York Henry

"'Team VYPR? You can't spell 'fabulous' without 'us'!'"Team: VYPR (Pronounced “Viper”)

Age: 17

Gender: Male

Race: Human

Height: 6’1”

Weight: 175 lbs

Hair: Auburn

Eyes: Grey-Green

Appearance:
York Henry does everything in his power to make sure that his looks are the epitome of preened perfection. His close lipped smile is soft and quite although he often finds himself wearing a wide and uncontrollable grin that spreads from end to end of his face. His grey-green irises have a dark rim and become gradually lighter and more vibrant as they approach the pupil. His eyes always seem to be laughing and yet at the same time are deep and understanding. His eyebrows are wide and angular but are well plucked and not too long. His plain, snub nose sits evenly on his face. His face is always clean shaven and his skin soft. York’s wholesome brown hair is dark enough to be considered black in the right lighting and it is kept neatly parted on his left side. The front of his hair dips and curls just past the middle of the forehead in bobbed perfection. He is on the tall side and stands with impeccable posture, his chin tilted ever so slightly upward. His physique is firm but not overly muscled, only the slightest outlines of a six-pack and be found on his stomach. His hands are delicate and well-manicured but are also quick and precise in their action. York does a lot of talking with his hands and can be known to strike a pose even when just standing casually.

It’s rather difficult to describe York’s average outfit because he changes his style on an almost daily basis. If he’s worn an outfit once he might as well throw it away. Regardless, for public outings he’ll wear pretty much whatever the newest style is. He’ll often wear outfits the day before they appear on the front cover of “Men’s Fashion Magazine”. His casual wear is a little more relaxed. He’ll most often wear khakis with a flannel shirt left open to reveal one of his almost a hundred t-shirts. His Haven uniform is worn precisely any with the grace of a model.

His combat outfit is a lose fitting shirt and pair of pants with boots. Over these, concealing his entire form, is a moss green hooded cloak that hangs down to around his ankles. The cloak is fastened at the chest with a brass broach cast in the shape of a sprouting yew tree. On his hands are a pair of snow white gloves. At his hip he wears a small leather pouch used for storing Dust.

Personality:
York is as happy-go-lucky as they come. He loves laughing and making the worst jokes imaginable. He is one hundred percent totally care free but manages to succeed anyway. He is always relaxed, understanding, and ready to listen. He loves shopping, gossip, and hanging out with his various gal-pals. He’s a veracious eater and reads in generally the same manner. He does his best to let others, particularly the quite members of a group, talk, but often ends up taking conversation for himself. He rarely joins conversations, but instead simply appears and starts contributing. He hangs out almost exclusively with girls because in his opinion most boys are just absolute slobs. His bubbly humor is occasionally interposed with moments of deep philosophy which he will then just laugh off. If York does anything at all he will do it with extreme confidence. York generally tends to avoid arguments and in times of verbal conflict tends to shy away and shrink up. He will often avoid someone after they’ve had some kind of altercation and generally leaves time to diffuse most tensions.

York is very much a rule following type of person. He follows rules to the letter and gets nervous doing something as small as walking through a neighbor’s yard without permission. Being a very agreeable person however, he often gets dragged into things he doesn’t want to do by friends and will go along reminding them of the potential consequences the entire time. Despite his close attention to the rules, York has a very strong inner lawyer and if he finds a loophole will exploit it to the fullest. Generally, York is a poor judge of character as he attempts to give everyone a chance regardless of appearance or reputation. This often results in York having a number of boring or obnoxious hangers-on who he will subtly attempt to ditch after a short while.

Weapons and Abilities:
York primarily serves as the Dust mage of team VYPR. Every aspect of his fighting style is based on the use of Dust. His primary method of administering Dust is by sewing it into his clothes. His primary weapons are the two white gloves that he wears in combat. The inner padding of each finger is laced with a different kind of Dust and the palms are sewn with Ice on the left glove and Earth on the right. In addition to being able to mix and wield different types of Dust on the fly, these gloves allow York to build various weapons of complex composition during battle; the base of these weapons is most often Ice or Earth. The knuckles are sewn with Impact Dust for especially powerful punches. York’s primary defense is his cloak which is sewn with Earth Dust throughout. This Dust can harden just before impact to serve as armor. The bottom edge of the cloak is sewn with Ice Dust which with a flourish of the cloak can hurl shards of ice at his opponents. Dust is also sewn at various joints and other points to give York bursts of speed or power when necessary.

York’s aura manifests itself as a bright forest green with just a hint of yellow. It provides him with generally average stats for aura although he possess it in great quantity. His Semblance is known as the Crystal Web and gives York one of his less common nicknames, “The Spider”. This semblance allows York extremely precise control of Dust. It allows York to produce long wiry tendrils infused with Dust energy. York controls these tendrils and can often spin them into large webs. These tendrils can act in one of two ways. First is that they will deliver a measured quantity of Dust energy every time they make contact with another individual and dissolve when all their energy is expended. The second method produces somewhat sticky tendrils that will ensnare opponents and after a set time will release a massive discharge of energy on everyone in contact with the tendrils. York can even use the tendrils as a barrier if necessary. This semblance has two major downsides. First, is that it requires huge concentration on York’s part and if his concentration breaks he can lose control of the tendrils and potentially suffer a rebound. The second is that each tendril consumes a huge amount of Dust. To call up his semblance York must have Dust in crystalline form and must have a sizable crystal if he wants to use his power for more than a couple seconds. Each crystal is totally consumed in the process.

Backstory:
As it stands, York is the sole heir to the fortune of the Henry family. The Henry family was once a major player in the Dust industry based out of Mistral until it was bought up by Schnee Dust. Although the family no longer controls any Dust industries, they received a hefty price for their company and still maintain a sizeable stockpile of Dust for personal use and as a very liquid asset. York is therefore set to inherit a sizable sum of money upon the passing of his grandfather. York’s mother was once the heiress to the family fortune but has since been written out of her father’s will.

York was born to Igraine Henry, his father is unknown. The circumstances of York’s conception and birth are events shrouded in mystery. His mother, at age twenty, had traveled to Atlas for study. She then returned a little over two years later with an eight month old York and was pregnant with another child. It seems her father knew limited details, none of which made him happy. He never chose to share these details with York himself.

Regardless, York’s mother did her best to raise her child outside of her father’s influences. She was only half successful. Thus, York grew up a split child, one half dedicated to the softness of his mother and the other to the extravagant life of the Henry family.

One half taught him that he was born to help others, the half told him he would never need to work a day in his life. Like many of the wealthy children of Remnant choose, York decided to become a hunter. Under the condition that he would someday return to manage the family estate he received his grandfather’s blessing. He was then hired the best tutors that money could buy for his training.

Training was a somewhat painful experience for York. He enjoyed the many aspects it involved, but could never claim mastery of any one weapon. He fought decently with knives and swords and became rather good at spear combat, but could never reach the level his teachers demanded. His gun skills were downright atrocious. Thanks to the nature of his family however, York was able to find something at which he truly excelled: Dust. Through Dust, York was able to combine his rather mediocre talents with each weapon and combine them into one fluid style.

When he was finally deemed ready, York applied to Haven academy and was accepted. He was paired initially with Vienna Stahlern, a girl with a fiery temper but a kind soul. The two got along marvelously. He gets along fabulously with his other two teammates, Peony Nansaa and Roisin Sove although he thinks the latter of the two is a little unnecessarily rude.

Trivia
York comes from the Old English term for Yew Tree, known for their yellow wood

Henry comes from an Old English term meaning Ruler of His Household

Igraine is the mythical mother of King Aurthor

Official Color is Forest Green