Talon Sphinx

Talon Sphinx is a member of the team MIST, joining Moss Trench, Ivory Collins and Soul Harper. His motif is an eagle and he grew up in Windstorm Valley.

Appearance
Talon is often depicted as the brawn of the team, specialising in CQC and often found at the gym. He wears a black team MIST coat lined with red silk. He often wears nothing underneath the coat, showing off his muscular body, but will wear plated armor or a muscle shirt depending on the situation or weather. He also wears matching black trousers and team MIST combat boots. He often brings a bag, as most of his team rely on his strength to carry either their weapons or personal items. Talon himself is fair skinned and has blood red eyes, often scaring people due to them. His hair is cut military style and is a mousey brown colour, which he often hides under a black fedora.

Personality
Talon is protective of his team, especially Ivory. A man built for combat, he is well built and is the epitome of physical perfection. As Ivory once said, “he has the body of a god…and an ass of one too”. A strong sense of justice, he tries to act the mediator and is not afraid to get his hands dirty. He harbours a moral decorum after watching his former partner (whom he dated prior to attending beacon) abuse a Faunus girl. He is essentially every girl’s dreamboy being a suave gentleman but also buff and handsome. He is quite smart but is often underestimated due to his team's higher knowledge. He sometimes thinks he's the team leader but often gets superseded by Soul, which causes him to be easily embarrassed, especially when she points out a much more tactical plan to his impressive one.

Weapons and Abilities
Talon wields a battle hammer in combat; the hammer is an elegant golden hammer with Nordic symbols engraved in on the hammer. The handle of the hammer is wrapped in leather adorned with metal balls that aid in grip. He has no ranged capabilities making him the bruiser of the team. He is able to activate a set of Dust Crystals to augment his blows; however he is fond of using Lightning Crystals.

He is efficient in CQC and has some “detective” abilities. Although he is not a genius, he is quite apt at puzzles. His team are often surprised at his logical thinking, but always take his ideas into consideration. He is in peak physical fitness and is often found lifting weights.

Backstory
Growing up in the Windstorm Valley, he and his father lived within the main city of Windstorm as officers of the law. His father was his idol, so a group of him and local children became a small detective group solving “crimes” (in reality missing pets etc.). A few days before the massacre of the windstorm town, Talons father was on the case of corrupt officials in charge of the mines. He went to his CO whom he discovered was on the pay roll of the corrupt officials. Ashamed, he left the force and planned to move out of town.

On the day of the massacre, Talon and his father helped many refugees out of the town, however the family was separated and Talon was knocked unconscious by the fleeing refugees. He was rescued by the Collins family, along with Wolfe. Awakening in the care of Ivory he stayed in Pineore for a few months. He developed feelings for the Faunus girl, but decided suddenly to leave, confusing Ivory greatly.

Soon after, he joined Signal Academy where he met Bryony. They were madly in love, almost to a point of rushing their relationship in a more physical sense. One night they felt they were ready to enter the next level of their relationship. During an intimate moment, Bryony demanded to be abused by Talon. He felt scared after she began to cut him with a knife because she needed the “thrill”. He stayed with her thinking it was a mental condition, but broke it off after she savagely attacked a Faunus girl, Flora. He felt pity for her and she reminded him of Ivory, so he left Bryony and went for her. They dated for a few months but she passed away due to a chronic illness, causing Talon to go into depression. He stumbled upon Ivory again and joined her team, MIST.