Yukirei

Yukirei (雪霊, Lit. Snow spirit), is a mysterious entity. Having been created by an abnormal concentration of chakra deep within the forests surrounding the Land of Iron, the chakra took the form of a woman with a body made entirely of ice. The chakra belonged to a beautiful priestess who died many decades ago during the First Shinobi World War. She roams the forests looking for someone to accept her and maybe help her find what caused her death.

Background
Many decades ago, during the dwindling days of the First Shinobi World War, there was a priestess who was healing injured samurai in the Land of Iron. She helped ten to their wounds and gave them guiding words of encouragement to help them get through the injuries. She was told there was someone who needed help out in the forests. Being the only one who could traverse the forests safely, knowing them by heart. It was up to the priestess to find this wounded individual. She would never find this injured person, as her life was cut short by an assassin hiding within the trees. Priests and priestesses were known for having high bounties on their heads because of the contributions they brought to the enemy, so those who were against the Land of Iron or other alliances put up bounties on these individuals, some of them upwards of 500,000 Ryuu or greater depending on the individual. It was never known what her bounty was, but the assassin never lived to collect it, meeting his fate at the end of a samurai's blade. Though her body long perished, her chakra took the form of a spirit, roaming the forests for decades. Over this time, she began using the snow and ice around her to create a body, one that was a near spitting image of her old body, only with silver skin. She now roams the forests, looking to find out what caused her death, as she was unaware of what exactly killed her.

Appearance
Those who have caught wind of her in the forests have described Yukirei as elegantly beautiful. Slim and of average height, she dons a snow white robe that rests loosely on her shoulders. Her skin is a pure silver color, made entirely of ice. A small touch of red adorns her lips. Her eyes are fairly large and are a beautiful, icy silver color, complimenting her icy skin. Her hair is long, resting on her back, oftentimes being blown in the wind, revealing a beautiful sheen of black.

Personality
Yukirei retains a lot of the personality she had during her days in the living. Kind, selfless and sincere, she guides lost travelers who can't find their way through the forests to safe haven, usually to one of the samurai barracks that dot the Land of Iron. Though despite this kind personality, she feels alone, isolated. She knows she's dead, but she doesn't want to pass on. She still wants to continue living the life she wanted to have that was so harshly ripped away from her. Rarely, she leaves the forests and makes her way within the barracks, looking through them to get a sense of old feelings and to see how much they've changed over the years.

Abilities
Being made of ice, Yukirei possesses a wide array of ice related abilities, each usually serving as a support, something she was good at in her days of the living. As such, most of her techniques serve to protect and heal teammates should she ever find herself in battle.

Icy Skin
Yukirei possesses a skin of ice, which remains hard, stronger than steel in durability, in frozen climates such as those that surround the Land of Iron. This gives her a strong defense against taijutsu and kenjutsu users by letting her absorb damage without taking too much of it. Though in temperate climates, her skin becomes fragile, and can break easily. Though this skin will eventually repair itself, it takes time. This can be remedied by Yukirei creating a small field of snow and ice with her Ice Release, allowing her skin to not only regain its durability, but also repair any damage done to it at a much faster rate.

Nature Manipulation And Ninjutsu
Yukirei excels in Ice Release, along with the two elements that compose it; Water and Wind Release; By creating blizzards against the enemy, she can weaken their fatigue and cut down on their vision, leaving them wide open to attack, even more so if she has a sensor on her side to help her team identify and track their targets. She can use her Ice Release to create shields that protect her allies. These shields are a lot like her skin; Strong and hardy in cold climates, but fragile in temperate climates. Still, even when fragile, they are still strong enough to take a blow and stop an opponent's attack long enough for her allies to either retaliate by countering their attack or evading it. By using Water Release, she can create pools of water that she can freeze with Ice Release, giving her a field of cold that she can enhance her icy skin with. By using it in conjunction with Wind Release, she can create sharp, icy winds that cut through an opponent's skin, wearing them down cut by cut. Yukirei also excels in medical ninjutsu, having healed many samurai during her days of the living. By utilizing Mystic Palm, she can heal her allies' wounds via touch, giving them a quick method of injury recovery that allows them to get back into battle within minutes.