Out of Character Information

Yokai
The Red Devil
Mystic Adept spellslinger and summoner. Semi-face. Anti-mage. Psychic investigator
Player	/u/mitsayantan (Dusk)
Metatype	Ork (Oni)
Awakened/Mundane	Mystic Adept
Tradition	Traditional Black Magic (Will + Cha)
Street Cred	13
Notoriety	0
Public Awareness	0
Comments on ShadowHavenProfile	"" ~ Sysop
Folder	Career Folder

Summary

Basic Info

Yokai is an all-round mystic adept good for combat or spirit based support. He can cast support spells like armor and levitate on teammates, but he cannot cast health spells on others. He can assense, but cannot astrally project.

Appearance and Style

Meat: Yokai is a tall Oni, with red skin, yellow eyes, prominent tusks and horns. He styles his hair in a back-brushed manner and has a bad habit of chewing on toothpicks. He almost always dresses in fashionable clothing, which are often armored underneath. A bright green aura is almost always emanating from him.
Astral form/sig: The aura in the astral becomes more prominent and almost blindingly bright. The astral form of an armored warrior stands superimposed on Yokai. The form of the Dragonslayer is clear.
Matrix persona: N/A
Styles and symbols known for: He's a walking symbol of distinctive style.

Background

Backstory

- Jubei was born to human parents. His parents were wagelsaves at a small commlink assembly plant. Jubei manifested magic when he hit puberty and at the behest of his father tried to live a clean life, by applying to white collared wage-mage jobs in various japanocorps. Unfortunately he was turned down at every job interview, not because of his lack of skills but simply because of his looks. Disheartened, Jubei started doing odd jobs. Like many of the unemployed youth (especially one with the rare gift of magic) Jubei found himself in a gang and eventually into the Yakuza, who were impressed with his magical prowess and allowed him into their circle.

- Jubei served the Yakuza for sometime (against the wishes of his dying mother), until a job against went south. It was supposed to be an easy recovery job. He was tasked by boss Tanaka to steal some goods from Ares shipping containers at the dock. Intel was solid, that Renraku had some good stuff there. Jubei managed to infiltrate the docks with two other friends, but the containers were empty and guess what they weren't Ares, they were an MCT subsidiary. To make matters worse, the dock site was also a secret black site. Alarms were going off all over the place. As he managed to make it out of the compound, he noticed his SIN has been locked and MCT has a bad, bad reputation of going against people that cross them, especially if its one of their own Yaks who double crossed. Jubei was sitting ducks out in the open for them to find him. To make matters worse, the Yaks don't take kindly to this "betrayal". At best its a finger, at worst its your head. In this case, unfortunately for Jubei, it was the latter. The Yaks spent no time to excommunicate him. MCT was hot on his tail and the Yaks would rather see him commit seppuku. He had to pull in all sources and all favors owed to burn in SIN and flee Japan before MCT could trace him.

- Jubei took asylum in Seattle, until he can sort the mess back home. For all he knows his family thinks he's dead. However, with time rumors reached his ears that the botched job was planned and it was rigged to fail from the beginning. Whether or not these rumors are true and he had been set up is yet to be found out. Thankfully, the yaks have a strong presence in Seattle and he can get a head start on this from where he is. It could be a legit fuck up, but Jubei has had his suspicions. Thing is Jubei was dating Yuki, Tanaka's daughter for sometime. Whats the problem? Tanaka and his daughter are human and the Japanese aren't the most metahuman friendly especially to red skinned, horned oni with magical powers that can undermine your mundane authority. But a man's gotta eat and he'll have to earn the money through shadowrunning. The process isnt wholly unknown to him, he'll just be more of a freelancer than tied to a syndicate. Speaking of syndicates Jubei feels a whole lot less warmer about the Yaks now than he did back then. He just cannot trust a syndicate who are known to screw over metahumans on a regular basis and if the rumors are true, screwed over Jubei big time.

- Yokai is a bit of a selfish asshole and dabbles in forbidden magic. Instead of picking up Shinto values that most of Japanese mages do, he sought out a witch and practising magic that benefits himself above all. He never really has cared for anyone in his life except himself. For in a world of cutthroats, why should he be a saint? This is why its a mystery, even to himself why, despite his many wrong life choices, the "Slayer of Dragons" chose to guide him over the seas to safety. Why he chooses to appear as a great samurai and aid in his criminal acts. Perhaps, there is honor among thieves...Perhaps, there is more to Jubei's destiny.

Significant Qualities

Positive

Focused Concentration 5

Low-Light Vision

Mentor Spirit (Dragonslayer): Mentor's Mask (Magician)

Mystic Adept

Shock Mage

Spell Jammer

Too Pretty to Hit

Negative

Astral Beacon

Allergy (Uncommon, Mild): Pollen

Consumate Professional

Distinctive Style: Red skinned Oni with yellow eyes and back brushed hair

Driven: Get his vengeance on Boss Tanaka and his former yakuza associates. Be a thorn on the side of the Yakuza

Striking Skin Pigmentation

Motivations

Power and vengeance

Goals

Investigate if he was setup as a scapegoat by the Yakuza
Reclaim his SIN and his life
Rise to the peak of magical prowess

Notable Possessions

Rings of Power: Each ring is infused with the power of a single spell, which he uses to casts magic effortlessly, at levels that would kill most mages: Ring of Lightning, Ring of Storms, Ring of Thunder, Ring of Force, Ring of Awareness

Eye of the Dragon: Steel Pendant displaying a pentagram with a strange stone in the center, resembling a lizard's eye. Worn with a leather string. (Force 4 Power Focus)

Ouroboros: A magically enhanced Steel Pendant displaying a serpentine dragon eating its own tail, forming a circle. Worn with a leather string around the neck (Force 6 Sustaining Focus: Health).

Companions

Inugami: Spirit of Air. Yokai's signature air spirit companion. He usually comes when called, helps Yokai out with whatever he needs (usually killing stuff) and then prances back into the astral. He's most often surrounded by a crackling lighting aura and being a spirit, he's effectively immortal. Although he can be temporarily "killed" which forces him back into his home metaplane.

The Stranger: Spirit of Man. A mysterious ally who mimics the appearance of a metahuman made out of living darkness. It often mimics the appearance of Yokai and possesses one spell from Yokai's grimoire each time it's summoned. The creature has a sharp sense of sarcasm, speaks in human tongue and refers to Yokai as "Boss". Its almost like an alter ego of Yokai.

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Senor Chimichanga: Pet Hellhound. "Chimi" is a hellhound that Yokai rescued from an illegal fighting arena where exotic animals are forced to fight to their deaths while people gamble on them. Chimi lives with Yokai.

Run History

Affiliations

Yakuza (former)
Special investigator: District Attorney's office, Seattle

Contacts

Name	Connection	Loyalty
King Midas	6	4
Hideo Masamune	6	3
Blanca Blanco	2	2
Jaelisha	2	3

In Character Information

Symbols and Signatures

Matrix Search Table

Shadow Community Table

SINs

Jon Jon Watanabe; Rating 4 Fake Nation SIN (UCAS) [Licenses: Mage]

Donnie Goto; Rating 6 National SIN (UCAS) (Special investigator. District attorney's office, Seattle) [Licenses: Adept, Mage, Weapons, Driver, Special investigator]

Media Mentions

ShadowHaven Profile Comments

Yokai (Dusk)

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