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[color=#B22222][h1]Zhang Wei[/h1][/color]
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[hr][color=#B22222][h3]Twenty-four | Male | Heterosexual | Firebender[/h3][/color][hr][/center]
[color=#B22222][b]Occupation[/b][/color]
Journeyman blacksmith at [i]Hao Ling's Hammer[/i].

[color=#B22222][b]Place of Origin[/b][/color]
Zuipeng, a medium sized town in the southeastern Fire Nation.

[color=#B22222][b]Residence[/b][/color]
A small row home in the Lower Ring.

[color=#B22222][b]Appearance[/b][/color]
This section should supplement the character art used, since we all know that it's never going to be dead-on. Other than the basics, think about posture, voice, tattoos, scars. It is mandatory to describe clothing style, especially for Fire Nation/firebender characters, because character art is unlikely to show them wearing Earth Kingdom get-up.

[color=#B22222][b]Personality[/b][/color]
At least two full paragraphs about your character's personality. What are their main traits? Make sure that they are well-balanced with both good and bad characteristics, but also include one [i]fatal flaw[/i]. What is the worst thing about them? Other things to include might be their greatest fears, how they perceive those either above or below them in status, their opinions of the Dai Li - are they in the right?

[color=#B22222][b]Likes and Dislikes[/b][/color]
At least three of each. Consider more than just likes 'good things' and dislikes 'bad things'.
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[color=#B22222][b]Skills[/b][/color]
[u]Talented Firebender:[/u] Wei has always had a talent for bending. Far from a prodigy, he was no less a very capable fighter during his tenure with the army, and maintains a certain knack for the art form. It has been three years since he's used his bending in any meaningful capacity, however, leaving him quite rusty and out of practice.
[u]Trained Combatant:[/u]
[u]Leader of Men:[/u]
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[color=#B22222][b]History[/b][/color]
Wei was born in the picturesque countryside of the Fire Nation some twenty four years ago. Hailing from sizeable town of Zuipeng, an agricultural settlement among the balmy southeastern crescent of the main island, he never wanted much for the necessities of life. Indeed, his father served as the mayor of the bustling hamlet, providing Wei with all the opportunity one could wish for among the plantations and fisheries that made up the surrounding province. His early days were spent chumming around with the sons of merchants and craftsmen, exuding the charisma expected of one of his station, and practicing his firebending at the finest of the few institutions that dotted the town. A talented bender in his own right, the lad flourished in his teen years, boasting himself the greatest fire slinger Zuipeng had to offer.

These confident brags would come to haunt him later in life. It was no secret that the Fire Nation was at war, having begun their march on conquest to "spread the greatness" of their nation across the world, by sword and by flame. The armies of the Firelord swelled with proud men of the islands, yet the folk farther out on the fringes of the nation lived on without the yolk of conscription upon their citizens. Until, that is, the sixteenth year of Wei's life. Months shy of his birthday, recruiters for the army rode forth into humble Zuipeng. The war to herald prosperity required more than the grain and livestock, ceramic and silk the town produced. It required steel and sons. Many flocked to the call, peasant boys looking for glory over the plows of their ancestors, or cocksure children of tradesmen eager to test the metal of their father's forges on the Firelord's enemies. 

Wei was among them. He had a fine life in Zuipeng, that much was true. All the young men of his generation, coerced by honeyed words of propaganda, wished to aid in Lord Sozin's plight. How could he deny the call to march? Wei was his only boy, and popular among the townsfolk. The confident youth had a good chance of succeeding him as mayor, administering where it was safe, rather than dying on the fields of battle halfway across the world. The recruiters did not feel the same. How could they ignore the praises of his tutors, who spoke of their star pupil? Or the cocky swagger the boy had as he strode to their booths looking to enlist? Furthermore, what kind of leader would with hold his blood from participating in the worthiest of causes? His hands were tied; Wei would become a soldier, and a sergeant no less, a rank bestowed upon him for both prowess and station. Sixteen and arrogantly naive, Wei marched in line with two hundred others from Zuipeng, the last time he'd see his homeland. 

[color=#B22222][b]Ambitions[/b][/color]
What is the motivating force in your character's life? What do they most want to achieve, both in the short-term and the long-term? How do they intend to set about doing so?

[color=#B22222][b]Other[/b][/color]
Anything else. No, there is no secret code-word hidden in the rules section, but read it anyway. Here you can put down any key locations you deem important to your character's plotline that you would like to be added to the OOC.[/hider]