Ryusei
Jul 25, 2015 14:37:01 GMT -7
Post by Ryusei on Jul 25, 2015 14:37:01 GMT -7
Basic Information
Name: Ryusei
Bloodlimit: None
Height: 5’8”
Weight: 125 lbs
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Birth Country: Kaminari no Kuni
Village: Kumogakure
Ninjutsu Specialist [0/250 Universal TP]
Katon: Mastering [x] [0 TP]
Raiton: Mastering [0 TP]
Futon: Mastering [0 TP]
Suiton: Mastering [0 TP]
Hyouton: Possibly Mastering [0/300 TP]
Doton: Not Mastering [0/300 TP]
Genjutsu Specialist [0/250 Universal TP]
Shadow: Mastering [0 TP]
Phantasm: Mastering [0 TP]
Pattern: Possibly Mastering [0/300 TP]
Enchantment: Mastering [0 TP]
Compulsion: Mastering [0 TP]
Taijutsu Non-Specialist [0/100 Universal TP]
Busōsen: Mastering [0 TP]
More to come eventually!
Clan Non-Specialist [0/100 Universal TP]
More to come eventually!
Miscellaneous:
More to come eventually!
Weapons
Primary Weapon:
Longsword (Katana) : [4000 Ryo]
Rank: "C"
Type: Main, Slashing, Sword
Effect: A weapon with a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A One-Handed Weapon. These weapons do +8 Amour Points of Damage. A longsword (also spelled long sword, long-sword) is a type of sword characterized as having a cruciform hilt with a grip for two handed use and a straight double-edged blade of around 100–122 cm (39–48 in). The longsword is characterised not so much by a longer blade, but by a longer grip, which indicates a weapon designed for2-handed use or 1-handed use. Examples of Longswords: Katana, Jian, Tachi, Scimitr, Shinai, and Waster.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Weapon Shop.
Gauntlets x2 (Piercing) : [5000 Ryo]
Rank: "C"
Type: Main, Bludgeoning/Piercing/Slashing, Gauntlet
Effect: A defensive and offensive armour used as a weapon or protection for the user's arms.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A Light Weapon. These weapons do +3 Amour Points of Damage. Metal or armoured gloves that allow the user to deal lethal damage with unarmed strikes. A strike with a gauntlet is otherwise considered an unarmed attack. The opponent cannot use a disarm action to disarm a user with gauntlets on unless they remove the gauntlets completely. Examples of Gauntlets: Brass Knuckles, Cestus, and Gauntlets.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Weapon Shop.
Secondary Items:
Knife x4 : [2000 Ryo]
Rank: "C" Rank
Type: Secondary, 2 per Slot, Piercing/Slashing, Knife
Effect: An instrument composed of a blade fixed into a handle, used for cutting or as a weapon.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A Light Weapon. These weapons do +4 Amour Points of Damage. The Range Increment of this weapon is 5 meters. A knife has a blade that is about less than 1 foot in length. The user gains a +10 bonus on Sleight of Hand Skill to conceal a knife on their body.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Weapon Shop.
Shuriken, Hira x60 : [6000 Ryo]
Rank: "C" Rank
Type: Secondary, 15 per Slot, Piercing, Shuriken
Effect: A shuriken is a small piece of metal with sharpened edges, designed for throwing.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A Light Weapon. These weapons do +2 Amour Points of Damage. The Range Increment of this weapon is 5 meters. Although they are thrown weapons, shuriken are quick and easy to draw, thus allowing the user to draw such weapons without the need of a movement. A shuriken can't be used as a melee weapon. Hira-shuriken are constructed from thin, flat plates of metal and generally resemble popular conceptions of shuriken.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Weapon Shop.
Binocular : [3000 Ryo]
Rank: "B"
Type: Secondary, 1 per Slot, Gadget, Surveillance, Spectacles
Effect: A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.
Special: ---
Drawback: May hold up to 8 kinds of Surveillance Vision.
Description: Binocular telescopes, or binoculars, (also known as field glasses) are two identical or mirror-symmetrical telescopes mounted side-by-side and aligned to point accurately in the same direction, allowing the viewer to use both eyes (binocular vision) when viewing distant objects. If a Binocular has a zoom of 5 it brings objects 5 times closer through vision. The basic vision before adding a Zooming Vision capability is 5. When adding the basic Zooming Vision, it will bring it up to 10. Binoculars have enough carrying capacity for 8 types of Surveillance Vision. Does not fit in Scroll size Slots.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Gadget Shop.
