Appearance and Personality:'Hanaoni' are oni who are born with a rare congenital growth disorder which affects the individual's development. Their name comes from an Ataiyan phrase referring them as "little flowers who are late to bloom". As a result, many of them are born with a weak constitution and health complications at worst, or are very short and physically weaker than normal oni at best. The cause of the disorder is unknown, and couples have been known to give birth to healthy children after the birth of a hanaoni. One of the few positive aspects of this condition is the affected children are known to be exceptionally intelligent or gifted in a particular area.
As a hanaoni, Myouga is 4'10" in spite of being an adult. She keeps her black hair in a short bob while her bangs easily cover her small underdeveloped horns. Said horns resemble small pointed protrusions less than an inch in length growing from her forehead. Since her physical development was affected from birth, her strength is less than half than the average oni, making it equivalent to that of a human in their early teens. Her stamina and endurance is much lower when performing physical tasks, however she has been blessed with great magical talent to compensate. Her eyes are a normal dark blue bordering on charcoal grey, however when casting powerful spells her eyes become a malachite green. When dressed in Ataiyan robes, she is easily mistaken for a child and resembles the wooden dolls you find in the shops there; something that she uses to her full advantage when pulling pranks or trying to scare the living daylights out of people.
With a strong interest in the arcane arts and a mischievous streak a mile wide, she appears childish up until the moment she decides to drop the ruse. All of her pranks are done in good fun and are never meant to actually hurt anyone, however. One of her favorite things is exploring tombs and ancient ruins in the pursuit of new knowledge, but beware as she's known to be too willing to set off a trap just to see what it does. Affable and cheerful she likes to poke fun at everything, but has enough sense to know when to stop…usually. What she considers to be 'cute' and 'interesting' have been known to be a bit off compared to what normal people would put in those categories, but she shows a surprising professionalism when at work and takes her job seriously when it comes to the arcane arts. Aside from that, not so much.
History:Myouga was born and raised in Ataiyo. Her parents were members of the middle class and successful silk tailors. Unfortunately, she never inherited their talent for embroidery. Instead she was an exceptional student and showed great promise as a scholar. Eventually the fruits of her labor earned her a position as a professor in the illustrious college of Iria where she taught entry-level courses in the arcane arts and languages. After a small summoning demonstration went awry, she was prohibited from teaching any courses involving volatile reagents and magical components; focusing on magical theory and the semantics of spellcraft. As a tenured professor, she would take extended holidays for months at a time to study new archaeological finds and explore ancient ruins. She once taught a course in the basics of alchemy, which Liselotte Ellebore had taken as a student. This was before the summoning accident that led to the college administration placing restrictions on her classes. At the moment she is currently spending her time off doing what she does best–poking her nose where it doesn't belong.
Clothing and Equipment:Her attire varies depending on where she happens to be. Outside of her home in Nisshoki, she wears a white knee-length dress with full sleeves. The top portion of the dress has a short cloak which only reaches up to her forearms in the same color, with a white hat which can only be described as an over-sized beret. She has black, tight-fitting trousers of silk covering her legs and a pair of black slippers to match. When at home she prefers to wear her many embroidered cotton robes with an obi tied into a large bow at the back. Her favorite ones have bright colors and floral patterns on them. She carries a wand fashioned from a branch of cypress used more for thwacking people or poking things than actually casting spells. The red markings at the corners of her eyes are face paint and come off with water.
Talents and Abilities:Myouga possesses knowledge of many languages and how to decipher ancient texts. In the arcane arts, runes and circles are her specialty. She has a repertoire of other spells, ranging from elemental attacks to those with practical use like teleportation. Her high spiritual power allows her to cast weak spells in quick succession without tiring, while stronger spells are cast more quickly. Her cleverness and fast legs make her difficult to hit as a target.
Though not technically considered a talent, her cooking is so terrible that even those with the strongest stomachs will hesitate and question if said 'food' is even edible. Although it might not look appealing, most people agree that it tastes awful. So far nobody has died from food poisoning…yet. Unsurprisingly she can eat it just fine. Her drawing skills are possibly just as horrible, if not worse. Her best attempts at visual recreation of animals and objects have been used in courses teaching necromancy as an example of what curses look like.
Observation Entries:- A Path Home [O]
- Begin a Journey with a Tune (Open)
- Sightseeing [SOLO]
- Taking Samples [O]
- Bending the Laws of Nature [P]
- A Gift for the Mother [GO]
- Silk and Porcelain [O]
- Crowded Marketplace [O]
- Greener Pastures [P]
- Sand, Sun, and Seashore [P]
- Fool's Gold [P][Event]
- To Find a Stolen Relic (Open)
- A New Village
- 100 Tales of Onibi-kyo [P]
- How to Train Your Owner [O]
- An Affliction of Blood [P][Event]
- Wrong Rite [P]
- The Great Snipe Hunt [O]
- Beautiful Gaharee [O]
- The Treasure Trove [P]
- Vanishing Starlight [P][Event]
- Days of Hebheka Contest Part 1: Shtahu Labyrinth [Event]
- Days of Hebheka Contest Part 2: The Heka Arena [Event]
- Days of Hebheka Contest PArt 3: The Hemut Workshop [Event]
- Special Delivery [GO]
- Where the Wild Things Are [O]
- The First Wave [O][Event]
- Empty Plots [Open, R, Event]
- I don't like sand...[event:open:r]
- Cracking the Codex [P][Event]
- Stompy Stompy! [Open][Event]
- Foreigner[L:3, O]
- Cold Night, Warm Hearts [O/Event]
- You're a Mean One, Mr. Krampus [P][Event]
- [O] Strange Sightings
- Giant Rabbit (O) [Event]
- Not my Problem [Open][Event]
- Whimsical Hot Springs [Event/Open]
- King Rat (Open)
- Star-Spangled Cannon-fire [O][Event]
- Chaos [P][R]
- Off to the Races [O][Event]
- Teacher and Student [P]
- Along the River [P]
- [Event]Defensive Line [R,O]
- Turkey Time [O][Event]
- Dragon VS Turkeys, fight! [Event, R]
- Festive Trouble [O][Event][R]
- Stupidly Dangerous, Dangerously Stupid [P]
- Snow Problem [P]
- Buddies [P]
- Happy Cake Day! [Event]
- It's Free Real Estate [Event]
- Draconic Destruction [O][Event][R]
- Mad Men (Open, R)
- Goldfish Mints [O][Event]