Full Name:
Akiyo Tenshi Gender:
MaleAge:
Thirty-six Element:
Water Birthplace:
Northern Water TribePosition:
Chief of the Southern Water TribeTraining:
Master WaterbenderMaster WeaponryPersonality:
Akiyo is a wonderful person to be around; he's usually happy and smiling, and talks animatedly--especially when he is excited. He has a brilliant mind, which works wonders with his new position as Chief. He's usually friendly with anyone, and is very honest although he will never insult you.
He's an avid lover of food, thanks to his amazing cook of a daughter. Were he not so physically active, he'd be your typical pot-bellied, drink a beer after dinner, roaring with laughter male. He understands his limits though, and is very wise in food selections--although he makes sure that every meal he eats is enjoyed thoroughly. Or rather, his daughter does, as she's the one who generally does the cooking at home.
He finds life to be enjoyable, and is very optimistic about things. His mood becomes calm and clear while in battle or crisis, which is a very useful skill so that he is never thrown off by his own temper. He is very endearing and compassionate, and gentle as well, so upon first sight he would look like an easy opponent. Other than this, he's a man of wonderful moods and is pretty quiet when he speaks, making it easy to be around him.
Unless, of course, you mess with his family. The light of his life, Akiyo's world evidently revolves around his blossoming beauties at home. Zhin Lyautey is the love of his life, while his daughter Chiyo is his blessing. The only time you'll see him become mean or sour is if someone harms either of them--or a boy seems interested in Chiyo. The typical over-protective father, Akiyo does what he can to prevent Chiyo from even glancing in a boy's direction.
He understands that one day, his beautiful daughter will have to "fly the coop", but until the day she's eighteen and able to make her own decisions with a clear head, she's stuck under his wing. (Plus, he'd miss her cooking too much.)
Abilities:
Akiyo is, first and foremost, an amazing waterbender. Considered a master, his technique is that of the ocean--push and pull. His movements flow and dance in a truly agile way, each action perfectly balanced. While he has the ability to put far more power behind his waterbending, he prefers lithe, subtle movements that go with his lean body well. He's not the strongest male out there, but he puts it to his advantage, flowing with the enemy instead of using force to drive them back.
As for ice, Akiyo has the ability; he's not much of a fan of it though, unless he's freezing you in place or sticking your weapons under a sheet of it to prevent you from grabbing them. He usually uses ice when fighting benders of the three other elements. With healing, Akiyo has never had the ability; the same goes for bloodbending.
When it comes to weaponry, Akiyo is usually seen with a spear of some sort, rather than the standard sword or bow. He uses this the same way as he uses his waterbending; flowing, rhythmic steps, precise and careful. The result is quite fantastic to watch, and his particular style has earned him the title of master.
Akiyo is also something of a hunter. He enjoys the thrill of finding the marks in the snow and the ice, following them to his prey and then outsmarting it. He has never used brute force and never intends to. He's quite a good tracker, noting small signs that others forget to search for. His analytic mind is quite helpful in this.
Lastly and certainly not least, Akiyo has something of a "hidden talent" when it comes to singing. His daughter's favorite thing for him to do, Akiyo's voice is low and soothing, slow and gentle. When Chiyo was a child, Akiyo would sing her to sleep; after dinner, the two often enjoy a song or two together.
Appearance:
Height: 6'2"
Weight: Lean, lightly muscled (I have no freaking clue as to how much a guy should weigh.)
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown
Skin: Tan
Akiyo is not quite what you'd call drop-dead gorgeous, but he's pretty freaking close. In his facial features alone, the man could make a sinner change his ways; his chocolate brown hair is usually styled in an interesting fashion. A tail of hair twists over his ponytail, while spikes like a porcupine travel up his right temple to the back of his head. A few strands of hair are left hanging on the left side, with a tassel of feathers brushing against the side of his neck. His eyes are electric blue in color, while his nose is straight and long; his upper lip is fairly thin, with a slightly plumper bottom one to match, although they are far from feminine.
As for the rest of his features, Akiyo is lean and graceful; his muscles are tight and compact, although at first glance, he appears to be without them. His hands are large; on his left ring finger is his betrothal band to Zhin, on his right ring finger is the wedding band of his late wife. His feet are large, as is typical with males, and he wears leopard-seal leather boots that extend up to his calves. These are adorned with a white fur cuff; his pants are a dark navy blue, almost black, and made of the same material, keeping him nice and toasty.
When not waddling around in the huge parkas of the South, Akiyo generally wears your typical Water Tribe top, extending to his mid-thigh, although it grows longer towards the center. He wraps a thick brown wrap around his waist, which protects his stomach, and his forearms are wrapped with what look like bandages, although these also protect his arms.
