Name: Julio Taiyou
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Species: Faunus - Monkey

Appearance
Hair: He is blond and his hair is usually being held down by his cap. When he removes it though, it’s usually unkempt as he makes no attempts to fix it.
Eyes: Emerald green
Skin: He has fair skin, bordering pale thanks to he always wears his cap and jacket everywhere

Frame: He has an average body build with hints of muscle in his arms and legs because he likes running and climbing trees. He has a prehensile yellow tail which he frequently uses. His past shines through his posture, it is very disciplined, just like how soldiers look in the presence of their superior.
Height: 5’7”
Weight: 145 lbs

Personality: Julio is mostly seen by himself. He doesn’t like crowds very much after all, makes him a little lightheaded when there isn’t enough space for him to move. Although, this doesn’t mean that he’s anti-social. He can be easily approached to ask for help or questions and he will help you with anything you need help with as long as he can do it. He can talk with strangers too, quite well in fact. He can ease into any conversation you throw at him. He just appreciates some alone time where he can relax and rethink his whole life… and then fall asleep in the process. That’s another habit of his, falling asleep almost anywhere if he so wishes to. He is easily woken up by alarming sounds [rustling of leaves, shouting, extremely quick footsteps, etc.] but other than those, he’s asleep.

Old habits die hard though. His speech is somewhat formal, as if he is always talking to a superior or something, even when casually conversing with someone. He tries his best to avoid this but it just happens. Any words or tone that is akin to “Attention!” gets his full interest and he goes full-soldier mode until he realizes that he isn’t in Atlas anymore.

Weapon: It’s basically a sniper rifle with a white line in the middle which changes color when it changes dust cartridges
Weapon Name: Funesti Decus
Weapon Functions: The rifle is dust compatible making it extra deadly. Inside the rifle is a rotating dust compartment [fire (explosion), ice, gravity, lightning and wind] so he doesn’t have to repeatedly reach for a new compartment. The rifle is built specifically for him which focuses on power and accuracy. It can change into an automatic assault rifle that can still be fitted with dust although it loses its ability to shoot accurately at long-distances so he saves this for close ranged combat.

Armor/ Clothing: Julio always wears his signature blue sweater and black cap whenever he goes out and matches it with his cargo pants. He also wears black combat gloves. It’s nothing expensive. Although the most defining feature of his clothing is the Altesian Guard symbol on his cap that is visible even when he wears his hood and then another on his right glove. He wears a belt with a lot of pockets where he stores dusts.
Semblance Name: “Second Life”
Semblance: Apparently, Julio was a special case. Instead of learning how to manipulate his aura into a more offensive type, it directly applies to his ‘life points’ or aura. To put it simply, he has more aura than most but that can’t be registered into the tournament machine that keeps track of their aura. So when he seemingly goes past the red zone, it goes back to half of his health essentially ‘resurrecting’ him in a competition.

Strengths:

• Marksman - Given that his weapon is a sniper rifle, he can accurately shoot at many things, even while they are moving. He can also shoot while he is upside down. It is one of his tactics that when someone presumably shoots at him while he’s atop a tree branch, he wraps his tail around the branch and then swings down, shoots and leaves.
• Reaction speed - He has great reaction time which he truly needs so he can react to surprise attacks
• Alertness - He never lets down his guard in a battle and tries to keep track of everything around him. Of course, someone can still get past his alertness, especially while shooting.
• Dust Knowledge - He knows a lot of things about dust and their mixes. When in a pinch, he sometimes uses dust crystals in their pure and volatile form so he keeps them in pouches.

Weaknesses:

• Unarmed - You catch him without a gun, he’s practically done for. Although he can distract you with dust, it isn’t all that powerful and you can still react fast enough to know what he’s reaching for and to quickly incapacitate him.
• Close Quarter Combat - He tries to keep his distance from an enemy by shooting at them but once they get too close, they can quickly land blow after blow if he can’t block with his gun
• Claustrophobia - When he doesn’t have enough space, he gets unnerved and soon, very panicked.
• Dust - Dust doesn’t always follow his orders and can backfire on him when he’s not concentrating enough. For example, a crystal fire dust can explode right in his face instead of the enemy’s.

