[b]Name:[/b] Jiao Hai 

[b]Age:[/b] 27 years

[b]Gender:[/b] Male

[b]Personality/Traits:[/b] Jiao Hai takes what he wants within the limits of his code of conduct without regard for whom it hurts. He cares about tradition, loyalty, and order but not about freedom, dignity, or life. He plays by the rules without mercy or compassion. He is comfortable in a hierarchy and would like to rule, but is willing to serve. He condemns others not according to their actions but according to their race, religion, homeland, or social rank. He is loath to break laws or promises. This reluctance comes party from his nature and partly because he depends on order to protect himself from those who oppose him on moral grounds. He does have particular taboos such as not letting children come to harm (if it can be helped) or singling out the warrior that appears the strongest, even if it means fighting his own “allies”. He imagines that these compunctions put him above unprincipled warriors. He schemes to expand his power and exploits those around him. Beyond being willing to hurt others for his own ends, he takes pleasure in looking for the strongest fighter and striking them down to improve his skill or find an honorable death. 

[b]Country:[/b] Saji

[b]Occupation:[/b] Ronin

[b]Brief Biography:[/b] In the beginning Jaio Hai was one a well-renowned member of the Kawachi no Fumi clan, which is still a well maintained house and clan in the Suji province. Of course, it was not because he was particular skilled with a sword or his competitive nature but because ruthless and unforgiving attitude. Known by a name that is no longer spoken in the presence of the clan and typically only spoken of in hush tones around the province, Jiao Hai was known for injuring his sparing partners and responding to petty insults with great disdain. However, the Kawachi no Fumi clan has always been known for their dedication and resilience the Patriarch found little use in merely abandoning Jiao Hai and thus regularly continued his training despite the difficult his attitude produced. However after a confrontation with the Patriarch, Jiao Hai was expelled from the clan and disowned. Without a home, Jiao Hai turned to the wilds to pave his way, relying on his dastardly reputation to carry him into the despicable being he is considered today. Reviled by most, his skills are greatly appreciated in battle when persuaded generally by the offer of coin, equipment, and women. Jiao Hai has no allegiance. He functions strictly on the basis of the highest bidder. Quite frankly, his only intention is to become a better swordsman with the intention of returning to Suji province and eliminating the members of his clan one by one. 

[b]Character Description:[/b]
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[b]Ether Infected:[/b] Yes – As a result of his travels through Levania, Jiao Hai stumbled across an orb of Ether sprouting through a narrow chasm that tore across the Earth. In doing so not only did it scar his back with a ashen cerulean scar that appears as though a great tiger drew its claw across his flesh but it also took his sight, effectively blinding him in the traditional sense. However, it has given him a certain level of second sight allowing him to see life in a new way. The ether has allowed him to see the life force of the those living things around him, and using that life force as it radiates from their hosts is capable of making out most things in one form or another. However, it is not a free attribute as he lives with the constant agitation of pain that radiates from the scar on his back. Of course, it is not the only gift that has been imparted on him by way of the ether. Jiao Hai is capable of both absorbing and expelling this life energy. By coming into bare contact, that is skin to skin he is capable of absorbing life energy from another individual or living being and in doing so weakening that being or killing that living thing. He does not necessarily require sustenance in the form of dead food or drink but effectively lives by this measure. As he becomes stronger his body requires more and more life energy to sustain his own force.