Aeron Roch

"If I had a penny for every night I dreamt of flight... My walrus would be a chihuahua."

- Aeron Roch

Appearance
Aeron is a fairly short individual with a slightly chubby frame, though not bordering on being fat or husky. His proneness to losing focus makes his large, brown eyes zone out from time to time. And his short, black hair makes him look rather plain.

He is quite fond of black and blue and incorporates it into his attire as much as possible. Additionally, he feels uncomfortable wearing tight-fitting garments and like baggy clothing, though he does prefer snug pieces of armor. His standard hunting clothes consist of a black sleeveless shirt with a blue "cross" in the middle, an ill-fitting set of black jeans, pointed boots and black armor plating for his arms and legs with blue highlists. He also wears a short blue robe which is wrapped with two black scarves at the neck and waist area.

Personality
Aeron is rather strange and spacey; he zones out on a regular basis and loses focus very easily. He can be distracted by the simplest of things, whether it be mundane or particularly amazing. If one were to make a written log of his train of thought, they would be greeted by short, brief phrases packed together with non-sequiturs, random, unprovoked outbursts and word-salad haikus.

He is not stupid however, and is fairly observant (when he is actually able to focus). Once you get past his frail grasp on logic, you will find a mellow yet awfully hardworking individual who goes out of his way to be friendly and cheerful. Though he is slow to anger, it is unwise to test his good-nature. As it is very hard to discern his emotion, seeing how odd his eccentricities are, he may go from being calm and complacent for one moment to absolutely livid the next. And his facial expression would not change. AT. ALL.

History
Aeron Roch was born to a normal family, on a completely normal day in a completely normal way. He had two loving parents, a decent home and a fine (but not too fine) supply of fortune. What he didn't have a however, was a good grasp on reality. When he turned 5, his parents eventually worried of his eccentrities and took him to a child psychologist to take an IQ test. To say he had failed would be putting it nicely, a more description would be BOMBED, for he received a -37 on that test (though they eventually found out that the machine had malfunctioned). His odd behavior and easygoing attitude was fairly well-received by any friends he had, unfortunately for him; most children seemed to put-off by his inability to meet anyone's eye. So he spent most of his childhood watching the sky, feeling the wind tug gently at his hair and dreamed of flight.

Until one day, an eight year old Aeron had seen the most amazing thing happen in his young life. A heavily customized, daredevil-designed Bullhead crashlanded into his backyard. To a young airship enthusiast like Aeron, this was absolutely incredible. Out of curiosity he approached the airship and discovered an injured man in the cockpit. After rushing for his parents and calling immediate medical assistance, they had been able to save the man's life. The man, apparently named Fargus D. Flyer, felt indebted to the Roch family and eventually learned of Aeron's love of flight and airships and offered to take him under his wing. The boy and the pilot formed a tight knit bond, and under the man's guidance Aeron learned to pilot airships, wield a whip (Fargus was originally from a farming community, and herded cattle as a young man) and crochet tiny sweaters (Fargus was also very fond of crocheting).

As a teenager Aeron continued to grow under his parents' care with Fargus continuing to impart knowledge onto the lad. He eventually learned of a great way to put his whip and piloting skills to use and decided that he would become a huntsman and protect the general populace. Unfortunately, he did not want to pursue a career in crocheting, though he still kept is as a hobby. Expecting the worse he told his parents (and good ol' Fargus of course) of the dangerous path he wished to undertake, but instead received praise and loving support. He eventually enrolled in a minor hunting school (where he received some of the highest praise for his crocheting and knitting skills, but some of the lowest marks for combat), joined various community enrichment programs and became heavily involved with the social action health campaign: My Colon Is My Best Friend. On the day he graduated from the minor school, he received a letter from strange man riding a rhinoceros. The letter stated:

"Mr. Aeron Roch,

''                           'You have drawn attention to our staff with your stellar performance at your previous school and we would like to be able to nurture your talents. We know you are lacking in the combat department, but your contributions to the community of Vale and the Department of Digestive Care have shown us that you are a young man of exemplerary character. Either way we wish you the best of luck, regardless of your choice of career.''

Regards,

Beacon Academy Scouting Office

P.S. Your speech on understanding irritable bowel syndrome was thought-provokingly suspenseful, keep up the good work."

After reading the letter, Aeron gladly accepted and made his way to Beacon Academy.

Weapon and Fighting Style
Aeron has never been particularly sporty or athletic, but was not a slouch either. He posseses average, power, speed and muscle elasticity for a young man of his size and weight. He does however have large stamina reserves and outlasts many other lads his age. On the mental side, Aeron's slow and spacey nature, coupled with his inability to stay focused cause him many problems. This even affects him during combat, allowing opponents to outwit, outspeed and outpower him when he gets lost in thought. However when he is serious, his perceptive nature takes over and he can form intricate (if not insane) strategies, notice flaws in the opponent's movements and utilize the environment to his advantage. He is however so easy to distract that his deducing skills are heavily outweighed by his random train of thought.

In battle, he wields a customized bullwhip dubbed: Bubsy Pigiron, which he made using his crocheting and knitting skills. Bubsy Pigiron is an eight-foot long bullwhip, lined with black pigskin leather and draped with small, iron-like metal properties at both ends of the whip. There is also a trigger mechanism in the inside of the whip's handle that stores "sticky" dust (a peculiar type of dust that turns into a gooey subtance when in active form and slowly hardens some time after it is deployed.). By cracking the whip, Aeron can activate the dust (after pulling the trigger of course) and send it flying into his opponents. But if the dust is not thrown off of Bubsy, then it could harden and render the whip useless.

Aeron uses a bizzare mix of whipcracking, whipboxing and cattle-herding to decent effect. This unorthodox fighting style has confused many unprepared opponents. And his erratic movements, ever-changing combat stance and liberal use of Bubsy Pigiron's dust reserves are a sight to behold. Aeron from his oppenents, using his whip as leverage. If one were to enter his comfort zone, he would be able to hold them off with the armor plating he wears, but would mostly be vulnerable to just about anything. He generally avoids one-on-one melee combat and prefers to support anyone he has been partnered with.

Other Abilities
Outside of fighting; Aeron is also skilled pilot and crochetter. Aeron is a bit reckless while in the air and will often go for the most difficult option available. He does not do this out of a need to show-off however, as he was trained by a professional daredevil and stuntman, he was basically taught to pilot any airship the "wrong" way. This causes him to (unknowingly) scare any unfortunate passengers when he pilots, though he is always in complete control of the situation. He is also interested in crochetting various articles of clothing, though he does not intend to make a career out of it.

Trivia

 * Taking the last letter out of his first name (Aeron) will form the word: Aero . It is his primary color and is a variant of Air Force Blue. Aeron also refers to a river in Wales.
 * His namesakes are Aeron, a masculine god of slaughter and battle and Rocco Chinnici, an Italian magisgrate known for helping revive police investigations against the mafia. Other prominent influences on his Aeron Roch's character include: Manfred von Richthofen (also known as the Red Baron); a famed German fighter pilot in the Great War and Michael J. Caboose (also known as Caboose); a main character in Red vs. Blue.