Bio: Julio was raised in Atlas, born under Faunus parents. His father is part of the military and has a pretty high rank. Originally, it was looked down upon to have a faunus with that kind of rank but he soon proved himself to be both loyal and responsible earning many people’s respect. His mother, on the other hand, was an ex-huntress who lost both of her legs a little time before Julio was born. From a young age, he was already trained under the strict supervision of his father. His father wanted him to be just like him, a soldier of either the military or a hunter. Although others may disagree, Julio never found any hint of love from his father. All he saw was another soldier. But he had all the attention of his mother… that was until his sister was born and then her affection turned to her.

His childhood wasn’t the best and his family wasn’t the greatest, but he still persevered. Everything he wanted was a pat on the head from his father at least, but that never came. His father saw excellence in his marksmanship so put all of his training to perfecting his aim. Julio never had any friends during these times so in his free time, he would dabble in dust. It took him years just to activate the crystal dust to use it while it wasn’t ammo for his gun.

Seven years after the Vault was formed, his father was sent there to do a regular inspection. His father took Julio with him and then off to Vault they went. After the inspection, his father left Julio in another Atlas family in Vault and left. His reasoning was that Julio will attend the academy there and help Vault’s defenses, this was the family’s contribution. The first few days, he was depressed but still practiced every day.

But his new family was very kind to him. Julio was never used to this kind of attention and love. It was as if they were his parents and not those back in Atlas. They treated him as one of their own. It was a human family too. They thought him a bunch of things that had nothing to do with proper studies and military, but rather the more everyday stuff. This was when Julio learned how to interact with people.

But his father’s orders still stand and he was sent to the Lustre Academy to study and become a proper hunstman. Although Julio still keeps in contact with his younger sister back in Atlas but only in secret.

Name: Cassius Alexandros Lumya Svent
Nickname: Cas, Cass, Kitty Cas, Kitten.
Age: 20 at the start of the second act.
Gender: Male
Symbol: Crescent Moon
Species: Feline Faunus
Face: He has a rather angular face, rounded chin, yet feminine shape. Dark circles under his eyes. Usually clean shaved. Scars on the right cheek, a slash under both ears at a horizontal. A Vertical gem like scar in the middle of his forehead that indents, where there is a almost invisible horizontal just under that forehead scar.

Hair style: Long in the back and sides, curled bangs usually on the left side, where on the right, a strand of hair may occasionally curl closer to his right cheek.
Eyes: Somewhat Angular, more of a crescent shape. Hazel Green eyes which can easily be mistaken as just green.
Skin: Snow creamy white, Caucasian.
Character colors: White Gold,Smokey Black, Midnight Blue.

Frame: Bit of a Unisex, Broad shoulders, wide hips.
Height: 5’11 to 6ft.
Weight: 200lbs. Either way, he is slim in appearance.


Personality: Cassius is seen as Inquisitive and observant, but he can be snide and Sarcastic, but beyond that, he is truly caring. But for the most part, can come off as aloof. He can also come off as shy, but expressive with his mannerisms.

Weapon: Cassius has several weapons, but the one he holds is Ragnarok, a Bow without a string that separates into two curved blades.
Weapon Name: Ragnarok
Weapon Functions: When in it's complete frame, it can be used to defend, as well as fire arrows from his semblance. When separated, it can be used as two curved swords, in which case gives him more chances to hit any target.

Armor/ Clothing: Cassius wears a Rubber body suits under each of his outfits.
But he does have a primary battle attire. His primary attire consist of a White Gold mask that covers his forehead and eyes, to a torso plate of the same colors, Grieves of a sort with gauntlets. There is a waist cloth that goes around his entire waist and hips, aside from that, everything else he wears is secondary.

He however has two sets of armor that accompany him with their own weapons.
The Ebony armor wields "Fornjot." Fornjot has a hammer attachment that helps with extra kinetic damage.

The Ivory armor has a spear of it's own called "Gungnir". The Spear itself can be fired like a rifle and really just has good reach.







