FURINKAZAN ~ A WBW Production [sign-ups]

[Weasel Overlord]

FURINKAZAN




風林火山



a WBW production [hurrah]





Furin Gakuen - motto: “move swift as the wind, stay steady as a forest.”



Kazan Gakuen - motto: “attack fierce as fire; immovable defence like a mountain.”

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８月２１日

There is a small boy by the name of Tatsuo. He is fifteen years old, and has always been short for his age. This boy is a rather untalented attendee of Kazan school. He has never been very good at the whole immovable defence thing…

The weightier parts of his uniform are discarded as he runs, desperate to escape his pursuers and to lighten his tread. Stray bits of science flash to the front of his mind as he runs; be streamlined for speed, equations of weight and height and ability at sport (which he has never been any good at). All he thinks of is how he can escape his Furin attackers. They are definitely good at the whole swift as the wind thing, and they catch up with Tatsuo quicker than he ever could have thought.

He cowers, a cornered mouse with nowhere to go. He does not know why they chase, why they hurt; all he knows is that he does not like it.

Tears run down his plain face as the three move in for the action, and Tatsuo squeezes his eyes shut in panic, waiting for the inevitable crush of breath as feet make contact with ribs and face and stomach; no mercy, no empathy, they will just hurt and hurt until they grow bored with his crying and then filter away into the dwindling light.

Tatsuo feels an intense rage come over him at his predicament. Why do people pick on him? Why do they single him out for their cruelties?

The rage is red hot then white hot and he feels suffused with it from head to curled up toe. Tatsuo gathers his strength. He forces himself to stand, using the wall as a support until he can look the Furin bastards in the eyes. He sees them tremble, dread fear in their eyes, and he looks on in wonder. Something he is doing is making them feel like this - but what is it?

His shadow stretches out in front of him longer than it ever has before, and larger and somehow, much more dark. This shadow has depths that should not be looked upon by man, and yet here is our little Tatsuo, controlling this shadow with the force of his pain.

Not once does he feel as if he is being manipulated as a puppet is dangled from the darkness, its master hidden in shadows. Tatsuo simply sees his enemies flee, but they cannot possibly be fast enough for his wrath, and they are soon overcome by shadow.

Nothing is left save a trio of Furin uniforms, their blazers forlorn on the darkening floor.

Tatsuo, like a puppet whose strings are finally cut, shudders to the floor, his eyes fixed in horror on those three, lonely blazers; a flash of colour streaking the floor with plum red, which looks to his grieving eyes like blood in the pale, pale dusk.



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Now, you may be wondering just what the HELL happened in the preceding ramble. Well, I’ll tell you!

One perfectly normal-seeming year, strange things start a’happening at the schools of Furin and Kazan. Some people, a select few you might say, start to experience the awakening of powers within themselves; powers that first surface when they are subject to heightened emotions - such as fear, anger, sadness, &c. These powers are directed towards others, the first incident being the one described in the paragraphs above.
Up until this incident, tensions have merely being escalating slowly. Students of both schools are scared by the appearance of powers, their friends sceptical that they even exist; an uneasy truce stands between schools. That is until now. The attack of three Furin boys by one Aoiga Tatsuo has provoked serious hatred between these two ancient academies; war has been declared between students, teachers try desperately to hold the peace, but to no avail.
Some of the brighter students begin to wonder, however. Where do these powers come from? Who sent them? Is there someone hiding in shadows, behind the scenes, controlling all that happens in these dread days?
This is where our story begins…



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Easy-peasy step-by-step guide to learning the vagaries of this RPG and signing up at the same time.

STEP 0: Your hosts for this RPG are the esteemed Messrs. Weasel Overlord (aka: the Wurzled One), EngiMatikul (aka. the Boxy One) and Emotional Faun Chiko-sai (aka. the Wenfordy One). They can all be approached in the matter of problems, complaints, questions, &c. &c.





STEP 1: CHOOSE YOUR ZODIAC SIGN

Note: The element does not have a direct bearing on your powers unless your power is related to elemental magic in some way.

FURIN

Water:
Pisces - Inoue Hotaru, Weapon-user, played by Weasel
Scorpio - Kuchiki, Naoko, Magic-user, played by Toxicity
Cancer - Kazeji Yuko, Familiar-user, played by Crazy Elf Boy

Air:
Gemini - Satou Rika, Summoner, played by Crystal Tears
Libra - Tsurugi Touma, Familiar-user, played by Kalad
Aquarius - Mizukazi Ryuu, Weapon-user, played by Outlaw JT


KAZAN

Earth:
Virgo - Sakamoto Dai, Summoner, played by Emo-sai
Taurus -Gou Ushitaros, Familiar-user, played by Prof. JB Wolf
Capricorn - Mihana Ami, Magic-user, played by Shizo

Fire:
Aries - Kasai Akio, Magic-user played by Bulbie
Leo - Itou Cho, Summoner, played by classy_cat18
Sagittarius - Keto Satoshi, Familiar-user, played by Dr McNinja

ADDITIONAL

Ophiuchus - Akaikame, played by EngiMatikul
Thomas Reusbucks - Played by EngiMatikul
Sakamoto Aria - Played by EngiMatikul
Doumeki Yumi - Played by Emo-sai
Domeki Kazujo - Played by Emo-sai
Kalah Byquest - Played by Bulbie
Makoto Sayuri - Played by Weasel
Sakaki Hideo - Played by darktyranitar
Gou Ookami - Played by Prof. JB Wolf
[nameless] - Playedby EngiMatikul



STEP 2: CHOOSE YOUR POWER

There's four types of powers for the choosing, but the snag is that if someone else in the element your chosen Zodiac sign is categorized by has taken it already, that power is off-limits. This is our not-so-subtle little attempt to have some diversity. :x
First and foremost, awakening of powers is achieved when the character is in an extreme emotional state. From then on powers may be called upon at will. The efficacy of each power is directly connected to the character's physical and mental state at the time that it is used and I think we are all lovely and sensible and intelligent RPers, so no god-RPing with whatever your power happens to be please, kkthxbai.

Possible powers:

Familiars - aka Bigass Robots. These are extremely large mecha which your character will pilot. Design and power up to you but must be based on related zodiac sign. As a general guideline, Familiars destroy things. They do not have defensive or support abilities and are in essence mindless golems.

Summons - aka Pokemon. These are magical creatures; their appearance and ability relates to the appropriate zodiac sign. They may be called upon to fight for their Chosen. They have a telepathic bond with their Chosen, and as such are useful as spies. Otherwise, their abilities are entirely up to you.

Magic - Self-explanatory. Elemental, support, defence, whatever as long as it's somehow linked to the zodiac sign.

Weapons - This can be any weapon. Any weapon. Yes, even machine guns or mortars, or things which are not weapons, like flutes. (Okay, maybe not mortars.) Can be magical. Must be related appearance-and-magical-function-wise to zodiac sign, blah, blah. Believe me, these, and the sense-related powers, can be more useful than Familiars OR summons, used correctly.


STEP 3: MISCELLANEOUS

This is Japanese high school themed. If it wasn't obvious enough already. (Despite the use of the Western zodiac... despite.)

Furin's uniforms are standard public school style: shirt, tie, blazer etc.

Kazan's uniforms are sailor fuku for girls and gakuran for guys. Sailor fuku = the standard Japanese high school uniform you see in anime, like Sailormoon. (that's why it's called Sailormoon, because they wear sailor fuku...) Gakuran = the black suit.. thing. Wiki tells all. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_school_uniform)

Modifications to these uniforms can be made by individual students.


STEP 4: FILL UP THE FORM

Name: (a Japanese one, obviously - unless you have a particular reason for NOT being Japanese. If this is the case, pm one of your esteemed hosts for permission)
Age: (15-17 for students, 22 and above for teachers or anyone else on the school grounds, including janitors)
Gender: (m/f, neh?)
Appearance:
Personality:
School: (which school you go to is determined by the zodiac sign you choose)
Zodiac Sign:
Power: (just tell us which power you’ve chosen here, and description goes in the section below)
Power Description: (any description of your power goes here - so we can have Weapon appearance and magic, a description of what your Familiar looks like, etc. Feel free to elaborate at length on these. I'm not putting up a separate section for them because there are too many kinds of powers; you are free to make one yourself. You are the judge of how much you want to flesh out your power. Obviously, Familiars and Summons would require more physical description, Summons, Magic and Weapons would need some description of the abilities involved. Summons can be given a personality if you so wish.)
Background/History:
Other:

If you want to create an NPC use the below bastardised version of the original sign-up form:

Name:
Age: (15-17 for students, 22 and above for teachers or anyone else on the school grounds, including janitors)
Gender:
Appearance:
Personality:
School:
Background/History:
Other:
ADDENDUM: NPCs.
In addition to regular signups, this RPG will be more unique in that you may also make "signups" for "Nonplayable Characters", or NPCs. They are not really "non-playable" as will be explained later, but for the most part their purpose is just to give the rest of the audience an understanding of an otherwise more minor character you put into the story. Why would we want NPCs? First off, chances are that even with our enormous population of RPGers we won't likely fill up the list of "powers" given therefore it's better to substitute it with NPCs. Additionally, say you want to make a side character, a "best friend" for your character, but you don't want to take on the responsibility of making a whole new character because then you'd have to play him/her. By making him/her an NPC, you can tell people how the character acts and so THEY won't (majorly) mess up how they interact with your best friend character.
Now, having NPCs also means that if you sign up and ditch the RPG later your character can turn into an NPC. And there is NO restriction for killing an NPC. At ANY time. Therefore if anyone starts deeming you as being inactive, we can turn your character into an NPC and quite possibly kill you off without any warning. Of course, if you respond like a day later saying "wtf why am I dead" we might change it, but consider it a warning. :p
As a final note, even though they're called NPCs, the CREATOR can (if they desire) once in a while make a post about what they're thinking, as if they were an actual character. But unlike their main character, they are not responsible for doing this on a consistent basis.



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[kalad1]

I call Libra, and, just how big are Familiars?

[Bulbasaur4]

I'd like to reserve Aries, Weas. ^_^

I'll sign up later but I gotta go to class now! :D

I CAN'T WAIT TO PLAY A MIGURI-esque character! BWHAHAHA!*


*Miguri-esque character as in Maguri from Gentlemen's Alliance. :D

[Weasel Overlord]

In reply to Kalad: Familiars can be as big as you want them to be, within reason, of course. (ie: nothing that's so big it could stand on the Empire State Building with ease, lol) Use your judgement, and if you're still not sure, just PM me, Emo-sai or Engi and we'll approve the size you're considering, ok?

Yay! Aries!! :D Does that mean a member of our man-trio is going to be in a different school!? This could be interesting. XD

[classy_cat18]

Can I reserve Leo, Weasel? And can she have a Summon? *gives puppy eyes*

[Outlaw JT]

How did Aquarius not end up as part of water?

Anyways, I would like to reserve one of the Air Zodiacs (no preference) with the Weapon power. Form to follow tonight/tomorrow.

[Crystal Tears]

Save me Gemini please.

[Outlaw JT]

Guess that leaves Aquarius (still curious why that isn't under Water but hey, it works for my character beautifully).


Name: Mizukaze Ryuu
Age: 16
Gender: m
Appearance: Short brown hair. Sparkling blue eyes. Athletic figure. Ryuu wears the typical Furin uniform with the pin for the Furin martial arts team on his lapel. His tie in uniform is a silver color with a metallic blue chinese dragon on it. His blazer has blue trim which makes him stand out a little in uniform. When not in uniform he is usually seen in a black tai chi gi that has a blue collar and a blue chinese dragon stitched across the chest.
Personality: Gentle as the breeze with the torrential power of the whirlwind. Ryuu is one of the calmest coolest individuals you'll ever meet. He's often perceived as a quiet person but really he is just selective of the people and/or times he decides to be vocal. He's very observant of other people and acts accordingly to reduce conflict. Despite his unshakable calm demeanor, he can become violently swift when someone he cares about is threatened. His manner and speech will never waver but his actions rapidly become aggressive when someone he cares for is hurt or threatened.
School: Furin
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Power: Weapon
Power Description: An ornate staff 6 feet in length, it is intricately etched depicting a blue Chinese dragon coiling through the clouds for it's entire length. Capable of creating powerful gusts of wind that are controlled by the movement of the weapon. Can be used to form a shield of air by rapidly spinning it, or powerful aimed blasts of air with jabs and swipes. Eventually will allow flight as spinning it over your head rapidly provides lift (ala helicopter) and the dragons mouth can be triggered to spew forth a small cloud which the wielder can stand on and direct similar to a skateboard. Mastery of the staff will allow the forming of a bubble of wind shielding the wielder from all directions as the staff is carefully spun rapidly in all directions around him in an elaborate delicate fashion.
Background/History: Ryuu had a fairly normal childhood. When he was 11 his parents divorced. Originally he stayed with his wealthy father but when his father remarried two years later he moved back in with his mother as his father no longer had time for him. School life also went fairly normal until he met Cho. During a martial arts competition between Furin and Kazan early in his second year he met her and the two of them have been meeting in secret ever since. They have been trying to keep their love secret for fear of what their respective classmates might do but it has become increasingly difficult to keep meeting with the growing hostilities.
Other: Ryuu is in love with Cho. They do their best to keep their relationship hidden from their classmates. Ryuu dislikes having to maintain the secrecy but would do anything to protect Cho even though she doesn't normally need it.

