Rambert Von Snowden

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Richard Snowden is an original character made by Kyran Kandosa for his Silver Moon Chronicles fanon.

Appearance
Richard has an average figure with well-toned muscles, and a face with aquiline features. He has pale skin, light blue eyes, and platinum blonde hair that he wears just long enough to slick back.

For civilian gear, Richard wears an white longsleeve shirt and belt, grey pants, and ice blue hiking boots. For his combat attire, he adds an ice blue cargo jacket with an white-furred hood, knee-length greaves, and elbow-length gauntlets fitted with Ice Dust crystals. For sleepwear, Richard wears grey sweatpants and an ice-blue t-shirt.

Weapons:
Richard has two weapons, Frostbite and Glacier.

Frostbite: Glacier:
 * Weapon: Dust Variant Chain Halberd
 * Type: Melee, Dust
 * Derivation: Kusarigama, Halberd
 * Description: Frostbite is Richard's primary weapon. In it's default form, it is an kusarigama with an back as well as a front blade, similar to a pickaxe. It also has an kunai attached to the end of the chain. The kunai also includes an Ice Dust crystal. This form allows Richard to coil and clip it to his belt. The second form seperates the head blades to reveal a central spike, turning the kusarigama into an axe-and-chain, which Richard favors when fighting in close. Frostbite's final form is an halberd, with the chain-linked segments forming a solid staff.
 * Weapon: Dust Projecting Combat shield
 * Type: Defensive, Melee, Dust, Ranged
 * Derivation: Oval Tabulaccio Shield
 * Description: Glacier is an oval shield with horizontal fastenings, instead of the usual vertical ones. Thus, it can be held with the top and bottom on either side of the user. This is taken advantage of with the sharpening of the shield's lower edge, and the incorporation of an flamethrower-like Dust projector loaded with Ice Dust. It also allows Richard to grip Frostbite with both hands in any of it's three forms. In addition to bashing and freezing enemies, Glacier can also be used as a snowboard.

Semblance:
Richard's Semblance is Cryokinesis, the manipulation of ice. Though the energy cost grows with distance and mass, Richard can telekinetically shape and move any ice around him. However, he cannot generate the Ice himself, requiring him to carry ample supplies of Ice and Water Dust, or else rely on the ice already in the environment.

Battle Style:
Richard relies primarily on medium-range combat, using Glacier to spray freezing mist and fend off attacks while using Frostbite to counter. Richard uses the Dust on his person to coat his weapons in a layer of ice, allowing him to make Frostbite an prehensile weapon by manipulating it with his Semblance once covered in frost. To stretch his reserves of Ice Dust, Richard also carries Water Dust to create water to freeze. For defense, Richard can form walls of ice, which he can shatter explosively for an shotgun-like area attack to force his enemies away. However, Richard shines the most as an strategist, observing the enemy and coming up with tactics to deal with them.

Abilities:

 * Snowboarding: Snowboarding is Richard's preferred winter sport, as it's simple, and allows him a greater degree of control over the situation than other sports often permit.
 * Hacking: Richard has always been gifted with computers, and has become an expert at bypassing electronic security.
 * Winter survival: Being raised by parents who are winter activity enthusiasts, Richard is well-versed in survival tactics for cold temperatures.
 * Martial arts: Unlike most of his friends, Richard is relatively unpracticed in unarmed combat, maintaining only basic skills in this area.
 * Liberal arts: Richard likes electronics-based music and plays the synthesizer. He also enjoys playing with digital art programs.
 * Swimming: Though he can swim to survive, Richard rarely gets in the water more than necessary to maintain his skill level.
 * Strategy: Richard's strong intellectual ability makes him adept at problem solving and thinking quickly, which is what makes him his team's best strategist.

Personality:
WIP

Backstory:
WIP

Trivia:

 * Richard's first name means "Rich guard"
 * Richard's surname means "Snowy hill" and references white, the typical color of snow.
 * Richard's hacking abilities are an reference to Edward Snowden.