Taupe Alizarin

"Why fight, if your not having fun?"

-Taupe

Taupe Alizarin is an original character based on the lore of RWBY and was created by CraicMissile. He is the Leader of team TIGN and is based off of a mixture of Vampire and Werewolf folklore.

Appearance
Taupe appears to be older than he actually is, at nineteen years of age he could be mistaken for being in his thirties, with gray irises and red pupils giving him a distinct appearance. He has fangs which are sharp enough to pierce leather armour when backed up by his surprising bite force, which earned him the nickname "Taijitu" from his sister, he also bears sharp claws which he rarely cleans, as a result they have become a dark red. He has taupe gray hair with hints of red which reaches halfway down his back and looks to be rather neglected. He stands at 6'1" and weighs roughly 226 lbs, he has broad shoulders and a defined jaw. He is quite muscular, this is owed in equal parts to his semblance and his relentless training, however this does not show when he wears his combat gear. His body is also heavily scarred from his many fights, the most noticable of these is one which runs from under his left ear to a few inches above his right hip.

Combat Gear
Taupe wears a series of red and gray lengths of cloth wrapped together to create a garb along with a red head scarf and a leather bandolier attached to a paudron on his left shoulder. On his right arm he wears an unusually red coloured steel gauntlet which bears his symbol and is extremely durable. He wears red and gray footwraps along with steel greaves. His bandolier is linked to a leather belt with a claw attached to it by a chain.

Personality
Taupe has a relaxed attitude when it come to studies and social interaction, only being serious when he deems it necessary. This relaxed attitude shows during sparring matches or fights with inexperienced opponents but surprisingly does not seem to be reflected by his grades, which puzzles even his own sister who can only conclude that he merely feigns disinterest in class and is infact listening carefully to every word.

When he is serious, Taupe could be considered frightening and has been described by his team mate, Gray Hue, as being "able to stare into your soul with his freakish eyes". Taupe considers himself a freak, looking more like an advanced type of Grimm than a human or faunus, and embraces it when fighting. This has led to multiple incidents of his opponents leaving the fight looking like they had just woken an angry Nevermore, however those were extreme cases where his Blood Lust took over his mind.

He has also shown himself to be protective of his sister, Nightshade, who people often mocked as "The freak's sister" during their childhood. This can still be seen during their time at beacon where their current team mate, Gray, used to make fun of Nightshade during first year, which would lead to Taupe attacking Gray, however this tension seems to have passed.

Taupe's angry side is the side of him seldom seen outside of combat, as he has learned to control his emotions as best he can to avoid going on a rampage in which he could hurt anyone without second thought.

The only side of Taupe which is seen as often as his relaxed on is his flirtatious one. Taupe prefers to flirt with women who have short tempers or who impress him in combat. These efforts have only led to a few relationships, the longest of which was with his team mate, Illumina Sky, who grew to liking Taupe because she likes his softer protective side but left him because of his fighting habits being to much for her to see him as anything other than a leader and close friend.