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Basic info
Name: Julius H(ephaestus). Falcone
Codename/Alias: Red Hawk
Age: 19
Birthday: 3/10
Gender: Male
Race: Raptor (bird of prey) Faunus
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 130 lbs
Face Claim: I arted this.
- Arted faceclaim:
Stats
STR:5
DEF:2
RES:1
SPT:4
SPD: >2 (Above average)
Aura170|130HP
Personality
Group: Gadgeteers
Likes:
- Arenas: Julius enjoys being in if not around an Arena.
- Crafting Julius is a gadgeteer, and as a hobby he spends his time around a forge creating objects and trinkets which he sets on his dorm room shelf.
- Birds Julius is a bird faunus, as such he shares some adoration for avian kind.
- High places "He called the top bunk and used the international dibs protocol. We aren't getting him off it. Also, he's thrown random smoke-bombs at anyone who gets near the bed."
- Booze Julius, with the assistance of his beard, passes himself off as someone above the legal age of drinking. A bad habit that was passed down by Hurst, the rum he slips into his 10% soda (90% booze, 10% soda). No one has been able to find his liquor stash.
Dislikes:
- Anti-Faunus Rallies Even if Julius wings were severed with a rusty bone saw, he is still a Faunus. Those Rallies can hurt Julius emotionally.
- Cats "They eat birds, right? Someone hand me my hammer... Oh, right, its inside a rocket propelled locker . . . ." Julius hates cats. Specifically alley cats. Domestic ones are cool. Cat Faunus can be hot if you're into ears.
- Hurst The abusive good for nothing father that caused Julius to sever his own wings. Hurst attempted to kill Julius in his sleep, leading to Hurst's death. Julius surpassed his father in reflexes, combat, strength, and speed. Julius strength and speed alone was enough to kill Hurst in self defense, utilizing nothing. No weapons, Julius beat hurst into the ground. The beating was so severe Hurst was sent to a hospital and died.
- Mice Julius doesn't fear mice, he just hates them. Julius has stated that one looked at him funny and he has never since enjoyed seeing or coming across mice.
Fears:
- Undead/Grimm Hurst: Undying Grimm and or undead version of Julius abusive father.
- The cold Julius fears the idea of getting cold, he prefers to spend his time at a forge.
- Killing someone again Julius has no problem with beating someone to a pulp, as exampled by his experience with his father. But killing an innocent person is a primary fear. Hurst was not innocent.
Overall Personality:
”Good hunter, you are burdened with a purpose far greater than you know.”
Julius is a being of both immense physical and mental strength, as even though he suffered a great deal in his life he always sees the brighter side. Thats saying something considered he was born into an abusive human family and was forced to remove his own wings with a rusty hacksaw. Little corruption or negative effect is shown to affect Julius. At first Julius appears to be an outgoing, goofy and all around friendly person. He treats people equally and has no problems expressing himself to strangers and bonds with them easily, showing a lot of confidence. Portrayed to be a humorous and kind individual. Despite being a Faunus and a hunter, Julius keeps a positive mood and makes jokes even when in danger/ However, he is quick to become stern and serious during combat, expressing his disgust towards those who abuse Faunus kind and his hate for the Grimm. He is willing to sacrifice his life to protect the others in whatever team he is in. He has also expressed great confidence in his abilities as a fighter, whispering to himself "I am awesome!" after throwing his hammer into the head of a Beowulf and it subsequently exploding from the force carried with the throw. Yes, he threw a hammer hard enough to kill a beowulf instantly.
More often than not on his time away from class he is seen either drunk or asleep, which displays his laid back nature. Regularly keeping a friendly and cool attitude. Julius is also a very social person, being able to hold conversations with others, telling jokes in dramatic situations and caring greatly about his teammates. Furthermore, Julius also seems to be very curious towards things, as he is commonly asking very deep questions regarding various topics, similar to a philosopher.
It would be lying to just say that Julius is all apple juice and happiness though. In fact, it would be lying directly to the reader of this personality topic! Sadly Julius is not all happiness and kindness, more often than not his guise of innocence and kindness is ruined by cruelty and reminders of his own flaws physically and mentally. As you may know, Julius was forced to sever whatever made him appear to be a 'Faunus' physically (I.E. his wings). In combat Julius becomes incredibly cruel and destructive towards himself and enemies he encounters. While no not on the extremist side, Julius recalls the guilt of him causing the death of his only parent (Hurst, even though hurst was a dick), and in an instant, Julius is reminded of the guilt. When reminded of that guilt, Julius has to cope in one of two ways. The first way, is alcohol, the second is turning that guilt into such an extreme rage that Julius eyes turns entirely white. In the blink of an eye Julius would unleash pull Thunderfall out and unleash its force upon an enemy in a blind rage. Destroying everything in his way to achieve a goal or simply calm himself down. During these times Julius utilizes his extreme rage to show off his immense speed, both his semblance and his 'above average' speed stat. Throwing himself into a fight with such reckless abandon that it seems like he WANTS to die. Whatever the cause, it's usually accompanied by a bellowing war cry. Sometimes with total obliviousness to whether he's actually fighting the enemy. And he never, ever retreats.
