Cameron "Camo" Vance

"I didn't take pains to make it this far just to be rejected because the examiners aren't amused by my abilities. I don't have the time or resources for a second chance. I'm getting into this school today, one way or another, and if you try to prevent that, I will put you down."

"Camo" Vance is a sniper-class Huntsman-in-training, not yet part of a specific team. Inspiration for this character has been primarily taken from the tale of Rip van Winkle.

Camo's full name is Cameron Marshall Vance. He is a human male, age 20, born in the Mistral region on September 18th. Behavioral patterns strongly indicate heterosexual preferences, although this has been neither confirmed nor denied.

Appearance
Camo stands five feet and nine inches tall (5' 9") and has an average, if physically fit, build for a middle-weight human of his age. His mid-length black hair refuses to be styled and simply lays around his head in a disorganized array. It never gets in the way of his eyes, though, which shimmer with a deep emerald hue.

Camo's casual wardrobe gravitates around utility and comfort rather than style, providing just the right blend of flexibility and freedom of movement, protection from the elements, and storage capacity for the tools of his proverbial trade. He prefers cargo pants with a belt and a short-sleeved T-shirt; although he occasionally switches to cargo shorts in the summer, he adamantly refuses to wear long sleeves in winter. His favorite forest-camouflage-print combat vest, a pair of dark-brown hiking boots, and some black glovettes complete his outfit.

Personality
Camo fits the role of the sniper like a glove: focused, methodical, and dead-serious on the battlefield, he makes it his goal to complete every assignment with optimal speed and efficacy. In a social capacity, on the other hand, he's much less secure, being overcautious - sometimes to the point of cowardice - viciously jealous of those with social and/or political clout and, when depressed, prone to dropping subtle hints of self-loathing. To others, he often seems distant and aloof, but he sometimes softens up a bit when someone he knows well is having a tough time. Lastly, he likes to think of himself as being in control of his instincts and impulses, but when taken out of his comfort zone, he can easily be thrown off-balance (especially when it comes to girls).

Those that knew Cameron as a child would be shocked to learn about the drastic change in his demeanor; he used to be a loud, boastful, and adventurous child, a stark contrast to the harsh personality he only recently adopted. Rumors abound in Sanctum about a field assignment with another student, one in which the student in question somehow got caught in the crossfire and shot with one of his arrows. The truth, though, is that the two of them were attacked by a savage Ursa while on assignment, and Cameron's partner was horribly mauled; after slaying the beast with a precise shot between its eyes, he was convinced by his partner, who had somehow survived up to that point, to take his life and end his agony. His distant worldview is the product of natural self-protection against such suffering and of determination (born of fear, no doubt) to avoid meeting a similar fate.

Personal History
Cameron Vance was born to Aaron Vance and Paula Burris in Mistral. Soon after his seventh birthday, it was discovered that he suffered from chronic narcolepsy; concern for his well-being drove his parents - not to mention his father's father, Marshall Drake Vance - to make many financial sacrifices toward treatment and mitigation. Cost would not normally have been an object, but when he was eleven years old, Aaron disappeared while travelling to Atlas; based on later investigations, he would learn that a large mutant Nevermore may have been responsible for his disappearance, as it had been active in the region where he was last seen. Cameron and his mother struggled to make ends meet in his absence, between managing his sleep disorder and caring for his grandfather. When he learned of the possibility that his father might have been killed by a creature of Grimm, he became infatuated with the Huntsmen and vowed to join their ranks.

Taking up his grandfather's old bow, Cameron somehow scrounged up enough Lien for tuition and applied to Sanctum, studying the art of archery and learning to defend himself and others from the savage Grimm. Complications arising from his narcolepsy held him back repeatedly in his lessons, which could have spelled the end of his journey. Thankfully, though, experimental medicines had come a long way since his childhood, what with the introduction of Dust application theory. By the time he turned eighteen years old, he was managing a cutting-edge regimen that allowed him - and still allows him - to lead a more normal lifestyle. It's unclear how he managed to afford these medicines and continue to pay extra tuition for his extended curriculum, but when asked about it, he only comments that he "was just lucky, I guess". Cameron recently managed to complete his graduation from Sanctum, earning honors as a precision marksman, and was given the titles of archer and sniper by his mentors and the endearing moniker "Camo" by his peers.

Family
Aaron Vance: father, age 52 (missing, presumed dead)

Paula Vance: mother, age 56; maiden name Burris

Marshall Drake Vance: paternal grandfather, age 89

Friends and Allies
None established yet

Rivals and Enemies
None established yet

Strengths
Under construction

Weaknesses
Under construction

Flightless Hawk
Under construction

Dust
Under construction

Aura
Under construction

Semblance of Optics
Under construction

Trivia
-Camo is a modified version of Rip Vance, a character featured in the RWBY free-form RP scenario on Giant in the Playground forums. Both Camo and Rip were created and are acted out by the same player: ImpSyndrome.

-Camo's narcolepsy is an attribute inspired by the story of Rip van Winkle. His skill as a bowman is inspired by his player's fascination with legendary archers Houyi (of Chinese myth) and Minamoto no Yorimasa (of Japanese lore).