Post by Bobbie on Sept 13, 2023 9:32:25 GMT
Kyoshin, Makikimori
Basic Information
Other Names: Maki, Kimori
Epithet:
Race: Shinigami
Organisation / Squad: Squad 13
Rank: 5th seated Senior Officer
Class: D (2 Tokens)
OC Link: Saeki, Lenalee
Personality and Appearance
Personality:
- Notable characteristics:
Observant
Maki is a very observant individual and often pays a lot of attention to the fine details that offer more implicit than explicit information about a situation or a person's character. This is not to say, however, that he remembers all his observations.
Patient
It is quite rare to see Maki lose his temper with anyone, as he displays an impressive amount of patience with people and situations. Although, like everyone, he has his limits and may get snappy at times, he is a firm believer that calm and clear thinking beats an over-eager approach.
Supportive
Perhaps in order to avoid conflict, Maki tends to be relatively supportive of other people's decisions, even if he disagrees with them. Despite seeming to keep his distance from others, he tends not to mind his own business and will offer little or big gestures here and there to help push others toward their goal.
Goal-oriented
Likewise, he is quite goal-oriented himself. Whether his intentions are out in the open or not, Maki's actions are usually carried out with purpose and often toward a larger goal for himself or others.
Scribe
Maki has an interest for ancient and contemporary writings, often engaging in the art of calligraphy himself. While the content is of less interest to him, the flow of each inked character piques his fascination as he is able to appreciate the hand movements that go into it. In order to practise this artform, he often carries scrolls with him to write in during his free time.
- Goals:
Work
Maki makes work one of his priorities and strives to do a good job of whatever task he is assigned. That said, he takes failure in his stride and tries to use it as a learning opportunity to be better next time, however ugly this process might be.
Status
As a 5th seated Senior Officer, Maki aims to move up in rank and surpass the two Senior Officers above him, reaching the 3rd seat himself. Eventually, taking on a Lieutenant's role would be ideal, though he has his doubts about ever reaching Captain status.
Appearance:
- Description:
Standing at a solid six feet, one inch in height, Maki has fiery red hair which he wears in dreadlocks. While the sides of his head are shaved, the top row of dreadlocks are pulled back to be tied into a pony tail of sorts, a dreadlock itself used to tie a knot around the rest and hold it all securely.
He is of a muscular build and has broad shoulders that often lends him a more imposing figure than his personality warrants, appearing more intimidating than his gentle nature actually is. Maki's dark eyes complement the vibrant dreads and often appear deceivingly lazy below a pair of thin eyebrows, with a split on the right one.
A prominent feature in Maki's appearance is his tattooed arms. A full black out tattoo runs from each elbow, along his forearms and across the tops of his hands till reaching his fingertips.
- Alternate Outfits:
Maki generally wears the standard shinigami uniform with the sleeves torn off at the shoulders.
- Art:
XP & Stat Tracking
XP Tracking:
- Total XP earned: 1,645
- Total XP available: 20
XP Gained
+1,645 (Creation: OC XP at the time)
XP Spent (Total: 1625)
-500 (Shikai)
-900 tier 1 (Zanjutsu +4; Kido +4; Hakuda +4; Strength +2; Endurance +1; Reiatsu +3)
-225 tier 2 (Zanjutsu +1; Kido +2)
Stat & Attribute Tracker:
Attributes:
- Strength ( 3 ) 100xp
- Agility ( 1 )
- Endurance ( 2 ) 50xp (+3 Manifestation)
- Reiatsu ( 4 ) 150xp
Skills:
- Zanjutsu ( 5 ) 275xp
- Hakuda ( 4 ) 200xp
- Hohō ( 0 )
- Kidō ( 6 ) 350xp
Manifestation: (4) 150xp
Traits & Aspects:
Traits:
Trait Name: Silent Endurance
Associated Attribute: Endurance
Trait Description: Through sheer discipline and the patience of a saint, Maki is able to endure and withstand an unpleasant situation, whether physically or emotionally, longer than the average person, having a remarkably high pain tolerance level.
Trait Name: Cutting Edge
Associated Attribute: Reiatsu
Trait Description: Through a disciplined approach and masterful control of his own Reiatsu, Maki can surround the edge of any limb on his body to create a sharpened edge that acts as a blade to cut through tough materials.
Aspects:
Aspect Name: Kido Scribe
Associated Skill: Kido (4)
Aspect Description: Maki is able to replace incantations with written or drawn kanji symbols to perform kido with no verbal cue.
Aspect Name: Ink Scribe (Shikai only)
Aspect Description: Through manipulation of the ink fused with Reiatsu, Maki is able to create symbols in ink that momentarily linger suspended in the air that are drawn with his zanpakuto. This can be used for kido or for simply limiting vision, and will dissipate on command or if coming into contact with water.