[Shizo]

Capricorn? Could I reserve that?

[Toxicity]

I can has Scorpio for reservez plz? [/lolcat]

Also, with Magic?

[Bulbasaur4]

Name: Kasai, Akio (means Fiery Bright Boy!) but he goes by a fake last name, "An" which seems odd.
Age: 16
Gender: M
Appearance: He’s like Maguri from Gentlemen’s Alliance! SHAMELESS STEALING! If you don’t know what that looks like, look at these pictures. Picture 1 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/luckclover4/sdc_sc_flap2.jpg) Picture 2 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/luckclover4/sdc_50thbag.jpg) and Picture 3 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/luckclover4/cal_6.jpg)! His hair is not blonde however, but a fiery red color- think Renji but more vibrant! XD Same golden eye color however and he has a knack for wearing splotchy camo beneath his school uniform. He has a regular toned build, with a slightly sun-ripened hue to his skin that radiates his inner fiery glow. He stands about 5'9 and his noticable bodily feature is his strong shoulder line and sloped waist. His regular school uniform is all black, but because he’s on the Student Council he wears a white overcoat/suit jacket-styled uniform with black trim. He always wears his collar slightly open, just because he hates the feel of it against his neck. And that white band around his head? He usually sports that after school but sometimes during school if he forgets.
His after school wear usually are khaki-colored pants, a tight-fitting black shirt with a air-breathing, light-weight olive green jacket over it.

Personality: On the outer shell, Akio is known for being a ‘go-getter’ and seems extremely confident in himself. He is not arrogant, but rather when he puts his mind to something he’s quite sure that he’ll do alright at it or… at least positive about it. He tends to get bored with things easily however, and has a knack for doing something one minute, getting bored and then leaving it to do something else. (with out an ADD quality, mind you.) He is quite animate which makes him highly amusing in stressful situations and he tends to overreact to other people’s comments if they show a slight hint of disapproval. If he does something wrong, he’s very quick to be a mopey puppy about it and very apologetic the point of overkill. However, his temper can flash in an instant in a rather comedic way if someone decides to snark at jab at him.
Deep down he feels a lot of pressure due to his family lineage and the expectations his family has placed upon him. He usually doesn’t reveal much of his inner emotions to others and rather seems quite oblivious to anyone who might have interest in him at first. There’s more to him than that obviously, but that’s a brief definition.

School: Kazan
Zodiac Sign: Aries, RWAR!
Power: Elemental Fire
Power Description: Akio’s powers stem directly from the elemental power of fire, since his sign IS the Cardinal direct of the fire signs. However, Akio has found that controlling such a wild element of fire is quite difficult, especially if his temper flares up. He can manifest the element so that it bends to his will, but the strength and quantity at which it does so directly depends upon his state of mind. This creates problems when he is angry, for the fire conjured is a bit too much and also when he’s mopey, because the fire is too small. Abilities he can do with his fire range from surrounding himself on fire without pain (sometimes with, depending on the situation… XD) for protection or hurling simple fireballs. He cannot do this yet, but eventually will learn how to use fire to create wall-like barriers to burn things that try to pass through it and such. Despite being a fire element user, Akio shows visibly no fear of any element- a sign of his Aries sign.
Background/History: Akio is from the Kasai family, which is one of the more wealthy and influential families within the area. However, Akio has kept his last name much of a secret and so has the family, due to the fact that the Kasai family is generally secretive in nature and has been often the subject of doing rather questionable things and pushing their weight slightly. Akio rather enjoys not sporting his real last name, and using his fake one that he created himself. A few people point out the odd naming, but no one really mentions it directly to Akio due to his personality.
Akio’s mother and father are generally too busy to be around and Akio grew up being the subject of many other family members who visited his house. Generally he was brought up by the family hires. Despite this, Akio is filled with a tremendous amount of pressure from his family to succeed in his schooling and go on to head the Kasai family. He doesn’t particularly enjoy this much, because he’d rather goof around and do what he likes.
Now that he’s apart of the school, he’s got a bit of a reputation as being someone you want to avoid. Not because he’s violent or gets into fights, but rather because the sheer aura and charisma around him makes people think he’s probably got some fighting power in him. (which is only enhanced when his powers surface.) Akio, ironic enough, doesn’t seem to care much about the little ‘rivalry’ between the two schools despite his friends many attempts to drag him into the fights and pressure from the Student Council. (dum dum duuum!) There are rumors he’s good friends with people from the neighboring school.
Other: Despite his sometimes goofy and rather comical moody nature, Akio gets excellent grades which comes to a shock to many when they are released. :3 Also he is the Vice President of the Student Council, so fear him. XD XD He's been grade school friends with both Inoue Hotaru and Sakamoto Dai, and those two are probably the only ones who get the inner workings of Akio's personality, which may or may not be a good thing. XD
ALSO... Akio has a weird, loving addiction of Mochi Ball ice cream. (Mochi ball ice cream is where pounded rice is made into mochi and wrapped about flavored ice cream. His favorite flavor is green tea and strawberry.)

[Crazy Elf Boy]

Can I reserve cancer please

Damn you CT taking Gemini

*Glare*

[Prof. Jb Wolf]

Dibs on Taurus!

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YES I'LL HAVE A SIGN UP AND I WILL POST REGULARLY....

[EngiMatikul]

*plays obligatory bad guy. Or girl in this case, considering this RP seems to be dominated by pretty boy characters anyway*

Name: Akaikami (A combination of "red" and "hair", which is usually the one significant feature people see in her- use 'Akai' for short, Akai-chan!)
Age: Appearance as 16 years old
Gender: Appearance as Female... Actually scratch that YES SHE'S A GIRL
Appearance: A dark, forboding character shrouded in mystery. Her outward appearance is that of a normal human girl, standing just around 5 feet tall with a slim, agile figure suited for appearing and disappearing in the blink of an eye. Her most noticable feature is hair, extending noticably down to her waist and having a bright red color, the color of fresh oxygenated blood from a deep wound. Her bangs are just long enough so that it can cover her eyes from the upper angles, and indeed most of her appearance in the first part of this RP will have her eyes hidden beneath her bright colored hair. Her eyes are of a dark ebony black color, and looking into them gives the feeling of a deep, inpenetrable abyss. Her youthlike figure is enwrapped in a tight suit not unlike that of a one piece swimsuit, which I swear isn't for fanservice reasons but to make her movements more agile and less likely to be noticed. She wears a long black manteau which, when fully covered, causes her to disappear within the shadows. She has long black leather gloves and boots. Attached to the center of the manteau where it brings the cape together is a bright red jewel that has the appearance of a serpent eye.
Personality: Probably best described as quiet, but only because that is the best course of action for most of her job. Being a secretive and deceptive character, it suits the situation much more conveniently for her to work without words instead of mouthing off all her plans like some incompetent villians do. She is cunning and serious, though may make a sarcastic comment once in a while. She does whatever she thinks is the best option to go with and complete her mission, and most of the time, it IS the best option. She does not purposely use her powers for her own pleasure, though its true she does enjoy her job of tormenting other humans. She seems to have particular goals in mind with her actions, though many people do not know of her existance, much less what intentions she has for the two schools.
Initially, anyone who would happened to have "accidentally" noticed her would at most remember her bloodred hair. Anyone who thinks they see more than just her hair early in the RP will die a quick and sudden death. :V
School: She doesn't go to school, but she can certainly fit in if you give her a school outfit!
Zodiac Sign: Ophiuchus
Power: * (see below)
Power Description: Rather than having a specific power for herself, She instead seems to be able to give other otherwise normal student fake Zodiac powers, releasing them in a similar way only usually they are released due to emotional stress. She targets those who have strong negative emotions of sorts, whether it be fear or anger, and converts it to a power, a familiar, a weapon, or something that makes the host weild dangerously and incontrollably for however she long she wants them to. This, obviously, is not the extent of her powers. Being the main antagonist she has additional powers to be revealed as the RP progresses, but for the time being...

for those who went tl;dr, she turns kids into monsters.

Background: you don't know, lol?
Other: For those who remember me as Nagi in the Mai Hime RPG, I will similarly be hopping around with this character making a scene for you guys to show off your stuff. If you don't reply in a timely matter however I will not be hesitent to kill you off (as I'm sure she wouldn't be) so don't delay post today!

Not finished obviously will add one more character and at least one NPC later. :V

[classy_cat18]

Name: Itou Cho (last name first)
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Appearance: Cho's appearance misleads her age, with her being 4'11" with a small build and A cups. She doesn't like to fuss with her black hair so she keeps it in short spikes, leaving two long locks to curl up and over so they'll look like a pair of antennae. Her slightly tan skinned face is slightly ruined by a scar that runs over the bridge of her nose and under her eyes. She hasn't told anyone how she got it. Neither has she told anyone why one of her eyes is blue and the other bright green. She has a silver necklace with a butterfly charm that she rarely takes off.
Personality: Cho usually has a "live and let live" mentality. She only gets hostile towards someone or something when it starts to irritate her, regardless of the school. She only started to have animosity towards the Furin students recently, as the recent incident has made everyone tense. When someone pushes her buttons, her response is a very loud concert of insults and threats. But that's rare, seeing as she is usually happy about something, whether it's the weather or her favorite food being served. She'll let everyone know about her happy thoughts too, but never while standing still. She doesn't seem to take anything seriously, either by acting innocent or oblivious, or treating it like a game. But a sly smirk will tell otherwise. She isn't someone to take lightly.
School: Kazan
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Power: Summon
Power Description: A housecat-sized nekomata named Fuu, a cat demon with two tails. She's red in color, with yellow rings around her long forked tail, and a yellow collar with a ruby heart. Usually "Fuu" is the only thing she says, preferring to only fully communicate with Cho. Fuu likes to refer to herself in the third person, liking the sound of her name despite the fact that it means "wind". The cat is usually happy to do something for Cho, but will sometimes ask for something in return like toys or treats. Fuu can turn invisible to spy for Cho, also able to see in the dark. For battle, Fuu will grow to the size of a large dog, ignite her tails and lash them around, firing sickles of fire as she does so. (Think Air Cutter with fire.)
Background/History: Cho's mother is a famous artist, but her real name is kept a secret and so is known as "Katana" for the battle scenes that she loves to paint. One day thieves broke into their home to steal some of her work. Her mother was quickly knocked out when she saw them. Cho, having learned some self-defense, foolishly tried to stop them. She did well with one but two more jumped in and ganged up on her. The torture that followed left Cho with a permanent scar and a useless eye, as well as a loss of memory of the whole ordeal. After being filled in on the details she requested for a different color eye so she would never forget again. She got immersed in martial arts and met her secret love, Ryuu, during her first competition against the Furin students. Although she has been able to keep their meetings secret, she's also been hiding her frustration of the secrecy.
Other: She does adaquately in her classes, preferring to concentrate on her art class. She likes to sketch when she has free time. A digital camera is carried around to capture moments that she can't sketch. And she can't swim. Is in love with Furin student Mizukaze Ryuu ("water wind", creative) although she does not show it in public. Has been friends with Akio since her first year, and likes to talk about his hair.

[Weasel Overlord]

RIGHT! *dies of shock at all the people who signed up/reserved while she was out partying*

FIRSTLY, I have something to say which was accidentally omitted from the original topic entirely through the fault of your not-so-esteemed host, Weasel.
Not everyone has their powers right at the start of the RPG. Like in some others we've all been in at some point, the hosts will roll a dice or something to decide who has their powers at the beginning of the RPG. Then pms will be sent, to notify players when their powers awaken. We think this will be a more realistic way, and hopefully more enjoyable.
MANY apologies for missing it out of the topic; if this changes anyone's mind about being in the RPG, please say so now.

