and drinks a bit too much. Seriously, getting her to eat anything remotely vegetable like is like getting a dragon to go to the dentist to have a tooth pulled. It ain't happening without someone losing a limb.

Shes friendly, to most, or at least tries to be. She can be a bit hot-headed and sometimes gets carried away in a fight and usually attacks first and ask questions later. Still, she's quick to forgive and forget, often forgetting why she was even angry with someone/something within the next few minutes.

However, she does have quite a bit of hate towards the monsters, as she believes they killed the Elder, her adoptive father even without much proof. She kills any she sees indiscriminately, and could be the only one thing in the world she actually hates. Other than vegetables.

Skills/Abilities: Despite her delicate looks, she is one elf you do not want to piss off. Unlike most elves that are skilled with their silly little magic, or flimsy bows, Yuzu is skilled in martial arts and manipulation of Chi. The elf would easily be able to overpower any one not sufficiently strong enough despite her slender looks. It's said that one of the monks she trained under once gave a dragon a single punch, causing it to almost explode from the energy that the monk had struck it with. By manipulating Chi, she can easily fortify her body against blows that would leave a normal man gasping for breath, and hit hard enough to destroy a wall with a single punch.

Of course, she doesn't have to use Chi to fortify her defensive abilities in battle much, as she prefers to not get hit at all and has the agility to back that up. Quick on her feet, she has impeccable balance and agility, able to outmaneuver and out speed quite a few foes, delivering devastating blows at high speeds. Unfortunately, her defensive abilities are quite lacking once she tires herself out, and she could easily be overpowered in one hit should her Chi fail her.

Another of her newer abilities is the ability to allow her to focus her Chi in the palm of her hand, sending a small wave of energy towards a target. While not very damaging for now, it gives her the ability to fight from a distance a bit. She could theoretically also manipulate this energy to form a small shield around her, should she need to. Of course, her response to any thrown projectile is normally just to smash it.

Equipment:
Yuzu doesn't carry anything on her, aside from the clothes on her back and whatever money she can carry with her. Her clothes were a gift from the Elder at the Monastery where she was raised, shortly before he disappeared. Supposedly, they help one to focus their Chi but she hasn't tested the theory that much. She doesn't care about things like that all that much.

Brief Backstory:
Yuzuki was found abandoned as a baby at the steps of a monastery where old monks went to retire and spend the rest of their days either in quiet contemplation or study. Not really knowing who dropped her off there in the middle of the night, and whoever had was long gone, the Elder decided to take her in and raise her himself. He was a kind old man, who raised her as well as he could. Unfortunately, the Monastery was quite isolated and cut off from much of the rest of the world, making for forming friends and socializing with anyone other than the old monks quite difficult, aside from the occasional trader that passed through. Still, she enjoyed the rather easy life there. The monks even taught her how to manipulate her own Chi for fighting purposes along with various styles of martial arts.

Such an easy life didn't last, it seemed. One night the Elder called her to his room, and gave her the robes she currently wears, claiming that they once belonged to his wife, who had been killed by some monsters in a den some miles away from the Monastery a few years before they found her. The robes fit her perfectly, and she thanked him, not thinking much of it until the day after.

The Elder had disappeared the next day. She convinced herself that he had gone to the den, alone, to do...something. The other monks tried to tell her otherwise, but she was convinced of this fact, and when a group of adventurers, or Hunters, as they called themselves, passed by the monastery, she told them of the den and convinced them to take her with them. After clearing the den, seeing that the young elf had more than a bit of talent at her disposal, the leader of the group said that she should become one too. The world could always use another hunter or two.

[Bubsy 2]

Hazel Richards Hosner CS V1.1 Patch Notes
- Hazel seems a bit... mundane compared to some other characters. To compensate for this, she's been given a badass magical katana.
- Minor changes to history and equipment to mirror this, history now includes how the sword came into her possession.
- A few grammar/spelling corrections, but I'm sure there are still a lot of errors.
- Oh yeah, Richards is a boring name for a family of monster hunters. Hosner sounds more 'regal'.

[cerozer0]

God damn this looks like fun. I'd start making a CS but it seems full already. If there's any space for one more person, though, let me know~ (Id probably make some kind of sleepy techno prophet or something if there's room)

[VitaVitaAR]

This absolutely is not full already. ^^; We have plenty of room for more characters.

