Kentaro

Name: Kentaro Noneko

Age: 17

Home Planet: Dori

Species: Edo (native species of Dori, appearance, etc covered in later sections)

History: Kentaro is really little more than your average Edo teenager going through his training to become one of the Ki'ran clanswarriors in a few years...or, rather, WAS, until he happened to get caught in a rift through spacetime and flung to who knows where...yet is his involvement the intent of one of the All-Mighty Powers That Be or merely, with his luck, a side-effect? Perhaps only time will tell...

Phys Descrip(height included): Standing at 5'6, Kentaro appears mostly human. He has dark brown hair with bangs reaching just farther than his eyes, while the rest is pulled back into a ponytail that falls past his shoulder blades, held together with a clasp decorated with a series of purely ornamental runes and arcane-looking symbols with no real significance. His eyes are a pale slate blue-grey color, but are rarely visible thanks to his trademark sunglasses. He wears a black ribbed shirt and black pants with countless pockets of different shapes and sizes, held up by a belt of a tough hide (which stands out a bit from the rest of his wardrobe, which was all clearly manufactured), and over these a dark brown coat, the color much like that of his own hair but with black stripes along the back (think tiger stripes, not normal clothing stripes) and along the sleeves the color fades into a nearly pure white (this also has innumerable pockets, but only on the inside). Always around his neck he wears a pure silver charm, bearing the symbol of his clan. His ears, a bit elongated compared to those of a human, are full of several piercings, mostly simple studs and loops, but featured on his left ear is a rather large one, also bearing his clan insignia. His skin tone has a tiny bit of a golden-copper tint to it which makes him look as if he has an eternal light tan, and at the end of his fingers are retractable claws, nearly invisible when pulled back, but nearly an inch long when out...each one sharpened and carefully cared for, strong enough to slice through unarmored flesh without too much difficulty. He is in rather good physical shape...while he does not appear very strong, it is clear he is quite fast, with powerful legs and a rather lean build. Hidden away but in easy reach, he carries another weapon for when his claws do not suffice: a length of steel chain about 3 feet long, weighted at either end.

Abilities: The several Edo clans could almost be considered their own species, as there is little genetic resemblance between them. Each clan is tied to one of the animals native to that planet, both bearing tendencies and other general resemblance to them as well as having the gift to actually become, at least for a while, one of them. Each clansman has their own unique, distinct form, and one who is used to it can recognize them in their changed state as easily as in their native one. Clan Ki'ran is actually not its own clan, but several hundred years ago was formed by the merging of two smaller but related clans, Clan Galadh and Clan Zhin. Both clans were tied to felines, Clan Galadh to a fierce predator and Clan Zhin to a smaller herbavore that was prey to some of the larger, stronger beasts. While some of the early pairings were rather awkward and incredibly diverse, over 500 years of time has resulted in them settling into a result that none would have foreseen: much like a housecat except without the domestication. In fact, the resemblance is so great that when Edo were finally exposed to people of other planets, they simply used the name 'cat' as it was the closest species to them.
Kentaro can, as a moderately-trained member of Clan Ki'ran, assume his alternate form for a few hours, and is trained in combative arts ranging from the traditional attack style of his clan utilizing his claws and speed to a rather unorthodox martial art with his chain that allows him to use it in a highly diverse manner...granted, he is only an intermediate student in each field. He's really not that talented of a fighter at all, really, but he can usually manage to not get killed, even if that means running for dear life or hiding someplace until they just go away. All his 'practice' at this has resulted in him being very competent in being generally stealthy...and the whole cat-thing doesn't hurt either.

Anything else: Kentaro is generally quite laid-back in everything he does, not taking anything seriously unless he has to. Despite his age, he has in many ways not really grown up much at all mentally and is very much a kid at heart...which leads to him being a bit of a prankster when he thinks he can get away with it (always light-hearted tricks, never anything malicious). He's a bit overconfident and tends to overestimate himself and underestimate his adversaries...and no matter how many times he has to flee for dear life from what he expected to be a simple prey or an easy fight he JUST DOESN'T GET IT.