Auron O'Sheridan ~Soul Reaper~

Name: Auron O'Sheridan
Nickname: Wolf
Age: 417
Gender: Male
Squad: 8th
Rank: Lieutenant
Weapon: None other than his Zanpakutō and his own body
Personality: Auron is a strange contradiction sometimes. He is the strong silent type. He speaks only if necessary. He appears as a strict, no-nonsense warrior with a dry wit. He prefers to work on his own agenda, but will follows orders from those he holds in high regard, which is a short list. As a Shinigami, Auron devotes his life to protecting those in need, putting the matters of others before his own, and is unconcerned with his own well-being. However, beneath the silence, Auron is still outraged and disgusted over the events that have transcended across all of Soul Society, Hueco Mundo, and the Human World, and still mourns the loss of his friends and allies. Auron has little to no respect for the hierarchy or anyone who appears to be in charge of him until they earn it, showing no regard for them. As a fighter, Auron is very unbiased when it comes to his enemies, but it is in this way he contradicts himself. He shows the same degree of ruthless to his foes - regardless of age or gender, unless the opponent even appears to be a young woman, but he often makes good on threats he's made regardless of who it is. By contrast, he shows a surprising degree of sincerity, warmth, and protectiveness when around women, as he has a very protective nature. He also respects those with power or accomplishments greater than his as they have earned it and he believes that is all that matters.
Physical Appearance: Auron stands to a staggering height of Six feet three inches, his long, raven black hair, which he typically wears in a high warrior's ponytail, is only further accented by his smokey gray eyes that seem to swirl with some inner ferociousness. Though he wears his Shihakushou a little baggy, his physique is outsnanding, definition and mild bulk ripple every muscle. Maring a more or less handsome face is an "X" shapeed scar upon his right cheek, while a tribal wolf tattoo adorns his left bicep covering most of his hsoulder.
Bio: In Life - Auron was born on June 23rd, 1594 in a small town located on the island of Kyushu to his parents,, William O'Sheridan and Hosokawa Tomoe. Hi father was a lowly merchant vessel cabin boy on a British merchant sailing from Holland with the minister of finance for the region of Edo. While making their way through the sea of Japan their ship was taken up by a kamikaze and were swept away by the waves. William then washed up ashore and was taken in by the lord of the region eventually becoming his economic advisor and later marrying his niece, Hosokawa Tomoe.

Auron was raised as a hard worker and a successful farmer as a child, but like all children had delusions of grandeur and wanted desperately to become like every child’s hero Musashi Miyamoto. He wanted desperately to become a great warrior and turned to learning the ways of the sword rather than the ebb and flow of economics and the subtle dance of politics, though without an instructor he was just playing warrior rather than training. One day Auron got his chance he was sixteen now and his dream was as strong as ever. He caught news that Musashi was making his way to Kyushu to train the local lord for whom his father worked. No one was going to stop Auron so his father agreed to take him to their lord’s castle. As rash and foolish as a young man could be Auron burst into the room and made his vow known that he would train under Musashi to twelve drawn swords, thirteen pulled arrows and a very upset lord of the land. Auron was arrested and put on trial. Having no fear in the face of a death sentence, Auron impressed Musashi and so the legendary swordsman took his first disciple.

For five years Musahsi trained Auron ruthlessly and he learned all the more. The year was 1614; Musashi and Auron participated in the war between the Toyotomi and the Tokugawa. The war had broken out because Tokugawa Ieyasu saw the Toyotomi family as a threat to his rule of Japan. As in the previous wars, Musashi fought on the side of the Toyotomi, and his disciple Auron followed suit. Osaka Castle was the central place of battle. The first battle, winter in Osaka, ended in a truce. The second, summer in Osaka, resulted in the total defeat of Toyotomi Hideyori's Army of the West by Ieyasu's Army of the East in May 1615. The beginning of the battle showed no other outcome but the defeat of the Tokugawa, that is until Musashi struck out against Sakon Shima a leading officer of the Toyotomi's army. He had switched sides and started killing his own men left and right until his blade crossed with that of Auron’s. A duel broke out and Auron’s blade swung vengeance and pain at the betrayal of his master, feeling his master had broken the sacred code of the warrior. The duel had only just started then was silenced sweetly by Musashi's own sword piercing Auron's heart.

