[complete] Lanta Rosa

Switchblade wrote:Name: Lanta Rosa
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Birthday: 03/01
Sexuality: Straight
Special Characteristics: N/A

Personality: Out of battle, Lanta retains a lot of the charismatic and witty interjections that surround the life of a person who leaves just about everything to chance and money, almost always taking someone up on a gamble if there is a chance to make money from it, however if the chance is too slim, he will decline or change the rules to his favour; as he has no qualms hiding an ace, or seven, up his sleeve. He can come across as severely flirtatious, and at times uncaring, often seeming to not notice things such as tension in a room, or trying to alleviate the tension in his own weird way, mixing a calm and collected outlook with a large amount of persistence and staying power. Often taking the role of a dealer when none is available due to his knowledge of most card games that can provide a profit, and the fact that he can then choose to play blackjack as beat the dealer. With those he calls friends, he is very open and willing to explain tips and secrets of his games, and even rig hands in their favor should they not be doing well in a game, even if they don't want him to, he'll probably still sneak a few cards in when backs are turned. He is very caring with them, due to not having much in his youth, he values his interpersonal connections with an admirable conviction.

However when he is in battle, he takes on a very similar composure, however the persistence changes from helping cheer people up, to trying to put an enemy down; trying to put them off their game the entire way through combat, taking it as more of a poker game than a fight. In combat he also prefers to make his own rules, often trying to subvert the usual style of fighting that may be expected of him, and trying to use his cards to overwhelm an opponent. However he is a clean hands dealer, so will never take up a fistfight, instead trying to run to a safe distance or risk his pride and ask for help from someone with him. As a leader, he seems to view himself as more of a dealer, staying in the middle of the action and both trying to direct his allies with subtle aids and boosts, and sabotage his opponents with careful attacks made to counter the mages that seek harm to his team, however as a natural gambler he finds keeping the role of leader incredibly hard and much prefers being in a team, or better, going at things alone. When under a leader he seems relaxed, though not acting as helpful to his team mates, he is a lot more aggressive towards his foes, and thinks with more of a gambler's mindset, trying to pin enemy attacks before they are made with possible counters, even if the prediction ends up wildly wrong and he gets caught out as a result of it.

Likes:

• Adrenaline; as a gambler, Lanta is an adrenaline junky, seeking excitement wherever.
  

• Slowing down; due to his upbringing, Lanta still finds himself enjoying the more basic things in life, such as food and wine, at his own pace.
  

• Showing off; Lanta finds himself very happy when he is able to show off new tricks or tactics to people, seeing the looks in their faces, and especially liking the compliments, or the insults as a result.
  

Dislikes:

• Dirty dealers; despite his liking for rigging the decks himself, or perhaps due to this, Lanta finds himself enraged when he is counter rigged.
  

• Dirtied hands; as said before; Lanta hates fistfighting due to the risk to his hands and image as a dealer.
  

• Fool me twice; Lanta hates being tricked by the same trick twice, believing that a master cardsman should never fall for the same act twice.
  

Motivations:

• Money; it's a habit that costs money and gives money, and so in the cycle of win some and lose some, Lanta constantly works towards getting more and more money to fund his habit.
  

• Family; never forget your beginnings, a hidden motivation of Lanta's is for his family, aiming to achieve greatness and fame to make his family proud and prove to them that where you come from does not matter.
  

• Adrenaline; as with his likes, his motivations also include a large amount of thrill seeking, giving him a naturally adventurous side and want to experience things.
  

Fears:

• Losing the edge; the fear of every gambler is losing the edge in the game, suddenly awaking to find your tactics no longer work, or your style is no longer accepted.
  

• Loss; the fear of losing those important to him is a crippling fear for him, having nothing but family at the start meaning he fears losing them and ending up with nothing again.
  

• Arachnophobia; it's nothing, everyone fears spiders? Right? No, well he does, a crippling phobia of any spider of a significant size, not going to squash them as he gets far too scared and retreats until someone more capable comes to deal with the issue
  

General Appearance


Height: 5ft 10
Weight: 11 stone
Hair: Jet black, swept back in a formal fashion
Eyes: Sapphire blue
Skin Tone: Caucasian
Appearance: Lanta is toned, but not in a bulky way, still looking rather thin despite his muscles, which are seldom seen due to being covered by a formal white shirt, black trousers and oxford pointed shoes, with a blood red waistcoat over his shirt, with the end of a black bow tie hanging out the left pocket as he prefers keeping his top button undone, he has no visible scars on his face, and a reasonably warm glint in his eyes.

Guild/Council

Guild: Infinity Hydra
Tattoo: Back of the right hand, a blood red
Rank: D