Basilica De Flambé

## Appearance

Basil is a young man standing at 182 centimetres tall, he weighs 75 kg, his body structure is quite lean for his weight, he has a Dark reddish hair which comes down to his shoulders which he usually keeps in a bun, Green eyes, prominent cheekbones, a dimple on his right cheek, a wide nose and short but thick lips with a flat chin.
Basil usually dresses in a checkered buttoned shirt, baggy dark green cargo pants with a brown leather belt and flip flops. He also has a tattoo of an eye with the moon instead of the pupil on the left side of his neck, under his ear.

## Personality

Basil can be easily defined as adventurous, curious, cheery and friendly. He has a "free spirit" mentality which shapes his actions; He doesn't like being confined to a place or a responsibility, and will do anything to not be driven into a situation like that.
However, he will go to lengths for his curiosity and will follow people who prove themselves interesting and worth learning from. His passion is his palate, which he strives to cultivate to create the perfect cook book for dishes which can affect the mood of the diners.

## Backstory

Basilisk De Fleur (original name) was born to the De Fleur Travelling Circus, a family run business that originally started 2 generations ago after the family was exiled due to treason to the government of the Begerra continent. Ever since he can remember himself, Basil knew how to breathe fire and jump the trapeze better than the rest of the children in the circus. Due to this, the children pranked Basil into using acid instead of gasoline in one of the shows when Basil was 7, causing him to lose his sense of taste. Because of that, Basil lost his appetite, causing him severe malnutrition. In an act of desperation, his grandfather, head of the circus, invited a witch doctor to cure Basil's condition. The witch doctor not only cured the condition, it caused Basil's taste buds to become super sensitive, enabling him to understand flavour profile just by smelling. By the age of 17 Basil has grown tired of working in the circus, being their star and their best performer, while his true passion for food has just begun to increase, bordering on addiction. At 18, he left the circus, travelled to the Asuda continent to learn more about foreign cuisine, in search of ingredients and recipes that will fulfill his need for exquisite flavours and finally sate his unending need for stimulation to the taste buds. While there, he learned of the Hunter Association, which enabled Gourmet Hunters to go anywhere they please in search of greater cuisine. Feeling excited and alive for the first time in his life, Basil changed his name to Basilica De Flambé to distinguish himself from his former family, and applied for the 188th Hunter Exam, passing it with alot of difficulty. During the Exam, one of the participants has told him about the concept of Nen and Aura, which he found fascinating and studied it under a Hunter by the name of Tasaki Kantor, a Blacklist Hunter who specialises in manipulation of swords, helping him develop his Hatsu:
Divine Tongue: Breathing Flavours.
Right now, Basil has reached the Heavens Arena to earn some quick cash to help set him up for his trip across the world.

## Abilities

### Physical Stats

 Strength
 Speed
 Dexterity
 Aura
 Control
 Total

### Fighting style

Basil's days as an Acrobat and Circus performer, as well as his pursuit of study of the culinary arts, shaped his combat style, making him rely on mobility and precision with his knife attacks, rather than brute force.
Recently has developed a particular unarmed combat involving kicks and dashes as his main ways to handle combat situations in the Heavens Arena.
His Hatsu is useful for long range attacks and AoE (area of effect) attacks.