Kimetsu No Yaiba(DEMON SLAYER) - Gauging interest

[Notorious]

I am still interested

Very good! I'm working on my character sheet right now. Just waiting on our other two to check in!

[Notorious]

Name: Katashi Shiratori

Nickname: "Katan"

Alias: The Lower Wind

Age: 29

Birthday: August 4th, 1904

Gender: Male

Orientation: Heterosexual

Family/Bloodline: Shiratori

Rank: Kinoe of the Wind - Hashira in training

Combat style: Wind Breathing

Blade color: White

Biography: Katashi was the third born of three sons and the last gift to a mother and father who had wanted many sons and daughters, but had only managed three sons over the span of twenty years of effort. Even their local doctors in town had advised his mother that she was lucky to have even one child, let alone three sons. It had been their father who had seemingly been the issue, however, for he was partially disabled after a dangerous and stressful life of Demon Slaying at the behest of his own father.

When Katashi's two older brothers, each of them twins, reached the age of sixteen years their father left his blade to his youngest son, Katashi, who was only ten years of age at the time, and took his older sons to be trained with the Wind Art Master. The Master of the Wind breathing technique had been Katashi's father's rival in youth, but once their Master had passed on his rival was proven to be the only one suitable to continue teaching the technique as a "Master" or "Mentor" due to the elder Shiratori's injuries. Before the trio could complete their journey to the Master of the Wind Breathing technique's estate, however, they were attacked after entering a dark and uncharted forest by an unknown aggressor.

Their remains were found scattered and torn apart, strewn about as if they'd been played with after death. Even their valuables had remained in their belongings, suggesting that the killing was not a consequence of attempted robbery. There was intent behind their murder, and they would never have the opportunity to tell their story and seek vengeance.

When Katashi came of age he gave his father's blade to his mother, bade her farewell and moved her from the country into the nearest large city, which had been the capital of their region. He did so knowing that he would be safer there and set out on his own to find the retired Wind Breathing Master, well aware that he would be reluctant to share teachings that were now considered obsolete in a world without Demons. It was Katashi's opinion, though, that Demons hadn't ever truly been expelled from the world, and that if they had his brothers and his father would still be alive...




Physical Attributes

Style of dress: Flowing black and white robes with golden trimmings

Notable scars/tattoos: A few deep scars and scrapes across his arms and upper body, some even across his thighs and his neck, though none upon his face

Physical condition: Katashi is in peak physical condition and trains his body relentlessly with weighted bracers and ringlets on his wrists and biceps. He knows no desire for rest and boasts a physical prowess that is unmatched by anyone outside of the highest ranks of the Demon Slayer Corps.

Height: 6'0"

Weight: 186 lbs

Eye color: Reddish-Amber

Hair color: White




Personality Attributes

Likes/Joys:

• Time to himself to reflect on his journey and the path that he has set himself upon. Carefully considers what his father would do.
• Silence and solitude that he gets the opportunity to fill with reading and studying between his assignments.
• A friendly atmosphere, a dark and comfortable corner to claim as his own and a strong drink to settle his nerves while enjoying music or overhearing someone's stories.
• Honing and perfecting his Wind Breathing technique while learning of the many ways that he can enhance himself for future combat.
• Listening to his mother's music box whenever he has for himself a moment of peace so that he can remember her, his father and brothers when times were easier.

Dislikes/Fears:

• Selfish, rude and arrogant people.
• Politics and religious platitudes.
• Hectic, loud places that never seem to settle down.
• Forward or obnoxious people who are not afraid to invade someone else's personal space.
• The scent or presence of a Demon anywhere near him. He has outgrown his fear and now struggles with rage for knowing they're still among the living.

Strengths:

• Superhuman physical strength and speed that is absolutely unmatched by anyone unless they happen to be a well trained Demon Slayer
• Incredible resilience and stamina the likes of which have seen him through the most deadly of altercations by managing to outlast his foes by way of his iron will.
• A quick wit and exceptional aptitude for in the moment problem solving/tactical approach born of non-stop combat training even before his formative years under the direction of his late father.

Weaknesses:

• Occasionally will underestimate his foes with the knowledge that most demons tend to resist those who created them, even at risk of destruction. Considers almost all demons mindless and driven by instinct like carnal beasts.
• Katashi has on more than one occasion pushed himself past his own limitations, despite how vast they might be, and has wound up with injures that have taken weeks or even months to recover from.
• His truest mortal weakness is a proclivity for gambling games, even though he has always taken care to make sure that at least one pocket remains full of coin no matter how much he might squander.

Gear: Demon Slayer's robes, A Demon Slayer's blade, a single pack of supplies like food rations, a single tent and thin layered sleep bedding, casual clothing, an extra pair of boots and sandals.

Training details: Trained under the Sixth Wind and the previous Wind Pillar Demon Slayer who, in recent years, has passed away. This has left Katashi as the highest ranking Wind Breathing user alive.





Wind Breathing Forms:

First Form: Dust Whirlwind Cutter
Second Form: Claws - Purifying Wind
Third Form: Clear Storm Wind Tree
Fourth Form: Rising Dust Storm
Fifth Form: Cold Mountain Wind
Sixth Form: Black Wind Mountain Mist
Seventh Form: Gale - Sudden Gusts
Eighth Form: Primary Gale Slash
Ninth Form: Idaten Typhoon
Tenth Form: Wind's Whisper - Dead Silence



Blade:

[Ryu Wojin]

Still unsure of which route I want to go.

