Post by Benjiro on Jun 16, 2013 12:07:35 GMT -5
Basic Information
Benjiro Riku
- Age: 21
- Height: 5'10"
- Weight: 172lbs
- Gender: Male
- Appearance: Benjiro isn't a very stocky Earth Bender, built like how most think about others of his creed. Instead his build appears to be closer resembling that of a swimmer or runner and because of this, he is a tad bit more compact, though his height is just about 5 feet and 10 inches. While there isn't too much that he has in his life, he is quite fond of the brown vest that he acquired at some point in his life, always wearing it, even though he does not know how he came across it. As for the rest of his clothes, he tends to favor both tan and green clothes, wearing them without any real thought or design. For the most part, Benjiro generally has a collection of clothing that he keeps with him and carries around within a messenger bag and a sack.
Strange enough, he also wears a pair of glasses that he says are for him, but no one really knows where he got them from or if they even really do anything for him. The most normal thing about his attire is the lack of footwear, always choosing to wrap up his ankles to prevent having to worry about tripping over his own pant legs. To many, at first, Benjiro might appear to be both cold and uncaring, the truth of the matter is that the look on his face is really of someone who is quite tired and uncaring. His eyes are a soft brown color, which matches his hair as well. Speaking of his hair, Benjiro is quite fond of his wavy locks, and just like the vest, he keeps his hair well taken care of.
Benjiro's AppearanceCharacter Quirks - Personality: Benjiro is a very nice and friendly person, someone who people can easily talk too and just chill out with. If you have a problem, then Benjiro is more then willing to sit with you and listen to your problems. Of course, while doing this, there is a very good chance that he actually doesn't know what is really going on, due to his quite strange liking to the mysterious narcotic of Cactus Juice. This addiction of his leads Benjiro on an adventure in hallucinations and thoughts that never quite match up to what is truly happening in real life. Due to this, some people might consider Benjiro to be both idiotic and insane, which might not be too far off from from the truth.
The insanity that is Benjiro is what makes him unique from most people, for his thought process never has to make much sense for him. This can be either good or bad for Benjiro and his friends, for the actions he takes makes no sense to anyone, not even himself really. Due to these different actions and thoughts that he has, Benjiro often ends up with items of no real meaning on his person, his sticky fingers a direct response of his favorite beverage. On the flip side, Benjiro also becomes quite hard to predict within battle, his bending style sometimes even mimicking the insanity within.
Of course, there is one last side of Benjiro that needs to be addressed, and that is the sober Benjiro. When he isn't under the influence, Benjiro tends to be much more straight forward, in both actions and combat, his demeanor even seeming to be that of a completely different person. A normal Benjiro can actually think quite clearly, though the headache that comes with it makes him a tad bit irritable, sometimes even making him snap at anyone. Of course, if he isn't too annoyed, Benjiro is still a pretty friendly character, though still a tad sleepy due to the crazy sleep cycle he has. Not too mention, he is also a tad bit flighty, enjoying some of the finer things in life.
All and all, unless they are sure that Benjiro will be more relaxed, an inebriated Benjiro is a good Benjiro. As long as you are willing to put up with his slight crazed antics. - Alignment: Chaotic Neutral. Benjiro's Cactus Juice addiction makes his actions a little less careful and a tad more random.
- Nation: Earth Kingdom Desert Area Place Thing. You know... with all that saaaaand.
- Goal(s): Honestly, for the most part, Benjiro doesn't really have a goal. In fact, there is rarely any thought of his that takes him more then just a hours in a day. Of course, for some reason, he now wants to find some interesting turtle lion thing. Who knows why.
- Brief History: Born within the Si Wong Desert, Benjiro's parents were your typical Sand Bending types. Nomads to a degree, scavenging through the desert, searching for those poor lost souls who fell to the desert and, well, taking their stuff. Of course, now and then, maybe they might have raided a caravan or two, leaving their victims with enough food and water to escape the desert, but taking any and all valuables. Benjiro was raised in the art of sand bending, hardening and softening the earth beneath his feet and other targets, using such techniques to trip up both targets and potential foods.
Benjiro took to sand bending like no other, but he started to develop a more showy use of of the bending skills, after finding some crystals after a raid. As he grew older, Benjiro tending to use his bending to create mirages that could be used to distract people in order to get past them easier. Of course, it was during one of these raids, that Benjiro was introduced to his first piece of jennamite, the strange, fast growing crystal easy for him to turn into sand as well as tasty to eat. He grew to love the sweets, though his future would soon change for the worst.
