Avatar - The Search (Interest/Recruitment Thread based on The Last Airbender)

[Random Fella]

Spoiler: Durjaya

Name: Durjaya

Gender:Male

Age: 24

Bending/Fighting Style: Earth Bender/Sanshou

Notes: His extensive physical training involving going long periods without bending in attempt to build physique lets him use his raw brute strength to amplify his bending abilities. His brief stay at the Northern Water Temple gave him opportunities to observe the Water Benders in action. As such his Earth Bending has elements of water dancing involved as a personal experiment. His extensive disuse of Earth Bending means that he struggles with advanced techniques despite delivering tons of raw power behind his moves.

Ultimate: In his most extreme moments of desperation, Durjaya stomps on the ground and causes the ground in front of him to act as a giant wave. AS the wave looms over his enemies, it splits apart and crumbles on top of them. Creating an artificial avalanche and terraforming the Earth.

Appearance: 6 feet tall, muscular as a result of his physical training, Sports long hair tied into a ponytail alongside a long goatee, His face is rugged and dark skinned, his hands are worn with extensive uses, calluses formed on his hands and fingers, He has a large physique and toned arms, His body shows that he has never experience a battle that fully tested him.

Equipment and Clothing: Wears dark green uniform with short sleeves and a backpack containing essential belongings, wears a black bracelet on his left arm, a red belt tied around his waist, no shoes or gloves, a farmer's hat to keep a low profile and keep the sun out of his eyes.

Pets: None.

Personality: Gruff at first but possesses profound wisdom and knowledge of the world from his extensive travels and experienced teacher, Values keeping the balance of the world intact and learning what affects that balance, takes a great interest in the cultures of the world outside of the Earth Kingdom, incredibly pragmatic, does not believe in personal honor or glory, Sees reliance on bending a weakness and abstains from bending outside of training or combat.

Born in: Ba Sing Se, Earth Kingdom
Current Location: On the road less than a mile outside of Taku City

Backstory: Born to a family of Earth Benders, Durjaya was sent off at the age of 6 to live with an old Earth Bender living in the wild named Bipin, his Father's teacher. During his decade of training he learned from Bipin that Earth Bending was an extension of one's self, it was not to be used as a cheap tool or weapon like how many used it. Though Durjaya spent 12 years living with Bipin until his death he was hardly taught how to Earth Bend. Instead he trained himself physically during the day learning the basics of Sanshou and at night reading about the other elements and their benders. Training with Earth Bending was only performed once a month with no practice time in between. Durjaya had to prove he understood the concepts before he could apply them in combat. With this method Durjaya took months to learn what normal Benders learn in days but he would master a technique the moment he used it.

After Bipin died, Durjaya left the estate to follow in his master's footsteps and travel to every corner of the world and live off the land. Vowing to never return home to Ba Sing Se until his mission is complete. Most recently he has visited both Water Tribes and has just left the Northern Tribe. His new plan is to journey south to the Southern Air Temple, and learn what he can about their culture and the Avatar despite his recent disappearance.

I do like the character, but I would rather cover all of the elements before allowing a second of a specific type.
I'm not asking you to change, I'm saying I can include you after accepting a fire bender.

 

[ServebotFrank]

Decided to make a Fire Bender character rather than just wait it out.

Spoiler: Niatsui

Name: Niatsui

Gender: Male

Age: 24

Fighting Style: Fire Bender

Notes: Has problems keeping his breath focused and can end up either having his flames be too weak or too powerful to control. Can shoot out pressurized balls of fire before quickly expanding them into a large explosion. He does possess incredible ambition however, which helps him compensate for his lack of breathing.

Ultimate: Only when Niatsui is experiencing intense fear is when his ultimate surfaces. He shoots out fire from his mouth and both arms to form a vortex of fire around him before quickly expanding the vortex to span a large radius. He can't move while doing so though. Also leaves him severely out of breath and runs the risk of cooking himself with his own flames. However it is nearly impenetrable from the outside, he is almost completely immune to outside elements.

Appearances: Short hair, 6'0 feet tall, slight stubble, Crooked nose from being broken several times, pronounced chin, shallow cheek bones, slim build but not skinny.

Equipment: Wears typical Fire Bender armor, Wears no gloves, no helmet to increase his peripheral vision, Carries a ceremonial knife but only uses it for special occasions, Carries a rope around just in case.

Pets: None.

