Silvanus

Name: Silvanus
Age: 25
Birthdate: January 31st
Gender: Male
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Rank: S - Wanderer
Village: Formerly Ishigakure
Clan: N/A
Element(s): Fuuton (S), Doton (C),
Specialties: Ninjutsu (S), Ijutsu (C)
Special Characteristics:

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Personality:
A living paradox; multiple aspects of his persona tend to make Silvanus a difficult person to understand at times. He's one of the people that you either do or don't like. He enjoys laughter and poking fun at others, albeit he usually stops when told to do so, but that varies on whom he is messing with at the time. People who he doesn't care for will get it the worst. Authority and him do not mix, plan and simple. His slick tongue, rebellious nature, and negative attitude is looked down upon by most authoritative figures. Sarcasm is nothing other than second nature to him. Hasty; never putting too much thought into most things—utter disregard for others well being; dangerous to himself, yet more so to those around him. He finds it rather difficult to keep focus on one task for elongated periods of time, easily getting distracted when it comes to certain things and usually inattentive if he doesn't find something truly interesting. Oblivious to most, Silvanus is an immensely intelligent individual despite the numerous fallacies that are presumed by those who do not truly know him.However, no matter how intelligent he is that essential urge to act on certain impulses never ceases to exist within him, never heeding the advice give to him by those around him, and taking action when he sees fit—one with an opinion that must always be heard no matter the circumstances; overzealous and blunt. The unique perspective and the mindset he displays is truly one of a kind. Logic and reasoning takes a whole new meaning when it comes to him, innately being able to make something out of nothing without a moment's notice. Choices and decisions that he makes may not always seem the most logical, but there's always that ulterior motive behind them even if not apparent to him at the time.

He can be rather quiet at times when around people who he isn't all that familiar with, however, the times he does speak he spreads a considerable amount of wisdom that surprises people who don't know him well. They say boredom is a dangerous thing, well this is definitely the case for him. Especially since he finds himself bored so often. Whilst bored, he does things that are very questionable, by both society's standards and his own, more so than he does regularly. Different from the persona that he usually portrays, underneath it all he is essentially a different person; a demeanor lying hidden, much more ghastly, and grim than the original. Vigilance that typically seems non-existent becomes utterly evident. The urge to kill someone intensifies to irresistible levels. A hunger such as that must be fed—death, a variable constant in his life, constantly having to murder those around him to keep from straying away from any sanity that still remains. Surprisingly, there is certain people who he won't kill: residents from his village, children who are not shinobi, members of his family, those who he believes cannot defend themselves properly, and those who he trusts, or considers a friend. There are specific types of people that he takes a certain joy in killing. This joy is uncommon, and lies in only a few type of people's ends as he views killing as a must—something required of him, therefore he doesn't usually indulge such a thing. Murdock is of the few people who knows about this 'secret' of his. Anyone else to ever witness it is dead, with the exception of the Ishikage.

Trust is something that he rarely gives others. The issues he has with trust go very deep into his past, but it mainly revolves around the manner in which he grew up. When he grew up, there wasn't anyone he was willing to trust and for good reason; no one he was fond enough of to really trust and the amount of shifty individuals he constantly met except for one person. He saw a lot at a young age and it ultimately destroyed what little trust he had tried to develop. Sometimes he fails to understand the reason why people do some of the things that they do, especially women. It makes him really question society as a whole, albeit there are many things that he understands about them on an astounding degree, therefore it is easier for him to communicate with others, both on an intellectual and emotional level. And because of it, he excels in deceiving people. Typically when people lie there is an fluctuation with their heartbeat, but this isn't the case for him—being able to look someone in the eye, and lie without the slightest indication of such is something that he's mastered. He gives excellent advice, often on subjects that he has yet to experience in life, even so he still somehow knows enough on said subjects to steer others in the correct direction, though he may not be able to do so himself when it comes to said subjects.

Likes:
A comedic at heart, he enjoys invoking laugh in others. Laughter is something he believes everyone should enjoy and is a cure to even the most ghastly of things. Despite the fact that he often questions the decisions women make, he quite enjoys their company - in more ways than one The touch of a woman is something he often years for, but he's careful of who he chooses to give himself to. Sweet and spicy foods are delicacies that he indulges in on a regular basis. Ramen or any type of noodle for that manner is his favorite thing to have for lunch. Murdock, the person who taught him everything is someone he's very fond of. He's like himself in a few ways and can relate to some of the struggles he's had in the past.

