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'''1)Basic Info Name: Roderick Duncan CNR Explanation: Duncan: Scottish for Brown Battle Species: Human Age: 22 Gender: Male Emblem: A hawk attacking a downed nevermore Handedness: Learned ambidextrous (naturally left-handed) Nicknames: Rick Occupation: Freelance Huntsmen along with his partner Tau Ifiok Status: Alive and Active 2)Appearance: Aura Colour: Dark Brown Height: 5’ 10” Weight: 162 lbs Eyes: Dark brown Skin Colour: White Face Shape: Diamond Hair: Dark brown, Left sided Comb Over'''

'''Physique: Slightly muscular but otherwise average Outfit: Dark brown leather jacket with a white long-sleeved button shirt, army green trousers with a brown leather belt, and dark brown steel toed combat boots. With that, he also wears a brown leather peaked cap with his emblem above the brim. Accessories: A wristwatch with a leather band. Throwing knives in his boots, pants, belt, and shirt pocket. 3)Characteristics: Background:  Born to two veterans of the Great War in a small village in Vale, Roderick grew up with stories of heroic battles and funny mishaps.  (Well, the happy ones that were appropriate to his age. Neither Arthur or Rona really wanted him to learn about the harshness of life before he was ready or wanted to relate the tragedies at all.)  As he grew up, Rick’s games reflected the stories he was told ... as well as his pranks. The pranks were harmless to people; coming into school in the morning to find that the every surface was painted hot pink and chartreuse, teacher papers taken out of cabinets then replaced to their proper places while they were being searched for, masquerading as a teacher to get access to the teacher’s lounge. However, they would seriously disrupt the school and got on the teachers’ last nerves. They were not helped by the fact that he usually figured out most of the right buttons to push to get away with the pranks whenever he was caught or was outright cheeky every time they could never pin the incident on him.  Warnings and punishments only encouraged him to not get caught the next time.'''

'''The town adults was not sure how to handle his antics though most of the kids considered Rick a bit of a hero. Frankly, his parents weren’t sure what to do either. Rick was getting out of hand, but they didn’t want to squash his spirit either. Arthur recognized that part of the goings on was caused by restlessness, boredom, and a longing for excitement and adventure. Taking Rick out into the wilderness for some father/son time came to be his main answer. There, he could teach Rick the skills to fend for himself while providing a constructive outlet for the restless energy. It worked partially. Whenever Rick felt too antsy, time out in the nearby non-Grimm infested woods could usually calm him down. He self-taught himself to draw in order to capture the natural beauty he saw in a way that got his mind and his hands busy. The trips with his father also allowed them a place for Rick to ask questions and talk about things that were on his mind. Rona focused on utilizing his mind in non-prankster ways and so taught him to play chess and other games that focused on strategy. She also taught him more about how to read people and situations so that he could keep on top of if he was about to go too far or not. '''

'''The most dramatic change came about when Rick’s little sister, Alexandrite, was born when he was 12. People were worried that she was going to be a major target for his pranks from now on. Instead, he absolutely doted on his sister and was the best big brother he could be, willing joining her games and being her babysitter when he wasn’t hanging out with friends. Her first experience with bullies promoted a change in his pranks. Where before they had no real purpose, they now were used to expose any bullies that ever tried anything on his sister. After that, he became aware of the other bullies at the school and started to use his pranks on them as well, often acting like someone vulnerable in order to draw them in towards him before unleashing his prank. Rick soon found that he enjoyed helping those around who couldn’t help themselves and decided to become a Huntsman. Arthur and Rick’s wilderness trips soon became fighting training as well joined in by Rona and Alexandrite. Arthur focused on close-quarters combat and keeping the enemy off-guard while Rona focused on precise strikes, evasion, and aura manipulation. Alexa watched in awe and offered encouragement. Along with the training, he also worked with the town blacksmith to design the original versions of Shock and Awe. When he was ready, he tried out for Beacon Academy and was accepted. He packed his things, said good-bye, promised to keep in touch and come back often, then set out for his new life.'''