I'll talk to Tachi about the new bios when he gets on.

[Dharc]

Hey! TACHI!!

[cerozer0]

In her human form (as she is normally seen), Kai is oddly elegant. With a slender body, long neck, angular face, and sharp features, she could be considered beautiful, though her constant, wicked smile can easily ruin her complexion. She has long black hair, which is often brought up in an array of different buns and ponytails, and her eyes are black with golden irises and pupils, revealing her demon-nature. She is pale, easily tanned, and flat-chested, though that doesn't stop her from showing off her body. Though she gets good business with her bar tending, Kai can rarely be seen wearing anything nice, and often just wanders around with a bikini top and her white hakama. Normally seen with a katana at her side and red face paint smothering her face. Crow Form
Name:
Kai
Age:
21 (which is very, very young for a Tengu)
Race:
Tengu

Personality:
As per usual with most Tengu, Kai is a trickster. She gets a kick out of pranking and annoying the people around her, and if she isn't working she can probably be found bothering some random stranger on the block. Other then that, she is quite easily bored, often finding even the most mundane daily activity to be excruciatingly annoying to be in. She hates to stand still, and can very anxious when restrained or stuck in a certain situation. When in a fight, she is focused and ready to kill, all mercy and mischievousness lost in her need for money, and due to her one-track mind she can be rather forgetful of who is her friend and who is her foe. Around friends she can be cheerful and kind, if not a bit bitchy, and is rather protective of those she cares for. If she feels that something is threatening one of her closer mates, she would not hesitate to take care of the issue, and her lack of mercy might be the reason she lacks friends actually...

Kai is far from mature. In fact, she is down right childish for her age. She gets cranky when things don't go her way, and can easily become a temper tantrum-throwing baby if she gets too upset. Though her tall, elegant appearance might make people believe she is some sort of intelligent woman, it is far from the truth. When not being an utter child, she can be rather calm, often hanging around her bar with a lazy look on her face and a beer in hand. Thats's another thing, she loves to drink. When she isn't working or dicking around in the garage, she's drinking, and though it takes awhile for her to get unstably drunk, it defiantly worth the wait. She'll stumble around with tears in her eyes, letting out woeful poems and sad songs about her past and how sorry she is for being so mean to everyone. Akira is the sappy drunk, and once you set her off she won't stop until she's fast asleep, headfirst on a stool.

Other then that, Kai is extremely competitive and stubborn, and refuses to take no for an answer. She would never hold back against anyone, though she does have a softer spot for children and animals. Her love for spicy things is rather odd, and she absolutely hates cold weather. Somewhat of an idiot as well, Kai is awful at most puzzles and absolutely hates to read and write. In front of customers at her shop she can appear to be sweet and charismatic, leaving most ot believe she is a very good actress/liar. And finally, her bark might be just a tiny bit bigger than her bite (which is still pretty big).

Skills/Abilities:
Being a Tengu, Kai has the enhanced physiology of a demon, and is able to run faster, jump higher, and punch harder then most normal humans. Thanks to her crow form, she has a much light bone structure and is able to glide and retract claws when necessary in her human form, while she is able to fly in her actual form (which she will rarely turn in to, mostly because it hurts to shift between the two forms). Other than that, she is a skilled martial artist, and is quite the master sword wielder. Her weapon of choice is a steel-blade, magic-figure engraved katana which is normally seen dangling from her side. The weapon glows when in use against supernatural opponents, and is rumored to be cursed and bound to whomever uses it.

She is also a skilled shamsien player and motorcyclist.

Equipment:
Muramasa: Kai's cursed blase. The edges of the weapon are engraved with magic symbols that only those skilled in the arcane art might be able to decipher the spell which binds the magic and the weapon and the Tengu together. The blade is silver in color, and the sheathe is a collection of leathers and clothes and wraps. It can slice through flesh with ease, and glows when against monsters and supernatural beings, which are definitely harder to banish. Somewhat useless against armor.

Motorcycle: Lovingly named Otto by Kai, the bike is large and black in color. Kai bought it at least a year after she was hired by the bar and is very obsessed with keeping it in it's most pristine condition. It can often be heard rumbling through the streets on sunny days or bleak, stormy, work nights.

Owns other basic items like a cell, her wallet, and a backup pocket knife for the worst-case-scenarios. Lacks proper armor and body protection, though she might invest in protective runes to make up for her lack of defense.