Dislikes:
Those who act radically different around people varying on who they're with and on top of that, are overall shifty who seem to have ulterior motives individuals are a type of people who he doesn't want to be involved with. They're annoying and upset him for the most part. Just as much, if not more than people who are in a position of power and abuse it. Those are the type of people who he shows intense spite towards. Injustice sickens Silvanus, specifically outright bias and favoritism. Disrespect isn't something that he can endure for long. On that subject, his patience tends to run rather thin. It depends on the type of disrespect that's displayed by others as it takes a bit to upset him. Blatant ignorance annoys Silvanus to no end. When people are utterly sure about knowledge on a subject and rub it in to others faces when they know absolutely nothing in which they speak. A lack of confidence in one's self is rather pointless the way he views it. There's no reason for someone to be insecure about themselves without a legit reason. When people display their anger and direct it at Silvanus when he did not provoke them to begin with it irks him. He tends to own up to the things he does and when he's punished for things that he didn't do it upsets him. Not having anything to do is absolutely dreadful for him. It leaves him with too much time to think which can be a really bad thing at times.

Motivations:
His survival comes first over all. This is what motivates him to think about the things he does before he does them. He can be inattentive and hasty with decisions sometimes, however, there are times where he knows it's okay to take his time with tasks, especially murder. It's his belief that his urge to slaughter keeps him 'humane' in a way. Life is a struggle and very few will survive, but he's determined to be one of those few. It may not show all the time, albeit if he feels his life is being threatened certain aspects of his typical persona will change immediately. Keeping himself occupied motivates Silvanus to go around, try out new things and have fun. There's only so much you could do within the time you live and he is well aware of this.

Fears:
Death isn't something that he fears as a whole, more so he fears dying a meaningless death. The fact that he could possibly die for little to no reason makes him afraid. Dying of natural causes would be the most ideal, however, he doesn't have a problem with dying in battle too. It depends heavily on the nature of the battle also. If the battle has no reason and he loses his life in it, then the thing he feared would have happened. Not having the power to do anything to protect himself is frightening in the form of death being almost imminent more than likely in any situation where that could occur.

History:
At a young age, Silvanus had to deal with a lot of pain and strife in his life. The people who brought him into the world had left just as quickly as he entered. Both of his parents died in the midst of battle. They were warriors, well recognized in Ishigakure and renowned for their prowess in the shinobi arts. With no one to take care of him, he ended up going to an orphanage. Before that he lived on the streets of the village, stealing and fighting for everything he got. It was evident that the rest of the kids where he stayed disliked him. The persona he portrayed wasn't to their liking. During this time he endured a lot of bullying and as a result, ended up becoming tougher from it in the end. Neglect and abuse among other things were just some of the multiple ways that he was mistreated in his time there. The injustice he witnessed developed spite towards people who acted in that way, which stuck with him for the rest of his life. Not liking someone was fine, but mistreating them because you don't like them without proper reasoning wasn't in the slightest. The woman who took him into her home was ignorant and narcissistic. All of the kids that stayed there didn't matter to her, it was only herself who she cared about. She got around quite a lot even whilst the kids were still in the facilities, constantly having different men with her with no complete disregard for the children placed within her care well being. Everything intrigued Silvanus as a boy back then. There was almost nothing he could resist when he got interested in. If something was going on, then he just had to know about it. One days as he strolled pass the woman's room he heard noises coming from it; moaning, two individuals in the midst of enjoying a passion filled night. This was the first time that he experienced sex. If this taught him something it was his sexual orientation. After a while, the funds began to get rather low, and the woman; greedy and lazy forced the children to all get jobs. This wasn't something that Silvanus favored at all, but he didn't really have a choice at the time. He argued it to the best of his abilities, yet in the end it did no good.

