[hider=Florist Kasami][hr] [center][img]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/43/d5/ce/43d5ce75881ed5f7d57e78a18ab757b5.jpg[/img][/center] [hr] [b]Name:[/b] Kasami Teito [b]Age:[/b] 17 [b]Gender:[/b] Female [b]Appearance:[/b] Kasami is a fairly ordinary girl who stands up at a height of 5'7 with her sleek frame that she has. Having light brown hair like bright autumn leaves and a pair of captivating sea green eyes that are hard to avoid. With a unique feature that is noticeable, as her hair touches the tailbone of her body even braided making it curious to how long she has let her hair grown. With lightly tanned yet pale skin, she carries around her an attitude of calm and grace that goes with the flow of life. [b]Personality:[/b] Kasami to her peers is a friendly and relatively enjoyable person to be around with a peaceful nature around her that is admirable. It isn't surprisingly to often find her alone and enjoying her silence, practicing her hobbies by herself but sometimes you can find her with peers who enjoy the same thing like her. Having an interest in the performing arts, she made her lot of friends with the quirky children like her and worked with people who did the same thing as her. However, not everything she did appeal to even the quirky children as they were very specific hobbies but nevertheless one of hers. Showing even more of her artistic side as she dipped into various creative hobbies and grew into them. Outside of her hobbies and school, she has a fondness for television as she can't help but binge watch her series or in consequence face anxiety should she have to wait week by week. Being a [b]Equipment:[/b] Kasami doesn't carry much on her everyday person, as she takes the usual things with her for school that she needs. Some extra things she needs for class is her violin which she brings to class along with a few other necessities like her phone and things like that. When being deployed for threats, the materials she may bring with her can vary depending on the situation that is at hand. [b]Abilities:[/b] [hider=Context] In the modern age, the natural forces of the land and divine no longer hear the voices of humans for a long time now. With the spiritual practice of men being diluted so much that they no longer hold any sway or grasp on its original meaning. Such being shown with the Native American Shamans with their practice lost through strife, the Onmyōji of Japan grown complacent and art left rusting, the Runes of Ireland discarded through time, and countless more of mystical arts which have lost its potency long along or gone entirely. In this day and age, communicating to the land itself is difficult and even trying to pierce the veil that separate the gods and the mortal realm is impossible by normal people. However, while communing with the land or gods may be impossible for normal people that do not possess the ancient arts, people can be trained. Still, even with the proper training, there is still the withering of time that have render these mystic arts to its most basic roots. This can be mitigated through a ritual or even sacrifice to enhance one's connection for a brief time that allows the desired effect to happen. With the magic being labeled as 'The Light of Arte' which uses artistic rituals to fuel their prayers to the land or gods themselves should it reach. On the side note, while it is possible to communicate to Gods it would require an prodigy of the divine arts to even try it. At most for even a master in this day and age will either receive vague answers or yes/no questions from them. Divine intervention is only something possible in the past when people were more connected to nature and the gods.[/hider] Kasami is a practitioner of divine magic, originally being trained by her family in the art of Onmyōdō and working at the shrine during her time there. Capable of working the spells of an Onmyōji with the numerous possibilities of their spells. Capable of casting a ward for protection, or a charm for good luck, in even dire cases a spell to 'bring upon omens' on those she cast them on. However, before unlocking its more advanced secrets such as the shikigami or the more complicated exorcism techniques, she postponed her training in Onmyōdō. The Light of Arte is a relatively more modern form of the divine arts which involves the use of artistic rituals to connect and tap into the land and or talk to the gods. The Ofuda of an Onmyōji is similar as it is itself a basic expression of art but can be taken much further that what it currently is. In Kasami's case, her focus of floristry is her medium of focusing her magic that connects to the land which allows more potent effects. Channelings the emotions, intentions and passion of the caster into their work to create a stronger grasp over the magic they wish to enact. They are nearly limitless in what they can do but depend on the work that is used to fuel the magic, requiring not only time but dedication to focus on it. Focusing more on the working adjacent with the supernatural rather than simply beating it up, more 'offensive or negative' magic will be harder to perform compared to more positive or defensive magic in nature. Also the Light of Arte is not restricted to floristry but all forms of creativity like acting, playing an instrument, wood working or painting and many more. [b]Skills:[/b] Kasami isn't great in anything or special in any case, she is just a girl with a few hobbies that she likes to have. One such hobby is her interest in music, having her be the 2nd chair as a trumpet in the classes combined, making a statement on the practice she has put into it. Enjoying the time she plays with her instrument and the chance she gets to play in an ensemble, she always has wondered what it would be like to conduct one, though. A personal practice of her that stems from her family is floristry which came as a natural interest due to the massive landscape her family's shrine had. Ranging from the trees to the flowers that were placed in an organized chaos and in general an abstract creation of plants all around. In helping her with her passion, her aunt as a florist taught her the instincts to creating a variety of projects with flowers. Even as she grew up, she continued to expan and learn her own style of creating her colorful display that was personalized for each one she made. [b]Brief Backstory:[/b] Back in her family's more better years they use to be part of the Japanese Supernatural Self-Defense Force, or the JSSDF, which they offered the training of their family members. Using the art of an Onmyōji to solve the supernatural problems they were experience more peacefully rather than a head-first assault. However, their intervention and assistance slowly waned as they were called upon increasingly less before eventually stopping entirely in the early 2000s. Eventually, her family reverted back into a normal routine of a temple and focused more on the daily life rather than paranormal. However, stories and tales from her grandparents and older aunts or uncles were always told to Kasami about their exploits back in old days. Sparking her interest to become just like them, learning the arts of an Onmyōji and occasionally being taken along for a cleansing but nothing more.' Growing older, the mysteries and tales of her family never faltered in her vision to becoming just like them as she poured her heart into it. Maintain her academic life and her unusual lifestyle at home both healthy active at the same time, learning the greater secrets. It wasn't until one night, a rare outbreak of Oni-type yokai attacked the Shrine and defeated the Komainu or Guardians of the Shrine before continuing inside. A situation so rare during a time of their declining abilities, her family had a difficult time containing the perpetrators. Resulting in the serious injury of several members of the family and the death of an aunt. Showing her the dangerous side of the supernatural if it wasn't taken care of if they didn't take the initiative of handling things peacefully. The Outbreak Agency came shortly after the situation was handled and after some clarification, they recruited some of the members of the family to help the cause in a more peaceful manner. Accepting the help of the Onmyōji once again, they hoped that they could change the supernatural community for something better. Leaving an impression and fascination on Kasami that other people were able to solve the issue of the supernatural. She would continue to train herself before finally joining the Agency through the connections of her family after several years to grow up. With the change of an less optimistic viewpoint than before after years of reality rubbing off yet still retaining that willful stubbornness. [b]Allegiance:[/b] Outbreak Agency[/hider]