Post by Xeno McFallon on Jun 22, 2017 13:45:27 GMT
XENO McFALLON
MALE | PANSEXUAL |
TWENTY-TWO | GIFTED |
appearance
For the most part Xeno is a little on the taller side with a height of 6’3” and due to the lean muscles he possesses, he is rather heavy. His arms are a tad lanky, but this does allow him to draw a bowstring far back. The colour of his skin is olive and has one scar over his right eye that does down vertical and makes it impossible for him to see out of that eye. The scar tissue tends to be a lighter than his olive skin tone. On most occasions, his scar is covered by a black eye patch with a silver X on top of it. It’s very rare to lay witness to the scar since Xeno often refuses to remove his eye patch in public, but sometimes will when resting. His right eye is a deep blue while his right is paler in comparison due to the damage it sustained. His hair is long and reaches the bottom of his neck and is oftentimes messy, its colour is a stark white.
When it comes to clothing, it is easier to say that Xeno could not care less about what he wears. He often prefers dark colours if anything mostly because it helps him hide in dark places, which is where he prefers to be. Strangely enough Xeno likes wearing a navy cloak despite it being completely out of fashion during the post-apocalypse. He often wears long sleeved pieces of clothing and sometimes fingerless gloves if he feels like it. Usually, Xeno will have his bow and arrows or crossbow and bolts on him at anytime since he finds he is better at archery. These are usually strapped to his back. A hunting knife is usually strapped to his waist in case he runs out of arrows or bolts.
personality
When it comes to Xeno there is a few things people tend to note when meeting him for the first time. This is mostly his offhand attitude when it comes to surviving the apocalypse. He usually acts in a nonchalant manner around people and unless it is of the utmost necessity, Xeno will not act serious. Usually when people attempt to harm him or the situation is grim is when he can tend to act more seriously. Since he has been surviving on his own since the beginning of the apocalypse, it is easy to tell that he's the hardworking and independent sort. Due to having siblings who relied on him just as he relied on them he is often pretty reliable. However, nowadays his independent attitude has made him strong-willed to the point where he may outright refuse to rely on others.
Oftentimes Xeno will do his own thing and be careless to the opinions of others. His arrogance only makes it worst since Xeno tends to think he is always right and the best, especially when it comes to archery. When it comes to viewing other people, Xeno is very cynical with the matter since his own brother had taken his eye. This goes to the length where he’s usually only concerned about his own interests and ignores the interests of others. Being the observant type and quick to react, Xeno will rely on his own instincts in order to survive. He often has excellent intuition and does tend to be correct when his instincts tell him something. He tends to act on impulse, which often leads to him getting into some interesting predicaments.
People also tend to notice that Xeno is the assertive sort and is highly confident in what he does to the point where he can get a tad forceful. This has gotten to the point where he can be rather competitive and outspoken in most scenarios. He’s ambitious and strives to be the best, but his arrogant and competitive behavior tends to make this into more of a flaw. Xeno pushes his limits a lot and becomes careless to how much harm he could be doing by accomplishing this. To make matters worst, Xeno is strong-willed and determined which commonly causes whatever he wants without heeding any warnings from peers. Being the tough type of person, Xeno will not simply state if he is struggling due to the fact that he believes he can persevere through anything. Since he can adapt easily he holds this belief.
When it comes to survival, Xeno is venturesome and is willing to take risks if it will benefit his own survival and possibly a few people he is close with. This has gotten to points where he can be rather opportunistic and ditch morals if they have some benefit towards him. However, his venturesome attitude has also caused Xeno to be the brave sort. He is also resourceful and usually finds nothing to be completely useless. Anything that is remotely useful will likely be used by Xeno. Being observant tends to help him with this since he can usually find useful items very quickly, however, his observant abilities is partially due to his enhanced sight ability. During the entirety of his survival, Xeno has remained patient when it comes to making his survivor lifestyle simpler. This is due in part to the fact that he has hunted before and is well adjusted to waiting.
