Aestuo

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Basic Information~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Name: Aestuo

Alias (optional):

Gender: Male

Age: 17

Bending Power: (Fire, Water, Earth, Air, or none) Fire

Allegiances: (White Lotas, Fire, Water, Air, Earth, Iron, Quatter Dux, etc.) Fire Nation

Blood Type(Optional):

Family Members(Optional):
Utrak – Father
Honir – Mother
Arkva – Mentor (deceased)

Birth Date(Optional):

Star Sign(Optional):

Extra Information:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Appearance~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Appearance:


Hair: His brown hair is pulled back into a tight ponytail, but a fringe still litters the top of his face. It is wiry in nature, and is known to fly around seemingly of its own accord whilst Aestuo fire-bends.
Eyes: Average sized brown eyes – upon closer inspection, a red tint can be seen along the pupil, giving the impression of an inner fire burning.

Height:
6'3”

Weight:
80Kg

Body Type:
Athletic

Extra Feature:
Weapons:
Name: Extraho Flamma
Type: Staff
Description: A deep hawthorn staff, laced with ruby inlays across the shaft. At the ends, two orbs rest, glowing with an internal fire; the material of these orbs is unknown to Aestuo.
Abilities: Fire-bending abilities can be manipulated through the staff – boosts the volatility of Aestuo's fire-bending, whilst also increasing its unresponsiveness.

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Extra Clothing/Gear:
A full-length red robe covers his body, opened at the front. A black and gold pattern runs across the wrists, bottom, and waist of the robe. A light belt covers the sash across his waist, ordained by a golden buckle. Underneath his flowing robe lies a bare chest, accompanied by a pair of loose leather trousers. A set of boots sit upon his feet, laced up tightly. A glove embraces his left hand, whilst upon his right hand is a single ring.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Persona~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Personality:
Aestuo is inside a kind-hearted person, but wears a mask of authority when around his father, a high-ranking official in the army of the Fire Nation. Whilst he would not go out of his way to hurt people, orders from his father would make him do whatever is deemed necessary.

After his abandonment, Aestuo's personality took a turn for the worst. His actions became rash, and he destroyed things without regret. His fire-bending abilities became largely uncontrollable, with his anger resulting in him only able to use some of the weakest fire-bending techniques safely.

Likes:
Being alone. Learning of any kind. Helping people. Increasing his power. Impressing his father.

Dislikes:
People who use their power to do evil deeds. Public places. Being around people that he doesn't know. Letting people down. Cabbage.

Goals:
To master fire-bending and find his family. What he will do when eh finds them, even he does not know.

Fears:
Losing Control

Strength:
Strong fire-bending. Gentle-hearted. Independent.

Weakness:
Fire-bending linked to emotions, which have been jumping around lately. Does not handle loss very well – usually burns some kind of building down. Not confident when around figures of authority. Cannot refuse anything put to him by his Father.

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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~History~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

History: (at least 2-3 paragraphs)
Aestuo grew up in a quiet part of Chung-Ling city, where his father had been posted as a high-ranking official of the fire nation military. He was kept off the streets by his mother, who was worried for the safety of her only child in such a raucous city.

At age 12, Aestuo was present at a demonstration of fire-bending by several fire sages who had came to visit the rulers of Chung-Ling. During the demonstration, one of the sages slipped, sending a torrent of flame whizzing towards Aestuo, who sat on the front row. Acting instinctively, he raised his arms, and successfully redirected the fire into the air, to the astonishment of the sages.

After his display of fire-bending, the sages took Aestuo away to one of the fire temples, where he was trained as one of them. He formed a close bond in particular with Fire Sage Arkva, who became his mentor, teaching him many tricks and techniques of fire-bending.

At age 15, Aestuo was ready to be initiated into the fire sages, and was preparing for the ceremony that would make him a full member. The night before, however, his father appeared at the temple, at the head of a host of Fire Nation soldiers. The small contingent of soldiers entered the temple, much to Aestuo's dismay.

In a fit of panic, Aestuo rushed to Fire Sage Arkva's room, only to find that his father had got there first. As Aestuo watched in horror, his father killed Arkva, before turning to Aestuo. He told his son about the traitorous actions of the Fire Sages, and that they would all be killed in the name of the Fire Lord. As Aestuo was not yet a fully fledged Fire Sage, he would be safe.

Aestuo disliked what his father said, but was always respectful to authority. Packing up his belongings, he left the next day with the army, and lived back in Chung-Ling city. As he left, however, he grabbed something to remind him of what had happened – the ceremonial robe of a past Avatar, and the staff of the Head Fire Sage.

Years passed, and Aestuo began to re-learn fire-bending from a master who lived in the city. This teacher, however, was not only weaker than Aestuo, but also knew of less techniques. Finding himself holding back in lessons so as to not hurt his instructor, Aestuo began to practise secretly of a night. Before long, he found his powers increasing.

One night, whilst in a particularly rebellious mood, Aestuo donned the Fire Sage's robe and staff, and fled the city. For weeks he lived in the mountains surrounding the city, training his fire-bending in the way of the sages, remembering their teachings. He found that the staff amplified his natural fire-bending abilities, whilst his robe seemed to deflect any stray flames that licked at him.

After six months in the wild, living off animals that he hunted, Aestuo returned to the city. Hopeful of a warm welcome, he was shocked to find that his family had moved to a different city, not even leaving any clue as to where they had gone, nor any sign that they had even searched for their lost son. Enraged, Aestuo released all of his power upon their old house, utilising a technique taught to him by Fire Sage Arkva, the Bellator Extraho. The flames quickly engulfed the whole house, before moving out of the young fire-bender's control, and destroying a large portion of the city.

Disgusted at his actions, Aestuo fled back into the wild, before collapsing in the cave that he had called home for six months. Before darkness consumed his sight, a single thought crossed his mind.

Revenge.

Approved.