Ichiro Misao
“Sun’s Hymn”
Iron Crier to the Moon
Neocornix of the Corax
Tengu of the Nine Stars Ring
Mirror of the Watchers of the Onyx Tower
Ethereal Phantom of the Court of Bamboo Talons
Description
Homid
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 108 lb.
Ethnicity: East Asian
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Long simple black
Clothing: Navy-blue business casual
Comportment/Cadence: Bashful
Distinctions: A pretty Japanese girl, often in her school uniform, and nearly always carrying a violin case, and keeping a measured inscrutable expression wherever she goes
Supernatural Qualities: Her eyes often dart to empty nooks and crannies, as if she sees things that aren't there—or that no one else can see
Accoutrements: Light jewelry, violin, possibly a concealed knife
Traits: Appearance 4 (innocent); Style 1; Glory 0, Virtue 1, Wisdom 5
Crinos
Height: 6'5" (12-foot wingspan)
Weight: 175 lb.
Eyes: Black
Hair: Black feathers
Supernatural Qualities: Humanity vanishes, replaced with the form of a giant man-sized bird, with large beady eyes filled with intelligence, a bony pale-yellow beak, broad winged arms, bony legs ending in flexing talons, and a shimmering coat of oil-black feathers
Traits: Appearance 0; Delirium (reduced); Glory 0, Virtue 1, Wisdom 5
Corvid
Height: 2' (4-foot wingspan)
Weight: 2.5 lb.
Eyes: Black
Hair: Black feathers
Supernatural Qualities: A common raven, a black-feathered passerine corvid, and entirely unremarkable, she keenly observes her surroundings, ready to lift off and fly at a moment's notice
Traits: Appearance 4 (innocent); Glory 0, Virtue 1, Wisdom 5
“I know how this song goes.”
History
Date of Birth: September 13th, 1992
Home: Miki, Hyogo Prefecture, Honshu, Japan
Family: Ichiro Koji and Aiko (parents), Ryo (older brother)
First Change: External Supernatural Trigger (though born in Japan, her parents moved to Kansas City for work; she was quite the innocent schoolgirl, a focused "band geek" on music and violin; but in her adolescence, she was seduced by Shiryo Kane, who essentially kidnapped her, and she spent a few years with him, entranced by his own magical violin talent, and making music together for the literal Dead; but her grandfather, a Tengu, found her at her Kinfolk mother's request, and took her home to Japan; outside of town near his Beast-Court of Endless Moons, he subjected her to the echoing moans of ghosts, and inexplicably the sorrow of Shiryo Kane as well, to haunt and trigger her change), 2009
Mentor: Saza Kinzo
The Test: Trial by Knowledge (she stayed at the Court of Endless Moons for a time, learning the ways of the Tengu wereravens and taking up the Great Burden of the hengeyokai; astrologists noted her closeness to Pluto and how Yin hung heavily on her, while her change and newfound abilities only filled her with greater self-confidence and willfulness; she faithfully performed for the court, passing a Rite of Passage through provision of spiritual knowledge and aid with ghosts of the dead that the hengeyokai left its in wake)
Comrades: Shiryo Kane, Oichi Kitabatake, Hata, Quan Chu Hua, Sagara Maya, Nariko Haikumo, Tian Koyuki, Yukio Haikumo
Key Event #1: Awe & Wonder (she lingered in this court near Kobe as honor demanded, continuing to render assistance and offer aid from her personal experiences on how to deal with Yin-spirits, and her unique talent in this role earned her renown quickly, achieving Iron/Neocornix in only a couple years, even as she picked up dirt on the living that the connected Dead so often left behind)
Key Event #2: Awe & Wonder (she asked then for only one favor: to return to Little Asia, where her friends remained; reluctantly, her grandfather and the court granted her wish while suspecting she flew back to the arms of a seductive shinta)
Transition: Reassignment (Misao returned to Little Asia and joined the Bamboo Talons court, where her unique talents would prove quite useful in general as well as diplomatically in the Coalition; she meanwhile proved reluctant to simply throw herself back into Kane's arms, even as he sought her out)
Past Life
Magnitude: Misao can recall back about 200 years to the past
Details: While she has not always been drawn to music as a medium, she remembers often being imbalanced towards Yin, both as a personality trait and role for the courts, particularly a skilled medium known as Soaring Twilight
Fetishes
Violin of the Otherworld
Appearance: A Yamaha Model-5 classical violin made of the finest woods, the body a reddish-brown in hue, complete with a brazilwood bow
Origin: Gift
Effects: Soothe the Restless Dead in the immediate vicinity (help wraiths fight off or escape Catharsis, or force Being checks on spectres)
Activation: She must simply play her little heart out: a classic anthem or similar upbeat melody is wisest; dirges can work but may backfire
Significant Other
Name: Shiryo Kane, 2004
Nature: Volatile
Kane
Weakness
Vanessa Mae-in' It
She's a talented young musician, but music won't save her from the venomous mandibles of the Centipede.
Likelihood of Corruption
Low.
Many buffers protect her spirit, including her own sweet and gentle disposition, but her ability to interact with the Yin World is a double-edged sword. Oh, spectres (Yin-aligned Yomi spirits) love mediums.
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