Name: Xanthus "Xan" Rasquez.
Age: Twenty five years of age.
Class: Martial Artist.
Gender: Male.
Appearance:
Magic Skills:
"The Serenity of Nirvana."
Xanthus has managed to achieve a level of inner peace where he is seemingly able to perceive time at a much slower rate than other people. It is unknown if he truly is able to perceive time at a much slower rate, or if his perception has grown so sharp from much meditation that nothing escapes his gaze. Due to this, Xanthus is able to perceive and estimate the amount of power behind the attacks that are coming at him so that he can meet them with an equivalent amount of force, thus stopping the attack dead in their tracks without harm to anyone whatsoever.
"The Spirit of Nirvana."
Xanthus' magical energies form into the translucent figure of a giant Buddhist Thousand-Armed Kannon around his own body. To enter this state, Xanthus has to be in the poise of prayer; his palms must be placed against each other at the chest and his head bowed. Once the 'spirit' is 'summoned', Xanthus can control the movement of it's arms by mimicking it with his body. Although it is said to have a thousand arms, Xanthus at his current state can only use up to one hundred of these arms.
"The Judgement of Nirvana."
This is a move used by Xanthus that is rarely seen - If ever used at all. Holding out the both of his arms to the side, Xanthus moves his right arm upwards and his left downwards in an anti-clockwise motion. They will meet at the center of his chest, his left hand a fist and his right hand a palm with the wrist resting on top of the fist. Once this happens the translucent figure of a Kannon appears at his back, but the difference from this figure and the one in the previous skill is that this figure is clearly enraged ultimately hear to end your life. Xanthus thrusts his palm forward, and so does the spirit. This single attack expends out all of Xanthus' available magical energies in a single blast that is capable of blasting away an entire two-story warehouse. However, as the previous sentence states, the usage of this ability instantly rids Xanthus of his combat capabilities. He will be rendered bedridden for at least a week.
Weapons: A gnarled walking cane of about half a metre (a little more) in length. Although Xanthus does not need this to walk, he keeps this as a means of self-defence. Unlike many fighters who don't draw their weapon till they get serious, Xanthus holds a weapon until he gets serious. He also likes to hold an oriental fan in the other hand which is reinforced with metal. Useful for giving children who don't listen to him a good smack on the back of the head.
Personality: Xanthus is a peaceful guy, a pacifist. He engages in daily meditation sessions and he hates the idea of war or combat. Xanthus is generally laid back and cheerful, always quick with a joke (though usually sexual in nature if you're a girl). However, once it comes to his friends being harmed or affected negatively in any way, Xanthus is fiercely loyal and he will shed every bit of his pacifist self in order to defend his friends and see them get the justice that they deserve.
Short Bio: Xanthus grew up in a village, where he spent much of his childhood playing in the great outdoors. Vaguely, Xanthus remembers a play mate that he was the best of friends with. He doesn't remember much about her name, or how she looked but all he knew was that the girl was beautiful and she clicked with him perfectly. Xanthus and her had, in their recklessness promised to marry each other when they grow up.
It was all good, and fun, until the split came. The split forced them apart, driving a wedge in between the two that had been promised for each other. He grieved when he was separated with his best friend and soon to be lover; The depression came to the point where his mind blanked out much of his memories in order to spare him the pain. That was why he has forgotten much about that friend - How she looked and her name and etcetera, except for his feeling for her. He knows that they are still there and he knows that he will find her one day.
On his new planet and in his new home, Xanthus shook his head at how aggressive the people around him had become. He confined himself to a secular lifestyle of regular meditation and spent most of his time away from people, except for the occasional visit into the town where he maintained a friendly relationship with most of its denizens. Otherwise, he spent much of his time meditating and honing his own skills.
Only when he was sixteen did Xanthus unlock his true powers; he had unwittingly jumped to the defense of a woman and challenged a man to a fight. The man, being a veteran of the millitary trounced Xanthus within seconds and had Xanthus at his mercy. Only then did he realize that the woman had in fact tried to rob the man and the man was merely getting back his own belongings. Once the misunderstanding was cleared up, Xanthus was allowed to go free and he returned to his home in the forest, ashamed. However, he was grateful that the man had let him go.
For that gratitude, Xanthus resolved himself to get stronger; Everyday, he would throw ten thousand punches of gratitude. Initially, Xanthus spent the entire day, eating only one large meal at the very end of it but slowly, over time he realized that he took a shorter time to perform the set of ten thousand punches. He started to wonder - Was time getting slower, or was he getting faster? He never found out the true answer, but the inner peace brought to him by his meditation and the training of these punches unlocked his true potential, and his magical energies materialized in the form of the Kannon that he uses when he needs to get serious in combat.
When Xanthus heard of the new planet, he only began to train harder. He saw this new planet as a way for their races to unite together once again and he believes that he isn't the only one who wishes for that to happen. For their unity, Xanthus is willing to put himself between both blocs of power to prevent the war from taking place and causing them to wipe each other out, which he believe will happen.