Aur Tarandus

Aur Tarandus is a student at Beacon Academy.

Weapons
Aur's weapon is called Carmilla, and it's primary form is a double-barreled shotgun that utilizes four bullets per barrel. Normally the shotgun is loaded with specially-crafted shells containing blue dust in its powder form, which when shot releases a pressurized blast of water, similar to using a power washer. The shotgun is a bit beaten looking, having been passed down through several generations of Tarandus', but constant upkeep from it's owners kept it in working condition. The shotgun barrels are dark grey and are off-set by an aging gold stock and grip. In-between and set squarely underneath the two barrels is a silver blade-like object, though it remains in the shadow of the barrels.

In order to transition to it's next form, Aur makes sure the weapon is completely unloaded and grabs the forend, giving it a sharp tug. This causes the silver blade to spring out completely. The barrels migrate down slightly while the butt of the gun extends a few inches, creating a javelin.

Carmilla 's javelin form isn't used often, and Aur really only makes use of it when performing his semblance. It can be thrown and used in close-combat, but Aur isn't trained very well in close combat unless it involves the primary form.

Semblance
Aur's semblance is called the Dimensional Stitch. In order to use the semblance, Carmilla needs to be in it's second form, the javelin. He begins by preparing the javelin as though he were to throw it, the difference being that as he reels back, Aur's eyes start to flash yellow until they completely turn gold. He then tosses the javelin and seems to disappear. The javelin, however, continues travelling. What is actually happening is a sort of combination invisibility/weightless magic that seems bound to the weapon, but to outsiders appears to be a form of teleportation. He mostly uses it to get closer to enemies so his shotgun is more effective or otherwise catch enemies that are too fast for him to follow on foot.

There are regulations he needs to follow concerning the weapon, of course. Should he let go of the weapon while in transit, he automatically reappears and starts crashing to the ground. Additionally, the longer the javelin is in the air the more energy Aur starts to expend.

Backstory
Aur was born a to a clan of nomadic people in Mantle. The group's goal was to report observation of Grimm in the region once or twice a year unless it was an emergency. They were a predominantly human group that traveled with one family of faunus for tracking purposes and a group of reindeer that acted as pack mules of sorts. As such, Aur was trained in combat from a very young age, having rarely traveled to Atlas' major cities in his lifetime.

Around age 11, Aur's father died after contracting a form of pneumonia. His reasoning was that this was his job after all, and a "simple cold couldn't kill him", as they did travel in a cold climate almost year-round. That's when Aur received his weapon, Carmilla, passed down through the family since the first Aur Tarandus during the war.

The next tragedy came for Aur at age 14. The clan had been split into two groups at the time to set up camp and both were ambushed. Aur was part of the hunting/gathering party, which made it out of the massacre with only two unaccounted for. Unfortunately, the home camp had been completely decimated, no survivors. Having lost all of their supplies, the group finally gave up and returned to the kingdom.

Without Aur's father to hold her back, Aur's mother elected to return to her home city of Vale and try to reintegrate themselves into regular society. Aur was initially planning on applying to Atlas' hunter training academy, but gave up that idea when his mom assured him that they could find someplace similar in Vale - Beacon.

He and his mother spent a year working together at a local dust shop during the night shift, being that they were both extremely knowledgeable of dust. It helped that they were both combat-trained at this point as well, making them work as a sort of security guard to the place on the other hand. Just before his 17th birthday, Aur left the store and applied for Beacon's entry exam. He was accepted and due to start the next semester after his 17th birthday.