Post by - Yoritomo - on Jan 23, 2010 17:32:15 GMT -4
General Info
Name:Shidan Yoritomo (Last First)
Gender:Male
Age:25
True Age:427
Division:10th
Rank:3rd Seat
Physical Description:Yoritomo is an odd man to look at. Some people may see him as someone who deserves pity, others would think him a menace to society. Why you may ask? Simply because of how he looks... His hair falls in thick, uneven locks around his head. The hair itself seems somewhat oily and may look dirty to someone who didn't notice that it was just naturally messy. His skin is a pasty white that makes him look sickly and even if it did have color it looks stretched as if he were starved. Odd that someone who looks like they could die in the next minute belongs to the Outer Defense Division. One of the things that puts people off the most are probably Yoritomo's eyes. They are a very, very dark blue. So dark that they look black most of the time. With such dark eyes combined with his natural expression which makes him look depressed it is no wonder why people think he is up to something or about to start a fight.
Yoritomo's sense of fashion does not help the matter either. He prefers to stick with darker clothing, normally he wears his shinigami robes with a large leather coat on top of it. The only time he is seen without the coat is when he is fighting or when in his private room in the 10th division barracks. Aside from the coat and robes Yoritomo also frequently wears leather gloves, unlike his coat he prefers to leave these on when he is fighting, mainly because they give him a better grip on his zanpaktou.
Personality:Yoritomo is kind of an odd man, but understandably so. When he came to the Soul Society no one would take him in, not even the gang like groups throughout the various districts. He had to live a life of seclusion and loneliness. He never made a friend while in the districts, everyone thought he was either going to kill them or that he was sick and that they should stay away from him.
Due to all of this neglect and seclusion Yoritomo has learned to be very quiet and keep to himself, even after he was welcomed to the Gotei 13 he kept to himself, that is probably why he has made very few friends and even his "friends" are not that close. They are more someone who he likes to go drinking with on occasion or gets advise from. The only person he has felt a connection with is his lieutenant and that is because she is almost exactly like him.
This all does not mean he does not love the tenth division. In fact he sees them all as family and would die for any of them. They are the only family he has ever had and so he wishes to protect them. He wants to be the one person they can turn to and know will help them no matter what. He wants to be the person they can rely on, the person they can ask to help bear their burden. It is to that end that Yoritomo pushes himself to be stronger...
History:Yoritomo had been the son of a herbalist on Earth, even when he was alive he had never needed to know the date, but it was 1706 when he died. He died from drinking the wrong tonic from his father's store. It was a sad death, but not out of the ordinary. He was buried under a cherry tree beside his mother and his father visited his grave for many years before he too died. None of that mattered to Yoritomo of course. Yes he would like it that his father loved him, but the moment he died he lost his memories of his father, his mother... his entire life. The moment he died he went to soul society.
He woke up wearing the same clothes he had died in oddly enough. A pair of worn brown trousers and a dark grey shirt that had some stains and tears in it. He was utterly lost and had no idea how he had gotten there, hell he didn't know much of anything really. About the only thing he could remember was his name. Shidan Yoritomo... Even that was a bit fuzzy, but after saying it a few times it was secure in his mind.
With no question for what had happened to him he ran towards a nearby group of buildings. He didn't remember anything, but he knew that he was hungry and thirsty. He came into said town to find some people. Most walked away when he tried to speak. Only one said anything to him at all and that was where a well was. Yoritomo tried to thank the man, but he just turned his back on Yoritomo. Shaking his head he ran off to drink his water and try to find food.
=- Time Skip: Five Years -=
Yoritomo awoke to a cold morning and a dull sun. It was still early, but he had to leave before the owner of this home woke. He had stayed the night on their doorstep where he was sheltered from the wind. Jumping up into a low crouch he trotted forward breaking into a jog. He went through a market district grabbing small bits of food as he went. He didn't understand why, but he was always hungry. Most people just needed water, but he had to have food all the time. Someone had told him before that it was something to do with spiritual power, but before he got more the man had looked up to see who it was and asked Yoritomo to leave. Said he didn't want no trouble from his ilk.
