Kappa

Description

Play Category: Limited

Recovery Element: Water, Ground (1/4)

Eye Color (Tadpole): Black

Skin Color (Tadpole): Green

Eye Color (Demi-Human): Standard

Hair Color (Demi-Human): Standard

Skin Color (Demi-Human): Standard

Kappa start out as inhuman sea-life. They are turtle-like, with clawed and webbed limbs and a long webbed tail, as well as whiskers. Their heads are covered with a spiky halo.

At a certain age, Kappa often choose to undergo a transformation into a demi-human state. All their previous looks are visible, but their body takes a definite humanoid state, even to the face. On land, their heads are filled with water.

History

Kappa were once a fully aquatic race. However, as elves began to subjugate the other races, nagas were sent to start wiping them out. The kappa stood no chance on their own, so they adapted a demihuman form and pleaded for support from the humans. The attacks were stopped, but the kappa found the surface society intoxicating. Most kappa spend their childhood in the sea and then leave to move into a city for most of the rest of their life.

Kappa, in their youth, tend to be studious and dedicated. However, from there, they find every facet of culture interesting, so it's hard to discern a common trend. At best, it could be said they're obsessive in anything they do.

Culture

Kappa culture tends to be simplistic in the water, tending to dwell around rocky ridges and reefs near the coast. They tend to be very heavy on studying, and even more so on life experience. The majority of kappa nowadays choose to become terrestrial as they reach adolescence, and tend to immerse themselves in a facet of society that interests them quickly and completely.

Fashion

Fashion as tadpoloes is non-existent. When they come to the surface, it varies wildly, but it often works equally well as swimwear as well as being a bit skimpier. Piercing and tattoos vary depending on the facet of life they choose to invest in, from none in some to extreme in others.

Racial Abilities

• Bounded: Water - Mid
• Sense Magic - Low

Combat

• Small bonus to unarmed combat

Racial Norms

Kappa, due to their intense interest in various subcultures, are hard to pin down, but in general they focus on Intelligence and dump Chakra, or sometimes Conviction in their obsession for their interest. They tend to be Goal-Oriented and Exploratory, for the same reason, their interest in their cultures.