Claret Antares

Appearance
Claret Antares is a man in his prime, and likes to show it. With his skin being tanned enough to have that fresh leather color, his lean build and Dark messy hair that comes into faded Crimson tips. His scorpion tail he often hides in his suit Jackets or has it act like a belt when not wearing the jackets due to the people of Atlas being more than Discriminatory against Faunus. Often dresses as a High Roller with a Plum colored Suit Vest with a Black button up shirt underneath the Sleeves rolled up to just above the Elbows and a Midnight Blue tie. His pants are a matching black dress slacks complete oxford style dress shoes. His eyes are an alluring deep Wine Red.

He is very Rarely seen wearing any jewelry the except for the occasionally seen dog tags.

With Strangers
Claret often plays the role of confident man with a silver tongue to get what he wants. Whether its information, an item, or even just the person he's talking to. Choosing his words carefully when he talks he loves playing with double edged words. More often than he acts like the rogue prince to help, but this could end up with his words sending the wrong messages."'Don't worry, its okay now. I'll deal with him and make sure he no longer bothers you.' - Claret Antares as he puts his Jacket over a Bar Maid stepping in between her and drunk patron.""'If I by acting the role of the Prince I can make someone drop their guard around me then so be it.' - Claret as he explains his actions to his Warden."

With his enemies
Survival of the fittest, and all is fair in Love and War. These are Claret's Beliefs in combat. Often taking a Sadistic glee as he taunts and toys with his enemies. Doing everything he can make them fall into fear and rage. Psychological warfare is something he studies. "'Everyone has that one little thing that they can't deny reacting to. Family, Friends, Hopes, Dreams, Memories, something. If you want to win cause as much Chaos as you can. Keep your opponent focused on one thing as you learn how they act. Once you have found that thing. Exploit it and that will make them make Rash Decisions. When that happens you win after denying them everything else.' - Claret Antares"

With his Subordinates
The Role of the Protector, the guardian, the martyr. This is the mask he adopts for those in his service. He will do everything he can to make sure everyone comes back alive and gets the justice they deserve. Faunus and Human. Survival of the fittest, Salvation of the greatest. By helping to make a community that protects itself and raises the young to be strong, smart, and understanding is to create a better tomorrow. "'Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will never go hungry again. Now do it again Claret.' - Said to Claret by his teacher."

By Himself
Mask of the Guardian, Mask of the Sadist, Mask of the Prince. That's all these things are, fake persona's adopted to make his life easier. Claret when by himself is wracked with self doubt about what hes doing is worth the trouble and risks. He is filled with Self loathing for not knowing how he actually should feel about anything because he feels bored by it all. The only thing he does like to do is try to find the closest area's to gamble and bet only ever relaxing his guard when playing a game of cards. The risk of everything happening in a single moment is the only time he ever feels truly alive and he hates it as much as he loves it. Often likes to drink either coffee, tea or alcohol and sometimes mixes his own venom in to play with the flavor.

With his team
His newest mask that he adopted a sort of combination of his first 3 with enough cracks to show something underneath. A bitter Rivalry with his Warden in terms of Combat, the calming and peaceful times with the 'Teddy' bear and an attempt to be a teacher to the youngest one as well as his protector.