Abilities
Aura type: Regeneration
Aura Color: Red
Semblance: Julius' semblance is Speed, manifesting as a utility that increases his physical movement and such far surpassing that of any ordinary person. Generating an aesthetic field of molten lava and heat around his body Julius will jump and move at speeds far greater than the human eye can follow. He is able to move from place to place so quickly that that he appears to be teleporting, as he seems to materialize out of nowhere. Julius has a super speed semblance, which to the writer of Julius' understanding is a utility semblance (being that it doesn't actually cause damage or anything like that, just some aesthetic effects to the environment and teleportation-level speed), meaning this costs 10+ aura per use.
Item 1: “Thunderfall” is Julius signature, terrifying weapon that functions as both a Warhammer and a forge-hammer. While no, not as refined as most weapons and their 'dual weapon forms' (A weapon which has two weapons in one, like A sniper rifle broadsword), Thunderfall is unique in its mechanisms. At first the hammer, Thunderfall, appears to be a simple metal box roughly the same size of a Mailbox, having six sides, about a meter long and half a meter thick (3 feet x 1.5 feet) with two rings on the side which latch onto Julius harness. Upon pressing the circular button in between those rings on the top, a hilt will begin to fold out about four feet in length. While no, there are no hidden weapons or 'secret shotguns' this weapon is very dense and carries a sentimental value to Julius. As an aesthetic effect the hammer generates a 'plasm' resembling molten lava when swung.
Item 2: Julius is not only an adept fighter, but a genius inventor and craftsman. Utilizing Thunderfall at the forge he managed to create a seemingly ordinary roman gladiator breastplate, in reality it could be anything but. The chest-plate itself is actually several layers of mechanical plates and arms which fold into a singular small pad that when placed upon Julius left peck, will unfold into a suit of gladiatorial armor that provides the additional defense against dust that Julius needs. Being that its 'magical armor' he gains a rating of one armor and an additional ten+ defense against Dust attacks. Giving him an armor rating of two in total with the ten points of dust.
History and Sample
- History:
A Faunus raptor was born under the name of 'Julius' on the on the Outer Rim of Vale 17 years ago to an abusive human hunter and life-long Faunus hater named Hurst. Hawk, as he was nicknamed, was often bullied by his father and the other siblings. Hurst blamed his son for the death of his wife (simply for being a Faunus), who had perished during childbirth without even telling Hurst she herself, was a Faunus. The misguided hate towards young Julius also brought the blame of Hurst's own miserable life outside of Atlas, and considered his son to be the bane of his existence. At the age of five, the bird Faunus Julius began to watch his human father's apprentices fight, taking an interest into becoming a hunter himself.
As young Julius watched, his father took notice and proceeded to tell him that he was worthless. Pointing out that he was an abomination, and that his wings were disgusting extensions of the 'Grimm' (a misguided and misinformed lie). Depressed, at age five, young Julius' hand was forced by peer pressure, and the young lad did something in order to try and please his father, Julius amputated his own wings with some gardening tools and a bone-saw. Although, this did not stop the beatings, as anyone who even mentioned the word 'Faunus' to Hurst, would bring the wrath of an old and pathetic huntsman to beat his young son into submission, and like that the path was carved for Julius. Every day Julius would visit a combat school in atlas and from the outskirts, watch young students spar and battle.
A teacher at this combat school would take notice of the little peeper, more specifically the crimson spots on the back of Julius white cape. Having been bleeding for many days, (Hurst having refused to take the self mutilated young birdy to a medical center), was brought to the nurses office and had his wounds seemingly mended by the combat school's staff.
"So, you're a Faunus? Why dont you tell old Raze what happened to your wings?" was the only question asked by Raze, and the answer began a beautiful apprenticeship that brought the young Faunus into human society. Every day Raze would train Julius after whatever classes, posing as the closest thing to a father figure Julius would ever know to have.
With Raze's assistance, Julius would learn to fend for himself, and others, utilizing a small specially designed gauntlet with a grappling hook and wrist-blade. However, Raze's assistance was only so much, as Julius was unable to go home to Raze for some form of food or snack. Every night, Julius would have to return to Hurst. It was looking forward to seeing Raze again that kept the little bird boy going. Soon enough, Julius didn't even notice the little bits and pieces of insults that spat from the horrid mouth of his father. The threats and insults hurled at him by his father and the other like-minded hunters associated with Hurst hardly harmed him any more, and Julius grew into a muscular young, handsome man.
As fast as the fastest man alive, Julius grew into a young huntsman that was well on his way to becoming an academy student at Syne. His battle prowess, strength and speed were like no other in comparison, even his father Hurst was awestruck by the young fighter. To the point that when hormones took hold, and Hurst's mentality and authority of his home was put on the line, he challenged Julius.
