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[center][h2][color=#8B0000]Ashton Ignatius White[/color][/h2]
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[sub][b][color=#8B0000]Charles Leclerc[/color][/b] | [b][color=#8B0000]#8B0000[/color][/b][/sub]
[color=#8B0000][b]"[i]This world, such as it is, is not tolerable. Therefore I need the moon, or happiness, or immortality, I need something which is perhaps demented, but which is not of this world.[/i]"[/b][/color] —[color=#8B0000][b][i]Albert Camus[/i][/b][/color][/center]
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[color=#8B0000][sub][b]Name:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]Ashton “Ash” Ignatius White[/indent]
[color=#8B0000][sub][b]Age:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]25 - June 28th - Cancer[/indent]
[color=#8B0000][sub][b]Gender:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]Male[/indent]
[color=#8B0000][sub][b]Sexual Orientation:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]Heterosexual[/indent]
[color=#8B0000][b][sub]Ethnicity:[/sub][/b][/color]
[indent]Italian-American[/indent]
[color=#8B0000][b][sub]Years at Camp Jupiter // New Rome:[/sub][/b][/color]
[indent]14 years in the Legion // 1 years in New Rome[/indent]
[color=#8B0000][sub][b]Place of Birth:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]Brooklyn, New York[/indent]
[color=#8B0000][sub][b]Key Relationships:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent][list][*]Significant Other:
[*]Friends: 
[indent][i]Derex Steiner[/i]: Former Centurion. Hammer Buddies[/indent][indent][i]Lilith Jade Montgomery[/i]: Distant cousin/aunt. Rose through the Cohorts together. Ally.[/indent]
[*]Enemies: 
[*]Siblings: 
[indent][i]Noah Jean Hayes[/i]: Half-sister[/indent]
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[color=#8B0000][b]"[i]Yeah, I must be good for something / Yeah, yeah / Oh sinners come down, come gather 'round / Oh sinners come down, yeah-eh-eh / Dancing on cold feet / Marching on cobbled streets / Oh sinners come down, yeah-eh-eh[/i]"[/b][/color] — [b][i][url=https://youtu.be/gJQTd0aoqHY?si=z_4DEQKlpo5POe8S]Sinners - Barns Country[/url][/i][/b][/center]
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[color=#8B0000][sub][b]Appearance[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent][list][*][color=#8B0000]Height:[/color] 5 feet, 11 inches.
[*][color=#8B0000]Hair:[/color] Medium length brown, that shines a golden brown when the sun hits it just right.
[*][color=#8B0000]Eyes:[/color] Hazel green
[*][color=#8B0000]Body Type:[/color] Lean and slender, a swimmer’s physique.
[*][color=#8B0000]Clothing Style:[/color] Ashton’s style leans modern and approachable, balancing comfort with a sense of quiet confidence. He gravitates toward sweatshirts, sometimes oversized for a laid-back vibe, other times more fitted for a clean, casual look. Neutral colors like charcoal, grays, and navy form the base of his wardrobe. He favors jeans, slim or straight fits in dark and mid washes, worn just enough to look lived-in without ever appearing sloppy. Paired with his sweatshirts, the denim grounds his outfits, giving them a versatile edge that can shift from a coffee shop meet-up to a night out without much thought.  favors sneakers, usually some form of high top basketball shoe.
[*][color=#8B0000]Body Markings:[/color][list]
[*]Legion tattoo: Consisting of the symbol of Vulcan, SPQR, and the fourteen marks for the years he served. 
[*]Semicolon tattoo on his right wrist. Usually hidden underneath a leather wristband or watch.
[*] [url=https://i.pinimg.com/736x/35/df/31/35df312eecbfa1ab7296b89935c824f7.jpg]Rose Dagger tattoo[/url] on his left forearm, that is over a bunch of scars.
[*] Multiple small burns and cut scars on his hands and arms. 
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[color=#8B0000][sub][b]Personality:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]Ashton is a natural ambivert, someone who balances the energy of others with the comfort of solitude. Around friends and companions, his warmth and kindness draw people in, making him approachable and easy to trust. He is often soft spoken, choosing his words with care, and he tends to listen more than he speaks. Still, his cheerfulness brings lightness to the group, and he works hard to maintain a hopeful, optimistic outlook, even when circumstances seem grim. To those who know him well, Ashton’s steady presence is both grounding and encouraging, though he sometimes hides a quiet tension under his smile.

