Anima Senshi

aka Dai Xianghua

Age: 25

Appearance: Undoubtably Chinese, Xianghua reaches a height of 5'7" and weighs about 125 lbs. Her skin is tan and her eyes are a sparkling emerald green. She has long black hair that falls in layers to her shoulder-blades, though it's usually up in a half ponytail or a pair of braids and a tattoo of the ouroborus dragon spanning her shoulders.

Fuku -
Cloth color: White
Pants: Emerald Green; they're loose pants -- similar to a kung-fu uniform in that respect.
Neck Covering Color: Emerald green.
Bows: None
Choker:Emerald green with a hollowed-out silver circle in the center
Locket: A silver ouroborus dragon encirlcing a green emerald.
Gloves: Green and fingerless, stopping at the wrist. Silver circles are enscribed on each palm.
Tiara: None; though the same silver circle can be found on her forehead
Boots: Plan flats that match her pants -- also similar to what a martial artist would wear, if they were not fighting barefoot.

Note: Xianghua has limited telepathy; enough to protect herself and send/recieve messages from others. She also is extremely sensitive to the chi of those around her

Weapon(s): A straight "tai-chi" sword, silver. Grip is wrapped in green, and the tail end of the grip is decorated with an ouroborus..

Attacks:
Xianghua is the guardian of the lifeforce, or, specifically, the balance of energies required to sustain life. As such, she senses changes in it as well as the energies of people around her (their own ki/chi.) She is capable of telepathic speech, mental projection, or personal shielding from illusion. She has studied wushu since she was a small child at a variety of schools from several masters -- and is at that level herself, currently. Because she has been a senshi for a very long time, crossing several reincarnations, Xianghua does not mind training others, if they're interested.
Chi manipulation: simply put, energy blasts. This attack is never called out, although it is usually preceeded by a brief focus-period. Usually this involves her martial arts work, surrounding either her hands, feet, or sword.

Ouroborus summoning: Twofold, depending on her level of strength or need at the time -- this either sends green dragon wings out of her back from the tattoo or summons the ouroborus itself to protect the lifeforce, taking the shape of a full green dragon. It is not solid, being made of chi, and cannot be ridden, capable of phasing through other solids. Anima maniuplates it from the ground.

Forgotten moon: Lends her invisibility from the normal sensory perceptions of those around her, though obviously her chi can still be sensed by those who are capable of noticing it. Duration: 3 RPG posts.

Anima lifeline: Literally an energy rope spanning from one of her hands to the target. Alters the balance of chi in favor of the weaker party; if someone is ailing, energy drains from the stronger party (usually Xianghua) to the weaker (an injured person). She can manage two ropes at a time, but no more. (one in each hand.)

Europa Vis Major (strongest attack): Summons positive chi, drawing it into a sphere around Xianghua -- a punch downward sends this rocketing outward in an explosion around the girl.

As the last remaining member (to her knowledge) of the royal family of Europa, she can teleport herself and others to its ruins. Since the moon is currently encrusted by lots of ice, it's usually pretty cold. Doesn't affect her.

History: Xianghua is the eldest princess of the Europa moon, serving the royal family of Jupiter during the times of the moon Kingdom. This does not, according to Europan custom, make her the crystal carrier, as that task always fell to the youngest sister, and, in her case, there were three. None, to her knowledge, are still alive. The eldest becomes the leading senshi for protection and fighting purposes; captain of the guard, so to speak. This suited Xianghua fine at the time, as she had no interest in being a Queen. When the war with Beryl began, Europa was evacuated, with the exclusion of Xianghua and a few of the rest of the guard, leaving the small moon to be an outpost against invasion. This, naturally, failed, and as the last left alive, Xianghua used one of her attacks at the time to destroy the capital city, depleting it of all its lifeforce -- this left the entire moon encrusted in ice, as it is now, although it had been previously an oceanic planet. The ruins are still there, under its icy crust. If she had a love at the time, nothing is said of it now.

Reincarnated and reanimated like so many other senshi, Xianghua was born in Hong Kong, China. Because of her time there, she can speak English, Chinese, and now, that she's moved to Tokyo, Japanese; although she prefers the liquid poetry of her native language: Mandarin. Ever since childhood, she's studied Chinese Wushu (Kung fu.) She plays the piano a little and enjoys photography. Her parents, diplomats, enjoyed a good deal of wealth and security, which she carries over herself in Japan -- currently using her wealth to restore a temple that had previously fallen into disrepair, aiding the monks who have resumed residency there. She is buddhist. Her current "dayjob" is to be a freelance photographer for local news networks. It gives her a free enough schedule to still be able to pursue the things she enjoys.

Personality: She is, normally, quite tranquil, calm, and accepting -- in many ways, these things are a reflection of her Buddhist philosophy. In battle, Xianghua almost always prefers strategy to outright fighting -- often employing analyzation of her opponent's abilities or fighting styles.

Home: Boards in the quarters of the Buddhist temple she is helping to restore. The grounds are small but it retains the features of a traditional temple: gates, pagoda, main hall, lecture hall, cemetary, and bell. As such, her personal quarters are very small and rather modest.

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