[color=662d91][center]────────════════════════════════════╦══════════════╦════════════════════════════──────── YORISHIRO ╚══════════════╝[/center][hider][center] [b]Full Name[/b] ⇎ Yorishiro Nara ⇎ [b]Born[/b] ⇎ Fall Twelfth, Tasogare ⇎ [b]Titles Held[/b] ⇎ Ninja ⇎ [b]Affiliation[/b] ⇎ Rogue ⇎ ────────════════════════════════════╦══════════════╦════════════════════════════──────── APPEARANCE ╚══════════════╝ [img]http://i839.photobucket.com/albums/zz313/Glendowyr/ProfilePictureYorishiro.jpg[/img] [b]Gender[/b] ↳ Male [b]Maturity[/b] ↳ 18 [b]Sexuality[/b] ↳ Asexual [b]Race[/b] ↳ Human [b]Eye Colour[/b] ↳ Brown [b]Hair Colour[/b] ↳ Black [b]Weight[/b] ↳ 138lbs [b]Height[/b] ↳ 5'4" [b]Birthmarks[/b] ↳ [b]Other Features[/b] ↳ A scar runs over his face, from his right eyebrow to his left cheek. [b]Equipment & Valuables[/b] ↳ Kusarigama: Two chained sickles are wrapped around Yorishiro's wrists until needed for combat. He's learned to tuck them in such a way that the kama points outwards, or unknotch the sickle completely to be equipped elsewhere. ↳ Oumagotoki: No amount of training can prepare anyone enough to properly wield Oumagotoki, the blade of Twilight. Death is the only way to embrace its power, and it becomes soul bound to the first individual to perform seppuku with it. The fusion of the wielder’s chakra to the blade binds soul to sword. The weapon’s blade appears as an incorporeal shadow, of which can pierce all matter, but cannot effect anything except chakra. Blocking the weapon is possible with a chakra-based shield or sword, however Oumagotoki devours chakra, and will eventually eat through most resistances. The best way to defend against attacks from the Twilight Sword is by aiming for the sword’s guard and pommel, which are corporeal, or Yorishiro’s arms mid-swing. If Oumagotoki is sheathed, the user will enter a spectral state, where ghosts and demons will eat away at their chakra until the sword is unsheathed; in this state, the user is rendered completely untouchable, and upon exiting it, horrific echoes will expunge from the spectral rift traveled. ↳ Nisseki: The sheath to the legendary weapon, Oumagotoki, it is crafted from the bones of demons, and inside of it lies a portal to the otherworld. When Oumagotoki is fully drawn from Nisseki, dark chakra stolen by the sword will begin to pour out of the sheath; the corrupt spiritual energy is dangerous to touch, and will weaken any chakra-based technique that enters the veil. Being bound to the sword and sheath makes Yorishiro immune to corrupt chakra outside of the spectral plane, however he too will have his chakra devoured when the sword is sheathed. ────────════════════════════════════╦══════════════╦════════════════════════════──────── IDENTITY ╚══════════════╝ [b]Personality[/b] ↳ Dark and mysterious, Yorishiro was never one to speak out or allow himself time in the spotlight. Even as a child, his parents were amazed when the young boy never cried once. You will only hear Yorishiro speak when something needs to be said, but never because he'd need to say something. The instinct of ninjas runs through this boy’s veins: Silent, cunning, swift, and merciless, Yorishiro is the embodiment of a true assassin. Those that get to know the boy realize his cold personality runs deep, and earning his friendship or trust is not a simple task. A common assumption is that he has no emotions, that he is a robot, or merely lost his humanity in the process of being trained. [b]Traits[/b] ↳ ↳ ↳ [b]Likes[/b] ✔: ✔: ✔: [b]Dislikes[/b] ✖: ✖: ✖: [b]Talents & Powers[/b] ↳ Otherworld Eye: A reddish hue to the iris is the only visible way to determine if an individual possesses this curse. Those with the Anoyogan are tortured throughout their lives by visions of apparitions and spirits, which are as real as can be, wandering through the limbo between worlds. With these near-godlike eyes, Yorishiro is able to witness the spiritual energies and chakra of whoever he gazes upon, quickly allowing him to gauge their prowess. These eyes are able to see spirits on the other side of stones, and can differentiate between the auras of those who are good, and those with evil intent. ↳ Spirit Guidance: It is dangerous to stay in Yorishiro's line of sight, for the light of his eyes guide lost souls astray. Those caught in his glare find themselves chilled to the bone by a mysterious presence, a ghost or daunting spirit is likely passing through them. If Yorishiro stares at someone for too long, the hungry spirits will fester and feed off the tethering of an individual's soul. ↳ Demonic Empathy: Activated through eye-contact between Yorishiro and his foe; a temporary and uncontrollable version of the Anoyogan's powers are bestowed upon the individual, leaving them haunted with visions of demons, and the otherworld. ↳ Demonic Irony: An illusion that reflects the hopes and overestimations an individual has in battle. To create this subterfuge, Yorishiro must first guide a spirit to his exact spot. Using strict shadow discipline, Yorishiro shrouds his movements and relocates, leaving behind an image of himself taking what his opponent would hope to be a lethal blow. ↳ Picture of Hell: After eye-contact is made between the Anoyogan user, and their target, a powerful illusion can be cast upon the individual. Meant to horrify, the technique begins by bestowing spirit sight upon the target, allowing them to see all the ghosts and wandering demons. Hell's picture requires the target then be marked, by constant fixation of the eye. Eventually, the hungry ghosts will be lured towards the mark, and begin