@everyone who reserved: you are reserved! I've added in a reserve for Virgo, for our esteemed host, Emo-sai, who cannot be with us right now due to technical difficulties. She will also be signing up with an NPC character, as I will also be doing, most likely.

@Outlaw: I am equally confused as to why Aquarius is an Air sign, and not a Water sign, but hey! Can't argue with the zodiacs. You're approved, anyway.

@Kalah: Approved! Yaaaaay!

@Engi: Not really any need to say it, but approved!

@Classy: Approved! A summoner, yay!

Okay then, so far we have;

Air: Weapon
Water: Weapon
Fire: Magic and Summon

Anyone who is yet to sign up, those types of power cannot be used in conjunction with those elements, now.

[Dr.McNinja]

I'd like to reserve Sagittarius

EDIT: He's going to be a familiar user too.

[Weasel Overlord]

YAY ANOTHER RESERVATION! ^______^

You ish reserved!

[classy_cat18]

Outlaw, my character could be your character's Juliet if you want.

[Dr.McNinja]

Name: Keto Satoshi (Japanese order)

Age: 17

Gender: M

Appearance: http://kalandy44.deviantart.com/art/Satoshi-Request-76240612 for his physical appearance. Ignore the clothes and add glasses. He wears a typical Japanese school uniform for guys, buttoned up neatly and well pressed and whatnot. He usually carries his book bag with him and is prone to adjusting his glasses at the slightest hint of an anime inspired reflection.

Personality: Satoshi is a nerd, plain and simple...or maybe not. He possesses both a natural talent for academics as well as a studious attitude that only amplifies that talent. He is extremely hard working and gives his all to any pursuit that he dedicates himself to. He usually shares number one in the class with Akio who’s natural ability to get good grades mystifies him though he does not resent the go-getting youth, rather using his success to motivate him to do even better. He tries his best to get to know people and make friends but he can be awkward, not knowing how to deal with many social situations and especially so in tense situations that require a delicate hand.
Sometimes he can come across as arrogant or a know it all however this is usually due to him trying to explain something or sharing what he knows but forgetting that not everyone has the experiences he has had or really cares about his subjects of interest. He is quite apologetic in such situations when he realizes the effect it has on people. Finally, Satoshi is hopelessly clumsy much of the time. He has trouble focusing and is often the target of teasing and bullying. As a result, he is somewhat skittish.

School: Kazan

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Power: Familiar

Power Description: Alrighty. For how the familiar looks check this out:http://www.ffinsider.net/final-fantasy-12/pix/shemhazai.jpg
and for a good view of the entirety of it watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_gkb3VvDVw&feature=related

In its normal state, Satoshi’s familiar is only the “person” part of what you see there. At it increasingly accesses its powers however, the horse/carriage section forms as something as a “battery” for the power needed for his moves. At first, the familiar forms as something of an exosuit on Satoshi, only a few feet larger than Satoshi himself. With the addition of more material however, it can grow to larger heights, limited mostly but the material avaliable though there is an upper-limit (far below the Empire State Building ;P). The familiar itself forms from material around Satoshi when he activates the power, the materials seeming to quickly burn up in a reddish fire as the suit forms. The materials return to normal when the familiar is deactivated none the worse for wear though while he maintains the familiar someone might have to go without a desk, car, house, etc depending on the size. Nothing vital to the story (the evil man’s base/his own armor) will ever be absorbed to form the suit for obvious reasons. In a perfectly empty field/desert, Satoshi could probably find enough material to form the basic suit and over time gather enough to increase the size but, as indicated by this situation, the less he has to work with the less mass he can add to the familiar.

Power-wise, the familiar utilizes its arms to project energy attacks as they are quite gunlike as shown in the image. The side attachments are sharp and they can be used as bladed weapons as well, charged with energy they can cut through most anything. In extreme situations, Satoshi can combine the arms into a bow-like weapon and fire incredibly powerful attacks though each such shot drains his energy store. The familiar is faster than it is tough though it can obviously absorb damage to some extent. The suit has the ability to manipulate energy in other ways other than just bolts to attack but not at first, and not as a primary method of operation (it’s more improvisational when he does it)

Satoshi has/will name the suit Tenma Chuushin

Background/History: Satoshi lives with his grandparents as his parents are both off on separate work-related exploits. His mother is a government translator and spends most of her time away on business with various members of the Japanese government. His father is a world-renowned Doctor who maintains a teaching position in America at the moment as well as his own work at the medical school’s hospital. Both visit from time to time but never for a long period. Satoshi feels the pressure of having such prestigious parents and most of the time uses that pressure to drive him to succeed more though it still gets to him time and again. His grandparents mostly let him do as he pleases, his grandfather is a Shinto priest at the local shrine and his grandmother maintains the shrine as well, the entire family living on the shrine grounds. Overall his life is normal, if somewhat colorful due to his grandparent’s profession (at least one person should have both parents in good standing and a normal houselife neh? :P).

Other: HE LOVES TEA.....er...yeah, he likes it.

[Emotional Faun Chiko-sai]

Gah. Those sign-ups went quicker than I was expecting. I love my laptop so much for breaking down just when we were all ready to start the RPG. I love it so much. I am not being bitter and sarcastic.

@PJBW: O RLY? :p
@Box: Please don't tell me your evil loli's name is supposed to mean red turtle or I will larf D: oh wait. Hair is kami!! Kami!!!

Anyway.

Sign-up(s). I apologize for the truncated nature of the prose because I'm sort of on a time limit here.

ZODIAC BOY

Name: Sakamoto Dai
Age: 17
Gender: Male. ..yes, yes, Virgo = female sign, complete antithesis of my character, yes...
Appearance: 5'11". Olive-skinned and quite buff since he's in the kendo club and turns up for the Ouendan on occasion. Strong and pronounced jawline, longish nose (but not as long as Akagi... no no). He has dark brown hair, a sort of mahogany hue; it's short and spiked. His eyes are yellow. When he gets really angry, many people assert that they can see a 'demonic aura'. He leaves the top button of his gakuran undone. When he's not in uniform, he's a hoodie and t-shirt kind of person.
Personality: Dai often finds himself doing jobs that other people don't do. Like cleaning the house (though his sister helps him with that), being saddled with random odd jobs from the Student Council and being poster boy for the kendo club. I suppose you could say he's a good 'boy'. He's nearly always angry or in the process of losing his temper, although there are days when he just can't be bothered to blow his top; on these days, he has a resigned look and manner. He grumbles a lot, but he'll come through in the end if you keep on at him. He does know when to draw the line, however, and should not be pushed too far - unless you want to provoke his 'demonic aura'. If you get in his good graces he can be very accommodating. Current people in this category: his sister, Inoue Hotaru, Kasai Akio.
He is very blunt in manner and doesn't sugarcoat his replies. He finds it hard to tell lies, even white ones. For this reason he can be hard to get along with. His brain works in straight lines, and he has an acute sense of 'right' and 'wrong'.
He is sometimes angry at the world in general.
School: Kazan
Zodiac Sign: Virgo
Power: Summon
Power Description: His summon is actually a group of three - so I guess I'll just add an 's' from now on. His summons, the Moirae, Wyrd Sisters, Fates and what-have-you, prefer to refer to themselves as the Sisters [onee-san-tachi], individually, Maiden, Mother and Crone. They are three sylph-like women, one young, one middle-aged, and one old. They enjoy appearing apparently out of nowhere and scaring Dai out of his wits. Formally, they are summoned in a pan of water, from which surface their heads will rise. They say that they will not tell Dai their real names until it is time for him to be in a position of such power, for in their society names mean mastery over the creature named. They may also appear as cranes.
The Maiden is a warrior and clad as such, she gives Dai a spear of obsidian with which to rent his enemies.
The Mother is a Goddess and creator, when blood is spilt she raises small demons to perform Dai's bidding.
The Crone is a seer, carrying a torch, and allows Dai a certain degree of second sight depending on what is most important to him at that moment, varying from five seconds to a few days later.
All these are dependent on the whim of the current summon.
The Maiden, Mother and Crone must always be summoned in order, and their powers may only be used in that order. Note that these are their starting abilities only, since I'm too tired and annoyed what with trying to get my signups out while I have access to a computer to think of what the 'final power up' will be.
Background/History: Has parents and a pretty normal home life. (It's his school life that bothers him.) He is quite protective of his sister Aria. Many boys who have attempted to start going out with her or indeed even return her chocolates on White Day have been on the receiving end of his demonic aura and/or kendo stick.
Other: He has been a friend of Inoue Hotaru and Akai Kasio since they were in grade school. Probably knows the Kazan bunch, as well. Is in the kendo club and unofficially part of the Kazan Ouendan.

NPC GIRL


Addendum: Reserves are given one week's time from the day of claiming the character to complete or at least have half of their sign-ups done because I am an evil dictator who loves to use the strikeout tag. Kirkle and Box, feel free to amend this quasi-rule as you please.

I WILL BE WATCHING EVEN IF MY LAPTOP IS DEAD, MANGLED AND BROKEN!!! *flail flail*

[kalad1]

Name: Tsurugi Touma(last, first)
Age: 17
Gender: male
Appearance: Standing at an even six foot, Touma is taller, and thus more noticable than the average japanese student, and bears a more tan complexion than most as well. He has blue eyes and slightly messy black hair to the middle of his neck. He's nice looking, but not overly handsome or anything. He almost always wears his school uniform, with one change, in place of the normal school jacket, he has a Kazan Gakuran coat he claimed from a past oppenent, which is adorned with badges and pins and other trinkets from other defeated opponents.
Personality: In short, he's hot blooded and principled. He's determined and gets excited by fights easily, enjoying them thoroughly, but will not hurt a non-combatant, or start a fight with someone weaker than him. Otherwise, he's a fairly nice guy but a slight bit of a loner.
School: Furin
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Power: Familiar - dubbed Kaze-Ou(Wind-king)
Power Description: The familiar stands twenty meters tall, bearing a resemblance to a resplendent white suit of armor inlaid with lines of black, bearing a chain with a set of scales on one end, and a long sword on the other. The helmet section bears a long cloth over where the eye holes of the armor would be, tied into a blindfold. Lastly, it has eight odd, bladed pieces of diamond shaped metal attatched at various points on its body. These can seperate, and fly on their own, being used for long range or even close range strikes, being remotely operated by Touma. (If it's allowed, Kaze-Ou will also be able to fly.)
Background/History:There really isn't much to Touma's history, he comes from a rather average family, and the only unusual thing in his history was his grandfather, who took care of him while his parents worked at their jobs during the day. His grandfather noticed how competitive he could be, and taught him both how to fight, and taught him about how a 'real man' needed to have principles, rules that he would stand by, otherwise he'd be little more than a thug, a rabid animal. He took these lessons to heart, and eventually, his grandfather passed away when he was twelve.
Other: OBEY THE COMMANDS OF GENERAL MCSNIPS!

[Outlaw JT]

Outlaw, my character could be your character's Juliet if you want.

Sounds good to me. Would you like to work out some details via PM before I edit my character form? If so just PM me any ideas you have and we can work on it together.

[EngiMatikul]

Random Details about NPCs.

NPCs can be created at ANY TIME along the RPG. This makes sense if you think about it, because characters constantly appear and die off (or leave in some form) in most shows, movies, and anime. Later on if you make an NPC and decide to switch it to your main, we will allow that with approval. NPCs need not a detailed signup, BUT if you're switching over you might think of sprucing up your signup form if you didn't put much detail into it.

That being said, I present to you, an NPC!

