Character(s) Yomi Characters

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Spoilers ahead if you like to be surprised by a character's backstory and motivators

The pictures are all thumbnails so click to get a larger image. None of the artwork is mine, but the characters are my ideas. Hopefully they are all somewhat original and not too reminiscent of any particular anime characters

 

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Yominata: Goddess of Time, Adjutant of Order

An immortal being that often takes the form of a young white haired girl with red or yellow eyes. Her form varies depending on what era Yominata is coming from during her transition into the timeline of your character's time in Yomi. She could be a small child in european renaissance style clothing or a young woman in a shrine maiden's garb. Her eyes are more often yellow with red symbols around the eyelids, red usually indicates the goddess is displeased or channeling her full strength. Her hair is similarly almost always long enough to reach the back of her legs and is worn in a simple straight down style. Since her physical form is a willful manifestation of her essence she always seems to have perfectly cared for hair and skin. While she prefers to avoid fighting mortals the goddess is well trained in martial arts, kenjutsu, and is a powerful sorcerer. She also is the founder and overseer of the Dojutsu known as Dokugan or future sight eye in Veranian (the Feudal Japan inspired fantasy region that the RP takes place in). While few mortals are even granted the ability by Yominata, even fewer can use it while in combat as she can. Even so it is imperfect and unable to always foresee the correct future as time changes as one learns knowledge of the future. Yominata instead often influences the past or present to ensure the world persists as her master desires

Yominata's primary weapons are her hands which can become claws if need be, her powerful magic, and her sword Kokuhyō. This weapon is actually a large portion of her essence shaped and purposed entirely as a weapon. The blade is practically indestructible and when wielded by someone with godlike power such as herself, it channels and multiplies their power into the essence of the target to destroy the target's existence directly with one strike.

 

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Kunaro Ichu: Heir of the Volcanic Dragons

Kunaro is potentially the Fire elemental hero in the RP if that role is not taken by your character(s). He is a greedy and arrogant inland wyrmling, a race of humans who have dragonic heritage. Like most wyrmlings Kunaro is aggressive and ruthless in all things. His aim is always on bettering himself or his allies at any cost. He was trained to be a warrior like the long lineage of wyrmlings in his clan, yet Kunaro actually prefers the ways of the wyrm assassins. He attacks fast and precisely aiming to end a fight quickly and with skill, yet failing that he does not hesitate to overwhelm a foe with his mastery of fire ninjutsu and his natural wyrmling abilities both physical and supernatural including fire breath and his claws. Kunaro is a free spirit as well and despises being told what to do, such is why he is one of the few wyrmlings who oppose the plot of the Wyrm King to resurrect the ancient dragon god and unite the wyrm clans together in worship of the beast. He only seems to truly care for his servant Runa whom he grew up with and trained with constantly. They have been through some brutal and nearly fatal encounters on missions from the Ichu elder, this only strengthening their bond with each other. Kunaro was one of the lucky wyrmlings who spied on the ritual of devotion to the Kor Ado Dragon, witnessing the binding of his father's soul and mind to the essence of the Dragon God itself. His entire clan followed soon after this and Kunaro was the only one who was spared this fate due to his clever deceit and him pledging his soul to Yogmog a dark deity whose existence depends on the continued existence of mortal lives and the darkness they generate through their deeds. He made a deal with the being and promptly violated the terms of the agreement after he was successfully guarded from the indoctrinating ceremony his family fell prey to.

Kunaro has an arsenal of weapons and tools at his disposal including; shuriken, throwing knives, poisons, bombs, scrolls, a longsword, a dirk, and a special wakizashi known as Hyomatsu. Hyomatsu generates a blinding flare of light from its blade that is bright enough to deal permanent damage to a foe's eyes. Its ultimate power, however, is to create distortions in reality and strike its target from outside its physical range. This phantom slice is a lightspeed strike that utilizes the power of the spirit within the blade, draining its effectiveness each time it is used. With no way to harvest spirit energy and feed it to the blade to recharge its power, Kunaro uses this ability sparingly

Unlike the picture Kunaro actually has ashen grayish white hair and red serpentine eyes. His skin is pale and sickly looking with his chest, spinal area, and hands being covered in red scales. He possesses several sharp fangs in his mouth as well as a serpentine tongue. Kunaro stands 5'9" and is fairly athletic in build rather than being bulky or scrawny

 