'''The start of his school years was rough to say the least. Rick immediately fell in love with Stella Blaine and tried to be her partner. However, He didn’t have a landing strategy prepared though and ended up being rescued by Tau, whose okapi colored skin caused Rick to innocently ask about it in surprise which got Tau’s hackles raised. Tau dropped Rick to the ground and forced Rick to quickly follow behind. Rick’s attempts to make up for his words were rebuffed and the rest of the trip to the ruins went on in awkward silence, even when fighting Grimm. Once at the ruins, Rick managed to snatch the matching relic to what Stella had grabbed but caused him to also be teamed up with Wystan, who basically never hit it off from the get-go. Rick managed to quickly assess his teammates’ obvious strengths and was able to offer effective suggestions for the fighting on the trip back that caused him to become leader of Team RWST. '''

'''Tau eventually came to see that his first impression of Rick wasn’t correct and the two became close friends with Tau even offering suggestions on improvements for Rick’s weapons. Tau even became Rick’s chosen partner in crime when visiting pranks on the Beacon bullies. Wystan and Rick simply never really got along. From disagreements on plans, to Wystan’s occasional ditziness, to their rivalry for Stella’s affections,  there was about nothing that would bring them together except Stella and safeguarding civilians. As for Stella, Rick kept hoping that something would happen. He’d never been in love before and so tried everything he could to court her. He flirted, showed off during battles, gave presents, got to know her. He even discovered his semblance from trying to lure a Grimm away from a stunned Stella. In the end, she ended up falling in love with Wystan, breaking Rick’s heart. Rick forced himself not to be bitter though and wished the couple well and promising retribution on Wystan if he should do anything to Stella. After graduation, Stella and Wystan married and team RWST split in two.'''

'''Rick and Tau became wandering Huntsmen, taking quests whenever they could and visiting Rick’s family as often as possible since Tau became basically an adopted son for the family. The five were supposed to meet up at the Vytal Festival when the Battle of Beacon happened. They managed to find each other and survive the onslaught, but there was no word on happened to their old town. Rick vowed to investigate that as well as the other nearby towns with Tau as long as his family stayed with the other civilians. They set off then, taking care of Grimm along the way and helping other survivors, hoping that somebody managed to live in the outer towns.'''

'''Personality: Charismatic, he is a natural born leader with a natural way with words that can talk most people into doing what he wants and the cleverness to accomplish about anything he wants. With that comes a mischievous streak a mile wide, a self-confident ego a mile high, and a heaping of snark. Yet he also has a solid moral compass and a caring heart. Sure he’s willing to lie, manipulate, cheat, and steal to get what he wants or for the fun of it, but he lets his morals judge when it would be appropriate to and how far would be too far. He genuinely wants to help the people he can and is willing to use anything he can to accomplish that goal. Misc Traits: Tends to drum with his fingers when he’s ansty or nervous if he can’t get out his pencils and sketch something or pull up the drawing app on his scroll'''

'''Likes: Pranks, Being clever, Sunsets, Drawing (pencil and paper type), Quiet, Chess, Challenge, Video Games with fighting and strategy involved, Video Games where he can play a cheeky rogue Dislikes: Being wrong, Failing in any sort of way (exact reaction varies on context, but is always pronounced), Pistachios, Restrictions 4)Trivia Notable Relationships:'''

'''Arthur Duncan: His father. He taught Rick to protect others and instilled his moral compass. He also kept a firm, but loving hand to make sure his pranks stayed funny, not mean for the sake of meanness. Arthur would outright laugh though if a prank was genuinely amusing and would join his son in his mischief when he could. He could also get as ferocious as a bear whenever anything threaten Rick or anyone he knew. If Rick had a question about how the world worked, his father was there with insightful answers and a comforting presence.'''

'''Rona Duncan: His mother. When she realized that Rick had a gift for manipulation, she helped him to learn how to use it responsibly and for the benefit of others. She taught him to play chess and read people properly and made sure his mind was sharp. She also encouraged him to be independent minded and not let others push his opinions around. The two also enjoyed video games together and were often partners in crime if they thought the situation called for it.'''

