Zahn Fa

Zahn Fa is a member and leader of Team ZEYR

Appearance
Zahn has black hair that reaches down to his chin, with his bangs combed to cover most of the left side of his face. He has dark brown, almond shaped eyes. Hes of average height and weight and is decently fit, and has light brown skin. His outfit is pretty elaborate because of how vain he his, being a bluish-purple longcoat that reaches down to his knees. It has white highlights on the collar, the end of the sleeves, and where the zipper is located. From within the collar of the coat is a hood that can pulled down over his eyes if he desires with strings that can be pulled to make the hood tighter and also has pockets in the front for his hands, similar to your usual hoodie. Over the coat, he wears a dark grey half-cloak with white highlights that reaches down to his shoulders, though he usually only wears it when its raining or cold as it make his already elaborate outfit a little too warm for comfort. The lower portion of the coat has a small triangle shaped opening in the front to make movement easy, with a triangle shaped back that is seperated through the middle in the back, similar to Lie Ren's outfit. He wears black colored pants and gray colored shoes. The sleeves are quite big and somewhat overly long as they often cover his hands. Due to the nature of his weapon, he often has his right sleeve rolled up to his elbow. The outfit is made of silk and is very Asian inspired.

Despite Zahn's preference for the stylish and extravagant, he also keeps a selection of various hoodies for whenever he wants to dress a little more simply or when going out as a civie.

His sleeping attire consists of simple cotton T-shirts and simple shorts made of polyester and nylon.

Personality
Zahn can be described as a very complicated young boy, with many layers. On the outside he often seems very calm, but at the same time cold. It doesn't help that he rarely talks or sociallizes with people. His face is often stuck in a very blank look, showing little if any emotion. But despite the introverted appearance that he often shows to others, on the inside he is practically the opposite of what his appearance portrays.

In the right situation with the right circumstances and with the right people, he can be an extremely goofy guy. When he hears something funny, he often laughs almost non-stop, but in a very restrained manner usually. Thanks to his logical and somewhat arrogant mind, he can be very sarcastic, and its through the sarcasm where most of his humour and jokes come from. When around women, despite his preference to be around them rather than men, he becomes very nervous and shy, sometimes having a hard time talking to them, moreso than he usually does with the average stranger. When he talks, his voice is usually in a very soft and reserved tone, some would say its even submissive, but when confronted with adversity, or when simply having to speak and actually act like a non-introvert, he talks in a very steady and medium tone, though he often speaks too fast and because of that he has a tendency to stutter or pause in his speech, trying to figure out just what the heck he supposed to say. He takes care to show proper manners and is very respectful, especially to those in a higher position or just women in general, though acts more causally when in the company of friends. He can be an overly cautious person, hardly ever being a risk taker, but when his friends or innocent people are in danger, he sheds his cowardly skin and tries his best to rise to the occaision, often risking his own well-being. A pacifist by nature, he always tries to play the mediator and always tries to stay away from unnecessry conflict, but if it rears its ugly head, he often responds with the utmost brutality, as long as its appropriate of course, such as going as far as to break the leg of a criminal holding up a shop, just to get the message that they shouldn't steal through their head. Some might say he overdoes the "lesson" though. He really doesn't like people who commit crimes and injustices against innocents.

Due to past trauma where he was often bullied by men or at least had to deal with idiotic men, he doesn't really enjoy interacting with other males whereas the women often treated him more nicely. Because of these experiences, he treats women with the utmost respect, and by conseuence he has become a self-proclaimed gentelman. He puts great value in friendship, and while he may not talk much with them, he would always be ready to lend an ear or to offer an insightful opinion. But despite his shy and chivalrous attitude, he rarely misses the chance to oggle the ladies if he can get away with it, though he does always make sure to treat them as people and not simply as objects.

