Zael Asthar

OOC: Hello, folks. :3 Please let me know of anything that seems OP or that I need to change, because that's certainly not my intent (to be OP) or break any rules. Thanks. : D

Full Name: Zael Asthar
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Element: Earthbending
Birthplace: Omashu
Position: Rogue

Personality: Zael is quiet by nature and slow to anger. His deep voice speaks lowly in the event he does actually speak, but he tends to stay away from the center of attention, wanting as little attention upon himself as possible. He is awkward in many social interactions, a result of a handful of years of solitude, and is quick to embarrass even if he never shows it.

His emotions can be a handicap, however. Once angered, even though it's quite rare, the rogue lives up to his nickname. He enters what only can be related to a trance-like state as his anger fuels him in a lust for combat. His fighting style changes, and he unleashes an unrelenting assault, and continues it until his anger dissipates, he is defeated, or if his opponent lies dead at his feet.

Abilities: Zeal is an adept earthbender that specializes in defensive bending. He approaches combat with a passive aggressive attitude, reacting to his opponents movements and attacks instead of beginning combat with his own aggressive assault (this is nullified if angered). He is quick to shift the earth to hinder his opponent, and generally badger them as much as possible. Zael rarely uses an earth technique for offensive purposes, preferring to use his clawed hand or blade to deal the damaging blows.

Due to his extensive time spent in the Si Wong Desert areas, he has developed a rather novice attunement for sand bending. It's nothing close to his abilities in regular earth bending, but it's something he's continued to work on and will continue to work on when he's in the area.

Appearance: Pictured in avatar
Height: 6'4''
Weight: 235 lbs
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Black

Zael is an imposing figure, standing at six feet four inches, taller than the average person. His broad shoulders and chest allow for a full muscular figure to fill him out. A handful of years spent in the desert areas leave him with a dark, almost caramel colored skin, tanned from long exposure to the sun, though his face has a noticeably lighter complexion due to being covered most of the time. His hair is unkempt, being covered by his headgear almost all the time, and is kept at a medium length; if wet, it would go to his shoulders.

His attire reflects the harsh environment that he's exiled himself to. A thick blue and red scarf-like material resides proudly around his face and head almost constantly, shielding his visage from the harsh desert sun and obscuring his identity to those that come in contact with him. Most of his garb are lightweight and breathable for the hot environment, and the leather vest he wears is the only piece of equipment that contrasts this priority.

Weaponry & Other Gear: Zeal wears a metal gauntlet on his left forearm that connects to a metal claw that covers his left hand. The tool is both defensive and offensive, and is even used to help him navigate the environment. Offensively it's fairly self explanatory, but in the latter example the claw allows him to navigate through rugged terrain easier, as well as latch on to trees and swing himself from branch to branch.

History: Born to humble beginnings in the Earth nation city of Omashu, Zael was a quiet yet gifted child. His mother died in child birth, leaving his father to care for him on his own. From a young age Zael showed a talented gift in earth bending, which was fostered by the training he received at the behest of his father. Unfortunately, in a random and callous act of violence, his father was murdered during a mugging attempt, leaving the child to fend for himself.

He spent the next several years in Omashu, finding himself in many different foster families. None of them seemed to work for him for one reason or another, and he eventually simply took to the streets. It was then he began to conceal his face from those around him, attempting to keep complete anonymity. After all, who really cared about some homeless child?

It was on those streets that Zael honed his acrobatic abilities, evading capture from the city guards as he stole his daily meal, sneaking into a building to get a meal or equipment, and fending off anyone that encroached upon him. It was actually the latter that caused his eventual long stay in the deserts, in which Zael killed another urchin in a fit of rag. He was sixteen at the time, and the other child attempted to take his food and threatened him. It shouldn't have been anything out of the ordinary, but he snapped. Having another's blood on his hands was too much for him to bear, and seeing himself as a threat to everyone around him, he exiled himself from the city.

Zael spent the next two years traveling around the earth kingdom from city to city. Nobody seemed to care who he was, and they hadn't the slightest clue what he had done. Being a young, talented earth bender, he was able to find work as a mercenary in time, but he found that lifestyle unfulfilled. Upon his travels leading him to the Si Wong Desert, he sentenced himself to death and wandered aimlessly into the dunes.

His will to live overrode any guilt he had about his past, and in a strange twist of fate his attempted suicide by nature simply made him stronger. Though times were extremely rough at first, he adapted to his new environment and socialized with the local sandbending tribes. What doesn't kill you certainly makes you stronger, or at least it rang true with Zael.

He continues to travel nomadically around the earth kingdom, having defeated (for the most part) his inner demons and focusing on a new beginning; on finding a purpose for his life.

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