Russel Roth

Name: Russell “Rusty” Roth

Sex: Male

Age:17

Kingdom/School: Vacuo/Shade Academy

Weapon: Crimson Wind-Broadsword/Heavy Rifle. Crimson Wind has an inner and outer handle. (Will try to add picture) The inner handle rotates to switch between sword and rifle mode. The barrel of the rifle extends up the middle of the blade. Dust clips can be used to change the shot type(similar to Crescent Rose). Is generally wielded one handed in his right hand(robot arm has great strength allowing him to do this) but can be wielded two handed for stronger, but slower, attacks.

Appearance: 6”1’ Short, spiked, dark-red hair. Normally in jeans and grey, sleeveless shirt. Battle outfit is loose pants and wife-beater. Is a little carefree and likes to have fun. In battle, is very strategic and can easily switch between a long distance, sniper position and a close range, swordsman position.

Semblance: Trajectory Vision-Can see the path objects will follow. Uses this ability to dodge incoming projectiles or to increase accuracy of his own shots.

Background: Russell worked as a blacksmith in a small village outside of Vacuo. During a devastating Grimm attack, the blacksmith shop was destroyed. Russell’s right arm was crushed beneath a piece of machinery. Eventually, the Grimm were killed by Huntsmen and Huntresses on a mission near the village. Russell was admitted to a hospital in Vacuo. There, he was given a basic metal arm prosthetic. After weeks of physical therapy, he was released. Using his skills as a blacksmith and months of studying electronics, he upgraded his prosthetic to near top tier quality. He then built Crimson Wind and decided he would become a Huntsman, so he could defeat Grimm and make sure no one was hurt like he was. He enrolled at Shade Academy where he met, and eventually befriended, Ulysses Gold, Sapphire Ann, and Tina Marine, his future teammates. At the end of their final year, they attended the Vytal Festival in Vale. During the attack on Beacon, Team RUST found themselves surrounded and severely outnumbered. Russel’s robotic arm was destroyed and he was tossed aside by a large Ursa, unable to fight, and forced to watch as his team was killed by the large mob of Grimm. A team of adult Huntsmen and Huntresses arrived in time to save him, but it was too late for his friends. After being given a new arm for his efforts he left without any further medical treatment, on his way to Mystral. He was determined to avenge his friends, even if it meant hiring untrustworthy mercenaries. To this day, he has all three of his teammates’ families’ crests(symbols) imprinted into his metal arm. On his way into a village, a quick stop for food and rest, he saw a team that seemed to be led by a girl in a red hood….