Currently thinking of a character who recently turned demon. In the same vein of Tamayo, retains her humanity by drinking human blood. Hopefully by purchasing or donations (via needle). Refraining from eating human flesh keeps her mostly human. Though her arm is clearly demonic and clawed. Thankfully, it can be covered and hidden (either by bandages or gloves, though bandages are better put on and off in a pinch. The demonic arm wouldn't be as gnawly in the picture either. It'd look normal when bound and hidden).

Currently unknown demon abilities. Will take suggestions!

But she'd also wield a demon-slayer blade. A blade that was almost used to cut her down when she first turned. She ended up breaking it in half. While the demon slayer in question has gone onto getting a new blade, she used the broken half as a backup weapon. Her ability with demon slayer blades is not going to be impressive. While she can cut down common rag-tag demons, the ones that have the kind of power in the final selection would be above her skill. In those situations, she'd have to use her demon abilities to fight. Although she still has the blade to finish them off. (Though she could also be finished off too. If she was overpowered, caught alone, and her blade taken from her.)

[pdragon]

Still interested. Have we settled on exactly how long it's been since the demon lord has been slain?

[Notorious]

Still interested. Have we settled on exactly how long it's been since the demon lord has been slain?

It'll be around 20 years, yes. The events in the show take place around 1915, we're going to be starting around 1935.

[Andol]

Wow... so this is during the era where Japan is just going around invading people ... interesting...

[Notorious]

Wow... so this is during the era where Japan is just going around invading people ... interesting...

The added violence of their bombastic behavior during the time of the story will make for even more hectic story and honestly it could even present Humans as a second antagonist for our characters too, so to me I think it's rather healthy. It could even be Demons who have managed to infiltrate some of the higher Political rankings within Japan who are calling these shots during these violent times. It could play perfectly into the story line.

[Notorious]

Still unsure of which route I want to go.

Currently thinking of a character who recently turned demon. In the same vein of Tamayo, retains her humanity by drinking human blood. Hopefully by purchasing or donations (via needle). Refraining from eating human flesh keeps her mostly human. Though her arm is clearly demonic and clawed. Thankfully, it can be covered and hidden (either by bandages or gloves, though bandages are better put on and off in a pinch. The demonic arm wouldn't be as gnawly in the picture either. It'd look normal when bound and hidden).

Currently unknown demon abilities. Will take suggestions!

But she'd also wield a demon-slayer blade. A blade that was almost used to cut her down when she first turned. She ended up breaking it in half. While the demon slayer in question has gone onto getting a new blade, she used the broken half as a backup weapon. Her ability with demon slayer blades is not going to be impressive. While she can cut down common rag-tag demons, the ones that have the kind of power in the final selection would be above her skill. In those situations, she'd have to use her demon abilities to fight. Although she still has the blade to finish them off. (Though she could also be finished off too. If she was overpowered, caught alone, and her blade taken from her.)

Interesting take on a character. I'm curious to see how Katashi will react to her considering her being a demon clinging to her humanity, and all. I'm guessing as stern and rigid in his opinions as he is he'll suggest that she be killed for the sake of her suffering and her being untrustworthy as a Demon, but it'll be cool to see how things develop from there. : ]

[Andol]

Awww how adorable... is she going to be the new demon wifu doing cute things in the background while everyone is talking 

Ryou would enjoy having her around and give her friendly head pats. I mean the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

[Notorious]

Awww how adorable... is she going to be the new demon wifu doing cute things in the background while everyone is talking 

Ryou would enjoy having her around and give her friendly head pats. I mean the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Haha, it'd be cute if she couldn't quite talk, or if she, as the story gets started, struggles with speaking their native tongue, but as the show progresses one of our characters slowly teaches her and she gets better and better over time.

[Ryu Wojin]

Never did quite get why Nezuko couldn't talk. Yeah her mouth was gagged, and she didn't drink human blood like Tamayo and her assoicate did. But I think this character concept would be more relevant than Nezuko was (not needing to sleep weeks)

Though you kinda bring up a point. I'm gonna need a connection atleast just to be trusted and tolerated with the party and not outright killed.

[Notorious]

That wouldn't be Katashi's department, but perhaps one of the other characters. Katashi's a very blunt blade and would probably try to kill her, like I said.

Should be some interesting character interaction between them, though!

[Andol]

Ryou would do it if that was needed... he would probably stop Katashi from harming her in the first place especially if she constantly showed that she was no threat to anyone.

[Notorious]

Ryou would do it if that was needed... he would probably stop Katashi from harming her in the first place especially if she constantly showed that she was no threat to anyone.

Some personality clash is great for a story early on and makes for good character development. Can't wait to see how it goes and I can't wait to see your finished character sheets!

[pdragon]

Though you kinda bring up a point. I'm gonna need a connection atleast just to be trusted and tolerated with the party and not outright killed.

If you want maybe your character could be connected to mine. Perhaps YC was recently taken in to her church, or maybe was just being given sanctuary there for a while, when she was turned. Initially MC would try to strike her down without hesitation, which could explain the broken sword YC wields, but stops when she sees her clinging to her humanity. This would also give MC a more personal reason to come out of retirement, as she tries to mentor YC to control her urges and become a slayer, believing the discipline and purpose will help her stay human.

