Kamisato Yuma

On the surface there is not much to see or hear about Yuma. He appears as a young albeit unremarkable human male with white hair and red eyes. Living in Yamato, Yuma doesn't want for much. He is very happy with his modest job at Yachiyo Toys Co. and is certainly in no rush to make waves or garner much fame. Naturally, that is only one of Yuma's many reflections. From the peculiar circumstances of his past to his "part time" hustle, every little bit of of Yuma's existance is special in its own way... much to the kitsune's dismay.

## Appereance

Yuma appears as a young fair skinned human male with messy, long white hair usually kept together in a ponytail. He's about 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs around 160 to 170 pounds. His body is not overly muscular, but is as athletic as much as it is lithe.

He can be seen wearing traditional Yamato clothing and accessories, with a distinct prefence towards traditional tabi boots over other choices when it comes to footwear. Most of the time he is seen walking around wearing a particular outfit consisting of a white and red Haori with golden floral patterns over a black kimono, dark pants and black leather knee lenght tabi boots. For his outside outings he is also seen wearing a long silky black scarf around his neck.

## Personality

Yuma is a very kind individual, honest and honorable. Perhaps as a reaction to his past life, he enjoys helping people for no particular reason other than enjoing their gratitude after a work well done. He doesn't like big groups or crowded public spaces, but can thrive around the right people despite his inherent shyness. Naturally, he is not one to talk much; being rather soft spoken, corteus and perhaps a bit too focused on formalities and etiquette when he does strike up a conversation. Mostly an introvert and empathetic person, he tries to not turn heads and prefers to keep himself out of the spotlight if he can.

Due to his past trauma during his teen years of life, Yuma has developed and is currently suffering from Social Anxiety Disorder, specifically related to his true form as a Nine tailed Kitsune with jet black fur, as well as the magical powers that come with his heritage. As such, he will try his absolute hardest to pass as a normal human and hide his real self from everyone, even trusted friends and companions, in fear that the knowledge of his origins may cause aversion/hatred in his regards. Thus, while he generally is as honest as he can be, he is ready to lie and lie again if it means that his secret is kept safe. If pushed hard enough he will even resort to the selfsame powers he believes to be the cause of his problems in order to make sure his identity is not brought to light.

## History

### Birth and Earlier Years

Yuma's earlier years are shrowded in mystery, mostly because he actively refuses to talk about his origins with anyone who asks. His version of the facts is rather simple: He is a normal every day human born and raised in **Hayabusa** by his parents before moving to Yamato in his later teen years in search of a job and a normal life.

However, his past is anything but normal. Yuma was born as part of a Kitsune Caravan. However, his appereance would soon mark him as an outcast within the group of rather conservative Kitsune. As part of his kind's customs is the unique place among the different kitsune subraces for those members that are rarely born with either peerless white or deepest black fur. Those of white fur are considered a divine blessing upon the clan and a symbol of purity, while those of the opposite color are regarded as taint on the clan's bloodline and harbingers of misfortune and bad omens.

Yuma was born from two normal members of the **Shukumei Clan**, but his jet black fur would soon start creating problems for the young fox. He would soon be kept separated from the rest of the young and forced into isolation. This would continue on into his earlier years, with the situation worsening as the attrition between his parents and the Clan Elders worsened his family's relations with the rest of the Caravan.

### Early Teen Years

While he was pretty much never allowed to interact much with other clansmate outside of his mother and his father, Yuma was still able to recieve all the reqired aid to develop into a kind and well mannered person, intimately familiar with the reason of his seclusion. Eventually, things turned even more sour when Yuma's magical powers manifested early into his teen years.

Much potent than the common kitsune, Yuma would wake up one day with not one but two tails behind him. By the age of 13 he had three, each tail terrorizing the Elders more and more as it the boy was no longer just seen as a tainted kitsune, but was recognized for what he really was: a Kyūbi. Needless to say, the clan was not happy to have what to them was an evil yokai happily living among them and growing in power. For the wider Shukumei Clan, Yuma was a disaster waiting to happen...

### Late Teen Years and Early Twenties

The circumstances that led Yuma to land in the Kingdom of Yamato is probably one of Yuma's most guarded secrets, on par with knowledge of his true name even. Nevertheless, Yuma as the world knows him would one day arrive to **Hayabusa** by boat and begin wandering the small archipelago, surviving mostly on his own thanks to his prior experiences. Eventually, he would be drawn further and further in towards the Capital in search of better accomodation, work and possibly a place to permanently settle down to live a fulfilling if simple life away from too much trouble.
Eventually, adventuring would become his main source of income, thus pushing the now white haired would-be human towards more odd jobs and even weirder places. Eventually, fate would have him by **Dragonsteel Tavern**; the place where he would meet Furia Hagane and subsequently work as a waiter to repay a debt of gratitude to her until his encounter with **Albion** and his sister. Following a couple of encounters with the noble, Yuma was eventually recruited and inducted into the Iron Claws and would thus dedicate himself fully to the oath he agreed to partake in in an effort to grow as a fighter, protect more people and help everyone around Yamato just like he always wanted to do.

