Kurosaki Radomir

"People don't need reasons to do what's right. Not that I'm one to lecture someone on morals""

Kurosaki Radomir, also known as 'Rosaki', is an original character by Aldrasos.

Appearance
Rosaki is a tall, well-built man with slightly bronzed, weathered skin. Standing at around 6"3 he is capable of looking imposing when desired, but not overly so in general. His hair is a grey ashen colour, as is his thick stubble, and is styled to be close-cut on the sides and long on the top in a quasi-military style. His face is square and attractive, with a single small scar in the middle of his left cheek. His eyes are of a light blue with an icy tinge, though they usually carry a look of melancholy alongside the coldness.

His choice of clothing is simple when alone, usually consisting of a light grey tank top with dark combat trousers. However, when travelling or in public he also dons a specialised combat outfit at all times. This consists of a dark, long-tailed hooded coat armoured with grey plates over the shoulders and torso. On the sleeves are also dark vambraces and steel-capped gloves stitched to the cuffs. Beneath the coat but over the shirt he wears an armoured vest with numerous pockets containing cylindrical crystals of various Dust types. His usual footwear is replaced with tall armoured combat boots, and strapped to the sides of his legs are two weapon holsters.

Personality
Rosaki's personality varied drastically over the course of his life. When he was young he was vain and lustful, quick to spend his family's fortunes on trivial things, even after he could no longer afford them. Despite his arrogance and short-sightedness, beneath the narcissistic exterior he was generally affectionate and magnanimous to those around him. However, at the age of twenty, the birth of his son Decadere, combined with his crippling debt, caused him to outgrow his childish nature. He developed a responsible personality, though with the death of the boy's mother at childbirth and his own youth he reluctantly decided to give the boy away.

His descent into the toxic criminal underworld of Mistral hardened Rosaki into a fierce character, though he never lost his good nature. Over time, however, he began to realise that his unnatural charm and charisma had grown out of hand, having discovered he had been unwittingly affecting those around him via his Semblance, ''Poisonous Rapture. ''Believing his relationships to be fake and built on false emotions, he became suspicious and socially withdrawn, avoiding close relationships with others. By the age of 45, Rosaki has grown somewhat depressive from loneliness, having developed a bad drinking habit.

Background
Born to a wealthy family in Mistral, Kurosaki Radomir wanted for nothing during his early life. As an only child, with his parents' money he bought he all wished, and with his bewitching charms he gained all the pleasurable company he desired. After a burgulary went wrong Rosaki found himself the inheritor of his family's riches, and found solace in the enjoyment of vain and petty things. At the age of twenty, a night of debauchery eventually led to the birth of an unnamed son, whom Rosaki would have had to care for alone after his mother passed away during childbirth. Unable to fund his lavish lifestyle and care for the unexpected child, he reluctantly gave the boy away to avoid him being ensnared by his bad name and reputation.

His crippling debt led to the pursuit of fast and easy money, resulting in Rosaki's involvement in various criminal organisations and practices. For several years he fulfilled many roles, from bodyguard to criminal informant, until the weight of debt collectors and vengeful enemies drove him to join the Malal's Chosen Motorcycle Club as a special enforcer. When he was thirty-five, he briefly met his son, Decadere Diaboli, for the first time since the boy's birth, but kept the secret of his parentage to himself while hinting at the idea of him joining the MCMC in several years time, when he deemed him ready for the truth.

Violent gang conflict soon pulled Rosaki away from the brotherhood, however, and the seemingly endless stream of bounty hunters, detectives and hitmen assigned to silence his manipulative ways eventually drove him out of the kingdom of Mistral entirely. The next years of his life were a manic game of cat-and-mouse, with Rosaki fleeing from kingdom to kingdom, making enemies of mafias, cartels and crime syndicates alike with every job he undertook, and with every assassin he slew. He finally managed to shake of his pursuers by retreating into the scorching desert of Vacuo, where he finally found solitude. At least, for a time.

When exhausted finances eventually drove Rosaki out of the desert in search of work, he found crime to be the only life he ever knew. With no other skills to offer, he had little choice but to accept the offer of partnership made by a fellow vagabond from Mistral - the notorious smuggler and underworld kingpin, Sanguine Sitis. The two agreed to help each other in their mutual goal to return home.

Vagabond Blasters
Rosaki's Vagabond Blasters are a pair of short double-barrelled shotguns. Despite their appearance, rotating cylinders containing several Dust Crystals of various types allow for rapid fire without the need to reload, until the crystals are entirely exhausted. The guns have a relatively short range, but pack a powerful punch and are difficult to dodge at close range. Additionally, the use of raw Dust instead of bullets means that the weapon discharges elemental projectiles and pure energy as opposed to metal.

Each Blaster has a short bayonet attached underneath the barrels, however in close quarters each weapon can rearrange themselves so that the handles fold back, forming a pair of bladed clubs when required, though Rosaki prefers to wield them in their gun form even in hand-to-hand combat most of the time.

The third and final form of the weapons allow them to merge together, with the barrels of one fixating to the back of the other, forming what at first appears to be a longer version of the weapon. However, the barrels then merge to create a single round chamber from which the combined Dust blasts infuse to form a singular blast akin to that of a grenade launcher.

Fistfighting
In worst case scenario, Rosaki is well accustomed to bare-knuckle punch fests. He practices a simple boxing style focussed on fast, heavy hits.

Poisonous Rapture
Poisonous Rapture is Rosaki's Semblance. A persistent ability, the Semblance amplifies the positive emotions others have towards Rosaki to an intoxicating extent. Those affected who would inheritantly trust Rosaki often find themselves unable to resist answering his questions and allow him to do things they would normally not, and those who would find him physically attractive normally may suffer from a 'love-at-first-sight' effect, meaning the Semblance usually has a more powerful effect on straight women and gay men. Rosaki is then able to manipulate those around him to a degree through the power of suggestion and questioning.

The effectiveness Rapture can be lessened, and even resisted altogether, by several means. Firstly, those with greater willpower and self-control, typically amongst Huntsmen and Huntresses, can retain control over their speech and actions. Secondly, greater exposure to the effect results in gradual immunity to it, unless those affected fully surrender themselves to the sensation. Thirdly, since the Semblance only amplifies emotions and does not create new ones, those dominated by negative emotions such as hate and envy, especially towards Rosaki, can also find the effect nullified. And finally, those who are aware of the ability's existence grow an additional mental barrier to its affects.

Natural Abilities
Even without his Semblance, Rosaki is a naturally charming, charismatic and generally suave individual who would have little trouble finding a willing partner, although this is dampened by his bleak and depressive personality. While rarely the most intelligent person in a group, he possesses a degree of raw cunning and awareness that were instrumental in his survival whilst on the run. Years of physical labour and frequent violent encounters have left him strong and resiliant, both in mind and body, and his combat abilities have since been sharpened to their greatest possible level.

Trivia

 * Kurosaki is a combination of the Japanese words 'Kuro' meaning 'Black', and 'Saki' meaning 'White'. Combined, the colours make grey
 * Rosaki's adult appearance is inspired by Geralt of Rivia's appearance as portrayed in the Witcher series
 * Rosaki's fighting style and combat clothing is inspired by those of Reaper from the game Overwatch