After Death - Auron awoke in a desolate world. He looked around in sleepy daze and all he saw was sand and dust. Feeling fear and a pulse of energy course through his body he shot up and ran at full speed, and he ran until he passed out. Again he awoke, but this time to a warm room. Rubbing his eyes he took a look around the room and saw he was in a small one room shack and could hear running water, though it was coming from outside. After a minute alone a women stepped through the straw curtain covering the entrance to small home. Her name was Kamiya Kaoru. She told him where she had found him, how he had come to be with her and what happened to him explaining to him that he was dead but another life began in Soul Society. A few months went by and Auron grew happy with Kaoru. He worked and eventually moved her closer to Seireitei now living just down from the White Way Gate of the west, when Kaoru came ill. Quickly calling a physician his only conclusion was that it was Aurons strong reiatsu that was causing her ill health. With a solon nod and heavy heart he spoke with Kaoru and told her why it was she kept getting sick. He was returned in kind with a soft hand and soothing words. She knew why she had become ill and told him this was his path, to enlist in the Shiho Academy and become a Shinigami. Auron passed his preliminary exam and excelled in all his classes except one, his kido training. Like his father’s beloved economics and politics Auron had no flare for incantations or kido. Eventually he did graduate. Though not at the top of his class he did get perfect marks on his Zanjutsu exam.
Inner world appearance: An inverted colored forest, a never moving or changing crescent moon in a dark cloudless sky.

Zanpakutō

Name: Toboei Hakumei
Zanpakutō spirit: Toboei Hakumei takes the shape of a giant black wolf with graying fur and rune markings across his body. He is very docile except when it comes to fight, but other than that his eyes are very calm and resemble Auron's very closely. Just above his paws on all four legs, some of his head, and a very small portion of his back and tail he wears a type of very light armor and leather that looks very crude but upon closer inspection is very well made.
Sealed form: Sealed Description, In it's sealed form, Auron's Zanpakutō takes teh shape of a simple katana that is longer than the average sword. Aside from any other distiction, Auron's blade has no guard and has a small incert in his saya, just below the hilt, where a small throwing dagger rests. His Zanpakutō's overall length is 60", with a blade length of 43" (edge), a handle length of 16.5". The blade steel is high carbon Steel, with a blood groove and a razor sharp. The handle and Scabbard material is hardwood (Oak)
Shikai: Auron's swords undergoes a drastic change in appearance extending in length and taking on a dark, circular hand guard XXXX. The small throwing dagger becomes a three pronged claw attached to the top of his left hand XXXX. A chain extending from the pummel of the hilt of his sword wraps around his right arm, leading across his shoulders only to wrap around his left arm and attach to the small claw.
Call out phrase: The sun sets Toboei, Twilight is near, HAKUMEI!!
Shikai Abilities:
- Auron takes on charaxteristics of a wolf, pointed ears, fangs, natural claws yellow eyes, heightened sense of sight, smell, and sound
- A smokey haze spreads around Auron for twenty feet distorting almost all reishi and reiatsu sensing techniques
Shikai Attacks:
Hauringu Inmetsu (Lit. Howling Destruction): a powerful technique with great force, capable of causing large-scale damage and destruction. At the instant of the slash, Toboei Hakumei absorbs spiritual energy from the area around the blade and releases highly condensed spiritual energy from the tip of the blade, magnifying the slash attack and then flying forward. The only draw back is that Auron is unable to directionalize the aack as it will only flow in a straight line. This slash takes the form of a wolf head with razor sharp fangs or in the shape of a wolf's claw. This technique can be used in several different manners, such as striking the ground to create an omnidirectional blast to knock away incoming attacks or slashing at the ground to upturn it and crush everything in its path. Can be used from either the sword or the claw.

Kurai Kiba (Lit. Dark Fang): Auron plunges his blade into the ground after gathering spiritual energy at the point of th middle claw on his left hand. He then grips the hilt of his blade senidng the energy surging through his sword and shooting up spikes of devastating, solidified spiritual energy. Only able to target single combatants.

Bankai

Bankai name: Daimyo Toboei Hakumei
Bankai description:
Weapon Changes:
Aurons sword becomes a nodachi taller than himself that he is able to weild with one hand. Along with his sword change the claw atop his left hand then forms an armored cauntlet spanning his entire left arm and shoulder, along with adding a razor sharp blade attached to a bracer on his right arm.

Field Changes:
-The smoky haze around Auron becomes a dense black fog, obscuring the sun and all senses except the sense of smell, hearing, and touch and makes sight nearly impossible including Auron. The dense fog is a direct result of solidified Reishi, spirit energy, brought together in a dense form by mass amounts of reiatsu, spiritual pressure. Due to this Auron is able to make shapes within the fog that resemble himself to trick any would be foe.

Bankai Attacks:
Gekido Hauringu Inmetsu (Lit. Ravaging Howling Destruction): Virtually the same as Haruingu Inmetsu, Gekido only offers these potent blasts to be controlled, and explosively augmented power and speed. a powerful technique with great force, capable of causing large-scale damage and destruction. At the instant of the slash, Toboei Hakumei absorbs spiritual energy from the area around the blade and releases highly condensed spiritual energy from the tip of the blade, magnifying the slash attack and then flying forward. This slash takes the form of a wolf head with razor sharp fangs or in the shape of a wolf's claw. This technique can be used in several different manners, such as striking the ground to create an omnidirectional blast to knock away incoming attacks or slashing at the ground to upturn it and crush everything in its path. Can be used from either the sword or the claw.

