Slate Mavros

Appearance
Slate Mavros is a 6 foot human male. He has short steel gray hair that is kept mostly brushed to the side. His eyes are gray and grow darker towards the edges. He has a lean build but is not particularly muscular.

When fighting or on a mission he wears a long, black leather jacket that reaches down to just below his knees. The bottom of the jacket is slightly parted up to the middle his thigh. The jacket has a belt that wraps around his waist. Under his jacket he wears a plain white T-shirt. He wears black denim jeans that has  leather knee pads. On his feet he wears black military boots.

Personality
Slate is assertive and is always willing to speak his mind. People often view him as someone who is nice and fun to be around albeit a bit sarcastic. As an extrovert he is always seeking crowds to mingle with. He has a tendency to get competitive in a fight or while playing video games. He cares deeply for his friends and family and is willing to risk life and limb for them. He lives by the philosophy of "Respect is earned not given". He often hold a great deal of trust with thoses whom he respects. Slate is a born leader. He will even challenge those above him if he believes that they are not fit to lead. He, as a leader, is described as a hard but effective. Since Slate grew up in faunus household he see them as equals. Despite being human he is often teased for being related to a faunus.

Backstory
Slate and his sister, Alba, were born in late September to a human mother and faunus father. Their mother died at childbirth due to complications. Slate's father, Vaskas, eventually settled down just outside of vale. The first five years of his life was relatively uneventful. When the twins were six their father started to take jobs again since he was a huntsman. They were left in the care of their aunt for a couple years only seeing their dad a couple times a month.

By the time the twins were ten Vaskas started to encourage them to discover what interested them. For both of them one thing was certain. They wanted to be huntsmen like their father. From a young age, Slate always looked up to his father and was determined to be just like him. His father was happy at this desicion and took them back to their old home just outside Vale. Vaskas began to train them in simple combat forms and exercises. At this time their father explained the basic of aura.

During a hike through the forests outside Vale, Slate and his family were ambushed by a group of Grimm. A lone beowolf  managed to separate Slate from his family. Realizing that this was a life or death senario, decided that it was smarter to fight the Grimm than run from it. He drew his sword and ready himself for the fight. The beowolf charged at Slate only for him dodge out of the way. Without hesitation, he struck at the Grimm's back legs immobilizing it. He plugged his sword in to the back of the Grimm's head, killing it. Slate was able to reach his father and told him what had transpired.

In the next two year the twins training had only gotten more rigorious. Vaskas kept them  training with more advanced combat forms and sparing. One training exercise involved the twins setting up camp In the woods. At night they had to find each others camp and try to steal the other's flag and keep it hidden for the rest of the night. Of course Alba would always win this exercise due to her being alot faster and quieter. Slate would always demand a rematch. This went on for some time until Vaskas demanded a stop to the games. After this Vaskas would spar his sperately form Alba. Vaskas would always make short work of his son. During a hand-to-hand sparring session, Slate would try to grapple his father to the ground. However his grapple was countered by Vaskas. Vaskas came at Slate to tackle him to the ground. Slate, who had enough, would try to push away his father. At this moment Slate would accidentally use his Semblance for the first time, knocking his father away. Vaskas was actually shocked that his son was able to use his semblance at young age.

A few weeks after, it was time for the twins to head to Signal Academy they both passed the entrance exam with ease. But, Vaskas only let Alba attend. Slate was curious to why he didn't let him go to Signal. Vaskas said it was because he needed more training. After Alba went to Vale to attend at Signal, Slate began his training to help control his Semblance. A year later Slate could control his Semblance. Though at this time using his Semblance for short periods would be enough to exhaust him. And it was at this time Slate made his first weapon. Instead of going back to Vale and reapplying for entrance back into Signal, he decided to hone his skills out on the field. He went with his father on his missions for the next Four years and only occationaly returning to see his sister and aunt. Slate became better at dealing with Grimm and over all improved in combat. During these four years, Slate became excellent at hunting and tracking down Grimm. He actually wished to study them. By the time he was sixteen he could use his Semblance effectively without the same rate of exhaustion. He was ready to apply for Beacon Academy.

Before he went to the entrance exam for Beacon he wanted to meet up with Alba who said he had a gift for him. When he got to Alba, she gave him a revolver with a neatly wrapped bow on it. Slate claimed he didn't need a gun. But then shemsaid " you didn't even try using it, you dope". Slate couldn't argue with that so Alba took him to the woods outside Vale were she had put a target. She just said to aim and fire. So that what Slate did. When the gun fired the target was instantly obliterated. Slate  wanted to know where she got this from. She said " I made it for you from when I was at Signal. I just never got around to giving it to you until know." Later the twins went to Beacon's combat exam. They both passed the exam with flying colors and were accepted into Beacon.​

Weapons
Slate carries two weapons. A primary and a secondary.

