Haima Tate
Howl of the Devil Tiger
Murid of the Brilliant Coals
Xuetu of the Promenade of Light
Disciple of the Court of the Ebon Flame
Description
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 124 lb.
Ethnicity: East Asian
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Long simple black
Clothing: Blue casual
Comportment/Cadence: Threatening
Distinctions: Burn scars across hands and forearms
Supernatural Qualities: Her eyes radiate an almost furious and insatiable hunger
Accoutrements: Light jewelry and make-up, concealed knife
Traits: Appearance 3
"I have learned the value of the slow-roast."
History
Date of Birth: August 17th, 1986
Home: Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
Family: Megat and Sri bin Muda (parents), Hasina Tate (twin sister)
The Second Breath: Preordainment (Haima and her twin sister grew up lower middle class, as their parents ran a small shop; they went to college together and eventually an exchange student program to the USA, where the party scene overwhelmed them and triggered latent psychic abilities in both girls -- specifically, pyrokinesis; they were noticed and enthralled by a Kuei-jin nicknamed as Kaji, who saw their potential as minions as well as potential Urns; Haima even had his [dhampyr] baby, but grew more and more independent and rebellious until she and Hasina both lost control of their powers and burned a rave warehouse down while visiting their family back home in Malaysia; as expected, they returned as Urns after they helped each others' souls claw their way out of the Yomi Wan known as Lanka by way of the Scarlet Path and their lingering affinity for summoning fire), 2008
Mentor: Dayang Rai
The Test: Trial by Knowledge (Haima and Hasina emerged from a state cemetery as chih'mei and ravaged a grave-digger before a Golden Court harvester intervened; Dayang Rai subdued them and brought them before the Court of Stained Leaves for introduction and redemption, and Haima was drawn to the Brilliant Coals and Howl of the Devil Tiger, as Kaji was, and so underwent the Ré for that Dharmic path)
Comrades: Hasina Tate, Chang "Kaji" Jin, Fu Mei
Key Event #1: Awe & Wonder (she fit the savage hunger of the Golden Courts well but her natural inclination for ghost-flame was unusual, and considering her established relationship, they decided to send her back to America to train under the hima Kaji with regular check-ups back in Malaysia for Dharmic progress)
Transition: Reassignment (Haima returned to Little Asia in Kansas City in the way Kaji had always expected and hoped, and she began training under him no longer as a servant but a pupil)
The P'o
Appearance: As a hima fireball to which she aspires but it always darts out of reach and comprehension
Trigger: Whenever anyone tries to order her around or put her “in her proper place”
Significant Other
Name: Chang "Kaji" Jin; 2004
Nature: Volatile
Kaji
Weakness
Fire, Fire, Fire!
Haima doesn't "just want to watch the world burn"...but she wouldn't object either. Plenty of people need to burn.
Likelihood of Corruption
Average.
While the Howl of the Devil Tiger is "evil" by human standards, it actually is highly moralistic in its own right, and so long as she continues to embrace its principles, she shall not fall astray.
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