Conor Boyd

Name: Conor Boyd
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Alias: CB, Conor-sensei, The Scottish Quincy
Height: 6'3 (1.90m)
Weight: 210 pounds (95.25 kg)

Appearance:

Everyday/Teaching Outfit:
Standing at a height of six feet three inches is a Caucasian who looks to be on the pale side, but is not, with chestnut brown eyes and brown hair. His eyes glow with an inner light, giving off intelligence and knowledge, as well as experience. His nose is somewhat small, and he has no piercings that can be seen on his face. He is looks like someone who trains or exercises, with a body that shows little fat and some muscle tone. His weight is probably around the low side of two hundred pounds.

He is currently wearing a pair of khaki brown pants that are held up with a brown leather belt. His feet are clad in a pair of dark tan shoes and you see white socks are also worn on his feet, protecting them form the elements and the shoes. Upon his chest, is a white shirt that is buttoned up with a silver tie. This tie hangs around his neck, and is not tight, but loose, as the collar of his shirt is open. His white shirt is long sleeved, with the edge of the sleeves rolled back slightly.

A watch is upon his left wrist, and a silver claddagh ring is upon the ring finger of his right hand with the heart facing outward and away from the body. Moreover, you see a bracelet around his right wrist, with a Celtic ankh cross is hanging from it. Additionally, you can make out some type of tattoo upon his right breast, and his left shoulder blade, but it is hard to see what it is, as they fabric of the shirt distorts it.

Quincy Outfit:
Standing at a height of six feet three inches is a Caucasian who looks to be on the pale side, but is not, with chestnut brown eyes and brown hair. His eyes glow with an inner light, giving off intelligence and knowledge, as well as experience. His nose is somewhat small, and he has no piercings that can be seen on his face. He is looks like someone who trains or exercises, with a body that shows little fat and some muscle tone. His weight is probably around the low side of two hundred pounds.

He is currently wearing a white pair of khaki pants, held up with a black belt that wraps around his waist, that has a narrow shamrock green stripe running down the outside of his left and right leg. Upon his feet is a pair of white shoes and you notice that the legs of the pants cover the top part of his shoes. Upon his chest is a long sleeved shirt that is white with the collar open, and you see that the top of the collar has a narrow sapphire blue stripe running around the top of thee collar. Additionally, you can make out what appears to be a tattoo of some type over his right breast and his left shoulder blade, but it is hard to see what it is, as they fabric of the shirt distorts it.

A watch is upon his left wrist, and a silver claddagh ring is upon the ring finger of his right hand with the heart facing outward and away from the body. Moreover, you see a bracelet around his right wrist, with a Celtic ankh cross is hanging from it. Additionally, you can make out some type of tattoo upon his left breast, and his right shoulder blade, but it is hard to see what it is, as they fabric of the shirt distorts it.

• Conor's Eye of Horus Tattoo
  
• Conor's Celtic Ankh Cross Tattoo
  
• Conor's Claddagh Ring

Personality:
Conor is always out helping those who are in need. This can be a flaw, as he does things for people and usually is taken advantage of, but he does it because he knows the world needs someone who can help those who need it. He is only human and he can feel what people feel and the pain they maybe in.

He always has a smile on his face that is disarming, and is a well mannered individual thanks to his parents and grandparents. He has a sweet caring nature that is the root to his personality, and he draws upon this nature all the time. He is respectful of all those around him and will always help someone who is in need. Conor has a loyalty that is fierce when it comes to his family and friends, and he will defend them until the end. One of the most important aspects to him, is his friendship with people and he is even loyal to those who are innocent in these troubled times.

An intelligent person, but he is not a weakling in a fight. In addition, when he does get into a fight, he can be serious, but also determined to succeed at whatever it is he starts. Even though he does get upset at people, he still has a kind and gentle heart and will not do anything to harm people. Additionally, he has no grudges against the Shinigami, but he does not like how they handle things, and at times can be kind of rude to them, but will help them and be friendly towards them. He feels that all Hollows should not be saved, and that once a Hollow, you are always a Hollow, no matter what happens. This is mainly due to the lost of his parents while they were in Japan, and his anger about their lost is vented towards the Shinigami, who did not help when they should have. As far as he knows that is.