Beneath his friendly exterior, Ashton wrestles with an undercurrent of anxiety. He frequently worries about letting others down or failing to meet expectations he sets for himself, which can make him second-guess his choices. Despite this, his persistence and determination shine through. He refuses to give up on the things that matter to him, tackling challenges with grit and resolve. However, that same intensity can make him short-tempered at moments, especially when he feels unheard, underestimated, or cornered. 

Confidence is another defining trait of Ashton, though it can occasionally tip into arrogance. He does not always notice when his determination comes across as stubborn pride, especially if he feels deeply invested in proving a point or pursuing a goal. This aspect of his personality can cause friction, but it also gives him the strength to stand firm, even in the face of doubt or resistance. While Ashton is open to learning and growing, he has to consciously remind himself to step back and listen when his own stubborn need to prove himself begins to cloud his humility.

When the world gets to be too much or too loud, Ashton leans into his more introverted side, often retreating to the forge or his personal spaces when he needs to recharge. He finds solace in focusing on tasks with his hands, channeling his emotions into creative or practical work. Rather than seeking the noise of large crowds, he prefers the intimacy of close-knit groups where he feels truly seen and understood. These safe, personal connections allow him to open up in ways he rarely does around strangers, showing an especially vulnerable and sincere side. Through small circles of trust, his optimism, kindness, and determination shine most clearly, painting a portrait of someone both complex and deeply human.
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[color=#8B0000][sub][b]History:[/b][/sub][/color]
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[b]Trigger Warning: [/b]Mentions of Death, Depression, Suicide

Ashton Ignatius White was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of a mortal woman and the Roman god Vulcan. From the start, life was neither easy nor simple for him. Growing up, he carried the quiet burden of absence, knowing only his mother’s love while sensing that part of his heritage was unspoken and distant. His mother, a woman strong and warm despite her struggles, raised him largely on her own. She encouraged his sense of curiosity, his natural creativity, and his work ethic, even when Ashton was too young to understand the divine weight that ran in his blood. But tragedy struck during a long road trip across the United States, a crash that would end her life and leave Ashton with a hollow grief he would never fully shake. Orphaned and aimless, the boy was thrown into a world that suddenly felt unstable and cruel, his one source of security ripped away.

In the emptiness following his mother’s death, Ashton experienced a dream that felt far more real than anything he'd ever known. Trivia, goddess of crossroads and magic, his distant ancestor, appeared to him with words veiled in prophecy. She marked his destiny with her guidance: a path westward, toward Camp Jupiter, where his powers, lineage, and choices would decide the arc of his life. Clinging to her voice like a lifeline, Ashton followed that strange pull and eventually arrived in New Rome’s domain. His arrival was humble and uncertain, though—without a legacy backing him, without a sponsor or a recommendation, Ashton was assigned to the Fifth Cohort, the place often reserved for misfits and strays, those with tarnished or forgotten pride. Many would have been disheartened, but Ashton resolved to give everything he had to prove his worth.

His determination bore fruit. Through battlefield training, minor quests, and relentless effort, Ashton began climbing the ranks. Opportunities that others might treat as burdens, he grasped with both hands. His skills as a smith, born of Vulcan’s blood, and his mind sharpened by Trivia’s legacy, lent him versatility both on and off the field. Slowly, he was promoted, from the Fifth to the Fourth, and later to the Third Cohort, a progression earned not by favor or luck, but through toil, loyalty, and sacrifice. When one of the Third Centurions stepped down, Ashton was strongly considered for the promotion. With the support of his accomplishments, it was little surprise, yet he turned down the position, knowing he had only one year remaining in his compulsory service. To him, it felt wrong to take on an honor he could not fully commit to, an uncharacteristic moment of restraint from someone often driven to prove himself.