Brief Backstory:
As legend goes, Tengu normally reside on mountain tops, surrounded by vast forests and air. Most of their land is covered by temples and houses, where the Tengu go to practice their fighting skills and learn of their magical abilities. Kai was one of these young tengu, though she found the constant schedule a bore. She spent ten years atop her family's mountain, not listening to any of her lessons and often skipping class until she finally became a trouble making child. She would bother her fellow Tengu, steal from the otherworldly shops, and her little crimes continued until she was finally cast out of the society.

After descending the mountain, Kai became a street urchin in a nearby, coastal town. She had easily discovered her ability to transform her shape, and had decided on taking the form of a young human girl. She then proceeded to sneak around aimlessly, stealing to stay alive, sleeping under bridges, until the day she turned 'sixteen'. It was then that the owner of a local bar asked if she wanted a job, and Akira blindly said yes. She was then put to hard work, scrubbing, mixing, and cleaning the entire estblishment by hand while her boss sat back with a twisted grin. Kai was the only worker, meaning she was in charge of nearly everything to keep the shop nice and presentable while her boss got drunk behind the bar.

It wasn't a bad job, though. The pay was good and she was able to talk to and play around with some of the customers if they were interested. Her past on the mountain was easily forgotten each day she worked at the bar, and she honestly couldn't be happier.

[Nytefall]

I shall write a CS tomorrow so this is me saving a space in your RP

[Tachi]

@Zombehs: Having thought about it a bit, I was wondering if Kuro's abilities could maybe be toned down a little. I'm fine with him being stronger/faster/tougher than a human, maybe even to the extent where he's capable of clearing some smaller monster dens on his own, but for the most part, it should take a group to clear one out.

@Dharc: He looks good for the most part, there are a couple of things I found a little odd though. Firstly, the name. I'm guessing he's not from Himoto, but...even still, I find it a little strange that his name's a kind of fairy, especially given that they probably exist in the setting. The second thing is the appearance. I'm not going to say you need to change it or anything, I just think I should point out that he's going to look pretty out of place walking around like that.

@Rune_Alchemist: Looking at your character's backstory, a couple of things stand out to me as potential issues. Firstly, it wouldn't exactly matter if the elder had missed a few when he cleared that den out, since the monsters keep coming back regardless. By the same token, her personal goal's...kind of impossible. And secondly, while some dens might be able to be handled by one decently experienced hunter, for the most part, it should take a group to clear one out.

@Diggerton: Ability-wise the changes look fine, although I feel I should mention that if the Kusanagi's meant to be the same one from the Imperial regalia, then it's not actually a katana.

[VitaVitaAR]

@Liriia: I have some issues here.

Firstly, her name is the same as one of the other characters, which is kind of awkward. I also don't think it's right to fit all youkai under a single category of "trickster", as some people might want to play youkai who are not like that. I'm not understanding how she's a hitman at all, since it seems like they just randomly conscripted her for it which is not how becoming a hitman works in anything. It doesn't really make sense.

Anyway, um, more bios!