Powers:
Eye of Horus Tattoo:
The Eye of Horus Tattoo that Conor has on his left shoulder blade is a Quincy Reiryoku Reservoir. He received it from an old Egyptian "High-Spec," a human who can sense spirits. He was able to empower his ink with Reiryoku, to give someone a very small amount of power increase. Some of Conor's Reiryoku goes into the tattoo, making it a reserve battery of energy that he has access too. Moreover, it is always going to be active, and make Conor seem stronger than he is. Conor can tap into this battery if he needs extra power in a fight, and when he is not fighting, it absorbs Reiryoku from Conor or other sources that are nearby, within thirty feet of Conor. The more stronger the person is, the faster the tattoo will absorb.

Celtic Ankh Cross Tattoo:
The Celtic Ankh Cross Tattoo offers extremely limited protection to Conor. Like the Eye of Horus Tattoo, this one is made with Reiryoku, and glows blue with energy. However this has a limited amount of energy that will give Conor a total of three protection shields around him that last for two posts. This Tattoo only becomes active when he has his Quincy Bow out and is in a fight. Just like the Eye of Horus tattoo, it will adsorb some energy and the glowing of it can only be seen by those who are spiritually aware. The tattoo has a limit, and it will absorb 1/16th the Reiatsu from a character that is level 2-3.

Reiryoku Absorption & Manipulation:
A Quincy primarily absorbs spiritual energy from the atmosphere, and combines it with his own spiritual energy to form weapons. They have an easier time collecting this energy in environments with higher concentrations of spiritual particles, such as Soul Society or Hueco Mundo. To a sufficiently powerful Quincy, there is no difference between spiritual particles and spiritual energy as a source of power. They can manipulate spiritual energy for offensive purposes. Quincy most commonly reshapes spiritual particles into various types of bow and arrows, but can also concentrate spiritual energy into the form of swords (Seele Schneider) or Gintō.

Quincy Bow & Spirit Arrows:
All Quincies have the ability to create a unique spirit bow, and subsequently generate spirit arrows for the bow, using a Quincy cross or pentacle. The bow and arrows are both made up completely of reiryoku from the users surroundings, and last as long as the wielder's stamina and reiryoku reserves allow.

Quincy Equipment

• Celtic Ankh Quincy Cross: Standard equipment for any Quincy, the Quincy Cross acts as the focus for a Quincy bow.
  
• Gintō/Silver Tubes: small silver cylinder capsules that store spiritual energy in a liquid form, and are used by Quincy for spell-casting in the same way that Shinigami use Kidō
  
• Hollow bait: This item is a small, coin-shaped disk that attracts hollows when crushed.
  
• Seele Schneider: A thin sword that can be fired similarly to an arrow. It's much longer than a standard arrow and functions something like a chainsaw: the spirit particles of its blade vibrate at ultra-high frequencies, loosening the molecular bonds between any spirit matter it cuts so that the Quincy user may easily absorb the freed spirit particles.
  
• Claddagh Ring: A gift from his father the Claddagh's distinctive design features two hands clasping a heart, and usually surmounted by a crown. The elements of this symbol are often said to correspond to the qualities of love (the heart), friendship (the hands), and loyalty (the crown).

Skill level: Marksmanship: Advanced
Skill level: Reiatsu/Reiryoku absorbtion: Adept
Skill level: Quincy tools: Adept

Bow Description:
he Quincy Bow that Conor has looks just like all of the other Quincy Bows, with a few small differences. His bow is formed from the Celtic Ankh Cross that is on a bracelet around his left wrist. The bow takes the shape of an English reiatsu longbow. However, instead of being the normal blue color, his is colored green. Additionally, where his hand holds the bow, is a Celtic Ankh Cross.

Quincy Cross:
It is a cross having essentially the form of a Latin cross with a ring about the intersection of the crossbar and upright shaft. The Celtic cross symbolizes the bridge between heaven and earth. Horizontal arms represent earth - temporal life. The vertical arms reach to heaven - spiritual life. Union of spiritual and earthly worlds (vertical = spiritual world, Horizontal axis = earthly world. The circle represents the creator's unending love (no beginning and no end).