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Runa Bruisha: The Last Jade Warrior

Runa was born into servitude from her enslaved mother and her union with a northern wyrmling clan. She was sold to the Ichu clan while she was still an infant and raised harshly. Runa is potentially the Earth Elemental and is a wyrm life-bond servant. This means that her very life is magically sealed and bound to Kunaro who was chosen to be her master. She cannot disobey any order Kunaro gives her and can't even be distant from her master for too long before she starts to die. She also shares any injury or affliction that plagues Kunaro. Yet despite this absolute eternal tyranny, she must endure she has grown close to her master and earned his respect over time as well. Her closeness to her master makes her seem obsessed with the Ichu heir at times, her being incredibly jealous of most females Kunaro consorts with to the point of violence if not explicitly ordered to not harm the woman in question. Despite her obsessive qualities, Runa is usually quiet and stoic as expected of a servant, yet she also has a natural affinity for displaying manners and compassion for others when she lets down her stoic and guarded attitude. This usually takes time for her to feel comfortable with the person... Being a diluted wyrmling she still possesses serpentine eyes and some scales on her the back of her hands as well as her back, she is mostly human in appearance. She can transform into a drake but she does not have wings nor does she become as large as a pureblood.

Runa prefers to fight with her martial arts enhanced by her earth ninjutsu that allows her much harder strikes and incredible durability even to blows from weapons. Yet she also carries kunai knives, scrolls, bombs, and poisons for certain situations. She wears some armor unlike her master, mostly on her shoulders, wrists, and shins for a bit of added protection against weapons where other wyrmlings can rely on their tougher more encompassing scales.

Runa has long black hair, blue serpentine eyes, and pale skin. She is a bit short standing 5'3" and has an athletic build. She is naturally beautiful yet her cold expressions and stoic attitude deter most who would ask her master for a chance to mate or marry the servant.

 

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Seihara Shikitane: The Will of the Storm

Seihara is one of the few surviving heirs to the Thunder bloodline unless your character fills this role. The young shinobi was orphaned at a young age and was raised by Surma Keane, a master of Ice style ninjutsu and a good friend of Jaharo, Seihara's father. Seihara is also a member of a nomadic mercenary shinobi clan that is currently contracted by the shogunate to fight the invading Ronine Empire. He is a skilled katana swordmaster with an unorthodox style incorporating a one-handed grip for his katana while his other hand is used for disabling lightning taijutsu strikes. His family martial arts style using lightning to directly fry the nerves inside an opponent's body and permanently cripple the unlucky victim. He is also proficient in several elemental ninjutsu attacks and summoning to a degree. Seihara lacks much other variety though and suffers against those who use more deceptive and complicated methods. Illusions, sealing, poisons, and counter styles have given him trouble in his past. This is likely due to his young age (18) and his training under a Sensei who prefers direct offensive tactics and powerful defensive techniques. In a head to head clash of wills and power Seihara knows how to pull off a victory even when outmatched. His mastery of swordsmanship, shinobi ninjutsu, and martial arts is due not only to the training from his sensei but also due to the power of the Dreamer's Soul hidden within his body. An egg-like mass of spiritual energy that allows Seihara to live out the final portion of another being's life in his dreams. The Dreamer's Soul collects energy from these experiences and Seihara retains the knowledge and memory of the vision which furthers his wisdom to a degree. The Dreamer's Soul requires a certain amount of energy to mature and hatch to release this energy thousandfold into its host, granting insane power to those who can remain alive and sane long enough to feed the spiritual anomaly. Unfortunately the Dreamer's Soul was stolen from Seihara in the event that caused the end of the Fire Lotus Clan

The young Ryne shinobi is straightforward and honest in his mannerisms. He often speaks his mind and doesn't tolerate the mistreating of others so long as he can do something to prevent it. Seihara has often gotten himself in danger to interfere in a situation that was none of his business just because it seemed like the right thing to do at the time. His morals are pure and unquestionable yet this has also made him someone easy to predict and manipulate on occasion despite having experienced more of the world than someone in his position normally would have. Seihara is stubborn and set in his ways which almost completely counteracts the wisdom he gained during his time as a dreamer.

Seihara has a few differences from the picture. His hair and eyes are pure white, his face has a long scar on his left cheek that stretches down to his jaw. He is 5'11" in height and has a lithe body, him not being physically dominant but rather tone enough for his skillful use of footwork and positioning to grant him the edge he needs to stand up to or even overpower a beefier opponent.