'''Alexandrite Duncan: His little sister by 12 years. Rick would often enjoy their games of fantasy no matter how much he’d pretend annoyance when she first pulled him towards them. If anyone bullied her, they ended up answering to him. To him, she was his sweet angel he needed to guide, love, and protect as much as possible. He encouraged her when she wanted to follow his steps and become a huntress, even helping her plan her armor. Even now, the two remain close and he stops by to visit whenever he can.'''

Members of team RWST (Rust):

'''Wystan Appleby (Wystan: Old English name meaning war stone; Appleby: contains the word Apple, usually connected with apple red): Rick is thankful to not be grouped with him anymore. Now, Wystan wasn’t a bad person or anything, but… it was surprising that he got to Beacon. While he was mostly a capable huntsmen, there were times when he was a complete ditz, clutz, or both. He’d rush headfirst into battles were he was suppose to stay back and wait or stay back, distracted by some plant or animal when he was suppose to attack. Not to mention the times when he claimed to have a better plan than Rick’s “overly elaborate and convoluted” ones and tried to have them done instead, causing Rick to have to play damage control. (Wasn’t helped by the fact that Wystan sometimes was right.) Wystan is now Stella’s pain in the neck and Rick’s content with that.'''

'''Stella Blaine Appleby(Stella: means Star, Blaine: means yellow): Wystan’s minder and Rick’s first love. Rick’s not sure what she sees in the guy enough to marry him. Stella’s smart, lovely, incredible, yet she choose Wystan over Rick. There was something about Wystan’s antics and whimsey that attracted her more than Rick’s suaveness and mischief (or how much of the suaveness he could fake). Rick is happy that Stella seems happy with Wystan as Wystan is with her everytime he connects up with them and Rick wishes them all the best in the world. Yet he still doesn’t understand why Stella choose Wystan over him.'''

'''Tau Ifiok (Tau: Tswana and Sotho name meaning lion, whose fur is a well recognized color):  Rick’s partner and best friend since Beacon, the Okapi Faunus is one of the few people that can reign Rick in if a plan is in no way feasible or suggest better ways. Tau gives Rick a quiet wisdom to anchor himself on and be real with while Rick gives Tau support when needed, adventure, and someone to fight with against those who look down on a Faunus. Tau’s electronic skills have also proved an asset to a lot of Rick’s schemes, such as dealing with security cameras.'''

Skills: Sketching, Free-hand Drawing, Singing, Lying, Manipulating people, Coming up with Madcap plans, Acting, Hunting, Wilderness Survival, Dancing

'''Elite Force Allusion: America’s Ghost Army from WWII Notes: Since most of the Ghost Army were artists, they would often sketch the things they saw whenever they had the chance. Therefore Rick likes drawing.'''

Huntsman Extension

Weapons

'''Name: Shock Wielder: Rick Maker/Smith: Rick Classification: Repeating Sedgley Pistol Bracer (RSPB) Weapon Derivation: Sedgley Fist Gun, Ember Cecilia Form 1 Design: Steel bracer with a pistol barrel on top that telescopes out over the wrist controlled by the press of a button on his scroll within a nondescript CYOA story app. Behind the barrel is a cylindrical magazine that contains up to six pistol shots. Form 1 Aesthetics: Steel that shines like silver for the bracer. The barrel and magazine are coal black in color with golden colored Celtic-knot-like engravings highlighting it. Ammunition:.38 caliber pistol shots, six shots per magazine, any element usable but generally uses lighting Notes: Takes off jacket to use usually. Gauntlet goes over his shirt sleeve. Tau helped figure out the button mechanism for Shock as well as for Awe so that Rick didn’t have to worry about accidentally bumping into someone and setting the weapons off.'''

'''Name: Awe Wielder: Rick Maker/Smith: Rick Classification: Hidden Blade Metal Bracer (HBMB) Weapon Derivation: Shiro’s arm blade from Voltron, Assassin Creed Hidden Blade, Gladius (the type of blade wanted) Form 1 Design: Steel bracer that releases a 1 ft long leaf-shaped blade above the wrist (making sure the hand stays down) with a press from a button on his scroll within a nondescript CYOA story app. Form 1 Aesthetics: Steel that shines like silver for the bracer. A whitish silver steel blade with silver engraving on its edges. Notes: Names are an obvious pun on what Roderick hopes his enemies feels when he unveils his beauties. Also reflects on how Rick makes sure to keep his target unaware of what’s coming until Rick can overwhelm them with his first attack. As with Shock, he takes off his jacket to use usually.'''

