My Guardian's Story

Done. I wrote it up quiet some time ago so some aspects are out of date. [spoiler][b]Name:[/b] Aaron. [b]Race:[/b] Exo. [b]Gender:[/b] Male. [b]Age:[/b] Unknown, appears to be in his mid to late thirties. [b]Class:[/b] Titan. [b]Overview:[/b] Aaron is best described as a noble protector, meaning that the lives of his comrades are placed foremost in his mind during combat. [b]Physical description:[/b] He’s a red-eyed, fair-skinned man. His most outstanding feature is his height all eight and a half feet of it. His dark brown hair is kept combed back away from his face which appears to be cleanly shaven. The only indication that he is of the exo race is the occasional spark from behind his eyes. While his strength has never been truly tested it is often joked that if the chance should present itself Aaron could easily beat a Cabal in an arm wrestling match. [b]Aesthetics:[/b] While not technically separate from his body Aaron’s armor is a composite of red, black, and grey. The first layer of armor (that is the layer closest to his actual body) is made from a black fibrous material which protects him from most melee weapons and low speed shrapnel. The second layer is a series of red plates that cover most of the black material (exceptions being his joints) which protects against most bullets and shrapnel. Some portions of the red armor sport additional grey plates for supplemental protection of vital areas (heart, lungs, etc.). He never wears a helmet or other head protection. [b]Weapons of choice:[/b] LMGs, semi-automatic pistols, and his fists. [b]Lifestyle:[/b] Being a natural explorer Aaron often finds the most joy in discovering and witnessing beauty in the world. When his sheer size is not enough to avoid a fight Aaron will rush in ahead of his companions to finish the confrontation as soon as he can. [b]Personality:[/b] Silent, weary, and helpful are the three words best able to describe Aaron; he often grows tired with the world. Aaron’s silence often gets mistaken for stupidity or an inability to understand what he is being told this does not affect how he sees the world but does limit how many people share his view of the world. While his doses not speak much he has an extraordinary talent for knowing what a person means to say; an ability that served him well as a map maker. When fighting Aaron often moves with surprising speed given his size, but when he is not fighting or working towards a clearly defined goal he is sluggish and drags himself along. If a person were to encounter Aaron on the street they might describe him as carrying the world on his shoulders or fed up with the sad state the world has found itself in. For a person in trouble Aaron is a sight for sore eyes, more than willing to help if he can Aaron often finds himself assisting someone do something whether it be hunting down a group of dangerous beasts or walking an old woman across town. For this reason Aaron will be found next to a person requiring his aid, or with a small group of people following him on a good day. [b]Talents:[/b] Being an exo unbelievable strength comes with the territory but Aaron is exceptionally strong. While his physical power is worthy of remark Aaron’s true prowess is his indescribably accurate memory and reasoning skills, in many battles Aaron has been able to predict his enemies’ actions perfectly. [b]Weaknesses:[/b] Aaron’s lack of speech often leaves him in awkward situations outside of combat, which he then goes to remarkable lengths to get away. Knowing that he would most likely be on the losing side of a battle cannot stop Aaron from fighting it anyway if he finds the cause worthy. [b]Likes:[/b] Painting, drawing, listening to the world, finding something of beauty hidden to the world, protecting his comrades, standing tall in the faces of enemies. [b]Dislikes:[/b] Talking, giving directions, other people, hurting comrades or seeing them hurt, false displays of strength or skill, watching the beauty his searches for being destroyed, and witnessing the strong abuse the weak. [b]Notable relationships:[/b] Alicia Sheol: A female warlock and Aaron’s best friend, it might have been her fault that Aaron became an exo but he couldn’t hold a grudge against the only person who would talk to him about more than maps or brawling. [b]Motivations and goals: Short term:[/b] Protecting his companions and assisting them in their own goals. [b]Long term:[/b] Finding vistas and objects of indescribable beauty and protecting them from those who would destroy them. [b]Ancient history:[/b] Aaron had a pretty standard childhood, nothing worthy of mentioning, aside from his reluctance to speak which often got him picked on of laughed at. When he first learned of maps and their purpose he was entranced by the pieces of paper or images on the computer’s screen; he began to create his own maps from memory, highly detailed nearly perfect maps, before graduating his elementary school. As he aged he found that his height (which was roughly six foot three inches when he left high school) and silence tended to make others feel off balance around him, not something he was eager to correct, but this enabled him to focus on creating maps from stories he overheard. When his abilities were discovered by a professional map maker he was taken on as an apprentice and honed his natural skills. Having never been truly close to his family Aaron shocked when he received news of their deaths, by natural causes, from an Awoken warlock that had visited them when she was walking through his hometown; despite being saddened by their loss he only took enough time to visit the graves and went back to his maps. After the master map maker had taught Aaron everything he could he set Aaron up with his own business and would often refer the more vague clients his way; these men and women would soon hold the most detailed maps they had ever seen. The courier whose name was Alicia Sheol became his best friend, and he became hers, much to his surprise was interested in his maps; after having Aaron recreate accurate maps from the little information she could provide, Alicia gave him the nickname “Silent Cartographer” which soon became his professional moniker. As he made more and more maps from the stories of adventurers Aaron became fascinated by the beauty he often heard of but never experienced, so he vowed that one day he would make a map to the most beautiful sights in the world but accepted that he might never get the chance. With the passing of the map maker Aaron had learned from he fell into a slump and in an effort to lift his spirits Alicia brought him a piece of a Vex machine. While Aaron examined the remains he accidentally reactivated it and was fatally injured; it was only through some extreme luck that Aaron was saved, by replacing most of his body with metal and other artificial materials. When he awoke Aaron was reminded of just how fragile life was and closed his business down to make his own pathways through the world; Alicia offered her help in order to repay her hand in his current predicament, initially he refused but accepted after realizing he knew nearly nothing about the world outside. [b]Recent developments:[/b] Recently Aaron has found himself in the company of an ex-sniper of a hunter named Roberts though the man insists on being called “Captain Roberts” (his former military rank). After the man saved Aaron from a pair of shield wielding Cabal he followed the titan and saved Alicia from an unseen attacker, which solidified him as the third member of the odd team. While he does not truly understand what Aaron is, where Alicia is from or why either of them are trying to map out a wasteland, Roberts figured that having an eight and a half foot friend seemed like a good idea: Aaron believed that having someone for Alicia to speak with would be a better idea and did not object to the hunter’s company. [b]How does Aaron react when… He finds a powerful weapon?[/b] A wicked smile crosses his face. [b]He finds money?[/b] Pockets it and then gives it away to someone who needs it. [b]He finds something to eat?[/b] Sniffs it and then decides whether to eat it, pocket it, or throw it away. [b]He finds a trap?[/b] Steps and around it and points it out to his companions. [b]He finds something suspicious?[/b] Looks around and shrugs before inspecting it further. [b]He finds a corpse?[/b] Bows his head in respect before closing the corpse’s eyes and continuing on. [/spoiler]