The Celtic cross usually contains many interlinking spirals and/or strands. Usually the lines used to create the cross don't have a beginning or an end, thus representing the immortality of spirit and love. The cross is also a symbol that is believed to protect the Celtic people from harm. The Quincy Cross that Conor has is a Celtic Ankh Cross, where the ankh is a sacred symbol of the Egyptians, which represents his mother’s heritage, while the cross represents his father’s heritage.

The Ankh is an ancient Egyptian hieroglyph is a symbol associated with Imhotep, chief minister to the pharaoh Djoser and likely the chief physician for the pharaoh’s family, who later became a god of medicine and healing. Also known as the staff sign, the key of life, the key of the Nile, the symbol for sexual union and for life, the ankh was also associated with the Egyptian goddesses Hathor and Isis. In reality, though, all manner of gods and pharaohs are depicted holding the ankh, showing that they command the power of life (and conversely, death) and that they also garner immortality for themselves.

History:
Life in Scotland
Some two hundred years after the Quincy Massacre at the hands of the Shinigami a young Quincy was born to two Quincy in Scotland. Born in the area outside of Glasgow, Scotland, young Conor Boyd was raised in a loving family. His father Duncan is an engineer, while his mother is a teacher and translator. Additionally, they have a secret that Conor will learn slowly, that they are Quincy's, and that he has the same abilities as they do, with the proper training. Conor's training began when he was seven years old, and it was done by both of his parents, as well as his grandfather. When Conor was not training to be a Quincy, he spent time in school learning all he could, in addition to being taught how to speak a number of different languages.

As Conor grew up, he was different, and saw things that others could not see. Everyone said it was his imagination and his made-up friends, but he knew that they were there. His parents did as well, and took notice in this, yet kept an eye on him for the time being. One summer, while on a trip to Egypt, he saw many things that scared him including a number of Hollows, that he called the bogie men, since he saw many. Additionally, he saw others who were fighting thee Hollows, the Shinigami that he would later learn about as well.

While in Egypt, his mother saw this and protected him, while Conor slept and it was not until he was seven or eight years old that he learned about what he saw, from his parents. While in Egypt, at a pyramid that was being explored by his mother, Conor walked and came upon a room, and looked inside. In there, was something that scared him, as he moved towards him. Screaming, Conor's mom came and saw the Hollow that was about to get him, and she shot it, killing it. However, it woke up the other Hollows that were there and soon, it was a running battle out of the pyramid.

Conor's father arrived and saw all of the Hollows and heard their screams as he ran inside. People were running in the opposite direction form the spirits that were there and as he ran, he took to the sky, attacking the Hollows that came after him. Moreover, a Shinigami arrived to battle the Hollows, but this was no concern to Conor's parents. Once Conor's dad made it inside, to where his wife and son were, he began to attack the Hollows as well. Conor for the most part stayed near his parents. They managed to get out of the pyramid and retreated, as Conor watched the Hollows attack the Shinigami.

Learning about the Quincy, the Cross and Hollows
Once back at the hotel, Conor was scared and shaken. After getting calmed down by his parents, they began to explain to him what had happened and what they and he were. Conor listened, as he was told the history of the Quincy and what became of them. They told him of how the Quincy were many at one point and what they did to those who hurt people, the Hollows that he saw at the pyramid. He was also told of the Shinigami, who were the ones that fought Hollows as well, and was told of the Quincy up to the point where they were nearly erased and how they have been forgotten by time.

Moreover, they told Conor that he was to not speak of the Quincy in public as they were to be hidden from humans those who could not see Hollows and Shinigami like they can, and that they would be locked up if they talked about the spirits. Conor listened well into the night, and feel asleep in his mother's arms until the next day. After waking up and eating in silences, he asked about those creatures and wanted to know more about them and how to stop them form hurting people. This was the moment that Conor learned about his parents, grandparents and great grandparents and was told of what was to happen if he decided to become a Quincy, like his parents.

