The Harbingers of Deceit, Shaan-Rahu-Khara Vespara [wipwap]

» Name: Shaan Vespara (शान, "truth") is the name given to one of the three identities. Shaan is said to translate into "pride" or "peaceful" in Hindi language. Shaan chose said name due to finding a small charm which said these words, a simple token yet enough to inspire such a name. The name Vespara was chosen as if remains an indirect relative to Ravan Vespara, the Original Rakshasa. Although he is born of death, Shaan chooses to distance himself from the Vespara name, refusing to associate a lover of humanity with the Demon King. The name itself is purely adoptive, but chooses to keep it as reminder to his origins. Even if he were to change it, there was no guarantee Khara and Rahu would do the same.

» Alias: The Denizen of Truth, Friend of Humanity

» Sexuality: Heterosexual

» Residence/Affiliation: Shaan considers himself friend of the humans, and for that very reason, he takes up residence within Vanguard and allied countries. While not being allowed in Japan due to his counter parts and anti-demonic devices, he is often found out skirting on human settlements and bounces around allied territory in hopes of helping those humans who are struggling. This lifestyle has earned him the nickname "Friend of Humanity" and "The Denizen of Truth", seeking to bring about nothing but truth, no matter how harsh and painful. Shaan mostly affiliates himself with forces such as the vanguard, Yayjuu and Vizard Corp. Although he is a Rakshasa demon, Shaan feels as if he has a strong connection to humanity as a whole. Their planet has been over run by the influence of demonic forces, those who would see it come to harm, and wishes to rid such a beautiful planet of it's burdens. For this reason, he fights and works with those who would typically be his enemy.



» Body type: Shaan's body type overall is considered rather slender, although his body is muscular toned, continues to sport a slim body. At 235 years old, Shaan is the most human shaped in appearance when compared to his counterparts, his skin tone is rather pale, close to that of a ghostly complexion while still holding a hint of humanity. Although his body is slender and could be considered as weak, that muscular tone is a hint that nobody should actually mess with him. His whole body hangs rather loosely and rarely shown as tense, he keeps a relaxed approach to his posture. In hopes to find friendship with the humans he surrounds himself with, Shaan chooses to present himself as welcoming and approachable. Shaan stands at six foot.

» Face, eyes and hair: Although his face holds a rather stern and serious look, he seems like a rather casual and relaxed persona when resting. Although he can look manic when he smiles or gets into a fight, he also sports a battle hardened persona. With his scars covering under his left eye and one across his bottom lip, he shows that he has experience throughout life, showing maturity and growth. His eyes are the most unique part of his face, his right eye being a deep blue that radiates beyond normality, while the left eye glows with a deep red hue. While his hair is mostly a pitch black, on the right side of his face a deep blue dye is streaked through the front of his hair, slicked back and covering a portion of his face.

» Tattoos: Although normally he does not have tattoos sported on his skin, in the midst of combat he is shown to grow five separate tattoos across his face. On the left and right side of his face, he has a red line coming down from his scalp and ears, while a red streak also draws down his forehead in a short line. Apart from his battle tattoos, Shaan has a very large black tattoo down his left leg - a ritualistic Hindi based design which mixes demonic scripture with tribal like design. Apart from the colour itself, the tattoo radiates a soft red glow on the outer edges. In stressful circumstances, Shaan has made this glow radiantly through his subconscious. Up his right arm, Shaan also sports another ritualistic deep blue tattoo - stopping at his elbow from the palm of his hand.

» Irregularities: Apart from the less than normal human glow of his eyes and tattoos, Shaan has multiple scars and a few unique attributes to his bone structure. His ears, most notably, are much pointier than a typical humans - the best comparison to such a thing would be a small elves ears, pointed enough to be noticeable but not large enough to stand on the outside of his hair. Apart from his ears, his elbows are shown to be double jointed, meaning his is actually capable of bending his bones almost directly backwards with enough effort and without injury. Many of his bones appear to also be double joined, leaving weird lumps underneath his skin and across his body - but capable of bending his body in unique and weird ways. Not only do the appearances change, but the bone structure as well, being unique from the other identities.

