Oyau Senhime

### Monster Parent

"I am a eastern dragon of two different lines, the Ryu of Japan and the Hoyau of the Ainu."

### Killer Style

"I love taking traditional clothing and making it more modern and punk."

### Monster Quirk

"I've been told that my rebellious attitude is by far my worst quirk."

### Pet

"I have yet to find a pet whose as messy as me."

### Favorite Activity

"I love taking old and traditional designs and incorporating them into new expressions and designs."

### Biggest Pet Peeve

"When people always mistake my red markings on my face are make up...its not."

### Fav School Subject

"I enjoyed art class for the most of it."

### Favorite Food

"I enjoy Karagi chicken and rice."

**Oyau Senhime** is a 2024 and all-around character for all current **Monsternate** Fanon of Monster High. Distinguished and yet very un-noble in her attitude, Oyau Senhime is a eastern dragon of two separate lines. She is apart of the **Monsternate Universe** and is not currently included in any current *Fanon* Monster High Generations.

## Character

### Biography

Senhime’s is an eastern dragon specifically from Japan, but she is from two different dragon lineages. Her mother is a Ryu hailing from the Ryu that dwell within Japan’s Devil Sea, and her father is a Hoyau dragon from Lake Tōya. Her father was taking a short visit in the later isles of Japan and came upon her mother. In the beginning their relationship was difficult given the vast differences of their culture and the disapproval of her parents. Yet over time they bond grew and they were able to overcome the sheer differences in their relationship and Senhime’s grandparents finally agreed to their marriage.

Senhime’s childhood was in her opinion decent. She was given every available opportunity by her parents which did benefit her in the beginning. But overtime the pressure and expectations from her family became more problematic, from the strict views of her mothers grandparents and the eventual bullying led her to some really dark places, even turning to the darker aspects of witchcraft. Seeing the warning signs, her father sent her to Monster High; where she was forced to buddy up with other monsters who had dark family backgrounds. Though after being discovered by her roomates of practicing magic, she was brought into the new Society of Magical Monsters.

The society did well for her mental health, becoming more trusting of a person and even learning how to break curses for the benefits of others. She graduated Monster High with a renewed respect for herself and a interest in art and adventure. Wanting to learn more about the world and others in order to help them and in turn help herself.

### Personality

Senhime in the most simplest of words is rebellious and free spirited. Despite having being raised in a very traditional and formal household, Sen has always valued her independence over what others expected of her. Which in turn has inspired her to take up many amazing things in life such as her street art, fashion design and even her spellcrafting. She has never been one to bow down to others or accept things willingly. She has always been against traditional and social standards set by monster society in Japan. Amongst schools she has long been advocate for protection against bullying and harassment amongst students and adults.

Amongst her peers she is a well known thrill seeker. Taking the time to enjoy every aspect of life regardless of what other people thinks of her. This is in contrast to what others usually expect of someone of her lineage, others see that as an arrogant aspect of her privilege as a result of her status. Which earns a coy laugh and a promise to help them do the same. Despite her rebellious attitude she is deeply spiritual especially in regards to her Ainu heritage.

### Physical Appearance

Senhime like all dragons possess two different forms, that of a true dragon and that of an anthropomorphic dragon humanoid. Her true form as a dragon heavily resembles that of her humanoid form. With more smoother features and lacking the whiskers seen in traditional images of Japanese dragons. This incorporates aspects of both her father and her mother's dragon features.

Senhime has a lithe hourglass figure standing at 5 foot 9; with pearl white coloured scales with darkened outlines around her entire body. She additionally possess specific red markings around her eyes resembling makeup and red markings being present along her lips. Her facial shape is almond, with high cheek bones; she has a set of golden reptilian eyes that glow when she shows a heightened level of emotions. She keeps her hair black and usually kept wild and straight almost reaching past her waist. As an eastern dragon she possess a set of Draconic features. Possessing a set of four golden and twisted horns that reach backwards from her head. She also possess a long draconic tail with the ending of the tail having a set of red diamonds around the ends of the tail with a black fur tail tip.