 

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Aanula Shikitane: The Fated Dreamer

Seihara's secret half sister whom he had no idea existed until everything went wrong. After the fall of the Fire Lotus Shinobi Clan that both of these two were apart of, this girl was one of the three survivors Seihara was able to rescue from the aftermath. Revealed by the elder in his last words Seihara met Aanula and learned of their connection as brother and sister due to their father's lightning bloodline. Aanula is a diluted Ryne as her father was pure Ryne and her mother was a sorceress from Ronine. She never knew either of her parents and was trained in secret within the Ronine shinobi clan known as the Caine Clan, led by the infamous Michael Caine IV. This teenage girl was recovered from their clutched by the final acts of her father when she was 2 years old, a rebellious act of betrayal that ended in his death and the orphaning of his children. Seihara was still kept separate from Aanula as per Jaharo's request to Surma Keane. True to his oath Surma gave Aanula to the elder of the Fire Lotus and kept Seihara to raise into a powerful shinobi himself. Aanula's special powers were recognized by the wise elder right away and he fostered her command over her magus powers, her will being capable of manifesting magical power without any shinobi signs to request assistance from the world. She also possessed a strange telekinetic magic as well as telepathy that the elder had no knowledge on how to hone. Much of Aanula's mage training allowed her to figure out how to control her stranger powers on her own but the one she could never understand was the strange dreams she had every night. Dreams that her and her brother both possessed. The ability to live out the lives of others while unconscious. These dreams granting them worldly knowledge and experiences that they would otherwise have not been likely to achieve. Additionally the mystical source of these dreams was within their bodies gathering power from the dreams and waiting for a certain stimulus to hatch and grant amazing power to their hosts. Unfortunately Seihara's was stolen from his body in the event that caused the downfall of the Fire Lotus Clan

Aanula fights like a rather wild and agile Veranian shinobi. Her preferring to use her footwork, agility, and acrobatics to evade engaging her foe's offense or defense directly. She swings from odd angles and her strikes are not the strongest but are hard to defend against. With her being so hard to pin down or repel she often finishes fights with precision and speed using her ninjato katana. Yet when a foe demonstrates superior or equal speed, skill, or battle experience that makes her style invalid, Aanula uses her telekinetics to throw off her foes. Her being able to use invisible force to interrupt their attacks, crush through their defensive actions, or rag-doll her foe. She will also often throw in some elemental attacks with the same purpose. To wound, control, or open up her foe for her to finish off with swordplay. While she is also capable of using the lightning abilities her brother and family are capable of, she was never trained to do so and thus is not able to be as effective with such techniques

Aanula has short bleach blond hair that is almost pure white with a tint of blonde. Her eyes are similar in that regard, being a very pale green... these traits are due to her diluted Ryne blood. She is fairly short, being 4'10" and built more ladylike than most shinobi. She is not athletic and toned but is rather soft and almost resembles how a spoiled noble princess is. This, of course, does mean she is physically outmatched by many shinobi in terms of stamina and strength. It is simply due to her training focusing more on her mind and magical potential rather than shinobi combat training, though she did receive such training rarely

 

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Surma Keane: The Frozen Alpha Wolf

Surma is potentially the Ice elemental hero and comes from a long line of Ronine warrior monks who trained in the frozen crags of northern Ronine amidst the celestial tundras of the Gorgon Mountains or as it is known by the common folk, The Frozen Heavens. The region is an enormous mountain range that stretches up into the clouds and flattens out into a large expanse of tundra settled on a plateau that spans hundreds of miles. This impossible region has long been the home of only the hardiest of creatures, most only known as legends... myths of creatures as impossible as The Frozen Heavens themselves. While many of these creatures are debatable as to their existence, there is one clan of people who truly live there and produce the most sturdy and skilled warriors the Ronine Empire have at their disposal. The Keane are born more physically capable than most humans and have an affinity for the cold and the demonic creatures that call the frozen heavens home. Surma was the last warrior that was drafted into the Caine Clan for the Ronine before the family fell prey to the sudden collapse of the Gorgon Mountains. A cataclysmic event that destabilized the surrounding regions and devastated the warrior. Surma was not much like those who came before him. He was warm and friendly, always willing to joke and live life to the fullest no matter how grim the situation. He was tough and willful, unable to accept defeat or the impossibility of any hopeless situation. This willpower having saved him from certain defeat and death on several occasions, it also helping his close friend Jaharo live long enough to have a family. Surma lost his wife and children back home while he was fighting for the Caine Clan and thus was more than happy to be an uncle figure for Jaharo's son Seihara when he was born. Yet when Jaharo lost his wife and fell in love with a woman who gave birth to Aanula and then subsequently revealed the plans Lord Caine had planned for the Dreamer Children, Surma was the first to lend his support to Jaharo.

