Mika Yin Qiao Bio

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The younger sister of Princess Rin, and youngest child of the King and Queen of Xerathis.  When she was born the kingdom rejoiced at seeing a mother princess to the head family, assumed that as she grew her single tail would turn into nine like Rin's.  As the years passed it became clear that no more tails would grow, and the visitors lessened every day.  Many saw her single tail as a bad omen, but most simply found her beneath their notice compared to her older sister.  Despite being a princess she found herself mostly ignored, and only given the bare minimum of respect tradition demanded, while her older sister was treated like a proper princess. Away from the spotlight, she began to study with her grandmother and learned to be a fighter instead of a princess. Whenever she was home however, she mostly slipped through the cracks became of a delinquent, acting out and playing tricks on people in order to actually be noticed by those around her. Eventually leading into enough trouble that she was sent off to learn proper respect and discipline from the Empress, though she still finds time to train with her grandmother.

Ka Nuk-Ta Bio

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One of the first Alpha Oni born into the new more organized Ka-Tu tribe, a group of Oni focusing on forming a proper Oni nation.  Ka was raised in a mix of traditional Oni culture and her tribes new modernized ideals. She was strong and quickly learned to use her strength to help her tribe's goals with her ferocious persona aiding to keep more reckless Oni in line.  As her home land of Baji plunged into Chaos her chief sent her to aid their human allies of Shima, where she takes part in a strike force aiming to end the darkness of their land before it affects the Oni as well.  She has lived there for several years in the present day, and has slowly adopted parts of human culture to better fit in.  Despite that she is an Oni through and through and finds true bliss on the battlefield, voting to travel to Zhu as soon as Keiji brought the idea up.

Maru Bio

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Maru is the youngest of Dokura Ibeshi's two children. Unlike his older sister, Maru wasn't assigned a future job at an early age and as such lacks the specialized experience and training Rani had at his age.  He has been mostly left to his own devices, and is still in school trying to figure out what he wants to do when his schooling ends. He has a more distant relationship with his famous mother, who spends most of her time trying to keep Rani under control.  As a result he often feels more ignored and instead looks to his sister for advice and comfort as he tries to find his place in the world.

The Spider

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Will skip the concept for this one for the time being, and give her brief bio. Not as indepth as some of the other ones but that is because of her role in the story.  

The woman known as The Spider was once a promising fighter in Zhu society, seen as someone who would one day becoming a legendary martial artist due to her unique abilities and skills.  But following problems in her life she turned away from society and became a deadly fighter feared in distant lands.  No one knows what exactly she was doing in her absence, but the woman that came back was changed and beneath her polite actions were always sinister undertones.  She hangs around high society once more, but many feel she is plotting something and all fear the venom that her name implies.

Ing Rao Bio

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A Tribal by birth Ing Rao spent her childhood in the jungles outside of the Empire. There she was trained to be a hunter, not only to catch food but to help defend her tribe from the various beasts and monsters that roam the wilderness.  As a young teenager she was hunting by herself when she wandered into a nearby village, there her life was changed forever when she met a retired chef once renown all throughout the Empire.  She returned every day and soon became his student, learning the cooking art of his family and using her hunting skills to gain more exotic ingredients for them to make use of.  As the years passed she became both a master chef and hunter/tracker, soon picking up his former name as she began to travel the Empire crafting dishes desired by even the highest nobles and foreign leaders. She continues to do so despite constant requests to hire her permanently, she instead focuses on building her knowledge and skills and increasing the honor of her art by attempting to craft a dish worthy of going down in their peoples legends. 

Xiao Quan Bio

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Born to two lesser nobles she was groomed from as soon as she could talk to interact with the various factions and nations that involve themselves with the Empire. She was schooled and trained by them to be an ambassador of sorts with other nations as well helping to broker deals with the various guilds and groups. Unfortunately for them she never had much interest in that or anything else they tried to have her focus on. She was instead fascinated by the world of martial arts, starting one she saw an exhibition match between two local heroes. She fell in love with martial arts at that moment and would do anything to see more; she collected countless books and went to every tournament and event that she could.  By the time she was 13 she had an encyclopedia like knowledge of the fighting styles of her region as well as the techniques and family lines of various fighters.  While her parents supported her interest as a hobby they didn't allow her to actually pursue her dream of being a fighter herself.  Eventually she had enough of not being allowed to chase her dream, and with the help of her loyal retainer she ran away from her home in pursuit of dream of a martial arts adventure.

