Team ABVD

"I'm not particularly good at speeches, but I'm your leader now, wether you like it or not"



ABVD or Absolved are a team of four first year students from Beacon. They are a highly mismatched team, each with their own issues. They're lead by a solo hunter and followed by an engineer, a pirate and a perfectionist. They maybe different, but somehow they do function.

The Team
Aras Greyford : Grey => The man in charge, who couldn't detest it more. Aras has always hunted alone, so putting him in charge of a team at Beacon was not what he signed up for. However, his wisdom and his cunning makes him a effective tactician and an even better leader than he would like to make out. Without his calm and collected personality, the team would be falling apart at the seams.

Bron Doru : Bronze => The clever engineer with a talent for tinkering, Bron is a loyal and commendable fighter. Yet his obsession to avoid being bullied, like he was when he was younger, has led him to put a façade of strength and detachment from people, which he is very uncomfortable with. He is a good person at heart, but it will be up to him if the façade will be dropped or maintained.

Viola Tyndareus : Purple => The arrogant and direct pirate, Viola is a talented fighter, but one who struggles following orders. With a self-proclaimed title of 'The Buccaness' Viola is not shy when it comes to her personality or abilities. Often irritating many with her arrogance or her bold attitude to life, what Viola needs is a team willing to tolerate her personality and help her when she needs it.

Dalia Kulde : Dark Blue => The girl who feels that everything she does must be done to the best of her ability. Dalia is a highly focused individual, who revels in attaining good grades and excelling in combat. Her constant desire to do well does tend overshadow her caring nature, as well as her slightly irritating habit in trying to assist others who really don't want her help. But Dalia is the girl who keeps her team focused and ready to face any mission.

Combat Style
Aras => Wielding Old Bess, the 18th century style rifle, Aras is an expert marksman. He is an agile mover and has perfected movement in a wooded environment. He will quickly move from cover to cover laying down suppressive fire, making it difficult for enemies to pin him down. However, if ever confronted in an enclosed environment with little/no cover, Aras will resort to using Old Bess' close combat form, a blade and a long barrel pistol. Although not the best with a blade, the fact that he can still used a ranged weapon does make it increasingly difficult for an enemy to pin him down. Working as a member of ABVD, he does prefer to issue tactics from the back as he lends supporting fire to the close combat fighters. However, Aras is not one to shy away if his team needs support at the front, either using the close range blade or the lengthier bayonet form of Old Bess, like a spear. He is a versatile fighter, which makes him someone who is comfortable fighting in any position.

Bron => Carrying the powerful Bombard, a cross between a double headed axe pole arm and an Anti-Tank Rifle, Bron does really bring the power to a fight. Being more confident with the pole arm side of Bombard, Bron is a hand to hand combat fighter, but prefers the supporting role. He feels better off fighting in support of another fighter, than he does fighting alone. Although he doesn't often use it, Bron does have the Anti-Tank Rifle side of Bombard to make use of. Being a highly powerful weapon, Bron can only use it lying down, which does become a hindrance to mobility. However, such a heavy weapon is invaluable, the only question is whether or not Bron can hit the target.

Being part of ABVD, Bron prefers being in close support of the other attacking members. He is quick to step in and deal with larger enemies or provide longer range support for another fighter. If placed at the back, Bron is an effective guard for a marksman and his loyalty means that he has no intention of ever abandoning who is he is paired with.

Viola => Bearing the Tyndareus family's twins pistols, Viola makes the best use of these lethal twins. Befitting of her bold nature, Viola is a close combat fighter, making the most out of the pistols rapier blade functionality. Although seemingly thin and lightweight, these lethal blades are fast and almost unseen when used at speed, making her a hard opponent to deal with. Preferring a fast moving combat style, she does not like to get bogged down in long drawn out conflicts. Although having a ranged attachment to her weapon, Viola does not prefer to use them, as it is only two shots before a long drawn out reload.

Although a member of AVBD, Viola has a tendency to charge in alone, caring not what her team mates do. Although this doesn't always end disastrously, it does irritate her team greatly and can put all their lives in danger. Despite this, when she does follow orders, she is a highly useful asset as she can quickly engage any foe and carries the blind confidence to face it alone.

Dalia => Using her own crafted pair of Gauntlets, Grail and Shroud, Dalia is the mobile cover and ranged support. Grail bears a twenty centimeter diameter shield, which makes a handy weapon when under fire. Then of course, the crossbow attachment on Shroud allows Dalia to work in an effective ranged capacity. Dalia therefore prefers to fight from the back of the team, laying down a heavy barrage of crossbow bolts, with near perfect aim. However, her close combat ability is decent, yet nothing special, which does present its own challenges.

On the case of working as a member of AVBD, Dalia is the support fire of the team. She will hail enemies with a barrage of arrows before the close combat fighters meet them, hoping to give their fighters the edge in battle. She is not the most comfortable in close combat situations, but she will step into a close combat situation to protect her friends.

Trivia
1) The name of Absolved comes from the belief of clearing one's name of guilt or sin. The common idiom of 'clean slate' comes from this, which is why the team can be associated with the color white, they are on a clean/blank slate at Beacon, they're not condemned by any previous mistake or flaw.