General Information
Name: Damian Maleck
Age: 22
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 140lbs
Build: Lean
Gender: Male
Nation: Tavaro
Description
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Blue
Facial Features: Surprisingly, Damian's face has remained surprisingly smooth from his life on the streets. The only affect his lifestyle has had on his face is a scar on the left side of his face, which he keeps hidden by his hair. Aside from that, his complexion has remained clear and untouched from all the dirt of the streets.
Attire: Damian used to wear a leather tunic and pants, both of which were quited dirty and in poor condition, and an old brown cloak that was torn and ragged in many places. He didn't wear any shoes. However, after being chosen for Tavaro, he was granted a new shirt, pants, and a black cloak from the royalty as a gift. He now keeps these in as good condition as he can.
Personality
Behavior: Damian always seems to think a step ahead of everyone else. Back on the streets, he could easily outwit or out maneuver anyone he came across. He always came up with the ideas for heists first, and he could think on his feet like no other. Of course, no one knew that this was because of his essence of speed, but no one really cared when he could break into any place you wanted him to for a price.
Damian wears a mask of amiability and charisma. He always knows how to put a smile on one's face and put them at ease, whether it is to steal from them or help his allies. Damian always has this charisma on, which also makes him a natural liar. He always keeps things fast paced, as is his nature. The charm he possesses has been his constant ally.
Underneath all of this charm, however, is Damian's real personality. He is mentally scarred by all of the cruelty and gang fighting he has both witnessed and been a part of. He has been forced to both take part in the cruelty, and been a victim of it himself. It has left his inner self fractured, and if one were to pierce the shell of his charm, they would find an individual filled with enough pain, saddness, and anger to be on the brink of being broken. Damian is on the edge of falling apart, and tearing through his mask personality may just unhinge him.
Habits/Tendencies/Quirks: Damian has a natural habit of tapping his fingers on whatever he can find. If he can't find anything, he just taps his fingers together. He also has a bit of a nervous twitch; whenever he is nervous he tends to rub the hidden scar on the left side of his face.
Likes/Dislikes: Damian likes adventure, money, freedom, and running. He dislikes bullies, responsibility, sticklers for rules, and going slowly.
Fears: Damian isn't afraid of very much, but his few fears are the leader of his old gang and spiders. He is also afraid of losing his freedom. Most of all, he is afraid of losing that which he holds dear.
Hopes/Dreams: Damian hopes to escape from the life on the street, with the gangs and the cruelty, and not being sure if he can afford his next meal. Damian dreams of being an adventurer, traveling the land with a freedom he has dreamed of since he was a child.
Essence
Essence: Speed
Abilities: Damian uses his essence to both move and think at higher speeds than normal. His increased speed of thought allows him to outwit his opponents by sheer reaction time. He is also capable of moving at superhuman speeds. Combining this with his naturally built up agility, he is able to move with a mobility that is almost incomprehensible.
Techniques: (You can make up four techniques that you have specifically created, using your Essence. This also includes one Over-the-Top ability you are allowed to use, at a time I chose.)
1. Speed Tornado: Damian is capable of running in a circle at such a high velocity, that he is actually capable of creating a vortex that both draws things towards it, and lifts up and spits out things caught inside it. He is also able to attack anything inside of it.
2. Essence Drift: Damian is able to drift his essence behind him, allowing him to transfer his physical and mental speed into anyone following behind him. However, it lowers the power of the essence, slowing Damian down as well.
3. Blade Storm: Damian is able to transfer all of his bodilly speed into his sword arm, allowing him to swing his sword mutiple times at a speed beyond detection of the human eye. However, he is unable to move his body while doing this.
4. Overdrive: Damian's most powerful technique allows him to enhance his powers to an almost inconcievable point. His mind and body speeds up to the point where he percieves everything around him to be frozen in time. However, once it is used his energies are exhausted, and for a short period of time he can no longer tap into his essence.
Weaponry
Type of Weapon: Katana
Name of Weapon: Black Mist
Length: 27.5"
Ammunition: NA
Background
History: Damian was born and raised on the streets of Tavaro. His parents died when he was about 6, and he was taken in by a gang called the Red Blade. They molded him into one of their thieves, and his natural talent with speed and thinking on his feet got the group out of a number of sticky situations. The leader of the gang applauded his natural talent, believing he had made a good decision bringing him in. His second in command, however, thought of him as a freak, though he didn't say it publicly. He certainly made it clear that they didn't see eye to eye.
Though Damian enjoyed his freedom of life, he didn't enjoy some of the cruelty he saw. While his gang was "honorable", only stealing from other gangs and those who deserved to be stolen from, many of the others that they dealt with were sadistic and messed up. Some of the things Damian saw as a kid scarred him mentally. It wasn't enjoyable for him at all, and he began to distance himself from the gang.
When the Scion attacked, he was only twelve. The second in command of the gang took over, he made it clear that the "freak" was not to be tolerated. He personally tortured Damian, leaving that scar on his cheek. Fortunatly, Damian escaped the gang, and began working as a freelance thief, helping other gangs steal from nobles, for a price.
During one heist on a particularly corrupt noble, Damian and a friend of his found incriminating documents just as the guards found them. Damian made an opening for his friend to escape with the documents while he was arrested. King Mothias of Tavaro himself met with Damian in the dungeons after a few days bringing news. The corrupt noble had been arrested with his evidence. Unfortunatly, Damian still faced a number of years in prison for stealing from a noble. However, King Mothias seemed to have a strange glint in his eye, and offered him a bargain. Damian explained the concept of the Scion's tournament, and surprisingly offered Damian a choice. If Damian allowed the king to name him Tavaro's champion, and he would be set free with a substantial reward afterwards, no questions asked. Damian, not wanting to spend so many years in prison, agreed. The king allowed him to stay within the castle as a ward while he prepared, and gave him a new set of clothes, as well as the katana, Black Mist. Damian is willing to risk his life in this tournament for the chance to be free.