Ookami Kiji (Lit. Wolf's Shroud): Auron is able to form a shroud over himself, made up of the dense black fog, in the shape of a wolf giving him ears and a tail. This shroud is capable of protecting him from most attacks such as glancing strikes and some projecticles, along with being able to completely block his reiatsu from being sensed and cause him to go invisible to anyone sensing him, but of course still visible to the naked eye. Auron is only able to hold this for a very short amount of time and being struck by a blow makes it harder to maintain. (Five post max)

Ookami Tsume (Lit. Wolf's Claw): When Auron's blades make contact with anything, a small burst of dark energy erupts from the point of contact between Toboei Hakumei and the other object.

Ookami Chiteiru Higyou (Lit. Wolf's Thousand Tail Strike): Auron can transform the Reishi surrounding him into solidified dark spines and then swing his Zanpakuto in an arc which fires an array of wolf's tail shaped daggers at his target.

Skills

Martial Arts:
Auron has been emersed in martial arts since he was a boy and knows several different styles including
-Tang Su Do'
-Jui-Jitsu
-Capoeira
-Muay Thai Kick Boxing

Weapons:
As part of his martial arts training Auron has undergone advanced weapons training excelling in the use of the sword, throwing knives, and kusari-gama
-Katana, Nodachi, and Wakaashi and Twin Swords
-Masterng such styles as Ganryu, Hiten Mitsurugi-ryu
-Throwing knives
-Kusari Gama

Others:
Among his martial arts skills Auron has saught out other means of art going so far as to learn to things such as these.
-Expert Violinist
-Begginer Cellist
-Practitioner of various styles of dance
-Expert chess, shogi, and go player
-Excellent hunter and marksmen
-Ocasional sportmesn


Though his basic Kido skills are lacking, Auron has made up for them by practicing other arts of kido combat.

Hakuda (Lit White Hits): close-combat techniques that make use of one's own body as a weapon. Embodies high-speed Taijutsu attacks empowered by kido based energy throughout the body that are used to overwhelm the opponent.

Shunpo (Lit. Flash Step): A movement technique that allows Auron to move faster than the eye can follow. The focal point that determines the basis of this technique is speed. As speed is the main point of the technique the method is best characterized by how fast one can get from point A to point B in the least amount of steps.

Bakudō (Way of Binding)

1) Sai (Restrain)

4) Hainawa (Crawling Rope)

39) Enkosen (Arc Shield)

Hadō (Way of Destruction)

1) Shō (Thrust)

4) Byakurai (Pale Lightning)

31) Shakkahō (Red Fire Cannon)

54) Haien (Abolishing Flames)

Healing Kido: No incantations must be uttered to cast, as Auron simply heals the target of minor injuries such as small cuts and gashes, broken bones, and first and second degree burns. He also has the power to stave off death, if only for a short while, by admistering his knowledge of battle field dressings. Auron holds his hands above the patient's wounds, his palms glow with green spiritual energy to facilitate healing. The mechanics of this healing technique involve the replenishment of the patient's Reiatsu first, then using the body's Reiatsu with the healer's outer Reiatsu in order to heal the patient's body.

Statistics

Rank - C
Hoho (speed) - 3
Zanjutsu (Art of the sword or weapon) - 5
Reiryoku (Spiritual energy) - 3
Kido (Way of the spirit) - 4
Hakudo (Physical combat) - 3
Hankou (Resistance) - 3
Points awarded: 21
Total points: 21

Was sent request for approval of being in squad 8 as Vice Captain. I hereby give my approval of that position. However, you must still have your app approved. If someone makes the same request and finishes before you do, then they will be allowed the spot. First app finished gets the position. Although, I have not gotten any other requests yet, so you are in the clear so far.

Lieutenants can only start out at a C rank. I told you to read the RP system topic carefully... also, you must follow the template. Only 4 abilities are allowed in shikai; same goes for bankai.

I updated my profile, hope it's better. I read the RP system topic very carefuly and did not find anything regarding Lieutenants starting out at C-rank my apologies.

CHANGES:

-I followed the template with only a few adjustsments but the base is still there

-Changed My stats to that of a C-rank

-Edited my Bankai powers so that I only have four (My shikai has always only had two)

Everything looks fine now, except for one small thing. Some limitations should be placed on Ookami Kiji in regards as to how long it lasts and how powerful an attack it can protect you from; for melee and techs.

I set it to a five post limit, and made it so that it can only deflect glancing blows not head on attacks and some projectiles as those loose speed and power the farther distance the atttack has to travel.

All right, I approve this profile. You can start RPing whenever now.