TARO

Taro is the long-lost relative who has returned to his rightful place with the LaCroix family.  He is the Bi-Racial son of Alana LaCroix-Delanis and Hampton Morrison.  He was born on December 7, 1977 and he is a Sagittarius.  Taro is 6'1" and weighs approximately 185 lbs.  He has a tan complexion, with bright brown eyes like his mother and wavy hair.  He is an avid reader, with a collection of horror stories that would make Jordan gasp.  However, Taro also likes the outdoors.  He has been on many camping trips with his boarding-school colleagues and has taken many hikes through unchartered territories.

Taro was the result of a forced union between his mother and Hampton Morrison--who was the mayor of Palmetto Village at the time.  Morrison had a fixation upon Taro's mother, extorting her into intimacy with him in return for her husband Khallid's assembly job.  Khallid took Taro in and reared him along with their son Timberlane.  Had the massacre never occurred, Taro would have lived happily with his family.  However, events would prove otherwise.  On that night--while he and Timberlane were hiding behind their mother--soldiers shot their mother to death.  After years of deceit, Taro finally discovered the truth about his heritage and returned to his family.  However, his return has not been without the initial mistrust of the LaCroix family--particularly from Tut and Jordan.  It was made worse after the death of Jordan's mother, for they believed that Taro knew about it.  It culminated into a physical altercation amongst the threesome--with a quite shocking ending.  However, they have managed to mend their fences.

As of yet, the only person that Taro feels comfortable around is Timberlane.  He is the only real connection to Taro's mother.  The two of them are attempting to make up for lost time between them.  However, Timberlane must become accustomed to Taro's outgoing nature--while Taro must get used to Timberlane's seemingly endless bouts of solitude.

ABILITIES

Taro represents fire and foresight in the Sacred Circle.  He has clairvoyant abilities, being able to see in the past.  It was this ability that enabled him to see the truth about his father.  He can also see things that are happening in the present, but they are limited to the family. 

WEAPONS

When Taro returned to the LaCroix family, his brother Timberlane forged a pair of silver sai for him.  They are endowed with a deadly-sharp point at the end, and they are also capable of shooting out fireballs.

 SUMMONS

"Pyromania...Flame-On"--Taro will summon a baseball-sized fireball and hurl it at an enemy.