Surma wields a massive curved ultra-greatsword. The base of the weapon is made of enchanted cobalt making the weapon insanely cold to touch and more durable than steel with the runes carved into it by the mountain spirits of his homeland. The curved edge of his weapon is made up of Gorgon diamond, a gemstone harvested from deposits of long deceased demons whose flesh hardened in death to create the diamond material over time. Being cut with the edge of this sword will crystalize one's wounds and bloodstream up to a certain point. Being cut on the hand will spread the crystallization up to the elbow of that arm. This dangerous weapon is rather bulky and heavy, though with lifelong training Surma has become physically strong enough to swing the weapon with ease and even adopt a dance-like fighting style that utilizes momentum to allow him to attack with deadly power almost without end. Other than his sword the ice monk uses his martial arts and terrifying strength, his punches capable of crashing through a stone pillar when he uses his Ki to increase his already impressive durability

Surma stands 6'9" weighs 235lbs and is built like a bodybuilder. This bulk was honed by his choice of weapon and his focus on strength and durability. His hair is short and brown though is often messy and dirty due to his lackadaisical attitude and lack of care for his appearance. He often has a full face of stubble or a short beard until it annoys him and he shaves it. He keeps his hair cut short to prevent a foe from grabbing his hair in combat, this being another reason he bothers with trimming his beard. Surma wears no armor and often only wears a simple pair of brown or black shinobi pants that are worn and faded due to age and overuse. Surma also wears a pair of enchanted gloves that were formerly cursed by a demonic reaper-like creature, they enhance his strength and prevent damage to his hands while also limiting his ability to use ninjutsu

 

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Kaiyoko Namikage: The Fallen Water Princess

Kaiyoko Namikage is the princess of Veran and potentially the Water Elemental in Yomi's storyline. Her father was the ruling Shogun of Veran and its territories before he was murdered by his brother Roku. Kaiyoko was raised a warrior princess, trained by her father Sasuke in the ways of samurai archery, polearms, and several styles of Kenjutsu with a katana. She was also trained by her uncle Roku in the ways of the shinobi martial arts, mystical arts, and stealth as her father commanded him to. In the end Kaiyoko was well versed in a lifestyle in both the royal spotlight and bloodsoaked shadows by the time she came of age. Her 18th birthday marked a tragic betrayal from within the Shogunate. Roku had acquired the loyalty of the Veranian shinobi clans as well as several daimyo who desired more power and less government regulation. During Kaiyoko's annual birthday festival, when the moon was high in the sparkling night sky that was filled with fireworks, Roku struck Sasuke dead with a single blow from behind. His blade piercing the Shogun's heart and Roku's special water jutsu using the murdered man's blood to tear apart the samurai retinue that was guarding Sasuke and his daughter. Roku's allied daimyo and shinobi clans descended upon the city and the castle taking full control by the end of the night. During the hours of bloody combat Roku was surprised at how long Kaiyoko managed to last while battling him and the shinobi that were in place to capture the castle. Kaiyoko matched her uncle in jutsu and physical combat with her heart set on ending the vile traitor. Yet she had no true experience on a battlefield nor the endurance that comes with such a chaotic and lengthy battle. Kaiyoko was captured at the break of dawn after she was surrounded and unable to stop herself from being wrestled to the ground by many opponents. She would have been executed at noon that day if a mysterious shinobi group had not attacked the castle and completely destroyed the castle, allowing Kaiyoko to escape with several broken bones lacerations from the rubble of the fallen castle and lacerations from the battle a few hours prior. Kaiyoko fled into the countryside and ran into a wandering sage before losing consciousness. The wandering wind sage Maeric Pehun took Kaiyoko to his camp and tended to her wounds with herbal medicine and magical energy. Maeric also defended her from Roku's shinobi that had followed her sloppy trail. When Kaiyoko awoke she shared her story with Maeric and he agreed to take her in and train her to retake her throne. From that day on she would use the alias Helarokae and pose as Maeric's apprentice. Three years later and Kaiyoko has mastered her disguise and now sports a look far different than her original form