Name: Thomas Reusbucks
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Appearance: A rather skinny figure, about 5'8" but because of his skinny figure, sometimes seems taller. Has light green hair that is combed over to the side, bangs long enough to cover his eyes if the hair is straight but not so long that it makes him look emo. He has small, trapazoidlike spectacles over his sparkling blue eyes which seem to signify his deep insight. He wears the typical school uniform in a primmed a proper fashion, but similar to B4's character, since he's part of the student council he sometimes wears the white overcoat thingy.
Personality: Apathetic would be the best way for an outside person to describe him. He always seems to not care about what's going on around him and frequently is associated with reading some difficult textbook. People wonder why he's even on the student council when he seems minimally concerned with any of the affairs going on around the school, and for the most part he just sits quietly in meetings without saying a thing. However, a few realize his rather accurate insights into things, and when he does speak his thoughts on an issue they realize most of what he says is correct. For this reason he was (possibly forcibly) elected as the student council president.
Though he seems apathetic he takes issues like schoolwork and personal achievement goals pretty seriously, hence gets high marks in classes and tests. He is also pretty faithful to those he considers his friends, though he may once in a while play jokes and act sarcastically to them (Hi PJBW!).
School: Kazan
Background/History: His parents work in a top-secret research facility and he occasionally gets nice fancy technological gizmos that help out in interesting ways. In particular, he often uses small cubic devices which he can throw and detonate at his command (bluetooth, anyone?). Once detonated, the cubes will emit an immensely blinding light and a horrific shrieking sound for a limited amount of time, stunning anyone in its vincity without protection. Most of his friends in the detective agency (as explained later) has been given protection from these cubes when he uses them. The cubes are not strong and they will only stun for a few minutes, but it's more than enough to make a quick escape when in danger.
He is the president of the student council, and he also secretly runs the Enigmatic Cube Detective Agency, run by him and a few others. The Agency is not known very well but those who are aware of it recognize its remarkable success at figuring out the most complex of mysteries in the school. Their current mission is to discover the source of hostility between the two schools.
Other: THIS CHARACTER CANNOT BE USED FOR ANY SLASHY FANTASY PURPOSES.... >.> *glares at random fangirls*

[Weasel Overlord]

SIGN UP = DONE! Posting here for clarity, &c.

@Emo-sai: I agree with that rule! Anyone who reserves, has to have their form up, eh, what she said. :)

My NPC will be posted some other time. Furin Gakuen attendee. Furin Tea Ceremony Club attendee. Fangirl.

Name: Inoue Hotaru [family name first] 井上 蛍
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Appearance: Hotaru of average height, standing at around 5’7”, and he has a slender, almost slight build. His hair is pale blonde, which is odd for a Japanese boy, but for the fact that his birth father was Caucasian, and he keeps it clipped short, to about chin-length, and in a style that flatters his face, which is rather angular with pronounced cheekbones that you could probably cut cheese on. Hotaru has a pair of soft brown eyes which peer out from under lashes that have no rights being on a boy. He is in the habit of batting these eyelashes when he wants something, or when he wants to look cute.
His Furin uniform is simple blazer in the pale, dusky blue of summer wear, but he altered the fabric slightly to make it more lightweight, and he wears that colour all year round, rather than switching to the brighter colours of winter. As a personal touch, Hotaru removed all the buttons from the blazer, preferring to be freer in his movements. He also wears his shirt crinkled (mostly out of laziness), and only buttons it up to the middle of his chest.
Out of school, Hotaru wears tight, faded jeans (but NOT tight-legged ones! No emos here, thankya kindly) and a selection of normal t-shirts.
Personality: Hotaru is changeable in his personality, like the water of his zodiac. He is exceptionally sensitive, and ever a romantic, but in the same breath he is often prone to violent mood-swings, laziness and a horrible tendency to be completely and utterly impractical. If there’s one thing he despises most, it’s being smothered, whether by rigid rules or people in general.
He is also acutely aware of his good looks, and he isn’t averse to using them to get his own way.
Hotaru is flouncy and... well, flouncy is the best way to describe him. He's extremely flamboyant, loves to be in charge of things, and above all, he lives in the moment. Even though he is the Chairman of the Tea Club, Hotaru is incredibly messy and scatty and disorganised to a T.
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Power: Weapon! Pisces halberd/double-ended-spear-thinger.
Power Description: Hotaru’s weapon is a halberd, basically. It’s double-ended, and resembles a fish tail where each blade tapers off to a point. One points to the left and the other points to the right, and both are bound together with a flowing blue ribbon which wraps around the pole and ties off at the base of each blade, where it meets the pole. The ribbon has enough left over at each end to trail off in a streamer of blue, about half a metre in length, which flutters gracefully when Hotaru uses the blade.
The entire weapon stands at just over 6’ tall, which is taller than Hotaru himself. The pole is a burnished silver in colour, and streaked with turquoise-blue-and-pearl in a complex pattern of waves and spume.
In the centre of the pole, there is an old-looking silver band which splits into two sections. The band is embossed with darkened fish (think dirty metal, here). When twisted sharply, the entire weapon splits into two at this silver band, both blades still joined by their ribbon, which is unseverable (for some reason). The ribbon is long enough for Hotaru to wield both blades with ease, and his movements while using the weapon in this way somewhat resemble a calm ocean, rippling in the breeze, so subtle are his movements.
Back to the blades, the sharp part of each resembles an ornately decorated fish tail, and where they are riveted to the pole is the eye of the fish, with the rest of the blade being embossed with tiny, glittering scales. One of the blades is slightly blue-tinged in colour, while the other one has a distinctly greenish cast, as if viewed under water.
This weapon, apart from being very sharp and pointy, also has another use. If Hotaru detaches the blades and stabs them into the ground, either side of him, he can create a shield of water which envelops him and anyone else within the vicinity of the two blades. The water forms a sort of elongated dome, and lasts for as long as Hotaru concentrates, meaning that if he is distracted in any way, it will immediately collapse as if it were never there.
One further (and final) power associated with the weapon is the ability to stir any body of water into a frenzy, creating a minor whirlpool which can be controlled for a very limited amount of time (it’s hard to control tons of water, ya know). Pisceans are famous for their tendency to be calm one moment and in a fury the next, as with the ocean and as with Hotaru’s halberd.
Background/History: Hotaru’s birth father, Ryu Johnson, was killed in a car accident when Hotaru was two, and his mother, then Johnson Hina, remarried about three years later. Hotaru was brought up from the age of five by his step-father, and his mother, now Inoue Hina, who changed young Hotaru’s family name to Inoue, rather than keep that of his birth father.
Since Hotaru didn’t know his father very well, the accident hardly affected him, since he wasn’t old enough to have formed a real bond. Therefore, he looks upon his step-dad as his real one, although he still burns incense with his mother on the anniversary of Ryu’s death.
Other: Has been good friends with Kasai Akio and Sakamoto Dai since grade school, despite the fact that they both now go to Kazan, and Hotaru attends Furin.
Hotaru is the chairman of the Furin Tea Ceremony Club, where, as you can no doubt guess, he meets with the other members (numbering no less than 10, and no more than 12) three times a week to, well, basically to bring pleasure to girls. (NO NOT THAT WAY YOU PERVERTS!! HOTARU ONLY LIKES MEN) Think Ouran High School Host Club plagiarism!!. This club did not used to be this way. Hotaru changed itttt, bwahahaha. &c. This means we need SOME GIRL CHARACTERS, PEOPLE!!

[Emotional Faun Chiko-sai]

To Mcninja: Ignore the PM. I got around the shrine thing.

NPC.

Name: Doumeki Yumi [Yuu]
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Appearance: About 5'4" in height, with a build on the skinny side of average. Her dark, violet eyes are large, and more often than not have a slightly evil twinkle in them; her mouth is the proverbial cupid's bow. Her black hair is in a layered, longish bob, the hair at the back of her head just brushing the top of her neck and her bangs in front reaching to her shoulders. Her face is generally set in a faintly amused expression, as if there's a joke being told that only she can appreciate. Around her wrists there are twin rosaries made of turquoise.
She wears miko garb (white kimono top, red hakama, and her bangs entwined with white ribbons) when at her shrine, and a lilac yukata patterned with dragons and waves when not, along with geta. Oh yeah, she wears her geta to school, too. However, despite the clacking sound that geta inevitably make, she can move as silently as an assassin when she chooses to. She also likes to pop up when someone is least expecting her.
Personality: Mildly sarcastic and extremely cynical, Yuu makes it a point to tell the truth - or her approximation of it. She is decidedly more intelligent than she seems and is extraordinarily well-informed on the latest happenings due to her 'information network' of ghosts. She has a fatalistic outlook on life, also due to her association with ghosts, although this is tinged with a hint of humour (that is not always funny to the person on the receiving end). When she has put her mind into doing something, she does it thoroughly.
She is overfond of strawberry-flavoured foods and cute things. Her favourite cartoon character is Kogepan. (yes, the burnt bread. lol)
School: Kazan
Background/History: Yuu is the latest in a long line of miko and priests who have traditionally tended a small shrine adjacent to the main one that Satoshi lives in. She is currently the resident miko despite having an older, prettier, more miko-like sister because the older, prettier, more miko-like sister decided she preferred working as an office lady rather than have to act spiritual to visitors and listen to the spirits that hang around the shrine all day. (By the way, her sister's name is Kazuko.) Her parents 'ran away to seek their fortune' (they are currently hosting a weekly television programme about ghosts and haunted houses in the UK, har har har) when Yuu was 8 and Kazuko 14, leaving their children in the care of their paternal grandmother, then the aging miko of the shrine.
Due to this kind of bringing-up Yuu knows rather a lot of the local legends, and has probably, if not certainly heard of the significance of the zodiac signs in their particular region. Is friends with Thomas and part of the Enigmatic Cube Detective Agency. (She's the main procurer of.. information.) Is probably also friends with Gou Ookami aka 'Mr Wolf'. Also quite probably knows Satoshi.
Yuu originally found it hard to make human friends, since it was much easier just to speak with ghosts and spirits, who wanted to speak to her since she could 'hear' them, and was considering dropping out in her first year of high school, since she knew she would inherit the shrine anyway. Along the way something happened with the Enigmatic Cube Detective Agency, and she worked harder at school so she could skip a year to be in the same year as T. T. Reusbucks, whom she calls 'Rippou-kun'.
Among her main informants are a kitsune she calls Tadanobu and numerous bakeneko.
Other: Plays the shamisen. Tends a shrine. Can see (and talk to) ghosts and otherworldly things. May or may not be able to perform exorcism with a bow. Many things that she uses that seem 'everyday' are not really 'everyday' or 'mundane' - her umbrella, for example, has a ghost living in it.



Addendum: RP starts next Friday. Anyone else who is interested, DO be someone without Zodiac powers, because you'll still have a chance of getting them should there be.. extenuating circumstances. :3

[Bulbasaur4]

This is my REALLY AMUSING sign up based off me. I'm throwing a girl into the mix. XD XD XD XD


Name: Kalah Byquest
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Appearance: Kalah stands at a mighty height of 5'8, with a rather toned and athletic build. She's decently pale with long, layered blonde hair that always seemed to be large-barreled curled somewhat. Her eyes are an ice-bitten blue that seem to change slightly with her emotions, shifting from light blue to a sea-water green.
Personality: Kalah has a rather exuberant and quirky personality. She's outspoken but generally good natured and seems to have a constant case of 'cheery' within her. However, she's a bit clumsy at times and has many cases of falling down the stairs (which makes her excuses for her occasional injury quite amusing). However, if you cause her to get truly angry or make fun of someone she really cares about, she'll be as angry as a torrential hurricane. She likes to say that she is spunky.
School: Furin
Background/History: Kalah is a foreign exchange student from America. She grew up in a normal family but in the year she exchanged over to Japan, her parents divorced- one of the reasons she forces upon herself an overly cheerful personality. She's been in Japan for a half a year, although her Japanese is broken and pretty bad, and she studies Chinese instead. (Occasionally muttering chinese words when she's in a bad mood). She absolutely adores most of the males in the school, and has been rumored to spy on Inoue Hotaru and his friends, along with a few others.
Other: Kalah works for the School Newspaper, which is trouble in itself. She's good at what she does and no one has the heart to truly get mad at her, because well... she's doing her job at being a reporter. ^_~ It is notable that she can write Japanese, just cannot speak it well. XD



XD XD XD WOOT!

[kalad1]

Finished my char!

[Toxicity]

Name: Kuchiki, Naoko/朽木 直子
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Appearance:
Naoko is a relatively petite girl; at a straight posture, her height only barely exceeds the 5-foot mark, with her well-proportioned build just as slender. Her coal black hair is kept relatively neat, falling in slight layers down to her collar bone, often wearing a barrette in her hair to hold her cowlick - formed by a slight widow's peak - to the right side; this color still manages to complement her pallid, lightly tanned skin. One can easily imagine, however, that she's only a child; this is, of course, until they see her eyes; twin whirlpools made from dark ink, constantly twisting like her own mind and almost tired of living. This is easily shown in her habit of making direct eye contact when asking a question.