Aspect Name: Viscous Ink
Associated Skill: Manifestation (4)
Aspect Description: The ink that flows from Maki's sword is infused with Reiatsu and increases its viscosity and thickens into a gel-like substance that can absorb impact. A strong enough blow however, will cause its molecules to disperse and it will fall apart into a thinner liquid if it is not maintained.
Combat
Fighting Styles
- Name: Scribe's Combat
- Description: Skilled in Hakuda, Maki has learnt how to use his own body as a weapon and what he lacks in agility, he makes up for in strength and discipline. Using his excellent Reiatsu control to his advantage in his strikes, he relies on strategy rather than throwing blind punches, often infusing kido spells in his combat techniques that may originate from unexpected yet conveniently placed scrolls on a battlefield.
Zanpakuto:
- Name: Chūjitsuna Mākingutsūru ("Faithful Marking Tool")
- Description: Taking the shape of a standard wakizashi, the medium-length sword is Maki's pride and joy, as he is frequently seen polishing the sterling silver blade to ensure no amount of rust or dirt could ever hinder its effectiveness. [insert name]'s hilt is wrapped in black contact tape that is replaced from time to time in a very precise manner, the silver diamond pattern that is left unwrapped on each side with clinical precision left to glisten through. Its sheathe is kept in equally pristine condition, the hand-carved wood varnished and occasionally touched up with gold film that outlines swirling engravings in the wood.
- Shikai
Release Call: Ima sugu kake, Chūjitsuna Mākingutsūru ('Write now, Faithful Marking Tool')
Description: Maki's sword takes on an elongated and more flexible form very much like a bristled whip. The twine that makes the bristles of the whip is tightly wound and soaked in black ink that appears to perpetually flow from the handle. This ink can be manipulated through further honing of his skills and a deepened connection with his zanpakuto.
- Bankai: -none yet-
- Beyond Bankai: -none yet-
Kidō:
With his Kido skills at rank 6, Maki can use all Kido spells up to rank 30.
He is capable of Eishōhaki (詠唱破棄, Incantation Abandonment) for Kido spells that rank until 10, and Nijū Eishō (二重詠唱, Twofold Incantation) to combine Kido spells that rank until 20.
Techniques:
- Technique name: Kido Scroll
- Technique Description: Maki utilises scrolls with drawn out symbols to represent kido incantations to cast his spells from a chosen location that is designed to trigger after a certain amount of time has elapsed, depending on the explosive chemicals fused into the paper.
- Technique name: Scribe's Tomb (Shikai Only)
- Technique Description: Using his Shikai to form inky kido symbols that momentarily suspended in the air, Maki places one in each of the four cardinal directions of his target before triggering them all simultaneously.
- Technique name: Ink Armour (Shikai Only)
- Technique Description: As the ink flows from the hilt of his blade onto his arms, this coats his limbs to form an armour that can absorb impact and prevent a sharp blade from penetrating his skin.
Backstory
Maki was born in Rukongai to two wandering souls who found each other amidst running a mill and distributing flour to local bakeries. Riyuya met Guishi Kyoshin during one visit to a local bakery, as he was delivering a shipment of flour while she was enjoying a baked roll of sesame goodness. The two connected immediately and after their relationship moved forward, they had a son, Makikimori.
As a young child, he gave his parents little more trouble than your average child would, throwing tantrums when he didn't get his way and failing to appreciate the sacrifices made by a parent. This proved to be a challenge too demanding for the young parents, as they tried many different methods to get their only child, labelled unruly, to behave. The more he grew, the more Maki resented authority and rebelled against his father's regimental methods and his mother's blindness to his overly strict ruling.
What started as a rebellious hair dye, tattoos, and mischievous shenanigans escalated one fine day as he pushed his father well beyond his limits. Looking back, his older self could readily admit that it wasn't his finest moments, but he couldn't take it back, nor did he regret his actions. It was a learning moment, and he learnt far more than either he or his parents aimed for.
Maki sabotaged one of his father's greatest sales, thinking himself the most devious and ingenius little devil for piercing a little hole in each sack of flour. By the time Giushi reached the bakery, the sacks were empty and he had to face a very angry client to double the grief of losing his profits.
This was the final straw, and the man decided that Maki needed to learn real discipline. Riyuya was far too passive to put up any fight, and within a matter of days, Maki was sent off to the academy to become a soul reaper.
Of course, Maki hated it at first. This was a punishment after all, and he continued to rebel and cause chaos at any chance he got... however, once he realised that he had to come to terms with the situation as it was, he began to settle down. The calmness that he eventually experienced was unlike anything he had known all his life and he soon learnt that distance from his parents was exactly what he needed.
Without the overbearing presence of his father, Maki quietened down and was able to become his own person, flourishing in the academy and ultimately becoming a valued member of Squad 13.
