Rensa "Ren" Dokuhebi

Known to his friends, which are few, as a smooth talker and bit of a jokester, Ren tends to always have something to say. He is slow to trust, and even slower to call someone friend. His life has taught him to keep others at arm's-length and he does so very well, learning all sorts of things about his compatriots and enemies, while also divulging little about himself. None close to Ren can truly say they ever really know him as he likes to contradict facts he had previously laid out about himself to keep others on their toes. Ren always laughs when called out on his contradictions as it's an inside joke between him and no one else.

He gives off an aura of carefreeness and a nonchalant attitude, but the closely attuned can see through the facade to what lies beneath. Ren lives with a constant, overwhelming sense of expected abandonment and unrequited love and this is the true nature of his personality behind the superficial jokes and shrugs. Ren's loneliness runs deep but he'll never admit to it, even going as far as to completely contradict it by simply stating he'd much rather be alone, though he never truly leaves to be alone. To this end, Ren is a lover of games. From chess, to cards, Ren will usually offer up a game or two to his comrades in lulls between missions and training. He is usually found with a pack of cards on his person for the spontaneous game of Poker that could happen at the right moment.

Preferring not to fight or show outward aggression, Ren must be pushed into combat. Not to say he is a pacifist or anything, but he'd simply rather not reveal the nature of his magic to others so... openly because to see one's magic is to eventual understand its nature. Though, any "teammates" he might have temporarily joined for missions will agreeably state Ren has a tactical mindset and approaches combat like a game of chess. Combat is simply another game to win and the winner is the one that out-thinks the other. As a tactical combatant, Ren is an ever-adapting adversary, able to go with the flow of things. In fact, he mostly prefers this type of lifestyle. You're ever at your worst when you're imposing your will on the greater world around you. Ren believes wholeheartedly that one should lay back and take in the world from time to time to truly appreciate its greatness and stand in its awe.

Though stereotyped as a loner, Ren is fiercely loyal to those that manage to come in close and resist his many attempts to push them away. Ren counts these people on a single hand, but dare you threaten them with harm, that withheld aggression breaches the dams and Ren becomes quite fearsome indeed, even those he is protecting come to fear this side of him. To a certain extent, this side of Ren scares himself, as the loss of control and outward showcase of emotion is undignified and unbecoming of a gentleman of his esteem.