Personality: Averse to combat, Prefers to strike when he has the upperhand, Very rarely assists others, doesn't believe in honor but knows how to fake it, Pragmatic, Loathes unnecessary cruelty, Brilliant Tactician and Politician, Friendly, and Untrustworthy.

Born in: Fire Nation Capital, Fire Nation.
Current Location: On the open sea in between the Fire Nation and Southern Air Temple.

Backstory: Niatsui was born to a strict military family within the capital. Taking pride in their honor and sense of duty they were proud soldiers of the Fire Nation. However their strict adherence to their honor meant most of them never made it very far in the ranks. Scarce few made it to be officers and their Bending skills were not spectacular. They didn't care about their ranks though so it never bothered the family, it did bother Niatsui however.

When Niatsui entered schooling he was picked on for his family's reputation as failures and his abysmal Fire Bending. He learned quickly that each of his class mates carried with them a crucial weakness he could exploit. Some class mates participated in illegal acts and he was able to blackmail them for protection, money, and any other favors. Niatsui used these experiences as stepping stones for establishing a power network quickly. He made sure to perform well academically and practiced his Fire Bending daily in order to improve as quickly as possible.

When he turned 18 he applied for the Fire Nation Navy and used his connections to quickly move up through the ranks. He sabotaged his commanding officers in order to disgrace them and take their place. Any one privy to his movements were either "encouraged" to stay quiet or were disposed of discretely. Niatsui not only helped himself gain ranks, he also helped numerous infantry men gain prestige during small skirmishes in order to gain their loyalty.

His work has gained him the admiration of his family, who think that their patience has been rewarded with immense honor. He has gained an officer's rank of Major and command of his own ship and crew. Currently he is on his way to the Southern Air Temple to assist in attacking the Air Temple when the Great Comet arrives as foretold by Fire Lord Sozin.

Felt like making an untrustworthy character as we don't see terribly many of those.

 

[Random Fella]

Decided to make a Fire Bender character rather than just wait it out.

Spoiler: Niatsui

Name: Niatsui

Gender: Male

Age: 24

Fighting Style: Fire Bender

Notes: Has problems keeping his breath focused and can end up either having his flames be too weak or too powerful to control. Can shoot out pressurized balls of fire before quickly expanding them into a large explosion. He does possess incredible ambition however, which helps him compensate for his lack of breathing.

Ultimate: Only when Niatsui is experiencing intense fear is when his ultimate surfaces. He shoots out fire from his mouth and both arms to form a vortex of fire around him before quickly expanding the vortex to span a large radius. He can't move while doing so though. Also leaves him severely out of breath and runs the risk of cooking himself with his own flames. However it is nearly impenetrable from the outside, he is almost completely immune to outside elements.

Appearances: Short hair, 6'0 feet tall, slight stubble, Crooked nose from being broken several times, pronounced chin, shallow cheek bones, slim build but not skinny.

Equipment: Wears typical Fire Bender armor, Wears no gloves, no helmet to increase his peripheral vision, Carries a ceremonial knife but only uses it for special occasions, Carries a rope around just in case.

Pets: None.

Personality: Averse to combat, Prefers to strike when he has the upperhand, Very rarely assists others, doesn't believe in honor but knows how to fake it, Pragmatic, Loathes unnecessary cruelty, Brilliant Tactician and Politician, Friendly, and Untrustworthy.

Born in: Fire Nation Capital, Fire Nation.
Current Location: On the open sea in between the Fire Nation and Southern Air Temple.

Backstory: Niatsui was born to a strict military family within the capital. Taking pride in their honor and sense of duty they were proud soldiers of the Fire Nation. However their strict adherence to their honor meant most of them never made it very far in the ranks. Scarce few made it to be officers and their Bending skills were not spectacular. They didn't care about their ranks though so it never bothered the family, it did bother Niatsui however.

When Niatsui entered schooling he was picked on for his family's reputation as failures and his abysmal Fire Bending. He learned quickly that each of his class mates carried with them a crucial weakness he could exploit. Some class mates participated in illegal acts and he was able to blackmail them for protection, money, and any other favors. Niatsui used these experiences as stepping stones for establishing a power network quickly. He made sure to perform well academically and practiced his Fire Bending daily in order to improve as quickly as possible.

