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Name: Ryio 
Age: 25
Appearance: [img]https://i.imgur.com/F65DTSo.png[/img] (Artwork done by the lovely @RyuShura)
Ryio has a peculiar look about her; the longer you look at her, the more that seems to appear and pop up from nothing. The most noticeable things about her are those caught in a single glance- her large, tan cloak that covers her whole figure, as well as her baggy shirt and pants that have been worn rough from travel. Upon doing a double take, more features appear: her lack of a left arm, usually hidden by the cloak, as well as the neatly stowed weapons she carries on her back and at her side. On closer inspection, her dark tan skin and her pulled-back, light-brown hair become distinguishable from her cloak, as does the small rucksack at her right side. In the midst of her seemingly shapeless form is her blank expression, framed by her dark eyebrows and round eyes. 
Height: 5'4"
Race: Human
Home Nation: The small, insignifcant town of Hanno in the Kokoria Desert.
Magical Capabilities: Arcane, Elemental, and Summoning.
Arcane: Ryio knows she is physically incapable compared to most assailants, so she uses Arcane magic primarily for defense, throwing out quick bursts of force to knock opponents off balance or to parry blades to the side. She also uses the Arcane in her daily life to do tasks she struggles with due to having only one arm.
Elemental: Ryio is fairly capable with elemental magic, and can start small fires as well as make small gusts of wind. However, she specializes in nature-like magic, such as creating small boulders to crush her foes, or roots to trip them up.
Summoning: Ryio can summon a parasitic demon that calls himself Kae'nen. He is an amorphous blob of dark-purple muscle covered in extremely hard, rock-like plating, with rocky spikes jutting out here-and-there. When summoned, he attaches himself to Ryio's shoulder and takes the form of her left arm. Since he is amorphous, he has the ability to change into many different forms, as well as detach from Ryio- though, he's significantly less agile when he does. Kae'nen himself has strength greater than that of an arm from a Lok'Sha warrior, and is a prideful demon that lusts for blood. However, when his bloodlust goes too far, he's known to spontaneously fire off a powerful beam of energy from either of the gems imbedded in his rock plating.    
[hider=History]In the desert, all things learn quickly what it means to survive. In the village of Hanno, this same message was drilled into Ryio every day until the day she left. She was born to a family of six- one older brother, her parents, and her younger sister. When she was six, she started studying under her mentor; each child in the village got one, an upstanding adult in the tribe that would raise the new generation to practice the important trades and skills needed to survive. Hers was both the village weaver and a practicing mage, and Ryio studied dutifully under her every day that she could. Ryio quickly became a tiny light in the hopeless village. She would run around with innocent joy, entertaining the sick or wounded with small magic tricks; other times she might weave together a new box or basket for a family, free of charge. Anything she did, she did to help out those around her, because in turn, she knew in her heart that without each other they would all fall apart. Ryio carried on in the same way until she was thirteen, the age when all surviving young people in the village receive their basic combat training. As she got her basic combat training, she realized her passion for defending others, as well as her innate ability to fight. As she grew up, she withdrew from weaving, instead opting to try and become a village guard. Several years of hard-fought spars and long nights of training later, she was finally able to realize that dream and become an official guard of Hanno. In her time as a guard, she made herself out to be the most determined and fierce, despite size. 

But even the most determined of guards can fail. While Hanno was a remote village on the Kokoria sea, it was not immune to the travesties all civilizations go through. After only two years as a guard, Ryio woke up to the sound of hundreds of hoofs pounding the earth. From both the east and west came raiders on horseback, attacking in the middle of the day under the scorching desert sun. They slaughtered everyone in their path- and while the town guard stood valiantly, they were no match for the raiders' numbers and experience. Within hours, everything Ryio knew had turned to ash or rubble. Everyone she fought as comrades with had fallen by her side, until she, too, fell. The village of Hanno was no more. 

So when Ryio, in an unconscious delirium, was met by a demon offering to give her power and strength to fight on her own two feet, she accepted immediately. The contract was simple- Kae'nen asked for his bloodlust to be satiated, and in return, he would offer her his strength. 

After two days of sifting through rubble and gathering supplies, Ryio turned and left for good, destined to travel until she dropped.  
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