Kurizu

## Appearance

Kurizu Elwin Thornwright is a man of average height with a somewhat lean build and skin paler than most. He has slightly unkempt slicked back black hair that forms into a short ponytail. He is noticeably blind in his right eye as it is heavily scarred, however, he covers it with a black eyepatch. His other eye is a deep purple and both are nearly always tired to match his worn down face. He typically dons a crimson form-fitting coat that covers down to past his knees, which has embroideries along the trim in a muted gold. He wears black undershirt as well as plain black pants and short cuffed boots. The only other notable article of clothing is his ring, Prism.

## Personality

Kurizu carries himself with a sense of seriousness as he greatly values his work and his boss, Vale. He's slow to anger but is easily frustrated by general rowdiness and at some points, incompetence. Despite this he does try to be friendly with new people even if he'd rather tell them to shove off, as most dialogue just exhausts him. He gives off the impression of having an ego and looking arrogant, but honestly does not care for self righteous thoughts and would rather avoid confrontations if possible. He, in contrast with his tired attitude, is a diligent worker and will see any task to completion as long as it's within his ability, as he sees his situation as a gift rather than work.

### Fighting Style

Kurizu is heavily varied in battle, being seen as a different persona entirely when compared to his normal self due to Prism. He is quick and to the point whilst in combat, being one to not give into taunts or provocations. His plan will usually consist of analyzing the opponent's general combat style with defensive maneuvers in order to find some sort of opening, or trying to catch them off guard with different forms of aether. He tries to keep his emotions intact during combat, but the effects of Prism make it hard to do so and can lead to moments of weakness.

## Powers and Abilities

Kurizu naturally wields kinetic aether, which he uses to distribute information effectively to guilds at Vale's request. Due to this, he can telepathically communicate with other people and has stronger sensory abilities than most, albeit visual ones are only effective in his left eye. Prism allows him to access multiple forms of aether as long has he has a crystal on hand. Each mode gives him access to a few abilities revolving around those elements. Neutral aether crystals do not have a mode associated with them, although they strengthen his aether barriers.

 **Starburst -** Kurizu chucks the katars towards the opponent, as they constantly shift directions until it collides with its target, bursting into a blinding explosion of fire, destroying the weapons.

 **Surging Strikes -** Kurizu impales the opponent with Sapphire and uses the tether of water aether attached to its handle to quickly wrap up the opponent, breaking the weapon after the binds are released.

 **Zephyr -** Kurizu looses an arrow upwards that splits into a whirlwind-like cage, trapping both him and the opponent, but destroying the weapon.

 **Shatter -** Kurizu lifts Topaz above his head and proceeds to violently swing it down causing the ground ahead of him to split and burst up, destroying the weapon in the process.

 **Discharge -** Kurizu rapidly rotates Opal around him, gathering a large amount of lightning in a condensed field, and then proceeds to launch it along with the gathered lightning towards the opponent, destroying the weapon on impact.

 **Monochrome Macabre -** Kurizu repeatedly fires demonic aether-infused shots from Onyx and kinetic aether-infused shots from Pearl, leaving marks on any target. He then crushes both pistols in his hand, causing the marks to detonate in glorious fashion.

#### Anathema

At some point after the story (or near the end), Kurizu develops an ability from watching and training under Marcel, realizing he can put his blind eye to good use through aether. This ability allows him to focus his aether into his blind eye, leaving him devoid of sight in his regular eye. This brings his senses to their peak, allowing him to see nothing but the aether flow of people, beasts, anomalies, and objects. Anything that lacks an aether flow is outlined through a sort of echolocation technique he utilizes with his own aether in this state. This technique grants him the ability to see any slight change in aether flow, which in battle can inform him of what an opponent is doing before they even fully act.

## Weapons

While Kurizu does not wield weapons naturally, Prism allows him to form a variety of elemental weapons that went into the creation of the ring.

#### Birthright

At some point after the story (or near the end), Kurizu develops the ability to create a thin triangular saber made from pure destructive kinetic aether. This saber is deemed Birthright and can be used separately from Prism's weapons, although he can infuse different aether types into the saber through the ring's abilities. The blade allows him to slice through the air to create beams of kinetic aether. He can also shove the blade into the ground to send out a repulsive wave of destructive kinetic aether all around him.

## Equipment

### Prism

An artifact created from smelting down artifacts of each element, allowing it to use every element the previous weapons could as long as an aether crystal of the corresponding element is smashed onto the ring.

He also carries a pouch full of various aether crystals in order to activate Prism at a moment's notice.

## Backstory

- thrown out due to being born with the aether parents didnt want (possible scar origin??)

- realizes he has kinetic aether while in orphanage, telekinetic shit

- underfed, found by vale and taken in like a robin

- trained to use kinetic aether more efficiently and develops his sensory abilities during this

- uses abilities to help transmit information, becomes good worker

- given Prism as a gift after past is learned about, lets him use any aether

- focuses on training Sapphire, out of preference, and Emerald, with Pota, the most

- eventually awakens his own weapon, a thin triangular saber formed purely from destructive kinetic aether, known as Birthright

- further develops his sensory aether under Marcel and is taught a technique similar to Deadeye that he can use with his blind eye, his vision becoming completely black but he can see the aether flow of people, objects, etc. (something akin to echolocation)