Sputter

**Sputter** is a loud and rambunctious youngster of the Fire Nymph tribe.

## Background

Sputter's parents died in battle when he was just a newborn, and since then he has pretty much been looked after by Cole the rest of the tribe. He stayed with one of the village elder's who was a grandfather like figure to him and taught him about their tribe and values. Sputter seemed to take after his late father in the sense that he wanted to become the strongest, and when his magical ability kicked in when he was very young he knew he could pull it off in time. Since then he's pretty much bent on becoming the best, even if he still has a long way to go.

With Topaz being considered one of the best warriors in the tribe, he challenged her all the time and almost always lost. While most people found him annoying, she thought he was kind of amusing and liked his guts, so she ended up going along with his challenges and letting him tag along with her a lot. Since then he's grown a bit of respect for her (even if he'll never admit it) and likes following her on her adventures.

## Personality

Sputter is a loud, energetic, and aggressive boy who wants to grow up to be the tribe's strongest warrior. He's incredibly hyper and eager to prove how strong he is, which leads to him biting off more than he can chew most of the time. He doesn't think twice about challenging someone to a fight, even if it's one he obviously can't win. He's a cocky little shit and will challenge anyone and everyone if he thinks it'll prove how strong he is. Because of this the others are usually in charge of keeping him in check and out of trouble.

For someone so young he is pretty talented and he has a strong ability, but his lack of focus and control make it hard for others to teach him, or just deal with him in general. He can be incredibly foul mouthed and rude to people and isn't above calling nicknames or hurling insults. Despite his attitude he is serious about becoming the strongest warrior when he grows up, and he has the drive for it. He gets incredibly angry when people call him cute or adorable, which is often since he has a bit of a baby face. He thinks he's the best at everything he sets his mind to, and nobody can tell him otherwise.

## Appearance

Sputter is a short boy with yellow skin, short spiky red and orange hair, orange eyes, and a small scar over his nose. He wears a dark blue vest and brown baggy pants he keeps tied with a blue sash. He usually keeps his pants legs rolled up at the bottom. He also wears a pair of special leather gloves and boots.

## Relationships

### Elder Crisp

His gramps, the village elder who looked after him when his parents died. He took care of him with help from the tribe after his parents fell in combat. Sputter tends to act rude towards him like everyone else, but they seem to have a mutual understanding and respect for one another. He's a grandfather-like figure to him and he cares about him even if he doesn't show it. Crisp worries about him sometimes because his drive to be the best is pretty much what got both his parents killed years ago.

### Topaz

His 'Big Sis' and self-proclaimed rival. He always challenged her when he was younger, and always lost. Topaz has a soft spot for him since she was a troublemaker herself back when she was his age, and has sort of taken him under his wing. Whenever he challenges her she kind of teaches him without him even knowing, and she gets a kick out of riling him up sometimes. She's the only one who his nickname isn't downright insulting.

### Zafira

He refers to her as 'Twig' and the two don't really like each other that much. Zafira thinks he's a bratty little runt, and he thinks she's way to focused on her 'services' instead of being a warrior. They often bicker and snark at each other a lot, much to Topaz's amusement. Despite their dislike of one another. Their mutual love for Topaz keeps them on the same page, and they can work together when it's needed.

### Char

It's a general rule of thumb that he and Char are not allowed to go off on their own together, because they can and will get into all sorts of trouble. Because of their similar personalities they tend to get along the best, and Char serves as an older brother figure to him. This unfortunately leads to him picking up some more of Char's less appropriate habits (like stripping out of nowhere). He's more than happy to spar with him and Sputter has taken to following him around since Topaz has left.

### Burnicia

Known to her as 'Stumpy'. The one in the group who usually reels him in when he gets too out of control. She built his gloves and boots to help him control his abilities, and though he respects her skills as a blacksmith he often (hypocritically) picks at her about her height. She's annoyed with how often he either ditches or downright destroys the equipment she makes for him.

### Hody

Known to him as 'Fishface'. He thinks Hody is trying to take his (imaginary) spot as Topaz's rival. He challenges him whenever he sees him, but Hody usually just ignores him, which makes him furious. When he hears how Zafira talks about them he thinks she's crazy since Hody obviously isn't up to his Big Sis's standards.

### Dottie

He has a sort of crush on Dottie but he has absolutely no idea how to deal with it, so it usually just ends up with him name calling or something like that. Dottie thinks he's weird and they end up butting heads, and arguing over who's better between Topaz and Hody. The two can get along and have rare moments where they are actually rather friendly.

### Sparks

His hellhound puppy that followed him around everywhere. It's just as feisty and fierce as he is and often play fighting or bothering Styx. Much like it's owner, it has a bark much bigger than its bite.

### Scorch

Has always held a strong dislike for him and tried to challenge him. Topaz and the others always stop him since their worried Scorch will actually hurt the kid. After one incident where he kicked Sparks, Sputter has sworn revenge on him and wants to take him down in front of the whole village.

## Powers And Abilities

### **Abilities**

**Short Fuse**: He can make explosions from his hands and feet. On top of the explosions being able to do major damage, be used in a variety of ways, and he can use them to propel himself through the air.

**Biology**: As a fire nymph he has the ability to erupt lava from the earth and control it. He is able to heal burns and sore muscles, and has a naturally higher than normal body temperature.

**Close Combat**: Sputter is rather quick agile, making use of his ability to propel himself through the air. He has rather good reflexes as well as a keen instinct for combat.

### **Weaknesses**

Sputter has very little control over his explosions, and will often end up blasting himself back from the recoil or losing control mid flight. Because of this he wears special gloves and boots made by Burnicia that will limit his explosions, though he usually won't think twice about taking them off. He is also rather reckless and tends to charge in without thinking.