Kidomaru

2023 official portrait of Kidomaru found by Tony.

**Kidomaru**, historically known as **Kidomaru the Scourge**, is an oni general who has an unknown connection to Kardelen whom he refers to as 'Mehkshaar'. As an NPC, Kidomaru is portrayed by Tony.

## Description

### Appearance

Kidomaru appears in the form of a red-skinned oni. Two large horns protrude from his forehead. He is usually wearing a series of rings which would be the main draw of his otherwise ragged attire if it were not for the smattering of platinum white hair that drapes over his head and shoulders. He often comes to view covered in blood.

### Personality

Kidomaru is savage. His bloodlust is unlike anything the Adventuring Party has ever encountered before. He taunts and toys with the Adventurers, specifically Kardelen, and has knocked several members of the Party unconscious with his powerful attacks. He has a clear disdain for all mortal kind, calling them "meager" and "mewling". He declared to Indulekha that in that past he had "slayed members of [the Rudrapaksh Order] in droves", furthering the cause for his personality to be declared bloodthirsty and otherwise detestable.

## Biography

### Background

Kidomaru had a partner, whose name hath been lost to time, and together they would vanquish hordes of men during the Infernal Wars. Hunting entire encampments of mortals for the sheer thrill of conquest. Baigui's forces during the war were the typical vanguard of many-a-front during the
conflict. But Kidomaru was the "Ranger of the Vanguard". Using a style of fighting unknown to most mortals, his sheer will of conquest was unmatched, stay for his unnamed partner.
His grants were from, for the most part, his relation to Baigui. Some say he was the first Oni and the finest of Baigui's machinations. Shame we have been unable to hold him for long, nor keep him down. His stomping ground, typically, are the Aoiado lands, and it is believed he draws power from somewhere in said realm. Near the Ashamita Mountain range.
He is unkillable, but that does not stop we of Sehan.

## Relationships

### Arundhati

The two assaults against the Adventuring Party were hard on Arundhati. During the first encounter, she was told something by an Oni who was in combat with her, but she could not understand the Infernal language and all she could make out was "Sheyshenna". During the second encounter, Arundhati fell to Kidomaru's magical attacks, though she defeated a majority of the meditating oni that were "protecting" Kidomaru.

### Indulekha

During their second encounter with Kidomaru, Indulekha had a profound, yet short, conversation with Kidomaru. He described his past exploits vaguely, telling Indulekha how he had "slaughtered members of the Rudrapaksh in droves". Indulekha retorted, seemingly unfazed by this. Her position as a Knight-Paladin of Sehan keeps the taunts of demons at bay. In response to her nonchalant nature to his intimidation attempts, Kidomaru plunged her halberd deeper into his sternum and pulled it out, staining the metal black. The halberd later transformed into a pseudo-demonic halberd, which can change based on Indulekha's actions.

### Honua

During each encounter with Kidomaru, Honua has charged headfirst into combat with Kidomaru. Honua has been unable to slay Kidomaru, and was even told that he is "unkillable". Honua did not become discouraged by this and instead encouraged the party to seek a "more creative way to kill him".

### Kardelen

Kidomaru has a keen interest in Kardelen, for some reason. The Adventuring party believes they have been able to piece together some sort of relation between the two, with Kardelen potentially being a character called "Mehkshaar" whom Kidomaru is attempting to hunt down for an unknown reason. Upon hearing the name Mehkshaar mentioned to her during the first oni encounter at Mahima, Kardelen felt a surge of emotions that were blinding and deafening. During the second oni encounter, Kidomaru taunted Kardelen mercilessly. He attacked all of her friends, blocked most of her attacks, and killed her outright with a *Desecrating Blast*. He, personally, revived her so she could bare witness to his vicious attack on Verena, whom he severed the arm of. At the end of his assault, he pleaded with Kardelen to remember their past together and when she could not he vanished, leaving only a sword in his wake.

Kidomaru's relationship with Kardelen has created a large rift between Kardelen and the rest of the Adventuring party. Her decision to wait for an opportune time to tell Honua and Arundhati of her true, demonic nature and her potential connection to Kidomaru has been a series deterrent to the furthering of relations.

### Masahiro Ashida

Upon disappearing after Kidomaru's second attack on the group, Masahiro discovered one of Kidomaru's three swords buried in the snow. Masahiro eventually took the sword with him to the Snowfell Sanctuary and had it destroyed in a Sacred Ritual. Reduced to ash.

### Verena

Kidomaru's contact with Verena has been straining on Verena's physical and emotional health. He severed one of her limbs, killed her outright, cursed her to have a permanent attachment to the ancient, demonic longbow '*Karobram*' and furthered the effects of Xixil's Curse. Though, she was later revived.

### Thrainduinil'Aura-El

Being a scholar of the Rudrapaksh Order, Grandmaster Thrain had heard tales of a Red-skinned Oni before, one who wielded a powerful bow and had a unique sword style. He easily pieced together that the party had been in contact with Kidomaru, and even gave Kardelen a scroll about Kidomaru.

## Character Information

### Abilities

* *Desecrating Blast*
* An ability that allows him to block all melee attacks by Kardelen.
* An ability that allows him to transfer damage to an adjacent combatant.
* An ability that allows him to drain the life essence from slain oni.

### Notable Items

* Two *tachi* swords (likely demonic in nature)
* ~~One *katana*~~ (destroyed by Masahiro Ashida, Indulekha and Thrain)

## Quotations

* "Mehkshaar... you've changed" (Said to Kardelen.)

## Trivia

* Kidomaru is considered to be the second "big bad evil guy" that party has encountered. The first being Kho the Scalper.