[Andol]

Name: Ryou Kurosawa

Alias/Nickname: The Invisible Shadow

Age: 28

Birthday: March 23, 1907

Gender: Male

Orientation: Pansexual

Family/Bloodline: Kurosawa

Rank: Kinoe of The Shadow

Combat style: Shadow Breathing Technique

Blade color: Ash-Grey

Biography: Origin Unknown for now... just got to get this part straightened out in my head.




Physical Attributes

Style of dress: A long black robe covered in the designs of grey dragons that coil their way around it. On his head he is usually wearing a wide brim hat to hide his face, and bandages that wrap around one arm all the way up to his neck.

Notable scars/tattoos: Most of his scaring comes from burn marks, along with a few old wounds that he prefers to keep hidden.

Physical condition: Despite how he looks Ryou is in peek psychical condition with a spring in his step, quick reaction time, and speed that is second to none. He constantly trains to keep up this speed and endurance to allow for the high accuracy that his Form demands as well as the skill to move with his enemies hits to try and negate the damage.   

Height: 5’6

Weight: 150

Eye color: Dark Blackish color

Hair color: Black




Personality Attributes

Likes/Joys:
•   Laying out at night and looking up at the stars during the time when most would be sleeping, this is also the time he enjoys training as well. Ryou prefers his solitude because it allows him to focus on each and every movement, plus he tends to get shy sometimes…
•   Food… one might not believe it because of his smaller size, but Ryou is big eater, and is always up to try something new or simply take a moment to enjoy an old flavor.
•   The ladies and snuggling up to them, and not in the creepy way. He just tends to trust them more because of how he was raised and his past. That and the adorable dear just is reluctant to admit how much fun he is having playing lap cat to someone… or with some boobs.
•   The latent joy that comes from watching the innocent go about their lives in peace and being able to be there for anyone who needs him. Trying his best to not allow anyone to felt as helpless as he did in the past.
•   The small details and tactics that come with creating a plan of action against the next demon foe, even if it doesn’t survive contact with the enemy.

Dislikes/Fears:
•   People asking too many question about what is under his bandages or if they can see
•   Anyone who would try to hurt someone who is helpless, innocent, or can’t defend themselves
•   Seeing anyone whom he cares about being hurt, he is defensive boi that protects…
•   Given what happened to him when he was younger he has a phobia of fire, and tries to avoid being near it
•   Those who think they deserve respect without having done anything to earn it in the first place

Strengths:
•   Superhuman speed and an uncanny last second reaction time that gives his blows a level of power based on the momentum of the enemy.
•   A heightened instinct and very quiet moments that makes it easier for him to sneak up on others and harder for Ryou to be surprise attacked
•   A flexibility that allows him to move, weave, and tumble his body into the various blind spots of his enemies to always try and kept them on edge                           
•      He combines this with peek levels of endurance on how long he can fight before getting tried that allow Ryou to take his time to look for those weak points

Weaknesses:
•   His size and fighting style leave him weaker than most of his level when it comes to his ability to take damage whenever the enemy is finally able to land a blow.
•   His emotional desire to protect innocent people and those he cares about can cause Ryou to lose his cool which given his battle style can easily lead to mistakes.
•   There have been times in his past that his weakness for the ladies has left him easily manipulated though it is a lesson the poor dear never learns from.

• Living in isolation for so long with only his Master has left Ryou a bit odd on how he handles things socially and usually he makes so rather adorable mistakes here.

Gear: Demon Slayer’s robes, his Own Personal robes to wear over his shoulder or around his waist, two Demon Slayer blades one is much shorter than the other, an extra pair of boots and sandals, along with some of the papers with holy symbols. 

Training details: After the death of his family Ryou was taken in and trained by the former Shadow Pillar and lived with her hunting Demons in the manner of their style until his Master died leaving him the only user alive that he knows.

Shadow Breathing Forms:
First Form: Midnight Reaping Wind
Second Form: Blind Blade- Shadow Strikes
Third Form: Darkness Sudden Whirlwind
Fourth Form: Stolen Breath – Deaths Touch
Fifth Form: Grave’s Unforeseen Hand
Sixth Form: Moonless Night Silence 
Seventh Form: Embalming Vale Slash 
Eighth Form: Enteral Night- Sight Entombment 

[Ryu Wojin]

I like that, pdragon. If you'd like to include her in your backstory, feel free.

I think one of her demon powers would have to be sunlight-resistance. To allow her to freely travel with the party.

But besides that, anyone have any suggestions? Demon powers are radically reality-altering and that can turn into really overpowered/godmode game play easily if you're not careful. Not sure if I want to align her powers along with the resistance to sunlight, or if I want to try and deal with her vulnerability to sunlight in role play.

Ideas anyone?

[Notorious]

I like that, pdragon. If you'd like to include her in your backstory, feel free.

I think one of her demon powers would have to be sunlight-resistance. To allow her to freely travel with the party.

But besides that, anyone have any suggestions? Demon powers are radically reality-altering and that can turn into really overpowered/godmode game play easily if you're not careful. Not sure if I want to align her powers along with the resistance to sunlight, or if I want to try and deal with her vulnerability to sunlight in role play.

Ideas anyone?

Well, you could go with her innate abilities allowing her to be sunlight resistant if you'd like, but you could also have her be vulnerable at first until she's able to prove her resolve in resisting the urge to feast on humans and in doing so she could be rewarded with something enchanted by a priestess or priest that would allow for her to walk among the living during the day. A ring, a pendant necklace, bracelet. Something that could be made strong and be kept close that would grant her invulnerability during the daytime. Something like that would obviously be rare, mind you, but it could be cool.