Eraeli Bio

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From a land beyond even the farthest corners of the Empire, Eraeli is known to her people as a Vahun-Raat. Meaning Child of the Gods, the Vahun-Raat are individuals given blessings from the gods of the land which for Eraeli meant a third eye.  The only one within her clan she was at one point being primed to be a spiritual leader of sorts, but instead found her true calling as the Avatar of Crafting.  Using her third eye to perceive and understand the true potential of anything (or anyone) she sees, Eraeli has become the most respected blacksmith within her lands as well as an excellent coach for aspiring hunters and warriors.  Eventually growing bored with her Vahun-Raat life she set out to go on an adventure to see distant lands, experience new techniques, craft with more exotic materials, and bring home new ideas and philosophies to her people.   During her travels she has already made quite a name for herself in other lands, with her unique abilities making her in high demand among the rich and powerful seeking someone to create the perfect monument or weapon in their honor. She finds herself in the Empire in hopes of gaining an audience with the Empress to fully explore Zhu materials and forge a weapon as a gesture of friendship from her distant people in case they ever have official contact.

Keiji Bio

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The Shima Clan had traditionally stayed passive in the wars that ravaged their land, a collection of religious villages that focused more on dealings with the spirit world.  Over time they found themselves dragged into conflict more and more, the changing nature of war and politics of the region slowly building up more and more enemy clans that sought their destruction.  Shima had no choice but to embrace the old ways once more, their summoners and samurai retrained for war over the last few generations to face these new conflicts and more than capable of going on the offensive.  This new more war ready Shima clan was the one that Keiji was born into, one of Boss Shima's several sons his life was a mix of luxury and bloodshed.  While not next in line for control he was still expected to be a leader and began fighting in the wars of his clan when he was barely even a teenager.  He had received the best of training and been augmented with old Shima relics to further his potential, awakening a deadly killing machine beneath his soft girly appearance.  Outside of battle the young Lord always seems happy and cheerful and more focused on romantic pursuits than any glory.  Any familiar with him know however that regardless of his personality his loyalty to his clan means he will do anything to protect and hidden under his feminine gaze are the eyes of a hardened killer. 

Rin

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Princess Rin Yin Qiao, heir to the throne of Xerathis and niece to the Zhu Empress.  Developing nine tails as a young child she was considered a blessing from the Great Mother herself, the future queen being one of the select few to develop the holy nine tails.  Such a heavenly birth of course led to high expectations, made even higher by the fact that her mother was one of the daughters of the Matriarch Xing Yi Qiao.  Rin lived up to the expectations in terms of magic potential and beauty, but that was where it ended.  Instead of the driven young princess people expected Rin enjoys the perks of her status with none of the responsibility.  She is notorious for avoiding her studies and training, instead focusing on her own pleasure and entertainment at all times.  When it comes with politics and other important meetings she has to be dragged in, and even then she is more likely to spend the time flirting instead of seriously considering what is being discussed.  After a while her parents had enough and she was sent to stay with the Empress for a while, in hopes that her aunt would be able to force some discipline on the girl and make her see the seriousness of the future.

Rani Bio

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Rani Ibeshi is the daughter of legendary warrior and Imperial retainer Dokura Ibeshi, as such she was born into the high caste society and specifically spent her whole life around nobility.  Very early on it was decided she was be like her mother and be the retainer for Princess Aya, everyone expecting her to live up to the job and be great example of such an important and honorable role.  She was a little rough as a child but everyone assumed it was just natural energy from her father, but as she grew it became clear she was far from the perfect woman they expected.  She was violent, loud, foul mouthed, and all around thuggish.  She was nothing like her mother outside of both of them being skilled at fighting, and most people regarded her as yet another delinquent or hoodlum.  But she never does things that are overtly criminal, with most of her violence being directed towards other troublemakers and her high borne status and Imperial connections give her more leeway then the average citizen anyway. A lot of things get said about her, people on all levels of society speaking ill of her and even her mother is concerned with the person she became; but despite that there is one thing that is agreed on.  She is a great fighter and she always is there for the Princess when needed; she may not be the woman everyone wanted, but she is a good retainer and friend to Aya.

