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Cavalier Name: Deiphobus, Cavalier of the Outskirts

Civilian Name: Avon Murry

Nicknames: None yet

Gender: Male

Age: 17

School: Meadowview

Fav. Food: Chicken, it goes with everything, in everything, and can be made in so many ways how can you not like it!? Except fish, it should never be mixed with fish or any other seafaring meal.

Hated Food: Seafood, it’s too fishy that strange taste you just can't quite place that only seafood seems to have, not to mention it just taste so plain.

Hobbies:
Real Time Strategy Games: From Starcraft to Warcraft, Supreme Commander and a round of Sins Of A Solar Empire, Avon has his hand in every kind of RTS game. He started with a used copy of Warcraft he had found at a yard sale back when he was 13 and the games have continued to pile up ever since. Something about the feeling of power, at the click of a mouse a base can be swarmed with hissing aliens, a nuke to purge the face of a planet of all life leaving it ripe for mining. The power trip is the key trick to keep Avon playing.

As such his style is rather straight forward, if the game has the option to rush and hit early, quick, and hard Avon will take it. Rather then using units with unique abilities and taking a strategic approach he belives in 'bringing down the hammer' and simply over running the enemy in pure numbers or in units that are insanely hard to kill.

Card Games (Magic The Gathering): Straight forward, fast, and hard. His current decks are a Goblin Beat Down, and a Vampire Beat down, both decks featuring cheap creatures and a few supporting spells. It all started with a few curious questions during a trip to a local game store that featured the card game along with other videogames. The key difference between this and playing strategy games at home is the social part, rather then simply sitting at home playing Magic, Avon has to go out and seek a game of it at local game stores. (Though he probably brought a DS with a couple of strategy games just in case no one wants to play cards!)

Lacrosse: While his parents don't mind his love for strategy games they wanted him to get out of the basement and the house, put the game system down and get some fresh air. So they pushed him to try sports. Football was too brutish, baseball was a bore, track and field even worse, and basketball he just tripped over the ball between his feet when he dribbled. So finally he picked up a lacrosse stick and found 'hey, I get to hit people with a stick! That's cool!' Currently he plays second string defense, he has a habit of sometimes getting a little lost in the moment. Sometimes sliding too early hitting a man accidentally leaving an opening. He's no terrible player, but he needs to control his desire to go for the big hit before he can ever think of becoming first string for the team. The coach goes nuts over it, though his fellow teammates tend to forgive him so long as no goal is made. (And it makes for a good replay)


Virtues:
Roll out...: Start your engines hit the gas and don't look back. Avon is always ready to go, when you say you wanted to go to a movie at 2, he was at your door by 1 when the theater is only minutes away. Nothing can slow him down, he has no time to worry about finding an umbrella it's time to get going even if it is pouring outside. As such not much can stop Avon from going through with something regardless, he's not afraid to do what he needs to do. Great when it comes to simple things, but it does have its draw backs. (See Flaws: ...into a car wreck!)

Code Of Honor: No one point can really be picked out for what caused it but let it be know that Avon has three simple rules to follow as a person. Don't Back Stab: Seriously having someone stab you in the back blows, and if you start, others won't hesitate to return the favor and that's a fast way to make enemies out of friends. Don't Have a Closed Mind: Always be willing to try something new, if you turn it down from the get go you close a lot of doors and it also makes making friends a pain if you immediately pick out all the flaws and deem someone 'unworthy'. At All Costs; Avoid Lying: It cause more trouble then its worth, cover stories need back up, the back up needs to be reliable and not contradict the story. It really really should only be used as a last ditch effort, and hopefully to keep a surprise birthday party from being spoiled.

Trust In Me: Avon has a few moral codes, when someone confines in you, don't stab them in the back and tell everyone what they said! So when someone tells Avon they were cheating on a test because they were out late fighting crime, when the teacher catches wind of rumors that Avon knows he will refuse, refuse, and continue to do so till the questions stop. He won't always lie (as that causes a whole new problem) but he will avoid saying the truth straight out if it means keeping the secret for you. Though in the case of being a night time crime fighter with a secret identity, well, he might tell a little lie since its going to be hard to simply avoid the question of 'where did you get those bruises / come home late / miss our date ect ect)

Friend of a friend and that guy from class: The more the merrier right? Avon is open to meeting new people and trying to make new friends, you never know when someone you met could give you a helping hand later on so offer them a hello and a handshake. The best part is always having a friend to do something with, what ever the flavor of the day is, he's almost sure he has someone to share it with and won't hesitate to call them up to have some fun.

Flaws:

... In To A Car Wreck!: It's great to be eager to get going, it's great to just rush in and go right for the kill, but that has a problem, lacking a proper plan can lead to the best intentions ending horribly. Sure he showed up an hour early, but didn't he remember to get the tickets online? Too late, movies sold out now no matter how early you arrived to get going. Rushing into a fight? Not a good idea, such as it is, sometimes Avon's eager go none stop can get him into bad situations.

Thirst For Glory: While Avon is a good person he has a bit of an ego, and he loves getting attention for it. Sometimes running into situations in hopes of being the one in the center of the lime light, need a volunteer for something? He'll do it with out regards just to brag he was the one picked, the results however might not always be the best.