Naoko's school attire is typical of the Furin girl; her blazer, blouse, tie, and skirt are all without personal modifications. Despite her personal loathing of skirts, she sees clothes as clothes and will wait to change. Outside of school, she will wear shorts or jeans with tees, although she has been known to wear flannel and "bleeding Madras" quite often. Aside from her necklace made from hemp rope bearing a cross and a bracelet on her left wrist of puka shells and hemp, Naoko isn't fond of accessories. She also goes interchangeably in wearing her hair down or tying it back away from her face.
Personality: As a water sign, Naoko's emotions will sway at random and vary under different conditions; however, much like the weather under the Scorpio sign (at least in the northern hemisphere), she has also been known to appear icily withdrawn from her peers. Often quiet and keeping to herself, Naoko tries her hardest to not think of herself and how distant help seems to be. Her friends now gone, she feels like a lot of her ideas have gone to waste, especially amongst the peers that feel a constant need to ridicule her for no given reason; her attempts of defending herself had "poisoned" these peers into thinking she's insane. As a result, Naoko has been forced into holding onto a low self-esteem and has since become highly self-conscious, questioning why she was bound to feel the way she does. For now, her main concern is getting out of school alive and reuniting with her friends before it all ends up getting the best of her.
School: Furin
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Power: Magic
Power Description: *currently numbered until I/Naoko come up with names*
1 - if her concentration is fixed on a body of water long enough, Naoko can derive "visions" from waves or ripples, details becoming more obvious with size.
2 - Naoko can manipulate and/or freeze small pools of water at her own will, using this often as a mechanism for both offense and defense.
3 - Purifies water to replenish health or to cleanse the body of toxins or poisons [such as a nasty scorpion sting]; weak at first.
[b]Background/History:
Naoko's life had started relatively normal, the second and youngest child of a middle-class family, father in the medical field and mother teaching art at a nearby university. Because of the exposure to such knowledge, Naoko's parents cultured both she and her older sister of 9 years to be talented, having high expectations as their way of wishing for the best for their two daughters. Time went on with this upbringing, though, and Naoko's sister began to fall into a depression for reasons still undefined; almost every day was a "sick day" for her. Although she managed to play it off as if she were okay, she later committed suicide by hanging herself in her own room to first be discovered by an eight year-old Naoko.

Following the death of her sister, Naoko's parents developed an iron grip on their remaining child, as if fearing that she would do the same. The emotional pressure to be perfect grew, and sometimes turned into emotional abuse that involved physical assault and going as far as blaming her for the death of her own sister. Because of this, she began to seek solace in friends she had made from school, most of which were boys two years her superior; her intelligence and talents apparently attracted them to her. Her family moved for monetary benefit and placed her in Furin, resulting in distance between her and her small group of friends; this includes one who promised to try and help her out as soon as he could. Struggling to find a place in a new school and being haunted by visions of what has happened and what could happen, all Naoko can do is dream of a way out.
Other: Being new and so far socially outcasted on the most part, Naoko does she know too terribly much about the Furin-Kazan rivalry other than that it's existent, nor can she find a footing in a club or an organization, despite the occasional pressuring from a classmate - "Inoue HG" is the joking name she uses to refer to him. She has also had some friendly exchanges with Yuko Kazejii and Rika Satou.

[EngiMatikul]

*does the PST nightshift for the RPG*

Dr. McNinja: Apparently ChikoSai has the shrine thing resolved, so acknowledged. We need more giant mech fights anyway :V
kalad: decent enough. Acknowledged.
B4: Welcome to the "lets put our character into the story" team. :V Acknowledged.
Shizo: I'm not much of a stickler for long lengthy descriptions, but I seriously hope you're going to have more than just two lines in your entire signup. :V
Toxicity: LOLIGOTHI- Acknowledged. :V

SINCE ROY APPARENTLY HAS NOT SHOWN UP (yet) I GUESS THAT MEANS I WILL HAVE TO PLAY THE OBLIGATORY MOE LOLI TYPE CHARACTER THAT IS NEEDED IN EVERY ANIME/MANGA/RPG Random non NPC.

Name: Sakamoto Aria
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Appearance: 4'11, young and blooming. Her general appearance seems the essence of brightness in what appears to be a dark and sadistic world. She has long silverywhite hair held back by a simple band and a tinge of bright yellow in her eyes, not unlike her brother's. Her pure white skin seems flawless by nature. She wears the same school uniform in the same fashion as everyone else, a simple blazer, tie and skirt, as well as white stockings; however, she still seems to stands out as an angel almost in a crowd of students. Her casual outfit is typically a simple sundress of pink or yellow color, or if its too cold a sweater with a nice puffy winter coat to keep her warm (mittens too!).
She possibly has a set of small-sized earrings that she constantly wears because she was given them from someone she admires. Most likely her brother. Maybe someone else. Actually it probably is her brother. I'm just typing this so it looks like a longer signup.
Personality: Though understandably a bit frightened at the whole situation, she's the type of cheerful character that keeps a smile and acts polite and optimistic at every moment. She's not oblivious to the dangers around her and does worry about her friends and brother, but generally she has a lot of trust even to strangers and always tries to lighten the mood with a snack or two.
Her personality towards her brother and a few of his friends (note: Hotaru) is significantly more critical than her general attitude towards strangers. She's a bit annoyed at her brother's lack of backbone and significantly worried about the "advances" that some of his male friends makes towards him, moreso than her brother worries about random guys making advances towards her (could you possibly say this is JEALOU nevermind). However, she is fully confident that her brother and his friends are trustworthy and will not take the situation too far... at least not yet. :V
School: Furin. By some random luck (or very strange parents) she and her brother ended up going to different schools.
Zodiac: Doesn't have one but she can be cool like them too. :<
Power: Cooking
Power Description: Has the master ability "Taste Satiation" and is able to satisfy even the most demonic of picky niteaters into eating their vegetables. Those that have ever made her acquaintance and tried any of her meals understands the remarkable strength of her unique talent, able to turn even the most normal of anpan into the utmost Japanese cuisine that would fool anyone into thinking it's a work of art. Her family is truly blessed with the fact that they are able to enjoy her masterpieces night after night, and shrudder with dread at the thought of eating out for ANY reason, ranging from forgetting their lunch to Aria getting sick.
*Note: The last two sections should not be taken seriously.
Background/History: Will need more development later. Suffice to say that Dai is her brother (which she respectively calls him Ani-sama) and she is very good friends with Dai's friends.
Why does she go to Furin? Well first off, leave it to the parents to not understand the situation the students are in for both these schools. It's not that they're blind to what's going on, but it most likely involves a past issue with the parents going to their respective schools. Very likely in the past one of the parents had gone to one school while the other has the opposing school, possibly have a great amount of events occur which we do not know and we may not want to know, and ended up together. Therefore whether its an adapted tradition to be going to different schools or because the parents are just sadistic, the siblings go to different schools.
At first both siblings protested, especially with the situation the school is now in. However, Dai realized (possibly wrongly) that at the very least his good friend Hotaru would protect any type of harassment if she goes to Furin. Therefore, Aria goes to Furin with minimal troubles under the (relative) protection of Hotaru, in exchange for..."tolerating" his tea club activities.
Also, every morning she visits a small little shrine accross the street from a bigger shrine. She seems to find that shrine more homely. She's good friends with the shrine priest there.
Other: She usually goes to the cooking club after school. In the sad case she does not have club activities while Hotaru does... well... you'll see.

EDIT: BTW you guys are right, striking out is fun.

EDIT2: Yay writing signups 12 AM in the morning!

[Weasel Overlord]

WHEE FOR SELF-CHARACTERS!! Enter NPC numero, what, tres?

Name: Makoto Sayuri 誠小百合
Age: 16
Gender: Femaaaaale
Appearance: Stands at dead on 5’10, Sayuri is tall for her age. Her hair is flaming red, extremely thick and curly, and reaches to just below her shoulders. It’s very layered, so that no piece is the same length, and she has a side parting, so that most of her bangs (?) fall over her right eye.
Sayuri is green-eyed and slim, and she prefers to wear Furin’s green blazer, to accentuate her eyes and hair.
Personality: Sayuri can be loud at times, but with strangers she lapses into quietness. She is sarcastic, loves to tell jokes and, above all, takes her role as Furin’s resident fangirl with the utmost seriousness. She can often be seen heard squealing over some adorable new yaoi, or pretty boys, or her favourite J-rocker in a voice so high-pitched it could shatter bricks.
She gets hyper at the drop of a hat, and, should this happen, she will laugh and laugh for hours with no ceasing.
Is an avid follower and member of the Furin Tea Ceremony Club, and their halls are often ringing with Sayuri’s loud squeals of happiness.
Has been known to gorge herself to the point of sickness on cake and ice cream.
School: Furin
Background/History: Sayuri was adopted into a Japanese family as a baby, hence her Japanese name and red hair/green eyes. She doesn’t know that she’s adopted, but she suspects as much, considering how different she looks to the rest of her school. She speaks Japanese fluently, as she was so young when she was adopted.
Other: ENTER THE FANGIRL DUN DUN DUUNNNNN
Is friends with Kalah (if that’s ok!) and knows of Sakamoto Aria.

[Emotional Faun Chiko-sai]

Since this is the last time I'll be getting to a delicious computer with an equally delicious internet connection until, probably, Wednesday, I thought I'd pop in and... comment.

@Box: DAI DAI IT'S DAI NOT KAI - and yes . The strike tag begs to be abused :x
@Wurzkirkle: Somehow I think your fangirl will convert Kalah's character into a fangirl, too.
@Shizo: Take your time with the signup... it's a long while to Friday!
@Laura: Our RPG's emo quotient is now full. Not that that's a bad thing.
@Outlaw and classy: Am looking forward to dramatic Romeo x Juliet couple posts. Maybe for the wrong reason.

Also. Because I do not have a working laptop AND it being the start of my Easter month-long break. There WILL be fanart. You have all been warned.

[Toxicity]

Naoko's intentionally "emo," though.

Read Norwegian Wood if you haven't already; not a total rip-off of the character of the same name, but it served as an inspiration.

[Outlaw JT]

Since this is the last time I'll be getting to a delicious computer with an equally delicious internet connection until, probably, Wednesday, I thought I'd pop in and... comment.

@Box: DAI DAI IT'S DAI NOT KAI - and yes . The strike tag begs to be abused :x
@Wurzkirkle: Somehow I think your fangirl will convert Kalah's character into a fangirl, too.
@Shizo: Take your time with the signup... it's a long while to Friday!
@Laura: Our RPG's emo quotient is now full. Not that that's a bad thing.
@Outlaw and classy: Am looking forward to dramatic Romeo x Juliet couple posts. Maybe for the wrong reason.

Also. Because I do not have a working laptop AND it being the start of my Easter month-long break. There WILL be fanart. You have all been warned.

Bring on the fanart!!!! The more the merrier!

[Bulbasaur4]

I must say, "YAY YI-WENNY ART!" I have long been deprived. *sulk sulk sulk*

I also have noticed that there are very many people with red hair. I am debating on changing my character's hair color, for the sheer purpose being that I wanted him to be different with the red hair thing. XD Maybe blue? For irony's sake? XD

[EngiMatikul]

Well you can change the depth and intensity of the redness (I sound like I'm talking about photoshop). There are colors all over the rainbow and with an RPG with so many characters (including NPCs) so it wouldn't be unusual for one person to have the same hair color.


In general my character's hair isn't firey red, as that would emphasize more ambition and excitement. Her hair is more the type that flows and "permeates", so to speak, like pulsing blood, giving more of a feeling of repulsion yet mystification.

...if that makes any sense. :V Did you see the PM I sent you? Just wondering.

[Weasel Overlord]

Nooo Kalah don't change! Sayuri only has red hair cos I do, lol! Obligatory self-insertion NPC FTW?

Also, I was thinking, would you guys want a topic in the Lounge where we can discuss things, you know, like individual plots and stuff? Since they're all the rage nowadays, and admittedly, quite helpful. Especially since mass msn conversations can be taxing/hard to set up cos of time zones.

[Toxicity]

Imma seconding Kirst's idea.

Exactly how many time zones do we span atm?

[Bulbasaur4]

Alrighty. ^_^ I think that's a good idea Kirst.