He never could understand why people didn't trust him, but he had learned to live with it soon after coming here. Trotting on he looked back to make sure that he was not being followed. The next thing he knew he was waking up. He was laying on the ground and staring at the sky. His chest was sore, but he ignored the pain as he leaped up into a crouching position. There was a man before him wearing black robes. It was one of those shinigami he had heard about. He had only seen one once in his life, mainly because he had stayed away from most people and preferred to live off the land.
The man was still lowering his arm when Yoritomo got up, obviously he had been clothes-lined by this man. Yoritomo, curious as to why he did it watched as the man picked up the few bits of food he had stole: An apple, a pear and a single small fish. He only smiled before he said "I noticed what you did. I won't turn you in, but I won't give you these back either. If you are hungry I know where you could go. I am sure the shinigami academy has better good than this. I can already tell you are fairly strong, though you lack the control to use it."
Yoritomo was furious that his food was being taken, he was ready to attack the man before he realized something... This was the first man to talk to him more than five seconds. The only person who had even started a conversation with him that was not trying to steal from him or get him drawn into something undesirable. Suddenly to even the shinigami's surprise Yoritomo smiled for the first time since he had came to this place and simply said "Lead the way."
=- Summary: Academy Days: Seven Years -=
Yoritomo's days in the academy were fairly uneventful. He simply went to his classes and absorbed every ounce of knowledge they could offer. In his sixth year he purposefully failed a class just so he could stay. In part so he could learn more and in part because he was actually scared to leave. Even though he was now an equal to most of these academy students he still felt like the outsider, he didn't have any friends. It was not their fault this time either. It was his... some students tried to talk to him, but he barely managed to get more than a few words out of his mouth at a time. After many embarrassing moments Yoritomo finally decided he had to move on and graduated his seventh year in the academy.
Naturally once he left the academy Yoritomo had to decide on a division to join. To him it was a matter of where he could best serve Soul Society. After a little consideration he joined the 10th. It was the division in his mind that stayed closest to the soul society's true goal. Protecting the human world as well as their own. With no hesitation he joined with them and has never regretted it.
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Additional Info:
Items:
Shinigami Cell Phone
Soul Candy (When in gigai)
Energy Pill x 5
Zanpakuto
General
Name:Zurui Hebi (Cunning Serpent)
Spirit Description:It must be said that this spirit does look rather...evil? It is a large serpent that stands about twenty feet tall when Yoritomo is standing beside it. It has a mangy head of black hair and disturbingly his scales appear as if they too were a multitude of snake heads, although they are in fact just scales. Perhaps the most unsettling thing are his eyes which look reptile at first, but whenever one stands closer they seem to look human. Even more unsettling is the area in which Yoritomo meets the beast. The area is dark and seems to press in on you, normally it takes the form of a wooden box with a single door too small for Zurui Hebi to have gotten in. However, from time to time when Yoritomo is in mid-sentence the place will change to a large cave lit by small bowls of oil placed around. It is odd in how quickly it changes and even more that the Hebi never mentions the change. As for the Hebi's personality, that may be the most odd thing about this little spirit. With the harsh settings and evil appearence you might think the serpent to be cruel or something of the like. In truth he is lazy and tries to be funny (unsucsessfully). Often when Yoritomo comes to talk with him Hebi can not even remember his name so he simply calls him the first thing that comes to his head. Ninety percent of the time this leads the Hebi to call Yoritomo "Chame" which means urchin. This is due to Yoritomo's young looks and shabby appearence.
Sealed:Yoritomo's zanpaktou looks like most other shinigami zanpaktou. It has a black sheath that has a glossy finish to it and black hilt wrapping with small white diamonds of color that come from the hilt beneath. The only true unique part to it is that the hand guard above the hilt displays a serpent coiling itself around the sword. Obviously it works as a hand guard, but it also points to the sword's name and abilities. Although no one would realize it unless they had fought against Yoritomo before. As said that is the only truly unique part to the sword other than the fuller (Blood groove for those who don't know) that is located near the back of the blade and runs it's entire length.
