Aspen Alabaster

Aspen Alabaster is a student from Atlas Academy and a member of Team ACAI. His weapon of choice is Pendragon, a shotgun-greatsword hybrid, and his team consists of Alani Sinoper, Conway Sallow and Iris Odell.
== Appearance ==
Aspen is a fair-skinned young man of immense height, with white hair shaved on either side and cyan eyes. He wears a white, sleeveless tunic, a silver pauldron and bracers over a bare right arm and a brown-sleeved left arm. Over this he wears brown gloves and an orange cape.
Aspen wears brown trousers with white gaiters and dark boots, with silver armor over his left leg. He also keeps a couple of bandoliers secured around his person.
== Personality ==
Aspen hails from the small coastal Atlesian town of Capstone, a place where contentment is a luxury and every day is a battle.
He was raised on a diet of survival instinct by his mother and father, and had to grow up fast to provide for his three young sisters when both parents passed away in quick succession. 
Using what little fortune they had, Aspen secured lodgings for his sisters in Mantle. He enrolled in Atlas Academy to hone his natural strength and earn a living to support what remained of his family, flitting between the upper and lower cities to train and study or check on his siblings.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Aspen's fighting style typically relies on brute force via the use of his sword, but he can also utilise the shotgun form from mid-to-long range, or even fire while swinging to keep an opponent on their toes.
In addition to this, Aspen employs the use of earth dust to litter the battlefield with rock.
=== Semblance ===
Aspen's semblance allows him to boost morale and reinvigorate his teammates in their time of need, but replenishing their courage can prove dangerous to their health and sense of self-preservation when they are out of aura.
=== Weaknesses ===
Aspen's major flaw in combat is his personality. He can easily become frustrated or riled by his opponents - leading him to lose focus, rely less on discipline and end up swinging wildly, thereby leaving himself open to his attacks.
== Trivia ==
=== Allusion ===
* Aspen alludes to King Arthur Pendragon, another famous sword-wielder. 
** He bears a resemblance to the leader of Mantle during the great war, suggesting potential royal heritage like Arthur's.
** His emblem also references the sword in the stone which Arthur is possibly most well-known for.
=== Colour Naming Rule ===
* He takes his forename from the colour 'aspen grey',
** Aspen trees can also turn orange, which is reflected in his colour palette.
* His surname, Alabaster, is a white mineral or rock.
== References ==
Category:Team ACAI
Category:Characters
Category:Male Characters
Category:Atlas Academy
Category:Atlas