Also, Akio's hair color is not the typical orange-red that we see in normal, natural humans these days. His hair is a fiery red, that seems to glow with an inner warmth and is as a brilliant as fire itself! I'm gonna say when the sun shines it or it is in the right light, seems to have a lusterious mixture of various orange and yellow hues as well, like a fire! :D

[EngiMatikul]

I thought that was a given these days with RPGs, make a Lounge to follow along with it :V

Anyway, as I already told WO, we would definately need something like a lounge because with NPCs coming and going in the RPG it would be hard to keep track if we had to keep looking back in previous posts to find the RPG signup. So all the NPC signups will be located and updated in the lounge, and anyone can go and there and decide which NPC they want to use in their post for that day.

ENTERTAINMENT FOR ANYONE WHO'S DONE AND JUST WAITING FOR OUR OTHER RPERS TO FINISH THEIR SIGNUPS (and for Chiko-sai to get her laptop back):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnffLSkvSKE&feature=related

Now you'll be preoccupied until friday.

EDIT: This too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDsOi-8pNYE&feature=related

[Crazy Elf Boy]

Name: Kazejii Yuko

Age: 16

Gender: Female

Appearance: Yuko stands at around 5 feet 2 inches, her eyes shine a pale blue colour with a tiny tinge of black around the edges. She has medium length dark black hair. She also likes to wear a darkish green bereau (sp?) that sits neatly on the back left part of her head. It is decorated with a single red bow across the top.

Personality: Yuko is a very polite person, very rarely likes to get on someone’s bad side. She also has a very bad tendency to say sorry over and over again when she has done something wrong (even something minor like accidently bumping into someone). Other then that Yuko is a pretty fun person to be around with because she is always making people laugh with her upbeat thinking style.

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

School: Furin

Power: Familiar

Power Description: Yuko’s familiar stands about 15 metres tall and resembling a humanoid but it has 6 arms. But its top right and left arms are shaped like hands but on its shoulders are two giant wings that are shaped like claws, that when activated fall down over the hands of the mecha and double as giant claws that it uses to crush metal amongst other things. The mecha itself is normally a pale white colour with a blood red insignia on the left side of its chest which looks like a 4 pointed ninja star. But when the claws come down the mecha turns a deep redish orange colour while the insignia turns dark black. Also when the mecha is near water it can suck up water and store it into a tank from which it can blast out a cannon in its top left arm.

Background/History: Yuko had pretty much a normal upbringing being the middle child of 3 children, she had a life of quiet seclusion from the rest of the family as she wasn’t old enough to get all the new stuff so she suffered with hame-downs and getting everything second best. Nor was she young enough to get all her parents attention so she had to find a way to make her own entertainment. (I know that I really suck at writing a history)

Other: Friends with Hotaru Inoue, Naoko Kuchiki and Rika Satou if that’s ok with Weaz and Toxicity

[Weasel Overlord]

S'fine by me, Elfy! ^_^ Also, I see your sign up, and I... approve it. Yes.

My mind is warped after watching those videos... DAMN YOU BOX!!! -_-

*staggers off to make NPC Lounge*

[Toxicity]

Oh sure, Elf; that's fine with me, too!

[Crystal Tears]

Name: Satou, Rika 砂糖梨花
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Appearance: She has short, chin length black hair where the back is tapered/layered to create a sort of slightly spiky look. Her bangs are roughly and unevenly cut, however, done in such a way they look rather good instead of horrid. Rika stands at five foot five with a lean body and tan skin. Her eyes are a bright, fierce green with a sort of light blue/turquoise ring around the outside. Rika's blazer is very customized; the arms are cut short and end about half down her upper arm, with white arm warmers that come down from her elbows. On the wrists the armwarmers have two black stars on either one; her customized blazer has the same two stars nicely sewn into the back of the blazer. Her trousers are one size to big and hang down sort of low, usually meaning her white shirt underneath her blazer never quite reaches her pant line. The blazer itself is cut shorter than most, it ends just before her bellybutton. Rika has a rather thick black leather belt holding up her trousers so they don’t fall any farther. Rika is always seen with her semi-larger, white and lime green headphones and same coloured iPod. Oh, and she has a tie… She wears it loosely around her neck… But it’s there.
Outside of school, she usually wears baggy jeans, with a t-shirt overtop. Colder days call for a t-shirt with a long-sleeved one underneath.
Colours for School Uniform:
Blazer: THIS
Tie: THIS
Trousers: Black
Undershirt: White
Armwarmers: White and black
Personality: Rika is a relatively normal, average tempered girl. She doesn’t tend to talk much in class, seeking to keep her mind on the work rather than distractions. Outside however, she’s pretty balanced. She jokes around, and loves to have fun, though she rarely does anything that might get her in trouble. However, she is also a good listener and will be serious if the occasion calls for it. Rika is usually friends with everyone, being her personality if so versatile and flexible that she can adapt to anyone’s needs. However, as part as a negative to her personality, she’s secretive, and hardly ever has time for herself. She’ll put off her own problems to solve and be there for others.
School: Furin
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Power: Summon
Power Description:
In most cases, the Summon known as Soujikyuu (Gemini) almost always appears as a large, beacon of light either emerging from ground, or descending from the sky. No one save for Rika can stare directly into the light, and even than, it burns her eyes. The light, when descending from the sky, is pure white. It seems to reflect any other colour near its glow, and, just barely, extending from the right side, is two, angelic, feathered wings. When the light is coming from the ground, its black, and seems to absorb all the colour and light around it. Extending from the left side is two, wicked, batwings with torn webbing.
Soujikyuu seems to have some side effects, when the pure light emerges, Rika's allies tend to gain a boost of moral and confidence, and often that's all that is needed to tilt the balance. When the black light appears, Rika's allies grow angry, and their judgement is often thrown off, that is why most of the time Rika hopes for the pure light. (This effect eventually dissipates, all temporary boosts)

At this point in time, Soujikyuu only has one 'attack', and as always, it depends on the light. The white light calls for a protective shield (maybe of gold tinted wind) that stops most attacks from hitting Rika, or her allies if the summon deems it necessary. However, the black light will unleash a sweeping, dark wind with black feathers across the field that makes everyone sick, making it harder for them to dodge the debris blowing around.

The summon can switch in between black and white lights, however, it's side effects do not come when it does. Most of the time it won't, in battles, it will either take the role of defensive of offensive. The glowing orb is about six feet in diameter.

Background/History: To be revealed later… =P Cuz… I’m dead on my feet….
Other: She’s friends with everyone who goes to Furin. (If that’s alright with everybody…)

[Toxicity]

I'll edit your character in, too, CT. ^^

[Emotional Faun Chiko-sai]

First host on-shift for GMT+0, clocking in.

CT: Sign-up is fine except that I am wondering what a tiger has to do with Gemini... yes, wind element noted, but the form of the summon.. eh... how about twin tigers?? Twin anythings?! To other hosts - if you think I am being too anal about the symbolism, go ahead and approve her in my stead. :x

[Crystal Tears]

Actually, its going on the idea of the nice 'twin' is Rika herself, while the mean twin is Shugorei. I didn't want to do the 'good side, bad side' summon idea because it's just to blantantly obvious...

[Shizo]

Since this has earned a second page, I'm reposting my now complete sign-up here. I'll probably add NPC profiles soon.

Name: Mihana Ami (family name first)
Age: 16
Gender: F
Appearance: She's standing at an impressive 5'7" with shoulder-length light brown hair and roughly cut bangs. Her eyes are a steely grey, and her skin is a pale tan color. Her expression is usually set in one of general distaste and loathing for the world and most of the individuals she's forced to share it with (more for the latter than the former). Her outfit outside of school is actually the boy's gakuran. She's occasionally tried wearing this during school as well, but is usually forced to change back to the girl's uniform. Her shoes appear to be fairly fashionable boots until you get kicked with them and learn they have steel toes.
Personality: She is a gang leader, a brawler, a person who loves getting into fights. She lives in the moment and rarely, if ever, considers consequences. She despises those weaker than her, but holds steadfastly to the bond she shares with those she chooses to trust.
School: Kazan
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Power: Magic
Power Description: Besides an odd manifestation of ram horns on her head when her battle lust has reached its height, she has the ability to alter friction. This means she can have traction on oilslicked ice or slide across asphalt. Initially, she can only affect herself or the things she touches, but she should soon be able to turn a room into a place where only she has sure footing.
Background/History: Her parents divorced when she was young, and she lives with her mother, who is usually so busy working that she barely had time to be with her daughter. Ami's reaction to this was to become a wild child, getting into fights and spats for the fun of it. She did try to make sure she got passing grades, but she has little to no respect for most of the faculty. In middle school she teamed up with her now BFF Kanama Chidori, earning a reputation of being one the toughest pair of fighters you could run into, girls or not. Most students fear her, and even teachers keep a respectful distance. After all, if she behaves at school, she's not their problem, right?
She rescued the third member of her impromtu gang from another group that had kidnapped her for her boyfriend's money (not out of any sort of altruism. She had just decided to kick their asses that day). She took her in to teach her to fight and stick up for herself, as Hoshino Kira was a rather timid and shy girl who couldn't even dream of raising a hand against someone before. She's still against just fighting someone for no good reason, but she'd definitely learning enough self-defense that you don't want to tangle with her.
Other: Has earned the nickname "Oni."

[Emotional Faun Chiko-sai]

EDIT: Shizo - accepted :3

Okay. This is REALLY an NPC unlike my miko who turned out to be more in the category of 'random non NPC'. Made for backup purposes.

Name: Doumeki Kazuko
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Appearance: 5'6", nice figure, large bust, perfect skin, beautiful face. Kazuko is Yamato Nadeshiko in terms of looks, at least. She has long, dark brown hair, parted in the middle, with two bangs tucked behind her ears that reach to past her shoulders. Her eyes are light chestnut brown. She can usually be seen in suits made to the latest fashion and colour, and heels. She uses just enough makeup to make her features stand out - a touch of lipstick, the faintest hint of mascara. There is a turquoise choker round her throat that seems to be made from the same kind of beads as her sister's rosaries. She seems, overall, like a nice onee-san.
Personality: She's very calm and puts people at their ease. Usually seen smiling, and not the unsettling smile that her sister has, either. She exudes this wise and zen-like aura that would be quite odd on someone of her relatively tender years if you didn't know that she used to be a miko.
School: None. Ex-Kazan.
Background/History: She is Yumi's prettier, more miko-like older sister. Currently working as an associate in a typical accounting office. Many men are currently trying to court her. She lives with her grandmother and sister in the family shrine. When she was the miko of the shrine, she specialized in divination.
Other: I just felt like making this form. :p

[Weasel Overlord]

Just for neatness' sake: CT = approved! *flops into bed*

EDIT: People who have been approved = edited into first post. JB WOLF WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU! *pointedly glares* -_-

[darktyranitar]

Alright. So with the stuffs cleared up, here's my sign up.

I'm lazy with colours :P


Name: Sakaki Hideo

Age: 33

Gender: Male

Appearance: It is easy to mistake him as someone who is in their mid 40’s – with his unshaven face, dishevelled hair, and tired, bleary eyes contributing in giving him an old and haggard façade. He has admitted that this was due to his unhealthy lifestyle that he led – in eating, exercising, and the consuming alcohol and tobacco – that made him what he is now. He is working on kicking those habits, and with reasonable success.

His clothing consist of hakama (pic here (http://web.mit.edu/jpnet/kimono/gifs/man-hakama.gif)), with the mandatory sandal. He is always spotted carrying either a book or a mug of coffee.

Personality: Hideo shows an obsession in magical symbols, chemistry, metal music and occultism, and he is most eager if one were to discuss any subjects related to the aforementioned categories with him. In spite of his peculiar nature, he is easy to approach; when talking of such subjects, he becomes rather animated, and he will usually talk in a fast and excited manner.

Hideo is generally described as someone who is ‘rather eccentric’, or, to put it more bluntly, ‘very weird’. This was quite true – and he does not reject the label – but no one has ever come to call him crazy. His knowledge – which consists of the previously mentioned subjects – as well as his occasional long, droning and yet enlightening talk (which he refers as random musing) is enough as proofs that there is more to him than just a crazy man down the hall.

When he is not strolling through the school, he can be found either reading in the library, or seated at one corner of the cafeteria (usually asleep).

School: Furin, as your friendly neighbourhood janitor. Or something like that.

Background/History: Some regarded him as a hapless homeless man, while some have refers to him as the school’s janitor. The latter term is widely accepted to be his profession; there weren’t any other janitors that could be seen in the vicinity of the school. And besides, the school maintain a good hygiene status under his care (how or when he carried out the task of cleaning the school was a mystery though).

