[b]Name:[/b] Kage
[b]Age:[/b] 16
[b]Gender:[/b] Male
[b]Race:[/b] Yoko (5 tails) [hider=Power Level by Tails]1 tail: D-Rank (basic monstrel)
2 tails: C
3 tails: B (Witch (?) )
4 tails: A (Succubus, Yuki-Onna)
5 tails: A/S
6 tails: Low S
7 tails: Mid S (Werewolf)
8 tails: High S (Vampire)
9 tails: Very High S (Shinso Vampire)[/hider]

[b]Power Level:[/b] Low S

[b]Description:[/b] One of the rare Yoko born with black fur and fire instead of red, Kage is a very intimidating figure. In human form, he stands at an imposing 6' 7", and is well-built, though not bulky, with lean muscle. His movements carry the sleek grace of an apex predator, and his features reflect the inner fox, being somewhat sharper than normal. His incisors tend to be longer than standard, especially when he grins. His hair is fairly long, down to the shoulderblades, and his dark green eyes shimmer with an inner fire.

[i]Eventual 9-tail Battle Form[/i]
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[i]Current[/i]
Smaller and not quite as impressive- or good-looking as this, and with only five tails.

[b]Personality:[/b] Well-mannered, generally rather amiable, and, when with friends, sometimes even playful; however, when he gets angry, he can become truly vicious, especially if those he considers friends are threatened. His trust is hard to earn, and once broken, is lost forever, but if you do have it, he will prove a loyal and worthwhile friend. He is surprisingly tolerant towards water and ice youkai, given the diametric opposition of their elements, but will retaliate in full force to any prejudice they might apply to him due to his fiery nature. This is a general rule about him - if something happens, he'll come right back just as hard.

[b]Quirks & Habits:[/b] Heats his drinks to boiling point before consuming them, and his food likewise. Otherwise, a fairly stable individual.

[b]Skills:[/b]
[i]Martial Artist[/i] Kage has trained for years in several martial arts, and is adept in close combat, even using his tails as direct weapons. He tends to imbue his strikes with concentrated Kitsunebi, lending them a lot of power.
[i]Samurai[/i] Much like his unarmed training, Kage has spent a long time practicing his swordwork, and is highly skilled with a katana.
[i]Tracker[/i] Kage is an adept tracker, able to follow almost anything for extended periods of time over nearly any terrain, though cities are generally a lost cause when tracking all but the most powerful of youkai.

[b]Powers:[/b]
[i]Kitsunebi[/i] Foxfire, the quintessential ability of all Yoko. Unlike most, however, Kage's fire is black. This has little effect on its actual power, though he has developed his tails perhaps a little faster than average. He has trained extensively with this ability. Two of his favourite techniques are the [i]fire lance[/i], a highly compressed bolt of what would be white-hot fire if it wasn't black, and the [i]flame lash[/i], a long whip of twisted fire. He has also developed flight using the lifting properties of hot air and the inherent mystical properties of fire to make himself lighter.
[i]Shapechange[/i] Kitsune have three distinct forms. Firstly, their human shape, where Kage spends the majority of his time. Second is their full fox shape, and third is their Battle Form, designed to hybridise the best aspects of the first two.

[b]Weaknesses:[/b]
While he can boil and evaporate water in small quantities, large amounts of it are capable of extinguishing him and doing serious harm. For this reason, he is uncomfortable around water and ice youkai, but still does his best to be courteous.