Unfortunately for him, it was forced upon him to get a job. Many of the kids there made threats upon his life, just as they usually would. There was nothing he feared and welcomed them to attempt whatever they saw fit. He searched for some place to work for a long time, but almost no one was hiring and the few that were, wouldn't accept him because of age. No one wanted to hire someone who was barely a teenager with no practically no experience. The concept of being a ninja always seemed very cool to him, however, he hadn't got the chance to ever enroll into the academy yet. Before searching for a job, the woman who took care of him rarely let him leave the building he lived in. One day whilst he walked through the village he stumbled upon the academy. Naturally, he snooped around and searched the premises even though he was well aware of the fact that he wasn't supposed to be doing that. He ended up being mistaken for one of the students and it was eventually figured out that he was simply an imposter, nonetheless after he told the staff at the academy the struggle that he went through at home he was more than welcome to continue on learning at the academy. This surprised him because he wasn't really accepted at home, and thus he stopped his job looking there. He loved learning at the academy about the ninja world and the way things work. To his surprise, he actually did fairly well in his studies, so much to a point where his classmates were somewhat jealous because of the intelligence he displayed. It didn't affect him all that much, he was still rather kind and comical when dealing with most people. One day after returning from the academy the woman demanded payment from the children—since he never found a job he had nothing to pay her. She really got under his skin, the way she treated them; constant abuse, neglect, and cruelty. This was surely where the urge to kill started to develop. At such a young age it was odd for him to have such thoughts, but that didn't stop him.

After practice with perseverance and the right guidance he graduated the academy, passing with flying colors and graduating the top of his class. One of his teachers personally tutored him which helped him a lot with passing classes. The two eventually grew close during their time at the academy and developed a Father/Son relationship. He showed the boy compassion and love which was something he hadn't received for a very long time, well before his parent's passing. There was something he saw in the young Silvanus; the potential to one day become a great ninja and as a graduation present offered to take him in as his own. Murdock saw the murderous intent within the boy it was something he knew all too well. He was shocked by the man's kindness and thought that no one would ever want to deal with him, but he wasn't going to deny the chance he had to get out of that hell hole and ended up moving in with him almost immediately after graduating the academy. Living in what was essentially a new environment was rather odd for him at first. He wasn't accustomed to such conditions; a home, instead of just a simple place to live. Murdock was a kind-hearted, middle aged, wise man who Silvanus found to be very amusing; both a legendary Sannin and an ANBU captain within the village, incredibly skilled in the application of Ninjutsu, Ijutsu and Genjutsu, albeit mostly known for the eyes that he possessed which was none other than the Sharingan. Anyone that knew of his abilities in combat knew very well to steer clear of him whilst in battle, otherwise it was likely that they would end up dead. He slayed various foes without a moment's notice which had gained him the nickname, 'Grim Reaper'. There was a cold-blooded aspect to him when he battled foes. It didn't matter who choked his path, if he so desired it then their deaths would occur. It was during this time where Murdock helped him acknowledge the murderous intent he contained within himself. He taught him how to control it to some extent, and who to take it out on. Principles such as not everyone should be killed were taught to Silvanus along with how to dispose of bodies properly.

There was very little known of the origin of Silvanus, not him nor Murdock knew these much about it, although it was a rather simple story. He came from a family of highly esteemed shinobi. The same could have been said for Murdock also. Two unique individuals ending up in a village so far from their 'home'. They were both alone in the world for the most part. Silvanus was separated from his family and any family that Murdock had, died at one point or another. Murdock had some friends of course, so he wasn't all that much alone as compared to Silvanus who didn't really have anyone. There wasn't really anyone who he spoke enough to consider a friend; associates, maybe but definitely not friends. The closest thing he had to a friend was Murdock, but even so it felt more like to him as if they were related, even though they obviously weren't. He was still relatively young at that time and just began to learn the way the world operated. So many things he had yet to learn, but it would all come to him in good time as he progressed through life. This was instilled in him by Murdock. He stressed the importance of how there was only so much a human being could know and that the limit was determined by the person themselves.

