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positive traits astute, calculating, dedicated, fickle, methodical, responsible, selfless, unshrinking, vigilant.

negative traits antipathetic, brusque, crafty, disreputable, irascible, meticulous, naive, obedient, reticent.

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With few words and conniving thoughts, Faiz is the type whom one could have an eventful night's outing with and yet still be backstabbed by him that following morning. But let it be unknown that he is not completely without loyalties (though blinded they are), and everything he does, he does for the ulterior motives of another rather than himself. With a closed off heart and stunted character, his personal desires and feelings are rarely expressed if at all, leaving his true demeanor more a mystery.

[break][break]Functioning normally in society is no impediment to him as a machine-like hunter when he dons a mask of pleasantry, but at times it can be painfully evident that he lacks proper morals and ethical values, much less the ability to empathize with other people. Despite his open-mindedness, he does not reflect very deeply on his actions or future, which suggests a high amount of naiveté or more accurately, an absence of any will to expand his world, instead being told what to know and do.

[break][break]Though a puppet and product of his upbringing, Faiz is inherently not a bad person, believable or not. Admittedly like many domesticated pokemon and being more pocket monster than man, he just wants to make people happy; the issue is, he wants to make the wrong kind of people happy. While nondescript and somewhat on the passive side of the spectrum, he does seem to take hidden enjoyment in new experiences and adventures, often going with the flow if he can just to see what becomes of it.

[break][break]Responsibility, however, always comes first, and his unfailing devotion would certainly not be a negative thing were it invested in better pastimes. It is exceptionally rare for him to back down or shy away from something out of fear or silly reason, only if the situation was glaringly not in his favor. Actually quite averse to physical conflict and violence, he prefers to settle things through calm reasoning, but many take this more as being a manipulative attempt to snake his way out of a pickle.

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As a natural-born seviper gijinka, Faiz never asked to become a Velstadt. And could events have unfolded differently, give him the chance to flourish as his own person, he also would have never wanted to become a poacher.

[break][break]When he was young—not even old enough to walk or talk—he was whisked away by a blackguard who then adopted him as his own for no other reason than personal gain. A tree whose roots are predictable through the apple that came from it, the trainer he grew to call and know as his parent was a rather notorious poacher, and at an early age he was introduced to the same lifestyle, fated if not forced, to follow in their footsteps. Less like a paternal figure and more like a trainer, though the clueless youth could not distinguish the two, he was taught a repertoire of unsavory (albeit useful) skills, accompanied by even less pleasant values—notably the idea that pokemon are simply tools for human use, including himself.

[break][break]By the time he was what humans consider a teenager, he was playing an active part in assisting his surrogate guardian with their crimes. Even then, there was little he knew about them other than the fact that they always seemed driven for money, not out of greed, but an actual need to survive. In lieu of their ignobility, it was hard not to admire the charismatic tenacity they had against life, and he wanted to do his best to help. Supplying poison, distracting trainers while their belts were pilfered, fighting pokemon in the wilds and setting traps to capture them; it was a near-daily routine the boy got into, but not for very long.

[break][break]It occurred as a freak hunting incident against a particularly aggressive target, when a fatal slip-up left Faiz incapacitated and at the mercy of a rampaging pokemon. Rather than come to the rescue, his adoptive parent used the opportunity to abandon the battle and flee, seeing no hope or chance for success. Just as he thought death would soon welcome him, unexpected saviors happened across the skirmish in the form of traveling members from none other than the infamous Team Rocket. Following a bout of strife, they finished the job that the pair could not and interestingly enough, proceeded to save him from certain demise, finding promise in his potential.

[break][break]With limbs crippled or lost in the attack, the comatose gijinka was provided with prosthetic replacements whether or not he wanted them. Upon his painful return to consciousness and revelation that his guardian was nowhere to be found, he was given an exorbitant bill for the cost of saving his life. As they surmised he was completely penniless and dependent, the only option available to consider was joining their ranks in order to work off his deliberately high debt. Thus, having nowhere to go and knowing he would at least be useful here, he obliged... exactly as planned.

[break][break]Since that day, years stacked upon years of working in the name of Team Rocket, not straying far from what he did previously with his parent, still never to be found. Only recently has Faiz been given the directive to venture to Lyeant, so he could sleuth for information and establish a foothold for Team Rocket's presumably eventual upheaval while the region rebuilds. The best position to do so, he felt, would be by aligning himself with Parallax, not just for reconnaissance on their acclaimed defense stratagems, but to exploit their resources as well. Anxieties stir from within, as it is a long-term mission he is unused to executing.

[break][break]All he has is the hope that he will find what he is looking for in these war-torn lands, but perhaps what he may find instead, is something he didn't know he wanted.

FANG SNAKE POKEMON

Visually speaking, Faiz does not express many characteristics that could blatantly label him as a seviper gijinka, outside of, perhaps, his coloration and stereotypically serpentine personality. But there are subtleties that remain to supplement the suggestion were one to take a closer look at his features, such as the slightly slitted pupils of his sanguine eyes, or the razor sharp fangs in lieu of his cuspids.

[break][break]Beyond appearances, his physical aptitude resembles a snake's, boasting exceptional reflexes, pliability, and the frightening capacity to switch from a relaxed state into action without so much of a warning. As with any gijinka, his brawn is nothing to sneeze at, but his grip strength in particular is formidable in its own right, and once he has a hold on something or someone, oftentimes the only escape is of his own accord (that is, without any interference).

[break][break]For the light-stomached, he fortunately does not literally shed skin as his natural ability permits, but he is considerably more resistant to ailments against his health, and can recover from them faster than even the average gijinka. One of his most sought-after capabilities is, of course, the lethal venom he can produce, which primarily induces pain and paralysis (the amount varying depending on how much is used), but can become fatal in large or repeated doses.

ETCETERA

◆ Stands at about 5'6" (168cm), which is... underwhelming compared to his respective pokemon.
[break]◆ His right arm and left leg are heavy duty prosthetics (presumably for combative purposes). Following the poaching incident and recovery in which he lost them, he learned ambidexterity as his dominant hand was on the mend.
[break]◆ He does not name his pokemon. To avoid confusion with others' pokemon (though he surely would not object if they accidentally listened to him), he sometimes refers to them by entry number in the national pokedex instead of species.
[break]◆ Most, if not all, of his pokemon have been poached in some way or form, from people or otherwise.
[break]◆ Doublade is the only member of his team who he hatched and raised as his very first owned pokemon, but in ironic succession, trained it in a similar manner to himself—while normal honedge are reported to drain the life of anyone who grabs it, Faiz conditioned it not to do so with him. Often coating its edges with poison, many find it reminiscent to a seviper's tail.
[break]◆ Despite being stolen, Salazzle is his next oldest partner, and incidentally possibly the closest indirect window into Faiz's heart that one may get.
[break]◆ Interestingly enough, is quite enthralled in and proficient with technology. His alias on or offline tends to be 5L, pronounced Faivel, a portmanteau of his name.
[break]◆ He typically wears an eyepatch during hunts or missions, which is actually a modified device that has functions similar to the poketch or c-gear.

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