Aventis Merlo

"""'Change'"Aviste is a Type-6 Avian based on a Swallow-tailed Kite, though his plumage doesn't match with his base, and he is the assistant of Professor Kat Wilheim. He is also one of the main protagonists.

Appearance
Aventis is around 5'8 with rich amber skin that lacks any blemishes. Like most of his coloring, his eyes are black, dark enough for his pupils to be barely noticeable unless there's a direct, or partially direct, source of light. Though most people say he has smooth skin unbroken by any scars, he does have a few, small scars on his arms and larger claw scars on his chest from when he fought against a Rabid Canid.

His hair is black as well, somewhat short and wavy. Since he doesn't usually bother with brushing his hair, it is tousled and messy. Though, he does wash his hair on a regular basis, so it is very smooth and soft to the touch--something he grew to like after his interactions with Callisto.

Like all Avians of his Type, his body is partially covered by feathers, which includes his back, nape, shoulders and part of the face.

His build is first gangly, almost uncoordinated, but he becomes lean and toned, able to carry things much heavier than him, though not for long distances if he has to take off with said heavy thing. If he is able to grab the thing once he's air born, he can soar with it for a few hours. Though, he works best in carrying items when paired with Callisto, the couple of hours lengthen to a full day--if they force themselves.

Avian Features
Despite his base, which is a Swallow-tailed Kite, his plumage does not resemble it, only his wing and tail shape. As such, his wings are mostly white, save for the primaries, which fade to a gradual black towards the tips--the black gets darker down the last third of his feathers. The rest of his remiges are faintly tipped black, though the smallest secondaries are overcome by black--this includes the tertiaries as well.

His forked tail is the same black on his wings and it is scarcely spotted whitedown the middle line of his tail--save for the deck feather. His uppertail coverts are white, like most of his mantle, though they are also spotted, this time in black; each feather has three, somewhat rectangular, spots that go down the feather. Like his wings, which reach almost thirty feet in span, his forked tail is also greatly elongated, reaching almost six feet in length.

The upper part of his mantle--on his nape--fades from white to a very dark grey, and then black, the ombre reaching out onto the top of his wing shoulders and down his upper back. A single, faint stripe of gray continues down his spine that fades out completely before reaching the top of his tail coverts.

In addition, he too has a nictitating membrane, though he lacks the scales on his shins and his fangs aren't as large as Callisto's, being more cat-like in appearance. As such, his bite isn't strong or forceful enough to rip fingers off, but his teeth are sharp enough to cause great damage on whatever body part he bites; and if he tries, he can cause intensive hemorrhage with a single, well-aimed bite.

Personality
Aventis is usually stoic and cold, a reclusive Avian that doesn't enjoy social interaction and would more preferably go soaring in the silent sky. He will go to altitudes where other Avians don't dare just to get his moments of silence. Once in air, he becomes more relaxed, at ease, almost playful.

Despite his almost stoic attitude, he is shy and gets easily flustered when caught doing something he shouldn't be doing--in his mind at least--like staring at someone or touching something/someone.

History
He was created and raised by Professor Aiko Nakamura, which is why he considers her his mother and would never do anything against her--at the beginning, that is. Because of his mother's want of not training him, it led to him lacking any fighting skills and resulted in him almost killed by a Rabid Canid going on a rampage. After that, he was trained and has picked up basic fighting skills, though he was still not strong enough to defend himself or others well.

Flight
Because he never trained properly, his flying abilities are lacking, and he is best at soaring than powered flight. Still, his endurance and stamina is low and he can barely soar for more than a handful of hours, reaching eight at most if he strains himself. Once he begins to train with Callisto as his teacher, his skills increase greatly and he gets faster in the air than he was before. Her training leads to making him reach sprinting speeds that rival Callisto's, though he is still unable to keep the sprinting pace for long distances and his soaring abilities are still better than his powered flight ones. Aventis is able to soar for almost an entire day and night without any breaks, but with a few hours breaks, he is more than capable of covering great distances.

Despite the span of his wings, he has surprisingly sharp maneuverability and is able to turn and twist away from obstacles on a dime, but all this was only revealed through Callisto's arduous training. If he is chased or attacked in open spaces, he will rarely end up caught, but the huge downside to his large wingspan is his difficulty to fly in enclosed or narrow spaces.

Aventis takes full advantage of his maneuverability and stability in the air to land quick, hit-and-run types of attacks on his targets. Thanks to this, he has received the nickname of "Bomber".

Sight
His sight is almost as efficient and accurate as Callisto's, but he still is unable to spot the minute twitches of someone's face, and, as such, is unable to figure out whether or not someone is lying or being truthful without using his Trait. Still, he can see as far as Callisto can and he too has the same eyesight problems of being nearsighted as all 'born' Avians have.

Ruminate
Aventis is a very strong ruminator, able to hear people's thoughts on a radius of a hundred feet or more if he uses boosters. He can change the perceptions of whoever is in a radius of fifty feet of him, making them think they heard something, or even making them unable to see him if he wants, thus making him 'invisible'. Besides 'reading' someone's mind or altering his perception of things, he can also harm them or incapacitate them by 'blanking out' their senses, either only one or all of them. Ruminating is his greatest strength, saving him on multiple occasions when his wings or fighting skills couldn't save him.

Relationships
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