Iko Kamo

## Background

**Iko Kamo**, a First-year Sorcerer at Tokyo Technical, a great achievement given the circumstances. A branch clan member of the honorable Kamo Clan, seemingly destined to live in disgrace for factors pre-existing even herself, illegitimate birth/origin. Due to this, she lived life deprived of most commonplace luxuries all Main Clan children received.Despite throughout her youth she'd shown more promise as a capable sorcerer than most Main Clan children. Impressed with her potential to improve the clan's prestige, other Main Clan members have given their recommendation that she be pardoned of this crime and be accepted amongst their brethren.

However, the reigning Clan Leader has rejected all notions of acceptance. If there was one thing the Kamo Clan held in esteem above all, it was blood regency. The idea of even entertaining forgiving their most gravest of sins was taboo. Branch Members were honored to live on their property and carry their name in exchange for the beautiful lives of servitude to the Main Branch and aiding in the continuation of their supremacy, NOT to get ahead of themselves. Jujutsu Sorcery is designed for the elite, Branch Members should enjoy the gift of protection and do as requested. Regardless of the Kamo Clan's treatments, once emancipated from the clan at the early age of 15, Iko has not only lived but has dared to thrive under such disgrace and even enrolled at the Tokyo Jujustu Tech. The idea has left a bad taste on the tongue of many Kamo elders but for now they have chosen not interfere with her studies, it was easier to pretend she didn't exist. Although, she herself isn't fond of the Clan at all, she carries a soft spot for some of the noble children she cared for during her time there. Eventually she plans to take over the Clan for herself, with plans to unite the Clan under one roof.

## Appearance

Iko is 5'6" tall, with butterscotch kissed skin, with eyes and hair of various mahogany hues. She was of mixed roots, being part aboriginal human or as some would say "black" as well as modern Japanese. Branch Members weren't mandated to only intermix with with other Clan members due to the extreme likelihood they'd only ever be civilians hence never developing the Clan's natural affinity for curse energy. Because of this, Iko doesn't strong resemble many Clan members with her drastically darker skin and course hair. Although her father was of Kamo origin, Iko mostly resembles her Aboriginal American mother. Usually seen in over the top attire, her rambunctious nature transmit perfectly into her style. However, she does make an effort to tune it down just a bit for school, she complains often at how much the uniform stifles creativity. She were her hair in traditional American styles to honor her mother's memory.

## Personality

Living a life of duality, due to her complicated and impoverished upbringing she has made excessive effort into making sure she never has to experience such inconvenience again. Even as such a young, she is very direct and to the point. Not being fond of the violent nature of a sorcerer's work, she's determined get her affairs in order early to possibly live out a peaceful (very early) retirement. This means getting immediate possession of The Kamo Clan, to accomplish this she will need the one thing she lacked the most: Money. This is shifted her views greatly, so she can comes across as selfish and very money driven. Iko struggles with perfectionism and procrastination and takes risky jobs on the side for the increased pay. Not limited to only curse-related commissions Iko is familiar with a variety of civilian work, however it's usually of unethical nature. Carrying herself with a certain zest and love of finer things, many find her eccentric nature alluring and many will easily forgive her mistreatment of them for the sake of prolonging their exposure to her presence.

Iko has already made an impressive sum from using her skills to find and sell hard to come by artifacts, and have having a hand in many pots of the underworld's forbidden goods. She's managed to keep most of the funds hidden away in off shore accounts, away from the prying eyes of school officials. She can come across as cold and uninteresting often in conversations that don't have much purpose, known for one-worded answers accompanied by the clicks of phone signaling she's found interests elsewhere. Not many know of her various side commissions, as she keeps mostly to herself outside of a couple semi-trustable sorcerers. She reserves most aspects of her charm for clients willing to sprinkle a little more over the top for a nice attitude and a pretty face. Because of this, she has a high skills in manipulation and persuasion. Despite all these negative attributes she's a surprisingly good team player in the field, mentioning briefly that "competent peers are extremely expensive to replace". Classmates mention that although her shell is thick but Iko's presence is comforting in way, and many always find her slick retorts amusing.

***Fame Level**:* Known

## **Overall Skill:**

**Intelligence:** **High-Intellect**

Iko is one who takes her studies seriously, more so than many others. Human anatomy is something all should be well versed in. Kamo pride themselves on this knowledge and its relation to jujutsu. As such, she can point out various muscle groups, points of importance within the skeletal and organ systems while also having a wealth of knowledge on the functions of the brain. Alongside the nature of jujutsu itself the kamo clan art has manifested with virve within her. A great mind allows her to rightfully hone her talents into prodigal use.

**Sensory:** *Enhanced (1.2)*

Among sorcerers, Iko has a natural affinity for sensory. This can particularly be attributed to her large cursed reserves. Her body is highly sensitive and she can detect and scan the environment of anywhere where her blood remains. Including old blood stains. So long as her cursed energy has touched it.

**Strength:** *Advanced*

Naturally, Iko is more of a bookworm and a lab-rat than a front line brawler. However she maintains a healthy workout regimen which keeps her body in proper shape. Her normal physical strength is more or less average for a sorcerer, but with blood manipulation she can become that much more deadly.

