====== Sable Schatten ======

**Gender:** Male \\
**Age:** 10 (Appears 16) \\
**Ethnicity:** Caucasian (American Domestic Short Hair Cat) \\
**Hometown:** Portland, Oregon, USA. \\
**Affiliation:**Neutral \\
**Purity:** Mostly Pure \\

**Magic Type:** Natural \\
**Active status:** Active \\

===== About =====

**Primary Ability:** Shadow weave
  * Sable is a master of shadows, and can create and control shadows at will. He can even create total darkness in a small area to disorient his foes. Mostly used for escape and evasion, it is also helpful for surprise attacks. Most importantly, however, he can use the shadows to create illusions, some of which can be corporeal if he supplies them with enough mana, although his solid shadow illusions tend to be on the smaller side.
**Secondary Ability:** Reinforcement
  * Sable is capable of reinforcing his body, giving him great strength and sturdiness, despite the fact that he appears to be a featherweight. While this ability is mostly used unconsciously, he is capable of finite control of this ability in order to strengthen individual body parts, such as a fist for punching, or a forearm for blocking.
**Tertiary Ability:** Shapeshifting
  * Sable is capable of changing forms, notably between that of a cat and a human. He tends to stay as a human at most times, though he will often revert to his native form, especially when spooked. All his other forms range between human and cat in size, and mostly include common animals native to the Portland area of Oregon.

===== History =====
Sable is, in truth, a cat. A common household feline. Except, he is not as common as most others. Sure, all cats have a bit of magical power, but a very few are gifted with magical abilities on par with those of a human or one of the other sentient races. Sable, for his part, was born a singular kitten from a pair of rather magical, but not quite sentient cats. He was adopted by a magical family, being raised by a young witch as her prized pet. He grew up, very loved and doted upon, and, being recognized as highly magical, he was taught basic magic as a kitten so he could help as a familiar does. In time, his power grew, and it was found that he could draw upon a mana reserve equal to that of his owner's, and so he was taught how to control his magic to a greater extent, to the point where he even learned to shapeshift, though only to a limited number of forms, his favorite, of course, being that of a human's. He became, in essence, the young witchling's little brother, and learned to read, write, speak, and act as if he were a human.

After living life this way for nearly a decade (And having a much longer lifespan than a normal cat due to his magical power), Sable and his 'sister' had grown up, she, going off to college, leaving the talented sable at home with their parents, whom encouraged him to find his own way, as he seemed lost without the young witch. Unfortunately, Sable still has the mind of a cat at most times, and was somewhat distracted on his journies of tying to find himself, ending up ultimately in Japan, he found himself drawn to a strong magical presence in Osaka, and then finally enrolling at the Safeholme academy.


**Skill level:** 35 \\
**Power level:** 25 \\
**Control:** +10 (Except momentarily when spooked) \\
**Rank:** B+
===== Physical =====

**Appearance:** Sable appears as a somewhat tall and thin teenage boy who has a toned body similar to that of a gymnast, giving a sense that he is very light and agile on his feet. He is roughly 5'5" tall and has short black hair that is extremely soft and often becomes messy despite his best efforts to keep it straight. He has golden, almond shaped eyes and a cat-like Iris.

In his natural form, he is a very well-proportioned, but somewhat large short-haired black cat, with bright golden eyes, and an oft curious expression. \\
**Personality:** Sable is a bit scatterbrained. He is fairly intelligent, and quick thinking, but awkward in social situations, and quite easily spooked. He has a tendency toward clumsiness due to getting tunnel vision when he focuses too much on a goal, that goal typically being whatever delicious food he might be smelling. He is extremely food-driven, and can be distracted with it quite easily whenever he is hungry. \\
**Magical Item:** None \\
**Magical Outfit:** Using his own Natural abilities, Sable is capable of creating a dark, shadowy cloak which he can use to hide his movements and actions, though it is often present, he normally has it appear to be a simple black hoodie with a large front pocket. \\
**Familiar:** Technically he himself is a familiar, though he has no master.\\


===== Inventory =====
  * 1x black Jansport backpack with a dirty brown leather bottom
  * 1x toiletries kit
  * 2x white t-shirts
  * 2x black T-shirts
  * 2x blue jeans
  * 1x pair of Merrell running shoes
  * 1x Magical charm that allows his backpack and its contents to shrink and become invisible when he shapeshifts