Name: Kumori Hoyo, Countless Alias, Title: Lord of the Shadow, Lord Raven, The Beheader
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Appearance: Working on a descent photo(s)
Personality: Kumori is a very stoic individual, keeping a distance to those he knows nothing about.Those he trusts are still watched while, those he loathes are kept closer. With information and assassination his pinnacle of skills, he values himself a small but important part of the clans turning cogs. While he does value clan, he value's his own clan with more authority. Even though they are loyal to the Mitsumine Clan due to the considerable sum by Takeshi to protect Ryu from any foreign threats, his loyalty is unwavering. A virtue whether it means life or death, he would glad give his life to the nothingness of the shadows. Keeping out of public eye he watches over the high figures of a clan, from a distance or in disguise. As time has passed since Ryuu's coming Kumori has developed a fondness of the Mitsumine, not know what it truly is in his being. He keeps diligence all the same. But... seems rather odd perhaps or rather most think it was the style of his upbringing.
Skills and Abilities:
Information Network: Threw his clan he keeps tabs on the happening outside of the Mitsumine clans lands. In disguise his agents keep a watchful eye on key figures in other clans. Information is sent via raven in code to keep all knowledge privy to himself and the agent in question.
Striking from the Abyss: Assassination if it is ever needed is one of Kumori's key assets, with a reputation to match it. Known to strike without hesitation any target deemed a threat to the Mitsumine would perish. Most often in a very disturbing manner.
Shadow Step: If the occasion need him and his concentration is in order, Kumori is able to fade in with the shadows. Day or night he can do this but his mind is only able to do this so much or he would fall in the darkness. Often called Lord Shadow because of this key skill.
Possessions and Assets:: Well being an assassin/spy there are far too many items to be named. Kept in hidden stash about the Mitsumine Clan's lands. Though immediate personal possessions include Ninjato, bamboo blowgun, variety of smoke bombs, and tanto . At anyone time though the list varies to what suits the needs at the expense of the moment. Maybe more or maybe less it often varies. Not always wearing the typical black as depicted but also stashed is a variety of different clothing, in case a disguise is need to infiltrate or to elude. His clan which has been kept secret often supplies him with information that might be key to Mitsumine, though not always vital. Tabs are kept regardless.
Bio: Kumori was born fatherless, though his clan idolized his father for the tremendous deeds and ability to step into the shadows, a trait passed from father to son. Though his mother wasn't sweet and nurturing like the stereotypical mother would be but for ruthless in her son duties, demanding perfection in his training to be worthy of his fathers namesake. In the sake of perfection, hunger, scaring and sleepless night incurred his adolescence. Such a thing scared most, but in to keep true with his line Kumori never forgot the efforts of his father nor the perfectionism of his mother. Only such love was shown is praises of skill or when near death was imminent, including a mass of scaring across his torso as a reminder of all that has gained threw life and to never forget who he was.
As of the age fifteen, the first actual assignment of to start of a life from darkness and in shadows of others. It was a lone target, unknowing of who he was or the crimes that was deemed a target of another; but all the same it would carried out with the utmost hast. A lone in a city of hundreds, Kumori tracked his target for days. Never gaining too much of position to let steel taste flesh, close but never a lone moment to execute the target. Finally the hour came at night after two weeks of diligence, after visiting with a geisha he stalked. Forcing curiosity of target, ponder on a nearby racket which was actually a few cats fighting. Coming from behind swiftly, letting cold steel taste the flesh of his neck but didn't go threw all the way. Taking two hacks before head was severed, taking with him from the target a gold studded chain soaked in blood to indicate his success.
As as the years passed and the perfection of his father's gift to him, he was embraced as the clans forerunner in assassination, though often hired in cases in which an example was made because of his style to remove the head from the body. Success is prominent and failure had never been an option in which in some cases Kumori had been asked for specifically, not by name but by reputation.
Takeshi of the Mitsumine had met with the clans leader, needing an adamant and stalwart protector for the new Mitsumine Clan leader. In secret a fortune was paid to the clan for its services to protect Ryuu. In return one man was offered up for the job, the most loyal and obedient man of the clan was offered in which his services was instated for life. As a demonstration of his skill, Kumori had slipped in and out of Takeshi's sealed chambers leaving a solitary note. 'He is protected'.
(My bad on a few things, writers block but wanted to get it done.)