Swift Steward of the Moon's Medicine, Lepus

## Info

Bai Tu, also known as Swift Steward of the Moon's Medicine, Lepus is one of the 88 Crusaders of the constellations. He dwells in the Aether world's realm of the Moon, working as the messenger of the planetary warriors and the pounder of medicines and rice cakes. He was a simple youth who once resolved to perform a great deed and was given his chance when he was invited to be a student of the Aether world's university to fight an evil being wishing to destroy the universe.

## Appearance

His mortal form is that of a young boy wearing white clothes. He has white hair and red eyes, with a jade pendant on his neck. He also appears in the form of a white hare (or rabbit) that is slightly larger than the largest rabbit breed known to man. In his Crusader form, he dons white and silver armor designed after an arctic hare, with a hare's head on his torso, a cottontail, and two energy rings around the hare's ears. He could transform into an anthropomorphic hare which can jump higher than a building and run faster than the wind. His signature weapon is the white jade pestle that he uses to pound ingredients in his mortar.

## Personality

Lepus, being the fastest of the Crusaders, was picked to be a messenger. He thus takes his job seriously and has been spotted by adventurers in the realm of the Moon, to be holding a pocket watch and shouting, "I'm late! I'm late!" while running to some unknown destinations. Thus it is held that following Lepus might lead the adventurer to some important clues, perhaps to the place where he wants to go.  The Hare is timid and nervous and has been known to run away at the slightest noise. He also shudders at the thought of messing up in his duty as the resident messenger, even though he has a stellar track record of sending the letters and documents to their recipients early. He also thumps his foot if he is displeased about something, such as the thought that someone might be faster than him.

Being a herbalist, the Hare is knowledgeable about the properties of various herbs he pounds in his mortar and has been known to give them to his fellow Crusaders. He takes pride in making medicines for healing the wounded and rice cakes to feed the hungry, for he has a kind heart despite his timidity. He also has a sense of humour to make up for it too.

Sometimes, the Swift Steward would, in unexpected moments, grow a backbone and stand up to whatever villain that threatens the innocent, surprising him with a well-aimed kick and sending him running. At other times, he would play tricks on those who oppress the weak and cheat them, leaving them humiliated and with a lesson to learn. It explains his other epithets, "The Jade Trickster" and "The Moon Hare of Meritorious Deeds".

### Relationships

Lepus though, is wary of Orion, Lupus and Vulpecula, running away from them when they appear. Orion has teased him back when they first became chosen ones by the Aether world, with both Lupus and Vulpecula annoyed at the Hare's jokes played on them, resulting in them becoming his rivals. He is favoured by the Silver Hind Warrior of the Moon, who picked him to deliver messages to the realms of the Aether world and even to various dimensions if needed.

## Powers

### Offensive

* Rabbit Kick ( ● ): A simple kick.
* March Hare Fists ( ●  ● ): Unleashes rapid-fire punches on target
* Luna Pound ( ●  ● ): Jumps to the sky and pounds target with fists
* Burrowing Rabbit Stance ( ●  ●  ● ): Burrows underground for escape/sneak attacks.

### Passive

* Rabbit Play ( ●  ● ): Jumps around to confuse opponent

## Arsenal

* Transformation Gear
* Weapons

### Lepus Constellawatch

A Constellawatch that Bai Tu received during the Investiture of the Stars. It has a silver strap and white watch face, with hare heads carved on it. The eyes of the hares on the watch face are made of ruby.

The pestle is made of white jade with a blue band on the handle. The mortar is made of green jade and has a cloud and moon design on it.

They used to be ordinary implements until they along with its owner were struck by the star-power. Since then, while it's still useful for grounding herbs and making rice cakes, it is observed that any medicine and food made in them can instantly heal the person who eats them. The mortar even turns into a giant bat at its current owner's will.