Description
Name: Koetsu
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Race: Werewolf
Hair Color: White
Eye Color: Yellow
Build: Large
Role: An endeared friend to Caitlin. He is the son of his pack's Alpha, Koketsu. He was once saved by Caitlin and has since been indebted to her. He has become a very loyal ally. He usually shows up when Caitlin is in need and often assists in her many dangerous missions as a Regulator. Because of his actions, he is banished from his pack because of the ancient blood feud between Wolf and Bat.
Description: Unlike most Werewolves of legend, Koetsu is perfectly capable of shifting between Man and Beast. The reason why transformations are known to be forced is because of the stigma left by the freshly bitten. Humans who suffer this blood curse at first are unable to control the bestial side of their mind and often attack without thought. Hence why many legends often despise Werewolves. Yet over time the Human can control and learn how to use the beast, including willful transformations. Yet, Koetsu much prefers to remain as an animal, having grown up amongst a tribe of Primalists, Werewolves who sever their ties to Mankind, preferring the life of a Beast and the honor that comes from it. So Koetsu appears in the form of a large, white wolf, far larger than any normal wolf.
Personality: Koetsu is an honorable but lonesome soul who feels haunted by his banishment. He understands the complexities of why Werewolves and Vampires don't normally get along, but sees this segregation and discrimination as idiotic. He once believed that Vampires were nothing but callous and coldhearted bats that have no honor. Yet, Caitlin's selflessness has made he rethink his previous beliefs. He is much more open to others and is more willing to trust, so long as he senses no ulterior motives. He despises liars and traitors, feeling that trust and honor are the one things the make anyone a person. Anything without is truly inhuman. He is kind and at times wise, but he's incredibly defensive and will throw himself into danger to protect those he can call friend.
Biography: Koetsu, son of Koketsu, descendant of their Patriarch, Kotetsu. Kotetsu was once a Japanese Samurai that was bitten by a Werewolf that came from another land. He hunted down and killed the Beast with his Sword, one made of Silver, but the damage was already done. He had killed his family during a full moon. He felt the dishonor and guilt for his terrible crimes. After he had slain the Beast he had sought to kill himself in order to stop what he had become. Yet the Wolf within him, a proud creature, would not allow Kotetsu to take his own life. Finding no other options, Kotetsu sought to tame the beast in order to slay himself. He had found control but not without many failures and creating more Werewolves during this difficult process. His actions would soon be found out by the Shoguns of Old and they ordered his death.
He couldn't allow so much death to fall upon his hands. He ended up leading those he cursed and fled the country, an exodus if you will. Finding a new home in another land, Kotetsu taught those he saved how to control the Beast inside, and thus their pack was created. Koetsu is a Fourth Generation Alpha and would soon lead the pack once his father, Koketsu, stepped down, until his encounter with Caitlin. Having associated himself with a Vampire, a race of people that were antagonistic towards Kotetsu, when he and his pack were discovered. No sooner had they met, the Vampires worked towards hunting them down, the product of an ancient feud that has existed since before Koketsu's time. Koetsu was disgraced and banished from the pack since his father could not bear to have him killed. Koetsu has since wandered the world, hoping to regain what he lost one day but in the mean time he seeks purpose. A purpose that could be found in helping his friend.