Unlike most people, Zahn is quite aware of his many flaws and negative traits, and often takes part in much self-deprecating humour. He has a love for all things beautiful, but this also makes him very vain and he puts a lot of work on his appearance. Hes greedy, or at least hes very stingy when it comes to spending money, like a scrooge. Zahn often thinks about things very logically, and this thinking, while useful for finding flaws and solutions, also has a tendency for him to think in the most jerky way possible, which he acknowledges with guilt, though he never really says these thoughts outloud. Hes a perfectionist at heart, and when theres something he wants to do, he tries to do the best he can. He even folds his paper with extreme precision, making sure the paper doesn't fold past the other side. He also acknowledges that he can be too much of a slacker. Zahn is also well aware that he be can pretty self-centered, unintentionally most of the time. He often thinks that things should be done his way, the right way, and he hates himself for thinking that way. He simply wants whats best for people and simply desires to help them the best he can, but thankfully he is very open-minded and will listen to other people's opinions and is willing to give other people's ideas a chance. He can be very impatient, absolutely hating it when people waste his time, and whether he is justified in his frustration often shifts between yes or no.

Biography/ History
A young man from a small town located within the Kingdom of Vale, Zahn had never been much for social interaction. In his youth, he was bullied and harassed by many young boys, and it continued for a while when he eventually moved to his new home and entered the Signal academy. There he began making real friends, and was starting to make slow and gradual steps to become a more sociable person. Because the men at Signal still continued to harass him for a short time, whereas the women were much nicer to him and were the first people to become his friends, his view on his own gender started to sour, but never to the point where he declared war against them. He just never really prefered to socialize with them, though he did make a few male friends in his time. Because of the trauma he experience when he was younger, and the great friends he made while at signal, he valued friendship greatly. He wanted to protect his friends, but because he wasn't the most athletic person at Signal, he wasn't sure how, and he wasn't sure what kind of weapon would be suitable for him. As he went through classes, he finally decided that he would create a shield that could transform into a strong and accurate rifle, and Violet Vanguard was born. This way, he could protect his friends when they needed him, and also help compensate for his somewhat inadequate physical condition with something that could properly defend himsef, while also keeping his enemies at bay from a distance.

Though he did make good friends while at signal, since he had difficulty socializing, his relationship with them was never that extensive, though he did value the friends he made. It wasn't until he started playing a specific online game that he started to make a friend that would soon become the the person who was the closest thing to a sister he ever had. While playing the online game, and under the moniker of Xan Han he met someone by the online alias of Yin-Yogang. Zahn and Yin were part of a group within the game, and because of that they often interacted with eachother. Zahn had never met someone like her, she and him were were ridiculously goofy, though he would often play the straight man in their interactions. Zahn found Yin's goofy childishness to very endearing, and in turn Yin often acted as something of a guide for him, as something of a surrogate sister, someone who he often confided with and asked for advice. Though many people, Zahn and Yin's group especially, would accuse them of having some kind of crush on eachother, they never saw eachother as anything else but brother and sister, with Zahn taking especial offense to the notion that he had feelings for his "blood sister." Because of their sibling like interactions within the game, they eventually gave eachother nicknames with which to call the other. Yin would call Xan Xanny, and even when they eventually video chatted and learned Zahn's really name, she continued to call him Xanny, and Zahn would often only allow her to call him that, and was proud to have it as a nickname. Yin's nickname origin was a little weirder. Whereas everyone in the group called her Yinny, Zahn, for no other reason other than that he wanted to be different, called her Yin Yin, and it stuck. Why Yin Yin? He was probably just having another weirdy moment, as he often did.

