Riku

Riku depicted in HeroForge

Rayku (When Ray takes over Riku's body)

Dragon Turtle (Half-Brother)

"*I want to know what happiness feels like, no matter what that takes*."

   Riku is a Dealer who accompanies the party. Riku was pulled from her quest by Asha to assist the party in their quest.

### Appearance

Riku is always present with her white half mask. The mask has has a smile with sharp teeth and narrow eyes. The mask eye glows red when certain powers are being used. When Riku was introduced she had a jester type appearance. Riku wore a green baggy jacket with triangles on it with a yellow border. She had a blue shirt underneath. Riku had dark blue pants and wore no shoes. Riku wore a large jester hat colored blue yellow and purple with a star on the front. Riku was introduced with short red and green hair. Riku wore no shoes at this time.

After the first time skip Riku's original clothes were in tatters. Riku was given her signature clothes shortly after by Topaz. Riku wore a white hoodie with yellow aiglets at the end of the strings. She also had baggy black sweatpants. Riku changed her hair and dyed it pink. Riku still wore no shoes during this time. Riku was present with a large variety of different plushes changing randomly that she carried constantly.

After the next time skip Riku still kept her signature clothes for a good length of time. However, after being kidnapped by Sawyer and her clothes being torn to shreds once again she needed a new set of clothes. Riku wore a new outfit for the cold weather. Riku wore a large red and green jacket with pouches for her card decks. Riku's hair dye has also started to fade out as her natural blonde hair shows in her roots at this time as well as putting it into a ponytail. She also wore red gloves with some of the fingers uncovered to draw from her deck. Riku had black thick pants and shackles around her ankles from her time with Sawyer. Riku still wore no shoes despite the harsh winter. Riku is most present with her rabbit plush close to her at all times but does occasionally hold a different plush as well.

As the winter got harsher Riku did change into an even warmer outfit. The new outfit was a large pink and black patterned fur jacket with dark colored card pouches. Riku wore thicker full gloves on her hands colored black but tan around the palms and fingers. Riku still wore her dark blue pants but they are mostly covered by the jacket. Riku put on thick leather boots for the even harsher winter weather. Riku still wore her shackles around her ankles but they are not visible. Riku let her hair back down for this outfit.

#### Personality

Riku is a very silent person that tends to distance herself from everyone including the party. Riku always carries a plush with her even into battle as her magic focus but also as her comfort. Riku has been known to panic and lose her sanity when she is separated from her plush. Riku never willingly lets her plush go. Riku is known to panic easily and attack everything around her when she does panic.

Riku normally doesn't show much emotion to others as she doesn't know what they mean. Riku has stated outright that she sees the party as companions and does not refer to them as friends. However, she has been seen going to the party when things go wrong and trusts them with many aspects of her life. It is known Riku trusts Topaz the most out of the party members and has been sees clinging to them at many different times.

Riku is known to be quite immature for her age even before the first timeskip. Riku never grew up with any parents or parental figures so she acts much younger than her actual age normally acting more around the age of 9 than 14 like she should. This has caused Riku to be startled by things more than the rest of the party. Riku is known to have a fear of blood, violence, and torture most of all.

Riku is easily influenced by the actions of others around her. However, she is told what she should and shouldn't do by Ray. Riku trusts Ray completely and talks with him often about what she should do next. Riku relies on Ray for most of her information on the world around her. Riku seems to doubt her abilities in many aspects but she is very cofident in her card playing capabilities.

#### Abilities

* Dealer
	+ Card Manipulation:
		- Controls the movement of cards to her and around her.
		- Can change the order of the deck of cards to what they will.
		- Uses regular cards to cast a variety of elemental attacks including Radiant, Fire, Lightning, and Cold.
		- Can throw cards fast enough to slash targets.
	+ Fate Control
		- Can roll fate dice to change the outcome of a dice roll.
		- Rolls dice to attempt to cast spells up to 3rd level randomly.
	+ Deal Maker
		- Shakes the recipients hand to mark them with a black mark on the back of their hand that people normally can't see
		- Can use marked people to have them do one action requested of them
		- Gains false gold the more people marked

#### Relationships

**Ray**

Ray is the closest person Riku has to a father figure currently. Riku and Ray have a very close relationship as they have been together the longest. Since Ray is a demon that lives in Riku he has been given control of Riku's body countless times. Ray and Riku and a mutual relationship for control of Riku's body. Riku plays card games with Ray very often even if outside individuals assume Riku is crazy. Riku is very grateful to Ray for rescuing her from her past life. Riku is fully willingly to give Ray everything he wants as long as he fulfills his promise to make Riku happy. It is surprising how well Riku and Ray get along since their personalities are almost opposite of each other.

