Mio

Mio (a.k.a. MiO, Cricket)

"Mio sighs... she has just finished to write the temporary resignation letter for both her and her team before she puts it in the letter and seals it with a simple wax seal... it was a simple formal letter addressed to the head of personal management department in Yami yakuza, the contents were understandable and clear as day, they were quitting the guild for unknown time period and as the reason was used the trauma gained due to the unfortunate result. The white mantid weighs the weighty letter in her hands, she was worried there were many fine specimen in the guild, though with her salary, she wouldn't be able to keep her husband for long, if she wishes more than a single generation of children from him.

After fixing her attire in the mirror she takes her bag, a basket like bag with leather lining on the inside, pressed against the back of the kimono she decided to wear today. It had long sleeves and a couple of layers, not used to such decorations, more used to the classy designs used in tea-houses, the mantid was yet to master the way of movement in it, so that she can move freely without disturbing the dress.

She attaches the package to the back of the post-bird that was assigned to the team. A shame.. today will be the last day that she will see Nugget soar into the sky delivering her reports to the higher ups. What a lucky bird... so many times has she dreamed of simply popping its head off and having it as breakfast... but she held back.. she knew that it was a great luck to find a bird that could be trained to recognise faces...

She approaches the angel from behind, her voice reassuring Do not worry, it is not your fault.... the job had a high casualty risk from the get-go...

The mantid smiles with her eyes I already sent Nugget with our last report, from now on we are free... and if we want to start our own guild, we should move outside the yakuza territory, we won't be able to compete with them...hmmm... after which she notices the smoking man across the street and gives him a polite wave, after all an angel and a demon side by side is a rare sight... I believe that we should collect our pay and catch a transport somewhere rural, outside influential territories or go to another city and found a tea-house, I could be able to manage something like that..and there we could have our guild..." - Quote from the Biography of Mio
A rogue - geisha Mantis Demon that is looking for a strong husband.

Physical Description

Body Features

Mio has a general physique of a female Mantis Demon

Special abilities

As Mantis Demon she possesses the abilities characteristic to her race (Darkvision, Raptoriales, exoskeleton, Demonic energy, Terrain Mimicry, Abyssal travel, Possession, and Soul devourer)
She knows a Thaumaturgy spell.

Apparel & Accessories

She usually wears a Yukata with all the appropriate hair decorations that come along.
When adventuring she carries a backpack, a pouch with gold (Under the belt) and a quiver with arrows. She also has a Rapier, a Short bow and 2 Daggers equipped.

Specialized Equipment

She also wears a bracelet that is enchanted to function like a Portable Bank

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Mio has been working as a Courtier in her tribes grounds, before leaving them after realizing that her bad compatibility with elements puts her in a bad light compared with other females. Now she roams the land, honing her skills and looking for a strong husband so that her children don't share her faith.
After arriving on Lavir, thanks to help from a contact of hers on Abyss, she wandered a little through the Jungle before she found her way to Osham. There she joined Yami Yakuza. She explored the hierarchy and members of the guild looking for a potential mate. In the meanwhile she did a few missions for the guild as a new recruit. Her time with them was rather short, lasting only a couple months.
Her last mission that was also her first mission with a team and without a higher ranked supervisor, was a failure. The mission was simple. There were reports of people disappearing from a village near Matis. Their job was to investigate these disappearances and if possible take care of the cause.
Upon arrival they collected information and rather quickly found out that it was a group of bandits who was kidnapping the villagers. They found their base, eliminated most of them and found the hostages.
Seeing that he wouldn't be able to deal with them, a bandit activated a hidden mechanism that caused an explosion which destroyed the integrity of the cave and made it collapse. They wanted to save the villagers, but the hostages were first to be crushed. Running for their lives they exited the hideout safely. Upon their exit they ran into some villagers who had also figured out the whereabouts of their beloved. Seeing the cave collapse behind them the villagers came to the conclusion that it was their doing. The crowd attacked them.
Not willing to worsen their situation they ran. On their way back to Osham they heard that they are Wanted in Kingdom of Matis for murdering the civilians.
Once back in Osham Mio together with her companions (Akrasiel, and others) decided to quit Yami Yakuza in order to make their own guild somewhere else.
Together with her angelic friend she got hired to escort a merchant caravan from Osham to Kauton ...

Education

Is very educated in the art of tongue. Since when she was young she has been trough harsh survival training and learned how to attract and handle others to get information and to find a good mate.

Employment

Previously worked for Yami Yakuza. And in the meanwhile had a side job in the bar Arden Ice .
Currently does freelance jobs.

Failures & Embarrassments

Together with her Yami Yakuza team she failed her last mission for the guild. It was a bandit/hostage situation. The bandits ended up escaping and the hostages died in a cave-in caused by an explosion. The close ones of the deceased blame her team for their demise. She however suspects foul play from someone in the guild.

Personality Characteristics

Motivation

She roams the land, honing her skills and looking for a strong husband so that her children don't share her faith.
In her opinion, a man like that is way out of her league so she definitely needs to improve herself.

Savvies & Ineptitudes

Skilled in:

• Athletics
• Deception
• Insight
• Intimidation
• Perception
• Performance
• Persuasion
• Sleight Of Hand
• Stealth
• Thieves tools

Bad at:

• Elements

Likes & Dislikes

Likes:

• Strength
• 'Social battles'

Dislikes:

• Racists

Virtues & Personality perks

Her virtues are her calculative nature, her goals are pretty clear, and the effort she puts in keeping her image.

Vices & Personality flaws

Her biggest flaw would be the lack of compassion, she can only simulate compassion by following what she has learned and seen around her... (Mainly her side-job in the bar) She cannot stand when her weakness is rubbed in her face, same goes for bad magic affinity...

Hygiene

Mio is someone who tries to be perfectly presentable at all times. She will manually take care of her hygiene and appearance and take the time needed for it to be perfect.

Social

Mannerisms

Mio is very confident and powerful in her speech and behavior. She clearly shows her superiority to those she finds inferior. With her silver tongue she knows how to direct the discussion and the people her way.

Character image

Battle Class
Rogue

Alignment

True Neutral

Current Status

As a bodyguard she's accompanying a merchant caravan that travels from Osham to Kauton

Current Location

Gargantuam

Species

Mantis Demon

Birthplace

A Mantis Demon village on Abyss

Sex

Female

Eyes

Red eyes that are a mix between human and insect eyes.

Hair

Black hair tied in Wareshinobu

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Pale exoskeleton chitinous carapace

Height

2.15m

Quotes & Catchphrases

"Salute plurimam dicit. Si vales, bene est, ego valeo."

Known Languages

Common, Abyssal, Thieves Cant, Draconic, Elven