*I take a seat, planting my ample rear and well stuffed belly on the ground, and resting my heavy arms on my thighs with the staff, tucked snugly to my left elbow, the end which would normally have been a crescent shaped blade propped skyward revealing a spear which looked much like a Buddhist sounding staff or "Shakujo", and held twelve large rings, six on each side. A specialist could tell you the irony of this, that a Shakujo was usually used to warn smaller scentient beings or "insects" to clear a path before a monk to avoid being accidentally stepped on. Not only was this ornamental object fashioned into an Insect staff of all things, but was wielded by a creature large enough to severely injure a man should they be caught underfoot. A few moments passed before I looked up, my eyes checking around before I smiled and gave a loud, clear whistle, before my Lilidoa(the jaggi sized bird-wyvern fond of tree sap) friend from earlier darted from the tree lines, to run circles around my neck and sniff the armor abundant on my body. "Archa must have made this staff with you in mind my friend", *I scratch the small winged lizard at the side of her neck, drawing a soft croaking purr from her as her eyes take a dreamy expression as if she enjoyed the scratching*, "Yes this makes sense, the bone staff user that fought me before used a blue-shelled buzz-crawler to strengthen her attacks, but to me, you are like that buzz-crawler.<br/><br/>*After speaking with my friend, we see in the distance a massive wagon pulled by several trained Aptonoth, large four legged dinosaur like creatures, herbivores valued for their meat much like giant cows. A young woman accompanied by four felyne's drove the great wagon. Alongside which was a hunter, clothed in purple and red samurai style armor, with four horns on the helmet, and a dark-purple coat, an Iron longsword still sheathed and held in his left hand. The Hunter runs forward but then stops at the hill noticing Sakura is no mere cherry tree*.<br/><br/>[Shakoon]: "Well that is a surprise, this your friend then fire-tongue?", *he motions from Sakura to Zephyr with the pommel of his sword*.<br/><br/>(to clarify hes speaking to Zephyr)<br/><br/>---<br/><br/>[Reference, Sakuras Monks spade, Spade End]:m<a class="postlink" href="https://www.kungfudirect.com/prodimages/WSL/Dan-chan2.jpg">https://www.kungfudirect.com/prodimages ... -chan2.jpg</a>m<br/>[Reference, Sakuras Monks spade, Spear End]:m<a class="postlink" href="http://static.zerochan.net/Rakudai.Ninja.Rantarou.full.521505.jpg">http://static.zerochan.net/Rakudai.Ninj ... 521505.jpg</a>m<br/>[Information on the Shakujo staff]:m<a class="postlink" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khakkhara">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khakkhara</a>m<br/><br/>---<br/>(New Character entry)<br/>[Shakoon]<br/><br/>Name: Shakoon[The Sky-King]<br/>Gender: Male<br/>Hunter/Monster/Other: Veteran Hunter<br/>Species: Human<br/>Looks: Sad but piercing green eyes, a spiky black "Mutton chops" beard, shoulder length black hair which rises into wave-like spikes after the rim of his helmets neck guard. Caucasian skin, and a muscular body build but a clean almost bird-like face with a large thick nose which juts out at the bridge and points downward, two purple "fang" shaped paint marks point from the outer edges of his eyes to his dimpled chin the paint seen in the moustache part of his black beard, just as it turns down to connect to the beard-half of the facial hair.<br/><br/>Armour: Nargacuga, Rust Duramboros, Alatreon: *Shakoon applies many different features to his armor, over all his armor appears to have a mostly samurai feel in nature, purple Nargacuga scales being the armors primary color, with red rust-duramboros plates enhancing the defencive power of the armor, and adding four horns to the armors helmet, two which curve down and inward  in front of the line between the shoulders and torso, and two which curve up, into forward facing viking-like bull horns. Lastly, dark-purple Alatreon hide forms a sleveless coat over the armor of his middle, and Alatreon plates modify the armor on his helm, gauntlets, and legs. To Shakoon these three monsters represent the balance between mind(Nargacuga), Body(Duramboros), and spirit(Alatreon). As well as the greatest challenges he has faced. He specializes in Nargacuga though, as he finds the more intelligent his mark, the more difficult it is to predict.<br/><br/>Weapons: [Zen-Bushido]: A beautiful "Iron Long-sword", decorated with a deep-purple sheath and red hilt-wrap, Shakoon keeps the edge of this standard long-sword, in perfect condition, and frequently treats the blade with care, he has crafted many other blades, but adores this, his first blade, above others, sometimes gifting other blades hes crafted to worthy swordsmen.<br/><br/>Vore prefs: Enjoys watching, but doesn't participate in vore. Possibly unwilling prey.<br/>Anything else we should know?:  Shakoon is an adament follower of Swordsmanship with full respect to the crafting, proper care, and application of all swords, also called the "Sword-God", and the widely popular "Kings-edge", he is a friend and valued customer to all blacksmiths and artisans across the map, he can tell a bad sword from a good one just by looking at it, accounting for metal density, forging mistakes, improper upkeep, and imbalanced sword shape. His expertise only applies to swords, so hammers, insect staves, lances, hunting horns, and gun-lances he tends to avoid, though he does own a Hidden-Gambit heavy bowgun which ocasionaly, gets use.