Zen

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## History

Abandoned at a young age, Zen was adopted by a young couple. His upbringing was rather typical, and his memory of his birth parents was near to nonexistent. Despite both of his adoptive parents showing him kindness and love, he could not help but feel like a burden to them. At an attempt to ease this feeling, in his adult years Zen had joined the military. It was an act to try and protect the people he cared for.

Zen had risen through the ranks as a formidable soldier. However, with his prowess, skill and efficiency, he was thrust into the frontlines despite his rank. With constant fighting, he questioned the motives and his purpose being there. What was the purpose of risking his life for people who just didn't care?

Zen would retire to open his own cafe. He found a new purpose, putting smiles on people's faces with food, rather than fear with his blade.

## Personality

Rather laidback, carefree and friendly individual on the surface, especially when operating his cafe and interacting with his customers. Has a genuine love for cooking and strives to ensure his guests are treated with great food and hospitality at his cafe, more focused on improving his palate and learning new recipes then making a profit. Also has a serious and cynical edge to his character that stems from past experiences, which he keeps buried behind a friendly, occasionally snarky persona. While generally a calm and jovial individual, he can become much more stoic and serious if the situation demands it of him. Having a rather disciplined mindset, he often maintains a philosophy of being ‘kind to others but strict to oneself’ and can take even the most trivial of tasks with the utmost seriousness. While he dislikes serious conflicts and confrontations, he also enjoys a good fight if it was for sport. He tries to keep that side of him under wraps but if the chance comes and he gets the chance for a good fight, he will display a more hot-blooded fiery spirit, almost to the point of arrogance. He can be very innovative, crafting new culinary or martial arts techniques from even the most ridiculous inspirations. Has a strong distaste for agencies and groups that controls individuals, preferring that people decided what's right for themselves and make their own choices in life

## Abilities

**Martial Arts:** A master practitioner of martial arts, specializing in both hand-to-hand forms and swordsmanship. His weapon of choice is a tachi, which he wields with deadly efficiency, putting deceptive force behind nimble slashes.

**Arcane Arts:** As a human, his magic capabilities are average at best. His spells are rather basic, but do the job just fine. His preference is ice and fire magic.

## Trivia

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Occupation: Cafe Owner/Chef, formerly a Soldier/Military Officer

Basic Magical Prowess: As a normal human, Zen’s magical prowess is average at best, and as he puts it, ‘gets the job done’  He utilizes basic spells that mostly just serve to enhance his martial arts and swordsmanship. He uses a mixture of ice and fire magic, depending on whether his spirit is calm or heated. Lately, he’s been finding more uses for his magic in the kitchen as opposed to the battlefield.

Cooking: As expected of a cafe owner, Zen’s cooking is considered delicious by most of his guests, especially his regulars. While nowhere near as amazing as your typical 5 star chef, Zen’s cooking is well regarded for the amount of care and innovation he puts in his dishes. Unafraid to try new things, Zen will often craft dishes from even the slightest (and often ridiculous) inspiration or ingredient he comes across.