[Kaliot]

CHARACTER

Name: Karihite Hotoke
   Nickname: Kari

Age: 37

Species and Gender: Arctic-Fox Faunus, Female

Symbol: -

Occupation: 'Hobby' Swordsman, Flower Shop Owner

Physical Characteristics:

General Body - Karihite stands at 5'8" and weighs in at 142lbs. Her frame lies between small and medium, and she is both moderately lean and moderately toned. Karihite's skin is a crisp tan like that of a cookie. Her measurements are average. At her tailbone is a fluffy, white fox tail that measures to 1.5' in length.

Hair and Face - Karihite's hair is like of water--pale-blue and wavy. Her hair parts above her right eye, sweeps left across her forehead, and extends down to her lower back (and to her lower thighs when straightened); Karihite uses a plain, black hairclip to keep her hair out of her eyes. Both her eyes are dual-colored with the inner-portions of her irises being a brilliant, bright orange and the outer-portions a midnight-blue with a slight ting of white as if covered by a thin layer of smoke. Atop her head sits a pair of white fox ears.

Karihite's face is oval-shaped and her cheeks are high though not prominently so. Her expression is often that of cold judgement and slight indifference which do well to give off an aura of nobility and mercilessness.

General Attire - Karihite’s casual attire also serves to exemplify those three traits. She dons an all-black outfit consisting of a slightly-puffed cotton skirt that extends to just below her knees with intricate, white stitching along all its edges, opaque hold-ups with lacing along the top edge, a laced blouse with sleeves that extend to her wrists and a slight frilliness along the torso and around her collarbone, leather combat boots covering most of her shin and designed with a touch of fashion, and an elegantly-laced vintage neck-choker. When she is carrying around Kau, she also wears a black, mid-sleeved cotton jacket, its tail hanging to her upper thigh. Underneath this jacket is a sheathed Kau, its sling running from her left shoulder to the right of her waist; the hilt is purposely obscured by the jacket's hood and appears on the side of Karihite's head to her left.

Combat Uniform - Karihite's uniform is a hooded long-jacket that extends to the mid-thigh, black slightly-baggy jeans, black combat-boots that cover a third of the shin, tight-fitting, and black combat-gloves. Her hair is compressed into a tightly-wound bun, her breasts are wrapped in bandages and covered with a tight-fitting undershirt to make her chest appear level, and her tail is pressed somewhat uncomfortably against her back.

History: - Karihite was born to a successful mother and a stay-at-home father. Her mother was strict, hoping to instill in Karihite the values that had brought her her own success. Karihite did her best to live up to her mother's expectations, hoping that she would grow up to be like her. Unfortunately, this dream was cut short.

Her mother passed away when she was 8 leaving behind an no-income household. They quickly moved into a small home, an apartment, so that her father wouldn't have to overwork himself to keep them afloat. Karihite helped in whatever ways she could.

When she became of age, she enrolled in Signal Academy hoping to kind some purpose in life and alleviate some pressure off of her father. Thanks to the values that been broken into her, Karihite did fairly well as a conventional swordsman. Nevertheless, she felt that this kind of life didn't suit her so she returned to live with her father.

She began to take up odd jobs, slowly saving up until she was able to open up a small flower shop in Vale's commercial called Irresistible Arrangements where she resides to this day. She continues to sharpen her sword skills everyday as well.

Personality: When Karihite was young, her mother put a heavy amount of emphasis on refinement: the refinement of oneself and refinement of one's actions. Despite her early-life hardships, that lesson has always been one that Karihite kept in mind, and it has manifested itself into the grace of her actions, the elegance of her words, and the sureness of her thoughts, all this coming together to form masterfully-crafted and finely-tuned entity.

On a social level, Karihite is somewhat reclusive, generally preferring to keep to herself but willing to mingle with others. She still has her expectations of refinements but she shifts the focus from her peers to herself; this is easily witnessed through her speech as it can be hit or miss depending on the person, some calling it beautiful and some believing it to be pretentious. She isn’t willing adapt herself to the personality of others, and as a result, gets along well with very few people, most of her relationships being in a neutral or slightly-negative status. Beneath her thick, polished exterior resides a clumsy and timid girl as if everything she has learned went out the window. This aspect of her is not easily revealed.

Aura and Semblance:
Shadow Blue (#778BA5)
 
Kitou Atarangi - Karihite is able to summon nearby shadow clones with varying levels of autonomy from being able to act exactly like her (but still performing a single command/function like attack or talk) to basically being a puppet, though the latter digs into her concentration so she ends up trading aura for concentration by giving her clones some level of autonomy. For every 5% of aura she puts into her clones, they inherit 25% of her skill for a max of 100% and 5 minutes of lifetime. All of her shadow clones are able to be dispelled with a solid strike, though ones containing more aura are more durable to lighter strikes, and when destroyed, Karihite gains back 25% of a clone's remaining aura and 75% when dismissed.

Combat Behavior: When in true combat, Karihite zips around the battlefield with the aid of her semblance. If she can help it, she never shows off her semblance unnecessarily preferring to rely on her skill to win fights. Unless one of her opponents is being a nuisance, she has no target prioritization. Typically, she will try to end battles as quickly as possible to reduce the chance of mistakes occurring. She is able to keep a sharp eye on her allies and will let them do their thing or assist them if needed.

WEAPON

Name: Kau (Void)

Primary Form: Kau is a 32’ short-sword, unique in that its blade absorbs basically all light it comes in contact with making it appear pure black, or to be more accurate, as complete darkness. Its hilt and rayskin-gripped handle are made of stainless-steel and titanium, respectively, and coated with a material that absorbs light. The 26’ blade and the pommel—in the shape of a crescent moon with its opening pointing directly downward—are made from high-carbon steel infused with the highly energy-absorbent material. The material absorbs basically all light, most heat, and a small-yet-decent fraction of all other forms of energy: this gives the blade its dark nature and cold aura. The energy absorbed is transferred and held in the sword's handle which is itself a battery. The handle has a button used to release the stored energy either through the sword or the pommel. When energy is expelled it shines white with high-intensity for a brief moment making it appear as if it let out camera flash.

Kau rests in a poplar scabbard coated with the same material as the sword’s hilt and handle. The scabbard is slung across her back, the strap going from her left shoulder to the right of her waist with the hilt residing left of her head.

As an added safety measure, the battery slowly releases energy to prevent the uncontrolled buildup of energy.

Dust Functions: None.

History: Kau was made with the aid of high-level weapons engineers and several years of personal research and savings.