Instead of going into a team, he was taken on as the student of the Uchiha. This was more than necessary. If he hadn't took the boy on, then he would have ended up murdering probably all of his team. At a young age, he was intrigued by all but the simplest things. Anything and everything relating to the Shinobi world seemed to interest him; whether it be, the function of chakra or how to perform a specific Ninjutsu. Something he took interest in specifically, was the eyes that Murdock possessed. The great power that they were told to behold interested him. Murdock admired this trait in the boy--it reminded him a lot of himself as a lad. Such inspiration, will and desire to learn, it was quite intriguing from his perspective. Being the student of such a renowned ninja, the world quickly spread around the village. Silvanus started to get a good bit of attention before he had learned what it was to truly be a ninja. No one really knew who he was in particular, but rather, just that Murdock had took on a student who displayed potential. It was around this time that he started to endure some hardcore training. He wasn't worked too hard and only learned as much as he allowed himself too. If there was something he wanted to train further then it was on him to ask his Sensei to add in this. Murdock took immense pride in training Silvanus. He found it amazing that such a young man could learn so much in such a short period of time. Even as a Genin, he was able to control his chakra on highly advanced levels to pull off techniques that people weren't accustomed to such a young man having the capability to do. As the time passed training began to intensify for one reason; the Chunnin Exams. He was hesitant to enter at first and didn't know if he would be good enough to get past the first round. That attitude quickly faded over time as he gained confidence the more he trained. Swiftly, Murdock developed a way for the boy to kill without gaining any attention from the village. Simply enough, he would allow him to murder while they were out on missions in other countries. Of course for the mission's purposes the most of the time, but it helped that they were able to kill two birds with one stone.

Eventually, he decided it would be a good idea to enter the Chunnin Exams. The problem of killing his opponent is what worried him the most. It was taught to him that killing your comrades wasn't something that he should ever do, unless provoked or presented with proper reason. But he had been doing all that training (not just with the shinobi arts) and felt it would be a waste to not put all that he learned to use, otherwise what would have been the point of him training so hard in the first place? It was going to be a challenge for him and he was well aware of that, but he was also very confident in his skills. The multitude of things that Murdock taught him were all soaked into his brain. Ninjutsu was art at its truest form when he utilized it. The manner that he went about doing so, was very impressive. There wasn't a doubt in Murdock's head that the boy would win. Going into the Chunnin Exams, no one thought that he would win except for Murdock. This was mainly because no one was really knowledgeable of what capabilities he had. Firstly, the writing portion of the exams proved easy enough for him. He passed them with absolutely no problem. When he was motivated, there was nothing that could stop him. It was always as if there was no stopping him and in the Chunnin Exams there wasn't. In the second round he was faced with something that he was no stranger of, survival. The participants were set free in a barren wasteland with nothing more than a very miniscule amount of supplies. It was difficult for him to succeed in this, but in the end he made it through. There was only one thing he was faced with which was the third round, a tournament between Genin. Silvanus was faced with various opponents, all of which were defeated with cunning tactics and his ability to set the opponent up through the use of Ninjutsu and simple ninja tools. This was really where he shined, not one opponent landed a hit on him. He did better than even Murdock expected and he wasn't the easiest man to surprise to begin with. Silvanus was given recognition by all that were in attendance that day. This was where people realized how easily the boy could take out opponents without a moment's notice, thus earning him the rank of Chunnin. And that day was when Murdock learned that the boy could refrain from murdering some people as he came close multiple times in his matches, but never went through with doing it.

The victory he earned made Murdock prouder than he would ever admit of his pupil. He learned a lot of things about his student that day, one of which being that he was ready for more advanced training. It was time to push him a bit harder, but only if he was ready. Silvanus began to get lazy, never wanting to do much, starting to do less and less, however, one thing he discovered one day changed that quickly. Whilst he practiced he came across the ability to manipulate Earth that surrounded him. He was appalled by this capability that he possessed, since he originally thought that Fuuton was the only element he possessed. This gave him a whole new motivation in life. After discovering his second element he began to experiment during his training sessions a lot more; testing out new ways to utilize Doton, and Ninjutsu as a whole. There were multiple Ninjutsu he created during this time the gist of which were, by mistake; never intending for them to occur, but still glad that it happened as it did. Chakra control was starting to become second nature for him. The talent he had in it rivaled the majority of Jounin in the village, although it was still no where relatively close to Murdock's, yet still very impressive. Murdock saw fit to teach his student another form of Ninjutsu that regular Shinobi usually had difficulty learning; Ijutsu or Medical Ninjutsu. He wasn't the best at this particular art, but he was skilled enough to perform higher level techniques and was sure that his student would be able to utilize it to the best of his abilities. At first, it was rather difficult for Silvanus to learn Ijutsu. It differed more from typical Ninjutsu then he originally thought. The initial process was the same, however, there were some things that needed to be done differently in order to succeed with it. With his skills constantly progressing it took almost no time for him to get another promotion, which would in fact, be the last promotion he ever received.

