Ihaka Nikau
Appearance and Equipment
* High tapered black hair, brown eyes, tan skin, 5'10", burly build, big round cheeks.
* When not in his Ghost Mail, usually clad in simple, durable clothes, often preferring just shortpants and sandals.
* Armed with a taiaha Requiem weapon, a long fighting staff with a striking blade of sharpened wood on the primary end and a metal spearpoint on the other.
Skills and Abilities
Mourner: Learning from his fellow Mourners (though with much more yet to learn), Haka has gained a level of proficiency in combating the Revenants, though he is by no means a master of martial prowess. The wood of which most of his Requiem weapon is made possesses a supernatural durability.
Mourner Armor: The spirit of Nikau, Ihaka's father, inhabits his Ghost Mail. Aside from the typical enhanced speed and strength one might expect in the suit of a Mourner, Haka has noticed that, sometimes, a faint warm light will emit from his armor when it is dark and he needs it most.
Farmer and Deckhand: Prior to his life as a Mourner, Haka gained much experience tending to his family's gardens and of sailing. Skills of very niche utility in his present occupation, of course.
Personality and Characteristics
Major
* Personable to a high degree, and acts as though he is everyone's friend. Dislikes conflict between people, and strives for harmony.
* A team player through and through. Finds disloyalty to be incomprehensible.
* Simple and direct with his speech, but ever in a way that is meant to be genial and clear.
* Unsubtle, and a bit boisterous. One can always hear him coming, that's for sure.
* Humble, and likes to give credit to others and to speak little of himself when praise is going round.
Minor
+ Likes to greet people with big hugs.
+ Gained the nickname of "Buoy" from fellow sailors of the Arai Sea, namely because, if the ship ever went down, they would "grab onto his big ass first."
+ Though few of the words of the Māom language survived the journey of time to his family's knowing, one certainly has for Haka: Paompa!, meaning esteemed friend, or one regarded as a brother or sister. He uses it liberally.
+ Doesn't like being alone, or moments of deep silence that suggest solitude. Loneliness is a chief fear, among a few others.
+ Has a favorite blanket. He made it himself, and it's kept him warm on many a chilly night.