Adrian Cotta-Arc

**Adrian Clay Cotta-Arc** is the son of Saphron and Terra Cotta-Arc. Adrian was born in the city of Argus and lived with his parents having a normal childhood. Adrian adored his uncle/sperm donor, Jaune Arc, who served as his inspiration in life. Adrian would later become both a knight and a huntsman, being inspired by the heroics of his family and especially his uncle.

## Biography

### Early Life

Adrian Cotta-Arc was born in the city of Argus in the Mistral Federation. Adrian was the child of Saphron and Terra Cotta-Arc, though he was technically also the son of Jaune Arc through sperm donation.

Adrian lived with his mothers in Argus and had a relatively normal childhood, though he was a descendant of both the Arc and Pendragon families.

## Personality

Adrian was a generally kind, altruistic, friendly, and extroverted man who tried to live by the virtues of a true hero and as the ideal knight. Adrian was loyal to a fault and would do anything for those he considered his friends. Adrian was generally a rather casual and almost carefree person in day to day life and it would take a lot for him to take things more seriously. Adrian generally acted cheerful and exuberant and his natural expression was that of a cheerful and welcoming smile. Adrian was rather confident person, but he could never be called someone that was arrogant or vain, always being humble and taking little pride in his deeds.

Adrian's personality has been compared to that of a Shonen hero, though he pretends to have no idea what anyone is talking about when they make that comparison. In truth, Adrian did deliberately pattern his demeanor after those sorts of characters as well as his uncles, but he was too embarrassed to admit it.

## Appearance

### General Appearance

Adrian was a male of mixed Valean and South Animan origin with black hair, dark brown eyes, and a light brown complexion. As an infant and child, Adrian was somewhat large and by the time he reached his late teens and later adulthood he became rather tall and well-built. While not as large or as athletic as his uncle, Adrian was very fit and at his full height stood at 6'2" and weighed about 200 lbs.

Adrian had thick and wavy black hair that was quite soft and somewhat fluffy. Adrian typically kept his hair cut rather short though it got slightly longer at the back. Adrian's hair was rather messy with many tufts sticking out and he had bangs that framed his face. Adrian inherited the Arc family ahoge which manifested as a single lock of hair that sprung up from the top of his head that curled downwards and was pointed backwards. No matter what Adrian would try to do to tame that lock of hair, it would always remain standing, though his messy hair style did obscure it slightly. For comedic reasons, Adrian's larger ahoge and his hair antennae seem to move on their own and even change shape to reflect his mood. Example include his ahoge forming a heart shape, question mark, it sticking out like a frightened cat's tail, or wagging like a dog's tail. As this has not been commented on and only shows up in comedic scenes, it is clear that this is just a gag.

Adrian had large and upturned, almond shaped eyes that were very expressive and drew a lot of attention. Adrian's eyes were a taupe brown and were thought to be quite beautiful. Adrian's eyes had immense depth to them and they shone brightly with kindness, innocence, and compassion. Adrian's eyes were very emotive and betrayed his thoughts easily.

Adrian had a heart-shaped face that was perfectly symmetrical and mildly androgynous in appearance. Adrian had high cheekbones, dimples on his cheeks, average sized ears with attached lobes, a small, straight and sharp nose with small nostrils, soft, full lips that were a light brown in color, straight and pearly white teeth, a strong and sharp jawline, and a strong chin that ended in a rounded point. Adrian was apparently unable to grow facial hair and as such was always clean shaven. Adrian's face was described as "cherubic" as a child, though he lost most of his facial fat as he matured and his facial features were sharp and fine. Adrian's skin was noted to be very smooth and soft.

Adrian's body was perfectly proportioned and he had long arms, a long torso, and long legs. Adrian had a relatively long and muscular neck, broad shoulders, toned arms, large hands with long, slender, and dexterous fingers, a toned chest, a flat stomach with lightly defined abdominal muscles, a narrow waist, and strong legs. While Adrian was very fit, he was not that muscular, having a more lean build. Adrian was naturally hairless, lacking all body hair.

Adrian had a slightly high-pitched voice that was somewhat smooth and very friendly. Adrian spoke very casually and was in most respects a rather normal person when it came to speaking. Adrian was not someone who spoke excessively, but he was also not very soft-spoken. Adrian had a very boisterous laugh that was filled with mirth. Adrian also had a great singing voice, and he sang in a tenor. Like his uncle, Adrian tended to scream like a little girl and suitably shocked and sneezed like a kitten, and also like his uncle he got very annoyed by it.

Adrian's body language and demeanor was mostly quite casual, though he did move with some confidence. Adrian's standard expression was that of a cheerful smile. Adrian was trained by his uncle, grandfather, and great uncles in the ways of being a huntsman and knight and he acted like one. Adrian moved with a real confidence and grace bearing his training.

