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1)Basic info

-Name: Richard Ashwood

-Species: Human

-Age: 21

-Gender: Male

-Symbol: Burning fist

-Handedness: Right

-Physical traits: Cybernetic arms, symbol tatooed on his chest.

-Occupation: Mercenary

2)Appearance

-Aura Colour: Gunmetal

-Height: 5'10"

-Weight: 170lbs

-Eyes: Green

-Skin color: Fair

-Hair: Black, chin length.

-Physique: Muscular

Outfit: Leather bomber jacket, gloves, tank top, jeans, and sneakers.

3)Characteristics

-Background: Richard was born as the eldest of three children of a pair of storeowners in a poor village in the Valish wilds. At the age of 9, he and his younger sister Luna were playing in their back yard when they were set upon by a mad dog that jumped the fence. He managed to get away from it by pushing her inside the house and shutting the door, but before he could attempt to run the dog was already latched onto his arm. Trying to defend himself, he pushed at the dog's head with his other arm, causing it to switch targets. As a result, by the time his father was able to come outside to shoot the dog his arms were completley ruined, and had to be amputated and replaced with prosthetics that were hugely expensive, forcing his parents to take out a large loan.

As a result of the loan, Richard grew up around constant letters and calls from their credit union on the amount the owed, creating a deep resentment for what he saw as harassment of his parents, anger at his inability to help, as well as no small amount of guilt for putting them in that position. Then one day a group of mercenaries from the Band of the Golden Sword rolled into his village. While there, they left out a stack of wanted posters they were looking to turn in when they got back to Vale where Richard could see it. Seeing the huge amount of money these people stood to make, he finally realized what he could do to help his parents pay for their loan.

And so, at 13 he enrolled at Signal Academy, where he constructed a new combat set of prosthetics and threw himself bodily into being the best fighter he could possibly be. 4 years later, he joined up with the Band and was one of the few in his recruitment group allowed to skip the Probate stage. Once he'd reached Squire and had made a name for himself, most notably defeating the notorious outlaw Atlas Red, he was approached by Crystal Luminos to join her team of other rising stars within the guild.

-Personality: Richard is a frugal person, sending most of the money from his jobs to his parents to help pay for his arms in something reselmbling a timely manner rather than on himself. He's also driven to train his body constantly so that he can make additional upgrades to his arms, increasing his muscle mass so that he can actually withstand the force they can exert. As a result of the attack that took his arms, he has a deep-rooted fear of dogs and a strong disturst of credit unions.

-Likes: Family, money, working out.

-Dislikes: Dogs, loans, excessive spending.

-Notable relationships:

Crystal Luminos: Team Leader

Nathan Flint: Teammate, older brother figure, and occasional drinking buddy.

Amber Sahara: Teammate and one time target of his advances

Luna Ashwood: Younger sister

Hunter Extension

I) Weapons

-Name: Phoenix Wings

-Type: Dust-Powered Combat Prosthetics

-Short Description: Cybernetic arms with slots in each of the biceps for fire dust canisters. Openable vents on the forearms and palms, as well as retractable bladed plates on  the fingertips.

Notes: Richard also carries a long-barreled revolver (a Colt Python, but Colt doesn't exist on Remmnant) that is a gift from his father.

II) Semblance

-Name: Osmosis

-Short Description: Aura replaced by a solid material absorbed by physical contact, coating them in an armor-like second skin. Doesn't work on organics or Dust.

-Visual effect: User is covered by the absorbed materials.

III) Combat Info

-Class/Position: Tank

-Landing strategy: Using the ports on his palms to eject fire and slow his momentum.

-Fighting Style: Using the vents on his foreamrs to add force to punches, as well as open-hand strikes using his claws. He also utilizes Yin style ba gua zhang