Name: Ryou Zerinn
Age: Unknown- Appears to be in his late twenties to early thirties
Nation: Originally from Nomansland
Height: 6'1
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Golden
Guardian: Monkey Guardian of March
Quirks: *Lives a mostly vegetarian lifestyle, but has no qualms with eating meat. His favorite foods, however, belong in the fruit category
*Despite his successful Academy, Ryou's own quarters are very Spartan and he doesn't own much. Oddly enough, he has no problem with spoiling others, especially Karma.
*Don't let his jovial nature fool you, Ryou is definitely a Papa Bear, fiercely protective of those under his care. Not only that, but he acts a little too fatherly at times, worrying incessantly for his students and generally feeling the stresses of fatherhood
*A very physical person, he's openly affectionate with most people that he is close to. If he keeps a distance, then you know something is up.
*Apparently enjoys taking in strays whether they be animal or, more often then not, human
General Appearance: Ryou is incredibly fit and tan from long hours working outside and training his students. He's more muscular than the average person, but not grotesquely so. Rather he's built in such a way that you can see the hard work that went into every inch of his body. He almost always has scruff on his face, more due to a lack of caring on his part then an actual fashion statement, and his blonde hair is kept at a length that usually stops halfway down his neck. At the Academy, he's usually in his green training gi, but he does have a few other outfits that he keeps on hand when he needs to dress to impress or has to actually wash the gi(which is, of course, always the more common reason).
General Information: The second guardian to break free, while Ryou hasn't been around for as long as Haru, his time spent roaming Aires and, on some occasions, Earth is nothing to sniff at. For many years, the monkey Guardian refused to settle down, exploring the world he'd tried so hard to save from country to country, sea to sea, traveling to all four corners of the globe. Eventually, however, he found himself settling down in the country of Solace, opening an Academy to train the future warriors, healers, and, on occasion, terrors of Aires. While no one is quite sure why he chose this path for himself-and, really, that's only because they haven't asked because he'd love to answer- popular belief is that he was so dismayed by what he found on his travels that he decided to train others to put the world back together, one person at a time. If you asked those closest to him, however, they might say that he just felt like it.
Ryou was the only teacher at first, but, as the Academy grew in numbers, he grew strained and given some classes to advanced students to teach, something that's been working out quite well for him. After finishing their time at the Academy, students tend to disappear into the world never to return, going on to make great names for themselves. Well, most students. While Ryou holds some form of affection for all of his students, it wasn't until young Ji Na Chae and Benjamin Hemming wandered into his life that Ryou actually became paternal about anyone in his care. At their young age, they were less like his students and more like his own children who he raised with care and watched blossom into brilliant young adults. They didn't leave, choosing instead to stick around which, while Ryou had never said it out loud, made him a proud and happy father indeed.
In recent years, he's added even more people to his little family at the Academy, something that's delighted him to no end. Nine years ago he took in Mori Lavi, Dae Grimm, and Liam Valentine, all of whom quickly became like family, Mr. Vo, the Goddess-sent jack of all trades who became an integral part of Academy life, and, perhaps most importantly of all, Karma, the pink-haired firecracker. How she came to be the newest member of his adoptive family is a mystery if only because both she and Ryou insist on telling stupid and ludicrous stories about how it happened, changing the story every time.
Ryou is incredibly devoted to his Academy and tends to put the needs of his students ahead of himself which is probably not the best habit to keep, but he'd rather not dump his own problem on his students. His love-life, according to more recent arrivals, is nonexistent, but if you look back through the years, you can tell that Ryou really just isn't lucky in love. But even without romance in his life, he's quite content where he is. That is, of course, until he realized that it was time to become a Guardian once more and train twelve reluctant teenagers to be month warriors. Great.