Handheld Inspection Tool : [5000 Ryo]
Rank: "B"
Type: Secondary, 1 per Slot, Gadget, Surveillance, Optics
Effect: An optics system used to peer through cracks of doors and in windows without being compromised of their location.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Picture The Handheld Inspection Tool is a lightweight, highly portable inspection tool that puts an extremely low light black and white camera into a system that is perfect for inspecting containers and rooms or looking around barriers. The Handheld Inspection Tool allows the operator to view the picture in the attached eye-piece or transmit to 1 or more monitors. The Handheld Inspection Tool comes in two pieces, an extendable tube that is 1/2 inch wide 8 inches long that extends to 16 inches, and the main system that is 2 by 2 by 8 inches. The tube may be attached to the main system by screwing it in. User is able to look through an opening found in the main system and see through the tube as well.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Gadget Shop.
Camera Vision : [5000 Ryo]
Rank: "B"
Type: Secondary, 0 per Slot, Gadget, Surveillance, Vision
Effect: A vision relay that records images, either as a still photograph or videos compacted in goggles
Special: ---
Drawback: Recording lasts only as long as the amount of space is available.
Description: A vision relay capable of recording or taking still photograph images. The basic camera vision is able to hold up to 24 hours worth of High Definition video recording. Every still photograph that is taken will take away 1 minute within the 24 hours. After the recording is finished the user will have to either replace with new Camera Feed, or delete the already recorded video in order to allow more room to record. Feed may record and stop by user's decision. Each record and stop creates a file for the Camera feed that allows the user to erase individual files instead of the whole Video Feed.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Gadget Shop.
Thermal Vision : [5000 Ryo]
Rank: "B"
Type: Secondary, 0 per Slot, Gadget, Surveillance, Vision
Effect: An electro-optical image intensifying vision relay that detects visible and near-heat signatures, intensifies the signatures, and provides a visible image of the signatures.
Special: ---
Drawback: Difficult to distinguish two objects of same size and shape.
Description: A vision that perceives thermal radiation and do not need a source of illumination. They produce an image in the darkest of nights and can see through light fog, rain and smoke. It detects heat signatures that are located around within field of vision. The hotter the image the more light is produced. Only capable of seeing through a single wall as it is completely solid unlike fog, smoke, and rain.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Gadget Shop.
Multi-Tool x2 : [4000 Ryo]
Rank: "A"
Type: Secondary, 4 per Slot, Gadget, Survival, Tool
Effect: A multi-tool is a portable, versatile hand tool that combines several individual tool functions in a single grip or in the shape of a credit card.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Picture A multi-tool is a portable, versatile hand tool that combines several individual tool functions in a single grip or in the shape of a credit card. Folding Multi-tools are the most common of all types of Multi-Tools. The second most common types are Pocket Knives (Swiss Army Knives). Multi-Tools are known to have needle-nose pliers, crimper, regular pliers, wire stripper, hard wire/wire cutters, large screw driver, small bit driver, scissors, serrated knife/cutting hook, saw, clip point knife, wood/metal & diamond-coated file, bottle/can opener, and a large bit driver
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Gadget Shop.
Non-Weapon Items
Tactical Vest Type 2 [1700 Ryo]
Rank: "C"
Type: Main, Tailor, Slot Holder, Holds 15 Slots (12 for Items of Scroll Length), Vest
Effect: A Tactical Vest is an item of personal armor that helps absorb the impact from projectiles and shrapnel from explosions, and is worn on the torso.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The interior of both front panels have map pockets. On the left side holds 3 utility pouches 2 slots each that is 8 inches in length able to hold anything with the same length as scrolls. Above that are 2 smaller pouches that are 1/2 a slot each able to hold smaller items. On the right side is another 2 slots that are able to hold something of the same length as a scroll with 2 pouches that hold 1 slot each for smaller items. The back has 3 large slots to carry an item of the same length of a scroll. May be attached to a belt to add more slot components.
Limit: These type of items may be bought inside any Tailor Shop.
Jutsu Book (Medium) : [3500 Ryo]
Rank: "C"
Type: Main, Book, Jutsu-Book
Effect: A blank book for writing or painting on. This book has a 100 Capacity.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A Blank Book is a heavy book fine vellum or high-quality paper. The sheet is reinforced and bounded between thick, and large pieces of leather. Most Jutsu-Book covers are inscribed with Seals which often identify the owner or the Jutsus stored. The Seals sometimes hide traps. This book carries 100 separate pages that is 8 inches by 12 inches in size.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Book Shop.
