Kagami

Art by LoocahMadooplah

**Kagami** is a member of the *March on Faewunder* party. Kagami appears to be a stalwart experienced voyager from a faraway land, and a master of blade, bow and fist in equal measure. However, there is much more to this wandering warrior than meets the eye... He is played by SciFriTV.

## Description

### Appearance

Kagami takes the form of a tall muscular human man with pale skin and long straight brown hair. His clean-shaven face normally assumes a stern countenance, further emphasized by his grey eyes and a blade of grass in his mouth. He wears a black shirt that exposes the right of his torso and a pair of red hakama tied with a white rope as a belt. Kagami also wears a straw conical hat which he is particularly fond of.

Kagami's true appearance is that of a tall but lithe changeling with charcoal grey skin and a small face. His hair is similar to his Kagami form but is shorter and stark white in color. His eyes are a pitch black with a small white pupil in the center. He also possesses large pointed ears not unlike that of an elf.

### Personality

At first, Kagami comes across as a stoic and taciturn individual, granting him a aura of worldliness. However, Kagami is actually very personable and engages in banter easily. He also possesses a bit of a silly side, convincing himself he is part-ogre after absorbing some essence for the Faewunder and having an odd affection for his Skagzag plush. He loves taking part in challenges, as seen in the Skagzag Extravaganza's obstacle course and the bout with Punchbot, and seems to enjoys taking risks, an aspect evident in his unorthodox blacksmithing.

Despite this, Kagami is an experienced adventurer who takes the job very seriously. He is cautious when approaching danger, often opting for stealth or a slow and steady approach to stressful situations. He also demonstrates exceptional combat awareness, identifying the creature possessing Almen'gyl even while it was invisible and keeping his friends informed of dangers while they engage their enemies. In terms of his services, Kagami is very magnanimous, as he offered to take River Shoon's job in exchange for expenses only and also spent all his credits to help purchase items and craft weapons for his new friends.

A particular quirk of Kagami's is his refusal to open up about himself and his past. While he is receptive and supportive to the needs of others, he keeps his own issues well hidden. He deliberately concealed his nature as a changeling from his party and outright rebuffed any attempt by them to inquire further into the matter. He also appears to have had previous identities before this one, which implys he is used to putting his past behind him to start afresh.

## History

### Background

Very little is known of Kagami's past, not least because of his unwillingness to share it with others. As a changeling, he and his people were not born of traditional means, being artificial in origin. Like others of his species, Kagami (if that is his original name) chose to conceal his identity as a changeling by morphing into other humanoid forms and taking on a persona. It is implied through his unintentional mention of previous lives to Ribeye that he has gone through several different identities, through what those identities are remains unknown.

### Becoming Kagami

Eventually, this Changeling adopted his latest identity of Kagami. Kagami presents himself as a stoic warrior from a distant land, seeking adventure across Io. As part of his new identity, Kagami also learned martial arts, specifically learning the way of the Kensei. This taught him how to wield a longsword and bow alongside his fists to protect himself and others. Kagami also learned blacksmithing at some point in his life, though he had little opportunity to apply his trade. Kagami would spend much time travelling Io as a freelance voyager, and picked up a great deal of experience on his journeys.

## Mechanics

### Powers and Abilities

#### Monk Abilities

* *Unarmored Defense*
* *Martial Arts*
* *Ki* (4)
	+ *Flurry of Blows*
	+ *Patient Defense*
	+ *Step of the Wind*
* *Unarmored Movement*
* *Deflect Missile*
* *Slow Fall*
* *Extra Attack*
* *Stunning Strike*
* Kensei Abilities
	+ *Kensei Weapons*
	+ *Agile Parry*
	+ *Kensei's Shot*
	+ *Way of the Brush*

### Notable Items

* *The Skag Plush*
	+ You throw this item up to 20ft in front of you, creating a fog cloud in a 20ft radius of where you throw this item. The doll has 15HP and an AC of 10. This item cannot be used again until the next dawn. If its HP drops to 0, it cannot be used unless fixed with a Mending spell.

## Etymology

Kagami (鏡) is a Japanese word that translates to "Mirror" in English. A mirror is a an object that reflects an image of whatever is in front of it by means of light rebounding of its surface. Images reflected in a mirror, dubbed mirror images, are identical to the object they reflect but are reversed perpendicular to the mirror's surface.

## Trivia

* Kagami is the first instance of the homebrew Illusive Changeling subrace in the Ioverse.
* SciFri initially wanted to play a Changeling in Phase 2, but was dissuaded by the shorter length of the *Bronn* campaign and the particular nature of Changelings at the time.