As far as techniques are concerned it depends on your character's alignment by nature/element and such. Are they going to be toxic as a spirit/demon? Are they going to be inflammatory? Resolute? Challenging and aggressive?

Just from my suggestions if she were toxic and poisonous by nature perhaps her ability could be a toxic blood that decays anything upon which it is spilled? Maybe if she's inflammatory she has the ability to breathe fire or melt steal with her hot to the touch skin. Maybe if she's resolute and unwavering she could instead have something called maybe... "Stoneskin" or "Ironheart" as an ability, and when attacked she is unable to be pierced by blades while also having the ability to rebound projected energy towards those who attack her like an energy burst or force push that is only as powerful as the blow she receives?

Something like that. I find it fascinating what people can come up with when they link their character's traits/personalities to their abilities and for me it makes them seem more cool and exciting.

[pdragon]

character sheet

Name: Mariko Anaguma

Alias/Nickname: "Mary", "The Sword Saint" , "Little Badger" (old nickname)

Age: 42

Birthday: April 3rd 1893

Gender: Female

Orientation: Pansexual

Family/Bloodline:

   Father: Tanukisshin Anaguma (deceased)
   Mother: Tamari Anaguma (deceased)
   Brother: Nakamaru Anaguma (53)


Rank: Mizunoe (original rank), Hashira of the Beast (current, by default)

Combat style: Beast Breathing Technique

Blade color: Gold

Biography: The daughter of a black smith. Mariko's family was not directly affiliated with the Demon Slayers, though her father had spent decades honing his craft in the hopes of becoming a sword smith capable of forging nichirin blades. Her brother, over ten years older than her, had been chosen to be her father's apprentice, and being both very young and a girl her father never paid her much mind as far as following the family's legacy. As a result she was mostly left to her own devices, developing into a rough tomboy who often played and fought with other boys her age. Partly born from the shared interests of her friends, and partly born from a desire to be noticed by her father, Mariko dreamed of being a Demon Slayer, and would continue to train herself long after it had stopped being a childhood game to the rest of her friends. Most would not bother to train her, until she was taken in by a rather unorthodox master, one who saw her flawed self training and rough personality as potential strengths, rather than flaws.

She was trained to use her wildness and aggression to her advantage, a ferocious yet deceptively skilled style. Along the way she picked up the nickname "Little Badger": small, yet dangerously aggressive, a fitting comparison. When she graduated she finally earned her father's praise and acknowledgement, and it was he who forged her blades for her. With her training complete she set out into the world to slay demons, intending to work her way up the ranks and eventually become a Hashira.

At least that was the intention. The reality is that she had just barely reached Mizunoe by the time the demon king had been slain. Her career had only just started, and in an instant it was rendered obsolete. Shaken by this Mariko was left unsure of what to do with her life. She had dedicated everything to becoming a Demon Slayer, and nothing else. She had never desired to kill other people, so she refused to join the military or become a mercenary. She had never developed any romantic relationships, and because she was a Demon Slayer her parents had never sought to arrange a marriage for her. With no working skills and no purpose to dedicate herself to, she found herself lost...until she found a higher calling. After receiving spiritual guidance from a kindly priest, breaking her from her depression, she became a devote worshiper. She joined a holy convent as a nun, where she has lived ever since. In order to protect her church, and remain vigilant in case the demons ever returned, she has kept up her training, at least partially, and has essentially become the guardian of her convent.

Not long ago a young woman, Aya, found her way to her church, seeking sanctuary, and not long after that her greatest fear was realized. For the first time in 20 years a demon, a twisted mockery of an angel, appeared before her, attacking the convent with the intent to slaughter her sisters. She battled the demon, and managed to deal a devastating, but not fatal, blow to it. Reeling from the crippling blow, the demon fled before Mariko could finish it off. And so Mariko had defeated the demon, though not before it could kill one of the other nuns and infect Aya with her blood.

When the girl started to turn she had intended to cut her down on the spot. The combination of her rustiness in battle and the exhaustion from fighting the other demon made had left her weak, unable to execute the girl swiftly. The fight dragged on, Aya managing to snap her blade in ensuing struggle. Eventually she managed to incapacitate the girl, prepared to deal the finale blow. However when she saw how desperately the girl clang to her humanity, her heart softened for her. Against her better judgement she spared the girl, taking her under her protection. Seeing the return of the demons and the attack on the church as a sign from God, Mariko set out to take up the duty of a Demon Slayer once more. She tracked down her older brother, now himself an old sword smith, to forge her a new blade, to replace the one the girl had broken in their fight, and is now hunting down every demon she can find as they travel across the country.



Physical Attributes

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Style of dress: Usually wears the robes of her church, a black kimono and nun's habit that covers most of the body save the hands and eyes. In more casual settings she will instead wear a simple purple and black yukata.

Notable scars/tattoos: Unfortunately she wasn't a Demon Slayer long enough to acquire any significant battle scars.

Physical condition: While still considered to be in great shape for a woman her age, she has considerably softened and slowed down since her prime, as can only be expected. Having lived the past 20 years in a convent with only her daily exercises to keep her fit she has not gotten back into full traveling and fighting shape yet.