Cost: 3,500 Ryo
Character Depth
Personality:
Ryusei is a calm, collected individual who tends to use his analytical abilities over brute force if at all possible, although he has no qualms about using his aptitude for highly destructive Ninjutsu to its fullest. A relative pacifist, he will often try to avoid combat in favor of perhaps a more tactful, less violent alternative. That isn’t to say he doesn’t have a vengeful streak; against one who has forced him into combat, he is calculating and merciless in his assault, steeling his own peaceful nature. Ryusei is especially ruthless towards those who have committed truly heinous crimes, as despite the greyness of his own morality, he believes some things to be unforgivable. In no way is he opposed to taking things into his own hands in necessity.
Sometimes described as cold or callous, Ryusei can come off as harsh and unaffectionate towards the general population, although never failing to be polite. This is perhaps very true; his trust, even amongst shinobi, is difficult to gain on even a fundamental level. However, like most people, he is more amicable towards those he becomes close to. He has an impeccably sharp, sometimes caustic wit, and is borderline legendary for his one-liners. His humor, while perhaps being grim at best, certainly contains shades of mirth and amusement.
Looking underneath the carefully crafted image of collectedness, one would find a core of steely determination. His rough childhood led to him becoming independent very quickly. He is, by definition, a survivor; overcoming his demons has given him a mute, but intense confidence in himself as well as the immutable will to live. The only time his confidence truly falters is when he must put another’s fate on the line; very few people are more important to Ryusei than his true allies.
Appearance:
Standing at a respectable height for his age at 5’8”, Ryusei has quite a slim build. His body, favoring lean muscle over bulk, is quite compact in form, naturally lending itself to ample precision and speed. His facial features almost impeccably unblemished, smooth, and quite fair, with his paleness contrasting starkly with his raven colored hair. Ryusei’s hair is nearly shoulder length on the sides, and frames his face quite nicely, a bit of his fringe obscuring his part forehead from view on either side. In the back, his hair is held loosely in a low, ANBU-styled ponytail.
His eyes are a deep ruby color, a trait from his now completely deceased lineage, and are angular in line with the rest of his features. He has relatively thin lips and straight, in-line teeth. Ryusei’s collarbones are quite pronounced, and his body has a good level of definition from years of shinobi training. Fitting with many of his other features, he has no facial hair whatsoever, and stays clean-shaven.
Ryusei wears relatively form-fitting attire, meant to allow him plenty of movement freedom in combat. He wears a matte black shinobi tactical vest, with a sleeveless black shirt underneath. He wears the standard black ANBU-style shinobi pants, taped off at the bottom to prevent snaring. Extending up most of the length of his arms are black gloves, again secured with white tape nearing the ends. His shoulders are left bare. Attached to his forearms are gauntlets to extend the strength of his hand-to-hand combat, his fingers left unobstructed by the metal, only covered with the fabric of his gloves.
Background:
Ryusei had a bit of a tough childhood; his mother died relatively shortly after childbirth, leaving him to be raised by his father. The outbreak of a deadly pathogen led to most of his father’s family dying off, with the man himself having been spared from death. Unfortunately, the crippling disease left his father, Ryomaru, very weak, often being bedridden for days at a time. For a while, some of Ryomaru’s caretakers helped take care of Ryusei as a child, until the family’s fortune trickled down into nothingness, and said care could no longer be afforded. Ryomaru died peacefully on Ryusei’s tenth birthday, leaving the child with only the request to become strong.
Ryusei took after his father in many ways; the man, despite his condition, had a fierce will and a strong spirit, ever the optimist despite his world falling to ruin. To escape his pain, Ryusei found practicing shinobi arts to be almost therapeutic. Learning the Katon release at an early age, he continued to progress through the years, losing himself in his art instead of seeking any form of therapy. With no family to take care of him, he learned to live off the streets of Kumo to survive. He met a few of his closest friends through this; children with different circumstances but the same problems.
Two years after the death of Ryomaru, Ryusei was noticed by a Jounin of Kumogakure while he was training. Impressed with his rigorous regiment and discipline, the older man recommended him to become a shinobi, as his skills would only develop further. Thinking long and hard about his choice, the next morning, he submitted his application to the Kumo Ninja Academy, with the dream to ‘become strong’. He would make everyone proud if it was the last thing he did. His father, his friends, and one day, the village.