B)Semblance Name: Emoflage User: Rick Introduction: Charges his aura with a pronounced fabricated emotional feel.

'''Description: Rick is able to create the feel of any emotion from his aura even if he is not currently feeling that emotion at the moment. The emotion he creates is capable of camouflaging the true emotions of anyone or anything it covers. Most useful in attracting or repelling Grimm or with dealing with others at all sensitive to the feel of emotions such as empaths. Range: Personal - Long Type: Conjuration '''

'''Purpose: Utility Auditive Cue: A sound connected to the emotion being generated can be heard as it emoflage first actives. The sound’s volume will match the intensity of the emotion. Examples'''

'''Tier 1:  The semblance only works around himself to a short range around him. Can only project one emotion at a time.'''

'''Tier 2:  Semblance can extend out to a medium range around him or be shifted over away from him to a medium range. '''

'''Tier 3:  Semblance range increases to a reasonably long distance within his line of sight. Can now project more nuanced emotional cover that allows for a combination of emotions to be feelable at once. General Limitations:  The larger the area covered by his changed aura, the more aura is proportionally drained from him. If he starts feeling an emotion really intensely and suddenly, the semblance will override the emotion he’s trying to make with the emotion he’s feeling until he corrects it. A sudden, intense emotion will also cause his semblance to awaken and project it if Roderick doesn’t keep a close eye. He can only mask one emotion with another emotion or create emotion in a place where there is none, he cannot make it so that no emotions are readable like Ren’s can. Roderick can get close to that by emulating someone that feels emotionally dead, but can’t do no emotions entirely while the semblance is running. Applications: Sets Grimm traps by hiding in the trees then creating the feel of an intense negative emotion below him,  Draws Grimm towards himself to keep them away from others, Combines with his acting skills to give him a psychological edge against others by thinking and acting like he’s feeling one thing while actually feeling another'''

Notes:   '''Reflection of Character:  Roderick can both be very heartfelt at times and successfully hide his true emotions at others and has been good at it for a while. He’s learned that it can be an advantage to let others think they know what he is feeling when really they are off by a mile. Besides, acting like he had certain emotions at certain times also helped his various childhood ploys. On another level, he’s long recognized that bullies are like Grimm. They will strike at those that seem more vulnerable, especially emotionally. Seeming more vulnerable than those who are genuinely vulnerable, they will come at him instead. Then he can surprise them by fighting back and defeating them.'''
 * The name comes from the combination of Emotion and Camouflage and the fact that a lot of the emotions broadcasted through the semblance are the more “emo” types such as intense sadness, rage, and the like in order to attract Grimm. 
 * Since the Ghost Army did so much with visual, sound, and radio camouflage in order to make the Germans think that different divisions were in places they weren’t actually, it seemed only appropriate to have the semblance be a type of camouflage that could make Grimm think that a person or group of people were in one place where they weren’t. Since we have seen Grimm ignoring people they can’t feel, emotion camouflage seemed a logical way to go.
 * Rick takes the sound into account when he starts the emoflage and so figures out ways to hide the sound organically when needed or otherwise make seem natural.

C)Combat Info Preferred Range: Close Landing Strategy: A hidden back portion of his jacket opens to reveal a parachute after he pulls on the inner cord.

'''Fighting Style: A highly acrobatic, speedy form of combat that focuses on a death by a thousand cuts, punches, kicks, and bullets type of attacks while also aiming them for vulnerable areas as he can hit them with his available aura being used to enhance the strength of his hits. Therefore, his basic martial arts style is a bit of a mixture of krav maga, boxing, and capoeira. At first, he makes himself seem utterly harmless and vulnerable to draw the enemy towards him. Rick waits then for the right moment before he can overwhelm the target with his first attack then never allow the target the chance to get back on the defensive. His style highly relies on having the element of surprise and being able to keep the target off-balance. Should that fail, he evades any attacks towards him while figuring out a new way to off-balance the target then press his advantage again such as using his throwing knives.'''