Rui Shephali

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> ### Full name
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> Rui Vivar-Shephali
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> ### Birth
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> September 9th, X956MC in Lys
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> ### Age
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> * 19 (as of X975MC)
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> ### Species
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> Vanerian
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> ### Gender
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> Male
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> White gold
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> Bluebellvine
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> ### Height
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> 6'3" ft
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> ### Status
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> Alive
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> ### Family member(s)
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> * Oni Shephali (father - estranged)
> * Rodopis Vivar (mother)
> * Pallas Calcifer (biological son)
> * Oni II Shephali (paternal oldest half-brother - estranged)
> * Onifer Shephali (paternal older half-brother - estranged)
> * Oniser Shephali (paternal youngest half-brother)
> * Ino Shephali (paternal youngest half-sister)
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> * Atena Aynokion (longtime partner, true love)
> * Ashira Galantus (ex-girlfriend, childhood love)
> * Delphyni Lua (kissed, platonic soulmate)
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> “In this sleepless night, as the darkness advances, look up at the sky and somehow remember that somewhere in this wide world, there are always people who love you, and people who need you. Because every person can't go on living alone.”
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**Rui Vivar-Shephali** is the only son and child between Oni Shephali and his wife, Rodopis Vivar. He is the half-brother of Oni, Onifer, Oniser and Ino through his father's affair.

## Personality

Rui is unafraid to exhibit violence when provoked.

## Appearance

Like all Vanerian's he has a ring around his iris that is gold and another one around it that is black.

## Abilities and Skills

* **Vanerian Physiology** - Rui is a Vaner, to be specific a pure Vanerian. Rui has no other DNA beyond Vanerian this is considered a rarity due to the near extinction of his species. Like the others, Rui has light hair, purple eyes, a third invisible eyelid, second pair pointed teeth and pointed ears. Rui also possesses a naturally immense pool of mana.
	+ **Mana Manipulation** - Rui as a Vanerian, was born with an immense mana pool being able to generate over thousands of vines to create a bridge with high reserves of energy. He has a high understanding of how cursed energy and techniques generally work. Rui is capable of manipulating it to hide his residuals and others, among other applications. He's also able to read the flow of cursed energy of other users without any difficulty.
		- **Thorn Vine Generation** - His ability manifests itself as multiple, purple, thorn-covered vines that spawn from his hands. The vines are strong enough to support his own weight and long enough to bind someone completely.
		- **Mental Shield Generation** - A secondary ability of his that he didn't even know existed until Ptolemocratia called him out on it and that he was unintentionally wasting so much mana. Ever since he was a child, because he felt engulfed constantly in the world and was so sensitive to everything, the mana in him that wasn't under his complete control began creating a shield around him that protected him from other people's emotional baggage that slowly evolved into him being highly resistant to all mental intrusion, including psychic, aura or mana abilities, hypnosis, mental hallucination, deception, etc. Telepathy only “hear” static, while mind controllers will have trouble manipulating those shielded.
	+ **Extreme Heat Resistance** - As a full Vanerian, Rui is able to survive a great range of hot temperatures without discomfort.
	+ **Disease Immunity** - Like all other Vanerians, he possesses a higher immunity to diseases and plagues, as Rui has never been sick.

## Etymology

* Rui is a variant of Ruy which in and of itself is dervied from Rodrigo the Spanish form of Roderick which means "famous ruler" from the Old German elements *hruod* "fame" and *rih* "ruler, king".
* Shephali means "*night-flowering jasmine*" in Sanskrit.

## Trivia

* He is associated with the number "9" which is in reference to the tarot card the Hermit.
	+ Rui is also associated with the Knight of Cups.
* According to the Databook(s).
	+ Rui's hobbies are sleeping, playing the violin and combat training.
	+ His favorite meal is tea smoked duck with fried cauliflower and a bean salad with tahini.
		- Rui's second favorite meal is cold tofu with fish flakes, sliced green onions and radishes, plum paste and soy.
	+ Rui dislikes
	+ He is a fan of classical music and opera.
	+ Rui's most precious possession is his violin.
* He is autistic.