{"Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength..â }
-Arnold Schwarzenegger
David || Unbreakable Heart || My Demons || Salute Your Solution || Remember The Name || Valcano
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Jing Kwan
|{Nicknames}|
Hardhead, The Earth Prince(used to anger him)
|{Age}||
24
|{Birthday}|
Spring
|{Sexuality}|
Heterosexual
|{Element}|
Earth
{"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.â }
-Winston Churchill
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Violet
|{Hair Color}|
Dark Blue
|{Tattoos | Scars | Piercings | Markings}|
Jing has several scars across his torso.
|{Built}|
Muscular
|{Physical Description}|
Jing is 6 feet tall, and weighs about 200 pounds of pure muscle with very long dark blue flowing locks. He wears a black sleeveless shirt, a pair of black pants, and matching boots. He wears a green scarf at all times. He also wears a short fingerless glove on his left hand, and a long sleeve on his right arm. His clothes are very dirty, and it always covered in dirt. Like most earthbenders.
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{"Fall down seven times, get up eight.â }
-Japanese Proverb
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âĒHe has the tendency to call people 'Princess' when they annoy him.
âĒActs without thinking.
âĒQuick to anger.
âĒRubs his scarf when he's in deep thought.
âĒHe has the tendency to bend small rocks when he's bored.
âĒCracks his knuckles when he's about ready to fight.
|{What Do They Carry With Them?}|
Jing carries three small rocks with him at all times. He uses them for his Earthbending incase he's in a place without a whole lot of earth. He wears a green scarf at all times, it's his most prized possession.
|{Weaknesses}|
âHe isn't very well suited to the cold, and hates it with a passion.â
âLike most Earthbenders he has trouble dealing with Airbenders. But he's much more adept at facing them then the average Earthbender.â
âHe tends to act without thinking.â
âIs very ill tempered.â
âOf course like any other Earthbender he isn't much use when in areas without Earth.â
|{Talents || Strengths || Skills}|
âJing is a extremely talented Earthbender, and is well versed in several styles. Including Sandbending, and Mudbending.â
âHe has minor abilities using the Seismic Sense, but he's most untrained in it, and doesn't rely on it too much.â
âQuick Thinkerâ
âPhysically strong, and very agile.â
âHe is able to Lavabend, and uses Lavabending as his go to.â
|{Hobbies}|
âWorking Outâ
âBendingâ
âFightingâ
|{Fears}|
øFailing his friends.ø
øLosing his friends.ø
øDying without making a difference.ø
|{Regrets}|
â¤The things he did before he was adopted.â¤
â¤Not being able to save his father.â¤
â¤Never meeting his mother.â¤
|{Secrets}|
â¤His past life.â¤
â¤Witnessing his father's death.â¤
â¤He is secretly trying to learn how to metalbend. He does this in secret because he's embarrassed that he hasn't picked it up.
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{"Courage is looking fear right in the eye and saying, âGet the hell out of my way, Iâve got things to doâ.â }
-Unknown
Jing can be described as a loose cannon. He's ill tempered, headstrong, sarcastic, cocky, and is always the first to fight. Despite all that he isn't really a bad guy. He's pretty kind to others, and is naturally protective of them. He's very headstrong, and direct. If there's something he doesn't like, he's not one to dance around it. He is equally direct when fighting, preferring a head-on attack above all others.
He's very sarcastic, and usually has a smartass comment up his non-existent sleeves. He's pretty cocky as well. Thinking that he can handle anything. He is extremely loyal to those he cares about, and is easily willing to do anything for them without hesitation, or even questions. As a teacher, he isn't very patient or understanding. He demands absolute obedience, and all his orders to be followed. No matter what they are.
{"Being a survivor doesn't mean being strong - it's telling people when you need a meal or a ride, company, whatever. It's paying attention to heart wisdom, feelings, not living a role, but having a unique, authentic life, having something to contribute, finding time to love and laugh. All these things are qualities of survivors.â }
-Bernie Siegel
|{Likes}|
â˛Working out. Earthbending. Animals. Sweets. Meat. The Springtime. Warm Weather. Fighting. Telling people what to do. Calling people 'Princess'. Jokes. Sand.
{"I have based my life on being strong enough to do anything.â }
-Montel Williams
|{Dislikes}|
âŧDisloyalty. Cold Weather. Being off the ground. Being on a boat. Winter. Bullies. Following plans. Airbending. Indirect Actions. Tricks. Liars. Talking about his past.
{"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.â }
-William Shakespeare
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Ba Sing Se
|{History}|
Jing Kwan was born, and raised in Ba Sing Se. His family wasn't made of the strongest moral fiber. His father was a thief, as was his father before him, and so on. Not much is known about his mother, after he was born she left him, and his father behind, and never looked back, leaving behind the green scarf that Jing always wears. His father got in bad with a few unsavory individuals, and owed them a lot of money. They took it out of his hide right in front of Jing's eyes, and left him orphaned when he was just ten years old.
The next few years were rough on him. He had to resort to theft to survive. That and participating in some illegal underground Earthbending fights. Over time he became quite good, and ended up being one of the top fighters by the time he was thirteen years old. Despite all that, he was still scrapping by to survive. He was offered a big payday by a group of men who were impressed with his fighting abilities, and knew of this family history.
He took the job, and joined a small three man crew. They were planning on robbing the Royal Palace's Vault clean. They snuck into the Vault without a hitch. Once they grabbed everything not nailed down, they tried to escape. They were barely out of the door when the Royal Guard caught them. They were forced to fight their way out, even though they were outmanned, and outgunned.
Jing proved to be more then a match for the Guards, and with his help they were well on their way to freedom. That was, until the Dai Li showed up. He tried to fight them off, but he was overwhelmed by their speed, agility, and skill. They captured them with ease, and threw them down into the prison underneath the Palace. Jing was sure he was going to rot in that prison for the rest of his life. But he got a surprising visitor, the Earth King himself.
The Earth King wanted to see Jing himself, as Jing was by far the youngest of the robbers, with the others being in their late 20s. They had a long discussion about his history, and why he did what he did. Impressed with his abilities, The Earth King made him a offer. He would be released from his cell, and live in the Palace where he would serve him, or rot in his cell for life. He chose the former.
After being adopted by the Earth King, and settling into the Palace, Jing's Earthbending talents were further increased by his training with the Royal Guard, and a few lessons by the Dai Li. Eventually Jing was made the personal bodyguard of the Earth King's Daughter. And Jing was fairly happy in his new life. He was cared about, and was not alone.
Sometime later when he was seventeen, he discovered his ability to Lavabend, to be able to quickly phase-change Earth into molten Lava, and back again. He has spent years developing this ability, and has gained quite the mastery over it.
|{Family Tree}|
Hyo Kwan| Father| Deceased
Unknown| Mother| Unknown
The Earth King| Adopted Father| Alive
The Earth King's Daughter| Adopted Sister| Alive
|{Happiest Memory}|
Being adopted by the Earth King
|{Saddest Memory}|
Watching his father be killed.
{"Never go backward. Attempt, and do it with all your might. Determination is power.â }
-Charles Simmons
{"Life is either a great adventure or nothing.â }
-Helen Keller
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Face Claim ||Shiranui Kyo