Naturally, everybody has their flaws that cause people to often dislike them and Xeno is definitely no exception. He tends to be blunt which can cause people who are more sensitive to draw away from him. His outspoken attitude usually makes this worse since he will commonly state his opinions before thinking about what harm could be done. Sarcasm is something that Xeno does a lot, or at least at any given opportunity. He believes it is funny, when truthfully it does tend to annoy people a lot. Wronging him is ill advised since Xeno is vindictive and will seek justice for what somebody does to him, and his definition of justice can be quite skewed. Generally anything that hinders the other person or makes them feel like he did is suitable in his books. Lastly, when it comes to Xeno’s speech patterns they tend to be rather coarse. He has a nasty tendency to say rude things or simply say things in a peculiar way.
abilities
Enhanced Eyesight --- Passive --- Natural
Ever since Xeno was effected by Maras he has had improved sight compared to other survivors. His eye is excellent at locking onto movement and can easily notice changes in an area. This enhancement also allowed him to essentially zero in on targets, which improves his aim greatly. For the most part, Xeno’s world is similar to if somebody sharpened a photograph, thus why he can notice things very easily. His enhanced eyesight also allows him to see better in darkness than the average person, but this does not go to the full extent of night vision. Xeno can see around him easily, but by no means can see long distances during night with ease. However, these enhancements can have some unfortunate downsides. Bright, flashing lights tend to disorient him easily and the fact that he can zero in on things can draw his focus solely to that particular thing.
Enhanced Dexterity --- Passive --- Natural
This ability allows the user to move their muscles movements precisely. This makes it nearly impossible for them to be clumsy or fumble around. Essentially, Xeno can not be knocked over unless physically pushed by something. When he is pushed off something or intentionally jumps off he can usually land on his feet with ease. He can regain balance very quickly and can usually fight people at very awkward angles with ease. This ability also improves his capability to aim his bow or crossbow. If Xeno is extremely tired or injured he can be unbalanced and his enhanced dexterity can do little to keep him upright.
Enhanced Reflexes --- Passive --- Natural
This ability allows the user to have a faster reaction speed than that of an average person. This makes Xeno capable of dodging and maneuvering around and catch falling objects. His reaction time is almost instantaneous to the point where he can dodge bullets. This works in small speed bursts that allow him to maneuver quickly for only a few seconds. Consistent attacks at high speeds can overcome his incredibly sharp reflexes and manage to do damage. Those with superspeed tend to overwhelm his ability too much alongside having too many attacks aimed at him, especially if they are complex. Should this ability be used too much it can tire his muscles and even cause him to get pulled muscles or sores easier than that of an average person. If he is tired or injure the speed he can move to react will slow, sometimes to the point where he is only slightly better at reacting than the average human.
background
Xeno grew up in a small Canadian town on the coast of BC with his father, Jaden, his older sister Carol and little brother Harris. Him and his little brother were merely a year apart and after Harris was born, Xeno’s mother left. There was nothing that Xeno could remember about his mother, but the rest of his family came to resent the woman who had left them. The closest thing that Xeno had for a motherly figure was his 7 years older sister, Carol who was highly protective of her little siblings.
Once Xeno became older he began to help his older sister whenever he could and considered it a payment for all the wonderful things she did for him. They worked hard while they father went to work in order to keep the money coming in. Carol and Xeno were an excellent team and easily divided the work amongst the two of them which gave them plenty of time for homework. They had expected to divide the work further when Harris was old enough, but the youngest was lazy and no matter how hard Xeno and Carol urged him to help he never did.
When summer hit, Carol and Xeno found that they finally had plenty of time of their hands. Xeno’s sister, who was 16 at the time, decided to get a summer job to help the family while Xeno began spending more time with his father. He learned his father loved archery and excelled in the sport, people would even say he was the best in the entire town; a meager statement considering there were few who practiced bow and arrow. It got to the point where Xeno found himself begging his father to teach him archery constantly. Jaden was skeptical and decided to give him a toy bow for his birthday that year. Xeno loved it and practiced whenever he got spare time, which was rare since Carol was working regularly which left him the sole chores worker since Harris would not help.
