David Rhosyn

Name: David Rhosyn (David = Hebrew for “beloved”, Rhosyn = "rose" in Welsh)

Age: 19

Appearance
Red-hair with a slight pink tint to it, ocean green eyes. Fair skin with rosy tint.

Height is 5’10”, weight is 135 lbs. Somewhat lanky in build.

Light green t-shirt with a pair of pine trees in the center, a yellow bandana (which is actually a wearable t-shirt with the same two trees on it but not visible) and a brown vest with a small golden pin with a small pink rose-bloom inspired heart over his left pectoral. These come with a pair of cream cargo-pants held up with a brown leather belt and a pair of brown ankle-length shoes and white calf-length socks with two light-blue horizontal stripes near the top.

Personality
Extremely happy-go-lucky and something of a plucky sidekick outside of combat, David would probably qualify as “everybody’s best friend,” with the exception of those who would find his excessive positivity off-putting. Considering his high levels of energy and innumerous interests that come and go seemingly randomly, some people would cast him in the light of borderline-ADHD, though it’s never been properly diagnosed by a doctor yet. His positive and honest nature makes him a worthy person for comfort in tough scenarios, although because he’s a bit forgetful, telling him secrets might not be the greatest idea, whether it slips out by accident or he forgets it immediately after the conversation. Despite his seeming naivety, he’s very aware of people’s feelings and makes every effort for his friends and allies to feel good, sometimes at the expense of himself.

Backstory
David grew up on a dairy farm with his adopted uncle Cam, and learned about his Aura when he was 10 by accidentally falling from an apple tree in their small orchard when picking apples. That same year, he learned his Semblance with minimal effort and soon used this to great effect in helping gather apples for his Uncle. During the summers he would go to a local summer camp on Violet Lake in the woods of Vale. Seeing an opportunity with his newfound abiltities and inspired by his uncle’s exploits as a retired Huntsman and adventurer, he went to combat school at Signal to follow this same path, where he learned to forge his weapon he currently uses and to upkeep it. His positive nature and team-building cohesiveness would likely have made him the leader, if not for his lack of strategic prowess and his attention problems, which makes him prone to mistakes and have a harder time actually leading his teammates, which is why he was passed over. During 2nd year, he started dating Linnéa somewhat casually (mostly because Linnéa asked him, and even if he didn’t want to, he would’ve lacked the capacity to say no to her), and their relationship continues into 3rd year at Beacon.

Weapon
A sniper rifle which can turn into a guandao. Inactive mode is a slightly collapsed version of the rifle, and the guandao handle extends from the rifle itself. Ranged mode is often used with David’s Semblance. His weapon is Dust compatible, and can shoot Dust bullets.

Aura
David's Aura is colored magenta, and is about average strength for his age and skill level. He has a basic grasp of its advanced applications, but he rarely--if ever--uses them.

Semblance
Nicknamed “Featherfoot,” David's ability has an effect which allows objects and Auraless beings in the air to be levitated in the air so long as David touched it while it was in air (with the intent to use his Semblance), and then releasing it in a set direction by tapping his fingers together. The effect can be achieved by physically contacting the midair object/being, or by shooting with his rifle and using his bullets as a conduit for Aura (which requires a clear shot and accuracy).

The more objects levitated, the harder it is to keep in check, and he can easily drain his Aura by abusing this too much. One good thing about this is that he often takes no real damage from the objects he touches (though for things like bullets, they’re usually too fast to make the conscious effort to actually touch when one could do more effective things like Aural shields). If used effectively, it can help out teammates to provide them stepping stones in a pinch, or completely disarm someone for the remainder of a fight.