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A Walk in the Desert - An Avatar Roleplay

@Exit Sorry for the slow going! I'm gonna work on a post and have Feng already be at the outpost on a possible job. Does that sound good?

A Walk in the Desert - An Avatar Roleplay

@Exit So, just for clarification, where exactly should our characters end up in the first post?

A Walk in the Desert - An Avatar Roleplay

@MidnightRose Welcome aboard!

A Walk in the Desert - An Avatar Roleplay

@Exit Sounds like a good time

Revenant: A Sci-Fi Adventure (Always Accepting!)

@AzereiahI figure it's always polite to ask.

Revenant: A Sci-Fi Adventure (Always Accepting!)

Could I possibly apply?

A Walk in the Desert - An Avatar Roleplay

Name: Feng
Age: 26
Sex: M

Element: Air
Appearance: Feng typically is clothed in some type of jacket, preferably denim, and slim straight fit black jeans.
Home: Middle Ring
Profession: Illegal and Legal Arms Dealer

Personality: Feng is extremely skilled in knowing what's good for himself. His general attitude reflects that accurately. While he knows how to relax and compose himself in a professional manner, he's also acutely aware of how to appear intimidating in order to get what he wants. In his mind, he likes to think of it as a subtler type of bullying. Because of this mindset, people on the more sensitive side may be offended with the way he conducts himself, and those who are familiar with him know he doesn't mean any harm through his demeanor. At his core, Feng has a business man's integrity. Despite his desire to move up in the world, and to accompany his independent mindset, he swears by a "you-scratch-my-back-I'll-scratch-yours" motto. His moral compass is cloudy, at best, and he will most likely take his own well-being into account before someone else's.

He knows how beneficial friends can be and makes an effort, if only to improve his standing as a business man. In a similar vein, while he considers himself a business man, he is not afraid to get his hands dirty. In fact, he enjoys confrontation with people he deems are "unbecoming". As stated before, he is a man of integrity and judgement, but his reactions to those he judges negatively can be fairly severe.

Stance on Benders?: War is fuel for an arms dealer like himself. He welcomes anything that will profit him.

History: One of Feng’s earliest and fondest memories involves the contraband ring he’d orchestrated in his far-too-strict private school. Candy, soda, you name it. Anything that wasn’t allowed on school grounds, he saw to it that his peers gain access to it. The militaristic values of the school only fed his desire to break the rules. Upon his graduation into the equivalent of high school, his level of contraband followed suit. Obviously, new substances were in demand, and he was determined to be the supplier. None of this really bothered his parents. Thorough discussions were had between him and his parents, verifying a protocol if he were ever caught, and taking precautions to avoid having to use that protocol. It was never brought up, but Feng was well aware his father had his hands in something less than legal in addition to his job as a Future Industries Inventory Manager.

Despite their set precautions, nothing really could be done to prevent an antsy teen squealing on his entire operation. Investigations were done by the administration and the police were involved. The amount of evidence against him was just barely the amount needed for administration to act against him. Being a minor, nothing stuck to his legal record, but he was promptly expelled from the school. Having no record of violence, the snitch didn’t even consider Feng’s reaction. Feng caught him on his lunch break, taking a short walk to his house. No words were spoken when Feng ran up to the unknowing rat and threw his fist into his jaw. By no means was Feng a large or strong figure, but the blow seemed to launch the other boy into the air, ramming him into a nearby fence. A moment of disbelief came over him before he came to the dreadful conclusion – that was air bending. Nothing was for sure at that moment, but he knew he had to cover his tracks. Feng knelt by the broken boy on the ground and muttered six words. “This was a hit-and-run”.

Nothing ever came out of that besides his satisfaction of his revenge and his newfound knowledge. After speaking to his parents, his father decided high school was a waste of time for his business-inclined boy. It was time to let him in on the family business: arms dealing. His father was getting old and had the means to retire early, which meant it was Feng’s turn. Throughout his life, he always knew his father was a sort of gun enthusiast. It was from him he learned how to shoot his first handgun, and graduated to larger and larger weapons. He never expected that the illegal salesman trait he had was inherited. It was also from his father that he’d learned the trade of arms dealing both legal and otherwise.

The bending, however, was a solo endeavor. He was well aware of the illegality of the practice and elected to not make his parents an accomplice to that particular activity. He found he was able to recreate the ability to push something, much like he did with the snitch. At first, only by already pushing and making contact with an object, but slowly improved till he could push over a trash can a few meters away. He also found that his anger aided the power of his bending, but always unintentional. Because of this, he became known in the black market for his “inhuman strength” and allowed the rumor to stick. Mostly because it was just smart to keep his bending abilities under wraps, but also because it was simply badass.

Other: Seemingly appropriate for an arms dealer, he considers himself a "gun nut" and prides himself in his illegal collection of firearms. He's trained fair extensively in marksmanship as a hobby and is proficient in handling most firearms. He always carries two .45 Future Industries Handguns: one under his left shoulder and one tucked behind his right hip.