Helarokae/Kaiyoko has flowing insanely long white hair styled in twintails, a stark contrast to her former black hair that stretched down to the center of her back when it wasn't held in a tight geisha bun. She was pale and fair quite naturally due to her extensive training with the forbidden arts Maeric taught to her, though before her beauty was in her tanned olive skin and rich brown eyes. Her current eyes were a mystical blue that sparked with the magic she was still working on controlling properly. Her height had not changed though and she was still a petite girl, being 5'2" and lightly athletically toned with a hint of her feminine charm still being maintained with thorough care. Kaiyoko was rather vain and was also clinging to this aspect of her past life. Kaiyoko's past has shaped her personality to be incredibly cynical, untrusting, and vengeful. She avoids people and refuses to allow herself to become comfortable with those she has to work with. Princess Namikage will often refuse to admit her need for help and when she needs something she usually disguises this with a threatening order rather than asking nicely. The fallen noble acts with a front of strength and independence, trying not to show weakness at all for fear of being taken advantage of again. The years of harsh training and worldly experience have also left her pessimistic in general

Kaiyoko primarily uses an elongated scholar's straight sword for combat, though she also likes to use her full body and free-flowing martial arts forms to more effectively out-finesse her foes and end them swiftly. Helarokae's water jutsu is top notch and combined with her magical prowess she has augmented her physical body to be abnormally swift and flexible. Her magic is usually unstable and more often than not Kaiyoko resorts to crude blasts of wind or torrents of water in contrast to her precise water ninjutsu that can allow her to transmute her body into water and reappear elsewhere nearly instantly

 

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Maeric Pehun: The Wandering Wind

Maeric belongs to a family of foreign Wind Sages that were exterminated by the Ronine Empire during a civil war in their previous homeland of Shoan. The Pehun family were renown warriors and monks that commanded the power of wind with them in peace and conflict. They are true magi and do not use shinobi signs to produce supernatural abilities but rely on their mind and spirits to cast magic. Yet it was this dangerous trait that often led the Shoan Emperor to deploy the Pehun as a vanguard unit against the rebels of Ronine. By the war's end nearly all the Pehun had been wiped out and those that remained cast themselves out of Shoan, having lost trust in the Shoan Emperor and disagreeing with the morals of the Ronine rebels. Thus the Pehun became wanderers and primarily seafarers. Maeric decided to stay in Veran upon finding a plethora of troubled villages and demonic beings to put down. He also came across Kaiyoko Namikage and made a vow to ensure both her safety and her return to her rightful throne. He believes in Kaiyoko based on the stories he had heard about her and seeing her in person. Maeric believes that she can lead her people against the Ronine and push the invasion force out, but more than that he believes that she will address the dangers and injustices the citizens of Veran face from the local governments of the daimyo rulers whom are loyal to the usurper Shogun. To this end Maeric serves as Kaiyoko's teacher of both magic and combat. He also has a surprising mastery of the shinobi arts from his time in Veran amongst the mercenary shinobi clans that roam the lands seeking patrons for their clan.

Maeric has short grey hair that almost reaches his collar, his eyes are a mystical silver that flow with calm energy behind them. He is fairly tall standing 6'4" and weighing in at 195lbs of toned and honed athletic muscle. He wears a white sleeved jacket over a white shitagi, both of which were picked up in Veran and tailored specifically to allow him to identify as a wanderer according to Veranian customs. He almost appears like an unarmored samurai with an overcoat and no visible weapons on him. Maeric prefers to lend a helping hand whenever possible, but he is not suicidal or foolish. If a task is too liable to get him involved in something beyond what he can handle alone he will often politely decline and seek out an alternate way for the one in need to accomplish their goals. Maeric has led a clan of shinobi for a short time when he needed to hire their services to help him defend a village from the invasion forces of Ronine and their technologically superior weaponry. The wandering wind sage managed to keep a level head and devise a strategy to deal with the enemy as effectively as possible. He also did not hesitate to try varying uncanny tactics either. Maeric is most notably a reasonable and flexible man who rarely shows anger or murderous intent. Rather he is almost pompously confident in his decisions in terms of his moral compass

