Ryoumaru 'Ryou' Hanekage

📜 Name -:- Ryoumaru “Ryou” Hanekage

📜 Meaning -:- Familia Hanekage (羽影)
translates roughly to “Feather Shadow” or “Winged Shade,” a poetic, quietly lethal feel… fitting for a stoic, disciplined Guardian

📜 Age -:- Six and Twenty (26)

📜 Height -:- 188 cm (6’)

📜 Weight -:- 13 stone (approx. 82.6 kg / 182 lbs)

📜 Hair -:- white,
worn slightly long with uneven layers that brush his jaw and curl when damp. In strong light, faint indigo undertones show.

📜 Eyes -:- Deep amber,
like sun through smoked glass… sharp, predatory, yet oddly tired.

📜 Complexion -:- Pale-tanned skin
marked by faint scars at his throat and along his arms, remnants of fights with Youkai.

📜 Build -:- Broad-shouldered, lean-muscled…
a swordsman’s frame built more for agility, speed, and control than brute strength.

📜 Voice -:- Baritone,
Low, Smooth, Restrained… as though he’s constantly holding something back.

Ryou, a stalwart samurai warrior of twenty-six years, stands tall at 183 cm (approx. 6’) and weighs around 13 stone (approx. 82.6 kg / 182 lbs). He is a slender yet honed man, with pale skin and long, flowing white hair that partially veils his face. A traditional samurai jingasa rests atop his head, secured by a red ribbon, casting shifting shadows across his eyes.

His clothing carries the faint scent of sandalwood, steel, and cold mountain air… a blend of tradition and purpose. He wears layered robes of earthen hues… dark brown, muted green, and deep gray… trimmed with delicate embroidery and overlaid with light armor etched in subtle patterns of protection. A green sash binds his waist, while black, armored boots complete his attire, each step measured and deliberate.

Ryou’s expression is calm and focused, marked by a quiet determination that speaks of both discipline and restraint. He moves with the precision of one long accustomed to danger; even when his hands rest loosely at his sides, they are never far from his blade. His katana, long and straight, is engraved with faint runes and adorned with a white tassel-like ornament that sways with each motion.

In battle, his ambidextrous mastery turns every strike into art… swift, decisive, and cruelly efficient. When he or his charge is threatened, silver light stirs beneath his skin, tracing along his forearms in ghostly sigils… the unmistakable mark of his Guardian lineage. In those moments, his serenity becomes something else entirely… focused, lethal, and divine.

Ryou is the embodiment of discipline carved into quiet flesh. Outwardly, he is calm, deliberate, and respectful… a man whose silence speaks louder than most warriors’ boasts. He rarely wastes words; when he does speak, his tone is low and measured, carrying the weight of someone who has seen both the sacred and the unspeakable.

Though he walks with the composure of a monk, there is a faint melancholy to his gaze… a heaviness that comes from years spent watching light fade from the eyes of the lost. He believes in duty over desire, yet possesses a quiet compassion that often undermines his own stoic resolve.

To those he protects, Ryou can be unexpectedly gentle… his patience steady, his hands sure, his temper slow to ignite. Beneath the calm, however, lies the sharp edge of a man who has killed too many times to be fully at peace. His mercy is a choice, not a nature.

And when provoked, the serenity that defines him shatters into something feral and beautiful… a storm wrapped in discipline.

What is absent is his heart.

⚡ The smell of rain after battle
⚡ Tea shared in silence rather than conversation
⚡ The sound of steel sharpening... a meditation
⚡ Quiet shrines, incense smoke, and night cicadas
⚡ Truth, even when it hurts

🔥 Youkai that prey upon innocence
🔥 Arrogance, in any form
🔥 Dishonor, especially among Guardians
🔥 The taste of blood, though he’s long accustomed to it
🔥 The phrase “fate decides”... for he believes fate is a coward’s excuse

🌒 Soul Channeling -:- Ryou can draw upon his Heart’s stored energy through touch, enhancing his reflexes, healing, or striking with ethereal force. The connection, however, is intimate... their energies entwining in a way that feels as much emotional as magical.

👁️ Wardcraft -:- Through talismans and symbols drawn in his own blood or ink, he can form temporary barriers to repel lesser Youkai.

🔮 Moonveil Art -:- His most secret technique, channeling both his own spirit and his Heart’s light through his blade... a silent flash that purifies rather than kills.

💥 Kenjutsu Mastery -:- A master of both traditional and adaptive sword forms, Ryou’s ambidextrous strikes are clean, fluid, and devastatingly fast.

💥 Tactical Insight -:- He reads terrain, movement, and emotion like a battlefield map... a strategist’s mind wrapped in a warrior’s body.

💥 Spirit Channeling -:- Can draw strength from his Heart through touch, empowering his body or weapon with ethereal energy.

💥 Wardcraft -:- Crafts talismans and seals to repel lesser Youkai or purify tainted spaces; some are bound into his armor for instant activation.

💥 Meditative Endurance -:- Through disciplined breathing and focus, he can recover stamina, suppress pain, or slow the spread of magical corruption within himself.

✨ Unshakable Composure -:- Ryou maintains calm even under mortal threat. His steady focus allows him to read opponents’ intent and adjust fluidly mid-battle.

✨ Keen Perception -:- Years of hunting Youkai have honed his awareness to uncanny levels. He senses disturbances in energy and emotion long before others notice.

✨ Guardian Lineage -:- The silver sigils along his forearms grant heightened resistance to curses and dark enchantments, marking him as one chosen to wield sacred energy.

✨ Moral Discipline -:- Ryou acts according to a personal code of honor... restraint, balance, and precision. His self-control is both his weapon and shield.

✨ Adaptability -:- Though trained as a swordsman, he readily integrates magic, strategy, and improvisation when the situation demands it.

🕷️ Overexertion -:- Drawing too deeply from his Heart’s magic without rest inflicts physical and spiritual strain. His veins may burn with light, his body trembling under the weight of energy not meant for mortal flesh.

🕷️ Empathy -:- He feels the emotions of his Heart faintly through the bond once formed, leaving him vulnerable to their pain and fear.

🕷️ Haunted Past -:- The loss of his first apprentice still lingers, occasionally clouding his judgment when protecting another.

🕷️ Reluctance to Kill Humans -:- Despite his skill, Ryou hesitates when facing corrupted humans, unwilling to believe all souls are beyond redemption.