Semblance Name: Wrath of Heaven.
Semblance: When it comes to humans and Faunus, he can use glyphs of Light and Darkness, Light healing Humanoids where Shadow harms them, but Light will harm Grimm where Dark does the opposite.

Semblance Abilities. Can make mounts made of the energy, heal others with light, damage with dark, can make hands of shadow to restrain, with a glyph he can control a suit of armor that will also fight with him, he can see from what he controls, and with the light, he can feel pulses of life. He can however not cast Light, if Light is being used to control a suit of armor, the same can be said for dark.

Aura Color: Midnight Blue with White Gold Flakes.
Specialty: Stealth Master, Support, and Tracker.
Role in team: N/A

Strengths: Emotionally, he is independent as a Hunter, he is good at sticking to shadows.Good at Close Quarters, Excels at blade dancing, And he is good at making sweets. Natural Night Vision, Can sense pulses due to his semblance, heal, and he is agile. He does often express interest to learn. Sometimes he can be fast with technology. Considered a battle master. Takes note of flaws in battle stances.

Weaknesses: Because of his independence, it can be hard to warm up to others and take orders, can be emotional at times when at a disagreement. Sometimes even unwilling to listen to others. This can be attributed to the fact he’s mostly been hunting,training most of his life. To fight effectively,He does not coddle people. And he can be very shy when he does express interest. Can be slow with technology at times. He was born Anemic, this means he can be dizzy at times, to unbalanced, it is also a reason why he is very pale, it also results to his need of extra rest at times, he also has Insomnia,not to mention he sometimes is short of breath due to Seasonal Asthma. He sleeps a lot.

Bio: Cassius grew up with what is considered a mostly secluded life, with his father dying before him due to his line of work, it left him scarred as a child, he did not want to be the weak person he was. When he was nearing the age of twelve, he was taken in by a slightly older friend, a mercenary named Mathias Graymen. Mathias taught him all he needed to know about hunting Grimm, to surviving in the wild, learning the environment, but he never taught him how to talk with people.

Around the age of Eighteen, he returned to his home in Vale where he saw his mother had left it to him. Mathias however did not simply leave him alone, they got back into society rather slowly, adjusting to new laws, new technological developments, and even the horrible television shows. The horror he had to deal with… Through and Through, they were adapting quite well with just basic living. It was nice to take a break for once. But as time went on, he received a letter of recommendation from his mother, inviting him to Lustre academy, he questioned if it was truly right for him to go; he had not been to combat schools, he had been out of public eye for so long. He ultimately questioned how his mother knew he was just there. Perhaps when she checked the power was in use at home she knew? He did not know. But like fate, he took a gamble and agreed. If he became a better Hunter, then maybe no one would have to suffer because of White Fang atrocities.

For three years he took time to adjust to life around him, he found peace and tranquility as he honed his skills. Yet, he questioned what his use would be to anyone as a blade dancer. To hide his feminine traits, he used a family mask to hide his face, donned a torso plate and other vanity based armors. He feared he'd not be taken seriously otherwise.

Extra Notes: Despite him not being in society for very long as of late, he is surprisingly good at making cakes and other treats, just not complex pastries. He is also a bit of a history fanatic, but he hates doing any kind of math related work. Despite having no dance teacher, he naturally enjoys doing Solo Salsa. When fighting Hand to Hand, he uses a Mixture of Aiki-Jujitsu and Tai Chi-Quan. He also carries a Feline mask around. He Absolutely hates the White Fang.

His name means as Follows.
"Cassius" means Empty and Vain, to apply a color concept to empty, is the absence of it, as well as dark to contrast it's presence. Vanity is both a concept that can be good and bad. The color applied here is White Gold.

"Alexandros", root name. Alexander. It means "Protector of mankind." Blue or Red works here seeing as they are bolder colors in contrast, Midnight Blue works for this, or even Royal Blue.

"Lumnya." Really it means just the moon. White works here, as well as Shadow seeing as the Moon has phases where it can seem absent.

"Svent" is a fictional name I made up. But if I had to apply color to it, it would be that of Smoke to darkness in general.