August Gold

"...I've trained my entire life to be the strongest..." - August talking about his motivations.

Profile
August Gold is an original character created by fan-fiction user mediaocrity4 for his story RWBYond Vale. He is the leader of Team ARRN, pronounced arany and is a professional huntsman graduated from Beacon. August Gold is named for the summer month.

Appearance
August is a bird faunas with a yellow bird beak instead of a nose. He had brown hair he keeps in a braid over his right shoulder. He has yellow eyes matching his namesake. He stands 5 ft. 11 inches with a medium athletic build.

He wears with and yellow robes with folds to hide weapons ammunition and any supplies he may need for any journey. The top robe hangs loosely to his waist with the under robes consisting of three layers wrapped tight around his bodyThe fabric has a Kevlar triweave sown into the middle layer for extra padding and protection from the elements. His pants are not as loose fitting but made in the same material and style as his under robes.

The picture was made using a creation tool and does not feature his signature beak.

He usually doesn't carry any more than he needs and what he does carry fulfills a specific purpose for whatever mission he is on. This comes from his minimalist personality.

Personality
August is brisk and to the point. Strict and ruthless on missions and willing to do whatever it takes to complete missions. His desire to be the strongest huntsman alive has put him at odds with many of his professors, allies and especially his enemies.

Often times he lets his superiority complex get the better of him making him susceptible to traps. He tends to keep people at a distance, not letting them know everything going on because its beneath him. He also has a strained relationship with his partner Rio Azul who's laid back personality angers August especially in instances where Rio shows greater ability than August. The two have a heated rivalry but it has calmed down since graduating Beacon.

He is rarely affecionate and oftentimes humorless, no nonsense mission type. He keeps to himself unless it betters his mission or his personal ambitions.

Skills Weapons and Abilities
August graduated top of his class in hand to hand combat. He is just as proficient fighting with his bare hands as he is fighting with his weapons. He is exceptionally fast and coordinated. He is an advanced strategist and well versed in all forms of knowledge essential to huntsmen.

He wields twin knife pistols named Twin Talons. They have a 180 degree rotating handle allowing him to fire at any angle with any finger. He uses these along with him rapid hard point targeting fighting style to inflict massive damge quickly. He uses numerous types of dust rounds depending on the situation. The blades parallel the barrel and are six inches long and one inch wide. He also prefers to use his enemies weapons against them especially when fighting multiple people.

His Semblance is yet to be revealed.

Background
Born in a small village in the mountains bordering Vale and Vacuo, August Gold grew up subjected due to his heritage. This was at the tale end of the Faunas Rights Revolution and the establishment of the White Fang. He saw how those who have great strength achieve the greatest victories and tailored his life accordingly. He joined Beacon because Huntsmen are the greatest warriors. He lived up to his own expectations proving his worth as leader by beating his three teammates in a 3 on 1 fight during their first week. After that he wouldn't even entertain his rivalry with his partner Rio until one day Rio beat him in a 1 on 1 fight. After that he saw Rio as a legitimate competitor. This made him frustrated when he learned that Rio has no desire to be the best so long as he's good enough. After graduating Beacon he went on a trip to West End, Vacuo on a top secret mission. It was during this that August was notified about operation: Gold Standard. Where his team was put in charge of escorting the fractured team RWBY to Haven in time for the peace conference. August and his team came into possession of full bios on the team courtesy of the senior huntsmen in order to help them on their mission. August chose to apprehend Blake due to her ties with the White Fang leader Adam Taurus, whom August wishes to surpass as the strongest Faunas alive.

Trivia

 * August Gold is based on the symbols of the American Eagle
 * August Gold's appearance was inspired by the Ruttos in Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
 * He is the third member of team ARRN to be revealed in RWBYond Vale, after Rio Azul and Natalie Blanche