Many different stories of the origin of Hideo have circulated among the school’s community, but the actual story of his life goes like this: He was born in a Christian family. He studied at public schools just like his fellow peers, and when he was eighteen, he went abroad – to Britain – to further his study in Moral Sciences. There, he was involved in some occult group. He remained in Britain for a long time after his first involvement with the group – he decided to abandon his study and pursue a path in occultism. Feeling that there wasn’t much to do in Britain anymore, he returned to Japan, where he continues to persist in the path of occultism.

But of course, no one knows about this; no one bothered to ask him, after all.

Other: He is very fluent in English (assuming that we are, you know, speaking in Japanese, but posted here in English... you get the idea).

Also, Aleister Crowley was one crazy guy.

[EngiMatikul]

dt: Haha, I like your character. I sense much funness coming out of him. Approved.

[Prof. Jb Wolf]

Name: Gou Ushitaros
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Appearance: Short with wide shoulders, Ushitaros barely tops the five foot mark. His broad, stocky build is equal parts muscle and fat and is as strong as he looks. Round faced with somewhat plain features, his dark brown hair cut in short, though two of his bangs are slightly longer and stick up like ‘horns’. His eyes are normally a dark brown in color, though after his powers awaken his eyes seem to darken to pitch black when he grows angry or stressed. Wears the normal Kazan gakuran with the sleeves rolled up to his elbow and a bright red armband on his left arm marking him as captain of the kendo team. Out of school he can normally be found wearing either a plain white gi or a dark green shirt with white trim, jeans and sneakers.
Personality: A responsible young man, Ushitaros is the epitome of the dutiful son and student. He is always polite and respectful, even towards those who insult him. He views himself as a follower of bushido ‘the way of the warrior’ with himself as a servant of the school. Any implications that he or the school is in someway dishonourable/evil are met with challenges and anger. Despite being captain of the kendo team, Ushitaros does not view himself as a great leader nor does he actually wish to lead.
School: Kazan
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Power: Familiar
Power Description: Ushitaros' familar takes the form of a massive armored bull that stands about as tall as a small house. It's back is a bright red and it's shoulders, wrists, and ankles are banded in gold. It can switch between it's normal beast form and a bipedal 'warrior' form. While in beast form, the bull called Titan, is limited in its attacks but is much faster and tougher than its warrior form. In warrior form, Titan can utilize all his weaponry including a large axe that sprouts from his shoulder (Horn Axe), bursts of lightning from its horns (Voltic Burst), and fire a burst of condensed gravity from its right arm (Gravity Bomber). As time goes on, more powers may be unlocked. When not in used, Ushitaros' familiar turns into a pendant with the face of a bull on it that he keeps in his pocket.
Background/History: To be finished...
Other:

Name: Gou Ookami (Usually referred to by his name in English ‘Wolf')
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Appearance: Wolf is darkly tanned with a solid muscular build. Fairly tall for his age, he stands almost a full foot taller than his younger brother Ushitaros. He has messy, auburn hair that falls just beneath his chin and for some odd reason tends to lean towards the right. Eyes are a nice hazel color and are sometimes hidden by a pair of bright red shades that Wolf seems to be able to pull out of nowhere. His gakuran coat is much longer than normal, the hem ragged from wear falling somewhere around his ankles. He normally keeps it open and wears a bright red shirt underneath it. He usually wears it even when out of school, though sometimes he swaps it for a brown leather bomber jacket with a flaming skull sewn on the back. Strangely he also enjoys wearing the uniform cap. Will sometimes be seen wearing a red band on his arm and around his head when performing with the school Ouendan team.
Personality: Fiery, reckless and bluntly honest, Wolf is one rather to act first, think later. This, along with his temper, has earned him a reputation for being tactless and is seen as a delinquent by most of the faculty and student body. He’s also prone to sleeping and is well known for always being late. Despite his flaws, he has a good heart, a strong belief in justice, and can be quite chivalrous.
School: Kazan
Background/History: To be finished...
Other: Oddly, he speaks in Kansai-ben, specifically the Osakan dialect despite both his mother not coming from the region or even having actually BEEN to Osaka.

Yes...I know not even finished, but work and midterms are not nice things...

For Yi and those uninitated to Ouendan - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n72Co7FkO4E

[EngiMatikul]

IT SEEMS THAT PJBW HAS MADE AN NPC FOR US TO PLAY WITH INSTEAD OF LETTING US PICK ON HIS ZODIAC--

Nice job PJBW, making the signups in the nick of time! Approved. :V

EDIT: WE NEED a policeman NPC.

Name: Zenigata Something.....I'll seriously think of this later. I'll even take suggestions.
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Appearance: A man with good posture. He has a fairly but not overly muscular build and always seems to be standing as if a seargant was staring down at him. His hair is short, ORANGE (-kun) and somewhat spiked. His eyes seem to always be giving the angry stare at whoever he's looking at. He seems ready to salute to you at any moment or time. He wears a casual gakuen suit like everyone else but for whatever reason he seems to look like a cop when he's in the suit. On his right arm has a band that says "Proctor" in big red letters on it. Also has a big black stick. But it's mostly to look intimidating, since he'd get expelled (or at least removed from his position) if he actually uses it to hit people with.
Personality: A man that wants order in everything. He's extremely strict and will not hesitate to go up to a random student just to shout at him for having his shirt crooked. He is the main proctor of the student council and is enraged that the rest of the council seems to not care about the situation the school is currently in. He makes drastic measures to try to resolve problems, which then are dumbed down by the council to prevent the school from turning into a prison. He believes that most of the doings are from Furin gang members and has currently enforced a law for the detainment of any Furin student seen on or near school grounds.
School: Kazan, as if you haven't figured it out already. :p
Background/History: The main school proctor/discipliner/police guy/whatever. His father was a military commander and his mother was a policewoman. Go figure.
Other: In spite of his seriousness he does have a hobby: he likes to collect and play trading card games. Currently he's into a TCG known as TPMRPGTCG. He's frustrated that the card he was eagerly awaiting for, a limited edition "Ban" character from the Rift Chronicles set, has its release been postponed indefinitely for 3 months and counting.

[Bulbasaur4]

Darn! I was hoping that this would have started by now so I could have quickly posted! Oh well... I'll hopefully find an internet port on Crete.

AHAHA! I wuv your sign up Faiz! :D :D

[Emotional Faun Chiko-sai]

ohmygod. I laughed out loud in the college open access computer lab after reading through Boxo's police character especially the part with TPMRPGTCG. now all the people staidly typing their CVs, personal statements and whatnot are going to think I'm insane as well. Box Box make his surname Zenigata :D and yes... how nice we get a PJBW NPC to play with!

PJBW I SAW THAT OUENDAN VID SOME TIME AGO AND I AM SAD TO SAY THAT THEY WERE NOT ENERGETIC ENOUGH WITH THE CHEERING. Although the cosplay was spot on :D

Aleister Crowley was dreadfully spotted and slightly obese when he was a little boy and was overfond of peppermint lollies. Or at least he was in the graphic novel From Hell which is the extent of my knowledge of the man except that he made a lot of baloney about the Philosopher's Stone.

[EngiMatikul]

So...uh... I thought we would have started by now too, but, I guess due to the wonderful fact that the world is round... it seems we're being delayed a bit...unless WO is writing our RPG right now and going to post within the next hour or so...

[Shizo]

Late NPC sign-ups!

Name: Kanama Chidori
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Appearance: Here. (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f7/Dante_In_Lyra.JPG) She prefers wearing provacative clothing and tries to make sure her bustline is low to show off her DD breasts, even in school. According to her "DD" stands for "Dooms Day."
Personality: She's usually very deadpan and stoic, but she does have a sense of humor (albeit a dark one) and is ready to laugh when the mood strikes her. She's the one most successful at keeping her BFF Ami in the planes of reality. She's the wingman and the darkness to Ami's flame.
School: Kazan
Background/History: Lives with her mother and father in an upscale apartment. In elementary school, she had been the toughest girl in her class. When entering middle school, she aimed to keep that title and took on any fighter or bully that dared suggest they were stronger. This led her to fighting Ami, who also had a reputation, though Ami wasn't fighting so much to keep it as to fight. They argue to this day who ultimately won that confrentation, but they began admiring the other so much they became fast friends and a huge terror to anyone that crossed their path.
Other: Is not beneath using any dirty trick she can, including her giant breasts.

Name: Hoshino Kira
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Appearance: I'll admit, I imagine her looking like this (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/31/Mikuru_Asahina.jpg). She stands at around 5'5" and has a small bustline. Her clothing outside of school, if she changes, is usually a conservative light sweater and long skirts, though she's wearing pants more often to prevent getting constricted during fights.
Personality: Quiet and reserved, she's usually willing to go along with whatever her two friends suggest, though she will protest if she thinks a proposition is too outrageous. These protests are lessening as time goes on. She's the good girl who's "fallen into a bad crowd."
School: Kazan
Background/History: She lives with her mother, father, and younger brother in a nice house in the suburbs. She had, up until a year ago, been a very good girl i.e. she was quiet, kind, generous, nonconfrentational, and sweet. After her rescue from a Furin gang, she's been taken under Ami's wing and given tutalage on how to fight. While she is still quiet, kind, and generous, she's learned how to defend herself in a fight and has developed enough of a backbone that she can't truly be called a pushover anymore.
Other: She doesn't smoke like her comrades, but they don't mind since that means fewer cigarettes to buy.

[EngiMatikul]

NPC list up.
http://www.pokemasters.net/forums/showthread.php?t=16908

Shizo: Well its already in the NPC list so your NPCs are approved. :V

If anyone wants to interact with a psychotic killer a young Furin schoolgirl they can do so.

Name: Kurasawa Mishio
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Appearance: Semilong wavy hair, kind of a cloudy-bluish tint to it. Typically seen wearing a casual Fuijin outfit.
Personality: Normally, quite timid and shy, easily embarrassed and doesn't talk much. Seems to hold feelings for a particular upperclassman in the school. After the latest event, however, she seems significantly less approachable and appears almost spiteful at every glance, especially at those who have some relation to Kazan school. May have a tendency to go beserk.
School: Furin
Background/History: Zodiac Fodder don't really need a detailed history, but uh, normal schoolgirl, has crush, crush gets crushed, chaos ensues.
Other: She can summon a weapon, which at first appears to be a small hatchet. Although its small, it seems incredibly sharp and can slice through a tree like it was nothing. As her emotions get out of control, the hatchet can suddenly grow into a huge poll axe which can easily do significant damage around the area if you're not careful around her.

[Crystal Tears]

NPCness... Yay....

Name: Satou Yuki
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Appearance: Tall, and slender. Yuki is that balance between masculine muscle and that ‘perfect lean’ most female’s dream off. His hair is shortly cut, and black, with bangs that sometimes cover his deep brown eyes. Yuki is almost always seen in a suit, preferring to dress professionally and never to be caught slouching around in comfortable wear. He’s fairly attractive, with slightly tanned skin and the like.
Personality: Outwardly, he’s polite, cheerful, and quite nice to be around. No one ever sees him differently save for his family. When he is around either of his siblings (especially Rika), he turns cold. Either he stops talking or will go out of his way to make them appear like idiots, though this rarely happens in public because he avoids them on a constant basis. He is only ever kind to them at home, and even than, the truce is fragile.
School: Kazan
Background/History: Yuki was the boy the Satou family adopted due to their inability to have a child. Due to that, they found him precious and chose to cherish (and spoil) him. However, by chance, Yuki’s mother became pregnant. At that point, everything started to change. They failed to pay attention to their son, and when Rika was born. Yuki was left in the dark for a while, and this abandonment only got worse when Matsu was born. As all Yuki had was his little sister who he despised.
Years later, he chose to go to Kazan, knowing full well everyone in his family wanted to go to Furin. (the Kazan vs Furin incidents have increased the Yuki vs Rika fight)
Other: He works at Kazan as an assistant to the teachers (running errands and the like). Oh err… Please don’t kill him (yet)

[Outlaw JT]

NPC

Name: Ikado Akaryou
Age: 17
Gender: male
Appearance: Tall, athletic, short well groomed black hair, sparkling green eyes, wears the typical Kazan school uniform but his has red dragons on the sleeves.
Personality: Cold, efficient, and slightly arrogant. He shows proper respect for the faculty but has no regard for his fellow classmates unless they do something to earn respect, whether academically or physically. He is very polite, however, almost to the point of it being scary.
School: Kazan
Background/History: He keeps his personal life completely isolated from his school life so no one really knows anything about his history save for himself and maybe one or two of Kazan's high level administrator's.
Other: Akaryou is captain of the Kazan martial arts team.