» Main attire: His main attire is rather revealing from the waist upwards, not only does he lack a shirt, but the only form of coverage appears to be down his left arm with a large metal armor like plate. Sprawling across his chest lightly, the metal arm at first would appear to be just attire - but the first thing that is noticeable is that his arm is infused with a demonic like nature, red skin pairing through as if it is seared into his skin. From the waist down, he wears rather loose and relaxed looking pants, baggy and less restrictive than most outfits in combat. At the waist level, a rather large "belt" holds up the loose pants, a brown rope being the medium.

» Alternate attire: Not too different from his main attire, Shaan is found to usually sport a half-robe which covers only the right side of his chest in a diagonal shape. With the same loose pants and brown belt, a white lace is shown to be tied around the half robe to close in around his stomach/upper waist. On each hand he has a soft leather which acts as a vambrace esque armor.

» Accessories: A small charm he keeps on his person at all times, wrapped around his wrist is a small symbol embedded into bone which reads his name, "शान, Shaan". This pendant is how he initially chose his name upon assuming the identity of Shaan, vowing that pride and truth shall be his foremost attributes. Other than the small charm, on each ear he is shown to wear small blood red earrings. The left side earring is shaped like Yin, while the right hand side is shaped like yan, signifying should they connect, Shaan becomes whole, having found his purpose.

» Infection of the demon's claw: Unlike his other forms, Shaan appears to have some outside influence and directly from his demonic side at that. Though he is mostly human in this form, large portions of his demonic shine through. This is most noticeable on his left arm which was previously mentioned to have a red skin and muscle melted into the steel armor, almost as if it's blended and tied into the skin itself. The red arm signifies his demonic origins and puts it on display through his left arm, not only leaving him with a mark of what he truly is, but showing it to the people he surrounds himself with. He does not try to hide it, for it is a part of him - whether he likes it or not, and others will need to look past the appearances to truly accept and gain his aid.




» Welcoming: Overall, Shaan is a very welcoming and approachable person. Not only is the way he spears meant to be soft and alluring, but he wishes others to realise while he may be a demon, not all of them mean harm. With the increasing number of demons in the world, Shaan mostly tries to treat others with respect. No matter their origin, Shaan is the side of all identities that wishes for others to not be worried simply by talking to him. This generally means that he is polite in most interactions, even if the person in question is being hostile towards him. Shaan aims to set a good example for people who come across him, and while he may not always take the identity of Shaan, will have a friend when he returns. This means he has a decent relationship among Earth based organizations such as The Vanguard or Vizard Corp, wishing to understand them and aid where he can. This can make his alliegence to certain groups touch and go, and act almost like a triple agent in a sense, but Shaan has nothing but good intentions.

» Friend of Humanity: As previously mentioned, Shaan has many ties to Vanguard and other Earth groups. Though he wishes to mainly protect humanity and save them from the grasp oof control, or destruction, Shaan will not go out of his way to interject in another's war. Perhaps if they asked, or he owed a debt, but asking Shaan to take up arms in the name of another makes him question his moral standing. Unless the threat is clear, Shaan will stay his blade. There are more ways to aid humanity and Earth as a whole, providing information from his travels. Though he is a demon, one of Hell at that, Shaan sees a lot of good in people. In humans. Yes, there are bad individuals who have strayed from a path of peace - but he hopes that one day he can help guide them back.

» Truthful: Shaan is said to never lie, no matter how hard the truth is meant to be, he will not falter should the truth become necessary. Whether other people believe his truths or not is entirely up to the individual, but upon becoming Shaan he swore an oath to never mislead based on information or emotion. For this reason he has the respect of many whom come across his path. Many people have said to consider him emotionless, not even hesitating to tell people the harsh reality, yet it is very much the opposite. Though he may not show it, he has a hard time maintaining that oath. It may eat him up inside, knowing that simple lie could spare the pain of another - but, in his eyes, it is better to know the truth than to simply live in obliviousness.

» Focused: His iron grasp on focus is said to be one of his most impressive traits. Once he is set upon an idea, his focus is seemingly invincible. This allows him to not easily get distracted, even throwing some emotions and reactions aside to avoid the biases they provide. In battle specifically, his focus allows Shaan to see past many illusions and even catch small movements which may be used as a feint or false attack. Focused in all things.

