Name: Ichirou Fujiwara
Age: Around 3000 at his time of death, which was approximately a decade ago.
Gender: Male
Race: Vampiric Progenitor
Personality: Ichirou, affectionately called āIchiā by those close to him, was both a fierce warrior and a loyal friend. A protective father and a loving husband. His figure towers over his descendants, and his legacy is incredible. Though none save perhaps Aram and Ayla know where he came from, many know of what he did, and the dynasty he created. He was a leader of surpassing power and talent, and a singular beingādynamic, impressive, intelligent, and even humorous.
Information: With few exceptions, the talents of his children once belonged to Ichirou. He was skilled in Blood manipulation, possessed the Royal Mark, could manipulate any of the chief elements, and had abilities of hypnosis and healing well above the norm. He could also create others of his kind with a simple bite.
Relationship to whom: Father to the Ancestrals | Friend and Companion to Aram and Ayla.
Name: Goro Minamoto
Age: 512
Gender: Male
Race: Ancestral Vampire
Personality: Slow to speak, quick to listen, observant, canny, and ambitious, Goro is perpetually underestimated by those around him, usually to his advantage. He doesnāt go out of his way to make waves, preferring to allow others to get carried away with the bangs and flashes and grand gestures while he simply stands in the shadow of it all. He is, in effect, the perfect second son, or at least he would be, if Naoya were anything like a first son should be. He advises his other siblings when they ask for it, and it was he who suggested the marriage between Naoya and Reiko, to save face on all sides. He does not seem to care much for the house rivalry, but itās impossible to read him, so who knows?
Information: Goro has inherited the blood manipulation and Royal Mark powers of his father, as well as aerokinesis.
Relationship to whom: Brother to Reiko and Naoya | Second Son of Ichirou
Name: Tsubasa Minamoto
Age: 497
Gender:Male
Race: Ancestral Vampire
Personality: Tsubasaās a bit of an idiot, according to most of his brothers. He likes to fight, and whereas many of his relatives took up the sword, he always preferred the longer reach afforded by spears. He doesnāt have much inclination towards scholarly things, but his bumbling, genial demeanor has endeared him perhaps most of all to the vassals and household servants.
Information: Like all his brothers, Tsubasa inherited the Royal Mark and blood manipulation. Beyond that, he also seems to be capable of starling speed, fast enough that he seems to be able to almost teleport, though he swears up and down that this is not actually whatās going on. He can also shadow-clone himself.
Relationship to whom: Brother to Reiko and Naoya | Third Son of Ichirou
Name: Kentaro Minamoto
Age: 465
Gender: Male
Race: Ancestral Vampire
Personality: Kentaroās quietude is different in character from Goroās. There is nothing calm or tranquil about it. Kentaro exudes a certain kind of passive hostility that, generally speaking, keeps even his brothers at bay. While it is on a rather long fuse, all things considered, his temper is absolutely explosive, and he one time Tsubasa pissed him off, the entire Fujiwara Estate was leveled. It had to be rebuilt from the ground up. Oddly, he seems to be relatively calm in Reikoās presence, and sometimes even talks to her, something he doesn't grant any of his other siblings.
Information: Blood Manipulation, Royal Mark, Pyrokinesis.
Relationship to whom: Fourth Son of Ichirou | Brother to Naoya and Reiko
Name: Daichi Minamoto
Age: 463
Gender: Male
Race: Ancestral Vampire
Personality: Daichi may well be the most ambitious and power-hungry of all of the Ancestors, including his brother Goro. Unsatisfied with his position as last of the Minamoto brothers, he threw his support in with the Hino, a younger clan that he felt would value his guidance more. He was no far wrong, and though in name, Takahiro is the head of the Hino, it is Daichi who actually runs things, and basically everyone is aware of this. He is not shy about his designs on the Fujiwara name and estate, but there seems to be no real way for him to obtain it.
Information: Royal Mark, Blood Manipulation, and as far as anyone knows, thatās it. It isnāt, but what his other powers are, heās never given away.
Relationship to whom: Fifth Son of Ichirou | Brother to Naoya and Reiko
Name: Takahiro Hino
Age: 362
Gender: Male
Race: Ancestral Vampire
Personality: Takahiro is a gentle soul, diplomatic and patient. He tends to allow other people to walk all over him, except when it comes to matters regarding his baby sister. Blind from birth, he is nevertheless uncannily able to sense everything that goes on around him.
Information: Blood Manipulation, Royal Mark, Truesight, Telepathy, Cryokinesis.
Relationship to whom: Brother to Reiko and Naoya | Sixth Son of Ichirou
Name: Kagura Minamoto
Age: 657 upon death (approx. 400 years ago)
Gender: Female
Race: Pureblood Vampire
Personality: Artistic, demure, and somewhat snobbish, Kagura was perhaps more interested in her musical and calligraphy pursuits than she was in her children, but she loved them nonetheless. Ichirou, she was somewhat indifferent toward, but he was good to her, and that was what she counted most important in such a relationship. She was a traditionalist in this way. Her death was brought about by assassinationāone of her lovers turned out to be a Hunter.
Information: Kagura was among the first humans that Ichirou changed, but he did not do it because he loved her. Rather, when he first decided to settle in the conventional human fashion and secure his legacy and satisfy his desire for family, he needed to gain access to the power and political position that would keep them safe without excessive violence. Having proven himself as a samurai in the service of a great clanlord for many years, he was allowed to marry the manās second daughterāKagura. He changed her upon their marriage, but he never marked her. In her lifetime, she was known to have cryokinetic and telepathic abilities..
Relationship to whom: Ichirouās First Wife | Mother of Naoya, Goro, Tsubasa, Kentaro, and Daichi
Name: Akiko Hino
Age: 295 upon death (Approximately 87 years ago)
Gender: Female
Race: Pureblood Vampire
Personality: Spirited, outspoken, and frank, Akiko was an object of instant fascination for Ichirou, whom she had been sent to kill by her Hunter family. She was never expected to succeed; she had been given the task as punishment to her father, who had transgressed against the clan. When she failed, she expected to die, not to be served tea by her intended target. Their story was one that made it into many romantic epics in one form or another, but like so many of them, it ended tragically. Loyal to the man who had given her life when she had only expected death, she died defending their children from a Hunter ambush.
Information: Akiko had the ability to split damage and heal in this fashion, as well as Truesight. One of these, she passed to her son, and the other to her daughter. Through the Royal Mark, she could also access some of Ichirouās power, and shared in this way his hypnotic abilities and his telekinesis.
Relationship to whom: Second Wife of Ichirou | Mother to Takahiro and Reiko | Stepmother to Naoya, etc.
Name: Sayuri Hino
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Race: Vampire (Pure Blood)
Personality: Sayuri is still quite young, and a bit shy. The only person she really opens up around is Reiko, and she is both her lady attendant and also her friend. She doesnāt tend to want to make waves, and is very rarely noticed by others around the estate. Reiko and she consider each other sisters, despite the fact that Reiko is a blood daughter of Ichirou, and Sayuri was simply changed by him. She even took the Hino name, something both Ichirou and Reiko were happy about.
Information: Sayuri is actually quite skilled with electrokinesis, the ability she developed upon her changing. She used to be a Shinto shrine maiden, before she was attacked by rogue level Eās. Reiko and Ichirou happened to be in the area, and at his daughterās behest, Ichirou changed Sayuri in order to save her life.
Relationship to whom: Reikoās Friend and Surrogate Sister