Eiko Aoyama

## History

One of few children actually born in Marigold town, of Schwald island in the Kairos region, Eiko was always a somewhat strange child. She rarely cried and frequently spoke of people and events with no regard for tense. It was clear she had some kind of power, and it was not long before the blessed child had an opportunity to be inducted into the sect of Cathe shrine. What precisely goes on at the shrine beyond it's public worshipping grounds is a secret few of it's maidens are willing to divulge, but suffice it to say, she recieved a variety of esoteric training during her study there. Now a fully fledged Miko, the young lady has been given leave to pursue a traditional journey of religious enlightenment, to gather knowledge of the cultural and spiritual state of the archipelago in the service of her faith. As well as to guide herself and the people around her towards their own destiny.

As things stand, she currently heads Shiokyō Shrine as it's lone caretaker to expand the faith of Cathe to neighboring islands.

## Appearance

There is much, and little, to say about Eiko's appearance. Her insistence on wearing a veil that obscures her entire upper body leaves her facial features a mystery. Locks of black hair occasionally droop below the veil's line, while her skin tone and accent suggest descent from Johto or Kanto. The hat itself appears to be made of very taughtly woven straw, and reinforced on the underside to make it much sturdier than it may initially look, while the white veils are made of a thin, silk-like material that allows enough light to shine through to show her shilouette beneath, yet no detailed features.

She dresses in a variety of eastern womens' wear. Her traditional Hakama, or travelling kimonos for the most part. the careful arrangement of her clothes, floral scent, and shine to what can be seen of her hair suggests she takes fastidious care of her appearance, in spite of the fact it will never be seen by anyone.

## Personality

*Something* about Eiko is just not quite right. She rarely gives straightforward answers to questions, speaks dramatically in mundane situations, and treats dramatic situations mundanely. She can be quite airheaded at the best of times, yet is possessed of a sense of benevolence and generosity. She acts with a foreknowledge that may or may not be quite as complete as she lets on, and frequently loses track of the distinctions between dreams, reality, past, and future. She inspires theories about how much of her odd behavior is a result of her mysterious power, and how much it is just a matter of amusing herself.

## Ace Pokémon and Team

Eiko's partner pokemon is Takoyaki, the Calm Natu. They befriended one another long before they met, each of the two sharing a similar power that made them aware of their eventual partnership many years beforehand. They almost never actually speak to one another, but often percieve conversations they will have, which negates the need to have those conversations.

## Friends

Eiko has known masters and has known her gestalt faith, but has never known a friend.

## Goals

Eiko is currently on a traditional pilgrimmage undertaken shortly after a shrine maiden of her sect comes of age, to earn the blessing of Kairos' guardians, and observe the current state of the mortal and spiritual worlds intertwining throughout the islands, believing that her destiny will be revealed to her over it's course. It is a journey she takes very seriously, but it has not dulled her other desires and responsibilities to guide others on the path of their own destiny, she additionally desires to know an unknowable truth about the true nature of fate, and if the future truly exists or not.