Shikai
Activation Phrase:"Taint the world and let it fester! Zurui Hebi!"
Appearance:In the shikai form the sword has completely changed it's appearance. The blade is the same length and weight, but that is where the similarities end. The hilt has transformed to have a snakes head at the base with the eyes pointing towards the ground. The head has vibrant red eyes and a red tongue out of it's mouth, but the tongue is only seen when the third ability is being used. Otherwise the mouth remains closed. Both the hilt and sheath are now wrapped in snake skin, it being a dull copper, almost brown coloration. It also feels like snake skin should anyone grasp it, but at the same time it feels too smooth for it's appearance. Even the blade looks to have formed snake scales, although these are simply etched into the blade. One of the most notable changes is the hand guard, which has changed from the coiled serpent to fangs coming up both the front and back of the sword. In review this sword has changed completely from it original form become very unique with no sword like it.
Abilities:
Hebi Kokyuu - (Serpent's Breath): This is the first of the zanpaktou's abilities. Perhaps it's most versatile one at that. This ability causes the sword to release a poisonous gas from the hilt and hand guard which will within seconds cover a thirty cubic foot area. It is odorless & colorless, the only thing that allows it to be detected is the taste of honey oddly. By the time they taste this though it is too late as the poison will be entering their body. They could however leave the area of effect, although it would take around five to ten minutes for the poison in their system to disapate. The poison is not lethal by itself, it is actually a mixture of a hallucinogen that causes whoever comes in the field to see vivid colors and hallucinations. It should be noted that this poison does not effect the sword's owner (Yoritomo), he could even drop to sword and still not be effected by it.
Hebi Shikon - (Serpent's Fang): The second of this zanpaktou's abilities is it's true offensive ability. This is a simple, but deadly mixture of poison unlike anything found in Earth, Soul Society or Hueco Mundo. The poison secretes from the blades itself, as if it had millions of microscopic pores. Thus it covers the whole blade. Once the blade is coated the sword somehow knows to stop producing poison and holds it to the blade, thus keeping it from falling to the ground. The poison works in an interesting way. First it attacks the muscles which makes the opponent move sluggish for two to three minutes, after this it actually becomes painful to move or even breath, at this point the poison starts to attack the nerves and causes the opponent to lose most control of his limbs, after another five minutes the poison turns to it's final target. The vital organs and brain where it literally begins to eat away at them like some sort of cancer killing as it moves through the body. In the end the opponent would die within seven minutes of multiple organ failure and may even be brain dead before the venom has finished with some of the organs. However, this could be treated by someone skilled enough. Just like the first ability however the owner is not affected by the poison, unlike the other though, even if the opponent should flee the venom will continue to affect their body. The only problem with the poison is that unless the opponent is far weaker than Yoritomo it will take multiple strikes for the poison to become deadly. It will still affect the muscles in low doses, but to kill it might take several cuts to the torso/head region or dozens of cuts to the limbs.
Hebi Seppun - (Serpent's Kiss): This ability is why Yoritomo was thinking of the medical corps before deciding on the tenth. The third ability is a refined version of the second ability, Yoritomo will have the hilt of his sword open it's mouth and use the newly revealed fangs to puncture the target, by doing this and keeping one hand on their forehead Yoritomo may control where the poison moves to. In so he can have the poison attack what he wishes and leave everything else be. By doing this he could kill someone by having the poison move to their brain, but because he must hold a hand to their head it is useless in combat. He can however have the poison move to where some other disease or poison is affecting the target and his venom will target it and eradicate it. After Yoritomo is finished he will direct the venom to leave the target's body and return to the hilt.
Bankai
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Roleplay Sample: (This will be just a night of Yoritomo relaxing, as I am sure you get way too many combat oriented rp samples.)
