Name: Leo Dalmer Appearance: [img]https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/9d828d0d-20c9-4109-ae0d-44de1802c9af/d4zly9v-16601fe0-1fed-42e7-b10b-dd494c1ae60e.jpg/v1/fill/w_219,h_250,q_70,strp/__dusk___by_eventrue_d4zly9v-250t.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOiIsImlzcyI6InVybjphcHA6Iiwib2JqIjpbW3siaGVpZ2h0IjoiPD02ODYiLCJwYXRoIjoiXC9mXC85ZDgyOGQwZC0yMGM5LTQxMDktYWUwZC00NGRlMTgwMmM5YWZcL2Q0emx5OXYtMTY2MDFmZTAtMWZlZC00MmU3LWIxMGItZGQ0OTRjMWFlNjBlLmpwZyIsIndpZHRoIjoiPD02MDAifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.nfcQJ2AIzOoWg5B0NyMY_9n73IQs1ScQxv87oDLugEE[/img] Alias(es): Silver Spider Age: 27 Gender: Male Description: [list] [*]Height - 5'9 [*]Weight - 160 lbs [*]Skin Colour - White [*]Hair Colour - Brown (buzz cut) [*]Eye Colour - Brown [*]Build - Lean [/list] Magic Type: Ki Role: Knight Specialty: Swordsmanship Personality: [list][*]Cool [*]Calm [*]Cocky [*]Reckless in battle [*]Listless in peace [*]Adrenaline junkie [/list] Background: Unlike most knights of Belisio, Leo did not come from a prestigious family or long line of warriors. Instead, his father was a wandering strider and his mother was a battlemage in the army, both seasoned pirate hunters but nonetheless of common stock who would have lived ordinary lives if not for their talents. Trained by his father, Leo learned the ways of ki and swordsmanship to be able to fend for himself should anything befall his parents. It was hoped that he would live a peaceful life and never have to use his skills in practice, but the more he trained, the more bored he became with ordinary life until nothing else interested him except for swordsmanship. Growing up, he entered every competition he could and always proved himself better than everyone else. Never knowing defeat, Leo grew arrogant and proud, but it wasn't enough to be the best in competitions. He wanted to fight for real. As soon as he came of age, he joined the military and passed through training with flying colours, eager to prove himself in combat at the first opportunity. An opportunity that came in the form of pirates attacking a convoy of mist tankers which Leo had been assigned to guard. The attack came sudden and swift with the pirates using their speeders to ambush the convoy before anyone could react, their movements having been concealed by the clouds. With the military escort airship leading at the fore and the pirates attacking from the rear, it would not have been able to turn around fast enough to address the threat before the tanker furthest away would be taken over. Its fate was in the hands of the soldiers serving as security aboard the vessel, a single squad including Leo. With the pirates already on board and en route to the bridge, it was already too late to shoot them out of the sky. The fighting would come down to close quarters combat within narrow corridors and spaces. As it so happened, Leo excelled in such conditions and like a spider striking from its nest, he sprang his own ambush upon the pirates before they could make it to the bridge. With a single stroke of his sword, the entire raiding party was wiped out in an instant and Leo felt the greatest thrill of his life. After that, his ascent to knighthood was all but assured as he went on to achieve similar feats throughout his career, honing his skill and developing new fighting techniques between missions. Seeing what he was becoming though, Leo's father expressed disapproval at his son's increasingly reckless attitude and addiction to combat. Leo remained unfazed and unchanged however, so the day he became a knight was the day his father disowned him, telling him he was not welcome back home for as long as he remained a spider. His mother, long retired from military life, tried in vain to get the two to reconcile over the next few years. However, even to this day with the Vaimese fleet upon the horizon, father and son remain estranged, and Leo is all too eager to plunge into the fray once again. Equipment: [list][*]Silverfang - The sword that gave Leo the first half of his knightly name, the Silverfang is a master crafted saber with a simple yet elegantly designed silver hilt and black leather grips. Its blade is always kept to a mirror polish and honed with obsessive care. Easily shattered without ki reinforcement. [*]Nerve suit - A body suit made up of artificial muscle fibers, designed to augment Leo's strength without sacrificing speed and mobility. Also capable of hardening to stop shrapnel and high caliber bullets, but vulnerable to bladed weapons and offers no protection against concussive force or extreme temperatures. [*]Gilded plate armour - Ornately decorated steel plates meant more for protecting the nerve suit than the wearer, but can protect from low calibre bullets in a pinch. Denotes the wearer's status as a knight. [/list] Abilities: [list] [*]Ki Reinforcement - Rather than using ki to reinforce his body or armour, Leo focuses all of his power into the blade of his sword, allowing him to cut through anything and anyone. [*]Air Slash - Charge sword with ki and send it forth as a flying blade of energy, attacking foes from a distance. [*]Enhanced reflexes - Years of training has honed Leo's instincts to a razor's edge, allowing him to dodge bullets or even deflect them with his sword. [*]Enhanced senses - By focusing ki into his sense of hearing and touch, Leo is able to pick up vibrations in the ground, walls and the very air to detect enemies like prey within a spider's web. [/list] Extra: [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsBTUvDJGhA[/youtube]