Pyro Ironside

Pyro Ironside is an original character created by Aldrasos.

Appearance
Pyro is a mid-height, muscular young man with tanned skin which is blotched with many old burns. His hair is mid-length and spiked upwards, and natural golden colour, and his eyes are an evil bright red. Being very traditional, Pyro wears a loose dark red surcoat which is scorched with burns, and is torn in numerous places as marks from past battles. Underneath he wears a shirt of light chainmail over a leather tunic. He wears simple black trousers with tough dark grey boots, as well as a gold-lined belt.

When in combat he will also wear his outer layer of armour, as well as his main weapon, __________ on his left arm. His armour runs down his entire left side, and is entirely gold in colour, although the gold is just a thin outer layer covering a tougher metal base. He also carries a black gas mask, which hangs around his neck when not in use, as well as a thick steel gauntlet on his right hand.

Personality
Pyro is a very strict and serious individual, who follows the rules and the law very closely, and firmly ensures that everyone around him does so to. He is very strict with himself, however, often punishing himself with lashes as a way of atonement whenever he does something his family would believe to be against their principals.

He is very proud and self-confident, although is also humble enough to realise when he beaten and accept it graciously. Despite his rigid personality, he is by no means mean or a bully, and makes the wellbeing of his friends and colleagues his top priority when in danger. He is also very brave and outgoing - often resulting in him getting into the thick of things, where he feels most at home. He has a distinct lust for battle, and enjoys taking damage so as to prove that he is worthy of the name Ironside.

However, while he does radiate confidence, he does have moments of insecurity, usually when making questionable decisions. Often, he will have to choose whether to follow the rules and principals by which he was raise - as is the Ironside Way - or use his own judgement and follow his desires instead. Despite this, he will almost always choose to follow the Ironside Way, and often finds himself regetting his decision when he doesn't, even if it was the sensible or morally right thing to do.

There are certain qualities which are unique to Pyro, which were not found in previous members of the Ironside bloodline. In particular, he has a very obvious love for fire - even when he burns himself with it frequently. He also has a bit of an egotistical side, where he often uses the alias of 'The Protagonist', since he believes that he is the hero of his own story, and therefore is invulnerable and destined for great things. While most people believe that he uses the name humourously, he is very serious about it, and often tries to make others acknowledge it (which they never do, and pass it off as a joke). From this he got the nickname of simply 'Pro', as it matches with both 'Pyro' and 'Protagonist'.

Background
Pyro was born as the second son of the Ironsides - an old and respected family of Huntsmen and Huntresses which had a long history of having great ancestors, famous for their acts of heroism and sacrifice. However, the families' fortunes had waned in recent generations, with many of the members swaying from the traditional path of becoming great warriors in exchange for more peaceful lives.

Hope in the family returned after Pyro's birth, however. With two strong heirs to the family name, the Ironside's experienced a brief resurgance, as many within the family believed the two sons would become powerful warriors, and would become heroes of that time. There hopes were raised even higher with the birth of Pyro's twin sister, except she recieved less attention than she deserved.

Pyro's brother, Horus, was originally the family's greatest hope - he was strong, smart, and courageous, all the things Pyro wanted to also be, but never quite could. Horus recieved most of the attention, and was given the best training and education the family could afford. Pyro meanwhile was still given a good education, but far less than what his brother recieved. Unfortunately, Horus was beset by 'Grimmspeak' - a strange phenomena which made the victim absolutely terrified of Grimm. Whether this was a curse or simply a lack of willpower, it didn't matter. Horus adamently refused to become a Huntsman after realising his fear of the creatures of Grimm, eventually leading to his disgrace and disownership by his parents.

And so Pyro became the next heir. He was suddenly given more attention than he had ever experienced, and was overwhelmed by the unexpected increase in work and pressure, which almost made him snap. However, he fought through it and became a powerful Huntsmen-in-training by the time he signed up to Signal, and later Beacon Academy. His sister, however, never forgave him for taking the spotlight, which she believed she deserved, considering that she was the only one of the three that agreed absolutely with the Ironside Way, and took the teachings to heart.