Height: 5'5

Weight: 130lbs

Eye color: Dark Purple

Hair color: Blackish Brunette




Personality Attributes

Likes/Joys: God, Poetry, Reading, Cooking, Sewing, Tea, Sparring, Charity, Sweets, Naps

Dislikes/Fears: Demons, Unrepentant Sinners, Long Walks, Long Speeches, Her Old Nickname, The Beast Breathing Technique

Strengths:
- Heightened Senses: All of Mariko's senses are much sharper than the average human's, especially her sense of touch. Her sense of touch can function as a sort of "6th sense", allowing her to detect the movements of those around her just through the slight vibrations in the air and ground.

- Steel Temperance: Her years as a nun have given her strong emotional control and mental fortitude. She is able to steel her nerves to the point of almost completely disabling her reflexive responses, ensuring that all of her movements are deliberate and measured. Combined with her heightened senses this allows her to fully control her awareness and reactions in combat, never flinching or reacting purely on reflex.

- Mental Acuteness: Having been formally trained as a Demon Slayer she was taught to hone her mind as sharply as she did her body and weapons. She is quick to pick up even minute details in her surroundings and can process information in battle very quickly, allowing her to react with thought and planning rather than muscle reflexes. This also makes her an excellent strategists and quick thinker.

- Hidden Strength: Despite her small size and soft figure, Mariko is deceptively strong, especially when in a frenzy. Her body has larger than average adrenal glands, and her body processes adrenaline more efficiently throughout her body. As such when she's experiencing an adrenaline rush her strength surges dramatically. 

Weaknesses:

- Past Her Prime: As a result of going 20 years without serious training or battle, Mariko's body is no longer in peak fighting condition. She has lost a lot of her flexibility over the years and is slower on her feet.

- Slow Reflexes: After intentionally deadening her reflexes in battle, the effects tend to linger a while even after battle. This means her normal reflexes tend to be slow and unreliable. This is fine in combat, as she's intently focused on her surroundings to account for her loss of reflexes, but outside of combat when she's not as focused this can prove detrimental. Also because she restricts her automatic responses, it is actually harder for her adrenal glands to properly function, making it harder to trigger an adrenaline rush in combat.

- Adrenaline Drain: Much like a normal person, the rush of adrenaline she experiences helps to mask pain and allow her body to operate on a higher level than normal, and then "crashes" when the adrenaline starts to wear off. However because her body produces more adrenaline this "crash" is even more impactful than in the average person.

- Sensitivity: A drawback of her heightened sense of touch is that she feels intense stimuli, such as pain or pleasure, even more harshly than normal. As such she has a much lower pain, and pleasure, threshold before it starts to overwhelm her body. This isn't helped by the fact that she's managed to avoid taking many major blows or injuries in her life so far, meaning she's not used to dealing with high levels of pain.



Gear: Cross Scabbard: Mariko possess not one, but two nichirin blades, which she keeps sheathed in a special cross scabbard meant to replicate a crucifix. The scabbard itself is reinforced and can be used similarly to a bo staff in combat.

Training details: An eccentric old master who trained her in an unrefined style derivative of wind. It emphasizes overwhelming flurries and erratic movements, and rewards ingenuity and spontaneity. She was trained to wield two blades in battle, allowing for a more oppressive barrage of attacks. However despite the undisciplined appearance of the style, it was always instilled in her to keep her mind sharp and observant in battle. To make your opponent think you're blindly flailing around like a wild animal when you're actually in full control is a powerful weapon, the opponent's underestimation acting as a third blade to wield against them.

Extra information: Since retiring as a Demon Slayer, Mariko has come to see her Beast Breathing style as distasteful, and has tried to distance herself from it in favor of a more elegant and refined style over the years. While originally a dual wielding stance, Mariko rarely wields both of her blades at once, instead using just her katana for open battles and her wakizashi when fighting in tighter spaces. Instead of a second sword she instead often wields the sheath itself in tandem with her primary blade, using it as a utility tool for blocking, deflecting, disarming, and manipulating the opponent's body. However even wielding her blade is rare for her, as she prefers to only draw her blade when she intends to kill whoever she's facing. When fighting non-lethally she prefers to wield her scabbard as a staff, employing a mostly defensive/counter based style.

Ofcourse when push comes to shove she will inevitably fall back on her Beast Breathing style, something she pulls out only in desperate situations. Her calm, tranquil image completely shatters when she does so, instead fighting like a wild animal.

Beast Breathing Forms
First Fang: Pierce
Second Fang: Rip and Tear
Third Fang: Devour
Fourth Fang: Slice 'n' Dice
Fifth Fang: Crazy Cutting
Sixth Fang: Palisade Bite
Seventh Form: Spatial Awareness
Eighth Fang: Explosive Rush
Ninth Fang: Extending Bendy Slash
Tenth Fang: Whirling Fangs
Sudden Throwing Strike

[Notorious]

Name: Ryou Kurosawa

Alias/Nickname: The Invisible Shadow

Age: 28

Birthday: March 23, 1907

Gender: Male

Orientation: Pansexual

Family/Bloodline: Kurosawa

Rank: Kinoe of The Shadow

Combat style: Shadow Breathing Technique

Blade color: Ash-Grey

Biography: Origin Unknown for now... just got to get this part straightened out in my head.




Physical Attributes

Style of dress: A long black robe covered in the designs of grey dragons that coil their way around it. On his head he is usually wearing a wide brim hat to hide his face, and bandages that wrap around one arm all the way up to his neck.

Notable scars/tattoos: Most of his scaring comes from burn marks, along with a few old wounds that he prefers to keep hidden.