The Ragged Blades (Low Fantasy, Rated R)

Ah shit, I lied :( I don't think I'll have enough time this quarter for two roleplays. If my schedule opens up I hope I'd still possibly be able to join up.

A Walk in the Desert - An Avatar Roleplay

@Exit That's the big thing that I was deciding on. A plus side would be that he'd have a bit of an edge with bending if he was aware of his ability from the start. I figure I might give him bending and knowledge of it from birth so he has a bit of an edge hiding it and it adds to his skills in avoiding being caught by authority figures.

Edit: How would you feel if he had a corrupt contact within the police

Edit 2: I added history, and I could've written pages on his history lol so I might've made it a bit wordy.

A Walk in the Desert - An Avatar Roleplay

Name: Feng
Age: 26
Sex: M

Element: Air
Appearance: Feng typically is clothed in some type of jacket, preferably denim, and slim straight fit black jeans.
Home: Middle Ring
Profession: Illegal and Legal Arms Dealer

Personality: Feng is extremely skilled in knowing what's good for himself. His general attitude reflects that accurately. While he knows how to relax and compose himself in a professional manner, he's also acutely aware of how to appear intimidating in order to get what he wants. In his mind, he likes to think of it as a subtler type of bullying. Because of this mindset, people on the more sensitive side may be offended with the way he conducts himself, and those who are familiar with him know he doesn't mean any harm through his demeanor. At his core, Feng has a business man's integrity. Despite his desire to move up in the world, and to accompany his independent mindset, he swears by a "you-scratch-my-back-I'll-scratch-yours" motto. His moral compass is cloudy, at best, and he will most likely take his own well-being into account before someone else's.

He knows how beneficial friends can be and makes an effort, if only to improve his standing as a business man. In a similar vein, while he considers himself a business man, he is not afraid to get his hands dirty. In fact, he enjoys confrontation with people he deems are "unbecoming". As stated before, he is a man of integrity and judgement, but his reactions to those he judges negatively can be fairly severe.

Stance on Benders?: War is fuel for an arms dealer like himself. He welcomes anything that will profit him.

History: One of Feng’s earliest and fondest memories involves the contraband ring he’d orchestrated in his far-too-strict private school. Candy, soda, you name it. Anything that wasn’t allowed on school grounds, he saw to it that his peers gain access to it. The militaristic values of the school only fed his desire to break the rules. Upon his graduation into the equivalent of high school, his level of contraband followed suit. Obviously, new substances were in demand, and he was determined to be the supplier. None of this really bothered his parents. Thorough discussions were had between him and his parents, verifying a protocol if he were ever caught, and taking precautions to avoid having to use that protocol. It was never brought up, but Feng was well aware his father had his hands in something less than legal in addition to his job as a Future Industries Inventory Manager.

Despite their set precautions, nothing really could be done to prevent an antsy teen squealing on his entire operation. Investigations were done by the administration and the police were involved. The amount of evidence against him was just barely the amount needed for administration to act against him. Being a minor, nothing stuck to his legal record, but he was promptly expelled from the school. Having no record of violence, the snitch didn’t even consider Feng’s reaction. Feng caught him on his lunch break, taking a short walk to his house. No words were spoken when Feng ran up to the unknowing rat and threw his fist into his jaw. By no means was Feng a large or strong figure, but the blow seemed to launch the other boy into the air, ramming him into a nearby fence. A moment of disbelief came over him before he came to the dreadful conclusion – that was air bending. Nothing was for sure at that moment, but he knew he had to cover his tracks. Feng knelt by the broken boy on the ground and muttered six words. “This was a hit-and-run”.

Nothing ever came out of that besides his satisfaction of his revenge and his newfound knowledge. After speaking to his parents, his father decided high school was a waste of time for his business-inclined boy. It was time to let him in on the family business: arms dealing. His father was getting old and had the means to retire early, which meant it was Feng’s turn. Throughout his life, he always knew his father was a sort of gun enthusiast. It was from him he learned how to shoot his first handgun, and graduated to larger and larger weapons. He never expected that the illegal salesman trait he had was inherited. It was also from his father that he’d learned the trade of arms dealing both legal and otherwise.

The bending, however, was a solo endeavor. He was well aware of the illegality of the practice and elected to not make his parents an accomplice to that particular activity. He found he was able to recreate the ability to push something, much like he did with the snitch. At first, only by already pushing and making contact with an object, but slowly improved till he could push over a trash can a few meters away. He also found that his anger aided the power of his bending, but always unintentional. Because of this, he became known in the black market for his “inhuman strength” and allowed the rumor to stick. Mostly because it was just smart to keep his bending abilities under wraps, but also because it was simply badass.

Other: Seemingly appropriate for an arms dealer, he considers himself a "gun nut" and prides himself in his illegal collection of firearms. He's trained fair extensively in marksmanship as a hobby and is proficient in handling most firearms. He always carries two .45 Future Industries Handguns: one under his left shoulder and one tucked behind his right hip.