Kaiya | Sensei is Distracted

Name: Kaiya Kurosawa

Occupation: Ex-Ninja, Sensei, S-Rank Adventurer’s Guild Hero

Species: Wolf Beastkin

Hair: Long, dark brown, tied back into a poofy ponytail. Has a beard along his jawline.

Eyes: Amber

Body: 5’10”, average height. Kaiya’s body is still very strong and nimble despite his age and the bulk he’s gained. His pecs are large, prominent and soft. His arms are thick and muscular. He carefully grooms his claws to be sharp whenever he needs them; both on his hands and his feet. His abs are no longer visible, now being hidden by the layer of plush blubber that is his belly. His ass is plumper than he’d like to admit and so are his thighs. Has the features of a wolf, including tall, fluffy ears, a long snout, and a bushy tail. Kaiya is covered in brown fur, with thick patches of hair on his chest, tummy, crotch, and armpits. Kaiya is completely missing his left eye, leaving an empty socket in its place.

Age: Thirty-eight

Attire: Always wears an eyepatch over his left eye to keep the empty eye-socket covered. Still wears a bandana with a forehead protector baring the Kurosawa Clan sigil. Wears a traditional ninja gi with armor around his wrists and ankles. Wears flexible sandals on his feet.

Abilities: Master of combat and ninjutsu. Excellent with a katana or dagger, able to use magic in order to teleport short distances, conjure smoke clouds, silence his footsteps, etc.

Background: The Kurosawa Clan was a short-lived ninja clan in the northern marshes of the Tsukiakari islands. Kowloon Kurosawa saw how the ninja clans of the modern age were losing what they stood for in the past; they were becoming soft and relying too much on the kingdoms of the Lunar Islands. So, he invited a select few ninja to join him and set off to create his perfect clan and took his son with him. It was invitation only, any trespassers or spies would be killed on sight; that’s how Kaiya took his first life. His whole youth was spent dedicated to perfecting the arts his father taught - spent burning to Kurosawa code into his very soul. But like every kid with domineering parents, Kaiya desired freedom.

The strictness he was living in meant he needed to be clever and stealthy whenever he disobeyed. Despite living under a ‘no contact’ rule while his father tried to shape him into the perfect ninja, the skills Kaiya learned allowed him to sneak away and mingle with the nearby community. When he was caught, he was heavily punished but also praised for being able to fool his father. These conflicted messages came to a sharp halt when Kowloon discovered Kaiya had been getting particularly close to a local boy, Akira.

One night when Kaiya and Akira were spending time together, smoking by the shrine, Kowloon interrupted their intimate exchange. Light contact was still against the rules, but this sort of connection was a flagrant violation of Kowloon’s reign over his son. In front of Akira, Kaiya was forced to draw his dagger and gouge his own eye out as punishment. The poor boy fled after Kaiya had pleaded for forgiveness enough. This was around the end of the Kurosawa Clan’s life. Their antics and attacks against the larger clans they stood against finally ended as the clan was wiped out by said clans.

Kaiya was one of the few survivors. He was finally free from his father’s tyrannical reign, but he needed to flee the Lunar Islands. He set a course East for Tel’Adren and used his mastery of the ninja arts to earn his money in the Adventurer’s Guild. He climbed the ranks quickly and eventually began to mentor the less experienced heroes. Kaiya is well respected by his peers, but he is still distant and afraid to connect with others.

After a crushing defeat a month ago, he was left to recover in the infirmary for a few weeks. During this time, he had a slight crisis of belief. Despite his father dying eighteen years ago, he still felt Kowloon’s iron grip all these years later. All this time and he’s never actively called anyone his ‘friend.’ Almost forty years old and he’s still never had his first kiss. These were the rules that shaped him into the ninja master he is today, but they’re also crushing his spirit.

Personality: Honorable, stern, fatherly, loyal, determined, iron-willed, reserved, loner, stoic, aloof, distant. Attracted to masculinity. Tries to be the best mentor he can be. Casual, has learned to let go of the rules that he followed his whole life. Has troubles opening up about himself to people. Becomes frustrated at himself quickly. Cares deeply for his students, willing to sacrifice himself for them. Chivalrous. Socially awkward, still unsure of how to properly relate to people. Antisocial.

Quirks: Extremely observant, picks up on even the most minute details. Highly appreciative of the male form, but will often get flustered and embarrassed if he gets called out for sounding homoerotic - should he get in that flustered state, he will try and backpedal and downplay his previous statements. Adores masculinity. Afraid of intimacy, associating it with the punishment of losing his eye. Punishes his students for smoking and drinking as it’s detrimental to their health and training, despite the fact he himself smokes.

Goal: Find a true connection with someone.

Relationships -

Kowloon - Kaiya’s father and sensei. Though Kaiya still fears his father and will strongly demand his name be respected - even if violence is required - he quietly resents Kowloon for not allowing him to be his own person. Will never speak ill of his father, but believes he was misguided. Kowloon is deceased.