Shige Kiwako

Shige Kiwako
IC Information
Full Name:	Shige Kiwako
Gender:	Female
Age (Birthdate):	October 13 (Early 20s.)
Hair Colour:	White
Eye Colour:	Amber
Height:	154cm (5'0")
Hometown:	New Arctica
Class:	Nekomata Shaman
Role:	Drifter
Bounty:	None
OOC Information
Theme:	Original Character
Groups:	None
Player:	Nemasu

"Memory's its own immortality."

Shige's a shaman in the service of Ge Ramtos. The only survivor of a coastal town in Arctica, even if some days she questions how true that is. Before the tragedy, she had been the inn and tavern keeper's daughter. Destined at one point to inherit the business that had been in her family for generations. The foundations are all that remain, if she could bring herself around to looking for it. She didn't know she had Baskar blood in her heritage. A thing she's tried to piece together as a passing curiosity. After the destruction of her town, she'd woken up with a black ticket in hand that should never have found its way into her hands. She took the trip with the rest of her village after burying them. Determined to see them home safely. A service she offers to anyone that needs it these days in her travels. She's gotten more involved in life lately.

Background

Her home was destroyed by the metal demons. She woke up after the massacre to little more than the sounds of fires burning out, the wind and the ocean. With a black ticket in hand, she proceeded to provide a burial for who she could find, to the best of her abilities. Eventually joining the rest of the village on a train she should not have been on. She wanted to make sure they made it home safely one last time. She realized she wasn't dead at some point along the trip even if she questions that at her lowest points. It was at the end of the line that she learned of her heritage even if she knows next to nothing about the Baskar. She's tried to rectify this.

She found a new direction in her life. Armed with a lantern from the train, acting as a guiding hand, a helpful ear and occasionally a gaoler for those that need help moving on to the hereafter. Bringing quiet to the restless dead. Helping the families, should there be any left. Taking the time to note the last words and stories. Sharing them with the living while giving them a sympathetic ear. She keeps the worst of her issues buried under multiple, unhealthy layers. The ghostly wisp within the lantern acting as her first medium, she tries her best to present a guiding light to others, even if she's lost herself most of the time.

In some ways, she sees her current job as something remarkably similar to her first calling in life as a bartender. These days, with the Silver Medium "Last Word" after growing frustrated with what she had seen, she's trying to clean herself up. Confronting her own long buried demons. It's not always easy, but she's spent far less time locked in a dark room drinking far too much and chain smoking.

Chapter 3 Act 1

She received a promotion for her audacity. That's how she sees it at least. Something of a punishment in a way. She's literally confronted some of her demons, in a sense and found her reaction wanting and shameful. Something to work on. With the opening of the new world, she's found a new problem in a sense. The world feels wrong to her and she hasn't put her finger on it. That they have problems, the Ten Wise Men, ennui and as she dubs it 'A sterile room vibe' spiritually, she's trying to get herself put together enough to help.

Skills, Powers and Abilities

As a shaman, she's almost entirely self-taught. Rough around the edges, playing by ear and sometimes ranging between tipsy to blitzed. Less so as often these days. She has not tried to purify malevoleance from anyone yet. She's fairly confident she'd kill them. Though there's thoughts that she can purify the undead and provide needed rest. She has control over spirits, which she rarely utilizes. Most of her help comes from the remnants and shades of those long gone. An ancient mercenary who lingers for reasons he hasn't explained to the feline. A witch who provides support, though silent most of the time and an onryo, who is the one spirit she intentionally keeps tethered. Trying to find common grounds to restore her to a happier time before she moves on. The idea of punishment usually eked out being a sticking point for the feline and a major reason she received the Silver Medium.

With the bost of power, her spirits have started to manifest more clearly. No longer looking like abstractions of her own shadow, cast by unseen lights. There's more she hasn't fully tapped into either. More have flocked to her. Trying to help, not wanting to see their home destroyed for the sake of those still around. She's started to try and learn more magic, looking into crest graphs, though she's also looked into other methods. Realizing she can't just hope others are around to keep her safe, even as she keeps them safe in a way.