Maeric prefers to be a long ranged fighter who uses his magic and ninjutsu to control the flow of battle or even incapacitate the opponents entirely. Yet he is also a deadly close ranged fighter, his wind style Pehun fighting style allowing him to use short and simple movements to strike his opponent with devastating strikes. Using the wind around himself and his opponent he can prevent an opponent from dodging his attacks or crush through a guard prior to his attack landing. Without a very strong martial arts proficiency and great strength, an enemy stands no chance with Maeric in close range. He also has a set of nunchakus with small curved blades affixed to the ends of the handles that are used mainly for dealing with well-armed foes who are dangerous with their weaponry. He uses the nunchaku to deflect an opponent's strikes and either strike and slice them up with his weapons or give Maeric enough time to use his martial arts taijutsu to defeat the foe.

 

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Michael Caine IV: Lord of Shadows

Leader of the Ronine shinobi clan named after him. He is a powerful warrior and ninja who leads the outcasts of his society and guides them in a hybrid way of the shinobi drawing from both Shoan spymasters and Veranian shinobi. He is an excellent tactician and openminded man who takes all factors into consideration before making a decision. He does not concern himself with the morality of a situation and prefers to let cold hard logic guide his actions, this resulting in him being involved in nefarious practices. Lord Caine is an avid practitioner of necromancy, demonology, black magic, human experimentation, and more commonly indoctrination. The shinobi under his command are vigorously trained and enhanced with drugs, magic, demonic possession, and brainwashed to be absolutely loyal to him above all others. Only the most elite ninja who are foretold by his future sight eye, Dokugan, are spared this treatment and allowed to serve naturally. Lord Caine is one of the greatest assets to the Ronine Empire, his predecessors being key factors in their success in securing their homeland when the empire migrated from Shoan. His father directly conquered Terran for the emperor without calling upon the royal military for support. Michael Caine IV seeks his own glory in breaking Veran for the empire and subverting as many new shinobi as he can for his ultimate agenda. He may come off at first as non-threatening or even magnanimous however this is merely a ploy in most situations until he determines whether or not the individual he is interacting with can be of use to him.

Michael Caine IV has long black hair that flows just beyond his shoulders in waves. His brown eyes are dull and lifeless, dark circles under them tell the secret of the shinobi's lack of reliable or restful sleep. He stands at 5'10" and sports a very well toned physique that shows his diligent training and battle experience over his years. There is a thin scar that runs down his right cheek that is a telling sign that he is not untouchable even with his ability to see the future. He wears a white scarf over his neck to disguise a more nasty scar on his neck from where his throat was sliced open from a Terranian savage from the harsh wastes of that massive landmass. His overcoat is still in the style of nomadic warrior much like his ancestors wore, the brown and blue coloring being faded much like the youthful spirit the warrior once had. His matching tunic being plain as well, this allowing for the large prayer beads around his neck to seem more treasured in how pristine they remain in both color and maintenance. Caine's black trousers are loose and comfortable for long distance travel and for flexibility in combat to match his acrobatic fighting style. His arm guards and boots are both black in color with red wrappings and laces respectively.

With no armor to speak of Lord Caine relies on his future sight and amazing reflexes to keep him alive on the battlefield, something that he has become very skilled with. His speed and efficiency is amazing to witness firsthand as he fells foes with single strikes over and over leaving a massacre in seconds. He wields a katana primarily but for special foes he has a weapon specifically for those who prove worthy to feed its legacy. The Golden Dragon is a scimitar of a special blend of iron and volcanic brass from the demonic realm of Mothosos giving the blade a golden coloring with a strange red sheen. The top of the handle is encrusted with a line of small rubies from the heart of Mothosos with a much larger one serving as the pommel. The blade can send out waves of unbelievably intense flames capable of melting metals into slag and incinerating most materials. It also uses this heat when it cuts, searing through enemies and liquifying them rather than spilling their guts. Only the wielder seems to be spared from the power of the blade as those even too close to Caine can feel their flesh heating up while he is unaffected. Beyond his swords he also possesses a wealth of magical and shinobi knowledge to utilize in rituals, spells, and ninjutsu as needed. The warrior is not unversed in unarmed combat either, preferring his legs for his taijutsu. His style is reminiscent of a super acrobatic version of taekwondo with judo and karate movements being prevalent in his grappling and hand strikes. Caine is not supernaturally durable and prefers to avoid being hit at all in combat, him being more of a glass cannon type of fighter