[quote=@WanderingDragon] Okay, consider this a first draft for my character. Background could use some work. But, I just wanted to get this in before the thread closes up. [hider="Fearless"] [hider=Picture] [img]https://snipboard.io/xO4j0H.jpg[/img] [/hider] Name: Jaden Bernes Alias: Fearless Age: 15-18 Ship Role: Lookout Personality: Fearless, as his alias implies, seems to demonstrate no fear in tense situations. He maintains a Zen-like calm and level-headedness. He speaks very little, believing that actions are more important than words. But, at times can display a sardonic and sarcastic sense of humor. However, living as a stoic can make one awkward in situations of high emotion. Background: Orphaned as an infant, Jaden's life was the orphanage. While the adults said they cared for the children like family; they were abused and made to work from sunrise to sunset. While the other other orphans said they were family; they always fought and the older ones bullied and extorted the younger ones. In a pirate town rife with crime, violence and despair, Jaden saw little hope in his future. Until he met an elderly librarian. The elderly lady often invited Jaden for tea where she taught him to read. From there, he studied the various books she kept. He studied history, math, sciences, philosophy and mythology. He also learned martial arts and tactics. With time, the other orphans were no longer a threat, but walking training dummies. As more time passed, Jaden learned not only how to win fights, but avoid them altogether, by reading the opponent's movements, anticipating their actions. With no need to fear the orphanage, Jaden left the city. He worked odd jobs to get around; assisting a cook here, playing backup guitar there. When he worked on ships, his talent for reading situations made navigating and evading trouble easy. But not always. One day, Jaden got into a fight with some pirates. A high-ranking marine recognized the techniques he used as "Rokushiki", a supposedly secret style only taught to the marines' elite. Jaden was given a choice; join the marines, or be executed for treason. Jaden's refusal led to him making short work of the grunts. But, their officer was also a Rokushiki practitioner. One far more advanced and experienced than Jaden "Conceited brat! All you know are the bare basics! This is what [i]real[/i] mastery looks like!" Dodging a lunge left Jaden open to a storm of Rankyaku. Hade he activated his Tekkai an instant later; he'd have been ripped apart. He washed up on an island where a fishing village took him in and nursed him back to health. It was here Jaden realized just how vast the world truly was. If he hoped to survive, he needed true mastery. But how? A fisherman suggested Jaden head east; there he might find a Haki monastery and train there... Skills: [list] [*] Proficient with wayfaring, basic ship repair, and first-aid [*] Proficient at survival, cooking, forging, and sewing (mostly for repairing damaged clothing) [*] Self-taught scholar and researcher [/list] Abilities [list] [*] Matrix Flow Martial Arts: By studying the underlying principles of various martial arts, Jaden had developed his own fighting style. It can be said fighting Jaden is like trying to fight the air itself: - Elusive and suffocating like smoke. - Reflective, rebuffing, consuming and consuming like a tornado - Swift and forceful as a gale. [*] Basic Rokushiki techniques: Soru, Geppou, Tekkai, Kami-E, Shigan, and Rankyaku [*] Hyper Observant: Very good at reading people through body language and strong situational awareness, allowing Jaden to predict how a situation might unfold. [/list] Weapons/ Items: [list] [*] Camping pack including various supplies such as a compass, looking glass, tent, water skin, mess kit, latrine, tinder. [*] Smithing tools, including a whetstone. [*] A sabre, lent to Jaden by a fisherman [*] A Pistol, loaned by the same fisherman, and 20 rounds [/list] [/hider] [/quote] Okay, I did some editing to my character. I decided to make him a lookout, since his talents are best suited for that. However, he'd also be something of a jack-of-all trades. He'd know enough to fill in other roles should that character no be available. But, he's by no means an expert.