Name: Ryusei
Bloodlimit: None
Height: 5’8”
Weight: 125 lbs
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Birth Country: Kaminari no Kuni
Village: Kumogakure
Ninjutsu Specialist [0/250 Universal TP]
Katon: Mastering [x] [0 TP]
Raiton: Mastering [0 TP]
Futon: Mastering [0 TP]
Suiton: Mastering [0 TP]
Hyouton: Possibly Mastering [0/300 TP]
Doton: Not Mastering [0/300 TP]
Genjutsu Specialist [0/250 Universal TP]
Shadow: Mastering [0 TP]
Phantasm: Mastering [0 TP]
Pattern: Possibly Mastering [0/300 TP]
Enchantment: Mastering [0 TP]
Compulsion: Mastering [0 TP]
Taijutsu Non-Specialist [0/100 Universal TP]
Busōsen: Mastering [0 TP]
More to come eventually!
Clan Non-Specialist [0/100 Universal TP]
More to come eventually!
Miscellaneous:
More to come eventually!
Weapons
Primary Weapon:
Longsword (Katana) : [4000 Ryo]
Rank: "C"
Type: Main, Slashing, Sword
Effect: A weapon with a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A One-Handed Weapon. These weapons do +8 Amour Points of Damage. A longsword (also spelled long sword, long-sword) is a type of sword characterized as having a cruciform hilt with a grip for two handed use and a straight double-edged blade of around 100–122 cm (39–48 in). The longsword is characterised not so much by a longer blade, but by a longer grip, which indicates a weapon designed for2-handed use or 1-handed use. Examples of Longswords: Katana, Jian, Tachi, Scimitr, Shinai, and Waster.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Weapon Shop.
Gauntlets x2 (Piercing) : [5000 Ryo]
Rank: "C"
Type: Main, Bludgeoning/Piercing/Slashing, Gauntlet
Effect: A defensive and offensive armour used as a weapon or protection for the user's arms.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A Light Weapon. These weapons do +3 Amour Points of Damage. Metal or armoured gloves that allow the user to deal lethal damage with unarmed strikes. A strike with a gauntlet is otherwise considered an unarmed attack. The opponent cannot use a disarm action to disarm a user with gauntlets on unless they remove the gauntlets completely. Examples of Gauntlets: Brass Knuckles, Cestus, and Gauntlets.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Weapon Shop.
Secondary Items:
Knife x4 : [2000 Ryo]
Rank: "C" Rank
Type: Secondary, 2 per Slot, Piercing/Slashing, Knife
Effect: An instrument composed of a blade fixed into a handle, used for cutting or as a weapon.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A Light Weapon. These weapons do +4 Amour Points of Damage. The Range Increment of this weapon is 5 meters. A knife has a blade that is about less than 1 foot in length. The user gains a +10 bonus on Sleight of Hand Skill to conceal a knife on their body.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Weapon Shop.
Shuriken, Hira x60 : [6000 Ryo]
Rank: "C" Rank
Type: Secondary, 15 per Slot, Piercing, Shuriken
Effect: A shuriken is a small piece of metal with sharpened edges, designed for throwing.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A Light Weapon. These weapons do +2 Amour Points of Damage. The Range Increment of this weapon is 5 meters. Although they are thrown weapons, shuriken are quick and easy to draw, thus allowing the user to draw such weapons without the need of a movement. A shuriken can't be used as a melee weapon. Hira-shuriken are constructed from thin, flat plates of metal and generally resemble popular conceptions of shuriken.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Weapon Shop.
Binocular : [3000 Ryo]
Rank: "B"
Type: Secondary, 1 per Slot, Gadget, Surveillance, Spectacles
Effect: A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.
Special: ---
Drawback: May hold up to 8 kinds of Surveillance Vision.
Description: Binocular telescopes, or binoculars, (also known as field glasses) are two identical or mirror-symmetrical telescopes mounted side-by-side and aligned to point accurately in the same direction, allowing the viewer to use both eyes (binocular vision) when viewing distant objects. If a Binocular has a zoom of 5 it brings objects 5 times closer through vision. The basic vision before adding a Zooming Vision capability is 5. When adding the basic Zooming Vision, it will bring it up to 10. Binoculars have enough carrying capacity for 8 types of Surveillance Vision. Does not fit in Scroll size Slots.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Gadget Shop.
