Sandi Beryl

"They'll pay. I'll make sure of it. They'll regret they ever messed with my family, my life."

- Sandi, to himself about the White Fang

Sandi Beryl, formerly of Signal Academy, is the team leader of Team BUHI at Beacon, his partner being Istalrí Fiarie. He has an absolute hatred of the White Fang and is quite protective of his younger sister, Iris, because of his past.

Appearance
Sandi is the tallest of his team, standing at a height of 5'11", and has a lightly-tanned complexion. His light-blond hair is usually kinda messy, and his hazel eyes usually look either brown or green depending on the light.

A stud earring containing a beryl is on his left ear, which he never takes off, even if he's wearing his Beacon Academy uniform.

For formal occasions, like prom, he wears a casual suit with brown trim, and black dress shoes. He leaves his hair the way it is, as it's "not gonna stay anyway," according to him (plus he doesn't really care). He keeps his earring.

Personality
Sandi is a natural leader, and knows just how to raise everyone's spirits. He's always optimistic for the sake of the team, and he feels pressured to set an example. He has a hard time opening up to people, and has some trust issues. He knows when to back down, but hates leaving people behind.

One of Sandi's most prominent traits, besides leadership, is his determined attitude. He has a tendency of never giving up. As mentioned before, though, he knows when to back down. However, he only does so temporarily. Eventually, he'll return.

Sandi has a strategic mind and is very observant, though isn't very quick on his feet. He needs time to work through the details of plans. Knowing this, he relies on Istalrí for quick, instant plans.

That said, Sandi can easily figure out what others' skills are, knowing almost instantly what class someone would fall in after a few moments of observing them fight (i.e. supporter, martial artist, researcher). Despite this, he still has trouble coming up with plans on the spot. This is partly because he likes knowing information like the enemies' strength, defensive capabilities, etc, before coming up with something, and partly because he just takes a bit longer to process and absorb info.

As the White Fang destroyed his whole life, Sandi hates them with a huge passion. Any White Fang member he sees, he will charge them without any hesitation, even if he's outnumbered, with the only thing on his mind being revenge. Though this doesn't mean he hates all Faunus - he doesn't, though he does get uncomfortable around them.

History
His parents once owned a Dust shop, which he and his older brother helped with. Eventually, when their parents died, they were to take over the business. In fact, Sandi had never had any aspiration to become a Huntsman. The four of them lived a peaceful life, for a while.

Not long after the White Fang gained a new leader and became violent, they broke into the Beryl's Dust shop. When Sandi's parents and older brother resisted, they were killed. Sandi only survived because he wasn't even there - he was going to pick up his sister, Iris, from a friend's house. Ever since, Sandi has been filled with revenge, vowing to completely destroy the organization.

To do this, Sandi decided to go to Signal, so he could learn to fight. There, he created his weapon, Sandstorm, and focused on becoming the best fighter he could be. His efforts paid off, and he graduated top of his class.

Afterwards, he applied to Beacon, and passed the entrance exam, becoming what he is now - leader of Team BUHI.

Relationships

 * The person closest to Sandi's heart is his younger sister, Iris Beryl. The only family he has left. He cares for her very, very much, and would go to any length to keep her out of harm's way. In fact, many view him as over-protective. This is in part because she's his sister, but also because their parents were killed by the White Fang - Sandi's become very worried that something like what happened to their parents will happen again. Specifically, to Iris. Which is something he wouldn't be able to stand.
 * Zircona, being a Faunus, sets him on edge. He tries not to show it, though, knowing the panther Faunus can be very perceptive. On the flip side, Sandi truly values the contributions she makes to the team. He also feels quite guilty about being nervous around her, knowing she's not with the White Fang, but can't seem to help himself anyway.
 * Sandi respects his partner Istalrí, but doesn't really know how to communicate with her, making him quite awkward around her. As such, they don't talk all that much. In fact, he knows pretty much nothing about her, which kinda frustrates him. Whenever Sandi tries to get to know her better, though, Istalrí always finds a way to shut down the discussion, leaving him more curious and frustrated than before.

Weapon
Sandi's weapon is Sandstorm, which is a (TBA). It has three forms, which are a sword, a spear, and a voulge.

Sword: A regular, bronze sword. Straight-bladed, nicely balanced. No decoration.

Spear: It's bronze, shaft and all. It's a basic spear, nothing special.

Voulge: Basically like a glaive, but with longer a handle, which can hook onto enemies to pull them back. Think of a meat cleaver attached to a long stick or pole. That's really all it is.

Semblance
TBA

Abilities
Sandi is very proficient with Sandstorm, being able to start an attack with one form and finish with another. His fighting style depends on which form of Sandstorm he's using. With his sword he uses the Greek fighting style of slashing, somersaulting, etc. With the spear, he takes more of a Roman fighting style. With the voulge form, he uses a mix of styles, as it's a mix of weapons (axe, spear/lance/javelin). Though, obviously, he doesn't roll or somersault with it - it's a bit too big for that.

Surprisingly, despite his fighting style, Sandi lacks a bit in speed. This, however is compensated by his considerable amount of strength, for Sandi is able to handle the voulge form of Sandstorm casually, with no sign of outward exhaustion. This also points to high endurance, as the voulge is heavy and he can carry and wield it for hours, though admittedly part of the reason is the fact Sandstorm is balanced in each form.

Trivia

 * His last name, Beryl, is the name of a light brown gemstone.
 * The word voulge came from the Brotherband Chronicles by John Flanagan, in which one of the characters, Ingvar, is given one to use.
 * A voulge, in itself, is a medieval weapon that, as I've said before, resembles a meat cleaver on a long stick, or a squashed bardiche (long poleaxe), and is similar to a glaive.
 * Sandi is based off one of my older OCs (not for RWBY), named Samuel Johnson (nicknamed Sam).