Takuya Bio

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High Priestess Niang was always thought to be keeping things from the rest of the government, but no one was prepared to see just how many. The raid on her temple revealed hundreds of scrolls and evidence of secret experiments, many of which while not officially illegal would have been made so if it was known. But the one that sparked the whole investigation was the experiment that managed to escape: a young boy named Takuya.  Takuya selective breeding and experiments done on him from a fetus up until he escaped as a preteen, creating someone with so much magic floating through his body that he was partially a mana construct himself.  He managed to escape from the temple he was housed in during a chaotic battle between the priestesses and an enemy faction, and eventually ended up near the palace as the Empress was passing. 

Takuya's only knowledge of the Empress had come from Niang and the other priestesses at the temple, so when he came across her he  expected a fight. Instead the Empress saw what he was, and that he was hurt and went to help him up. Her guards were on edge but she stayed perfectly calm as she reached for his hand with a smile. Takuya looked up into the eyes of the most beautiful person he had ever seen, feeling a sense of caring and safety he didn't think possible. When he took her hand that day, his life changed forever. When his handler came demanding him back, the Empress defended him both out of wanting to know more and out of disgust from such things being kept from her. She fought and killed the handler before taking Takuya in for questioning. He explained what he was, and what he knew about their other experiments as well as what was planned for him in the future. He was given an offer he couldn't refuse, to stay in the palace and work for her against Niang. It was at that moment that he began to know what he now calls his real family, and he is forever grateful to Li Ling for giving him purpose and a home with her. Years later he still works for her with undying loyalty. Always ready to not only research for her to but to put his magical power to offensive use and kill those who would threaten his true mother, The Empress.

Kanak Sujah

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Kanak Sujah was a hunter in a small village on an isolated island, when a pirate attack destroyed his home he expected to die as well but fate had a different path in store for him.  An ancient phoenix spirit bonded to him in his final moments, restoring his body and granting him powers and martial arts skills beyond that of any mortal.  Wielding the cosmic flames themselves he erased the pirates from the world before leaving his ruined home, to travel the world and beyond.  Through the spirit he had gained knowledge of ancient fighting styles long forgotten from the world, and his body was reborn with every death stronger then before.  For decades he used his powers to spread peace, and grant the helpless the power to protect themselves and their homes.  As time went on though he often found peace rarely lasted more then a generation and those he helped often turned into the wicked themselves as years passed.  At first he didn't falter but with each of his deaths the doubt and anger grew within his new body, until after 100 years it consumed him.  He decided people didn't deserve the knowledge of war and combat, and together with a band of disillusioned heroes they decided they would remove the capability from the world by any means necessary.

Aya Li Qiao

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Princess Aya Li Qiao is the eldest daughter of Empress Li Ling Qiao and the heir to the Imperial throne.  Born for the sole purpose of one day replacing her mother, instead of a child out of love she has struggled with understanding her place from a young age. Her mother is very strict and constantly pushes for Aya to be better in everywhere and was never really there emotionally. Such a way of raising resulted in a young girl who always felt the only way to earn her mothers love to constantly prove herself. So she strives to learn and understand the political intricacies as well as mastering the family martial arts.  She has very little friends outside of her family and palace staff, any outside social interaction almost always being for the sole purpose of learning how to deal with people as a princess and sitting in on meetings regarding law or trade.  Most of her free-time is spent training instead of hanging out with others leading to a more introverted princess who rarely has the patience to really deal with those outside her circle and struggles to define herself beyond the fact that she is the daughter of a loved and feared Empress.

Ko-Shin and Nan-Su (The Zuni Twins)

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Ko-Shin and Nan-Su are twin Zhuni sisters and the sole students/daughters of respected martial arts master Ban "Cannon Fist" Liao.  They have a rather unique mutation of being born twins, their dantian and their very souls became connected to the point that neither can access the full extent at the same time as the other.  While this isn't a problem or even noticeable while just moving around and being calm, the moment one gets excited or expresses any big emotion the other feels less.  If one becomes filled with an emotion or feeling to extreme levels the other becomes a passive body just following her sister around and maneuver based on base instinct if danger comes until she calms down.  Doing this also transfer recent thoughts and feelings to the other, allowing them to send messages across any distance without speaking and if only one closes her eyes she can see through her sister's.  Due this level of a bond they are extremely close and always right next to each other unless they are needed by their father in two places at once.  Building on their bond their father has trained them in a variation of his fighting style built to be used by two people at once, the two sisters fighting as extensions of the other with every movement chained and built on.  They are capable of switching offense and defense as needed with no noticeable communication with the other sister chaining an attack off of the block or parry right as it happens.

