Sayuri Kimura

— Sayuri , in response to why she is going to Tryannadis

Sayuri Kimura is an eighteen year old Kitsune, a race no one has heard of from a seemingly non-existent island.

Her current life mission is to save the world with her group she’s travelling with, along with learning how her species and her land was created, why her race isn’t known to those outside her home, and discovering herself through her various travels.

## Appearance

As a Kitsune, Sayuri has two main forms, her natural form being an anthropomorphic fox. In her natural form, her entire body is covered with short red brick fur, with her belly and the inside of her ears a dark cream. The fur past her elbows, the tip of her tail, and the tip and back of her ears are dipped in jet black, with the color transition between the red and black being rather sudden. A red ribbon is tied in a bow at the nape of her neck. Common with her bloodline, her snout is short and the corners of her mouth are turned upwards, making her appear as if she’s smiling.

Her secondary form, as a human, has slightly tanned skin with a yellow hue. The top of her head is a slightly unkempt mop of black hair, cut just above her shoulders. A red ribbon is tied somewhere in her hair, usually as a decorative bow. She has almond shaped eyes and a small flat nose, all framed by thin eyebrows and a sly smile that suggests that she’s in on a joke. Her skin is blemish free and lacks scars after a healing in Tyrannadis.

In both her natural and human form, her eyes are a dull amber color. Most of her body weight is in muscle, with some fat padding her stomach. Without shoes, she stands at 150cm (4ft 11in), not including her ears.

Her adventurer’s clothing consists of a black flowing robe, ornately adorned with dull gold embroidery. Around her waist is a belt with a sheath and some gold and crystal charms from home and her travels, and snugly encircling her left wrist is an ornate silver bracelet. Tied loosely around Sayuri’s neck is a red scarf embroidered with orange thread, illustrating the family crest and the family motto 무엇보다도 지능 (First of all, Intelligence). Her pack containing her essentials is to her left side, while on her back is her shortsword. In the sheath on her belt is a blessed ironwood dagger, a gift from the Satyrs in the Shadelands. On her feet are a pair of small leather wine colored boots with metal rivets for decoration.

While in Ksadonkaluuki, her attire in the palace normally consists of a silk kimono, a thin jacket, and geta sandals, with her red ribbon tied around her left wrist. Traditionally she will wear her family colors, red, gold, and white. When she sneaks outside the palace, she will wear more earthly tones and more common fabrics to blend in with the people.

## Abilities

* Shapeshift - Being a Kitsune, she has the natural ability to appear as a human by casting a spell which covers her entire body, creating a physical form that resembles and feels like a human.

* Fox Shape - While in her natural form, Sayuri can shrink herself down into a fox with the same coloring as herself. This form is useful for maneuvering through very small spaces or getting away, but she is unable to carry anything except in her mouth.
* Realistic Likeness - In her human form, she can change the spell to precisely mimic the visible physical features of any individual she have encountered. If she met an individual with a mask on, she would not be able to mimic their face.
* Magical Tail - As her magical abilities increase, she will grow more tails while in her fox forms. However, as Sayuri has not tapped into them yet, she currently only has one tail.
* Low-Light Vision - In dim lighting, she can see twice as far as she is normally able to, up to 36 meters (120ft).
* Sneak Attack - If her opponent is in a position where they can’t defend themselves from an attack, she can strike a vital spot, injuring them further and also bewildering, disorienting, or slowing them down.
* Weapons Skills - Although adept at using several weapons, she is best at using her shortsword for melee combat and crossbow for ranged attacking. She is also proficient at using firearms.
* Esoteric Scholar - Growing up in a palace with nothing to do, along with miscellaneous information gathered from her travels, she has studied a variety of subjects, enabling her to make inferences and understand topics she normally would not be able to (rolling for knowledge even if untrained).
* Shadow Duplicate - If Sayuri is about to be hit, she can create a temporary single duplicate of herself, which has equal potential of being hit by the attack.

## Paraphernalia

* A very small glass orb filled with lamp oil from Ksadonkaluuki.
* Blessed Ironwood Dagger, hand carved from an ironwood tree, blessed, and imbued with magic. It never needs to be maintained, as the wood is magically sealed and honed.
* Several leather journals, used to record her journey to later bring back home. Written in Ahnksalam-dul and filled with detailed descriptions of where she has been, what she has encountered, and small flora and fauna samples inbetween pages.
* Steel Dagger
* Mithril Shortsword
* Masterwork Hand-Crossbow
* Masterwork Sap

## Backstory

### Early Life

Sayuri was born as the fourteenth daughter of Gyeong and Mayumi Kimura, the king and queen of Ksadonkaluuki, a very large island on the back of a floating lion-turtle. Her siblings and the servants of the palace raised her and educated her with many books and tutors. Despite behaving like a well-mannered child, she was highly energetic. Oftentimes she would run through the palace and try to take the belongings of the people who lived and worked in the palace, causing chaos once when an important scroll was taken from the Emperor’s bag.

### Mid Life

When Sayuri was nine, she eventually figured out that her chance of being Empress of the kingdom were slim, with so many older siblings, and as such decided that she would leave and explore the world for herself. Upon telling an older brother her plan, he jokingly suggested that she explore the world outside the island, not knowing she was serious. Sayuri started heavily researching more into being self sufficient in terms of preserving food, how to properly take care of equipment, and how to survive in the wilderness.

About a year and a half later, she asked another sibling if her plan was good, and they agreed, but suggested that she learn how to defend herself with actual weapons. A member of the royal guard trained her in using different weapons along with more survival skills that she may need. Outside of her training, she would disguise herself and go outside the palace to study and observe how people interacted. Eventually she was bold enough to talk to the people and soon started to steal from them. After enough reports were filed about a child pickpocket to put the city guard on alert, she slowed down and started practicing more her communication skills.

On her thirteenth birthday, she announced to her entire family that she was planning on leaving home in a year to go explore the world. Her mother and father were especially surprised at her decision, but after Sayuri explained her reasoning to her immediate family, they reluctantly agreed to let her go. She continued her training until a week after her fourteenth birthday, when she left the island.

### Current Life

Sayuri travelled through multiple towns and cities for the next four years, never staying in one place for too long. Upon landing in Jewelsport, she spotted a group of adventurers, one of them catching her eye with the jewels she wore. Targeting this group, she pickpocketed from them until she ran into one of them at a warehouse. They striked up conversation, and then went to talk at a tavern where she introduced herself briefly and returned some of the gold she took from them. One of the things mentioned at the tavern was a vision this entire group shared, and Sayuri decided to follow along to the library just to see what these people were doing. While there, she received a letter from a wizard who said that her country was harboring danger, and that she needed to assist this group in any way possible for her god, Tzsunn Abutzs’ii. With this in mind, she stuck to the newfound friends she has made in their adventures in Jewelsport and beyond.

## Gallery

Personal Seal for official useUsual attire when back homeFox form
## See Also

* The name Sayuri is from an old character of Sasha’s. It is a Japanese name which means “little lily.”
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* A fox’s den is normally a burrow underground, also known as an ‘earth’, but they can also live above ground in a cosy hollow.
* They catch small rodents with a characteristic high pounce.  This technique is one of the first things cubs learn as they begin to hunt. <To cancel Daily Fox Facts, reply ‘cancel’>