Doma

## Appearance

5’10”, wild dyed-black hair, light olive skin, golden eyes, soft and androgynous facial features. Tends to dress in well fitting, comfortable, and inexpensive clothes with deep pockets. Wears both mens’ and womens’ clothing, not having much of a preference between the two.

## Personality

As sharp as they can be blunt. As fierce as they can be gentle. As warm as they can be cold. As kind as they can be merciless. Doma is a person who experiences things intensely-- their emotions can and often do get the better of them. They don’t tend to take middle routes or seek compromise, instead preferring to take decisive action and move forward at all times. After all, even a forwards facing idiot has a chance to succeed-- a backwards facing coward has none.

Doma is an ambitious and focused person-- they’re focused chiefly on cultivating peace and strength, two things they believe all people need in order to be free. Freedom is Doma’s main pursuit in life, and they hope to be able to help others find their own freedom as well. Starry-eyed and easily excitable with unstoppable zeal for life, Doma is a dreamer who will stop at nothing until they attain what they consider to be true freedom.

They enjoy their leisure time as much as they enjoy working towards their goals, and those who get to know them quickly learn that they’re a lighthearted and well-intentioned person who just... Tends to go overboard sometimes. They’re fond of jokes and humor, and are an extroverted individual who loves celebrations and making merry. They’re also sly and can be quite deceptive, however. They’ve got a real penchant for schemes and plans.

They aren’t fond of those who exploit others, anyone who inherited or appropriated what they have without earning it, people who see themselves fit to rule over others, and cowards. If Doma decides they like someone, they won’t give up on them no matter what-- and conversely, they tend to hold grudges long past what’s appropriate. People who take themselves too seriously or who look down on others tend to get under their skin, as do those who let themselves be held back by fear or doubt.

## Backstory

Born in Meteor City to a pair of scavengers, a young child named Syco Tetansuper lived a dull and unfulfilling life. Meteor City was a hostile city for dreams-- everything was about the collective, about loyalty to the people and protecting the way of life they felt entitled to. Young Syco, however, wanted more. Syco wanted to see the world, to grow strong on their own power, and to be free. Their parents never showed them very much love or support, giving their own child the same attention and treatment they tended to give everyone else in Meteor City-- loyalty, but ambivalence. This loyalty thinned as the years passed and Syco’s problematic behavior continued over time.

Syco often clashed with other citizens of Meteor City and had very few friends. Because of their dreams of freedom and independence, people considered the child ungrateful and disloyal to their community. Soon the ostracization turned into more, with outright harassment and physical altercations from the other children becoming common. A child named Ichi acted as the de facto leader of Syco’s tormentors. Ichi was a cruel child, but an intelligent and extremely capable one.
“If you truly deserve freedom,” Ichi would say, usually while standing over Syco’s bloody and beaten body. “You would already have it.”
Though they hated Ichi at first, as time passed and the beatings continued, they realized that the boy was correct. Freedom would only come if they made it come. Otherwise, it was just a useless pipedream. For helping them understand that, Ichi became the first person they would ever truly respect. The child named Syco Tetansuper cast aside their name and adopted a new one; Doma, a name they decided on themselves. This was their first step towards freedom. Next, the newly-christened Doma began to refine their body through hard exercise, preparing themselves for the next time Ichi and his cronies would attack. It took months of hard work and dozens more lost fights, but it seemed with every beating Doma came just a little closer to holding their ground. Closer… Closer… Closer…

One day, Doma did not fall to the ground when Ichi and the others came to beat them. It was hard fought and they were was bloodied to a pulp doing it, but they fought their attackers off and remained standing while their foes fell.
Doma adopted a last name after defeating Ichi; 1. It was the number of foes they had defeated that they truly respected. A small number, but a beginning. Doma decided that when they next defeated a foe they felt true respect for, they would add a new digit to their surname. And with every new digit they would add, the closer they’d be to true freedom. Doma left home at age 15 in hopes of finding that freedom, and recently decided to become a Blacklist Hunter in order to chase strong foes worthy of taking down and use them as stepping stones to become stronger-- freer. Of course, they’d have to get through the Hunter Exam first.

## Abilities

### Physical Stats

 Strength
 Speed
 Dexterity
 Aura
 Control
 Total

### Fighting style

Dirty, desperate, and dishonorable. Years of street fighting in Meteor City taught Doma that the only honor in a fight comes from winning it, and you have to do whatever it takes to win. Doma can take quite the punch, and often uses their body as collateral, baiting opponents into overcommitting to attacks that they can punish on their counterattack.

## Story

**Pre-Exam:**
Challenged a townsperson to a gamble unrelated to the tickets, instead simply goading him into a game played only with Jenny by posing as a poor gambler and an easy mark. Throwing a few games early to make their opponent comfortable putting up more Jenny in their gambles, things initially looked dire for Doma, causing the villager to gain confidence start making some serious bets. However, once Doma got serious, they made back what they lost and then some. Putting all their Jenny on the line to seal the deal, they were able to put their opponent into so much debt that they would only be able to pay with all of their Jenny as well as their ticket. Only interested with the ticket, however, Doma waived the rest of the villager’s debt and went on their merry way towards the Hunter Exam.

**Phase 1:**
Used their experience as a scavenger in Meteor City to locate a good place to hunt for ingredients. They were able to find a rare and somewhat valuable mushroom, passing the first phase of the exam with it.