Claustrophobic: For all of his bluster and uninhibited willing to just do, he has one big fear. Small places and close contact. Full elevators? Not a good idea, too many people to small a place, what if the elevator should fall or someone goes crazy or gets sick? You can't get anywhere, and the walls just seem to get closer. His issue also extends to being close to people in large groups, he would never be caught dead at a rave with people pressed body to body or any kind of mosh pit. To be exact his worst situations are ones in which people are packed in close, while he doesn't like a metro train (the train crashes underground, where is help? Ambulance can't make it!) It's more so the fact that he doesn't trust people in closed spaces, you don't have room to avoid other people and you don't know what someone might do till you get to know them more.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Eyes: Light blue pushing gray

Hair: Brown cut to the bottom of his ears, parted more on the right side with a few strands in his face that always seem to annoy him.

Face: Square jaw, the classic comic book hero with a cocky grin of assurance.

Body: 5’8 and slender Caucasian

Parallel Cavalier Info: Deiphobus, Cavalier of the Outskirts

Nickname: Phobus

Hobbies:

Chess: A gentlemen game, full of class and skill. The game all Cavaliers should learn as a basic to learning strategy and thinking two steps and more ahead of your opponent in any sort of situations. He prefers to play timed games keeping things quick and on your toes a chance to work his brain at almost any time should he find an opponent willing to play. Being stuck in Avon's head and seeing these 'strategy video games' will eventually cause him to enjoy it a bit, however, he will press for Avon to pick up Chess as a way to learn the same way he was taught to think.

People Watching: He enjoys simply watching other people, learning who they are with how they act. While Avon is constantly making friends Deiphobus is constantly watching them from the back of his head making amused remarks from time to time in relation to how they act. It's sort of just a fun way to kill time for him while looking for a chess game or a good book to read. (Damn Avon's lack of interest in reading...)

Reading: He enjoys learning, what better way to learn then to read, from the ways of another culture and history, to a simple tale just for pleasure. He would often carry a book around everywhere in his life and will sometimes remark that Avon should open up to books more often, far better then this 'television' he's always watching.

Virtues:

The Noble Watch Dog: Faithful to his fellow Cavaliers, the Senshi next, and himself last. Should any of them call on him he will come as quickly as his can racing to find the closest mirror to reach those in need of him. It goes great with his joy of people watching, always keeping an eye out for trouble and always ready to step in from the outskirts to help. When working inside and with Avon he's always stressing the importance of helping others and being ready to meet any call, something Avon has no issue with agreeing to, after all it's a chance for glory and a chance to have some excitement.

Stay The Sword: Just because a situation is going sour isn't the reason to suddenly lash out with sword and fist. Everything has a time and place and Deiphobus feels his sword should only be used last, though once it is he is a reserved fighter, much like he plays chess he prefers to bait and taunt his opponent into the perfect strike, lashing out first will only leave yourself open and its by this policy he approaches everything. This is one of the biggest issues he has with being part of Avon, the two will constantly clash over how to deal with a situation, more often then not Avon will charge in his fighting style being wild and head on, till Deiphobus steps in forcing the fight to take a slower reserved pace.

The only time he won't stay his sword is a situation in which a fellow Cavalier or Parallel Senshi is in trouble. (See: Over Reacting Mother Hen)

Flaws


Over Reacting Mother Hen: Deiphobus might be the outskirt, the one who stands to the side, but so help the soul that raises a sword against his fellow Cavaliers or a Senshi of his Ladies picking. Nothing else will provoke Deiphobus into action faster then that. It will also take priority to most things when this happens. Should Avon be in control at the time Deiphobus will push harder then ever either to suggest a change in action, or simply take over Avon's body to deal with the problem himself. This can often lead to situations bad for both him and Avon. Avon's taking a test, but gets a text saying one of the Cavaliers are in trouble? Tough cookies Avon, Deiphobus thinks that saving his brothers lives over rules your silly history exam. (Seriously, this Lincoln fellow, his hat is like a giant bulls-eye...) Oh by the way: That was a trap you just marched into you predictable little soldier boy.

The Silent Type: If one thing can be said about Deiphobus it's that he doesn't care to talk much, for the longest time with Avon he won't talk unless required to. Even before his Soul was placed in Avon he was the quiet one of the Parallel Cavaliers. For Avon this can be a blessing, till his voice pops up at the oddest time for a really good scare, or with a snide remark about how he's doing horrible in a fight before stepping in to save them both. Over all Deiphobus can care about you, even call you a friend, he just does so with very little words when possible.


Over Time With Avon:
Starting off the biggest issues they have is that Deiphobus doesn't 'talk' he has at first little interest in trying to get to know Avon while sharing a body, the two will simply exist with Deiphobus taking over as need be to save them both. He also disproves of Avon's tactics, attempting to teach him chess and well thought out combat as well as generally teaching him to slow down, while Avon teaches the always quiet Deiphobus more about opening up to others, strangers he's trying to meet, and to his own teammates who he was always the silent guardian towards.

First, your explanation for Hated Food doesn't quite make sense. I think you forgot to type a word or two there. Also, I recommend going over formatting and bolding some things in your profile, just to give the appearance some definition.

I've mentioned that you tend to slip into gaming lingo before, right? I know, I know, I really should know these things, but I really do not understand how playing the Zerg illustrates the point you're making. The information about Avon comes through, but I think I'd like to see clearer examples if there are any examples at all.

The Magic: The Gathering hobby basically says the same thing about him that the RTS hobby does. What about Magic qualifies it to be a separate hobby?

I think you should retitle Trust in Me I'll Lie for You if Avon won't actually lie. The first sentence also emphasizes a slightly different angle (strict moral code) than the rest of the description (loyalty), which is slightly confusing.

Friend of a Friend works, but I'd love to see more mention of it in his other personality traits.

I like Deiphobos. I think his last two flaws need to be retitled, though. They aren't quite what needs to be said, I think.