Roland Ronce



Appearance
Roland is a fairly tall man of a little over six feet. He has a full head of medium-length wavy brown hair. He has confident blue eyes and an easygoing smile.

He wears a gold vest with white armored plates on it to protect him. Across his back is slung Durendal, his Dust Enhanced Bastard Sword passed down through his family.

Personality
Roland is an easygoing and confident man. Although not one of the brightest students in Beacon, he has fairly scores, averaging an 85% in his subjects, with his specialty being History.

His greatest fear is Faunus – in his childhood, he witnessed and attack by the White Fang, and it left him with residual fear and distrust of the species.



Backstory
Roland was the second son of the Ronce family, a military line dating back to when Roland’s ancestor gained notice in the Faunus war. Roland had an older brother, Charlem, whom he adored and wanted to be like. Roland was intended by his parents to serve a role in the military, while his brother took the family’s heirloom, Durandel, and went to become a hunter.

When the Ronce family threw an extravagant public banquet to celebrate Charlem’s acceptance into a combat academy, the proceedings were attacked by a Faunus extremist group, and Charlem was killed in the ensuing chaos.

His parents immediately changed their plans, and Roland’s home educations underwent a major shift from basic tactics to combat training. Most of his time was spent training in one form or another, in order to make up for time lost while he was being trained for tactics.

When he went to combat school, he found he enjoyed the far more laid-back environment. He relaxed, made a few friends. He would always avoid the Faunus students, though, as seeing them reminded him of Charlem’s death.



Weapons and Abilities
Roland uses Durendal, his legacy from his Ronce heritage. It is a Dust Enhanced Bastard Sword. When filled with Dust into the pommel, it can emit said type of Dust from the blade, allowing it to take on an elemental power of sorts. Of course, it’s a bit outdated compared to modern weapons such as a MADR, which can chance Dust types rapidly.

He has knowledge of some advanced tactics as a result of his early grooming for a position of command in the military, but not much, and he often had trouble implementing what he learned into actual combat.

Trivia

 * Roland is based off of the figure of the same name from the Matter of France.
 * “Ronce” comes from “Roncevaux”, the location where Roland made his final stand.
 * Charlem, obviously, comes from Charlemagne, Roland’s emporer.