Conor was given his Quincy Cross, a Celtic Ankh Cross that was attached to his wrist and was told to make sure that cross was there at all times, except for when he slept or played sports. He also traveled back home to Scotland, while his parents stayed in Egypt to his grandparents who began to teach him how to become a Quincy and what to do. Additionally, Conor meet with a number of Quincy that were in Scotland and they all help in his training while his parents were in Egypt and it stayed this way, training with his parents and family, plus other Quincy till he was 25 years old.

The training he went through, included how to use his own reiatsu, and how to detect others using his reiatsu. He was given books to read on the Quincy that were around, and was tested by his trainers all the time. He also learned how to use his Quincy Cross to summon his first bow, and the use of the various Quincy techniques and items he was expected to use and have access to.

As his training grew, he grew and was slowly becoming a Quincy as he worked when he could, between his school work, and his Quincy training. As he got older, he began to get interested in sports and girls, and so had to jumble all of this in with the training he was receiving, and over all, his parents wanted him to do good in school, so by the age of twelve his training in the Quincy arts became less of a focus, as his school work became the primary focus for him and his parents.

Surviving the Quincy Massacre
During this time, Conor learned about the Quincy Massacre at the hands of the Shinigami. It seems that Conor's great grandparents left Japan due to a disagreement with some of the other Quincy about the Shinigami and settled back in Scotland and Egypt respectfully. Due to this relocation, his ancestors were saved from Death at the hands of the Shinigami, since they did not raise their bows towards them. When they left their Quincy brothers and sisters, they pretty much gave up being Quincy and using their abilities.

However, they did not forget about it and kept training and passing their knowledge and skills down to their decedents. In secret, from the eyes of Humans, Hollows and Shinigami they trained. For Conor's ancestors on his mother's side, they trained in the desert and where they could, becoming hunters and warriors in battles. For his ancestors on his dad's side, they fought in the various battles of their homeland, and trained in the woods and in the various caves in Scotland, Britain and Ireland.

Some of his ancestors even traveled to what would later become known as the United States of America, but those that traveled to the Americas did not keep with their training and if any did, it is lost to Conor and his family. However, that is another story and one that will be covered when the time comes for it.

Gifts from Mother and Father
From the age of thirteen to the age of twenty, Conor spent time doing what any normal teenager did, have fun, cause trouble and give his parents grey hairs. Everyday, he became more attuned to his surrounding in his skills in the art of being a Quincy, and his knowledge grew as well, in the form of being smart in his school. His parents were happy, and his mother more so which was the first time he truly felt pain.

When he was sixteen, his mother took him and he got a tattoo, but this was not a normal tattoo, it was one of protection. The tattoo was of the Eye of Horus or Wedjat. It is an ancient Egyptian symbol of protection and royal power from deities, in this case from Horus. This tattoo was placed on his left shoulder blade, and the meaning of this tattoo was what his mother told him.

"This tattoo has been in my family for generations. It is the Eye of Horus, and it will protect you, just as it has protected me and your ancestors." As she talked, the artwork was placed upon him by a skilled artist, who was also a Quincy. Moreover, the tattoo felt like it belonged on him, and Conor would wear it with pride for his entire life, since he was being protected by Horus or Ra, since the two were combined. However, his father was not too happy with the newest addition, but he gave in to the idea, since it was his mother’s decision more than his fathers.

What Conor did not know, was that this Tattoo was made with a combination of ink and Reiryoku. Since it was and Egyptian tattoo, his mother talked with one of the few Egyptian "High-Spec," a human who can sense spirits. He was able to empower his ink with Reiryoku, to give someone a very small amount of power increase. He told her that if Conor practiced and became stronger, some of his Reiryoku would go into the tattoo, making it as a reserve battery of energy that he will have access too. Moreover, it is always going to be active, and make Conor seem stronger than he is.

Additionally, his father gave him his, and he told Conor what it meant and how it was to be worn, The Claddagh's distinctive design features two hands clasping a heart, and usually surmounted by a crown. The elements of this symbol are often said to correspond to the qualities of love (the heart), friendship (the hands), and loyalty (the crown). Since the Claddagh has a meaning due to how it is worn, traditionally, if the claddagh ring is on the right hand with the heart facing outward and away from the body, this indicates that the person wearing the ring is not in any serious relationship, and may in fact be single and looking for a relationship: "their heart is open."

