Sandi Beryl

NOTE: This OC isn't exactly fully refined and detailed (though it may seem like it). Any help and ideas are welcome.

Sandi Beryl, formerly of Signal Academy, is the team leader of Team BUHI at Beacon. His weapon is Sandstorm, a bronze sword that can also become a spear and a voulge (it's like a halberd, I believe).

Appearance
Sandi has messy brown-blond hair, and hazel eyes. He has a light tan, and is about 5'11". When not in his Beacon

Academy uniform, he wears a fitting tan t-shirt and brown pants. On his feet are a pair of sneakers, with brown stripes on either side, which don't meet at the toe. He also wears finger-less, brown gloves with his symbol, a sandstorm, displayed on their backs. As he's left-handed, his brown sword sheath rests on his right hip. It is attached to a darker brown belt, and also bears his symbol. A stud earring containing a beryl is on his left ear, which he never takes off, even if he's wearing his Beacon Academy uniform.

Personality
Sandi is a natural leader, and knows just how to raise everyone's spirits. He's always optimistic for the sake of the team, and he feels pressured to set an example. He has a hard time opening up to people, and has some trust issues. He knows when to back down, but hates leaving people behind.

One of Sandi's most prominent traits, besides leadership, is his determined attitude. He has a tendency of never giving up. As mentioned before, though, he knows when to back down. However, he only does so temporarily. Eventually, he'll return.

Sandi has a strategic mind and is very observant, though isn't very quick on his feet. He needs time to work through the details of plans.

As the White Fang destroyed his whole life, he hates them with a huge passion. Any White Fang member he sees, he will charge them without any hesitation, even if he's outnumbered, with the only thing on his mind being revenge.

History
His parents once owned a Dust shop, which he and his older brother helped with. Eventually, when their parents died, they were to take over the business. In fact, Sandi had never had any aspiration to become a Huntsman. The four of them lived a peaceful life, for a while.

Not long after the White Fang gained a new leader and became violent, they broke into the Beryl's Dust shop. When Sandi's parents and older brother resisted, they were killed. Sandi only survived because he wasn't even there--he was out running errands. Ever since, Sandi has been filled with revenge, vowing to completely destroy the organization.

To do this, Sandi decided to go to Signal, so he could learn to fight. There, he created his weapon, Sandstorm, and focused on becoming the best fighter he could be. His efforts paid off, and he graduated top of his class.

Afterwards, he applied to Beacon, and passed the entrance exam, becoming what he is now--leader of Team BUHI.

Abilities & Powers
Sandi is very proficient with Sandstorm, being able to start an attack with one form and finish with another. His fighting style depends on which form of Sandstorm he's using. With his sword he uses the Greek fighting style (this is a Percy Jackson reference) of slashing, somersaulting, etc. With the spear, he takes more of a Roman fighting style. With the voulge form, he uses a mix of styles, as it's a mix of weapons (axe, spear/lance/javelin). Though, obviously, he doesn't roll or somersault with it--it's a bit too big for that.

He has a considerable amount of strength, being able to handle the voulge form of Sandstorm casually, with no sign of outward exhaustion. This also points to high endurance, as the voulge is heavy. However, his speed is somewhat lacking.

His Semblance is Geokinesis, the control of earth and rocks, though he can create sandstorms--which is what he's known for. Though the bigger they are, the more energy he uses up. Same goes for any other type of earth or rock. It also takes him a while to move or create something, which makes him vulnerable to attacks while using his Semblance.

Trivia

 * His last name, Beryl, is the name of a light brown gemstone.
 * His emblem is a sandstorm (I don't know how to get the pictures you guys do)
 * The word voulge came from the Brotherband Chronicles by John Flanagan, in which one of the characters, Ingvar, is given one to use.
 * I believe that voulge is the medieval/early word for halberd. (Confirmation will be happily accepted)