Much like their father they don't have real jobs, though they do have a house and land thanks to their wealthy mother instead they let her handle everything and travel around fighting people and training in their martial art.  Much like him they normally pay off debts and bills via beating up trouble makers and doing shows.  Their goal in life is to become a legendary martial arts hero that is spoken about for generations, and to that end they seek out anything and anyone related to martial arts and constantly enter tournaments.  Their father having successfully convinced several high ranking officials that his daughters were one person with a chi technique that splits them in two, allowing them to fight in single tournaments if they want to.  Where they often develop one sided rivalries with people of great skill or children of other masters swearing to overcome them and prove that their father is the greatest master no matter if the other side cares or not. 

Dokura Ibeshi

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Xing Yi's most loyal follower and retainer, the woman known as Dokura is mostly an enigma to Zhu society. She is regarded as a hero and patriot but all records are very vague on her past with the only solid information being that she has followed the matriarch since she was a teenager.  Both a bodyguard and an assassin she puts her all into serving the Imperial family and doing what she can to ensure that Xing Yi is safe and her will is carried out.  A sense of duty and tradition that she tries very hard to pass on to her own teenage daughter to mixed success.  On the surface she maintains a strong presence and unwavering confidence and loyalty but beneath it she has her own set of issues. A daughter that forsakes tradition being at the top of her list, but there is also a creeping sense of doubt in regards to her Matriarch as she begins to wonder if Xing Yi is losing her way and becoming something other than the woman she'd give her life for. She had also been a symbol of Zhu strength and loyalty, and the problems she is starting to face may be signs of what is happening to her society as a whole.  

Hirara Bio

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Hirara is an anomaly, not a single person alive knows where she came from or has any memory of her being a child or even when she first appeared.  There are no records of her family or any jobs she held in the past.  All people know is that she tends to show up wherever large scale events happen, always offering her assistance for whatever is going on.  Outside of that it was more likely for people to encounter her at random, the woman seemingly walking towards and unknown destination always willing to help out anyone she meets along the way or at least talk to them.   While always known, Hirara reached Empire wide fame after effortlessly beating several high profile martial arts masters who challenged her to a duel over what they saw as a slight against them.  Her combat prowess soon being what she was most known for as people from all over the universe came to either fight her or to try and learn from her, very few actually being taken as students (most notable of which is Xing Yi)

Nowadays Hirara can be found hanging around the Heaven's Gate monastery as an unofficial monk of discipline, but she still wanders about from time to time and is always willing to speak to and assist people.  Although her and Xing Yi apparently had a falling out there has been no government decree against her, and the rulers who followed the Matriarch have all held a great respect for Hirara and used her insight on many occasions. While she is respected there are many who worry about what her knowledge may cause, fear that she may cause them to be an early target of the System or that she may attempt to control the strings of future herself.

Matriarch Xing Yi Qiao

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Years of studying with a shady mentor, and dealing with personal tragedy has brought changes in the once idealistic and eager princess.  When she became Empress she was much harsher than people expected,  her rule cold and deadly while still ensuring the prosperity of her people, often at the cost of several others.  The typical mostly hands off approach was gone, replaced with what many referred to as the iron fist of progress.  She soon became one of the most feared leaders on several worlds, a war criminal and heartless tyrant to seem a beacon of hope and restoring former glory to others.  While her presence was everywhere in her reign, what she actually did outsides of policies and punishments is unknown to the majority of people. But she would frequently vanish for a while leaving her followers to simply follower directions laid out, as soon as her daughter became of age she left the Empire for over a decade with no sightings.  Only returned after her granddaughter began to go through training, and leaving once more (with the granddaughter) when the then current Empress died.  Now in present day she sort of just floats in and out, rumors about her personally dealing with those who know too much or she holds a grudge against. Despite being retired she holds a lot of influence and many remain loyal to her and many believe that she may still secretly run the Empire and that Empress Li Hua could be merely a puppet following her grandmothers commands. 

The Kougari

Beneath the surface(One could say the entire Crust) of Kios exists a place known as the Dark Realm, a forever separate yet connected world beneath what most people call Kios. Drawing it's named from the sky only alternating between dark gray and dark red, this world within a world is the source of all dark energy and black magic within Kios. Like most realms it has its own ecosystem full of unique plants and animals dotting it's jagged landscape. Most importantly however are the intelligent life forms that evolved there. As in known with Kios, energy only can build up for so long before it ends up changing form. In the Dark Realm that energy became Kougari (closest translation would be demon).