Being a Jounin meant responsibility Silvanus wasn't too accustomed to. When on missions with Murdock, he would usually just take care of himself and need not worry about anything else. This was something new that he wasn't sure he would be so fond of. One of the first tasks he got was receiving a team of Genin. He had troubles in the past with communication, but that was mostly do to his own stubbornness and inability to trust. Even so, if he needed tips he could always ask Murdock who began to regularly travel again and go on missions in far away lands. He asked Silvanus if he wanted to travel along side him,though, he turned his request down. It was obvious to him he wasn't going to be the most happy person with these newly found responsibilities, but he still wanted to have the experience of being a Jounin, even if only for a short while. He didn't worry too much about Murdock and he the same. The person who he took on as his student grew into a grown man. There was no need for him to worry so much about him. Murdock wasn't oblivious to the fact that he could hang on his own. When they trained Silvanus was able to actually fight on par with the man to some extent. This gained him a lot of respect from both Murdock and other Shinobi in the village. His visual prowess always gave him the edge over Silvanus. Genjutsu was always the old man's trump card. Silvanus knew full well of this and grew resistant in some respect to it. Over the years it became easier to spot and interrupt, but it was much more difficult since Murdock wasn't any regular Genjutsu user. The subtle manner he used it in is what made him one of the best. Silvanus was determined to have the team he lead to be one of the best. The way he taught his students was very similar to the way he was taught. They couldn't be lazy if they actually wanted to learn something and become powerful ninja one day. He instilled into their brains the importance of them having to really want to learn and they seemed to have grasped the concept exceptionally well. Some of the only people he was serious with other than Murdock.

Through the following years he practiced with his team and they became a force to be reckoned with. He even developed a new way to feed the need he had to kill that differed from the old way that was taught to him by Murdock—instead of murdering whilst on missions as he usually would, he sometimes left the village late at night to go find prey to hunt. The other method was more ideal usually, but with him having a team that wasn't the best idea. However, he still got his fair share when he went on missions alone. The multitude of missions he had gone on aided in him developing the ability to lie without it being noticed. If he hadn't attained this ability then he would have surely died long ago. Teamwork was something that couldn't be taught and had to be learned—one of the many things his team went on to learn from him. The only person that Silvanus ever really worked with was Murdock and the two combined together made an amazing team. They worked in unison with each other to form synergy between them that most, if not all found it especially difficult to oppose. He hadn't seen Murdock in a very long time. Ever since he left to work a few missions there wasn't really much word of him, however, he returned shortly after the team of Genin Silvanus took on graduated to be Chunnin. It was rather impeccable timing as there wasn't going to be much for him to do after that. He could have always taken on another squad of Genin, but he wanted only one group of students as his legacy. It wasn't about him, rather his students and how they felt about the whole thing. They were his first and only students which is how he planned for it to always be. Upon the return of his Sensei, he was happy to see him. It had been some years since the two spoken to each other and so much had changed. There were a few new abilities that he acquired whilst meddling around, one of them allowing him to sense the presence of others via chakra signature. After the two caught up, he was very eager to have a spar. It would be interesting to test how much he really approved. The battle was closer than it had every been, two warriors fighting neck and neck, back to back to back advances from each other, yet there was no victor. After all these years the two proved even. This was a true testament to all of his hard work paying off, or at least to him it was. Murdock was caught off guard by the explosive power of his student. Such combat prowess was no joke and even made him use techniques against his pupil that he usually only used if he was making an attempt on someone's life. Neither one of them held back, and it showed in the damage they did to the area surrounding their fight. It was utterly destroyed, aftermath of the event that just occurred. Every time he fought him he took it very seriously, it was a necessity otherwise he would have probably lost hands down each time without a fight. Shortly after he received the title of Sannin for the immense skill he possessed and put to use in the name of the village. It was a real honor for him to withhold the title that his Sensei also had, albeit just a title to another person, it signified much more than that to him.

