Post by Deleted on May 22, 2010 15:26:12 GMT -6
Name: Jiang Fel Xia
Age: 27
Appearance: Jiang stands at roughly 5'7" tall, an average stature amongst many, though slightly on the taller side. His hair is of medium long length and pulled back and up in a knot a the back of his head, with the lower back and sides of his head shaved down to the skin. Eyes of golden hazel, and a strong jaw line carve out his facial features to be somewhat handsome as far as men go, and his bodies musculature is such that he maintains credible strength without useless oversize. His standard garb is composed of light cloth made from an animal fur that is quite resistant to the heat of flames. A rather good choice for one of his profession. At his waist hangs a belt with several loops and pouches, meant for storing tools and other assorted goodies. On average where it can be seen is a forgers hammer and tongs, and other such tools of the trade. His pants opposed to his other cloths are heavy and thick, though made from the same materials in general. Thin flat slats of leather backed iron are laid out the long ways down them allowing the material to be protective as well as flexible. Though protection in combat is also viable they were made by him for another purpose. On his hands he wore a pair of thick hide gloves, each with a linked chain lining on the palms and fingers, built to be strong and protect his hands from the heat of his tools and product.
History: The house of Fel Xia, while not a noble house by any standards they were wealthy among the working class of people in the fire nation. And also one of many to be chosen to be part of the colonization of the earth kingdom. The men of the family had always be raised and tought the profession of smithing, and each usually started with blacksmith and branched off from there. While the women were tought textiles, and seamstress. Both jobs of high favor as this garnered a fair share of gold over the years. The last of this families heritage remaining as time passed was Jiang, He grew fast and learned faster. He was lucky enough to be born with the talents of a Fire Bender as well, This was common in the family as there had always been benders, though his father was not, and he as well took a non-bender as a bride. This did not bode well to produce a bender as a child, though to their surprise the young Jiang had beat the odds.
Child life was a happy one growing up with a sister who was born the year after and on down time they were close, always taking care of one another and sharing in both celebration and punishment. As he learned to be a master smith, she learned to be a master seamstress, both working hard to continue the family lines. Years later however a sickness took his sister from him, and had almost taken him as well, contracting it from her most likely, or perhaps it was she who fell ill from him? It was never a question on their minds, at this time Jiang was 19, an adult in his own right and the loss was great, not just to him, but to the family, and to her suitor, a young man who was a bender training to enlist and attempt to become one of the royal fire benders, defenders of the firenation palace.
Jiang's life from there on was a mixture of bland and uninteresting, over the next five years he buried his father and mother, as their lives came to end. He was the final member of the Fel Xia house, and decided that he would not live it out just working at the same tired tasks. He was a master smith, and had mastered many forms. His hard work would be wasted repairing and making farm equipment.
So he sold his smithy to a young apprentice who had learned enough to get by and set out with a healthy bag of coin and a good set of tools. Three years he traveled and worked, and sometimes even fought. He was a Fire Nation Loyalist, so was not welcome in earth kingdom towns that were not occupied by firenation soldiers, this made moving around rather difficult at times. But whenever he stopped to resupply, we was always able to get a good deal, and extra coin was easy to come by, when you could temper a soldiers blade and patch damaged armor. He ate quite well on days he ended up in occupied ports, a Firenation ship docked for repair was a serious bounty for himself, and many other workers.
Over time through necessity he learned to use the tools of the trade as weapons. When confronted by a banded with a sword he could ruin the blade in just a few crosses. Heating it with a tempered breath of fire, and smacking the pliable metal with an expertly placed hammer blow. While never formally trained as a firebender combatant, his life as a smith has ingrained many traits into him that allow him to bend powerfully and with exceptional control. Controlled breath and concentration, key points that any firebender should master, he mastered through iron and hammer, and applied to bending to allow himself to be more productive, not needing to rely on a smelting furnace at all times when a prominent source of heat dwelled within himself.
Personality: Jiang boasts a strong personality, that is proud and somewhat cocky. He boasts that he can outperform any other smith in the world. He has the determination to try and prove it too. He works just as hard as any martial arts master perfecting himself and his abilities, though very little of it is combat oriented, though he still would never back down from a confrontation. And one to one he is extremely confident in himself and his hammers. He enjoys a lively environment when he is out to have fun and on many occasions he can be found squandering a days pay on drinks with strangers just for the fun of it, always confident that there will be another source of income the next day.
A master at his craft he has thought about taking on an apprentice at times, but never followed through since he started traveling, He figured that if he were to take on an apprentice with his lifestyle it would be life having a kid, and that thought scared him to the core. While he loves ladies, he tends to back off after they take an interest in him, something inside makes him think about his sister whenever he starts to actually click with a girl, and the thought turns him away. Used to being slapped he will wear the palm print of a girl on his face like a medal of honor, and laugh it up, joking about how "She really is in to me, she just doesn't know it yet." In similar fashion he has a tendency to exaggerate situations a little, much like the fisherman's story of how he caught a good fish soon becomes his great story of how he caught an elephant koi!
He has recently taken a heavy interest in machinery, the Firenation war machines, iron behemoths of seemingly unstoppable force. This interest has lead him to start trying his own hand at coming up with siege weaponry of the same level. He has since carried with him a book full of ideas all waiting to be put to the test. Waiting to be built and used.