In the ancient days of Kios, the buildup energy began to draw in thoughts from the realm above, the powerful emotions reacting with it and forming the ancient Kougari lords of old. Hungering Kiku-Tunka, Bahu of Shadow, Lunkr of Filth, Painful Cen Hup, and Rageborn Ri-Sun. These ancient demons were masters of their realm, soon spreading out to the other parts of Kios and making their mark known. They were still new to life, obsessed with bringing their bodies and minds newfound pleasure driven by impulse and little more. They spread untold destruction across all planes of Kios, until one by one they were forced back into the dark Realm with Kiku-Tunka and Cen Hup being sealed between realms in a state between life and death. When they returned those things were different, there were other Kougari now, weaker yet more complex ones, it had became a species. With very rarely ones like them forming from individuals drawing in so much magic over time and becoming a unique entity.

The Kougari are a collection of intelligent life forms formed from the dark energy of the world, while they had roots in random formation they are now creatures in every sense of the word reproducing through sex and needing "food" to survive. They lack any form of true society their species too diverse for its own good as they have thousands of variations with vast differences; most preferring to live in packs of their own kind so they can focus on fulfilling their desires. Every now and then individuals crop up who want to forge more but all attempts fail, or only last for either short term of small groups normally resulting in the more social Kougari to move into Raiki cities and live among them.

The countless variations normally saw their genesis in a reflection of a fear or thought from the surface, creating things such as succubi/incubi, rage beasts, love demons, fear feasters, etc. As such many feed on raw emotion, ideas, and concepts instead of actual physical meals although many are capable of doing so. Their natural connection to the energy that forms their realm allows them easier access to the other realms much like their ancestors before them, making their primary hunting ground against the races that live on the surface. Their hunts shaping the various species as great enemies of the majority of intelligent life living above them, the Kougari themselves having no organized view on other creatures and simply hunting them because it was fun and useful to them some actually liking them.

They have a rather unusual biology in the sense that the magic within them allows them to breed either any life form no matter how radically different from them. If it can reproduce sexually they can impregnate it or be impregnated by it, the Kougari normally taking said creature back into the dark realm with them making it not an uncommon sight to see non demons or Raiki amongst Kougari packs or settlements but such are normally slaves or toys, and only rarely are they there out of love. Mixed children with the Kougari are always Kougari but possesses traits from whatever the other parent species is ones that happen a lot becoming their own sub races over time.

Priestesses

General

The primary and most common job regarding the religion is the all-female staff that are the public's guide and aid to the faith.  They are government employees that work at the temples closest to their home, aiding in prayer, teaching religious tales and lessons, group meditation, consoling,  as well as more specialized tasks of dealing with spirits and demons, and protecting people they care for.  Priestess are required to always be willing to help those who are in need, and if a dishonorable person seeks redemption they are required to aid them in the task and speak on their behalf in regards to any trouble they've got in.  This isn't a get out of jail free card for the criminal since the priestess has to actually believe they want to change, and even then it only reduces the sentence and not actually removes it all together.  They are well respected in the community and serve as sort of community mother and big sister figures to many people of all ages for how much they assist others and their warm friendly attitude.

To become a priestess one has to go through a year of classes which take place every day at the temple, and once they prove they have learned the basics and concepts they are made a priestess in training where they shadow a more experienced Priestess for several years learning more and more of the practices as well privately studying with them to ensure they become as dedicated and understanding as the job requires.  As time goes on they are allowed to do more and more things on their own until they are allowed to take a final test to prove they are ready.  The test involves memorization of several legends and holy texts, at least a basic understanding of how to do magic, consoling a person in need while the Head Priestess observes, explaining how the Tenets of Faith apply to  them on a personal level, and the sacrifice of their great accomplishment (if it's not a physical object then a symbolic sacrifice of it) on an altar to the Great Mother.  

Caretakers 

The Caretakers are the most common form of Priestess, and the one most people think of when they hear the word or think of temples.   Serving as the face of the religion these women can be found in the temples all day, the younger members of the order actually living inside of them.  During their 12-18 hour shifts they walk around the complex praying, meditating, and maintaining the building as they wait for people to enter.  If the day is slow they will send a few of the women out into the streets in order to help random people with their daily tasks or anyone they notice is in need.  When people are there they lead in group meditation, personal prayers, and tell stories of the faith to children. They are who Zhu confess too when it comes to being dishonorable and they serve as counselors for various trouble for life, ranging from marriage issues to business deals.  They are obligated to help anyone regardless of who or what they are, and are the people who talk on behalf of prisoners to get reduced sentences or second chances.  They feed and provide blankets for the homeless every day, often bringing the younger ones and letting them sleep in the temple. 

