Leopold Ayer

College-bound idiot, cruising for bruising

*(Jumped right into a lion's den, did I.)*

- **Ayer**, (Thinking to himself the moment he entered the accursed Astora Zettai)

A college student who can't resist the urges of fighting anyone who gives trouble, Leopold Ayer would always seem to be ready to get his hands dirty whenever there's conflict. College problems be forgone, he has much to learn about the mutant and human relations, or rather interpersonal relationships at times.

## Powers, Abilities, and Skills

* Leopold Ayer knows how to fight unarmed and may or may not know how to use weapons. The latter has not been demonstrated well though, and he sticks to his punches and kicks.
* Ayer does college student things.

### Stats

* **D7 + 1 to Physical Damage Given**
* **D20 + 4 to Physical Offense/Counter**
* **+3 to Strength**
* **+3 to Stealth / Sleight of Hand**
* **-3 to Perception**
* **-5 to Intelligence**
* **-4 to Charisma**

### Inventory

* Goggles
* Several loads of bandaging wraps
* Jeweled Knuckles
* Forearm-Blade Gauntlets
* Reading Books

## Character Backstory

Although Leopold Ayer is able to study well enough to land himself into Fordham University, he only would have been admitted through luck. He is experiencing trouble keeping his grades and living standards steady, so he would turn back to his previous slum-based lifestyle in attempts to manage himself better. Ayer never felt much connections at university, so embracing roaming around and exploring all of the political and physical conflict with New York City’s humans and mutants would come easy. He’s yet to meet someone he considers strong, and seeks them.

## Personality Traits

* A battle junkie to the core.
* Aloof outside of the arenas.
* Dysfunctional overthinker.

## Storyline

Leopold Ayer's major involvements include a Time Square battle against a spider Aberration Mutant and its controlled Lapses alongside several others, including a few cops, a child, and some other mutant civilians. He engaged in a grueling long-lasting fight, throwing swift and deadly punches to the Lapses while at the same time, eating a missile's shockwave and some strikes of the Aberration itself until the monsters were defeated and put out of misery. The events were an exciting blur to him, being involved in such a dangerous event. He was also involved with a Satellite based Aberration, but merely managed minimal involvement outside of a few strikes on its body.

Ayer would be sometimes seen hobbling around New York City, away from the Fordham University fraternity activities and often acting based on his own whims and seeking whatever suits his interests. When he is involved with the fraternity, it is making sure everyone is wasted before he is.

Ayer, seeking a frat buddy drawn to the sea, encountered what would be the Leviathan, alongside several others including the Iron Maiden and a mutant police officer. As he held ground against the monster's attacks and its attempt at influencing the human minds, and dealing several strong fists in return, he regarded it as a miniscule challenge if at all. He would have felt a slight fear of the police officer though, having demonstrated her mutant powers and uncertainty about them.

He would grow weary of living within the Bronx area and the rising tension of situations given by a Gamestop incident, in which Todd Howard is consumed by a black sludge and influenced to attack the customers with unnatural attacks. He was saved from being sludged by Quni and Luna, two strange mutants who currently live in the same district as him, before Howard's inevitable passing. He fled the scene alongside the two pint-sizes right before the polices' eyes.

## Relationships

* **Celestia Ludenberg** - Ayer can really do a lot less without her making him a thirsty dog while at the Astora Zettai, to a point where he's gone nearly broke from her. He's looking into Platformer and RPG games just to get into her knowledge of games, though he's labeled a definite idiot by her. He's also open to gamble with her, as he has an outlet for extra money from his pocket.
* **Celeste Sapphire** - Ayer would thank her for clearing his student debt from Fordham University. He would not have taken the reveal that she can Sensejack him very well if not for the environment of a fraternity party, in which he helped introduce to her as part of initiating her to the university school life he heard she missed out on. He would introduce her to partying, about one of few things he would really enjoy outside of fistcuffs. He considers her a second sister and enjoyed the ramble that filled his head before her forceful disconnection of SenseJack. He's met with the news that Celeste has previously died and came back to life, and chose not to question the how.
* **Oppa** - An associate reigning as host of an underground fight club he visits. Will soon fight in a tournament hosted by him. Well, moreso a friend that bugs him from time to time.

## Fun facts/Trivia

* Ayer self-proclaims to like coffee despite unable to bear the insane bitterness and self-proclaims to hate sweets despite being allured by their taste.
* Ayer used to have $31k in student debt to Fordham University until it is cleared with assistance by a certain hacker. He is entering his third year as his major is Business Administration.
* This character would be based from *Ayer* from *Granblue Fantasy*.
* Has a tendency to catch-phrase his introductions: "Leopold Ayer, call me however you like."