However, When worn on the right hand but with the heart facing inward toward the body, this indicates the person wearing the ring is in a relationship, or that "someone has captured their heart". Moreover, if a Claddagh ring worn on the left hand ring finger facing outward away from the body generally indicates that the wearer is engaged. Lastly, when the ring is on the left hand ring finger and facing inward toward the body, it generally means that the person wearing the ring is married."

Coming of Age, College and Loss of Parents
At the age of eighteen, Conor graduated from high school, and was accepted at a university in the next county from where he and his family lived. By this time, his training as a Quincy had slowed and the lessons were repeated over and over. Additionally, in the years since receiving his Eye of Horus tattoo, both of his grandparents had died and others he knew within the Quincy community also died, rather it was of old age or fighting hollows. Moreover, Conor received a second tattoo, that of a Celtic cross, that was placed upon the right side of his chest. However, it was not the normal Celtic cross; it was in the design as his Quincy Cross that he wore around his wrist.

Once he was ready for the university, his parents saw him off and gave him a list of people to see while away to help with his training, and so he left, hugging his parents and arrived at his new home for the next couple of years. This was the last time he would ever see his parents alive, as they would die overseas in Japan. They were visiting friends over in Karakura Town, when there as a number of Hollows that appeared. His parents both being Quincy’s went to stop them, and during the battle, they were defeated and killed by the Hollows.

While he was at the University, he received word on their deaths and traveled to Japan to retrieve their bodies and flew home with them, as he thought about what had happened and what he must do. Upon his return to Scotland, Conor spent time fighting Hollows that were running lose, and learning how to be a better Quincy. Moreover, his college work began to take his mind off what had happened to his parents, as he studied in the areas of becoming a teacher, and speaker of multiple languages. While here, he learned Japanese, German and Irish, since he already spoke English, Scottish Gaelic and Egyptian. Additionally, he joined the Archery club, being an expert shot with the bow due to his training as a Quincy, and soon became the President of the club and winning a number of Archery competitions. He even was able to be placed on the British Olympic Archery Team, and after placing on the team, was on his way to the Olympics.

The Olympics, Graduation and his Life as a Quincy
At the Olympics, Conor was in the Men's Individual Event and the Men's Team Event. In the individual competition, 64 archers compete. The competition begins with the ranking round. Each archer shoots 72 arrows (in six ends, or groups, of 12 arrows). In this event, Conor placed second over all through the entire event and won the Silver Medal for Great Britain, since Scotland is not a country that is in the Olympics. Meanwhile, in the Team Event, three archers in the individual competition also gets to compete as a team. The same three archers from the individual competition must compete as the country's team. Their scores in the individual ranking round are added to determine the team's ranking round score. In this event Conor scored allowed them to win a Gold Medal and this was the extent of his career within the Olympics.

Since he was a winner, he got a chance to see many places which was nice, and he got to learn many new things that he did not know. He spent a year in Japan and a year in Germany, and out of these two places, he fell in love with Japan, and vowed to return to Japan. Additionally, he spent a semester in Dublin, Ireland where he attended Trinity College before returning home to Glasgow to finish courses there and graduate. He did graduate with a degree in History, specifically Scottish History and two minors, one in Japanese and the other in German. Moreover, he spent a total of seven to eight years in the university to get his degree.

Upon graduating from the university, he was presented with his final test and upon completing that, became a Quincy. Moreover he learned some more on being a Quincy, spending a total of twenty-three years in training to become a Quincy like his parents and grandparents. Additionally, Conor got a job at the local high school to be a teacher and when he did, went out to protect people form the Hollows. Than the worst thing to happen did death within his family.

When he was twenty-nine, he received word that both his mother and father had died when the airplane they were on crashed due to a terrorist. Conor was heart broken, and knew that his parents were alive and that he might see them one day, since he could see spirits, but he did not dwell on this for too long, since it could make it harder to do your job and you can make mistakes. After the funeral, Conor worked harder at his jobs, both as a teacher and as a Quincy.