Physical condition: Despite how he looks Ryou is in peek psychical condition with a spring in his step, quick reaction time, and speed that is second to none. He constantly trains to keep up this speed and endurance to allow for the high accuracy that his Form demands as well as the skill to move with his enemies hits to try and negate the damage.   

Height: 5’6

Weight: 150

Eye color: Dark Blackish color

Hair color: Black




Personality Attributes

Likes/Joys:
•   Laying out at night and looking up at the stars during the time when most would be sleeping, this is also the time he enjoys training as well. Ryou prefers his solitude because it allows him to focus on each and every movement, plus he tends to get shy sometimes…
•   Food… one might not believe it because of his smaller size, but Ryou is big eater, and is always up to try something new or simply take a moment to enjoy an old flavor.
•   The ladies and snuggling up to them, and not in the creepy way. He just tends to trust them more because of how he was raised and his past. That and the adorable dear just is reluctant to admit how much fun he is having playing lap cat to someone… or with some boobs.
•   The latent joy that comes from watching the innocent go about their lives in peace and being able to be there for anyone who needs him. Trying his best to not allow anyone to felt as helpless as he did in the past.
•   The small details and tactics that come with creating a plan of action against the next demon foe, even if it doesn’t survive contact with the enemy.

Dislikes/Fears:
•   People asking too many question about what is under his bandages or if they can see
•   Anyone who would try to hurt someone who is helpless, innocent, or can’t defend themselves
•   Seeing anyone whom he cares about being hurt, he is defensive boi that protects…
•   Given what happened to him when he was younger he has a phobia of fire, and tries to avoid being near it
•   Those who think they deserve respect without having done anything to earn it in the first place

Strengths:
•   Superhuman speed and an uncanny last second reaction time that gives his blows a level of power based on the momentum of the enemy.
•   A heightened instinct and very quiet moments that makes it easier for him to sneak up on others and harder for Ryou to be surprise attacked
•   A flexibility that allows him to move, weave, and tumble his body into the various blind spots of his enemies to always try and kept them on edge                           
•      He combines this with peek levels of endurance on how long he can fight before getting tried that allow Ryou to take his time to look for those weak points

Weaknesses:
•   His size and fighting style leave him weaker than most of his level when it comes to his ability to take damage whenever the enemy is finally able to land a blow.
•   His emotional desire to protect innocent people and those he cares about can cause Ryou to lose his cool which given his battle style can easily lead to mistakes.
•   There have been times in his past that his weakness for the ladies has left him easily manipulated though it is a lesson the poor dear never learns from.

• Living in isolation for so long with only his Master has left Ryou a bit odd on how he handles things socially and usually he makes so rather adorable mistakes here.

Gear: Demon Slayer’s robes, his Own Personal robes to wear over his shoulder or around his waist, two Demon Slayer blades one is much shorter than the other, an extra pair of boots and sandals, along with some of the papers with holy symbols. 

Training details: After the death of his family Ryou was taken in and trained by the former Shadow Pillar and lived with her hunting Demons in the manner of their style until his Master died leaving him the only user alive that he knows.

Shadow Breathing Forms:
First Form: Midnight Reaping Wind
Second Form: Blind Blade- Shadow Strikes
Third Form: Darkness Sudden Whirlwind
Fourth Form: Stolen Breath – Deaths Touch
Fifth Form: Grave’s Unforeseen Hand
Sixth Form: Moonless Night Silence 
Seventh Form: Embalming Vale Slash 
Eighth Form: Enteral Night- Sight Entombment

Fantastic character! Can't wait to see him in action! : ]

[Notorious]

character sheet

Name: Mariko Anaguma

Alias/Nickname: "Mary", "The Sword Saint" , "Little Badger" (old nickname)

Age: 42

Birthday: April 3rd 1893

Gender: Female

Orientation: Pansexual

Family/Bloodline:

   Father: Tanukisshin Anaguma (deceased)
   Mother: Tamari Anaguma (deceased)
   Brother: Nakamaru Anaguma (53)


Rank: Mizunoe (original rank), Hashira of the Beast (current, by default)

Combat style: Beast Breathing Technique

Blade color: Gold

Biography: The daughter of a black smith. Mariko's family was not directly affiliated with the Demon Slayers, though her father had spent decades honing his craft in the hopes of becoming a sword smith capable of forging nichirin blades. Her brother, over ten years older than her, had been chosen to be her father's apprentice, and being both very young and a girl her father never paid her much mind as far as following the family's legacy. As a result she was mostly left to her own devices, developing into a rough tomboy who often played and fought with other boys her age. Partly born from the shared interests of her friends, and partly born from a desire to be noticed by her father, Mariko dreamed of being a Demon Slayer, and would continue to train herself long after it had stopped being a childhood game to the rest of her friends. Most would not bother to train her, until she was taken in by a rather unorthodox master, one who saw her flawed self training and rough personality as potential strengths, rather than flaws.

She was trained to use her wildness and aggression to her advantage, a ferocious yet deceptively skilled style. Along the way she picked up the nickname "Little Badger": small, yet dangerously aggressive, a fitting comparison. When she graduated she finally earned her father's praise and acknowledgement, and it was he who forged her blades for her. With her training complete she set out into the world to slay demons, intending to work her way up the ranks and eventually become a Hashira.

