Kuroshiro Shirokuro

TW: Implied abuse/imprisonment, body horror, eye injury
“All these words, words like 'evil' and 'vicious', they meant nothing to Nature. Yes, evil was a human invention.” ― John Marsden, Tomorrow, When the War Began
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==Level of Fame==
* Level 4 (Legends: famous well after death or perceived death, their fame celebrated for generations)
* Kuroshiro is famous for his involvement in politics.
* He is the leader of the Bakemonsters, though considered a mythological legend in many regions of Japan. 
=== Professional Background ===
The story goes like this: 
Mizuchi no Tatsumaru, a vindictive water spirit, once terrorized a village in the countryside. Though he brought the rains that watered their crops, he also demanded sacrifice after sacrifice to continue his duties as guardian to the village. He took villager after villager. What became of them, no one knew.
One day, Mizuchi no Tatsumaru selected one of the village's officials' daughters. Out of love for his daughter, the village official led a revolt against the dragon. 
Though he'd never so much as held a sword, he devised a plan. He gifted the creature a vat of blessed Sake, a thank you for its blessing the land for so long. The dragon was outsmarted, and in its drunken stupor, slain. The village official made sure to carve out its eyes, so that it may never gaze upon his daughter's face again. 
=== How Kuroshiro Feels About His Fame ===
Given the legend is only a shadow of the truth, Kuroshiro resents it. 
==Supernatural Status==
*Water Spirit/Dragon
*Was born supernatural rather than turned.
*Kuroshiro lives in Cedargrove as a means to an end. He isn't particularly crazy about being around so many humans, but it is only a temporary discomfort.
*No known associations with Subplots or local Legends.
===Abilities===
Sacred/Demon Weapon Manifestation - The user of this ability has the power to call weapons of any kind to his hand, though specifically gifted for calling the weapons of kami, yokai, and similar creatures. 
Japanese Dragon Physiology - The user is or has the ability to take on the form of a Japanese dragon. This includes supernatural healing/regeneration, supernatural endurance/strength/strength/agility, antler protrusion, claw retraction, prehensile tail and torso, dermal armor, shapeshifting and supernatural bite. 
Semi-Immortality - The user has the ability to live forever and will not be harmed by traditional illness. However, he may be physically injured or made ill by curse - resulting in death in worst case scenarios. 
Omnilingualism - The user has the ability to use many different languages naturally. Near immunity to fear. 
Cloud Flight/Airwalking - The user has the ability to fly using clouds or to simply fly by walking through the air. 
Fear Masking/Fearless - The ability to mask fear incredibly well to the point of not feeling fear at a normal or healthy level. 
Dragon Sight - The user has the ability to see into a person’s very soul; while they cannot glean specifics regarding history or their life, they can see them as they are – emotional state, gender, what type of person they are, etc. This also is down to species, meaning that the user would know if someone was lying about being human or not. 
Spirit Walking - The ability to walk in the spirit realm, to de-manifest. 
Water Manipulation - Kuroshiro does not have access to this ability presently. The user has the ability to manipulate, create, or otherwise use water as they see fit. This includes changing the physical state of water, causing it to rain, storm, or otherwise control large bodies of water - this even extends to organic creatures, as the user may extract water from any living creature, instantly killing it. 
Bloom Manipulation - Kuroshiro does not have access to this ability presently. The user has the ability to manipulate, create, or otherwise use new plant growth as they see fit. This includes bringing spring, blessing crops, creating new plant growth or impacting the quality of plant growth.
===Weaknesses===
Kuroshiro does not have access to any of his water-related abilities currently, nor to bloom manipulation. In addition, he is also blind. While he has learned to fight using his other sense, he is not at full strength without his vision and with the current curse he's subject to. 
The curse etched into his skin prevents him from using his most precious abilities, and even makes swimming (something he used to do very proficiently) impossible. He cannot so much as produce mist anymore, either. In addition, his strength wanes consider ability during "dark periods", where his hair goes jet black and his body is all but drained of its strength. During these times he must rest for several days before his body is right again. These periods last longer and longer with time. 
=== Forms ===
A white serpentine beast with deer-like, silvery antlers, a massive mane that covers his eyes, and iridescent scales and the underbelly of a snake. He has talons and long whiskers like a koi fish. His body is massive - a whopping 18 meters long. Red markings line the creature's upper lip and a single red stripe down his chin. The same curse mark trails down along his neck and chest.
