"I'll rip your damn spirits off and wear them."
Name || Ryoma
Age || 27
Gender || Male
Personality || Rough. Impulsive. Stoic. Brutal.
Those are words that Ryoma is used to when he is being described. He is, in truth, a rather rough individual, who takes no nonsense and tends to solve things with his blade and fists. Due to growing up on the streets of the South, Ryoma has been born with a love for money, a rugged outlook on life and a tendency towards violence. He rarely ever thinks carefully about his own decisions.
He also seems to have a strange streak with fighting, as he almost always gets into a fight wherever he goes. Nights with him simply being content with drinking sake are a rarity.
Appearance || Ryoma looks sufficiently intimidating enough to most of his enemies, standing at 5'10". He has a rather toned build and tanned skin from years of wandering around Takama-ga-hara's numerous provinces and villages, and far too many scars. Though he initially had short hair, he had long since grew it out due to neglect. His strangely yellow eyes seem to be rather piercing, causing most to back off from fights with him. Underneath though, he has tattoos- an old symbol of his deceased yakuza den.
Weapons/Equipment ||
Odachi - Ryoma's best friend, next to cheap sake from quiet izakayas. Though usually carried around on his back, Ryoma soon abandoned that kind of carrying style and preferred to just carry the blade by hand. He is rather skilled at the blade...when he's not busy letting his fists do the talking.
Jitte - A weapon he swiped off of a guard on a mission before. It's good for pretending to be with the law...and being on the side of the law makes for good intimidation tactics. Ryoma rarely uses it though.
History || Ryoma has long since wanted to face down the shadows of his past. Quite literally born in an orphanage, he grew up never knowing whether his father and mother were even alive. Orphanages back then weren't as refined, and he soon realized that to get as much perks as you can- the best portion of food, the coziest place to sleep- you had to stay on top of the food chain. And he did this through being the toughest kid around.
At age 10, the local yakuza den came around, demanding the toughest, most capable kids in the orphanage. Ryoma ended up being one of them and he stayed in the den for a few years...until he had the kitsune's dream and unlocking his Spirit. Now free to do whatever he wanted, he declared his retirement from the den...and when they stopped him, he slaughtered them. Through scavenging, he found his odachi and his jitte and started travelling throughout Takama-ga-hara as a strange, bloody ronin.
It was only the start of Ryoma's acts of brutality. He hears there are other warriors, like him, and if he killed them then he'd grow stronger...
...After all, to gain the best perks in Takama-ga-hara, you had to stay on top of the food chain.
"The wild boar is a symbol of courage, warriors and bravery. It is the kind of animal to demand attention and receive it- whether through loud squeals or through goring enemies with brutal tusks. Indeed, the boar is an animal to symbolize conflict and war..."
Spirit Essences ||
Strength of the Boar (Passive) - Ryoma seems to have strength far beyond a normal human's- being able to rip out poles and bend metals with ease. He also uses this superhuman strength to make his punches and kicks hit harder, as well as his sword strikes. This works especially well when his Spirit Armament is deployed.
Razorback's Leather (Passive) - Ryoma's skin has seemed to harden, not only due to his upbringing but due to the power of the Wild Boar as well. While deep cuts and whatnot will still make him bleed, his skin seems to have hardened to both cuts and bruises. As such, he seems to endure wounds more than a normal human, and will shrug off blows that would have made one stagger.
Rage of the Earth (Active) - Manipulation of the rocks and dirt. Ryoma can make them collapse, jut out, or even fly at will. He mainly uses this to change the battlefield into one that suits his fighting style more, though he also uses it to attack.
Spirit Armament || Tetsuyama - Iron Mountain
The Spirit Armament of the Wild Boar. The Tetsuyama manifests as a jinbaori - a samurai's surcoat, which is a bitter irony for the ronin- in red and white. Ryoma loses his upper body clothing while wearing the Tetsuyama, but he does gain plated sleeves that include gloves with sharp tusks on them which he uses to make punches even more of a bad time for his opponent.
When the Tetsuyama is deployed, Ryoma's passive abilities increase in power. His skin hardens a little more and his strength increases. This, however, puts him into a bit of a berserk state- it is hard to reason with him when he has the Tetsuyama on.