Tragedy soon returned to test him once more. Leading a quest with members of his cohort, Ashton’s leadership was put to the ultimate trial. And the trial broke him. The quest failed, ending in death for those who followed him, and the survivors were none. Ashton was left alive, carrying a scar far deeper than a soldier’s blade or monster’s claw could ever inflict. The survivor's guilt consumed him. He withdrew into himself, spiraling downward, plagued with suicidal thoughts and the crushing belief that his existence was a curse upon others. Feeling tainted and unworthy, he resolved on a self-imposed punishment: four additional years of service in the legion. Not as a way to redeem himself, but as a form of penance, and perhaps an escape. Each day he threw himself into battles, duties, and labors, hoping that one day the strain would either kill him or burn away the weight of his guilt.

The four years passed, and though death never claimed him, the experience carved him into something harder and more weathered. Ashton emerged alive, but deeply changed. Battle-hardened, quieter, and carrying memories that never truly faded, he finally left service to attend New Rome University. There, he sought something beyond quests, battles, and the endless cycle of violence, a chance to learn, to grow, and perhaps to rediscover meaning in the creation and knowledge he once cherished. For the son of Vulcan and the legacy of Trivia, his road remained uncertain, but through fire, loss, and endurance, Ashton had already proven himself tempered like steel, bent, scarred, but not yet broken.
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[color=#8B0000][sub][b][/b][/sub][/color][color=#8B0000][sub][b]Godly Parent:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]Vulcan, God of Fire, Volcanoes, Metalworking, and the Forge[/indent]
[color=#8B0000][sub][b]Relationship to Godly Parent:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]Ashton’s relationship with Vulcan, his divine father, is one defined more by acknowledgement than intimacy. He doesn’t deny the god’s role in his existence, nor does he resent it, but their bond is marked by distance, like a nod across a crowded room rather than an embrace. Ashton respects Vulcan’s craft and recognizes the spark of that heritage in himself, yet he doesn’t seek validation or guidance from the god. Instead, he moves through the world with a quiet awareness that his father exists, powerful and unreachable, a presence felt more in the weight of legacy than in any personal connection.[/indent]
[color=#8B0000][b][sub]Abilities Pertaining to Godly Parent:[/sub][/b][/color]
[indent][i]Pyrokinesis:[/i][indent]Fire Manipulation: The core ability to generate flames, control their movement and intensity, and shape them into constructs like fireballs, streams, or weapons.
Heat Control: Ashton can manipulate heat itself, not just visible flames. This allows for melting objects or raising the temperature of the environment.
Defensive Measures: Ashton can create shields of fire to block attacks or use their heat tolerance to absorb or deflect fire-based assaults. He has a natural immunity or high resistance to heat and burns.
Advanced Applications: With greater skill, Ashton could use flames for propulsion to achieve short bursts of speed, wreath their body in fire to enhance physical attacks, or even absorb external heat sources to increase their own power.[/indent] [/indent]
[indent][i]Thermal Vision:[/i] Ashton is able to sense, detect, and see heat waves, signatures, and infrared radiation.[/indent]
[indent][i]Geokinesis:[/i][indent]Magmakinesis: Ashtron is able to manipulate and control molten rock and metals, and sometimes even the solid forms.[/indent][/indent]
[indent][i]Technokinesis:[/i][indent]Machine Aptitude: Ashton is able to understand how almost anything that is mechanical works from a few cursory glances and inspections, and then promptly utilize or operate such devices and machinery..
Tech Expert: Ashton is able to build almost anything given enough resources, time, and man power. This includes more traditional crafts like smithing.[/indent][/indent]
[color=#8B0000][b][sub]Legacy:[/sub][/b][/color]
[indent]Trivia, Goddess of Magic, Crossroads, Witchcraft, and Ghosts[/indent]
[color=#8B0000][sub][b]Legacy Abilities:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent][i]Mystiokinesis:[/i] Ashton is able to control the Mist, influencing the minds and memories of mortals.[/indent]
[indent][i]Umbrakinesis:[/i] Ashton is able to control the shadows to a small degree. He is able to make an area darker, or even sometimes hide his presence within.
[indent]Shadow Travel: Ashton can travel only short distances. The longer the distance, the harder it is. His current max is 10 miles.[/indent][indent]Precognition: Ashton has minor prerogative abilities. He can see 6 to 8 seconds into the future. Primarily triggered in combat or when in danger.[/indent]
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[color=#8B0000][sub][b]Cohort:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]Formerly Third Cohort[/indent]
[color=#8B0000][sub][b]Position in the Legion:[/b][/sub][/color]
[indent]Former Legionnaire // New Rome University student[/indent]
[color=#8B0000][b][sub]Fatal Flaw:[/sub][/b][/color]
[indent][i]Loyalty and Low Self-Esteem.[/i]
Ashton's excessive loyalty is a direct consequence of profound loss, born from the trauma of his mother's sudden death. Losing his only anchor left him adrift and instilled a deep-seated fear of abandonment, compelling him to cling to any new connection with fierce devotion. When he found his place at Camp Jupiter, his cohorts became a surrogate family, and his loyalty to them was absolute and unwavering. This devotion drove him to work tirelessly, earning him promotions, but it also made him vulnerable. He prioritizes the legion and his comrades so completely that he neglects his own well-being, unable to detach from a system that once gave him purpose, even when it began to cost him his spirit.