Three years went by and naturally Xeno got bored with the piece of fake arrow flinging plastic; it did not help that he had only one arrow left. However, since he was 13 his father decided to teach him archery. At the start, he was shaky since his arms oftentimes lack the strength to draw the bowstring to its full tension and his accuracy was horrendous. An entire summer of learning only improved him slightly, but his father kept Xeno to it by stating he would merely need practice. Although, autumn had an abundance of chores which often left him busy and with little time to train his archery skills. However, this was when Jaden noticed how lazy Harris was being and began forcing his little brother to help with chores. Most of Harris’ work was sloppy, but often satisfactory for their purpose and Xeno could not complain since he could practice more.
Five years later and it was time for Carol to move out since she had for a long time been dating her fiance. The move was far since the couple dated over the internet which left Carol moving all the way to London, England. By late fall that year she had successfully moved and in summer the couple planned to marry. That summer, Xeno alongside his father and brother went to England for the wedding which was a rather happy occasion. When it was time to leave, hugs were exchanged and Xeno insisted that his sister kept in touch with him. He missed his sister, but was glad that she was happily living with somebody she loved. When he returned to Canada he went back to practice and even began hunting with his dad more often.
Eventually spring came and this was when Xeno got into quite the predicament. His brother was being lazy again and Xeno was insisting that his brother started helping him with chores since on this particular day he had an archery tournament to go to and he had to get ready after working all day. This soon turned to a heated argument where Harris pulled a steak knife on him and it did not take long for Xeno to beg his brother not to do anything. Instead, Harris attacked him and the knife went vertical and hit Xeno’s left eye. Jaden had been sleeping for a night shift and the screaming had woken him; he came out to swearing and Xeno holding his face while red rivulets trickled down his face. Instead of going to the tournament, Xeno was taken to the hospital while Harris was arrested. On that day Xeno lost complete sight in his right eye, which meant he would have to learn how to aim with a single eye.
When Xeno returned home, his sister Carol and her fiance had come to make certain he was alright, but he was furious. He felt that all the effort he had put into his favourite sport as for nothing and all swept away because of his lazy brother. He went by them in order to mope in his room, not listening to what they had to say. It had gone on like that for an hour until Carol knocked on his door and asked to come in. Carol talked to him for a while and eventually made Xeno feel better and gave him the confidence to try again. He was also informed that his father decided it might be best to move to the city since he could get a better job there.
At 20, Xeno decided to move with his father to Nootau, BC on the island of Iona. He found the decision was better since his home town brought up infuriating thoughts of his little brother. When he got there, Xeno got a new job and once his archery skills were on par again he began coaching archery on the side. He kept working his way back to the top, honing his skills once more until he was better than before. Sometimes, people would randomly challenge him and he would beat them at every turn. It boosted his confidence and most people found it difficult to believe that they had been defeated by ‘the guy with the eyepatch’.
Soon enough, news of the impending apocalypse came up and Xeno would not doubt it with the way people were. His own brother had pulled a knife on him and even used it after all. Naturally, he was displeased when the alarm went off and he found himself correct. He rushed off to the bunker and was there early, but his father was missing. Without second thought, Xeno went to go find his father, but failed and the bombs landed while he was out. He had taken cover in a old warehouse where after the shaking he fell unconscious. When he woke, he found his sight had improved and his eye was more keen on zeroing in on objects within the room. With the apocalypse upon him, Xeno had gathered up his bow and crossbow alongside any ammunition he could find and headed off. When the Aimon Settlement rose, Xeno avoided the place since he found that gathering with a bunch of people with unique mutations was a terrible idea. Thus, he headed off the woods where he remained during a majority of the apocalypse, doing whatever he could to get by.
miscellaneous
Xeno is ambidextrous.
Xeno has deadly aim with a bow and crossbow, thus making them his primary weapon.
Xeno has a secret hatred for guns, he finds them too loud.
Xeno has no plans to forgive his brother for blinding his right eye.
Xeno has named his bow Alyx which means Defender of Mankind in Greek. Alyx is a compound bow that he often shot prior to the apocalypse. However, he can shoot longbows and shortbows should it be required.
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