When Conor turned thirty, he got an offer he would not forget and accepted, to be a teacher in Japan, at Karakura High, in Karakura Town, Japan. After getting all of his papers in order, saying good-bye to his friends and making sure everything was taken care of, he boarded a plane for his new home, a new life and new adventures. If only he knew what he was flying into, after all he is a Quincy and Karakura Town has a high number of Hollow activity that will keep him busy, but to what extent.

Currently, he lives in Honshu, Karakura Town and is a History Teacher, and one of the Foreign Language Teacher, teaching German, Egyptian, Irish and Scottish Gaelic. Additionally, he is the new Archery Coach at Karakura High.

Roleplay Sample:
Another was out in the city; however, he was new to the city, since he had only visited it a few times, not enough to know where things were, or where the streets lead. So he was geographically displaced, which is the same as lost, but that is a debate that this person would love to have. Today was a special day for the figure, who wore a pair of khaki brown pants that are held up with a brown leather belt. His feet are clad in a pair of dark tan shoes and you see white socks are also worn on his feet, protecting them from the elements and the shoes. Upon his chest, is a white shirt that is buttoned up with a silver tie. This tie hangs around his neck, and is not tight, but loose, as the collar of his shirt is open. His white shirt is long sleeved, with the edge of the sleeves rolled back slightly.

A watch is upon his left wrist, and a silver ring, a claddagh, upon the ring finger of his right hand with the heart facing outward and away from the body. Moreover, you see a bracelet around his right wrist, with a Celtic ankh cross is hanging from it. Additionally, you can make out some type of tattoo upon his left breast, and his right shoulder blade, but it is hard to see what it is, as they fabric of the shirt distorts them. However, he was different than most here, he was not a resident of Japan, being not born or raised here. He was someone who was here to live his life, but he still stood out compared to most. Besides his height, which is six feet three inches tall, his skin color, a Caucasian who looks to be on the pale side, but is not, his eyes being chestnut brown, were probably the least striking of his appearance. What was odd about him was his hair color, which is what made him stand out, as it is silver in color and it is all natural. His eyes glowed with an inner light, giving off intelligence and knowledge, as well as experience. His nose is somewhat small, and he has no piercings that can be seen on his face. He is looks like someone who trains or exercises, with a body that shows little fat and some muscle tone. His weight is probably around the low side of two hundred pounds.

As he walked, he closed his eyes, as he felt the spirit pressure and energy in the city, which was odd to him, I must find out why there is so much energy here. It is odd that … and he blinks as he feels the energy being given off by a fight or the fight that had just ended, if it is not going on. He stopped as he looked around, using his ability, since he is a Quincy, a Scottish Quincy, and heads in the direction of where the battle or fight just ended or is still going on. Rounding the corner, he looked and saw something or someone jump from the building to another and shook his head as he looked up, "That looked like a … dog? How can a dog jump that far," he says to himself in his Scottish accent.

Conor went to the building and blinked as he heard something and turned, seeing a Hollow heading down the street, for a few kids and he blinked, "Ah bloody hell," he says as he uses his reishi and forms a bow of green energy in his right hand. The bow takes the shape of an English reiatsu longbow. However, instead of being the normal blue color, his is colored green. Additionally, where his hand holds the bow, is a Celtic Ankh Cross. As the bow formed, Conor ducked round a corner and peaked around said corner. He saw the Hollow pin the child or someone down and by training and instinct, his hand went to his bow and he pulled it back forming an arrow and popped around the corner. He took aim, saying nothing and released. The arrow traveled on, and hit the Hollow in the face, into the right eye. The creature screamed as it disappeared and Conor spoke to the boy, "I think that ye should get home lad. It is not safe around here," he says as he moves, his cross glowing slightly as the bow is still in his hand. Luckily the child cannot see the bow, only those who are able to see Hollows can see the bow of his, and in the city of Karakura, that could be any number of people.

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Well, this looks pretty good if you ask me, great skills you have there. But, there is a small concern. Your history mentions that these tattoos and things give you some abilities. In your powers section you should write down these abilities and what their exact effects are. Or make another section, either way works. Just elaborate on the effects of these tattoos and trinkets and you're good.