Hattori X Kiriko litter

Name: Keisuke
Gender: Male
Size/Height/Build Extra Large / 42" / Light
Design: See above.
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Appearance:

• Body: As a child, Keisuke will hold onto his puppy chub, filling him out with a rounded belly and cheeks. Proof that he will grow into a more sizable adult will be seen in massive paws and ears that are comical on his smaller body. Once Keisuke begins to train his puppy fat will melt away, leaving behind a more refined figure of lean muscle. One thing that will not alter much, however, is his youthful face with high cheekbones and softer features. As he grows into his adult height, he won’t be quite as impressive in stature as others in the Hattori Clan, though he will stand at a respectable forty-two inches tall. His stance and expression, while not intimidating, will hold the look of a male who takes his place in the world seriously.
  
• Coat: The base of Keisuke’s coat is pure and pristine, a bright white that covers much of his frame. True to his koi heritage, brighter colors of red and orange can be found splashed in splotchy patterns upon his coat, as well as black from his sire. The black splotches lay at the bottom layer of the markings on his coat, found on his face, chest, left foreleg, sides, rump, and the top of his tail. Red is then splashed beneath his left eye, chest, back, right rear leg, left knee, and the middle section of his tail. Finally, orange is found next upon his face where it bleeds over his right eye, left cheek, shoulders, left rear leg, and the bottom of his tail.
  
  [Note: Mostly symmetrical-esc markings, minus the face. Boop me for a crappy ref later so you can get the arts if he chosen. <3 His nose and pawpads are black.]
  
• Eyes: Keisuke’s eyes are rounded in shape, but sharp in intensity. They are a very light silver.
  
• Skin: Keisuke's skin is a deep black.
  
• Scent: Keisuke carries a strong scent of bamboo and green tea leaves.
  

Personality:

• Charming, Empathetic and Loyal: Keisuke is a wolf who bears patience as if from an endless well. He is calm, keeping both eyes and ears upon those he speaks with. He appears to be an easygoing creature, laid back, social, the sort of stranger you hope to encounter for a friendly chat to make your day go by a little easier with conversation. But just because he can be pleasant does not mean that the man will tell you anything and everything about himself. Above all, Keisuke’s loyalty is to his own within the bamboo. He guards their secrets and lives in mystery, politely dodging any attempts at gathering information about them by deflecting the question. To those of the bamboo this nature is shown tenfold, however, in an empathic listening ear and one who will seek to give them a hand up in tackling their problems, rather than a hand out. For his calmer nature, he is a wolf who prefers to live by action, not just word.
  
  
• Serious, Dutiful and Hardworking: …and that is what drives Keisuke at his core. His loyalty to Tojo-Kai, to his family and the koi, have him both duty and honor bound. Anything he does he does with the mind of representing his home, even if a stranger will not know where he hails from. Keisuke cares deeply for his roots, something that as he ages he will take great pride in. Their strength is their unity - relying on no one but themselves to build each other up stronger. Though he might seem the sort to shy away from work, Keisuke will be anything but. The intense look in his gaze betrays an underlying serious nature. He has no qualms about doing what needs to be done and does so without complaint. He looks at his work from the perspective of how it impacts the whole, versus how it impacts the individual, and finds greater value in it that way.
  
  
• Cold, Blunt and Petty: But all creatures, even those who seem like they are “perfect” have their flaws and Keisuke is no exception to this. As a whole, the male is pleasant to be around, the sort of wolf you’d enjoy as an ally… but if he is given a reason not to like or want to help someone, whether through insult, laziness, or a dismissive attitude, Keisuke can switch to a much colder persona. He is not reactive, more of the calm before the storm as his expression and heart harden. His tone shifts, becomes blunt, and he will no longer act with kindness in his heart, but rather the petty attacks of a man poking holes in the negative traits and excuses of others. He has no shame in this - nothing is more distasteful to him than a wolf who does not carry themselves with duty and honor.
  

Skills: Fighting | Intellect