» Meditation: With meditation specifically, Shaan has been said to go days without actually breaking a meditative cycle. Using that steel focus to tune out anything in his surroundings, he can immerse himself in a deep meditation which can remain for weeks at a maximum. Shaan uses meditation as a form of realignment in a sense, living as life with no lies and taking on the burden of many others takes a toll upon his mentality - even someone born of Hell gets stressed by his life. Most commonly, Shaan will be found using the meditative art created by Ravan known as मौत स्पर्श (maut sprash, translated to deaths touch). This allows his body to project his inner emotions and even warp his body into a manner that is normally impossible without completely crippling oneself. By focusing on this mediation, his body can bend and completely reset bones into different locations. Further details will be listed in the required section.

» Transparency: Just as he tells no lies, he has no problem being transparent with his intentions and letting others know what's going on in internally. Depending on the person in question, he is known to be very forthcoming and friendly with this. Though some information requires discretion and silence, Shaan is not one to purposely keep malicious details from those who would require it.

» Through The Facade: Almost hand in hand with his iron focus, Shaan has a unique ability to read and look through the facade many people put up. In a practical sense, this gives him a generally good idea of when someone is lying and is capable of reading others by watching subtle body movements, twitches, and even breaks in speech pattern. In a battle sense, this allows him to look past many illusions and seek breaks in patterns, reading fighting styles well or even outright looking past illusions with focus and deduction alone.

» Peaceful: All of these personality traits align into a single category: peaceful. All of his actions, in battle or otherwise, are typically meant to bring about a singular purpose of peace. Though he doesn't exactly oppose killing others should it truly require it, Shaan will not be afraid to kill should it need. Peace should be achievable through any other method than death and destruction, and he will exhaust any other option in the process of doing so. He also realises peace in the grand scheme is a fleeting pleasure than many people chase, one that may never truly happen. But if he can make the world a better place for even one person, or town, city or country... It's worth a shot to him.

» Battle Persona: His battle persona is actually not too different from his normal self, he will often try to speak of peace and end the fight before it continues and worsens. Though this is not always successful, and he understands as such, he will often be dead silent. Focusing intensely on beating the opponent before him, Shaan utilizes that massive scythe to cleave an opponent before they truly have a grasp on what's happening. No messing around, mocking or holding back. When someone is identified as an enemy, they will be purged. Should the conditions change, this gear will flip for Shaan and may even refuse to fight some people based on new information or outlook. Shaan has even shown he will put down his weapon and refuse to fight back, getting beat up for a long time until they give up.

» The Demonic Surge: Though he has plans of helping humanity and bringing about peace, his demonic surge is something of a "break" in Shaan's usual mindset. The Demonic Surge is when a surge of Khara seems to overtake him for a time, almost like a clash of identities in a sense, but if pushed to the limit all thoughts of peace can be removed for a time. This could be considered tapping into his demonic origins for a short time, using it to sort of lose himself and thoughts. This is usually involuntary, incapable of remembering his actions after the surge happens. For this reason Shaan tries to distance himself from his Vespara family name, and demons as a whole, to avoid bringing out this surge.

» Name: Shaan Vespara (शान, "truth") is the name given to one of the three identities. Shaan is said to translate into "pride" or "peaceful" in Hindi language. Shaan chose said name due to finding a small charm which said these words, a simple token yet enough to inspire such a name. The name Vespara was chosen as if remains an indirect relative to Ravan Vespara, the Original Rakshasa. Although he is born of death, Shaan chooses to distance himself from the Vespara name, refusing to associate a lover of humanity with the Demon King. The name itself is purely adoptive, but chooses to keep it as reminder to his origins. Even if he were to change it, there was no guarantee Khara and Rahu would do the same.

» Alias: The Denizen of Truth, Friend of Humanity

» Sexuality: Heterosexual

» Residence/Affiliation: Shaan considers himself friend of the humans, and for that very reason, he takes up residence within Vanguard and allied countries. While not being allowed in Japan due to his counter parts and anti-demonic devices, he is often found out skirting on human settlements and bounces around allied territory in hopes of helping those humans who are struggling. This lifestyle has earned him the nickname "Friend of Humanity" and "The Denizen of Truth", seeking to bring about nothing but truth, no matter how harsh and painful. Shaan mostly affiliates himself with forces such as the vanguard, Yayjuu and Vizard Corp. Although he is a Rakshasa demon, Shaan feels as if he has a strong connection to humanity as a whole. Their planet has been over run by the influence of demonic forces, those who would see it come to harm, and wishes to rid such a beautiful planet of it's burdens. For this reason, he fights and works with those who would typically be his enemy.