feeding off of the individual’s chakra. The target will witness themselves being devoured alive by demons. ↳ Shadow Phantom: This technique binds wandering souls to three dimensional shadows, which will fight for Yorishiro, since a fraction of his chakra was used to shape them. Technically advanced shadow clones, these physically real poltergeists fight by either flying in to their opponent with scratching attacks, or tossing minor elemental spells from the sidelines. ↳ Offering to Pandemonium: This technique is signature to Yorishiro, and requires he perform seppuku (ritual suicide) using Oumagotoki to pierce his stomach. He will not die from the stab, however initially activating this technique will extract a minimal fifty percent of his entire chakra pool. This is the only way to sate the demon blade and conjure upon its final form. Once sated, the sword will become a rift between the living and spirit realms, allowing demonic entities to freely expunge from the blade and seek out living beings to feed upon. Attacking and landing a blow on anyone is much deadlier in this state, since demons will freely enter an individual’s body through any wound. The next time Yorishiro sheaths Oumagotoki within Nisseki, the cost of travelling through the otherworld will be greatly mitigated, as the hungering spirits will instead be lured to the amassed chakra. ↳ Shadow Weapon Creation: This technique is used to create physical weapons using the shadow gathering technique. These weapons are sharp enough to cut through flesh and earth, however do not pierce steel as easily. ↳ Shadow Tail Whip: This sneaky technique utilizes shadow manipulation in close quarters combat by attacking from two angles, the first being a weapon, or body part being swung at the enemy, the second being the shadow beneath that weapon or limb, which will immediately trip the opponent if they duck or do not dodge both the weapon and shadow. ↳ Ecliptic Spiteful Gaze: This illusion consumes the area directly in front of the caster, purging it of light for a short period of time. Nothing can be seen in the target area for ten seconds, before a low-light pierces the veil for the next twenty. The illusion usually lasts a total half-minute, and can be mitigated by producing light. ────────════════════════════════════╦══════════════╦════════════════════════════──────── BIOGRAPHY ╚══════════════╝ [b]History Synopsis[/b] ↳ Out of all the shards of Damnerung strewn across the world of Eraolia, and all those who have succumbed to its dark fate, Yorishiro is perhaps the only person to truly master its powers for his own benefit. Hailing from central Tasogare, at the base of mount Nahirunotsu, Yorishiro was born in to the Nara clan of reapers and demon hunters. It's fitting, really, since the boy - who is still young - was raised to fight nether beings through his own spiritual magic, that he would be the one to tame Damnerung. His early life, before even reaching a double digit age, Yorishiro was trained to fight like a demon, with deceit and darkness, yet with a strict moral code that would compensate most evils in the world. He was taught shadow manipulation, assassination of possessed humans, and exorcism, for when the demons could not be killed through traditional means. At age sixteen, Yorishiro and his clan encountered the demon of Zarest, after hearing rumors of a dark beast of incredible power roaming the eastern shores. The first fight would be won by the demon, whom had currently possessed a sailor from Dragvandil, who attacked the port in a blind rage. The man slew the city's people, all of them, as well as the first squad of exorcists sent to kill it. Upon receiving no word from the first squad, in came the clan heralds, as well as a small legion of shadow warriors called Ninja, trained to fight demons like this. Among them was Yorishiro, and although over half of his clan would perish on that day, including his own father, he would not falter, he would be the one to slay the possessed man, and exorcise him of the demons that may surely have revived him. Many tried to understand the shard and its powers, it was truly indestructible, and anyone who dared touch it, even as exorcists, they would feel its sting. It was the entire right side of Damnerung's blade edge, albeit missing the tip and part of the base, it held the strongest presence of Zarest's will. Yorishiro's glory from that battle, together with his stoic mindset, strict moral compass, and the oath he took all would guide him to becoming the one who would shoulder Damnerung's legacy. The boy had to find a way to kill the demon, for that was his duty. Regularly he would perform exorcisms on the sword shard, trying to kill it that way, but it seemed impossible, even if he could extract tons of spiritual energy from the void of the sword, it never dissipated, and often it refused to let go of the spirits it harbored. After a year of struggling with the blade, even nearly being taken over a few times, the elders decided it would be best if Yorishiro left Tasogare, to find a way to get rid of the sword, or perhaps to simply hide it at the bottom of the ocean. The latter was the lazy option provided by the elders; Yorishiro ignored it, staying true to his oath, and a promise to slay demons. To this day, Yorishiro travels the world with one of the most dangerous weapons known to mankind. He seeks to destroy it, but must first learn more about it. [b]Goals & Aspirations[/b] ↳ ────────════════════════════════════╦══════════════╦════════════════════════════──────── OTHER ╚══════════════╝[/center][/hider][/color]