Julius was partially awake, while yes he was indeed tired and his father, drunk. Julius still managed to defeat a man armed to the teeth with his bare hands. Julius being the victor, beat his father into the ground, leading to Julius leaving after his father was transferred to the nearest medical facility. It was mere hours before Julius' father, Hurst, perished from the severe concussion and the inability to breath without mechanical assistance. Julius hurried over to Raze and requested a transfer to a more prestigious location where he could further learn control over himself. Raze would accept and assist Julius in acquiring the transcripts and 'reference letters' to Syne. As well as the money needed to pay for food and weapon repairs.
Having spent the majority of his training with Raze unarmed, Julius built his own weapon at the combat school's forge. Utilizing the forge there he managed to create a beautiful silver chest harness with various alloys to provide protection, as well as arming it with one of Raze's old hand-me-down green capes. Within a matter of hours Julius made a roman soldier's style armor with a green kilt and cape, as well as a single matching arm brace. Afterwards with the remaining materials Julius created a seemingly insignificant object that seemed to be a metal block with two metal rings on the top and a strange button on the side. Upon pressing the button the object would unfold into a massive Warhammer, that to this day, is referred to as 'Thunderfall'. A successor to Raze's own Hammer Stormcaster.
- RP Sample:
"My name is Julius. But my friends call me Hephaestus. I'm not the best looking fellow you'd meet, but there's one thing that I can at least say about myself: I am a blacksmith. Not to say that i'm appreciated for it or anything. My master's armor, my Ex-wife's girdle, even a dust propelled chariot that was sold to some rich idiot. Even something as minute as a golden toothpick was made by me just to get my father to shut his yap. Last I check I haven't been paid for any of it, nor was I rewarded for it by anyone. My master's armor, my Ex-wife's girdle, even a dust propelled chariot that was sold to some rich idiot. Even something as minute as a golden toothpick was made by me just to get my father to shut his yap. Last I check I haven't been paid for any of it, nor was I rewarded for it by anyone. Nobody ever thinks about the guy that puts fine weapons and armor customized per commission, its just overlooked. Everyone takes the guy at the forge for granite . . . Guess nobody even bothers to mention a smith's name, especially if they're Faunus."
Tired from a day at the forge the young blacksmith stood up and made his way outside of the shed where the forge was. Unlike Julius' fellow students in the Combat school, he didn't just make weapons. He made everyone's weapons. It didn't take long for the daft giant to show up carrying a lot of metals. "Hi boss! I'm here for my shift." Julius would stare up silently before nodding his head and tossing a slightly more insignificant hammer atop the metals. Julius would make his way towards the town to visit his mentor, the drunk and rather tired Raze.
Elsewhere, in a tavern inside Atlas. "Hash anyone sheen m'boy? . . . Ginger . . . Pale skin . . . Blue headband . . . " "Raze? . . . Get off the bartender." Julius had arrived with a blank stare, his eyes sore from staring at a forge for around six hours led for Raze to lean up and just point with a mug in hand. "Well well well, if it isn't My Faunus . . . Uh . . . What are we again?" "Your my only reliable father figure and closest thing to a friend." Julius raised an eyebrow upon responding. "Well Godson, how've you been, *Hic* Busy as always?" Julius paused to recall everything he's made in the past seventy two hours. "Well, considering the students are getting lazy in regards to keeping their weapons in 'repair' just because i'm there to fix everything. I'm being worked ot the bone and I dont even get a thank you or nothing. At least i'm grateful you're able to listen whi- . . . " Raze was currently sucking on a beer bottle until it was empty.
"Well, what have you been doing? Drinking as always? Teaching while drinking?" Julius would then mutter under his own breath 'thats what you do anyways. "Well Julius M'boy, I didn't just sat here and drunk in this bar all night. I went to a party and decided to pop by and enjoy myself . .. It had women, and cheer . . . A grimm in a cage." "Where was this exactly?" "Oh, in my classroom. I had to fill out some transcripts while everyone was partying too . . . " Julius then paused for a moment, realizing there was a key word in that sentence he noticed almost immediately. 'Transcripts'. "Wait, students have transcripts? Even me?" Raze would then pause and 'bop' both himself, and then Julius across the face.
- Notes on Julius:
- Facial Hair: Julius was an early bloomer, growing facial hair at age 12 and having a full beard at age 17.
- Reference: From Julius middle name to his weapons and hair color, his 'crippled' wings, Julius is overall a reference to Hephaestus, the crippled god of fire and crafts or the two together, hence of blacksmiths (I.E. his forgehammer).
- Faunus rendered Human through injury: While yes, on a genetic level Julius is still a Faunus, however with his wings removed he has no other 'Faunus' physical traits aside from an abnormality in his shoulder which is passed off as a some form of bone disorder. That being said, Julius passes himself off as a human without much trouble from others.
- Advanced age?: Julius' body is very developed for a 19 year old, he easily passes himself off as an adult. His harsh life and stress may attribute to his physical age being slightly older than what he actually is.
- Dust Markings: Julius for whatever reason acquired a set of red tattoos imbued with red dust which has contributed to the fire that is generated when Julius utilizes his semblance as an aesthetic effect.
- "Married": Julius was married at some point in an arranged manner. Didn't last long though.
- Facial Hair: Julius was an early bloomer, growing facial hair at age 12 and having a full beard at age 17.
