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Debating whether to make this a temporary or long-term character in my fan fic. Any review would be helpful.

Core Info

1) Basic Info

Name: Opal Monsoon

CNR Explanation: Opals are deep, dark blue rocks. Monsoons are seasonal storms that are associated with gray and blue

Species: Faunus: Possum

Age: 16

Gender: Male

Emblem: WIP

Handedness: Left

Nicknames: Inky (Laintaana Baagh)

Occupation: Mercenary

2) Appearance

Aura Color: Really dark blue, almost black

Height: 5' 07"

Weight: 143 lbs.

Eyes: Dark Blue

Skin Color: Brown

Hair: Ebony

Physical Traits: He has patches of fur sparsely dispersed across his body

Physique: Lean, sickly

Outfit: His clothes are really dark blue, almost black. He wears a ballistic vest over common garb.

3) Characteristics:

Background:

Opal was born in a small mining town in the far reaches of Mistral. The area had a reletively low grimm population. It was ruled from afar by the elite from Mistral's capitol. The population's majority were faunus living in poverty. They worked in a dust mine for the Schnee Dust Company. Though they had poor living conditions most of the people were happy. Opal was a child when a strange grimm made it through the defenses of the town. The grimm released a spore that, even after it was killed, caused sickness to sweep the population. The sickness killed off the people one by one. Opal's semblance first activated at this time. It sustained him and allowed him to survive the sickness. The experience left his body frail, his family dead, and life ruined. Opal set off into the world to find a place he could survive in. He was met with ridicule and prejudice. He took on a job and, despite race-based setbacks, proved to be a good enough fighter to enter the merc workforce. While in between asignments he chanced upon Team SALT. Meeting them would change his life forever... (Up to the point in my story)

Personality: He is scornful towards most people. Being met with so much prejudice had made him bitter. He believes in the "I watch out for only me" approach.

Misc Traits: Whenever he is scared he will instictively play dead for a moment.

Likes: Power (not to the point of greed), sleep, solitude, killing grimm, fighting with different weapons

Dislikes: Cats, when people mistake his color theme for black (its just a really dark blue!), loud noise, upper class people

4) Trivia

Notable Relationships: Blaze Fyre (long-time merc employer), Skye Velalla (from Team SALT), Tera Chocoa (again Team SALT), Laintaana Baagh (yet another Team SALT), Autumn Crimsonne (more Team SALT), Peach (dead sister)

Skills: Cooking (Cause everyone needs a Brock as they travel)

Allusion: None

Hunter Extension

A) Weapon

Name: Twilit Peach

Classification: Detachable Sai Morningstar Nanchucku (DSMN)

Short Description: A compact form opens up into a moringstar. The spikes of the morningstar can come off as sais. With the sais removed the weapon can be used as a nanchaku, or the sais can be magnetically called back in when in close proximity to the weapon.

B) Semblance

Name: Thief

Short Description: Opal can drain aura from people that he has wounded. When he harms a person he slowly drains aura from them and gains it for himself. It feeds itself overtime as the aura he uses to activate the semblace is regained. The rate of aura stealing is affected by distance from the target and how many times they have been hit. Not useful in quick fights where there isn't enough time to steal aura, against grimm (who have no aura), and in fights where he can't hit a person.

Activation Cue: A person's wounds glow dark blue, almost black.

Reflection of Personality: Opal has lived in poverty most of his life and is frail from his sickness, making his desire power. The semblance allows him to gain other's power.

C) Combat Info

Preferred Range: Close

Landing Strategy: Use Twilit Peach as a grappeling device.

Fighting Style: Wear an opponent down then evade as their aura is drained.