At least that was the intention. The reality is that she had just barely reached Mizunoe by the time the demon king had been slain. Her career had only just started, and in an instant it was rendered obsolete. Shaken by this Mariko was left unsure of what to do with her life. She had dedicated everything to becoming a Demon Slayer, and nothing else. She had never desired to kill other people, so she refused to join the military or become a mercenary. She had never developed any romantic relationships, and because she was a Demon Slayer her parents had never sought to arrange a marriage for her. With no working skills and no purpose to dedicate herself to, she found herself lost...until she found a higher calling. After receiving spiritual guidance from a kindly priest, breaking her from her depression, she became a devote worshiper. She joined a holy convent as a nun, where she has lived ever since. In order to protect her church, and remain vigilant in case the demons ever returned, she has kept up her training, at least partially, and has essentially become the guardian of her convent.

Not long ago a young woman found her way to her church, seeking sanctuary, and not long after that her greatest fear was realized. For the first time in 20 years a demon appeared before her, attacking the convent with the intent to slaughter her sisters. She managed to slay him, though not before he could kill one of the other nuns and infect the girl with his blood. When the girl started to turn she had intended to cut her down on the spot. However when she saw how desperately the girl clang to her humanity, her heart softened for her. Against her better judgement she took the girl as her apprentice, believing that proper discipline and purpose might be able to keep her sane. Seeing the return of the demons and the attack on the church as a sign from God, Mariko set out to take up the duty of a Demon Slayer once more. She tracked down her older brother, now himself an old sword smith, to forge her a new blade, to replace the one the girl had broken in their fight, and is now hunting down every demon she can find as they travel across the country.



Physical Attributes

Youth

Extra Pics (NSFW)

Style of dress: Usually wears the robes of her church, a black kimono and nun's habit that covers most of the body save the hands and eyes. In more casual settings she will instead wear a simple purple and black yukata.

Notable scars/tattoos: Unfortunately she wasn't a Demon Slayer long enough to acquire any significant battle scars.

Physical condition: While still considered to be in great shape for a woman her age, she has considerably softened and slowed down since her prime, as can only be expected. Having lived the past 20 years in a convent with only her daily exercises to keep her fit she has not gotten back into full traveling and fighting shape yet.

Height: 5'5

Weight: 130lbs

Eye color: Dark Purple

Hair color: Blackish Brunette




Personality Attributes

Likes/Joys: God, Poetry, Reading, Cooking, Sewing, Tea, Sparring, Charity, Sweets, Naps

Dislikes/Fears: Demons, Unrepentant Sinners, Long Walks, Long Speeches, Her Old Nickname, The Beast Breathing Technique

Strengths:
- Heightened Senses: All of Mariko's senses are much sharper than the average human's, especially her sense of touch. Her sense of touch can function as a sort of "6th sense", allowing her to detect the movements of those around her just through the slight vibrations in the air and ground.

- Steel Temperance: Her years as a nun have given her strong emotional control and mental fortitude. She is able to steel her nerves to the point of almost completely disabling her reflexive responses, ensuring that all of her movements are deliberate and measured. Combined with her heightened senses this allows her to fully control her awareness and reactions in combat, never flinching or reacting purely on reflex.

- Mental Acuteness: Having been formally trained as a Demon Slayer she was taught to hone her mind as sharply as she did her body and weapons. She is quick to pick up even minute details in her surroundings and can process information in battle very quickly, allowing her to react with thought and planning rather than muscle reflexes. This also makes her an excellent strategists and quick thinker.

- Hidden Strength: Despite her small size and soft figure, Mariko is deceptively strong, especially when in a frenzy. Her body has larger than average adrenal glands, and her body processes adrenaline more efficiently throughout her body. As such when she's experiencing an adrenaline rush her strength surges dramatically. 

Weaknesses:

- Past Her Prime: As a result of going 20 years without serious training or battle, Mariko's body is no longer in peak fighting condition. She has lost a lot of her flexibility over the years and is slower on her feet.

- Slow Reflexes: After intentionally deadening her reflexes in battle, the effects tend to linger a while even after battle. This means her normal reflexes tend to be slow and unreliable. This is fine in combat, as she's intently focused on her surroundings to account for her loss of reflexes, but outside of combat when she's not as focused this can prove detrimental. Also because she restricts her automatic responses, it is actually harder for her adrenal glands to properly function, making it harder to trigger an adrenaline rush in combat.

- Adrenaline Drain: Much like a normal person, the rush of adrenaline she experiences helps to mask pain and allow her body to operate on a higher level than normal, and then "crashes" when the adrenaline starts to wear off. However because her body produces more adrenaline this "crash" is even more impactful than in the average person.

- Sensitivity: A drawback of her heightened sense of touch is that she feels intense stimuli, such as pain or pleasure, even more harshly than normal. As such she has a much lower pain, and pleasure, threshold before it starts to overwhelm her body. This isn't helped by the fact that she's managed to avoid taking many major blows or injuries in her life so far, meaning she's not used to dealing with high levels of pain.



Gear: Cross Scabbard: Mariko possess not one, but two nichirin blades, which she keeps sheathed in a special cross scabbard meant to replicate a crucifix. The scabbard itself is reinforced and can be used similarly to a bo staff in combat.

Training details: An eccentric old master who trained her in an unrefined style derivative of wind. It emphasizes overwhelming flurries and erratic movements, and rewards ingenuity and spontaneity. She was trained to wield two blades in battle, allowing for a more oppressive barrage of attacks. However despite the undisciplined appearance of the style, it was always instilled in her to keep her mind sharp and observant in battle. To make your opponent think you're blindly flailing around like a wild animal when you're actually in full control is a powerful weapon, the opponent's underestimation acting as a third blade to wield against them.

