Larkspur Diolmhain

"'Should the Lord leadith me to battle then for the Lord it shall be won.'"Team: HMLK (Pronounced “Hemlock”)

Age: 17

Gender: Male

Race: Human

Height: 5’8”

Weight: 188 lbs

Hair: Coal Black

Eyes: Chocolate Brown

Appearance:
Larkspur, “Lark” for short, is most notable for his shock of curly black hair. The hair forms wide, messy curls that clump together to absorb as much light as seemingly possible. The hair fluffs out a little from the scalp and is kept at medium length, not long but not clipped short either. Just long enough to be a little unkempt at all times. His height is average but his quiet demeanor seems to make him shrink a little. His eyes are warm and kind but are often downcast as a result of his natural posturing. He has a very round face with soft features all except for an ever so slightly hooked nose. Unusual for most academy attendees, his form is rather soft with a reasonable about of chub, particularly in the love handles. Despite his form he has a strong upper body tailored to quick precise action. His legs are strong to, but much more in a lifter’s type of strength and are poorly suited for speed.

His every-day dress is clean and simple. Relaxing, he is custom to wearing jeans, a tee shirt, and a baggy sweatshirt. He loves sweatshirts. When heading out however, he is more obligated to wearing his “real” clothes. In public, as a sign of faith and duty, he wears a priest’s dress of simple black and white. The outfit is worn loosely, but kept clean out of respect. To formal events, as well as in combat, he his “official” outfit: Monk’s robes. Being part of a minor monastic order, Lark wears simple, baggy brown robes. The robes have been specifically tailored to allow for free motion and mobility as well as zipping down into a pair of pants in the lower portion if need be. His school uniform is worn much like his priest’s robes, loose, but clean.

Personality:
Lark has a very, very priestly kind of personality. He is quite, reserved, and absolutely humble. His voice is quite, steady, and comforting. He is obedient and above all holds absolute faith. Whether it be in a higher power, his friends, or his superiors he holds faith. This makes him a loyal friend and a reliable companion. While it takes him a while to actually be indoctrinated into a group once he’s in he’s in. His shyness makes it difficult to make friends, but once you get to know him you love him more than anything in the world. His shyness also tends to make him the butt of many jokes, but he takes it in stride and will often join in against himself. Playing into this and his humility, he is always the first to admit to his failings and will often horribly underestimate himself. He has low self-esteem issues and is almost totally incapable to talking to girls, but it doesn’t mean he won’t try. He always does his best with everything he tries. In an ironic twist, it also happens that he has a very dark and dirty sense of humor although it is often well concealed.

His convictions come wholly from his upbringing in the Church. He takes the word of God as the one true word. Luckily he comes from a rather liberal branch of the Church and is therefore rather lenient in those aspects although Faunus tend to make him a little uncomfortable. In general, the Church is his center for authority. It can do no wrong. On the deepest level of his being, Lark believes himself to be on a Hoy Mission, sent from God to cleanse Remnant of evil.

Weapons and Abilities:
Lark carries only one weapon with him into battle: a two-handed great sword of just over five feet in length. Named Galatine the sword is an ancient relic of the Church with supposedly magical powers. Although no magic has yet to materialize, the sword is a miraculous conduit for Dust making Lark the mage for team HMLK. The pommel of the blade has a slot which can accept dust in both the powdered and crystalline forms. The sword can accept dust of all types and will consume it in one of two ways. Foremost, the blade will simply exude Dust, radiating the appropriate element from the blade and blending it into most attacks. Second, the blade can hurl Dust in large quantities at its opponents or can otherwise direct Dust at medium range. The sword further has a strong resistance to Dust type attacks. Legend states that only a worthy user can wield the blade, has yet to be empirically tested.

Lark’s Aura manifests itself as pure white and has strong defensive characteristics which plays strongly into his Semblance. His Semblance is Seraphim Plate, a powerful defensive skill. The power takes form as a suit of shining white plate armor decorated in golden scrollwork. It works as a complete set of armor but has almost zero physical weight. The suit is a physical object and therefore posses various chinks and weak points. The stronger Lark believes that the armor will hold the stronger the armor will be. His defense is largely fueled by faith. When an attack is strong enough to piece the armor the entire suit will shatter and it will not block any of the attack that shattered it. The Semblance will most attacks almost 100% while transferring a very small fraction to Lark’s actual aura. The suit takes a full three seconds to summon in which Lark’s defenses are at complete zero. The armor consumes a flat amount of aura with every summon. Additional downsides include the suit’s total lack of stealth capabilities. As one can imagine, a glowing suit of armor in the middle of the night makes you a pretty easy target. In moments in which he has had his faith severely shaken, Lark tends to be particularly vulnerable.

Backstory:
Lark is * gasp for tragic backstory* an orphan. Regardless of the cliché, his upbringing is an important part of who he is today. He was given by a mother, too poor to keep the child, to the charity house of the Church of Fractine. He was raised by the Church and no one ever seemed to show real interest in adopting. This came as quite a surprise to the Sisters who were raising him, as he seemed like pretty much the perfect child. He said his prayers, kept himself out of trouble, and spoke only when spoken to. Maybe to some parents hoping to adopt he lacked the ragtag charm that is supposed to come with an orphan child. Regardless, he stayed behind until he was well past the age at which he was cute enough to adopt and was therefore stuck with the Church.

He was educated in just another private church school where he was, again, pretty much the perfect student. Maybe his grades weren’t the best, but he kept his head down and listened to authority. He also happened to be a child of remarkable faith. This caught the attention of the overseeing priest who put Lark on the fast track of a special program. With a little nudging, although Lark would have done anything if they had just asked outright, Lark was convinced to join one of the Church’s monastic brotherhoods: The Brotherhood of the Fractal Knights.

Although not yet a full bother, Lark has been recognized for his exceptional talents, and was accordingly given a powerful relic. In accordance with the scriptures of the Church, the Brotherhood serves to hunt Grimm and pass on the Good Word. They hope to sustain mankind until finally their savior will arise to cleanse the Grimm from the world, but that’s just an old legend.

After being given a more in depth religious education, Lark was trained in the basics of combat and Dust usage. He excelled and was progressed well into the advanced course. To finish his training and obtain his final Rights with the Brotherhood, Lark was sent to Haven to become a certified Hunter. During initiation he was paired with Katsura Ryker, a fellow student who matched him well in his tacit nature, but seems to from an entirely different generation despite being the same age. Lark likes well his team leader, Hibiscus Aurum, but views the last member of his team, Malacus Thuelban, with a fair degree of distrust.

Trivia
Larkspur is a type of vibrant flower

Diolmhain means faithful

Galatine is a legendary sword supposedly belonging to Sir Galahad