Galeizou 

Galeizou tend to have their own buildings, but they are often smaller additions to an existing temple or the top floor of a particular large one.  They serve as a form of healer for the spiritual ailments, though they do have a moderate degree of skill in physical healing as well.  They don't have specific shifts such as caretakers most of them instead being on call, with one or two left in the building to document the needed cases.  When they are told about a spiritual issue such as possession, a mystical curse, or in some cases malevolent spirits lurking around they quickly assign someone to go and look into it.  While there they will uses their various magical and specially attuned chi to deal with the threat or ailment, often carrying a spell book of sorts with them though more experiences Galeizou end up memorizing the entire book and creating their own methods.  At least once a year every Galeizou is required to do a pilgrimage across the entire kingdom that they live in, walking across the landmasses and helping everyone and everything they come across with spiritual issues.  This period is also treated as a time to seek out spirits that lurk in the outskirts of settlements and deal with them. 

Slayers

Slayers tend to have their area in the basement of temples, the floor normally filled with training equipment as well as various texts for them to look into.  They are known as Slayers because it is their job to deal with the more "earthly" plane of magic, them combating demons  and monsters instead of just raw spirits like their sisters.  They use magic but it is normally either to enhance their equipment or to summon benevolent allies, their primary fighting method utilizing chi attuned to the needed energy signature for the threat.  Their job is equal parts preparation as it is actual fighting, them spending countless hours researching the threat and fine tuning their traps and equipment before actually engaging and enemy.  While small ones can be dealt with by a single slayer, most creatures are attacked with a group and through planning, scouts constantly on the lookout for new ones and listening to every report they come across.  

Phoenix Warriors

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Normally I'd put the concept for this specific character, but instead I'll put the in universe explanation of the group he represents in his appearances

Northern Spirit- Vesta
Southern Spirit - Kon'Shu
Western Spirit - Ralvir
Eastern Spirit- Loc'Tun

In the Early days of the universe, when Kios formed from the ambient energy between the various planes of existence 4 spirits were birthed from the left over energy. The spirits were birthed in the form of massive bird like creatures of spiritual fire, these forms soaring across the various planes of existence for millions of years, watching over the state of affairs and seeing how things were meant to be. Over time things began to change, various life forms began to form all throughout the realms and those life forms attracted those who sought to end the balance. Beings from beyond sought to disrupt it, and various creatures from within sought to control or end it. The spirits were powerful in their home realms but had little influence outside, yet they all knew they had to uphold their duty of protecting the balance somehow. To solve this they each sought out a life form on or near the planet Kios, each having their own reasons for who they chose. They gave these beings power and the freedom to use it as they pleased as long as they became their avatars and defended the various planes from all who threatened the delicate cosmic balance.

The spirits each take up residence in a different sector of the planet's spirit realm watching over the various planes that intersect with that sector and sending any needed information to their avatar. How they communicate various from spirit to spirit, as does their criteria for choosing an avatar two things that have been shaped by their various experiences over their infinite life span.

Each Avatar is transformed into a new life form that straddles the line between the various planes, them gaining the ability to step into other realms and dimensions as needed, their bodies components changing if needed. They are given intimate knowledge of an ancient fighting art crafted by the spirits, and a superhuman body to match it. They all have a natural attunement to flames of the soul, a fire that burns both the body and the spirit as its user wishes. The specifics of the fires look and other uses vary from avatar to avatar, normally based on the persons mental state. The most notable gift each avatar is given, is the gift of immortality they become immune to age and illness and will regenerate from any fatal wound (no matter how extensive), slightly more powerful than before. All avatars hold the memories and experience of all previous avatars of their particular spirit.

Despite this they don't last forever, every so many years the spirits fight their avatars in order to test if they are still worthy. Every time the spirit loses it returns multiple times stronger than before forcing the avatar to constantly improve, the moment they don't is the end of their service as they are defeated and stripped of their powers allowed to live out the rest of their days as a normal person or be killed if they seek a warriors death. One can also willingly give up their powers but such a thing is very rare