Extra information: Since retiring as a Demon Slayer, Mariko has come to see her Beast Breathing style as distasteful, and has tried to distance herself from it in favor of a more elegant and refined style over the years. While originally a dual wielding stance, Mariko rarely wields both of her blades at once, instead using just her katana for open battles and her wakizashi when fighting in tighter spaces. Instead of a second sword she instead often wields the sheath itself in tandem with her primary blade, using it as a utility tool for blocking, deflecting, disarming, and manipulating the opponent's body. However even wielding her blade is rare for her, as she prefers to only draw her blade when she intends to kill whoever she's facing. When fighting non-lethally she prefers to wield her scabbard as a staff, employing a mostly defensive/counter based style.

Ofcourse when push comes to shove she will inevitably fall back on her Beast Breathing style, something she pulls out only in desperate situations. Her calm, tranquil image completely shatters when she does so, instead fighting like a wild animal.

Beast Breathing Forms
First Fang: Pierce
Second Fang: Rip and Tear
Third Fang: Devour
Fourth Fang: Slice 'n' Dice
Fifth Fang: Crazy Cutting
Sixth Fang: Palisade Bite
Seventh Form: Spatial Awareness
Eighth Fang: Explosive Rush
Ninth Fang: Extending Bendy Slash
Tenth Fang: Whirling Fangs
Sudden Throwing Strike

With age comes wisdom and a robust flavor like a fine wine! Well done! She looks great!

[Ryu Wojin]

Someone correct me here. I thought that Muzan was the only one who could create demons. Thus in this setting, the antagonists are the only ones who turn someone into a demon?

[Notorious]

Someone correct me here. I thought that Muzan was the only one who could create demons. Thus in this setting, the antagonists are the only ones who turn someone into a demon?

Muzan, as far as the Demon Slayer story line goes, is in fact the only one who can creates Demons because he IS the original Demon, yes. Sort of like a Vampire who creates other Vampires is "siring" them, and so they will forever answer to the Vampire who sired them because of some innate, demon compulsive connection. In turn, if the head Vampire/Demon is killed, all of those that he sired are destroyed in turn. You're not wrong, he is the only one in the story line that can create Demons, but that doesn't mean that we can't play around with the facts a little bit for the sake of building a good story with strong antagonists.

Some food for thought: Muzan is the only one who can create Demons, but it is also factual cannon story line that he has a daughter with a human wife that he has during the scope of the show AND Manga. That would make her at least HALF demon, although Muzan himself DID NOT create her, correct? So, if the siring stuff is true and when Muzan dies, all of his subordinates die, then the only true Demon that would be left in the world WOULD be his daughter, right? And she's still half Demon, meaning that if she become strong enough later on when she becomes an adult then SHE could eventually become an antagonist as well and she could follow in her father's footsteps and potentially create Demons also.

For OUR story line I decided to adjust a bit and give us two antagonists. Since Muzan is dead and gone(by the end of the Manga) the only demons left in existence are the only two of them that he HELPED to make, but did NOT actually CREATE, which is very important to context here. His twin children would go on discovering their abilities while being raised by their single mother and eventually, once they realize the power that their father left to them by his blood, they would begin to create Demons as well and become a threat to mankind just like their father had been.

Make sense?

[Ryu Wojin]

Oh I understood your storyline and concept. I think it's well designed and thought out to provide this setting. It's just Pdragon's backstory had a mention of my character.

For the first time in 20 years a demon appeared before her, attacking the convent with the intent to slaughter her sisters. She managed to slay him, though not before he could kill one of the other nuns and infect the girl with his blood. When the girl started to turn she had intended to cut her down on the spot.

This wouldn't work, right? Since the only demon who could infect and start to turn MC would be your two antagonists/children of Muzan. But it could be a plot point for you to use. What if they found a way to make a demon whose purpose was to transfer his blood? That'd spike the intensity and seriousness of this era of demons. Also a very good reason to pull an older character out of retirement. But I would like to know for certain in regards to writing my character backstory.

[Notorious]

Oh I understood your storyline and concept. I think it's well designed and thought out to provide this setting. It's just Pdragon's backstory had a mention of my character.

This wouldn't work, right? Since the only demon who could infect and start to turn MC would be your two antagonists/children of Muzan. But it could be a plot point for you to use. What if they found a way to make a demon whose purpose was to transfer his blood? That'd spike the intensity and seriousness of this era of demons. Also a very good reason to pull an older character out of retirement. But I would like to know for certain in regards to writing my character backstory.

Uhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... now that I thin back I'm actually wrong. Muzan IS NOT the only one who can create Demons at all. In fact, one of the Lower Moons(his elite demon Lords) is responsible for creating himself an entire Demon family complete with mother, father, brothers and sisters, all of them created just because he didn't wish to be alone. It's one of the earlier and best arcs of the show.

Here's where we're a little off. Muzan is NOT the only one who can create Demons, although he IS the only Demon who can KILL any other Demon that he wishes to WITHOUT the need for a Demon Slayer's blade or by the use of sunlight. Because he is siring literally every living Demon in the world as the original he can CHOOSE to take them out as well, but the Demons that he creates are capable of spreading their disease further, yes.

So yea, my bad. Wanted to clarify.


Your character can be turned by literally any living Demon that we construct in the story. It wouldn't have to be Muzan's children. For the sake of accuracy, though, we'll probably keep it that Muzan's children are the only ones who can KILL other Demons besides Demon Slayers.