**Speed:** *Average (1.1)*

Iko has kept her body in shape so that she can run and even produce a wealthy dash to gain some distance. She can keep up with just about anyone in her range, and with the aid of flowing red scale she can outpace them.

**Stamina:** *Advanced*

Iko is well established in relation to stamina, the unkind nature of her Kamo training meant she would have to be active from sun up till around sundown. Her mind has had to endure rigorous learning and mental abuse on a consistent basis and thus has hardened her with the resilient nature of a jujutsu sorcerer.

**Durability:** *Enhanced (1.3)*

Iko is an anomaly, born with a body unlike most, she was a hard headed child and could always take whatever people threw down on her. Her body, unlike her strength itself, is rock solid, meaning that it takes extreme trauma to cause her lasting injury. The Nature of her Blood manipulation techniques compliments this brawlic sturdiness flawlessly, allowing her to throw some sort of caution to the wind in battle. Any wound allows her to utilize her blood technique almost immediately, this also means she can tank attacks others have no choice but to avoid without succumbing right then and there. Lastly, over her adolescence she has slowly built up her resistance to many poisons through micro-dosing, common poisons or tranquilizers that would put down much larger mammals has proven to only noticeably slow down reaction times and overall speed.

**Unique Skills:**

***Advanced Healing Abilities*** *-* due to the nature of her cursed technique, Iko can weave her blood to increase healing time on any portion of her body, control the clotting of her blood, control blood flow, minimize damage from poisoning and lessen the overall damage her body takes from major injuries.

***Public Relations*** - Exceptional conversational skills. Easily relatable, has advanced skills in active listening, intentional speech, manipulation and persuasion

***Advanced Aim*** *- S*harp-shooter level marksmanship, with her ***Red Scale*** technique her natural proficiency will increase to Expert/Special Forces level capabilities. To date, Iko has been able to locate and execute a target from approximately 3 miles away (this of course is very difficult to accomplish in urban settings due to visual obstructions).

\*\*\* Iko is still perfecting sensory isolation, meaning when increasing the effective-ness of one sensory organ she accident increases them all. Which can lead to sensory overload and can handicap her greatly in battle.

**Cursed Energy & Cursed Energy Control:**

***Great** -* Destined to be a civilian but born with an abnormally high amount of energy given her status, she is only the 2nd in the Kamo Clan's history's to born to the branch family yet granted with curse energy. Cultivated under the forced tutelage of the Kamo Clan's ever increasing standards for a well-rounded sorcerer.

## Techniques:

**Slicing Exorcism** (苅祓 Karibarai): Iko releases a stream of blood that is capable of slicing through human bodies.

**Blood Edge** (血刃 Ketsujin): Iko shapes and strengthens her blood's lethality by rotating it at a high speed.

**Flowing Red Scale** (赤鱗躍動 Sekirin Yakudō?): Iko manipulates the blood in her body, including the temperature, pulse rate, the number of red blood cells, and its composition, so that he can increase his body's speed and power. Two markings appear over each of her eyes when this technique is activated. ​​This gives enhanced capabilities such as speed, strength and endurance, but can also mean flexibility and dexterity.

**Frog’s Tongue**: (カエルの舌 Kaeru No Shita) Creates an elastic rope of dark coagulated blood that has a sticky gum like texture. This technique shares similarities to the anatomy of an amphibian's tongue.

**Chishio Gosunkugi**: If there is blood on walls or on the floor, the user can make 1 yard long spikes rise up. The spikes are in fact swirling and the tips act similar to drills, piercing the skin of an opponent as well as average armor and cloth.

**Seize** (掴む Tsukamo): Blood takes the form of small vines that wrap around the limbs of it’s targets. Designed for incapacitation, the more the target struggles the more the threads tighten around the target. If not deactivated it will continue to squeeze until fatal injury occurs.

**Splitting Flowers** (花を割る Hana no Waru): The ability to fabricate a flower that is made from their blood, which then appears to disperse into a number of petals which begin to rotate and then are aimed at the target which slices them like shuriken. Appearing as regular flowers from a distance, these may be placed in wait for an opponent to pass by and activate them.

**Kyonshi:** Must be within a few feet of a corpse, be it animal or human, the user will fill it's body with blood. By manipulating the blood within the corpses, the user is able to control the dead bodies like marionettes. There are of course limitations depending on the size and weight specimen will determine its usability. As it currently stands, Iko is only able to perfect this technique on subjects under 100lbs. Due to this limit, she’s accustomed to using insects, rodents and small birds in her work. It is best to have extra blood on hand as using ones own blood can make this technique lethal.

**Ryuketsu no Bakku Rasshu:** This involves blood covering the users blade of their weapon of choice, the blood could be the users on that of others. Each attack following the tech. in which the weapon is used against an opponent the blood would not only act as a protective coating to prevent breakage, it can also be manipulated to harden to extend the blades length, or the blood could be used as a medium for follow up attacks.