When he turned 18 he applied for the Fire Nation Navy and used his connections to quickly move up through the ranks. He sabotaged his commanding officers in order to disgrace them and take their place. Any one privy to his movements were either "encouraged" to stay quiet or were disposed of discretely. Niatsui not only helped himself gain ranks, he also helped numerous infantry men gain prestige during small skirmishes in order to gain their loyalty.

His work has gained him the admiration of his family, who think that their patience has been rewarded with immense honor. He has gained an officer's rank of Major and command of his own ship and crew. Currently he is on his way to the Southern Air Temple to assist in attacking the Air Temple when the Great Comet arrives as foretold by Fire Lord Sozin.

Felt like making an untrustworthy character as we don't see terribly many of those.

I like the character, and could see it going in many different directions, morally good or evil.
The only thing I really need to know, is how do you plan to integrate him into the group? Perhaps by pretending to assist them? Or maybe intending to double-cross someone?

Also, would you say your character has 'peace of mind' as it would make him a great liar and possibly more.

 

[ServebotFrank]

Decided to make a Fire Bender character rather than just wait it out.

Spoiler: Niatsui

Name: Niatsui

Gender: Male

Age: 24

Fighting Style: Fire Bender

Notes: Has problems keeping his breath focused and can end up either having his flames be too weak or too powerful to control. Can shoot out pressurized balls of fire before quickly expanding them into a large explosion. He does possess incredible ambition however, which helps him compensate for his lack of breathing.

Ultimate: Only when Niatsui is experiencing intense fear is when his ultimate surfaces. He shoots out fire from his mouth and both arms to form a vortex of fire around him before quickly expanding the vortex to span a large radius. He can't move while doing so though. Also leaves him severely out of breath and runs the risk of cooking himself with his own flames. However it is nearly impenetrable from the outside, he is almost completely immune to outside elements.

Appearances: Short hair, 6'0 feet tall, slight stubble, Crooked nose from being broken several times, pronounced chin, shallow cheek bones, slim build but not skinny.

Equipment: Wears typical Fire Bender armor, Wears no gloves, no helmet to increase his peripheral vision, Carries a ceremonial knife but only uses it for special occasions, Carries a rope around just in case.

Pets: None.

Personality: Averse to combat, Prefers to strike when he has the upperhand, Very rarely assists others, doesn't believe in honor but knows how to fake it, Pragmatic, Loathes unnecessary cruelty, Brilliant Tactician and Politician, Friendly, and Untrustworthy.

Born in: Fire Nation Capital, Fire Nation.
Current Location: On the open sea in between the Fire Nation and Southern Air Temple.

Backstory: Niatsui was born to a strict military family within the capital. Taking pride in their honor and sense of duty they were proud soldiers of the Fire Nation. However their strict adherence to their honor meant most of them never made it very far in the ranks. Scarce few made it to be officers and their Bending skills were not spectacular. They didn't care about their ranks though so it never bothered the family, it did bother Niatsui however.

When Niatsui entered schooling he was picked on for his family's reputation as failures and his abysmal Fire Bending. He learned quickly that each of his class mates carried with them a crucial weakness he could exploit. Some class mates participated in illegal acts and he was able to blackmail them for protection, money, and any other favors. Niatsui used these experiences as stepping stones for establishing a power network quickly. He made sure to perform well academically and practiced his Fire Bending daily in order to improve as quickly as possible.

When he turned 18 he applied for the Fire Nation Navy and used his connections to quickly move up through the ranks. He sabotaged his commanding officers in order to disgrace them and take their place. Any one privy to his movements were either "encouraged" to stay quiet or were disposed of discretely. Niatsui not only helped himself gain ranks, he also helped numerous infantry men gain prestige during small skirmishes in order to gain their loyalty.

His work has gained him the admiration of his family, who think that their patience has been rewarded with immense honor. He has gained an officer's rank of Major and command of his own ship and crew. Currently he is on his way to the Southern Air Temple to assist in attacking the Air Temple when the Great Comet arrives as foretold by Fire Lord Sozin.

Felt like making an untrustworthy character as we don't see terribly many of those.

I like the character, and could see it going in many different directions, morally good or evil.
The only thing I really need to know, is how do you plan to integrate him into the group? Perhaps by pretending to assist them? Or maybe intending to double-cross someone?

Also, would you say your character has 'peace of mind' as it would make him a great liar and possibly more.

Depends on how it goes, there's many advantages to helping find the Avatar. If the Avatar was found and the Fire Nation defeated, he would see that as a great opportunity to declare himself Fire Lord and take advantage of the chaos that would surely be caused. If he thought that the group was a lost cause he would simply turn them over to the Fire Nation as if that was his intent all along.