Age: 27
Appearance: Jiang stands at roughly 5'7" tall, an average stature amongst many, though slightly on the taller side. His hair is of medium long length and pulled back and up in a knot a the back of his head, with the lower back and sides of his head shaved down to the skin. Eyes of golden hazel, and a strong jaw line carve out his facial features to be somewhat handsome as far as men go, and his bodies musculature is such that he maintains credible strength without useless oversize. His standard garb is composed of light cloth made from an animal fur that is quite resistant to the heat of flames. A rather good choice for one of his profession. At his waist hangs a belt with several loops and pouches, meant for storing tools and other assorted goodies. On average where it can be seen is a forgers hammer and tongs, and other such tools of the trade. His pants opposed to his other cloths are heavy and thick, though made from the same materials in general. Thin flat slats of leather backed iron are laid out the long ways down them allowing the material to be protective as well as flexible. Though protection in combat is also viable they were made by him for another purpose. On his hands he wore a pair of thick hide gloves, each with a linked chain lining on the palms and fingers, built to be strong and protect his hands from the heat of his tools and product.
History: The house of Fel Xia, while not a noble house by any standards they were wealthy among the working class of people in the fire nation. And also one of many to be chosen to be part of the colonization of the earth kingdom. The men of the family had always be raised and tought the profession of smithing, and each usually started with blacksmith and branched off from there. While the women were tought textiles, and seamstress. Both jobs of high favor as this garnered a fair share of gold over the years. The last of this families heritage remaining as time passed was Jiang, He grew fast and learned faster. He was lucky enough to be born with the talents of a Fire Bender as well, This was common in the family as there had always been benders, though his father was not, and he as well took a non-bender as a bride. This did not bode well to produce a bender as a child, though to their surprise the young Jiang had beat the odds.
Child life was a happy one growing up with a sister who was born the year after and on down time they were close, always taking care of one another and sharing in both celebration and punishment. As he learned to be a master smith, she learned to be a master seamstress, both working hard to continue the family lines. Years later however a sickness took his sister from him, and had almost taken him as well, contracting it from her most likely, or perhaps it was she who fell ill from him? It was never a question on their minds, at this time Jiang was 19, an adult in his own right and the loss was great, not just to him, but to the family, and to her suitor, a young man who was a bender training to enlist and attempt to become one of the royal fire benders, defenders of the firenation palace.
Jiang's life from there on was a mixture of bland and uninteresting, over the next five years he buried his father and mother, as their lives came to end. He was the final member of the Fel Xia house, and decided that he would not live it out just working at the same tired tasks. He was a master smith, and had mastered many forms. His hard work would be wasted repairing and making farm equipment.
So he sold his smithy to a young apprentice who had learned enough to get by and set out with a healthy bag of coin and a good set of tools. Three years he traveled and worked, and sometimes even fought. He was a Fire Nation Loyalist, so was not welcome in earth kingdom towns that were not occupied by firenation soldiers, this made moving around rather difficult at times. But whenever he stopped to resupply, we was always able to get a good deal, and extra coin was easy to come by, when you could temper a soldiers blade and patch damaged armor. He ate quite well on days he ended up in occupied ports, a Firenation ship docked for repair was a serious bounty for himself, and many other workers.
Over time through necessity he learned to use the tools of the trade as weapons. When confronted by a banded with a sword he could ruin the blade in just a few crosses. Heating it with a tempered breath of fire, and smacking the pliable metal with an expertly placed hammer blow. While never formally trained as a firebender combatant, his life as a smith has ingrained many traits into him that allow him to bend powerfully and with exceptional control. Controlled breath and concentration, key points that any firebender should master, he mastered through iron and hammer, and applied to bending to allow himself to be more productive, not needing to rely on a smelting furnace at all times when a prominent source of heat dwelled within himself.
Personality: Jiang boasts a strong personality, that is proud and somewhat cocky. He boasts that he can outperform any other smith in the world. He has the determination to try and prove it too. He works just as hard as any martial arts master perfecting himself and his abilities, though very little of it is combat oriented, though he still would never back down from a confrontation. And one to one he is extremely confident in himself and his hammers. He enjoys a lively environment when he is out to have fun and on many occasions he can be found squandering a days pay on drinks with strangers just for the fun of it, always confident that there will be another source of income the next day.
A master at his craft he has thought about taking on an apprentice at times, but never followed through since he started traveling, He figured that if he were to take on an apprentice with his lifestyle it would be life having a kid, and that thought scared him to the core. While he loves ladies, he tends to back off after they take an interest in him, something inside makes him think about his sister whenever he starts to actually click with a girl, and the thought turns him away. Used to being slapped he will wear the palm print of a girl on his face like a medal of honor, and laugh it up, joking about how "She really is in to me, she just doesn't know it yet." In similar fashion he has a tendency to exaggerate situations a little, much like the fisherman's story of how he caught a good fish soon becomes his great story of how he caught an elephant koi!
He has recently taken a heavy interest in machinery, the Firenation war machines, iron behemoths of seemingly unstoppable force. This interest has lead him to start trying his own hand at coming up with siege weaponry of the same level. He has since carried with him a book full of ideas all waiting to be put to the test. Waiting to be built and used.