Rory Kent

Appearance
Rory is an athletically built young man of slightly less than average height. Rory has pale skin and steel blue eyes. His ginger hair is shaved short on the sides and back of his head and is combed to the side on the top.

Rory has a large tattoo of his symbol, a flame contained in a circle, tattooed on his back, which has become obscured by burn scars.

Rory has simple tastes and wears simple dark brown pants with a brown leather belt. His belt has a large bronze buckle with his symbol on it. He wears a crimson colored button up shirt with the sleeves rolled up and the top unbuttoned. When fighting in a match, Rory takes off his shirt.

Personality
Rory is very proud of his working class heritage and is easily frustrated by those who he thinks are overly privileged. Rory values hard work and dedication over anything else and quick to make friends with anyone he perceives as having the same values as himself. Rory is a survivor and will do whatever it takes to make sure that he makes it out alive. Rory doesn't mind bending the rules if he has to. A late admit to combat school and a former underground fighter, Rory is sometimes uncomfortable around his classmates and does not welcome the more academic aspects of the huntsmen academies.

Generally a personable and friendly person, Rory sees his classmates at Haven as his family and treats them like younger siblings. Having lost his family Rory is fiercly protective of the new family he found at Haven.

Weapons and Abilities
Rory’s weapon, Apollo’s Cestus is actually just a roll of dust infused cloth that Rory wraps around his hands and feet to cushion them from damage similar to boxing tape. The cloth is infused with fire dust giving it a bright red color. Rory can activate the dust in the cloth with his aura engulfing the cloth in flame increasing the strength of his attacks. The Dust in the cloth will eventually become depleted and need to be replaced.

Fighting Style
Rory’s combat style focuses on incurring quick strikes on critical areas rather than sheer force. He combines elements of Krav Maga, Jeet Kune Do, and kickboxing creating a style that emphasizes sweeps and counter attacks.

Rory is ambidextrous but typically fights in a southpaw stance (leading with his right hand and foot).

Semblance
When activating his semblance Rory enters a state called “inferno” in with he experiences enhanced speed, strength, and durability. His aura begins to glow a bright red and outputs a high amount of heat capable of igniting flammable objects within a short distance. When in the inferno state Rory’s fighting style changes from highly technical and defensive to aggressive and reliant on sheer force. Rory can only maintain the inferno for approximately 7-8 minutes before becoming exhausted and within 10 minutes his aura will be completely depleted.

Other Skills
Growing up in a dust mining village Rory has an extensive knowledge of dust mining and manufacturing, and is capable of infusing dust into clothing having forged his weapon Apollo's Cestus.

Background
Rory grew up in a small village in the mountain highlands outside of Mistral. The village was centered on a cave in the side of a mountain that was home to natural dust deposits. Many of the villagers such as Rory’s father were dust miners and the village made a moderate income mining, cutting and selling dust to nearby villages and traders from Mistral. Eventually this attracted the attention of the Schnee dust company who began to mine the mountains deposits from other openings. Due to their advanced technology and superior manpower, the Schnee dust company soon flooded the villages usual markets with cheaper dust. Without the income from the mine the village quickly grew impoverished and desperate. When Rory was 12 the villagers attempted to uncover greater dust deposits deeper within the mountain but instead opened up a cavern containing hundreds of subterranean Grimm. The Grimm quickly overwhelmed the village. Rory was one of only a few villagers who escaped down the mountain into the swamps; his parents were not.

Orphaned and homeless Rory lived on the street for years, having to fight and steal to survive. At 15, Rory fell in with a gang of thugs who ran an underground fighting ring. Rory developed his skills as a fighter and had is aura unlocked while fighting in the underground matches. Upon discovering his semblance he began to fight under the name “Inferno”. When Rory was 18 huntsmen and police raided the warehouse where the illegal fights were held. Rory escaped arrest, and after seeing a huntsman in action resolved himself to better use his skills and become a huntsman. Despite being older than the typical first year student and having no transcripts from combat school, Rory took and passed the entrance exam and was admitted to Haven Academy.

Trivia
the Greek sun god Apollo as well as the fictional boxer Apollo Creed
 * The name Rory is an Anglicized version of the Gaelic "Ruairí" meaning “red king”
 * Kent is a Scottish surname meaning “Born of fire” a reference to his use of fire dust in combat.
 * Rory’s weapon Apollo’s Cestus is a reference to