Ryni Ruk'Kaa

**Ryni Ruk'Kaa** is a member and warrior of the Nightmare Realm's Tak'Raeon clan, one of the four noble clans of the realm. Ryni is the only child of clan head Chuusa Ruk'Kaa and Kora Ruk'Kaa. As the a member of the latest generation of Tak'Raeon, Ryni aims to reunite the clan with the Nightmare Realm's royal family, ultimately helping both the clan and realm heal from the blood that stains the realm's legacy, both externally and internally.

Ryni constantly has the Tak'Raeon's connection with the royal palace in mind and is his primary focus in just about everything he does. While he doesn't want to hold onto it and let it fuel his anger or any other negative emotion, but instead as a motivator for his ultimate goal for reconciliation and peace between his clan and the other three noble clans.

## Personality

Ryni is a calm and collected Nightmarian and is often attributed as such by his peers. He's also known to have a "resting bitch face" as he usually looks angry, upset, or agitated in some way even when he's feeling quite the opposite. Ryni is actually a very kind and thoughtful Nightmare, accompanied with his laid-back and often quiet and reserved demeanor. Although, it is usually quite difficult for others to learn Ryni's personality as he seems incredibly unapproachable at their first impression. He can often be found alone or secluded, as he's quite introverted and can sometimes appear deep in thought.

Another aspect of Ryni's personality is his incredible amount of focus and determination. Whenever Ryni decides when he will doe something, he is greatly devoted to making sure that he attains that goal. However, he is also somewhat of a loner and can be quite shy or soft spoken in social situations. Though he's not exactly socially anxious, he isn't always

Despite this, Ryni is a very reliable and determined individual. Though he doesn't always seem very warm at first glance, Ryni does his best to treat everyone he meets with the respect he believes they deserve. Often times, however, he can be rather cold to people he's just met. Most of the time it takes him a while to build trust with new people, but cherish each and every one he finds important.

## Appearance

Ryni is a white furred Tak'Raeon with red markings that zig-zag across his arms, just above his chest, stomach -below his navel- and thighs. His markings also appear on his face, going across his right eye as well as the tips of his ears. Like all Tak'Raeon, Ryni has a long, fluffy tail that rounds out in the shape of a ball, which is completely encompassed in red fur. He also has short red hair that begins to curl upward that hangs a little in his face. He has deep purple eyes with thin eyebrows and a brown nose.

He is rather short for a Nightmarian, standing at 5'6" with a bulky build. Ryni is slightly overweight with a small amount of muscle on his arms. He has a very bulky and rather large figure with thick arms, thighs, and a moderately sized belly. Thanks to his constant fighting, however, he has a bit of muscle on his arms and chest as well.

Ryni wears a short navy blue jacket with gold plated accents that line the inside of the collar and end at two buckles. The jacket also has gold accents that run down beside the zipper, around the end of the sleeves and edge of the jacket itself. Underneath, he wears greyish teal t-shirt with purple accents that run around the edges of the neck, the end of the sleeves, the bottom of the shirt, as well as a circular shape over both sides of the chest and stomach area. He also wears loose deep navy blue pants with a circular pattern than wraps around the thighs in the same color as his t-shirt.

## Powers and Abilities

Ryni, as a Tak'Raeon, has a very unique energy signature. He is very proficient in his energy control and is capable of using it in a variety of ways. He is also exceptionally skilled in hand-to-hand combat, specifically in Ru Form, his clan's form of mixed martial arts. As a young child, Ryni found it difficult to harness his energy and subsequently trained vigorously to make certain that he'd utilize his flow.

### Flow Type

Ryni is extremely well versed in a legendary and renowned technique in the Nightmare Realm known as the Spirit Flame, created and developed by his own clan. He naturally has a very strong spiritual flow, allowing him to use his spiritual essence to both amplify his attacks and chi attacks.

When it comes to close range combat, Ryni specialize in in the Ru Form of the Tak'Raeon clan. The form does not require the fighter to use any weapons and instead has the fighter harness their spiritual prowess with fluid and explosive attacks. Despite his size, Ryni is capable of moving with exceptional fluidity and flexibility, allowing him to maximize his spiritual flow.

### Intelligence

Ryni is an exceptionally intelligent battler as he spent his entire life training with the customs of his clan. While in a fight, he is constantly thinking of ways to outsmart his opponent, setting up traps several moves ahead to give his opponent no chance of escape. Outside of battle, Ryni is isn't quite as receptive to knowledge, though he finds history to be very intriguing.

## Trivia

* Ryni, and Tak'Raeon in general, were inspired by Zangoose from Pokémon.
* Ryni's favorite food are cheesesteak sandwiches.
	+ His favorite drink is chocolate milk
	+ His least favorite food catfish.
* His favorite color is violet.

## Quotes

* (To Shutai) "As a Nightmarian, my duty is to serve the kingdom. But as a Ruk'Kaa... my duty is to protect my clan."
* (To Jack) "Your Highness, with all due respect, I don't believe you really care what happens to my family. And if you don't care about mine, I won't care about yours."
* (To Nox) "You're part of the problem... you're the type that gives Nightmares a bad name."