Weaponry & Other Gear:
Akiyo:Item Name: Curved IvoryMaterials: Bone, metal, twine, feathers
Description: "Curved Ivory" is the name of Akiyo's beloved spear; named accordingly by Chiyo's mother, who, upon first seeing it, had said that the spear-head had looked like curved ivory. The spear-head is made of bone, tied to the metal shaft with twine and adorned with feathers. It's quite useful, and the light-weight metal shaft instead of wood makes it all the better a weapon, preventing breakage and such.
History:
Akiyo:(Intermediate) Family:Father: Arshan Tenshi // Age: 61 // Alive // Retired
Mother: Siri Tenshi // Age: 59 // Alive // Retired
Sister: Aurora Shi (Married) // Age: 20 (Akiyo's younger sister by 16 years) // Alive // Resides in the Fire Nation
Late Wife: Meera Tenshi // Deceased
Fianceé: Zhin Lyautey // Age: 27 // Alive // Fire Nation nobility
Daughter: Chiyo Tenshi // Age: 15 // Alive // Warrior in Training
Akiyo's humble beginning began on a blizzarding day in the Northern Water Tribe. His parents, Arshan and Siri, had been visiting relatives when his mother went into premature labor. A healthy baby was born, albeit four weeks early, and was named "Akiyo" after the day he'd been born, which means "white world". Indeed, the world had been almost pearly when his cries had cut through the sound of the wind.
At the age of two, when he was deemed strong enough for the journey, Akiyo and his parents moved back to the South to raise him in his true homeland. They were received warmly, and Akiyo settled in almost immediately. He'd never really gotten ill or cold, and was often caught running around nude in the winter storms simply because he had been hot sitting next to the roaring fire inside.
He grew up happily, an only child for all of his childhood. He was put into a good school and got good marks, and was a fairly popular boy. Having lots of friends, you would expect a bit of drama, but Akiyo was so diplomatic that everyone got along quite well. He was also fairly rambunctious, constantly getting in trouble and pulling pranks on the higher-ups of the Southern Tribe.
By the time he reached the age of thirteen, Akiyo was doing fairly well for himself in school and training. Waterbending came easily to him, and because of his small frame, he was usually able to best his opponents by quick-thinking and smooth actions. He also stopped worrying about being best buds with all the kids in the 'Tribes, just keeping one or two fairly close to him and leaving it at that.
When he was sixteen, he met his future wife, Meera. It'd been days after he'd made his own staff--a rite of passage in some areas of the ever-expanding 'Tribe--and he had been showing off. Meera, upon first sight of the thing, exclaimed that he had used the ivory tusk of some great animal for the speerhead, calling it "curved ivory". Akiyo and his friends had a good laugh about it, until Meera knocked them all on their butts with some impressive earthbending, despite the frozen ground.
Akiyo had been immensely impressed, and ran after the fuming Water Tribe earthbender who was storming away. She immediately threatened to knock him onto his butt again, but eventually he smoothed it all over and the two became close friends. He soon learned that her tough-girl exterior was just a shell to protect her sweet ways; young and naive, the growing man found himself falling in love with the beautiful girl.
At the age of twenty, after having been refused countless times, Akiyo was finally able to marry his "highschool sweetheart"; her father often grumbled that at nineteen, she was far too young to be getting married, but they were very happy. When she was twenty and he twenty-one, little Chiyo Tenshi was born into their household. She came into the world quietly, eyes wide open and wondering. Meera chose the name "Chiyo", meaning "eternal", in the hopes that her daughter would make her mark on the world and last in everyone's hearts and minds forever.
The birth of Chiyo had taken its toll on Meera though, and she fell ill as her body seemed to turn on itself. She tried every remedy, invited every healer, and each day she felt worse. Akiyo, during this time, was accepted as a warrior for the Southern Tribe, a life long ambition of his. On the eve of Chiyo's fifth birthday, Meera passed quietly in her sleep.
Akiyo cried for weeks. Chiyo, during this time, often spent more time with grandparents' and at one point Akiyo's sister than her heartbroken father. Within a few months, though, Akiyo was finally able to accept the inevitability of it all, and vowed to make his wife's hopes for their daughter come true.
Ten years of daily aches for his beloved passed slowly, and while Akiyo never stopped living life to the fullest, he also misses his wife deeply. He feels lucky to have been blessed with Chiyo, though, and hence the "over-protective dad" comes into play as he wants to protect her from every harm.
While certain that he would spend the rest of his life alone, he met a beautiful traveler from the Fire Nation named Zhin. Falling for her almost instantaneously, the two grew rather close and Chiyo fully accepted her into their little family. The couple is due to wed in a few months.
Akiyo's life just kept getting better though; after the disappearance of yet another Southern Water Tribe Chief [seemed to happen a lot, actually], he was appointed by the Southern Council as the new Chief of the Tribe. He's adjusting and learning quickly; he is to move into the Palace soon enough, but for now he clings to the cozy house that has been Chiyo's home since birth.
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