Handheld Inspection Tool : [5000 Ryo]
Rank: "B"
Type: Secondary, 1 per Slot, Gadget, Surveillance, Optics
Effect: An optics system used to peer through cracks of doors and in windows without being compromised of their location.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Picture The Handheld Inspection Tool is a lightweight, highly portable inspection tool that puts an extremely low light black and white camera into a system that is perfect for inspecting containers and rooms or looking around barriers. The Handheld Inspection Tool allows the operator to view the picture in the attached eye-piece or transmit to 1 or more monitors. The Handheld Inspection Tool comes in two pieces, an extendable tube that is 1/2 inch wide 8 inches long that extends to 16 inches, and the main system that is 2 by 2 by 8 inches. The tube may be attached to the main system by screwing it in. User is able to look through an opening found in the main system and see through the tube as well.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Gadget Shop.
Camera Vision : [5000 Ryo]
Rank: "B"
Type: Secondary, 0 per Slot, Gadget, Surveillance, Vision
Effect: A vision relay that records images, either as a still photograph or videos compacted in goggles
Special: ---
Drawback: Recording lasts only as long as the amount of space is available.
Description: A vision relay capable of recording or taking still photograph images. The basic camera vision is able to hold up to 24 hours worth of High Definition video recording. Every still photograph that is taken will take away 1 minute within the 24 hours. After the recording is finished the user will have to either replace with new Camera Feed, or delete the already recorded video in order to allow more room to record. Feed may record and stop by user's decision. Each record and stop creates a file for the Camera feed that allows the user to erase individual files instead of the whole Video Feed.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Gadget Shop.
Thermal Vision : [5000 Ryo]
Rank: "B"
Type: Secondary, 0 per Slot, Gadget, Surveillance, Vision
Effect: An electro-optical image intensifying vision relay that detects visible and near-heat signatures, intensifies the signatures, and provides a visible image of the signatures.
Special: ---
Drawback: Difficult to distinguish two objects of same size and shape.
Description: A vision that perceives thermal radiation and do not need a source of illumination. They produce an image in the darkest of nights and can see through light fog, rain and smoke. It detects heat signatures that are located around within field of vision. The hotter the image the more light is produced. Only capable of seeing through a single wall as it is completely solid unlike fog, smoke, and rain.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Gadget Shop.
Multi-Tool x2 : [4000 Ryo]
Rank: "A"
Type: Secondary, 4 per Slot, Gadget, Survival, Tool
Effect: A multi-tool is a portable, versatile hand tool that combines several individual tool functions in a single grip or in the shape of a credit card.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Picture A multi-tool is a portable, versatile hand tool that combines several individual tool functions in a single grip or in the shape of a credit card. Folding Multi-tools are the most common of all types of Multi-Tools. The second most common types are Pocket Knives (Swiss Army Knives). Multi-Tools are known to have needle-nose pliers, crimper, regular pliers, wire stripper, hard wire/wire cutters, large screw driver, small bit driver, scissors, serrated knife/cutting hook, saw, clip point knife, wood/metal & diamond-coated file, bottle/can opener, and a large bit driver
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Gadget Shop.
Non-Weapon Items
Tactical Vest Type 2 [1700 Ryo]
Rank: "C"
Type: Main, Tailor, Slot Holder, Holds 15 Slots (12 for Items of Scroll Length), Vest
Effect: A Tactical Vest is an item of personal armor that helps absorb the impact from projectiles and shrapnel from explosions, and is worn on the torso.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The interior of both front panels have map pockets. On the left side holds 3 utility pouches 2 slots each that is 8 inches in length able to hold anything with the same length as scrolls. Above that are 2 smaller pouches that are 1/2 a slot each able to hold smaller items. On the right side is another 2 slots that are able to hold something of the same length as a scroll with 2 pouches that hold 1 slot each for smaller items. The back has 3 large slots to carry an item of the same length of a scroll. May be attached to a belt to add more slot components.
Limit: These type of items may be bought inside any Tailor Shop.
Jutsu Book (Medium) : [3500 Ryo]
Rank: "C"
Type: Main, Book, Jutsu-Book
Effect: A blank book for writing or painting on. This book has a 100 Capacity.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A Blank Book is a heavy book fine vellum or high-quality paper. The sheet is reinforced and bounded between thick, and large pieces of leather. Most Jutsu-Book covers are inscribed with Seals which often identify the owner or the Jutsus stored. The Seals sometimes hide traps. This book carries 100 separate pages that is 8 inches by 12 inches in size.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Book Shop.