The Life of Claret
Claret Antares was born in an outskirt village in Vale during a Grimm Attack that was ravaging the small town. Doctors had issues trying to restrain the newborn's tail as the baby cried striking and killing his mother with his tail's venom on accident at his birth and his father died defending their home he was left orphaned. Taken in and trained by the family friend Raymond Dykes he learned how to read, write, speak and cook as he grew older, even learned from local hospitals how to craft antidotes for his venom. At the age of 10 he crafted his signature Weapon after he convinced Raymond to train him to become an Huntsman. After 3 years Eclipsed Heart was made A dual bladed War Glaive that could separate to become twin whip blade swords that can coil in and be launched out like a grappling hook. Learning how to use these in the forest and fight using his weapons and tail Claret Devoted himself to mastering how to fight. Raymond thinking a change of Scenery was necessary had both Claret and himself travel to Atlas. There Claret Quickly learned how to hide his tail from the discrimination Faunus were receiving to even an Inn keeper out right denying him but allowing Raymond. A few months later During a mission to help escort some Dust members of the White Fang attacked and ended up killing Raymond as they were distracting him by getting his attention on Claret. It was in that moment when Claret saw the only family he had left leave the world that his semblance activated for the first time in his rage as the rest of the people around began running for their lives in fear. It was also the first time Claret had taken a life with the intent to kill. He became stronger, faster, better. It eventually made the White Fang freak out when they couldn't stop him. Matters only got worse when Grimm began to show up Ignoring him even to the point where he was the only one to leave When the fight was over the Schnee Dust Company did not pay anything for the services due to the person they made the contract with being dead and more than half of the cargo having been taken. Claret in an effort to right the wrong that was done to him went to the Police and the academy. Nothing was done. In the remaining 9 years He would fight the Atlasien Government and Dust companies like the SDC he would raise an underground organization as they banded behind him. Both Human and Faunus of the Lower Classes working for him and giving him everything he needed to found The Scorpion Empire. Even getting a dust mine that had Collapsed resulting in the deaths of Faunus and Humans alike getting forges and armories making Atlas weaponry such as the paladins. Working with them all began to spread outwards. Then the fall of Beacon happened and the Dust Embargo began. That's when business began to boom and a new goal started to come to mind, Run Companies like the SDC out of business and expose them for what they are worth.

Eclipsed Heart
Eclipsed Heart is a home forged weapon with two forms in mind. A war glaive for close range and defensive purposes. And the twin Whip-sword for Mobility, offense and mid range purposes. The blades have etched into them on one side a tribal marking of a scorpion with the pincers pointed towards the handles, and on the opposite Claret's Symbol of the Scorpion tail filling the Shattered Moon of Remnant. The Eclipsed Heart is set with 2 high powered firing Mechanisms to launch the bladed whip at the direction the Tip is pointed to at high Speeds to act as a Grappling hook. Embedding itself into concrete and wood with enough strength to make sure it is not removed on accident. Instead of infusing the Blade with Dust for added Elemental effects Claret likes to soak it in his venom. After all his Enemies are more often than not Humans, why should he worry about using Dust on Grimm.

Scorpion Tail & Venom"'Martial Artists Turn every part of their body into a weapon. Your body comes with its own built in. Learn how to use it. feel the muscles move as you will it to pick up the cup without popping the balloons... Good. Now do it again until the sun sets.' -Raymond Dykes teaching Claret how to use his tail when he was a child."When it was found out Claret's tail was venomous Raymond did everything he could to begin training the child on how use it without hurting anyone. Raymond had to have multiples of the antidote on hand when he was a baby just because of how the tail would move instinctual. From 5 Raymond trained him on how to control it and use it without worry out of muscle memory. When Claret wanted to learn how to fight he was taught to use his hands feet and tail, and when he wanted to learn how to fight the Creatures of Grimm he was taught how to use it to increase his movements. Eventually the tail would become the would be 3rd arm of Claret Until he had to hide it to blend in with Society in Atlas. The venom's effects are the following. Attacking the muscle system to cause convulsions. Inducing V omitting and the liquid into the lungs. Cardiac arrest. High amounts spread faster. Adrenaline causes this to spread faster. Venom is closest related to the Red Indian Scorpion found in the deserts of Vacuo.

Semblance
Claret Antares Refers to his Semblance as Despairs Love, however files indicate it is referred to as Grimm Blessing. Having been born in a moment of Mass Despair his aura seems to passively take it in and make himself stronger for survival. It noticeably increases all physical Attributes of his being when in areas of High Despair, the reasoning for his name of it. The Reason we have it named as Grimm Blessing, is due to its unique ability, Whenever Grimm Appear in Area's where Claret Antares is fighting or even just around, they either ignore his presence or follow his actions like they would an Alpha of a pack. "'When the Grimm arrived we thought we could just book it and leave those Humans to their fate. But they seemed to follow that Faunus Attacking our ranks and doing whatever they could to either Slow us down or kill us! It was like he had called in his own personal Army of monsters!' - A White Fang Grunt explaining what happened."