Kari Shimada

Kari, as drawn by Pedrovin

**Hikari "Kari" Shimada**, or 島田 ヒカリ (Shimada Hikari), is a character in Avalice Online.

 Bio

### Background

Born to the wealthy and powerful Shimada Clan, Hikari, or “Kari” as others call her, is the next in line heir to the Shimada clan. She is a rather cold and quiet person, as if she was made out of ice. She is a woman wanting to take life seriously, not really one to indulge in fun, and her responsibilities take priority over anything. Kari was traumatized when she accidentally peaked at an Orochi sacrificing ritual, where a couple of her own classmates were being killed as a sacrifice to bring back the master.She does not want to talk about it no matter what, instead freezing the one who asked the question. She is on an uneasy relationship with her younger sister, Yuki. She is willing to save her and help her out, but hates it when she keeps saying that she wishes she had Kari’s life, usually by saying “You would not want to live through what I lived through.” With Shingo and Shunji, she has a good amount of respect for them. Those 2 are the main reason she can be able to dispel the Orochi so well from this world. She’s not keen when Shingo or Shunji tell her to cheer up and such, but she has to put up with it. She has a hatred for any Orochi, be it ex-Orochi, current Orochi, or wanting to be an Orochi. Hating on them seems to be natural for Kari, considering they were the ones that took the lives of innocent people just so that their lord would come back into existence.

### Personality

Kari is quiet and reserved. She's a woman of action more than talking. She's also one that would prefer to get her job done 100% before doing anything else. Even then, she's not one to be very social.

## Appearance

Kari has long dark brunette hair. She also wears 2 outfits: 1 is a typical Japanese Priestess outfit, the other is very similar to Chizuru Kagura's outfit

## Powers

* Cryokinesis - Kari is able to control ice, due to her being a Shimada, albeit the ice is of a gold color. She has various techniques that use the ice.
	+ Ice Crystals: Kari can summon ice crystals of various sizes that resemble 2 side icicles. They can bash or even impale an opponent
	+ Ice Pillars: Kari can create a giant pillar made entirely of ice. They can be used to help Kari scale distances or even make a protective wall of ice
	+ Frost Breath and Ice Stream: Kari can breath ice or create a stream of ice that shoots out of her hands. It won’t travel far, and it can use up quite a bit of energy if Kari isn’t careful
	+ Ice Armory: Kari can make weapons out of ice. This is a new technique, and thus has little practice with it. She can’t figure out how to make the ice weapons durable
	+ Ice Barriers: Kari can use her ice to make shields that either are light enough to be carried, or heavy enough that they can only be planted on the floor. Each one is sturdy, but Kari dictates how many hits it can take
	+ Ice Effects: Being hit with any ice from Kari can usually result in effects as mild as simply feeling cold to more extreme effects such as frostbite and any other thermal related illness.

## Skills

* Priestess Cleansing - Kari is a priestess, so she is able to bless someone. It can be a simple as status cleansing (like removing poison), or slightly increasing an attribute