Name: Neve
Race: Yokai - A class of demons that tend to take on animal characteristics. They all tend to have supernatural abilities, with the most common being the ability to shapeshift.
Gender: Male
Age: Appears to be early twenties
Occupation: Traveler/merchant
Hero/Villain: Hero (kind of?)
Personality/Interests
Neve is a clever and devious creature. He's a quick learner, and has expertise in magical and herbal fields. Over the course of his travels, he's obtained a great deal of knowledge. He's also rather intuitive, and has almost perfected the ability to read others accurately. Despite all of his intelligence, Neve is a pessimistic yokai, who tends to create more trouble and mischief than he does good. He's quick to lie whenever it'll benefit him, and he's an incredible actor, who knows how to fake his emotions whenever necessary. He claims to dislike most of humanity, and rarely makes acquaintances, much less friends. He has a harsh wit, often using sarcasm when speaking with others. He's quite good at provoking others and he has thick skin. He doesn't get offended easily, and is honestly a good sport about most jokes, even those made at his expense. Oddly enough, he doesn't hold grudges for a long time at all. He believes most humans to be petty, only hearing what they want to hear, and being relentlessly greedy.
Neve, while cold and sarcastic, is also rather generous in his own way. He will save defenseless civilians from muggers (although he'll kill the muggers, and steal whatever they have on them), and he'll be rather generous with beggars. He recognizes those less fortunate due to the fact that he was once poor. He tends to extremely dislike aristocrats and royals, especially their spoiled children, who will never know what it feels like to starve. He also hates parents that do not properly look after their children. Neve actually does not have much of a purpose in life, besides surviving while traveling all around. He simply roams to roam. Not having a specific goal in mind frustrates him, so at times he'll take it out on others. He's been known to attack mercenary groups as well as bandit groups, just beating them in order to release his frustrations. Neve is a merciless and vicious creature, who doesn't hesitate to kill others when he sees fit.
Neve is not well-disciplined. He's quite indulgent and doesn't follow a specific moral code. Still, he is not arrogant and has an average amount of self-confidence. Neve is sociable when he wishes to be. Despite being brutal and sarcastic with his words at times, Neve is actually quite good with his words and at persuading others. He has a logical mind. Although he is snide, he is down-to-earth and able to easily solve puzzles using clues he's obtained in the past. He isn't someone who is idealistic, and he prefers to follow concrete principles. He dislikes those who believe too much in dreams and ideas. Neve is a diligent worker. He's someone who very deeply believes in working to earn his keep, and that's exactly what he does. A large amount of time is devoted to bettering his position in society and attempting to make himself more wealthy. He dislikes money, as he believes it a symbol of greed. But he knows he cannot get rid of it. Therefore, if you can't beat them, join them.
Details
Body build: Neve has a tall build, standing at about 6'2". While on the thinner side, he is well-muscled. But he tends to be more agile than he is strong. There isn't a ton of raw, physical power within him. But he is speedy. His muscle tends to be lithe, from acrobatic maneuvers and such.
Hair: His hair is rather
Hair color: A pale lavender color
Skin color: His skin is rather pale, and he has a healthy complexion
Eye/Iris color: His eyes are a deep, brick red.
Height/Weight: 6'2"/166 lbs
Clothing Description
Neve, most of the time, has a rather large coat with furred sleeves over his form. Underneath it, he wears a form-fitting, black shirt alongside looser black pants, with a brown belt. Neve also has many silver rings with rubies that he wears almost all the time.
Equipment
Weapon(s)
Unique Abilities
Enhanced senses--due to his yokai status, he has enhanced hearing and sense of smell. He also has the ability to see clearly at nighttime, no matter how dark it is.
Foxfire--Neve uses powerful, purple fire to fight his foes. He can summon very large blasts of it to kill his enemies.
Life-Force Absorption--Neve can also take the life-force from others, and use it to replenish his own health. He can heal his wounds and increase the power of his attacks. Unfortunately, he cannot end someone's life with this power, and can do little more than heal some wounds with it.
Skills/Talents
Acrobatics and swordplay
History
Neve was born as a yokai many years ago. His mother and father lived in the human world, in a small cottage outside of a human town. His parents loved him very much, and as soon as he was able to learn, they began teaching him how to read, and write. Unfortunately, they were very poor, not having much money to their name. Most of their food came from the nearby forest, as his mother was skilled with picking out the right plants and herbs, and his father could hunt. His mother taught him everything she knew about herbs, such as their uses and which ones were poisonous. His father taught him how to hunt. Although they were poor and almost starving, Neve loved his life and his parents very much. He had no friends his age, however, as any other nearby children were human children. His parents knew that humans disliked yokai, and they forbid him from going anywhere near the village.
Eventually, Neve started to explore the area around the cottage. He found that he loved the forest. His parents taught him about wildlife, but they also began teaching him how to use his powers. Neve was rather talented with magic. He would often go foraging and hunting when his parents were busy. He found both tasks quite enjoyable. The forest was where he felt most comfortable. But what was beyond the forest? He would wonder that every day. Until, he daringly adventured out of the forest. He eventually arrived in a clearing, where he happened upon several human children, who were curious about him, but otherwise friendly. He made several new friends that day, and promised to come back. He eventually befriended a human girl, but another boy grew jealous of their relationship. After learning how much his village hated and feared yokai, the boy informed his parents that there was a yokai family living in the forest.
With that, the villagers attacked Neve's cottage. Neve was the only one who survived. After that, he remained asleep for several days, collapsed in the middle of the forest, before he woke up in agony. Eventually, he set forth and attacked several travelers, before leaving the forest that had always been his home. He traveled through many places, but never stayed in none place for too long. Many times he attracted unwanted attention due to his species. After traveling for awhile, he met a noblewoman who took an interest in him. She was a kind and motherly woman. Eventually, he lived with her after she chased several muggers away from him. Over the next two years, he was introduced to her allies as "her amazing son". They eventually grew to have a close relationship, until she was murdered by an ex-husband. Neve, upon finding her corpse, almost died himself, before locating her ex-husband, who was still in the mansion, and killing him.
The villagers believed the truth when he told them what had happened. He inherited her wealth and business, and took over where from she had been. After strengthening her company for many years, he grew tired of remaining in the same place, and began traveling once more.