N A M EIshihara Jirou
E P I T H E TThe Black Recluse
A G ETwenty-Five
G E N D E RMale
C O N S T R U C TBlack Blood Recluse: Four arachnid legs project from Jirou's body, usually his back. They have spear-like tips coated in a necrotic venom which are capable of puncturing armored prey, serrated edges for slicing flesh, and can be used to spring away or climb sheer surfaces. They move shockingly fast, and Jirou uses them like extensions of his own body.
M O R A L I T YChaotic Good
When unmasked, Jirou appears to be fairly normal, and some would say easily forgettable. He has short black hair and dark eyes, is of an average height, and does not have any features that stand out.
P E R S O N A L I T YWhen he was younger, before the Onyx virus, Jirou was a shy and unassuming youth. Dedicated to his family, and proving his worth to his father, he diligently pursued his studies in Computer Engineering, hoping to ride the rise in demand for technology majors into a high paying job to support his family and, perhaps, start one of his own. That all changed in 2016. He hasn't been able to make contact with his family since the viruses release, and it is clear that his plans for life have been irrevocably shattered.
Left without his family or anyone he cared about for the intervening years, Jirou has become far more self-reliant than he ever expected to be. You can trust no one in modern Kyushu, and he has taken that mantra to heart, doing everything he can alone and never leaving himself indebted to others. He has discarded his dreams of a luxurious life, and instead turned his diligence into mastering his powers and securing his position in the new world that the island has become. Despite his earlier reservations, he will not hesitate to kill to protect himself from invalids, hunters, or, sometimes, other survivors.
As his confidence in his abilities slowly grows, so too do his ambitions. He has begun to see the potential to turn the island of Kyushu into more than a prison, and is willing to do anything it takes to follow his new path.
H I S T O R YWhen the Onyx Virus was first developed in 2013, Jirou was a young man on his way to studying at a University in Fukuoka. Three years later when the virus struck Kyushu, he had been approaching his final year in that University, and steeling himself for a life dedicated to advancing in his career. Nothing could have prepared that inexperienced young man for the ramifications of the event. One minute he was studying, and the next the casualties rising around him were tantamount to genocide, and all the while the hideous transformations occurring to those around him seemed to have no effect on him.
Then, attacked by invalids, he discovered his powers. He closed his eyes, shielding his face with his arms, and heard more than felt his shirt tear open from behind. Then, when he opened his eyes, his construct was hanging in front of him, dripping black blood. Over the next few years he changed. Embittered by the realization that instead of seeking a cure, his government had opted to exterminate those like him, regardless of the fact that unlike the invalids they were still cognizant citizens. Instead of running and hiding as he once did, he has chosen to make war on the Hunters and wishes to gather other Onyxians to his side.
Despite the risk of discovery by hunters, he has been extorting a community of survivors, providing protection from invalids in exchange for resources and shelter. When unmasked, he blends seamlessly among them.
S K I L L SAverage Swordsman; Average Shot; Hardcore Parkour; Good Cook; Adept Driver; Good W/ Computers/Machines
O T H E R- Scavenged Weapons: Sword Cane; Desert Eagle .50
- His suit has holes in the back, so he can use his abilities without tearing it.