Kinda like how Roose Bolton was the Stark's ally in Game of Thrones despite being an incredibly evil man.

I could incorporate Peace of Mind I think. Could make for an interesting concept.

 

[Random Fella]

Decided to make a Fire Bender character rather than just wait it out.

Spoiler: Niatsui

Name: Niatsui

Gender: Male

Age: 24

Fighting Style: Fire Bender

Notes: Has problems keeping his breath focused and can end up either having his flames be too weak or too powerful to control. Can shoot out pressurized balls of fire before quickly expanding them into a large explosion. He does possess incredible ambition however, which helps him compensate for his lack of breathing.

Ultimate: Only when Niatsui is experiencing intense fear is when his ultimate surfaces. He shoots out fire from his mouth and both arms to form a vortex of fire around him before quickly expanding the vortex to span a large radius. He can't move while doing so though. Also leaves him severely out of breath and runs the risk of cooking himself with his own flames. However it is nearly impenetrable from the outside, he is almost completely immune to outside elements.

Appearances: Short hair, 6'0 feet tall, slight stubble, Crooked nose from being broken several times, pronounced chin, shallow cheek bones, slim build but not skinny.

Equipment: Wears typical Fire Bender armor, Wears no gloves, no helmet to increase his peripheral vision, Carries a ceremonial knife but only uses it for special occasions, Carries a rope around just in case.

Pets: None.

Personality: Averse to combat, Prefers to strike when he has the upperhand, Very rarely assists others, doesn't believe in honor but knows how to fake it, Pragmatic, Loathes unnecessary cruelty, Brilliant Tactician and Politician, Friendly, and Untrustworthy.

Born in: Fire Nation Capital, Fire Nation.
Current Location: On the open sea in between the Fire Nation and Southern Air Temple.

Backstory: Niatsui was born to a strict military family within the capital. Taking pride in their honor and sense of duty they were proud soldiers of the Fire Nation. However their strict adherence to their honor meant most of them never made it very far in the ranks. Scarce few made it to be officers and their Bending skills were not spectacular. They didn't care about their ranks though so it never bothered the family, it did bother Niatsui however.

When Niatsui entered schooling he was picked on for his family's reputation as failures and his abysmal Fire Bending. He learned quickly that each of his class mates carried with them a crucial weakness he could exploit. Some class mates participated in illegal acts and he was able to blackmail them for protection, money, and any other favors. Niatsui used these experiences as stepping stones for establishing a power network quickly. He made sure to perform well academically and practiced his Fire Bending daily in order to improve as quickly as possible.

When he turned 18 he applied for the Fire Nation Navy and used his connections to quickly move up through the ranks. He sabotaged his commanding officers in order to disgrace them and take their place. Any one privy to his movements were either "encouraged" to stay quiet or were disposed of discretely. Niatsui not only helped himself gain ranks, he also helped numerous infantry men gain prestige during small skirmishes in order to gain their loyalty.

His work has gained him the admiration of his family, who think that their patience has been rewarded with immense honor. He has gained an officer's rank of Major and command of his own ship and crew. Currently he is on his way to the Southern Air Temple to assist in attacking the Air Temple when the Great Comet arrives as foretold by Fire Lord Sozin.

Felt like making an untrustworthy character as we don't see terribly many of those.

I like the character, and could see it going in many different directions, morally good or evil.
The only thing I really need to know, is how do you plan to integrate him into the group? Perhaps by pretending to assist them? Or maybe intending to double-cross someone?

Also, would you say your character has 'peace of mind' as it would make him a great liar and possibly more.

Depends on how it goes, there's many advantages to helping find the Avatar. If the Avatar was found and the Fire Nation defeated, he would see that as a great opportunity to declare himself Fire Lord and take advantage of the chaos that would surely be caused. If he thought that the group was a lost cause he would simply turn them over to the Fire Nation as if that was his intent all along.

Kinda like how Roose Bolton was the Stark's ally in Game of Thrones despite being an incredibly evil man.

I could incorporate Peace of Mind I think. Could make for an interesting concept.

Well the main thing about the 'peace of mind' is that my character has a seismic sense ability, although not a master of it, so if you had peace of mind, even if he tried he couldn't pick up on you lying.
I've not watched game of thrones, but I understand the concept, I just need to figure out a way to implement the character.
I'll add the sheet to the confirmed list of characters, unless you wanted to change anything before I do so.

