Kai Shizumi Dougal

Kai Shizumi Dougal is a kitsune and an original member of the group. She lives in New Richmont, Indiana.

Appearance and Personality
Kai is half Japanese and half Irish. She is short, with long orange-red hair and grey eyes. Often dressed in a "grunge" style, she wears combat boots, leggings or ripped jeans, cardigans, and t-shirts (usually featuring rock band logos or nerd stuff). She has an identical twin sister, but they look quite different due to personal style, body type, and attitude.

Kai is very concerned with doing the right thing. She feels very sympathetic and forgiving toward others, especially underdogs, and can often be too trusting and naive. She is one of the only "pure" souls in the supernatural community. Her demeanor toward others is generally very polite, caring, and friendly. Kai is extremely concerned about the safety of her child in the turmoil of the coming Apocalypse.

Personal Life and Background
Kai was raised by her mother, Keiko Shizumi, in Japan. Keiko met William "Bill" McCreary in her hometown of Kyoto, Japan in 1988. She was working as a geisha in the tourist district. Bill, a tourist, met her and they began an affair. When she became pregnant he brought her back to the New Richmont, where she gave birth to identical twin girls. The couple split up, and they each took a baby, unable to agree on custody. Keiko took Kai back to Kyoto, and deliberately kept Kai from meeting her father (due to his abusive nature). Keiko died while Kai was away at college.

Kai and her sister, Rhaela McCreary, met when Miles brought them together with the rest of the original group. Rhaela mysteriously left one night.

The night that Kai first changed, a Nexus Crawler appeared to the group. They then traveled to Chicago to seek help against Pentex, where she met Lucas Dougal. Within several weeks, they began a romantic relationship. They were married and have a daughter, Astrid Keiko Dougal. Lucas and Kai were Duke and Duchess Dougal within the Seelie Courts of the Fae, until his heroic death during the Battle of New Richmont.

Kai is a freelance artist, specializing in graphic novels and realist painting. She has a B.F.A. from Earlham College. Indie rock and new wave are her favorite types of music. She reads a lot, mainly fiction. She is fluent in both Japanese and English.

Kai, along with several others in the group, recently took the position of Primogen within New Richmont's Elysium.

Supernatural Type and Abilities Kai is a rank 4 kitsune, a were-fox known to inhabit Asia. Kitsune are rare in the Western World, and she is the only one in the New Richmont area. She is human-born (Kojin) and walks the dreamweaver (Gukutsushi) path, using mental magic and trickery.

In her were-form, she is a common red fox (Vulpes vulpes). She has four tails.