## Relationships

### Personal

Senhime did not retain any childhood friends, due to a sheer lack of compassion and outright bullying on there side. Even as adults she actively avoids them as they to this day, as they firmly believed they were just playing a joke on her. Her relationships with the other members of the Society of Magical Monsters as a student was rocky, she avoided them for a large amount of time; yet she did bond with them. It was still the same after she met the older and newer members of the group. With all people she had trouble trusting them, but over time and with a solid base; she was able to establish a firm relationship with all of the members of the group.

### Familial

Senhime's relationship with her family is complicated and has changed drastically over time. When she was a child, her parents especially her mother were fairly strict but they still retained an amicable relationship based on the goal of wanting to maximise her potential. When she became a teenage her relationship with her father became more important because he understood her, however her relationship with her mother worsened. As her mother didn't approve of her life choices and her falling grades; eventually leading to the point of Senhime cutting off contact from her mother. As Senhime grew older that had started to mend their relationship with the help of her father, but it is still quite rocky.

Her relationship with her paternal grandparents is in progress as she had primarily been raised away from them by her other grandparents. But they have since reintegrated back into her life and she has never been more happy with that. Her relationship with her maternal grandparents is basically non-existent with her expressing her lack of interest in reuniting with them.

## Abilities & Skills

### Monster Abilities

Senhime is a dragon of two very powerful and respectful eastern dragon species, at her adult age she possess full control over all of her inherent draconic powers. She primarily possess the common powers of wingless flight, weather manipulation, shapeshifting; in addition to her hoyau ability to control poison from her body. These powers are naturally mixed and are not widely different.

* **Environmental Adaptation**: As a Eastern Dragon, Senhime has a natural adaptation to multiple different environments; primarily the skies, the land and the sea. Being able to withstand and tolerate a wide range of temperatures and levels of moisture, any amount/quality of sustenance, breathable medium, etc. with little or no discomfort.
	+ **Aerial/Atmospheric Adaptation**: Senhime's lungs are acclimatize to breathe in/on any gaseous mediums, whether hostile or deficient, her lungs are capable of filtering away non-gaseous substances such as dust, asbestos, etc. Being able to breathe toxic gases instead of oxygen and survive mountain, aerial, or terrene air deficiency locations.
		- **Flight**: A natural power associated with her eastern nature and her ability to survive in the atmosphere, is her natural ability to fly. How she and her species are able to accomplish this is biologically unknown, but are able to float almost weightlessly.
	+ **Amphibious/Aquatic Adaptation**: Sen able to survive and adapt to underwater environments, being able to breathe water in lieu of, or along with, a gaseous breathing medium, to swim well and to endure high water pressure and extreme water temperatures. While under water her senses are undisturbed regardless of the distortion/pressure of the water, possibly including ignoring various impurities that would otherwise reduce the visibility.
* **Immortality**: As a member of the dragons, she has natural immortality that prevents her ageing once she becomes an adult. This also grants her protection against physical ailments as well, but she is still suspectable to some magical ailments.
* **Poisonous Generation**: A power that belongs to the Hoyau dragons, is the ability emanate a foul smelling odour or toxic gas from her body. As an adult she has full control over it, but struggled with controlling it when she was younger. The toxic gas produced by her body is capable of withering plants, and both humans and monsters would face serious aliments if Senhime decided to be more lethal in its uses. At its lowest point she is able to knock people unconscious, when she was a kid her toxic gas smelled like a swamp; but as an adult and use of potions she has made her gas smell like jasmine to trick others.
	+ **Poisonous Breath**: A unique feature is her ability to breathe out the poison in a direct way, similar to that of Western Dragon's ability to breathe fire.
* **Shapeshifting**: Like all Eastern Dragon's she possess the ability to shapeshift between that of her true dragon form, her draconic humanoid form and that of a human form. As she transforms she is covered in a flurry of pearl coloured mist with scales and pearls.
	+ **Camouflage/Invisibility**: This is a unique power for her, as it is an evolving ability for the Rayou. She originally was only able to change the colour of her scales to reflect her immediate environment, at that point she only used it in her true form as her clothes couldn't be changed. As an adult the power has become invisibility, with her being able to turn not only her body invisible but her clothes as well.
	+ **Humanoid/Human Disguise**: A common power amongst all types of dragons is the ability to change into a humanoid form. Senhime is capable of taking on a fully human diguise, but prefers to take on a draconic humanoid form in order to interact with other monsters.
* **Supernatural Condition**: Senhime as a dragon possesses supernatural capabilities, attributes and aspects that are beyond what is naturally possible for humans and by extensions most monsters. Possessing a supernaturally enhanced physique covering agility, durability, endurance, reflexes, senses, speed, stamina and strength, in comparison to normal monsters.
	+ **Natural Weaponry**: Dragons possess a number of natural weaponry at their disposal, primarily their claws, fangs, horns and their tail. She can use her claws and horns for a wide variety of defensive and offensive purposes.
		- **Dermal Armour**: As a dragon, Senhime possess a set of scales along her body that acts as highly resistant dermal armour. Which is capable of protecting her for a large variety of mundane items.
			* **Thermal Resistance**: As a result of her scales she is able to withstand a great range of hot temperatures without severe discomfort. Yet she is very suspectable to intense cold temperature.
		- **Prehensile Tail**: Using her long serpentine tail she is able to manipulate it in order to grasp and hold objects. She is even capable of binding others with her tail.
* **Weather Manipulation**: Being an Eastern dragon of Japanese descent she has the ability to manipulate, generate and shape elements related to weather. Being able to shape and influence various weather patterns on small and large scales. In addition to this she is able to manipulate independent elements and facts that make up her weather manipulation power.
	+ **Air Manipulation**: Sen is capable of creating, shape and manipulate air, the common name given to the layer of atmospheric gases and various compounds (mostly oxygen and nitrogen) surrounding the planet Earth that is retained by Earth's gravity, and possibly wind movement of air relative to the surface of the planet. Her air manifests in a teal colour in comparison to normal colourless air.
	+ **Electricity Manipulation**: Through sheer concentration Sen can create, shape and manipulate electricity, a form of energy resulting from the movement of charged particles (such as electrons or protons). As an elemental power, electricity manipulation is very simple and straightforward accompanied with a near-limitless myriad of uses. Her lightning usually manifests as a golden and black colouration.
	+ **Thermal Manipulation**: Another aspect of weather she is capable of manipulating is temperature. Being able to manifest both higher and lower forms of thermal energy, manifesting either intense heat causing fire or intense cold manifesting ice. However she is not able to directly manipulate fire or ice with this power, without the use of magic.
	+ **Water Manipulation**: A really common and consistent power amongst Ryu is that Sen can create, shape, and manipulate water, inorganic compound with liquid, gas (steam, water vapor), and solid (ice) states, including changing them from one state to others. At her more experience lever she is able to further manipulate water-related weather such as blizzards and rainstorms, and can completely control the temperature of the water at will.

### Personal Skills

Senhime is a monster who had acquired a large amount of skill due to personal hard work. She is self-taught, having learned all her little tricks and skills.

* **Art Design**: Senhime is an eclectic artist with a wide view of colours and design concepts, having been known to create a wide number of paintings, sketches and has even been known to create fabrics for fashion designs. She has no skills in manga drawing but is a very well respected spray painter and traditional designer.
* **Magic & Spellcasting**: Senhime is naturally capable of using magic, she specialises in general magic but also in ***Curses***, a type of magic use for malevolent practices. Through rituals and thoughts as well as symbols, language and formulae to utilize mysterious and/or supernatural forces that don't abide by conventional science or laws of reality to achieve any effect or phenomenon imaginable. Her magic manifests as a mixture of dark red and navy blue.
	+ **Alchemy & Potions**: Senhime knows the basic of Alchemy and potions, knowing how to create potions and magical items although these are generally for practical use. She enjoys using alchemy in order to create paper charms and other mystical items such as lanterns and even her art.

## Clothing & Forms

### Regular Clothing

These are regular clothing items that Senhime has been seen wearing, ahe does alter in clothing features occasionally but these are the most consistent items of clothing he has been seen wearing. She primarily wears alot of pants and tops, in the colours of red and blue's. The patterns on her clothing extends from many different traditional japanese sources.

 ***Fright Out*** | Every Ghoul needs a night out, is what everyone keeps telling Senhime; to the point they physically drag her out. Senhime on a fright out likes to make a statement. She wears a blue coloured halter top decorated with golden design similar to scales, attached to that top is a silken miniskirt decorated with red outline of Japanese style of waves. She loves wearing a dark velvet pair of leather pants decorated with golden dragons encircling the sides of the pants; held up by a black belt with the image of a golden dragon encircling the belt, with the buckle being the head of the dragon. With a bit of flare she wears a set of golden boots decorated with ombre blue to red laces. Her hair is usually held back with in a ponytail, with a golden hairband keeping it back. She tends to wear a golden dragon bracelet on the top of her right arm, with a black coloured serpent bracelet on her left arm.

### Alternate Forms

Senhime through the use of transmutation and shapeshifting magic is able to take on another form featuring the same features as other monsters. When taking on these forms via magic she gains additional features and magical abilities. When she takes on these forms, does not gain new clothing:

 **Winged** | Senhime has never had a need for wings. She possessed the capabilities for flight even without wings, yet she wanted to give it a go. She manifests a set of long wings resembling that of birds, yet the wings are not made of feathers but instead are made of scales. The ends of the scales slowly turning into a Pearl coloured decorated with golden flecks along the wings themselves.

## Monster Inspiration

### Ryu

Senhime is an Eastern Dragon, which are characterized by a long, scaled, wingless serpentine form with four legs, incorporating features from several animals, traditionally nine. These dragons symbolize potent and auspicious powers, wielding control over water, rainfall, hurricanes, and floods, while also representing strength, power, and good fortune. Their supernatural abilities include changing size or form, flying among the clouds, hiding in water, changing colors for effective camouflage, and even glowing in the dark. In contrast to Western dragons, Asian dragons, like Senhime, are integral members of the spirit community, often residing with others of their kind or within a court of spirits. They maintain a close connection to celestial authorities and govern their own fiefdoms, typically over a river, lake, or other water bodies.

### Hoyau

As a unique hybrid dragon, Senhime bridges two distinct dragon types, contributing to her specific and fascinating identity. That of the Japanese Eastern Dragon, but of the Hoyau. ***Hoyau*** or ***hoyau kamui*** (var, ***oyau kamui***), in Ainu mythology, is a type of malodorous and venomous dragon or dragon god, believed to thrive in summer or near fire, but lose strength in the cold, whose trait earns it the alternative name of ***sak-somo-ayep*** ("that which must not be mentioned in the summer"). They are generally held to be dwellers of lakes and swamps, but are also winged according to some folklore accounts. They are said to dwell in lakes and swamps of the western parts of the Hidaka Subprefecture region. According to lore around this Hidaka region, the *sak-somo-ayep*possesses a winged, serpent-like body, with torso like a *tawara* or a bale of rice (i.e. stout and cylindrical), and a narrow head and tail emerging out of this trunk. It also has a pointed, chisel-like snout which can slice or rip large trees. The whole body is pale black in color, but the rim around the eyes and the periphery of the mouth are scarlet.

## Trivia

* Given she is Japanese, her firstname is Senhime and her family name is Oyau.
* Her roomate at Monster High were Zuri Ntya and Renata Revenir.
* She has multiple different homes through her family, but maintains her own studio apartment within the mirrored realm in the city of Kyoto.