During a raid, Benjiro got separated from the raiding party, a sandstorm causing Benjiro to not only get lost, but losing some of his water due to the strong winds. He had to get hunkered down to sit out the sandstorm, and by the time the storm had cleared up, Benjiro was completely turned around. For the next few days, Benjiro had to survive on dried meat and very small amounts of water, but sadly, he could only imagine himself drying out in the sun. When he came to a cactus, he remembered the warning that his father told him about, and he did what he could. After cutting it open and draining the water into his waterskin, Benjiro drank, and drank deeply.
The next few days was a complete blur, though the strange memories of him giving himself a sand beard, burying himself halfway in the sand and imagining himself was a sand monster as he walked through the sand, and even slithering through the sand like a spider snake. The strange headache and wariness that followed was only made worse by the sun. However strange the experience was, Benjiro drank more of the cactus juice, and once more, his mind went wild, though he could remember more of what was happening. However, this time, as he came out of the hallucinations, he woke up upon a carriage that was heading through a forested path. This was his first introduction to the traveling circus.
For some reason, Benjiro didn't care too much about returning back to the desert, even though he left his parents and friends. Maybe he'd try to find them again, but for now, he wanted to join the circus, using his sand bending for entertaining people instead of trapping people. Though he was a tad unsure why the choice came so easily, Benjiro didn't really care, and a small sip of cactus juice brought him back to the strange world of insanity. For a while, he began to interact with two other benders in the circus within a similar age group, creating colorful sand bending displays to work with them.
The fire was something he remembers even less then most of the things in his life. When the flames rose higher, Benjiro simply used his bending to slowly go into the ground, though he swears he saw a flaming cactus moving throughout the flames, but he dismissed this thought. When one hallucinates, one can never truly be sure what they see. Later on, after the fire had weakened, Benjiro climbed out of the ashes and encountered the other survivors, the two benders he had been getting close too. He really didn't understand what happened until later on, though he did his best to avoid showing that he was saddened, doing his best to really be responsible.
With the fire behind them, and their future ahead of them, Benjiro decided to travel with the two other benders, being their own traveling street performers, but his addiction to Cactus juice would only increase.Combat Marks - Stat System:
Physical Ability: 5
Weapon Mastery: 2
Bending Proficiency: 6
Speed: 1
Intelligence: 3 - Weapons:
None. Well, Jennamite Crystals. Blues and Greens and Reds and Whites. All the cool colors. - Occupation:
Traveling Street Performer - Abilities:
Tier 1:
Tier 2:
Tier 3:- Last Words
- Other: Being turning Jennamite crystals into sand, Benjiro can manipulate them, creating beautiful bending that adds that little extra omph to their street performances. Also, he is a tad insane when under the influence.
- RP Sample: Benjiro sat up quickly, the sudden movement more then a bit jarring, but with a few quick blinks and a shake of his head, he slowly regained his senses. It took a moment, but Benjiro soon recognized the familiar feel of the cold ground beneath him, and with a stretch of his arms and his legs, he smiled. The strange shape of a rock, slowly stretching a little and then shrinking, let him know that he was just at the end of his last cactus juice trip.
Pushing himself to his feet, wobbling a little at first, the sand bender cracked his back and stretched his body out a little bit more before rubbing the top of his head. However, what he felt was now a hat instead of his soft wavy hair, and the thought that first came to mind was 'what the hell is on my head', followed quickly by 'why the hell do I have a hat'? Pulling the hat off his head, Benjiro just threw it to the side, watching it hit the ground and skipping like a rock for a moment, before he realized it just plopped onto the ground.
Chuckling to himself, he turned around and began to walk, giving a loud yawn as he let his feet hit the ground heavily, turning the ground into sand right beneath his feet. Benjiro stopped walking for a moment, and he turned around trying to figure out exactly where he was at the moment. Placing his hand to his chin, he took a moment to think. "Um... first up... I was walking down the road with Zu and Kylee... and then... we set up for a performance... umm... I had some cactus water... I ran from the great tree... into another great tree... and then I fought it and won..." He said, before noticing an upturned tree, just barely taller then he was, before thinking some more.
"Hmm... hmph.... hurumph..... I'm lost."
