Onyeka Cyrus

Orphaned Street-Prince of Steelhaven. Picture by @ARDISARTWORK

## Summary

Onyeka “Onyx” Cyrus is a Flarinese/Alamumuojic human from C-Block; Steelhaven, Flarin. He is one of the original members of The Renegades of Inzuria. Onyx wears Basketball-Branded Streetwear, specifically donning a *Steelhaven Heroes* jersey and a pair of blue sweatpants with some sort of yellow hoodie tied around his waist. His skin is tanned and he has long white hair binded with a black bandana. Onyx is the current leader of the Iron Foxes gang in Steelhaven, inheriting that title from his adoptive father Kadir D’Ambrasio after his disappearance following a raid he participated in during *The Rose Wars*. Onyx is a junkie at heart and at fist, capable of crafting something from anything he can grab. He prefers melee combat, occasionally using gear or weapons such as his *Fempti 1 Set Styles, Agido Knuckles,* and his *Rude Crasher*. Onyx has high levels of notoriety in his streets, making a fair amount of allies and enemies along the way, most notably Zeke De'Lune, Dawn LaRossa, Luggnutt, and Astra Moonfall. His cocky attitudes and taunting mannerisms have gotten him far; far in trouble and far in the hearts of the Renegades. It's worth noting these outbursts may be linked to abandoment issues surrounding the death of his mother and the disappearance of his birth father. He may not be the wisest Inzurian **(I can personally confirm that much)**, but when he’s determined to take a stand he’s near unstoppable - even going through other ***(less than wise)*** people, such as Rah’Shied Kumar. Perhaps ***Cyrus*** isn’t just a name after all…but that remains to be seen.

## Backstory

Onyx is the son of an Alumumojic father and a Flarinese mother, who both disappeared from his life at a very young age. This case was never documented by a SORA-SQUAD member, but according to Onyx’s memory his father left him upstairs and he spent the next day surrounded by a rotting, iron-like smell. Everything went red, then black after that, and Onyx was left to survive in Steelhaven with nothing but his ingenuity, some of which was granted to him by his mother, and the heaps of junk that washed up on the aquatic border between Steelhaven and Ravensheer. Eventually, he made his way to the doorstep of the Iron Foxes, and was taken in by their leader, Kadir; a shady man with an interesting track record for experimentation. This leader of the foxes raised Onyx as his own, and shaped him into a powerful force of nature; having him assist in various amounts of dirty work for the gang, one instance was a hit on a Tungsten Badgers higher up, ***Quinten Leflure***. Onyx eventually took up the head role of the Iron Foxes after Kadir’s disappearance after he led a raid on the City of Golden Roses that failed horribly. He was given a mixed reception initially, but has earned a great deal of respect amongst his fellow Foxes since then. His presence in the Iron Foxes allowed him to explore the rest of Flarin without worry, looking for alliances to help the gang in the causes. That endeavor ended with him attempting to steal some alcohol, and getting stuck working a janitorial job in a certain Inn in Dewhurst.

## Skills

**Craft/Reinforce:** Allows Onyx to combine materials to make weapons and tools, or upgrade tools to improve stats. When crafting, you'll be able to make whatever handheld weapons or small-to-medium sized tools with the materials in his possession, the durability of which is determined with a 1D10 Intelligence Check. All components MUST be in his inventory (**Street Smarts** and it's effect are exemptions). When reinforcing, Onyx can use the same materials used on a weapon to repair them or grant bonuses if the weapon is at max durability, but take note that Reinforce does not work on all items. All inventions are automatically added to The Cyrus Manual.

**Street Smarts:** On Onyx's first turn, provided Onyx can reach it, he can rapidly dissemble any weapon, tool, or contraption up to the size of a car, reducing the entity to a percentage of the materials it's made up of (10%-60%). When Street Smarts is used, Onyx can either collect the materials OR use his stored materials in collaboration with the newly harvested ones. Once an item is made or reinforced, all materials that weren't collected de-spawn. This skill can be used twice per day OUTSIDE of battle.

**Intimidation Tactics:** During the same round that Onyx is sent under 50% MAX-HP, and at any time during it, he can taunt by flexing his "Muscles of Steel" at an enemy. This taunt STUNS the attacker for 1 turn, and has a 10% chance to EXECUTE the enemy via heart attack. If the execute is done on a Mini-Boss OR Boss type enemy, they instead will be DREADFUL for 3 turns. This skill can be used once per battle.