27 || Heterosexual || Protector of the Earth King
Hebi is not very tall, standing at about five feet and seven inches, however that doesn’t make his presence anything less than what it is. Long black hair is shiny and a bit coarse, he lets it fall however it wants, never bothering to do anything with it. Most times it’ll fall into his face, but rarely does he ever bother to push it aside. He has sharp green eyes that seem to pierce through you, giving him a rather intimidating feel, though that depends on the person really. His pale skin contrasts harshly with his dark hair and clothing. He tends to wear a long black leather jacket that goes down to his knees, and opens up from the waist down. Across the neck line is white fur not really for warmth but more for style.
Hebi has control over the elements of earth. Depending on how much he sacrifices, depends on what he can do. For simple tricks, such as pulling up vines from the earth to entangle his foes or to shield himself, it takes very little magic. However, for things such as throwing boulders, manipulating rocks and the like, he needs more sacrifices in order to do so. He favors the vines however as they have a multitude of uses. Manipulating the flexible tendrils of earth is so much easier than trying to manipulate the form of a rock. Of course, it also depends on who he’s up against in a fight. Should he be against a wind or air user, his vines would survive well enough. Perhaps with an air user, rocks would be better, but it depends on the users abilities. With a fire user, Hebi will most definitely use rocks to his advantage as his vines can be burned.
Aside from his multiple uses of the vines which he favors, Hebi does use some weaponry. Small knives and long bladed daggers are to his liking. Hebi likes to keep at a distance as much as possible. He is literally a snake of a man, slipping out of ones grasp easily. He will not fight someone if he doesn't think he has the advantage at all, however he does enjoy provoking people. His provoking is a great skill of his, which he uses very easily and thus enjoys enraging his target. As soon as he gets under someone's skin, he latches on and makes his opponent lose all rational thinking, and thus Hebi then has the upper hand.
Hebi also dabbles in all sorts of alchemy. He can create a multitude of things from poisons, to healing agents. He is especially good at the former rather than the latter though. In addition to his alchemy, he's constantly testing his creations. He's found ways to subdue a persons use of their magic by attacking the sacrifices energy that's been absorbed via his concoctions.
Hebi is not very good at close combat. He prefers to be at a good range where he can tie you down with his vines, run you through with them or hurl boulders at you from a good distance. Once he's up close and personal with an opponent, things get sticky for even someone like himself. A fire user is his worst nightmare as they're far more powerful than he is. If at all possible, Hebi would rather let someone else deal with a fire user than go at it on his own.
Because of his nature, Hebi tends to stay away from fighting unless he knows he can win one way or another.
Hebi is a very secretive man and you will only know what he lets you know and nothing more. He's very good at dodging questions and giving answers that can be interpreted many ways. People know him more formerly as 'The Snake'. He is a man of the shadows, coming and going as he wishes. He doesn't follow orders all that much because he does as he pleases. He's been a protector for the Earthen line for a very long time, almost fifteen years. People believe that he was taken in from the streets by the King of the Earthen realm many years ago, when he was about ten years of age. He started his training when he was twelves years of age.
No one will ever know how he came to be a protector. He keeps this information well hidden to himself. The fact is, he found out about the orb because of his snooping around, and thus was threatened into the position lest he tempt fate with his life. Hebi agreed, but no one will know the truth of the matter. In addition, none will know that when he leaves the castle, he goes to the other Kingdoms to gather information purely for himself. He has a small spy network as well, that he gets information from. Also, he is the first one out of everyone to know of the Water Kings death, of which he keeps to himself until everyone else finds out.
There is plenty more.... all of which will be revealed in good time... maybe >:)
He is a snake of a man, one who is cold blooded, has a devious agenda of his own and lies often. One can never tell what is the truth and what is not when he speaks to you. Hebi is the kind of man to spin tales that confuse and irritate. Nothing he says can be taken for granted and he is hardly one to be trusted with anything. He talks a lot, on purpose, inserting himself into situations even if he wasn’t meant to be. Hebi enjoys making fun of people to, pushing their buttons is a great strength of his.
For all of his talk, though, he actually dislikes most everyone. He hates having to be around people, and he hates having to be a protector. It is probably the reason why he is so mean to everyone and likes to pit people against each other. Hebi is the kind of person to spin lies from one end to the other and make it so that everyone either wants to kill the other person, or hates them so much that they lose their ties to one another.
Hebi enjoys this the most, especially when he can get someone to react to his lies or when he is trying to start a fight with them. He has no soft spots for anyone, believing strictly that if one has a weakness, one can be brought down so easily via that weakness. Therefore, Hebi works for himself and himself alone, no one else. He does not share any deep ties with anyone, refusing to get close. He’s much too selfish.
Hebi has long since served as a protector of the earth King (or Queen, depending on who it is at the time). No one is really sure how he came to be a protector, given his attitude towards the duties that have been given to him. However, because of this, it isn’t so simple as to release him from his duties either as the man is not to be trusted. He knows the secret of all four Kings and that is something that no one can trust him with. Keeping him close if the best thing, unless one wants to kill him.
The reality to his being a protector is because he found out about the King’s secret at a fairly young age. In order to keep him quiet, his life was threatened, unless he became a protector. Hebi accepted, though the story that was told was the following: The old King was said to have picked him up off the streets, hoping to change his life around. That is what everyone believes and Hebi will have it no other way.
Hebi learned how to fight, how better to utilize his magic, amongst other things, and most importantly, learned about the heritage of the Kings (ironically). He started serving as a protector when he was young, around the age of 12 when he began his training. He served almost four of the Earth Kings; the long line of blood related rulers hadn’t been broken for some time. But that could change at any time. Hebi will always be watching with a sharp eye, waiting...