Name: "I'll tell you. If I feel like it."
Race: Vampire
Age: ??? , appears around ten years old.
Appearance: Borrowed appearance, thank you to Rin for recoloring her eyes.
Personality: To many things, the vampire's reaction seems to be polite disinterest. She lacks any care for almost anything that exists, finding much of it worthy of very little attention. However, she will be polite unless pressed and annoyed, in which case her responses become sharper and less patient. That said, she often speaks in a very charming and polite manner, and is generally somewhat willing to talk provided that something she's actually enjoying isn't interrupted. While perhaps not very much, she does find people somewhat interesting most of the time.
The vampire will make for even more animated and pleasant conversation if she finds herself more interested then usual in a person. The more interesting she finds someone, the more pleasant and energetic she becomes. However, the charm, and in some cases teasing attitude, grows. In fact, the vampire often places some teasing in her interactions with others. One of the reasons the charm grows when she interacts with someone she finds more interesting is because she becomes interested in... tasting them. She does need to drink blood, after all, and while she wouldn't take enough to kill someone(that is simply unacceptable in her current situation), she enjoys... getting a taste of those she takes a liking to. So her intent is quite simply to charm them into allowing it.
The vampire is also a highly intelligent and articulate girl. She enjoys reading and has a vast knowledge of a great many works. She is somewhat playful about her identity, asking people to figure it out themselves, though she will reveal it if she feels it is appropriate. Finally, she finds fighting only somewhat interesting... most of the time. If a battle really gets her attention, she becomes quite a bit more energetic. It would be easy to describe her as incredibly hammy if she gets going. She also becomes much more threatening, her smiles becoming much less friendly grins.
Skills/Abilities: The vampire is highly mobile and very fast, as well as dangerously strong. Even a very strong grown man would be easily overpowered by her. The only ways to kill her are the destruction of her heart or the severing of her head. All other damage is regenerated completely. Sunlight, while an irritant, does not effect her "Any longer", in her terms. It does sting her eyes and she requests a parasol if she must travel in it. In addition, she is incapable of tanning and simply gets painful sunburn. However, natural running water(including magical sources) renders her powerless until she can dry off, and religious objects make her sneeze(longer exposure to them causes her to develop a cold).
The vampire can create illusions, disguising herself and others. These illusions are highly convincing, and it is difficult to pierce them. She can also disperse into a cloud of bats, reforming perfectly for rapid travel and dodging attacks. Injuring one or more of these bats will injure her, though she will regenerate upon reforming. She can manipulate the blood from her own body, or blood that's been spilled, to create spears and other weapons. However, if she uses blood from her own body it will drain her rapidly and make it highly necessary for her to drink very soon. Finally, the vampire can summon familiars out of her dress. The appear in a dark mist that pours from it, taking the form of shadowy wolves and bats. While they are capable of seriously injuring a target, it takes only one strike or any kind to dissipate them entirely.
Equipment: A whole lot of gothic lolita.
Brief Backstory: The vampire appeared in Shinkawa and had a mansion built. Details on her past are rather sparse, as she neglects to even explain her name, instead sticking to being all mysterious. She holds some parties and very occasionally goes and helps out with monster dens. If she really feels like it.

One more bio coming.

[Zombehs]

Tachi said @Zombehs: Having thought about it a bit, I was wondering if Kuro's abilities could maybe be toned down a little. I'm fine with him being stronger/faster/tougher than a human, maybe even to the extent where he's capable of clearing some smaller monster dens on his own, but for the most part, it should take a group to clear one out.

That was the intention, the monster den he soloed at the start was a relatively small one as it only produced enough creatures to harass locals rather than actually pose a threat to the town.

He's not going to be tearing up a den that can actually pose a threat to any well sized settlement any time soon. Maybe if he survives for a better part of a millennium he'll accumulate enough energy to occasionally go on such a rampage.

Still, slight change to history has been made to reflect his non-solo work.

[Tachi]

@VitaVitaAR: Accepted. Also, seconding the stuff re: Liriia's profile. ^^;

@Zombehs: Alright, thanks.

[Bubsy 2]

Tachi said @Diggerton: Ability-wise the changes look fine, although I feel I should mention that if the Kusanagi's meant to be the same one from the Imperial regalia, then it's not actually a katana.

I was led to believe that every sword from Japan are katanas. /s

In all seriousness, bad research and assumptions. I'm just going to leave it the way it is because this is an alternate Earth... and... uh... katanas are cool.

[Skyrte]

Hoping there's room for one more.

Right now I'm reviewing all the other sheets to get a taste as to what's been taken, then I'll be working on my sheet.

[cerozer0]

@GM and Co-GM

Easy fixes. Changed her name and occupation, but I'm going to have to add to her bio to explain the sword and everything. Other then that she should be done.

[Rune_Alchemist]

Ah. My bad. I should have probably asked first about the dens because I was wondering if they did that or not. I was going with it was a smaller den as well, but if that's not acceptable, then I'll change that in a bit~

But yeah, Yuzuki wouldn't care if her goal would be impossible or not. Shes not one of the more...intelligent people out there, for lack of a better word. Perhaps I should call her overly optimistic.

EDIT: Alrighty, there we go. Made some small adjustments to the last part of her backstory. I think I got everything, but its still quite early in the morning over here and I may have missed something xP

[Dharc]

@Tachi, okay, the way he looks DEFINITELY puts him out of place and shows that he is a foreigner to Himoto, but I was going to use that in the RP, especially if I get writer's block, which I probably will given that my brain does that to me. However, I did write a small portion in the CS that clarifies one of the reasons why he's in Shinkawa, because he's:

Dharc said a traveling storyteller!