Ellen Yukimura

Ellen Yukimura is a modern-day kitsune drifting through life with a cigarette in her mouth and ten grand in cash she barely knows how to use. She squats in a run-down cabin, refuses to get a job, and never learned to read—because why bother when you can talk your way out of anything? She’s street-smart but lazy, always finding the easiest way to get by. A “key kid” through and through, she grew up figuring things out on her own, never trusting authority, and always knowing someone who “owes her one.” She’s got a strange moral code—won’t steal from friends, won’t mess with kids, but absolutely will scam a scammer just for fun. She’s the type to drink cold black coffee, wear the same beat-up jacket year-round, and never use a lighter when matches feel more right. Her rusty flip phone has no service, but she keeps it on just in case someone important calls. Magic? She’s still got some—quick vanishing tricks, memory fogs—but nothing flashy. People assume she’s just a burnout, but Ren’s sharper than she looks. She’ll claim she’s unlucky, yet somehow, she always lands on her feet.