Blackjack

"*Uhm-.. Uhm-.. Why excuse me, I had dozed off for a moment.. the name's Blackjack, and why thank you~ I'd be lying if I were to say your pelt wasn't interesting as well.*"
—Blackjack's out-of-barrier introduction
**Blackjack** was an Unbound wolf living outside of the Lucii Kingdom. He was played by **Nilla#6978.**

## Personality

Blackjack’s personality, at first glance, seems to be pretty *black and white.* Outwardly, he seems to be cocky and confident, with a sarcastic streak. His exterior creates the illusion that this rugged face is the extent of his depth, but Blackjack’s personality mirrors his appearance. Like Yin and Yang, behind the cool façade he possesses a warm heart and a caring nature. He fights fiercely, but he loves even fiercer.

Due to years of maintaining his own survival in the brutal Outlands (Outside the Barrier), Blackjack has learned to harness his power and become a ruthless fighter. He’s mastered the art of switching from harmless conversation to effortlessly pinning his opponent to the ground upon the slightest suspicion. His greatest strength is balance. Balance within and balance without. (*Oh yeah, did I also forget to mention that he’s probably the biggest softie you’ll ever meet?)*

## Master of Balance

Unlike most wolves, Blackjack has a completely unique set of powers as a Master of Balance, abilities not bestowed upon him by the Crystal. His abilities include:

* He can create light in the darkness, and vice versa. his white fur absorbs the light during the day and his black fur absorbs the shadows. It then bleeds out of him at will when he needs it. He can then throw the shadows at opponents, for example: When he wants to use them, they swirl around his form like a dark aura & attack his opponents like tentacles.
* The light has healing properties so when he’s hurt, he draws from the light and heals himself (or others).
* As a last resort, he can fuse the light & darkness and create an exploding ball of energy that wipes out anything within a short radius. Dangerous because it leaves him at risk of death too, hence why it’s a last resort.
* You could maybe say he uses the shadows to shroud himself in darkness which helps him hide in the forests better and uses light to blind his opponents and quickly dart out to hit them.
* He can solidify the darkness & light and cast out the energy in front of him and walk through the air kinda as if he were to Sky-walk although, he doesn't use this ability often as it takes up a large amount of energy.
* Illusion- He can manipulate the energy to basically blend into whatever background he’s against, or even use a perfect blend of both to create an invisibility illusion, but that takes a lot of energy from him.

Non-Elemental Abilities: Immortality, Enhanced Agility/Speed/Stealth/Stamina

## Strengths/Weaknesses

* Extremely agile and stealthy.
* Equally focused on offensive and defensive tactics.
* Able to both destroy and heal greatly.
* Has practically no restraints being that he is on his own out there in the Outlands/Outer Barrier.

* Weak in open spaces, as he's unable to use his sneak attacks and stealthy moves, so he is vulnerable.

* If he uses either darkness or light too much without balance, he risks destroying himself.
* Skywalking takes up a vast amount of energy.
* Making illusions takes up a lot of energy, after which he must recover.
* One of his powers is virtually never able to be used, as it's a last resort and would possibly kill him.
* Without powers, he wouldn’t have a lot of strength.