 

[ServebotFrank]

Decided to make a Fire Bender character rather than just wait it out.

Spoiler: Niatsui

Name: Niatsui

Gender: Male

Age: 24

Fighting Style: Fire Bender

Notes: Has problems keeping his breath focused and can end up either having his flames be too weak or too powerful to control. Can shoot out pressurized balls of fire before quickly expanding them into a large explosion. He does possess incredible ambition however, which helps him compensate for his lack of breathing.

Ultimate: Only when Niatsui is experiencing intense fear is when his ultimate surfaces. He shoots out fire from his mouth and both arms to form a vortex of fire around him before quickly expanding the vortex to span a large radius. He can't move while doing so though. Also leaves him severely out of breath and runs the risk of cooking himself with his own flames. However it is nearly impenetrable from the outside, he is almost completely immune to outside elements.

Appearances: Short hair, 6'0 feet tall, slight stubble, Crooked nose from being broken several times, pronounced chin, shallow cheek bones, slim build but not skinny.

Equipment: Wears typical Fire Bender armor, Wears no gloves, no helmet to increase his peripheral vision, Carries a ceremonial knife but only uses it for special occasions, Carries a rope around just in case.

Pets: None.

Personality: Averse to combat, Prefers to strike when he has the upperhand, Very rarely assists others, doesn't believe in honor but knows how to fake it, Pragmatic, Loathes unnecessary cruelty, Brilliant Tactician and Politician, Friendly, and Untrustworthy.

Born in: Fire Nation Capital, Fire Nation.
Current Location: On the open sea in between the Fire Nation and Southern Air Temple.

Backstory: Niatsui was born to a strict military family within the capital. Taking pride in their honor and sense of duty they were proud soldiers of the Fire Nation. However their strict adherence to their honor meant most of them never made it very far in the ranks. Scarce few made it to be officers and their Bending skills were not spectacular. They didn't care about their ranks though so it never bothered the family, it did bother Niatsui however.

When Niatsui entered schooling he was picked on for his family's reputation as failures and his abysmal Fire Bending. He learned quickly that each of his class mates carried with them a crucial weakness he could exploit. Some class mates participated in illegal acts and he was able to blackmail them for protection, money, and any other favors. Niatsui used these experiences as stepping stones for establishing a power network quickly. He made sure to perform well academically and practiced his Fire Bending daily in order to improve as quickly as possible.

When he turned 18 he applied for the Fire Nation Navy and used his connections to quickly move up through the ranks. He sabotaged his commanding officers in order to disgrace them and take their place. Any one privy to his movements were either "encouraged" to stay quiet or were disposed of discretely. Niatsui not only helped himself gain ranks, he also helped numerous infantry men gain prestige during small skirmishes in order to gain their loyalty.

His work has gained him the admiration of his family, who think that their patience has been rewarded with immense honor. He has gained an officer's rank of Major and command of his own ship and crew. Currently he is on his way to the Southern Air Temple to assist in attacking the Air Temple when the Great Comet arrives as foretold by Fire Lord Sozin.

Felt like making an untrustworthy character as we don't see terribly many of those.

I like the character, and could see it going in many different directions, morally good or evil.
The only thing I really need to know, is how do you plan to integrate him into the group? Perhaps by pretending to assist them? Or maybe intending to double-cross someone?

Also, would you say your character has 'peace of mind' as it would make him a great liar and possibly more.

Depends on how it goes, there's many advantages to helping find the Avatar. If the Avatar was found and the Fire Nation defeated, he would see that as a great opportunity to declare himself Fire Lord and take advantage of the chaos that would surely be caused. If he thought that the group was a lost cause he would simply turn them over to the Fire Nation as if that was his intent all along.

Kinda like how Roose Bolton was the Stark's ally in Game of Thrones despite being an incredibly evil man.

I could incorporate Peace of Mind I think. Could make for an interesting concept.

Well the main thing about the 'peace of mind' is that my character has a seismic sense ability, although not a master of it, so if you had peace of mind, even if he tried he couldn't pick up on you lying.
I've not watched game of thrones, but I understand the concept, I just need to figure out a way to implement the character.
I'll add the sheet to the confirmed list of characters, unless you wanted to change anything before I do so.

Ahhhh, okay. Peace of Mind would probably be helpful.

Okay, I'll be on standby.