Cost: 3,500 Ryo
Character Depth
Personality:
Ryusei is a calm, collected individual who tends to use his analytical abilities over brute force if at all possible, although he has no qualms about using his aptitude for highly destructive Ninjutsu to its fullest. A relative pacifist, he will often try to avoid combat in favor of perhaps a more tactful, less violent alternative. That isn’t to say he doesn’t have a vengeful streak; against one who has forced him into combat, he is calculating and merciless in his assault, steeling his own peaceful nature. Ryusei is especially ruthless towards those who have committed truly heinous crimes, as despite the greyness of his own morality, he believes some things to be unforgivable. In no way is he opposed to taking things into his own hands in necessity.
Sometimes described as cold or callous, Ryusei can come off as harsh and unaffectionate towards the general population, although never failing to be polite. This is perhaps very true; his trust, even amongst shinobi, is difficult to gain on even a fundamental level. However, like most people, he is more amicable towards those he becomes close to. He has an impeccably sharp, sometimes caustic wit, and is borderline legendary for his one-liners. His humor, while perhaps being grim at best, certainly contains shades of mirth and amusement.
Looking underneath the carefully crafted image of collectedness, one would find a core of steely determination. His rough childhood led to him becoming independent very quickly. He is, by definition, a survivor; overcoming his demons has given him a mute, but intense confidence in himself as well as the immutable will to live. The only time his confidence truly falters is when he must put another’s fate on the line; very few people are more important to Ryusei than his true allies.
Appearance:
Standing at a respectable height for his age at 5’8”, Ryusei has quite a slim build. His body, favoring lean muscle over bulk, is quite compact in form, naturally lending itself to ample precision and speed. His facial features almost impeccably unblemished, smooth, and quite fair, with his paleness contrasting starkly with his raven colored hair. Ryusei’s hair is nearly shoulder length on the sides, and frames his face quite nicely, a bit of his fringe obscuring his part forehead from view on either side. In the back, his hair is held loosely in a low, ANBU-styled ponytail.
His eyes are a deep ruby color, a trait from his now completely deceased lineage, and are angular in line with the rest of his features. He has relatively thin lips and straight, in-line teeth. Ryusei’s collarbones are quite pronounced, and his body has a good level of definition from years of shinobi training. Fitting with many of his other features, he has no facial hair whatsoever, and stays clean-shaven.
Ryusei wears relatively form-fitting attire, meant to allow him plenty of movement freedom in combat. He wears a matte black shinobi tactical vest, with a sleeveless black shirt underneath. He wears the standard black ANBU-style shinobi pants, taped off at the bottom to prevent snaring. Extending up most of the length of his arms are black gloves, again secured with white tape nearing the ends. His shoulders are left bare. Attached to his forearms are gauntlets to extend the strength of his hand-to-hand combat, his fingers left unobstructed by the metal, only covered with the fabric of his gloves.
Background:
Ryusei had a bit of a tough childhood; his mother died relatively shortly after childbirth, leaving him to be raised by his father. The outbreak of a deadly pathogen led to most of his father’s family dying off, with the man himself having been spared from death. Unfortunately, the crippling disease left his father, Ryomaru, very weak, often being bedridden for days at a time. For a while, some of Ryomaru’s caretakers helped take care of Ryusei as a child, until the family’s fortune trickled down into nothingness, and said care could no longer be afforded. Ryomaru died peacefully on Ryusei’s tenth birthday, leaving the child with only the request to become strong.
Ryusei took after his father in many ways; the man, despite his condition, had a fierce will and a strong spirit, ever the optimist despite his world falling to ruin. To escape his pain, Ryusei found practicing shinobi arts to be almost therapeutic. Learning the Katon release at an early age, he continued to progress through the years, losing himself in his art instead of seeking any form of therapy. With no family to take care of him, he learned to live off the streets of Kumo to survive. He met a few of his closest friends through this; children with different circumstances but the same problems.
Two years after the death of Ryomaru, Ryusei was noticed by a Jounin of Kumogakure while he was training. Impressed with his rigorous regiment and discipline, the older man recommended him to become a shinobi, as his skills would only develop further. Thinking long and hard about his choice, the next morning, he submitted his application to the Kumo Ninja Academy, with the dream to ‘become strong’. He would make everyone proud if it was the last thing he did. His father, his friends, and one day, the village.