History of Claymore and Youma.

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Title: Windcutter Flora
Rank: #8 of 47 Claymores and Division Captain of the Northern Campaign
Age: Looks to be in her early 20's
Race: Claymore (half human/half Youma)
Height: 6'0
Weight:140lbs

Claymores and Youma:

Despite protecting humans, Claymores are usually feared by humans due to their incredible powers, their relation to Youmas, and generally aloof attitudes. Humans will often call them "silver-eyed witches/slayers" or "monsters." Family members of individuals impersonated by Youma tend to be banished from villages for fear that they might be Youma too. Claymores are often girls who suffered this fate or survivors of villages wiped out by Youma.

Due to one or more of their background, Yomua blood, training, social isolation and harsh lives, Claymores tend to be serious and at least outwardly cold. Claymores live unhappy, lonely lives due to their solitary lifestyle and the knowledge that they will eventually die or become monsters. Some become hot-tempered and easily angered, while some other Claymores become homicidal killers who enjoy taking life, more savage than the Youma they hunt. Almost all of them avoid any sort of companionship with humans.

Claymores require far less food in order to survive than normal humans. They need only consume a few bites of food every few days, and if required, can go for over a week without any. Claymores are generally only seen resting by sticking their swords into the ground and leaning against them, rather than sleeping in a lying position or on a bed as it seems to be the only "comfortable" way they can rest.

Claymores take orders from their black-clothed agents, who in turn appear to take orders from a small council of older males (The Organization). In manga and anime Scene 1, Clare says the name "Claymore" is used by those outside the Organization. Its soldiers do not have any official name. Instead they refer to themselves by the term "senshi" (in the original Japanese text) which roughly translates to "warrior."

When a Claymore dies out on the field, her sword is used as her gravemark.