Here's a draft cs let me know if it's too close to your history, or if you don't like any part of it! I'm flexible :) . Name: Aleksandr Yasheyev Age: 16 Rank: II Nationality: Russian (Buryat) Weapon: Heavily recurved Bow [hider=Gear]Gear: Small quiver containing many arrows, a selection of 'lucky' items (the luck is entirely attributed to them by Aleksandr, the items are largely small things he's found in the wilderness such as vertebrae, amber and teeth)[/hider] [hider=appearance][img]http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/y429/theracoon1/George%203_zps4ztob5rf.jpeg[/img][/hider] [hider=Personality]Personality: Aleksandr has all the untamed fury of a tempest, and a strong force of will. He values self-sufficiency strongly but realises that making friends is necessary to survive. He enjoys traveling and wandering, and spends an equal amount of time wandering in his own mind, something he’d call meditation but is closer to daydreaming. He is passionate and will talk fast, and enthusiastically about anything he finds interesting.[/hider] [hider=History]History: Aleksandr hails from one of the more remote villages of Siberia, which makes it among the most remote places in the world. He is the only child from a family of shamans. Being raised as a shaman for this village is intensive. You are the heart and soul of the village, and as such you must be both a polymath, able to advise expertly in almost any situation, but you must almost be highly resilient, as a weak body means a weak mind. This was a role that Aleksandr was born for, he took to it like a fish to swimming, every waking moment he spent training to take on the mantle of responsibility from his mother, the previous shaman. He hunted every day, learning the ways of the wild. It was on the edge of life and death, where he was almost starving and down to a single arrow when he was in fact most alive. His resilience and his connection to the living world marked him out as a natural shaman. However when he turned 12 he was recruited to TERA, who had discovered his family's natural affinity to the light. Aleksandr agreed with his mother that should anything happen to her he would return immediately, and he explained to her that he saw being part of TERA as his path in life, and that his travels would be a 'right of passage' for him. It was with this that he left his small village, and was immediately posted to Grayridge. The experiences he has had as a member of TERA have illustrated to him that the world is so much bigger than he had thought but also much more dangerous. HE now realises that to promise a safe return was foolish and he constantly battles with his fear, as he is not yet ready to lay down his life for TERA.[/hider] [hider=Hobbies]Hobbies: Reading and day dreaming are his consuming passions. Coming into civilisation has opened his eyes to biology and chemistry, or the sciences of life, and he uses most of his spare time studying them. He also tries to keep up with his shamanic training by making a point of visiting the wilderness as often as his work will allow.[/hider] Style: Striker [hider=Abilities]Abilities: Uses his power of the light to mimic nature. He moves in combat comparably to a man on horseback (the traditional hunting style of his village) and can shoot very accurately while maintaining high speeds he can also imbue his muscles with light, massively increasing the power of his shots similarly to how insects 'wind up' their legs before they jump.[/hider]