Hakuren Oak

// Player
Name: Kiki
Journal: diciassette
Contact: begleiter
Are you over 18?: Yes.

// Character
Name: Hakuren Oak
Canon: 07-Ghost
Canon Point: Chapter 80
Age: 16
Appearance:

Magical Item: His baculus, which will take the form of an amulet when he isn't transformed.
Magical Boy Form: The vest and slacks form, with a silk purple necktie to match his eyes.

Personality: Hakuren acts much the way he looks at first glance -- proud, arrogant, vain. Hakuren has a lot to be proud of and he knows it. He's attractive, intelligent, ambitious, and surprisingly accomplished for someone his age. This, coupled with his upbringing as a member of a very powerful noble family, means that Hakuren as a huge ego and not much self-awareness about the fact. When questioned about how he keeps his hair so nice he does explain what sort of shampoo he uses but then adds that beauty is simply something one is born with. If he's contemptuous of someone he makes no effort to hide it and will deal out insults about one's appearance, skill, worth, and social standing in equal measure.

Despite his arrogance, Hakuren isn't nearly as bad as he seems -- and certainly a much more tolerable person than the rest of his family. After Frau saved his mother when he was a child he's become fiercely dedicated to the church and, more than that, dedicated to helping people as a bishop of the church. He constantly rejects his father's attempts to place him into more prestigious positions outside of the church, and only finally accepts one when his mentor points out that doing so will allow him a greater amount of influence in improving the lives of the poor and infirm. He's a loyal friend, once you've earned his friendship, and he's prone to mother henning at those he cares about. He doesn't care much about rank or status in the long run -- though he'll still use them as ammunition when it comes to dishing out insults against those he dislikes. He has a good deal of contempt for his family and it shows in the path he's decided to walk.

He can be a bit of a tiresome friend to deal with. While he may not insult his friends with the same acidity he uses against his enemies, he's still prone to teasing and not immune to fighting. Poking fun at Teito's height is something he can't seem to resist, and he and Teito nearly came to blows over which of them got to go through the loser's door at the end of the bishop test (neither wanted to go through the winner's door and leave the other behind). He readily calls Teito out when he's acting oddly or engaging in his frustrating 'martyr without a cause act' and isn't the sort to let his friends stagnate or wallow. But despite his prideful and bossy nature he can respect the boundaries his friends set for themselves. When Teito tells Hakuren there are some things about himself that have to be kept secret for Hakuren's sake, Hakuren accepts this and remains a loyal friend despite the secrecy.

Hakuren is someone with a lot of charisma and a great deal of skill in navigating social situations that require combining tact, timing, compliments, and insults where needed. Getting along with others isn't difficult for Hakuren, though he can be very persistent in pursuing the friends he chooses to keep. Teito is on the receiving end of this on more than one occasion. However, he tends to be rather uncomfortable around women, owing to his father's constant attempts to marry Hakuren off to a variety of noble women (often times ones many years older than him). Though he can handle individual women in controlled doses, a crowd of them tends to make him nervous, and he even claims to ladysick after long enough.

Powers: Hakuren has zaiphon, a sort inscription-based magic. Zaiphon is life energy drawn from within the user, and once called out it can be manipulated into a variety of different forms. It can be used to simply write stationary words in the air and used as a form of non-verbal communication. These words can also be used to attack others with blunt, slicing, or explosive force. Though Hakuren is extremely talented with his zaiphon and can use a baculus (a sort of holy staff) to use his zaiphon to destroy demons called Kor, his talent lays more in fine control and agility than raw power--which isn't to say he's weak, but when it comes to combat he prefers to fight strategically, systematically attacking an enemies weakpoints and slowly wearing them down.

Hakuren will also have Mikage with him. Mikage is a baby dragon, no more than a few months old. While he has the potential to grow into a very large, powerful, and intelligent creature, right now he's small enough to fit in the palm of Hakuren's hand and is far from mastering the art of human speech. Mikage's only noteworthy skill, besides flying, is the ability to cough up little puffs of fire, which are small enough to be used to light cigarettes.

// Sample
First Person Sample: [When Hakuren speaks he's in full formal mode, using a clear and somewhat pompous way of speaking.] Attention all high school students! Despite the recent damages to the school, the all night movie marathon in the gymnasium this Friday is proceeding as planned. However, the administration has asked us to take some precautions as well.

So, when moving to and from the gymnasium, please make sure that you have at least one other person with you at all times and that you aren't traveling alone. Anyone that volunteers to escort their fellow students to and from the dorms can receive extra credit in one class of their choosing.

[Hakuren seems done with his announcement and goes silent for a moment, though he speaks up a moment later--this time with a tone that's far more contemptuous than formal.] And Shuri... stay out of my room.

Third Person Sample: A PSL!