Even as close as the two of them are Riku does not know much of Ray's past. However, Riku doesn't ask Ray anything about his past as it doesn't concern her.

**Jimmy**

Riku does not know Jimmy is her father as Ray has told the party to keep that information from her. However, Riku does really like Riku since she met him. Riku has bought many items from Jimmy's store across The Party's adventures. Riku enjoys the tricks Jimmy plays in his shop.

**Topaz**

Riku trusts Topaz the most out of the party members. Topaz is the closest physical father figure to Riku. Riku follows Topaz's plans completely as well as she can. Topaz is the only person besides Ray who has calmed Riku down after she panicked. Ray has been seen clinging to Topaz when they are scared or hiding behind them if they don't trust someone. Riku was fully willing to remove her mask to save Topaz's life even though she knew it would mean she wouldn't be able to complete her goal. Riku trusted Topaz enough to cling to them crying when Mason had to be buried.

**Angel**

Riku and Angel have a very confusing relationship. Riku doesn't agree with most of angels decisions throughout their adventure. Riku can even be scared of them at various times. Angel has been known to joke around with Riku scaring her quite a few times. However, Riku does seem to trust Angel as she never blamed them for what happened to Mason and even cried next to them and Topaz at Mason's grave.

**Solstice**

Riku doesn't trust Solstice very much as many of their actions have been seen as bad to Riku. Solstice has been known to go against the party often and even fights them at many times which Riku does not enjoy either. Solstice killed Mason by accident trying to hit Angel which led Riku to break down having to bury Mason soon after. It is currently unknown how this affected Riku and Solstice's relationship.

**Quill**

Riku doesn't trust Quill as they have only joined the party recently.

**Szymon**

Riku doesn't trust Szymon as they have only joined the party recently. Riku calls them Simon instead of Szymon.

**Quincy**

Riku really likes Quincy and sees him as a fun individual. Riku trusts Quincy for a reliable source of information. Riku goes to the bar often when first entering town to see Quincy after a long quest.

**Mason**

Mason was Riku's first friend around her age mentality. Riku loved talking with Mason and showing him the cool card tricks she could do. Mason is the first person Riku has outright called their friend. However, Mason was killed shortly after this devastating Riku.

#### Background

Riku first remembers being on a world completely made of mimics unknowingly. Riku took shelter in an alley every night. When the day when start again she would go into the tavern and sit at the counter. No one knew where Riku came from and they wouldn't really interact with her either. Riku would be allowed 1 meal from the tavern owner per day so she made sure to get it when she could. Riku always felt strange compared to the people around her but she could never tell why. Riku spent her entire childhood in that building and became something of a rumor in the town. Riku was referred to as the "Lost Child" as she never seemed to fit in even when she had spent years there. When Riku turned 12 a new addition was added to the tavern that quickly became the town's largest attraction. The tavern added a large casino area full of many gambling wonders. Riku saw so many different faces from the people inside the casino. It made Riku confused as she saw faces ranging from wide grins to angry grimaces. Then she realized something. Riku looks down at her hand and tries to copy the face the people in the casino are making but, she doesn't feel anything different.

That night when Riku went back out into the alley she heard a voice call out to her. The voice asked, "Don't you want to feel like them?" Riku says, "Who's there?" The voice calls back, "Have you ever wondered why you can't feel like them?" Riku look down and sees a mask in front of her. The voice says, "My name is Ray. Let me help you and I'll show you how to feel happy." Riku looks at the mask and says so herself, "H-happy?" Riku asks, "How can you make my happy?" Ray replies, "I will make you the greatest gambler you've ever seen." Riku asks, "Why do you want to help me?" Ray says, "All I want in return is as much gold as we can achieve while we find you happiness." Riku grabs the mask and sticks it to cover the right side of her face as it seals to her face and she says, "Let's work together then Ray." Cards fly out from the tavern and surround Riku before they stack themselves into Riku's hand. After 2 years Ray convinces Riku to leave her home for more opportunities.

#### Quotes

* "*I want to know what happiness feels like, no matter what that takes*."
* "*I like you too Mason! Want to be friends?*"
* "*GOOD FUCKING MORNING!"*

#### Trivia

* Riku is the youngest character in the party.
* Riku was originally the only homebrew class.
* Riku is the only character with two classes.
* Riku has been kidnapped and traumatized the most out of any party members.