By the time Adrian matured, he was considered extremely handsome. Adrian was considered a pretty boy and even as a child, he was noted to be a very cute looking one. By the time that Adrian reached his teens, he was considered as handsome as a professional model. While a very pretty man, Adrian had a bit of a rougher sort of charm than his uncle that gave him a different sort of attractiveness. Adrian stayed this way as an adult, though his increased age made him more attractive. While Adrian was tangentially aware that he was considered attractive, he didn't care much and was focused on other matters.

Adrian had a rather close resemblance to Terra and to Jaune. Adrian inherited his mother's hair and eye color, though he had a slightly lighter skin tone. In most other respects, Adrian greatly resembled his uncle, something to be expected as Jaune was Adrian's sperm donor. While Adrian didn't look exactly the same as his uncle and had some of Terra's facial features, he did have a great resemblance to him. As a result of his close resemblance to Jaune, Adrian also looked similar enough to Saphron that it was easy to tell that they were related. Although Terra was the one to give birth to Adrian, it was understandable if people thought Saphron did.

### Infant

As an infant, Adrian was relatively large for one.

## Attributes

### Techniques

#### Aura Arts

**Aura Attacks**: The ability to use aura for offensive possibilities.

* **Aura Beam**:
* **Aura Blade**:
	+ **Aura Chainsaw**:
* **Aura Blast**:
	+ **Aura Explosion**:
* **Aura Bolt**:
* **Aura Disk**:
* **Aura Impact**:
* **Aura Slash**:

**Aura Suppression**: Aura Suppression is the ability to suppress one's own aura so that they cannot be sensed. This consumes no aura to use.

**Awakening**: Awakening refers to the ability to unlock the auras of others. It takes a substantial amount of aura to do this, especially if the person who is being awakened has a lot of aura. With Adrian's aura reserves, he could awaken dozens of if not a hundred people without a second thought or a hint of fatigue.

**Locking**: Locking is the ability to lock someone's aura. It is a dangerous technique that is only used on dangerous criminals. Using this technique locks someone's aura nodes so they can no longer use aura unless they have it unlocked once more.

**Reinforcement:** Reinforcement is the ability to use aura in order to strengthen, or reinforce, something. Adrian is capable of using reinforcement on himself or on objects that he is touching. This allows Adrian to bring the best qualities of something and magnify them. While it does use aura to do it, it does not actually consume any aura to perform. Reinforcement is one of the most important skills that a huntsman has, though mastery of it is very hard to achieve. Basic reinforcement simply involves pushing one's aura into an object or body part in low amounts, though higher levels requires knowledge of the inner workings of the item being reinforced and careful use of aura being pushed into it. At a certain level, Reinforcement also allows one to harm spiritual or spectral bodies due to it's use of immense auric energy, the very essence of the soul. Adrian is very skilled with all forms of Reinforcement and he is very efficient in it's use.

* **Body Reinforcement:** The practice of reinforcing one's own body. It is the primary use of aura for many people. Reinforcement allows someone to magnify their natural abilities, with those who are very skilled at it being able to easily double or even triple their natural abilities. It is one of the first thing that aura users learn, but it is also very difficult to master. Those who do master it have shown the ability to reinforce their body passively, so their natural limits are ignored at all times. This works to increase strength, speed, stamina, durability, agility, reflexes, and the senses. While it can be used on the entire body all at once, it can be focused on a particular body part to enhance it immensely (such as focusing on one arm for added strength or focusing on the eyes so that one can see kilometers away or see in the dark). Jaune is particularly good at reinforcement and has masterful control of it, though he had extreme difficulties originally especially when it came conserving aura while using it. Jaune has reached a point that he is always passively reinforcing himself on some level.
* **Item Reinforcement**: The practice of channeling aura into an item that one is touching to make it even better than it was before. It is primarily used on weaponry so that said weapon does more damage, is more durable, and can make use of aura attacks. There are also more mundane uses such as using aura to make food more nourishing and flavorful or making the edge of a knife sharper. It is one of the first things that aura users learn and is one of the most important skills in a huntsman's repertoire, as it allows them to slay Grimm much faster than normal. It is hard to master and doing it wrong can barely have an effect on the item being strengthened.

**Shielding:** One of the primary uses of Aura is the ability to create a shield that surrounds the body. It is one of the first things that aura users learn. It must be actively called upon to be used, though some aura users are so advanced that they always have their shields up. Calling a shield or simply having it up does not consume any aura, though getting hit does and those who are skilled at it can limit the aura loss of injuries to a great extent (such that a hit that could take half the aura of a novice, only takes 20% of an expert). The amount of aura consumed depends on the hit and some hits can simply break through the shield. Jaune instinctively knew how to shield himself with his aura, though he took a while to master it.

**Willpower**:

**Surface Walk**:

### Weaknesses

#### Physical

**Food Intake**:

**Motion Sickness** **(Formerly)**: