The Horseman
Name: Shikoba Len ("Feather" and "flute" respectively)
Nicknames: Mancandy Whatever people feel like calling him
Gender: Male
Age: -- N/A
Original Clan: War
Job Role: Executioner
Executioners are War Clan members specifically in charge of harvesting Fear, though they also show strong capabilities in the weapons arts, specifically with close range and bladed weapons. Executioners have very strong close range combat, and are the fastest of their tribe, capable of rendering a fatal kill with a single blow.
Personality:
☭ “The hotter the battle, the sweeter the victory.” ●
Shikoba thirsts for combat like a human would for water. The sounds of weapon upon weapon, the movement between strikes and defense, the sensation of his blood pumping - there is nothing like it to him. Hunts come a close second to fights, as they require patience and challenge his ability to track, predict, and aim so that the animal is felled in one blow. He isn't after blood so much as he enjoys the sport of it in both cases. If he has down time and isn't meditating, Shik can often be seen training for the next battle: to him, there is always a fight in the future to practice for.
☭ “Tell me and I'll forget. Show me and I may not remember. Involve me and I'll understand.” ●
Very involved with his hands, Shikoba is a voucher for action and dislikes when he is idle. He also has a host of pearls of wisdom to impart on even the most unwilling listener. Shikoba knows of some stories from his family and is happy to tell people their legends and tall tales, finding that he has a love for the oral art.
☭ “Freedom is to ask nothing, to expect nothing, and to depend on nothing.” ●
Shik will do what he wants, when he wants it, how he wants it. He has grown used to a lifestyle of depending solely on himself and is a terrible teamplayer – he knows this and tries to avoid working in groups whenever possible, knowing he will be off doing his own thing unless the leader wrangles him in. It isn’t that he’s incapable of taking orders, but rather that he tends to believe his way is the correct way for himself. He doesn’t impose this on anyone and thus expects the same of others. This isn't to say he isn't opinionated and won't voice it, but merely that he believes doing so is a freedom, not an order; just as ignoring him is also freedom he respects.
☭ “Music is the shorthand of emotion.” ●
While not exactly emotionally constipated, this Executioner has a poker face that looks stern, and often his words or actions come across as brusque. Shik does, however, have a fondness for small woodwind instruments, and he has taken up the habit of carving them to play. He’s no genius, but his lilting short tunes can convey his mood better than his words can.
☭ “Stop cheating on your future with your past...it's over.” ●
Shikoba is not one to let mistakes burden him down, only to take the lessons given to better himself for the future. He is the sort of guy who takes things as they come, neither dwelling on the past nor planning for the future. In a sense he is a staunch believer in that trying to make a schedule will inevitably be foiled and prefers to stay flexible and open.
Mount Form: A large grizzly bear - It bears the same body paint, bandages, and has a few feathers woven in its fur.
Weapon Form: A kris dagger with five luks or waves to it.
FEAR ATTACK: Blood Pact (The Chill)
Shikoba's weapon tip glows red upon activation. He slices at his hand to create a temporary "wound" where his FEAR can condense, allowing him to draw out life-healing energy in the form of blood; technically he could slice anything to create it, but usually it's fastest to make the portal on himself. The blood paints itself on his body in various simple tribal marks, particularly where the most damage to his body is. The markings fade at the end of the battle, but the "wound" immediately closes once the FEAR has concluded.
(( While War tends to have more vicious attacks for FEAR, having The Chill for his allows Shik to be able to continue on in battle longer and give him more opportunities to wage war – assuming it works at least. ))
Physical Description: Thar ->