Later on, the young kitsune would find himself filling in job after job for his new secret organization, which meant moving up in the ranks and thus turning into a fully fledged agent instead of a recruit. That would also mean he would soon gain a partner to accompany him on more difficult missions. These circumstances were the catalyst for his meeting with Alice, which would become his best friend not before long after their first assignment together. Naturally, that also meant getting more involved with the Yachiyo Toys side of the spectrum. Yuma would eventually start playing as a "Mook" on the company's "Super Sentai" show, eventually moving up to cover a protagonist role thanks to Alice's efforts.

Thus, with the birth of the "Snowfox Ranger" Yuma was able to take more of a center stage within Yachiyo and even garner a small bit of popularity for his acting efforts. His first yet official debut would come a couple months after his initial induction into the main cast, mostly due to Yuma's general inexperience and need to grow as an actor, as well as the need to overcome part of his shy nature and the associated stage fright. Nevertheless, by choosing to side as a foil to Alice's Panther Ranger persona, Yuma would slowly get more and more comfortable and eventually succeed in making the role truly his own.

   All this notoriety and his apparent closeness to the crown prince of Yamato would also allow Yuma to step up his training by becoming Albion's bodyguard and confidant. That responsibility would thus lead him to Albion's father, **Lugh Flugel**. To better prepare for his job he would thus begin a strenuous training regiment with Lugh himself as both supervisor and personal trainer, thus allowing Yuma to grow more accustomed to fighting as well as begin a long road to perfecting his Iaido techniques. Naturally, while the training was going on and moving without a hitch, he would still keep his side hustle as an adventurer open, as a way to build up combat experience and gain knowledge on foreign ground. While he knew how to fight within the safe confines of Yamato, he was now expected to adapt and overcome threats at a moment's notice, meaning he would need a broader view at what awaited him.

His endeavors would eventually bring him on and off the main continents, from a side to the other in order to complete as many commissions as he possibly could, both as his usual self and even as his Iron Claw persona. During these months of work, Yuma would eventually come into contact with many other people, yet of the many he met only one really stuck around. Perhaps by chance or by fate, an escort mission would have him meet ***Xi Caihong,*** a rather skilled martial artist coming from far Azure. She left quite an impression on him during their four days of shared meals and fights. A chance encounter within the Capital of the Sovereign States of Yamato a few weeks after the event helped cement Caihong as one of Yuma's friends.

## Abilities

* **Tsukigami no odori:** Yuma's signature fighting style, an elegant display of martial prowess through lightning fast iaido techniques and acrobatic movements. Originally self taught and later refined through training with Fuujin Tenno Lugh Flugel. While remaining a purely defensive style with a focus on protecting himself and his allies, some techniques do allow explosive bursts of powers if the situation calls for it.
* **Kyūbi no Kitsune:** Yuma is a nine tailed fox; each one of his tail grants him different powerful spell-like abilities that work outside of his own magical powers. From invisibility to straight up mind control, the abilities of a black furred kitsune yokai never fail to impress.
* **Kami no Rakuin:** Yuma's magical powers take the form of special magical runes he can bestow on enemies and friends alike, aiding those in need and punishing those who have committed evil acts in his presence.
* **Kagemusha:** Yuma is light on his feet and graceful in his movements. He is well known for making very little noise when moving around, making him quite proficient at stealth.

## Family

Once again, not much is known abut Yuma's father and mother, as the kitsune rarely if ever talks about them, his old clan, or the life he had before arriving in Yamato. The two were supposedly kitsune merchant travelling together with others of their kind as part of one of the many caravans around the world.

## Friends and Associates

* **Reginald von Ashcroft**: A black furred Catfolk he met during his first ever sortie as a fully fleshed adventurer.
* **Allaine:** A human think tank he also met during his travels, eventually forming a rather tight knit friendship with.
* **Albion Flugel:** Noble prince of Yamato and his current employer.
* **Furia Flugel:** Albion's mother and the blacksmith who forged Yuma's Daisho.
* **Lugh Flugel**: Albion's father and Yuma's current mentor in all things Iaido, noble etiquette and Yamato customs.
* **Panther:** Panther, or better known as Alice Thistle, is Yuma's current partner within Iron Claw. She is a perky catfolk with unique powers that quickly befriended Yuma upon his first outing as his Iron Claw alter ego and bramded him with the nickname he is now known by and uses to this day.
* **Xi Caihong**: A prodigy martial artist from Azure and one of Yuma's few friends within Yamato. She comes to Yachiyo Toys on the regular to support him during Yuma's stage plays as the Snowfox Ranger.

## Trivia

* Despite not being an extrovert and having very little experience on it, Yuma actually enjoys taking part in the live action stage plays that Yachiyo Toys organizes from time to time. Though most of the time his insticts cause him to... deviate slightly from the script and have improvise to avoid problems during the show.
* His favourite color is aquamarine.
* Yuma enjoys spicy food but is even more extremely voracious when sushi is around, which remains his most favourite kind of food. When it comes to drinks, he prefers things without much alcohol and more bittersweet flavours.
* Yuma's Iron Claw codename is "Kyubi". However, due to his partner Panther, he is much more well know within the organization as "Kyu". It was supposed to be a cute nickname Panther used, but it just kind of stuck on its own.