Ponpokoriichitchoriina III

Ponpokorii Chitchoriina III (ぽんぽこりーちっちょリーナIII世, Ponpokoriichicchoriina San Se) referred to by the nickname Pochi, is an orphaned tanuki. She is the first member of Utsuho's new family and accompanies him on his travels.

Appearance
Pochi is a tanuki with light brown fur. Her eyes are black and covered by patches of dark brown that stretch over her cheeks, and she has small pointed ears. All four of her paws are a dark shade of brown, and she has a large tail with several dark brown stripes running across them.

Personality
Pochi is a forgiving and trusting tanuki, who is constantly nice to everyone. No matter how badly she is treated, even to the point of being nearly killed, she still stays nice and is cared for by Utsuho and her other companions.

Background
Pochi was only six months old when a man trapped her mother to put on display. Her mother, also a tanuki, told the man that he could put her on display and sell her if he wished, so long as her child was kept safe. The man disagreed with her and told her that she will sell both her and her son, as talking tanuki would be very valuable. Her mother became very angry and attacked the man, so he killed and stuffed her. Trusting the man and believing her mother to still be alive, Pochi continued to go to the man, barely managing to escape his traps each time. Utsuho came along one day, seeing the small tanuki being hung from a thorny rope by his foot. After untying Pochi and learning she could speak English, Utsuho asked her why she was tied up and learned Pochi's story. When Pochi goes back to get her mother after meeting Utsuho, she finds out her mother was killed and makes a grave for her. Since Pochi no longer had any family, Utsuho told Pochi to come with him on his travels, and that Utsuho would be her family.

Abilities
Although Pochi is a tanuki, she is too young to shape-shift. Like all tanukis though, she can understand and speak the human language.

Natural Abilities
Naivety: being overly trusting of what she is told, Pochi manages to cross a perilous cave by believing a sign that claims it to be safe.