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Name: Kōtenbō
Nickname: Koten || Tengu
Age: 750
Gender: Male
Species: Karasu-Tengu
Height: Human - 6’3” (1.9m) || Crow - 30” (78 cm); Wingspan - 60” (152 cm)
Weight: Human - 150 lbs || Crow - 2 lbs
Eye Color: Red
Hair Color: Black
Skin Color: Pale
Feather Color: Black

Job:
- Personal Bodyguard to the Bathhouse Proprietor
- Captain of the Guards

Abilities:
- Summoning Lightening
- Summoning Winds
- Martial Arts

Weapons:
- Shakujo Staff
- Hauchiwa

History:
When Kotenbo was born, his mountain didn’t have a name. It was just a small, isolated place, one of many in a long spine of mountains, but it was his mountain, and he loved it more than anything else. His duty was to protect it, and so he did. Like all tengu, he was wise and skilled in martial arts even from a young age, even without a teacher, and he used these skills to protect the mountain from any straying humans, though he would occasionally give advice to travelers with purer intentions. However, over time the occasional human turned into groups of humans, and then several groups of humans, until one day a large gathering of humans came and never left, their village settled into the base of his mountain.

He tolerated them for a while, until they began to cut down the trees to make their village larger and larger. They more then cut and scarred his mountain, the more clouded his mind became, until everything he was was lost, and he fell into becoming a spirit of vengeance. It started with him disposing of the villagers who came too far up the mountain, but the further submerged in hate he became, the more violent he became, to the point that the villagers were too frightened to leave their homes lest he take his vengeance out on them. His mind was lost to the anger, but some part of him knew that even if he hadn’t been lost, he’d have hated them anyway.

The village, though, could no longer afford to keep losing their members to the “enraged demon.” They pooled their money and paid a priest to come and exorcise the angry spirit so that they could continue to live in peace. A wandering Buddhist answered their call, and travelled up the mountain to confront the demon. Kotenbo treated him with no more courtesy than he granted any of the other humans, despite the fact that he should have seen the holy man as a brother of the spirit world. They engaged in a battle, and despite Kotenbo’s rage and power, he was defeated. Though he had triumphed over the Tengu, the monk could not destroy his spirit completely, so he had a shrine built at the very top of the mountain and bound the spirit there, to sit harmless forever. The village was overjoyed, and they were able to carry on with their lives.

And so Kotenbo was for over four hundred years, chained with only his rage and hatred to comfort him. As time passed, however, the rage faded away, until only regret was left to sting at his soul. He had no remorse for what he’d done to the humans, except that his reckless, mindless actions had led harm to his precious mountain, but he did regret that he’d allowed himself to become so thoroughly consumed by his anger that he’d lost himself.

The villagers eventually forgot that the demon Tengu of the mountain was anything more than a story, a fable for why it was dangerous to go up to the top of the mountain for any reason. Eventually, though, someone came to that village, and despite all of their warnings to turn back, she travelled up the side of the mountain, the first set of feet to walk that path in over four hundred years. And also for the first time in four hundred years, Kotenbo looked up and saw light instead of darkness, and a kind, quiet smile asked him if he would like to come with her to a place where there were no humans at all. He couldn’t have said no if he’d wanted to.

His bonds broken, Kotenbo came to see just how much the world had changed around his mountain in four hundred years. Humans no longer believed in his kind and other spirits like him, and there was no place for him on his mountain. The Bathhouse of the spirit world became his new home and sanctuary, and more importantly, he found himself living for the single purpose of protecting and serving the witch that saved him.

Random Facts:
- When he changes between his Raven and Human forms, a faint smell of ozone and lightening accompanies the transformation.
- He can hide his wings in his human form, but it’s uncomfortable for him and he only does so when space is limited.
- He always, always, always has his hauchiwa with him. It is very precious to him, and he never lets it out of his sight. It is a symbol of his species and power, and without it he is severely weakened.
- His shakujo is enchanted so that it can shrink down to a small, ornate earring. He can undo the spell and return it to it’s proper size whenever he needs it.
- He has a small weakness for the susuwatari who work in the boiler room, and he often brings them little treats.
- Koten hates humans for what they did to him and his mountain, and even now he has little tolerance for them.
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Comments: 37

HotBlackAngel [2011-10-25 23:29:22 +0000 UTC]

He makes me want to join

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llawll In reply to HotBlackAngel [2011-10-26 06:33:34 +0000 UTC]

Jooooooin

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HotBlackAngel In reply to llawll [2011-11-22 02:44:33 +0000 UTC]

I ammmmmmmmm

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llawll In reply to HotBlackAngel [2011-11-23 18:08:47 +0000 UTC]

/dances

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Jecksy-Candy [2011-10-25 23:22:44 +0000 UTC]

yeah everyone there is so old...except for Kai who is way too young =7=;;;; *scribbles on scroll*

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llawll In reply to Jecksy-Candy [2011-10-26 06:34:05 +0000 UTC]

. . . [/looks around, and then points at himself] . . . Are you calling me old?