She's gotten better at card games, learning from the best in a lot of ways. They've had the years to do so after all. She's a good bartender and previously, had been the best time to find her absolutely sober. There's some basics of brawling that any tender should learn, but she's also looking for alternatives there as well. A strong body helps build a strong spirit after all. She also dries and rolls her own smudge sticks, incense and cigars. Sometimes pairing the first and third together. She has dubious tastes.

She's a capable sailor and knows more than she usually lets on. With her newly recovered airship (Which can't fly at this time.) she's taken the ghostly crew under her command and acts as captain of an albeit smaller scaled warship. Even if it's more of a sand skiff at this time.

She does have a pokemon now too! A froslass. Training is.. happening for both of them.

Pokemon Team

Name	Type	Nature	???
Froslass	Ice Ghost	Modest	'Kazahana'. The froslass found her. Seeking help of some kind. Shige's able to understand, to some degree. Though not as well as others. Something in the back of Shige's head finds some familiarity in the ghost somehow.

Relationships

Name	Type(s)	Info
Mr Poltergeist (Seraph Lanval)	A Seraph she met scaring the locals. She knows his actual name. She knows he has a habit of stealing her alcohol and she knows he means well. She likes him, even if she wants to figure out how to keep him out of her stash.
Damian Tamaoka	A Nedian kid with a myriad of problems. Shige wants to help! She also wants to pull him by the ear and slap him for getting involved with Rocket. Despite that, she does want what's best for the kid. She intends to try and provide help with the spiritual side of his powers. Disappointed that he would flee from something that could help so many as she sees it.
Zed	The first 'demon' she encountered after all those years. She knows he's trying to be a hero and helps. And feels terrible in doing so. Made a promise to try and learn more about Hyadean people so that they can also be put to rest. This is harder than she wants to admit.
Rixia	A soldier that was at least as scared as she had been at one point. Tried to be her friend, sometimes feels like she failed at that now that she's a hellion.
Riesenlied	The second demon she encountered up close. Still ashamed that her first thought was violence, revealing just how deep her flaws run. Determined to make things right.
Sable Aomori	Another Nedian kid. She had limited contact and was deeply concerned how much trouble all of them were getting into. Definitely serious and probably better off than Shige thinks, but she's just worried about her safety as a 'responsible' adult as she sees it.
Luna Meitner	They butt heads. Both are probably unhappy and hit at the wrong angles. Shige's ultimately worried she's taking too many risks too.
Ruth Pauling	Spooky and broken. Shige sees a lot of parallels between the two and does worry about her. Shige's attempted to learn more about her religion particularly to provide some comfort for the hellion.
Leo (She doesn't know his title!)	She doesn't understand him, but she does feel he wants what is best.
Lunata Croze	A fellow in service to Ge Ramtos. One of a few people that ultimately lead to her holding the Silver Medium. Shige wants to help her, however that might be.
Rille Felis	Big and buff! Shige liked her the brief runin she's had.

Music Themes

Music Themes

The Nekomata Guide Dewdrop - Ender Lilies

The Manifestation - Lunar Confrontation: Serpent - Port Sulfur Band

Snow's Elegy - Song of Tundra - Tactics Ogre

Logs and Cutscenes

Chapter 3, Act 1

• 2024-01-06: Five Drifters Walk into the Pokemon Center
• 2024-01-19: Undone at the Dunsparce Spa
• 2024-02-05: The Scent of Sickness
• 2024-02-10: In From the Cold
• 2024-02-29: The Great Wayside Bake Sale
• 2024-03-04: Cold Friends, Warm Reception
• 2024-04-07: What We Were Looking For
• 2024-04-15: Good and Bad Habits
• 2024-04-16: Old Wounds and Difficulties
• 2024-05-02: Sidera Lodoicea
• 2024-05-10: Ghosts In The Depths