In Combat
Weapons: Zahn uses an arm mounted/gauntlet attached shield that he stores on a pack located on his lower back. The shield comes up to around half his height in the shape of an elongagted trapezoid, in roughly the same shape as Jaune Arc's kite shield. The shield, called Violet Vanguard, is not the weapons primary form but rather its secondary defensive form. Violet Vanguard's primary and offensive form is that of a semi-automatic arm cannon/rifle in the shape of a much more cubicle lance with an opening where the lance's point would be that covers up his entire forearm and extends to roughly twice the length of said forearm. To acheieve the form, the shield, like Juane's half shield/ half sheath, folds around its self and Zahn's arm, and the handle rotates to face the blasing end. To transform between the two forms, there is a 2nd, half sphere shaped button located above the the more flat and rectangular trigger button which is used to actually fire the cannon, both of which are found on the upper handle bar of the shield handle. The shots from VV, which are powered by dust, are fired from 4 barrels the size of a thumb which are found on the bottom of the shield and on each side of the cubicle lance-like rifle, and when in shield mode, if the half-sphere button is pressed twice, the handle moves close to where the 4 barrels are located and the shield can then be used as a short range shotgun that releases a blast of dust that, while not strong enough to kill or seriously injure, help to disorientate opponents, though because of the strength of the shotgun, enemies are often sent flying, especially if they are very close to the blast. If the enemy should be unlucky enough to be caught right in front of the blast, then they would experience the same damage as if Violet Vanguard were in rifle form. When in cannon form, the barrels converge the dust into a much more concentrated form, thereby allowing VV to be used as a long ranged and deadly rifle. Because of the amount of dust used in each shot, VV's has a short recharge before the next shot, and can usually loose 50 shots a minute. The maximum effective range of the rifle is around 700 feet, while the maximum effective range of the shotgun blast is around 0-5 feet for the blast to be damaging, and 30 feet for targets to still be hit by the shockwave, with a firing spread of 90 degrees left and right, and 45 degrees up and down, with a fire rate of about 30 rounds per minute. Any longer distance and the dust blasts begin to dissipate and become weaker before disappearing completely. Zahn is able to shoot at least 100 shots while in rifle form and 50 in shotgun form before he needs to reload a new dust crystal. By inserting different types of dust crystals that he stores in a combat belt the shots can take on several different properties. The default dust crystal Zahn uses is a basic energy crystal. The other dust crystals that he keeps just incase he needs a little variation include fire, lightning, and ice based crystals, along with a crystal capable of shooting out a very sticky slime perfect for immobilizing foes. As he fires, the dust crystal begins to decrease in mass until the the crystal is entirely used up. Unfortunatly, VV requires at least 2 minutes to charge up with the new dust crystal before it can start firing again, and if using something other than the basic energy crystal, he can only fire half as many shots.



Fighting Style:

Since he isn't the most athletic person in Vale, and due to his weapon, he often tries to stay in the back of a fight, providing long ranged support to his teammates. If working alone, or if his team is being stealthy, he'll usually try to perform a surprise attack on his enemies. Thanks to Violet Vanguard's shotgun, and the fact that its a shield, hes able to counter and keep at bay any melee based enemies, and because the shotgun disorientates enemies, it helps create an oppening for his more melee oriented team mates. He takes great care when aiming, always trying to be as precise as possible, making sure every shot counts. Despite Esther being his partner, half the time he often finds himself working more in tandem with his faux-sister Yin, attacking from afar while she unleases brutal attacks with her swords.

Abilities and Powers:

While at Signal academy, Zahn learned that he was a proud owner of a semblance. This semblance was the ability to cast a glyph that allows him levitate. To be clear, his levitation is not the same as flight. While he can move around in the air, he can't move very fast. His speed in the air is the equivalent of someone on land jogging. While he is working hard to try and and improve his semblance and move faster, he hasn't improved much. Using his semblance, Zahn often uses it maintain a safe distance from enemies, and combined with his long ranged and highpowered rifle arm, he can easily pick off enemies without fear of retaliation. Though despite this excellent tactic, he often restricts the use of his semblance for basic transportaion or to get to high and out of the way places because using his semblance takes a lot out of him, and combined with his less than physically fit (by hunter standards) body, extended use can leave him exhausted. The usually amount of time that he can maintain his semblance before needing to rest is around 10-20 minutes depending on how intense the fight is, with about a downtime of 5-10 minutes.

Aura: His Aura is of a violet hue.

Trivia

 * Zahn is the german word for teeth or fang, which are, usually, white. Is also somewhat a reference to how he is missing his 2nd set of canines, which were removed because he had to have braces installed at a young age.
 * Self professed game geek
 * Listens to music and funny videos constantly on his scroll.
 * Team ZEYR is pronounced as Zephyr and is the greek word for a light wind. The team consists of Zahn Fa himself as the leader, his partner Esther Stellano, his blood sister and secondary leader Yin Ying, and Yin's partner Rouge Terrakos.