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Jecksy-Candy In reply to llawll [2011-10-26 15:01:21 +0000 UTC]

. N-n-not at all Koten-sama! I was j-just refering to the age gap between most of us and Kai-san...t-that's all *tail between her her legs*

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llawll In reply to Jecksy-Candy [2011-10-26 18:34:01 +0000 UTC]

. . . It's fine. You don't have to worry about - it's probably true.

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Jecksy-Candy In reply to llawll [2011-10-26 20:35:00 +0000 UTC]

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llawll In reply to Jecksy-Candy [2011-11-04 04:09:11 +0000 UTC]

"There's nothing to apologize for. Just make sure your work gets done." Would say he's totally not scary but he can be, just almost never and probably never to Fuu |D

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Ishida1694 [2011-10-23 23:28:30 +0000 UTC]



SO amazing and OH MY GOD look at that History....T/3/T You are such a hard worker Captain.

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llawll In reply to Ishida1694 [2011-10-23 23:58:06 +0000 UTC]

. . . [/slowly brofists?]

Thank you Spiderman! [/hugs]

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Ishida1694 In reply to llawll [2011-10-24 00:33:43 +0000 UTC]

"Enjoy that >3>...I will not be handing out such gestures so often ..." *Clears his throat* =3=

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llawll In reply to Ishida1694 [2011-10-24 01:49:53 +0000 UTC]

Right [/doesn't really care that much]

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Ishida1694 In reply to llawll [2011-10-24 02:05:16 +0000 UTC]

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llawll In reply to Ishida1694 [2011-10-24 02:07:32 +0000 UTC]

[/is dealing quite well]

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CarnivalPhantom [2011-10-23 22:24:27 +0000 UTC]

I really love his design, so much detail even on his clothing, wonderful job!

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llawll In reply to CarnivalPhantom [2011-10-23 23:58:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you QwQ It's not as much detail as I would have liked, but I had to stop before I went insane OTL

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CarnivalPhantom In reply to llawll [2011-10-24 00:17:27 +0000 UTC]

LOL still a very wonderful design, keep up the good work~!

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llawll In reply to CarnivalPhantom [2011-10-24 00:21:27 +0000 UTC]

/o/

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Mina-Wing [2011-10-23 05:28:10 +0000 UTC]

... I... I almost want to hug him, but he looks so... composed? Regal? I can't think of the right word...

But I think I'm going to have to try out for this group. Koten and Sento no Seirei are both too intriguing not to investigate. :3

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llawll In reply to Mina-Wing [2011-10-23 17:48:07 +0000 UTC]

[/sneaks you in to hug him because everyone needs a Mina-hug]

Do it! Yay! I am now super excited! [/as if I hadn't been already >w>]

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Jecksy-Candy [2011-10-23 03:17:26 +0000 UTC]

*A*

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llawll In reply to Jecksy-Candy [2011-10-23 17:48:46 +0000 UTC]

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Tyncelu [2011-10-22 19:33:03 +0000 UTC]

Holy crap Llawli he turned out amazing!!!! I love him!!! And his story is pretty interesting too. *U*

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llawll In reply to Tyncelu [2011-10-23 17:49:17 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!
/considers adding more to the story but [/shrugs]

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Jollymushroom [2011-10-22 13:43:16 +0000 UTC]

amg I love him so much. kjxsaxnlksjclnsdjcnlsdkj /rapes fave button.

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llawll In reply to Jollymushroom [2011-10-22 14:20:48 +0000 UTC]

/alas, poor fav button . . .

Thank youuuu
He's not as amazing as your lantern but whatever!

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Jollymushroom In reply to llawll [2011-10-22 15:19:57 +0000 UTC]

lies... he is. * touches zee law and Koten all over.* pfff lantern is poop compared with him

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llawll In reply to Jollymushroom [2011-10-23 17:57:29 +0000 UTC]

asdasdkjahsdf NOT SO!
[/touches lantern if you're going to touch the crow]

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Jollymushroom In reply to llawll [2011-10-24 01:26:04 +0000 UTC]

'A' )a This is pretty kinky too.... / loves on

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llawll In reply to Jollymushroom [2011-10-24 01:49:37 +0000 UTC]

That's just how I roll~

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StitchLich [2011-10-22 13:11:17 +0000 UTC]

Koten-sannnnnn~ <3

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llawll In reply to StitchLich [2011-10-22 14:21:10 +0000 UTC]


<3<3<3<3<3<3

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StitchLich In reply to llawll [2011-10-22 18:43:21 +0000 UTC]

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izziraw [2011-10-22 06:39:09 +0000 UTC]

I'm really quite enthused about this drawing. The expression on his face drew me in, and the story you wrote is also quite compelling. I love the little details, like the extra fuzziness on his tabards and the color in his wings.

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llawll In reply to izziraw [2011-10-23 17:49:55 +0000 UTC]

Oh, thank you! I had hoped that the story and the picture would work well together, so I'm very glad to hear you say that.
^^ It's always the little details that are the most fun.

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