RARION

Contact Info: Blade, kumonryuu@hotmail.com
AIM: Kiima

Full Name: If there's more, he's not telling.

Occupation: Intinerant Martial Artist/Psychic, Ginseng's housekeeper

Residence: Rarion usually resides at Ginseng's cottage in China, a
place with much the same qualities as his apartment.  Of late he has
been travelling with the GRITers.

Height: 6'0"

Weight: 182 lbs.

Eyes: Blue

Hair: Blue, with a ponytail

Birthday: August 9th

Blood Type: AB

Curse: None

Clothing: Rarion generally wears "samurai robes"; a gi and hakama much
like Kunou Tatewaki.  A katana is ever by his side.

Personality: Since Rarion talks like a Shakespearian character, wears
a "samurai outfit" and reeks arrogance, it is easy to dismiss him as a
fairly harmless ego-bloated buffoon.

Don't be fooled.

There is a keen mind behind all that blustering verbosity.  Rarion is
arrogant because he knows beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is one of
the most powerful warriors on the planet, and holds the unofficial
title of Ginseng's foremost student.  He is not, however, arrogant to
the point of imbecility.  Rarion knows his own strengths and
weaknesses better than anyone, and is exruciatingly aware that there
are people more powerful than he.  He just intends to surpass them
all.

Rarion is cooly formal with most people; though if anyone rubs him the
wrong way, he can trade sarcastic barbs with the best of them.  In any
given situation, he expects the most qualified person to take the
lead.  If that isn't him, he will follow their instructions without
hesitation.  But if he considers himself the most qualified person in
a given situation, he expects the same unquestioning obedience, and is
honestly surprised if he doesn't get it.

Rarion is a low-level psychic; though he can't read minds, he has some
empathic ability and can sense very strong images or concepts in
another's mind.  People obviously being ruled by their emotions,
though, make him very uncomfortable, and he is likely to respond by
trying to pursuade somebody else to handle the situation.  He is very
suspicious of Blade and anybody obviously friendly towards his rival.

Aside from his telekinetic and martial arts abilities, Rarion boasts a
wide variety of sometimes surprising skills.  For one, he is an
extremely skilled cook, something he takes secret pride in.  He is
also a scholar, with fairly thorough knowledge on such topics as the
supernatural, martial arts theory, and the history of China.

Rarion isn't really a bad person; he just tries to think entirely in
cold logic, which rubs a lot of people the wrong way, particularly if
he starts pointing out their character or combat flaws (something he
expects them to be appreciative of).  Travelling with the chaotic and
unpredictable Nerimans at Ginseng's request has been illuminating and
somewhat disturbing for him.

Identifying Quotes:
"Hmph.  I shalt ignore thine uncultured comments, boor."
"Fool, thou wouldst dare trifle with the foremost student of the great
master Ginseng?"