=== Tools/Weapons ===
Kusanagi no Tsurugi - the legendary sword that Susano used to slay Orochi. Grants the user wind-manifesting/controlling abilities. When paired with other elemental powers, extremely formidable. 
==Background==
===History===
The way they tell it, Tastumaru was a monster who terrorized his village: a fictional dragon turned evil, demanding sacrifice after sacrifice—and who was rightfully exterminated. And maybe there's some truth to it. Perhaps he did lord over that small village with unfair ruthlessness, and perhaps he would have gladly killed each one of them if given the chance. And yes, he devoured their people. Tortured them. But he hadn't always been that way. When had he become a monster? 
If you asked the villagers, he was born one. Tatsumaru might be included to agree. He was born on the beaches of Sakibaru Beach to the great Dragon Lord, Ryuumaru, and spent many of his formative years living under the sea. He was always an eccentric child and struggled to hold conversations or develop friendships. He talked too much about how he was fascinated with human kind, their literatures, their culture. He could think of nothing else. If not for his status as the lord's son, he may have been completely ostracized by the other dragons; this didn't bother him. He was drifting closer and closer to the surface with every day. He charted stars, read books, explored shipwrecks, and admired the dancing silhouettes upon the shore.
Though, he'd never expected to live with them. Nor to fall for one, nor for that same human to be the one who betrayed him. After years of torture and suffering, he swore to bring them down. He swore to return that pain tenfold, and so he did. He ruled over the village, demanding more and more of their people as payment for the pain he had endured at their hands. Imprisoned by them for nearly a decade, beaten and spat upon, cursed at and abused, he felt that it was deserved. And he would have continued that way until the whole village was gone, had Junpei never led the revolt. 
Junpei, the human he'd fallen for in his formative years, had grown up and become a governmental official. He was the only human left that Tatsumaru had any feelings or empathy left for. So when he offered the sake, Tastumaru took it. And when he plunged his sword into his chest and carved out his eyes, when he cursed him, it was a complete shock. 
The lakes withered away. Junpei and the other villagers left. Tatsumaru was sealed -- little more than a stone monument - at the bottom of the lake. It wasn't until someone found him and broke his seal that he realized his new purpose. He never did learn who released his seal. Though, sometime after, Sumiiro found him. They two bond over their shared goal: to create a world of suffering. And together, they created the Bakemonsters. Tatsumaru began to call himself "Kuroshiro" -- a nickname Junpei once used for him. 
They grew their numbers over time. They raised hell, causing discourse between local bosozoku and police, and were frequently referred to on the news as a local gang, though many supers knew there was more to it than that. In 1979, they even managed to get their hands on the Prime Minister. The Bakemonsters lit a number of shrines and ancient castles on fire to celebrate, and they even broadcast themselves on national television. In the fallout, the government had to wipe hundreds of thousands of memories. Needless to say, this attempt was short lived and their numbers were reduced drastically in the bloodbath that ensued. Even Kuroshiro was critically injured in the power struggle. 
The Bakemonsters have become little more than a scary story to tell one's friends. Among supernatural circles, there are whispers of their return, but nothing has been confirmed officially. Yet, Kuroshiro has led his remaining forces to Cedargrove in hopes of finding the magical waters of Divide Falls. 
===Motivations and Goals===
To create a world of suffering, hundreds of thousands times worse than that which he has endured. In doing so, leading the Bakemonsters through the flames and into the pits of Hell. To use the powers of Divide Falls for his own gain, break his curse, and empower his Bakemonsters. 
===Relationships with other Characters===
None currently.
==Living Situation==
===Home===
Currently staying in an onsen, does not have any personal belongings with him other than his sword (the legendary Kusanagi no Tsurugi) and his oni mempo mask. 
===Never Leaves Home Without===
The same as the above. 
===Travel===
Mostly by foot, though he does sometimes spirit walk or fly to get where he needs to go. Though, without vision those can both be tricky. He prefers not to go by car or bus if he can avoid it. He does like trains, though! 
===Roommates===
He always travels with the other Bakemonsters, though none are currently played on OA. 
==Plotting==
===Played by===
Kai
===Desired Ships/Plots===
Open to anything.
===Where to Encounter Kuroshiro===
Near Cedargrove forest currently, though he might pop up anywhere.
===No-Go's for RP===
N/A.
Category:OC
Category:Kai
Category:Cedargrove
Category:Aware
Category:Supernatural
Category:Famous