Name: Hanako Rin
Age: 311, but looks 21. (she chose this age so no one would question why she lived alone, plus she took the appearance of the first human she saw)
Gender: Female
Species: Kitsune
Appearance: In human form: She is a slender woman with a narrow face, 'fox' titled brown eyes, high cheekbones, and small nose and mouth. Her hair is long and black, sleek and straight, never a hair out of place. She usually wears strange clothing combinations that always somehow look good and trendy. She is about 5'0", and probably only 113lbs.
In Kitsune Form: She is a small cream colored fox with three tails and strange red markings along her sides. Her eyes always look closed, with red lines like makeup above the eyes.
Personality: She is a bit of a prankster, and doesn't often take things seriously. She is however loyal to those who earn her trust. While she will still prank them, she will also protect them with her life. She also enjoys terrible comedies on the television. The human world is slightly new to her, despite her age. She used to live in the spirit realm before deciding to cross over and explore the human world about 50 years ago.
Abilities/Skills: She is strong in Illusion magic, like most kitsune. The things she creates are undistinguishable from reality. However, she is not quite strong enough to create entirely new beings. Inanimate objects and some plants are possible for her, but she cannot create any living animals. In fox form she can start fires with her tails, but cannot stop them.
Weaknesses: When crossing over from the spirit realm she brought her Kitsune Ball, a small white ball she can sometimes be seen tossing around. She doesn't tell anyone, but if someone were to get this ball she would be indebted to them, and it holds a small portion of her powers when she takes on a human form. In fox form, the ball seems to hold no power or significance, but she would still risk her life for it and promise anyone who obtained it her services. Edit: Another weakness is religion. Her illusions cannot fool very devout persons, like a Priest or Nun. Or other sort of 'higher up' religious person in any religion. Average Joe worshippers however can still be fooled easily.
Brief history/background: 50 years ago she came to the human world for the first time in a quest to gain more control over her abilities. In the spirit realm she was coddled, a kitsune princess almost. Her parents were very important, and so she was often not left alone and never had much room to grow her powers beyond that of a small kitsune kit. Her three tails are in recognition of her age, not her power. But she plans to change that and ran away to the human world to attempt to gain her next tail by power and honor, instead of waiting another couple decades for her fourth to grow naturally. After traveling through a few countries she settled in London, enjoying her time and falling in love with humans more and more. Especially their faces when she pranks them with her illusions!
Anything else: The murders unsettle her. She really is almost just a child, despite her age. She thinks if she can help in the finding of the culprits, then she may strengthen her power and gain honor enough to grow her fourth tail.