This loyalty is dangerously intertwined with his low self-esteem, which was cemented by his humble entry into the legion. Arriving at Camp Jupiter without a sponsor and being placed in the Fifth Cohort reinforced his belief that his worth was not inherent but had to be earned through relentless service and sacrifice. The disastrous quest he led served as the ultimate, brutal confirmation of his deepest insecurities, that he was inadequate and a danger to those he cared for. His decision to condemn himself to four more years of service was the grim culmination of these flaws: his low self-worth convinced him he deserved punishment, while his loyalty to the memory of the fallen demanded he pay that price, hoping to be consumed by the very institution he gave everything to serve.

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[color=#8B0000][b][sub]Weapons:[/sub][/b][/color]
[indent][url=https://i.pinimg.com/1200x/ca/01/1e/ca011e256a65902662dbc7e09b8a07a9.jpg]Vesuvius[/url]: A Stygian Iron gladius. Hidden as a black iron chain he wears on his right wrist.
[url=https://i.pinimg.com/1200x/07/91/12/0791123bed8cc947a5daf6efc710163b.jpg]Blacksmithing Hammer[/url]: His favored forging hammer.[/indent]

[color=#8B0000][b][sub]Misc Information:[/sub][/b][/color]
[indent][list][*]His favorite color is pink, specifically pastel pink.
[*]Can speak fluent Italian and Latin. 
[*]Known to chew the insides of his cheeks or fingernails when nervous.
[*]Wears contacts, but has thick, black rimmed glasses in case that he never wears. He would rather go blind.
[*]Is a total lightweight when it comes to alcohol. 
[*]Ambidextrous
[*]Has a small side hobby of taking jewelry commissions to make a quick buck. Known to make earrings, rings, necklaces, and more. 
[*]His body runs naturally at a higher temperature than normal, causing his extremely high metabolism. He burns through calories and loves to eat.
[*]Gets motion sick quite easily. Has to not be doing anything while in a vehicle.
[*]Deathly afraid of heights to the point he can’t be near windows in hotels above the fourth floor. 
[*]Total nerd. Plays card games, TTRPGs like D&D, and reads comics. He keeps up with the weekly releases of new manga chapters. 
[*]As a joke, he picked up sleight of hand magic. Turned out to be extremely good at it. 
[*]Creates tiny automatons that serve a variety of purposes. Most are the size of golf balls, the largest being softball sized. Think Bakugan
[*][url=https://youtu.be/DWaB4PXCwFU?si=zkIkN5FjbkY2WuTe]The Diary of Jane - Breaking Benjamin[/url] Always has been, always will.
[*]XVI. The Tower - Crowley Thoth
[*]Hestia // Vesta
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