[classy_cat18]

Name: Itou Kasumi, or "Katana"
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Appearance: Youthful, despite a few laugh lines under her brown eyes. 5'9", hourglass figure that she usually hides with blue jeans and loose T-shirts, and pale skin. Her black hair goes down her back and is usually tied back by a white ribbon. It's not uncommon to see her with paint somewhere on her face (don't ask why).
Personality: Calmer than Cho, yet can wear a very menacing look when she's angry. Some people will find themselves under her piercing stare as she examines them from inches away. The incident at school has put her on edge and she's far from oblivious of the danger Cho could face, although she doesn't show it. Loves to have visitors over, seeing as her career has her interacting with others. Some of her expressions, especially those of anger and innocence, are very similar to her daughter's.
School: Neither
Background/History: Her former husband was a salaryman, expected to support both his wife and new daughter. Kasumi started painting for profit to help pay bills, but didn't see her works of art selling so much. Feeling shamed, the father (who shall remain nameless as far as Kasumi is concerned) left her. She moved to a new neighborhood, into a spacious house and bought a nearby building to use as a gallery. The attack that left Cho scarred also left Kasumi less trusting toward those her own age.
Other: Loves pocky and can be seen often with a piece in her mouth to help her concentrate or calm down.

[Bulbasaur4]

HERE IT IS... THE NPC OF TAGURI-CHAAAAAN~


Name: Kawatar Taguri
Age: 12ish
Gender: Female
Appearance: She has a cute, button-nosed face that is extremely acorn-shaped. Her skin is a milky white pale with a natural youthful blush, seemingly at all times that only gets redder in embarressing situations. Her hair is a deep blueish green, but it is so dark that it usually appears black without any light reflecting on it. Her eyes are a dark, honey-glazed brown. She's medium height for her age, but her frail stature makes her appear smaller than she actually is. Usually she is found wearing a simple blue dress with white patterned vines and flowers on it, even when working at the Kasai mansion. Her hair is always bound up into two ponytails, letting her hair dangle to her neck.
Personality: Extremely quiet in nature but naturally perceptive. She's easy to embarress and while her quiet nature makes her seem like she'd be shy, she's actually a medium dose between shy and outgoing. She tries to be responsible, but occasionally she tries to take things on that are bigger than herself. She's also a tad bit clutsy, but never in a loud clashing way.
School: She goes to the elementary school in the early mornings- a special private school for fragile people as herself.
Background/History: Her mother works as the head maid of the mansion and has often looked after Akio. Naturally the Kasai household allowed her daughter to work there as well to help Taguri-chan's mother out with money. While Taguri "works" in the mansion, she really doesn't work much which is perfectly fine to the Kasai. Her basic everyday activies is occasionally serving tea when guests are in the house (which never happens) or to Akio, simply because TAguri likes to find excuses to talk to Akio. She also occasionally goes to the grocery store or to the laundry mat to help pick up 'last minute' things for her mother and such.
Other: N/A

[Bulbasaur4]

WEEE... HOPE HE GETS ACCEPTED.

Name: Chiba Yuuto
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Appearance: *droolz* Yuuto looks like Frey from Alice 19th. His hairstyle is exactly the same, except instead of being blonde in color, his hair is a light sky-blue color that turns to a tiny bit darker shade of blue at the tips. His eyes are a striking sea-foam green, and seem slightly feminine with Yuuto's thick dark lashes. His skin has a faint flush of tan, so he's a little bit darker than the average person would be at school but not by much. Yuuto himself is quite tall, being about 6'4 in height with an athletic build to accompany it. (Again, Frey's body type.)
Reference photos (enjoooy...):
Ignore the clothes (http://www.cosplaydotexe.de/costumes/frey/pin_frey_L.jpg)
Face Cover Close Up (http://www.monmitic.com/images/ALICE19_04.jpg)
WEESHOWER (http://www.bishie.org/gallery/main.php/v/SeriesA-B/Alice19th/Frey/frey03.jpg.html)
FACE (http://www.bishie.org/gallery/main.php/v/SeriesA-B/Alice19th/Frey/frey01.jpg.html)

Personality: Yuuto is what he would call, "a free spirit." He is quite blunt in everything he says and has very little tact when it comes to almost anything. You can always count on him to get into some sort of trouble, and always never care what trouble he's in. He's not the type to bully anyone for 'that sort of trouble', but he is the type to gamble some sucker out of his money and such. He's very relaxed about things, which often annoys anyone who tries to 'discipline' him for whatever minor ruckus he causes, because he never shows any real fear or any ounce of caring. On the plus side, he's generally a nice person who doesn't try to hurt anyone's feelings.
School: Kazan
Background/History: Yuuto grew up in the rough part of the city, and his parents only recently came into enough money to move to a nicer part of the town. They decided to put him into Kazan, merely because the school was far more promising than Yuuto's old school and they hoped that Yuuto wouldn't get into nearly as much trouble as he used to. (Yuuto had gotten into a lot of fist fights and such... although Yuuto is more a of leg-user.) So, in that light Yuuto has been at Kazan for a year and a half, and already has quite the reputation of being the 'slacker' of the school and the troublemaker. Yuuto is not involved in any extra curricular activities, but usually stays a short while after school for some apparent reason.
Oddly enough, Yuuto has a huge fondness of alcohol and any sweet-tasting alcoholic beverages. One of the primary reasons he gets in trouble at school is because he always has a large bottle of some sort of alcohol with him at school- either in a pack or blatantly slung about his waist. Yuuto has a fast metabolism and an adaptive nature however, so he never seems drunk unless he brings two bottles of hard liquor to school.
Other: His favorite thing to drink or bring to school is Ouzo.

[EngiMatikul]

A RIVAL FOR ZENIGATA HAS APPEARED


Accepted. :V

[darktyranitar]

The revised sign up form for Hideo (figured I'd save you time from browsing through the page to read my sign up. Changes are in bold.):

Name: Sakaki Hideo

Age: 33

Gender: Male

Appearance: It is easy to mistake him as someone who is in their mid 40’s – with his unshaven face, dishevelled hair, and tired, bleary eyes contributing in giving him an old and haggard façade. He has admitted that this was due to his unhealthy lifestyle that he led – in eating, exercising, and the consuming alcohol and tobacco – that made him what he is now. He is working on kicking those habits, and with reasonable success.

His clothing consist of hakama (pic here (http://web.mit.edu/jpnet/kimono/gifs/man-hakama.gif)), with the mandatory sandal. He is always spotted carrying either a book or a mug of coffee.

Personality: Hideo shows an obsession in magical symbols, chemistry, metal music and occultism, and he is most eager if one were to discuss any subjects related to the aforementioned categories with him. In spite of his peculiar nature, he is easy to approach; when talking of such subjects, he becomes rather animated, and he will usually talk in a fast and excited manner.

Hideo is generally described as someone who is ‘rather eccentric’, or, to put it more bluntly, ‘very weird’. This was quite true – and he does not reject the label – but no one has ever come to call him crazy. His knowledge – which consists of the previously mentioned subjects – as well as his occasional long, droning and yet enlightening talk (which he refers as random musing) is enough as proofs that there is more to him than just a crazy man down the hall.

When he is not strolling through the school, he can be found either reading in the library, or seated at one corner of the cafeteria (usually asleep).

School: Furin, as your friendly neighbourhood janitor. Or something like that.

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Power: Summon

Power Description: A cancerous Cancer Cancer crab named Cliff (repetitions are fun! But, it’s quite true; this ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer_%28genus%29) is what a Cancer crab is.

As the name suggests, this particular crab is of the Cancer genus, and it is of the Cancer zodiac (or it could be said that he is the derivative of the zodiac). He is also rather cancerous (carcinogenic; it is also worth mentioning that his skin is cobalt blue, and is as tough as steel) – hence he’s a definite no-no to go into the list of culinary. Cliff claims that he is a reincarnation of Clifford Lee Burton – the bass god that used to walk among men - but that is yet to be proven.

(Putting the silly last part aside) Cliff relies on his seemingly never-ending arsenal of chemicals as a way of attacking: the chemicals age t range from the typical stinking sludge to the ever popular and dreaded metal-eroding acid spray. In addition to that, he can also grow to tenfold or more of his initial size whenever he sees fit, and he can levitate as well - this will surely make heads turns… before some smart aleck will then remark that he is somewhat familiar to a being named Metagross (hahaha). To top it up, he walks in a straight line (and not sideways like any other typical crabs) making him even more sexy. Kinda.

Background/History: Some regarded him as a hapless homeless man, while some have refers to him as the school’s janitor. The latter term is widely accepted to be his profession; there weren’t any other janitors that could be seen in the vicinity of the school. And besides, the school maintain a good hygiene status under his care (how or when he carried out the task of cleaning the school was a mystery though).

Many different stories of the origin of Hideo have circulated among the school’s community, but the actual story of his life goes like this: He was born in a Christian family. He studied at public schools just like his fellow peers, and when he was eighteen, he went abroad – to Britain – to further his study in Moral Sciences. There, he was involved in some occult group. He remained in Britain for a long time after his first involvement with the group – he decided to abandon his study and pursue a path in occultism. Feeling that there wasn’t much to do in Britain anymore, he returned to Japan, where he continues to persist in the path of occultism.

But of course, no one knows about this; no one bothered to ask him, after all.

Other: He is very fluent in English (assuming that we are, you know, speaking in Japanese, but posted here in English... you get the idea).

Also, Aleister Crowley was one crazy guy.

[EngiMatikul]

Name: Kurishima Tatsuo (as far as I know no one ever made a last name for him) (Undead)
Age: Appearance 15
Gender: Male
Appearance: Same as the former Tatsuo only more blank looking and pale faced. Generally, short brown hair with the typical Kazan school male outfit... I really don't want to go into too much detail about an undead rarely-used zodiac though. :p
Personality: None. Constantly under Akai's control.
School: Used to be in Kazan
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Power: Weapon
Power Description: Two very large wristblades, curved and doubleedged, both of which extend directly out of his wrists when summoned. He is extremely adept and skillful in using them despite being undead and will be a true challange to defeat if anyone wants to go up against him. He DOES have a zodiac power after all.
Background: One day Tatsuo died. Then Akai decided to revive him for her own personal uses. The end.
Other: Braaaaaaiiiiiinnnnssssssss.......

[classy_cat18]

Even though we're short on girls, this character is going to be a boy because, well...it's rare that I actually feel like playing a boy that's not set up for drama and/or romance. Not an NPC. He's mine! *squeezes*

Name: Itou Hideki
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Appearance: By the look of his appearance, one would think that Hideki was a middle school student. He has the look of a twelve-year-old and is even two inches shorter than Cho. His skin is pale but free of scars, unusual considering his background. His eyes are almost the same as Cho but reversed (right eye blue, left eye green). The difference is that this is natural for him. His green eye is hidden under the bangs of his emo cut, a la Zexion from Kingdom Hearts but with white hair. It's dyed; someone can see the black roots if they look hard enough. A crescent moon tatoo is on his upper right arm. His expressions are always subtle.
Personality: The first few minutes he spends with someone is crucial to how he will act towards them. If he likes someone, he's very polite and helpful. If he doesn't, then he's still polite...in public...sometimes. He has a venomous tongue and he's not afraid to use it. Hideki can dislike someone for illogical reasons, or no reason at all. However, even if he likes someone, he's known for saying the most random, embarrassing things to them and about them. Cho's a good example, since she has had experience with him lying about their relationship (heh, incest). He either has no tact or almost no shame, and loves to make up elaborate lies about everything when he feels like it. He's somewhat effeminate but that doesn't change the fact that he won't hold back when he has to fight. There's more to him, but he's too complex to explain right now.
School: Furin
Background/History: He's from the Itou clan (Itou Kasumi's side of the family), which Cho doesn't really know about despite suprising size and history. The bulk of the clan lives far away from Cho and Kasumi. His immediate relatives show what the Itou clan used to be about: fierce fighting and loyalty to those they serve. Hideki was raised to be a highly educated fighter, with specialty in bladed weapons. He visited his cousin Cho a few years back and taught her self-defense, which has now bloomed into a spot on the martial arts team. A few days ago, he received a call from Kasumi that invited him to come live with them and go to school there. Which is a big secret, of course.
Other: Loves both sweet and spicy foods. Also sneaks sake every once in a while, which he hides in case of a sudden urge.