Primary weapon - ​​Silver Storm

Silver Storm is a sword measuring 39 inches in length. The blade it is a straight, single-edged blade. The blade is 29 inches in length and is 1 1/2 inches wide. The blade is 3/8 inches thick and gradually get thinner as the blade progresses in length to 1/4 inches thick. The blade is a silver-white in color. The sword has one crossgaurd that extended for 2 inches. The Sword's handle is oval in shape with a diameter 1 1/8 inches. The handle is wrapped in black leather. The sword has the abilaity to turn into a bladed whip. The blade can separate at every at every inches of the blade to show a flexible metal alloy mesh that is as nearly a durable as the blade itself. When in whip mode, the whip can reach up to 4 yard. When like this the blade is harder to control, so it is advised to switch to blade mode so you can get a good swing. At the end of this of the handle is a dust compartment that can be use to give the blade some extra power. To use the the dust there is a dial you can use to select the dust you want to use. The different types of dust includes:

Fire dust - When this type of dust is used the blade will be engulfed in flames.

lIghtning dust - The blade acts as a non-lethal taser. All the sword needs to do is make contact in any way to the target.

Ice dust - The sword becomes covered in frost. Anything the blade comes in to contact with becomes encased in ice.

Secondary weapon -​ Experiment EMHC-01​

Experiment EMHC-01 (Eelectro-Magnetic Hand Cannon) is a revolver that utilize a rail system to magneticly propel a metal slug down the barrel. The gun has a total length of 13 inches. The handle and receiver is that of a standard .44 magnum. The barrel of the gun is 10 inches long, 2 inches tall, and a an inch thick. On the barrel are intricate flowing designs. The color of the gun is silver. The gun fire metal slugs with the same dimensions as a 5.56 bullet at 5000 ft/s. The slug has a kenetic output of a 50 cal. bullet as well the recoil. The revolver cannot fire convention al dust rounds. Each slug has to be specially made. This weapon was a gift to Slate from Alba. She made it for him during her time at Signal.

Fighting style - Slate's fighting style involves parry and evasion that allow him to control a fight. Slate will read the body language of his opponent(s) and evade accordingly. When a strike comes at Slaye he will parry to counter the strike and deliver his over series of attacks. If the opponent doesn't  offer an opening he will begin to Attack with a series of slashes to, hopefully, stagger his flowing. Slates's fighting style can be described as flowing. He will use his revolver as ranged weapon or he will incorporate it into melee engagements for a powerful surprise.

​Semblance
Slate's Semblance is vector control. This allows him to control, create, and cancel vectors. In order for him to use his semblance he must make contact with with what he wants to control. According to him, he mainly uses "strike" vectors. "Strike" vectors are strong, quick, single-directional vectors. They act like a push or a pull. They are mainly used to propel object as well as provide slate with a the ability to dash. For a more powerful "strike" he will have to charge the control. When charging a vector his aura will become temporarily weaker. The weight the object will effect how powerful each strike is. He could possibly levitate he comes into contact with and guide an object by creating vectors that provides a greater object force upwards than the gravity pulling down. The max weight he could levitate is up to 1000 kg. To sucessfully guide an object(s) he would need to use multiple vectors. He can use his Semblance on creatures that posses aura. However he can only use "strike" vectors but to a less degree. He cannot cancel preexisting vectors. Only vectors that he creates he can cancel. If he cancels all vector on an object he must make contact with it again to apply his vectors again. The longer he has a vector active the more exhausting it is for him. He can only have ten vectors active at once. The more vectors that are active at once, the more his vectors will be weaker and the more exhausting for him to use. He must keep eye contact with what ever he is controlling. This means he cannot stop bullets. He can only use his Semblance on thing that posses mass.

Skills and Abilties
Swordsmanship - Slate from a young age was taught how to use a sword effectively. His skill with a sword nearly matches his fathers.

Semblance control - He has more control over his Semblance than average.

Tracking - Going on many missions with his father allowed him to be excellent at tracking, Grimm or people.

Dancing - He is kind of embarrassed about this one. He's a good dancer.

Evasion - Slate can read his opponents body and make the nessacary movement to evade attacks.

Weaknesses
Slate has trouble fighting against unique or oddly shaped weapons (whips, scythes ect). Slate is a strong fighter ,but he can be out done by someone who is faster than him. Blinding Slate will render his Semblance useless. He dosent have much protection against ranged fighters. Having more than two fighters attacking Kain could have him slip-up leaving him open for attack.

Relationships
Alba Mavros - Slate always cared deeply for his sister. Even though he finds her annoying sometimes, he loves her none the less.

Vaskas Mavros - Slate has deep respect for Vaskas. Slate trained with Vaskas for a good part of his life. Slate finds Vaskas to be a humorous kind of guy.

Trivia
Mavros, Slate's last name, is descended for the Greek word for black: Mavro

Slate is an shade of gray