Afterwards, not much happened around the village. It was starting to get bland for Silvanus and he wasn't getting any younger. He started to think of what was offered to him all those years ago by his Sensei, often wandering what it was like around other villages in the country and what there was to do. Silvanus discussed traveling with Murdock and he told him multiple stories about his time in other lands. There were many things he was oblivious of prior to that meaning and it confirmed his decision to want to travel the world afterwards. He offered for Murdock to come with him, but he felt all too old to be journeying around the world anymore. This saddened him a bit, however, it wasn't going to stop him for doing what he desired. There was one thing that was very troublesome; he couldn't just leave the village, otherwise he would be considered a rogue ninja and although he wasn't opposed to that idea, it didn't hurt for him to ask. He wasn't exactly on best terms with many of the authoritative figures in the village. The Kage had no problems with him traveling, but the one thing he asked was that Silvanus not cause too much mayhem. Silvanus could be a very dangerous person when he wanted to be, even though he hadn't been all that destructive as of late it was mostly just maturity.It was obvious that he knew of his true nature. He thought of killing the Ishikage right there, but decided against it. That man didn't deserve to die, and he had a specific degree of respect from him, despite his dislike for authority. The Ishikage was fine with the man's urge as long as he didn't murder the people within the village. His urge to kill was still strong, and without being confined to the village he would have lots of Ninja to choose from to satisfy his needs. Within no time he set out into the world. Most of his time was occupied by exploring the diverse villages that they were to explore. A lot of the culture differed than that of what he was used to. Here he was no one except by the few people that he met along the way. Among those people was a man that went by the name Tee. He caught him in the midst of one of his kills one night, and Silvanus was sure that he would have to kill the man, but it didn't happen. He was able to read people pretty well, and could tell that the acts he committed made no difference. He could tell that he was just like him in a way. They soon became comrades after this. Friends wouldn't necessarily be the word to describe the relationship they had. They had very little trust, but it was enough that the duo could fight side-by-side each other, and eliminate the foes that opposed them. For a short time, they wreaked havoc a bit over some of the lands. They knew a bit about each other, however, were both discrete because of their situations. Tee helped fulfill his urge without knowing he was doing so, hell they even traveled around for a bit, but eventually the two went their separate ways. Silvanus thinks of him as an old friend, event though he technically wasn't a friend to begin with.  Not known by anyone, being from a smaller village and what not. He had been to other villages before, but not all that often. When he did go, there wasn't any fun involved, all work no play. He barely noticed the beauty of the other villages. The initial plan he had was to visit each and every land, thus he found himself wandering the five lands searching for things or people to occupy his time. Here, and there he killed those who he felt the need to, keeping all that was taught to him by his Sensei in mind when doing so.

RP Sample:
Silvanus slowly awoke from his slumber. A couple weeks past after he had arrived in the village, akin to his home. He didn't have a lot of knowledge of the village, but the vast amount of buildings and culture intrigued him. He planned to further his physical capabilities today. That innate sloth he usually displayed, was rather dormant at the moment. He was actually really determined to train. Arising from his sleep, arms uplifted in unison and a slight yawn released from his lips. There was still a long way for him to go, if he wanted to get to a point where he matched his Sensei. There was other things that roamed his mind, but they were less important and could wait until later. He stood up and looked out the window of the building he stayed in. After a few seconds of peering out the window at the view of the village he moved to the other side of the bed and looked through the dresser. Moment's later he found something suitable enough to wear and placed it on the bed. He turned around and began walking towards the bathroom. Whilst doing so he stripped down to nothing. He took one last stretch outside of the bathroom before entering and turning on the water. Steam slowly started to form in the bathroom, the door closed and he grabbed some towels, placing them on the closed toilet seat before hopping in. The water was just right for the circumstances, since there was a lot for him to think about, he would take the time to relax and put some thought into things while the hot water dripped off of his body.

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