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Name: Rajinder

Race: Shifter (pure-blooded, light-skinned)

Gender: male

Base Traits: Self-Interested, Spontaneous, Enduring

Class: Heavy Defense (beserker path)

Personality:

Self-Interested | This mindset of his was built through negative thoughts from his own struggles. Rajinder began feeling early in his childhood that his grandmother, aunt, and uncle were more easily pleased by his younger male cousin's endeavors. And so, he transitioned from his attempts focused on gaining approval from his family to making decisions mainly based on his own self and benefit. He'd self-query if he felt like doing something, and mentally addresses other such concerns so that whatever he decided to do, he would have prepared and steeled himself with the fact that the decision was his own to face whatever transpires. Therefore, in such instances in like that with family disappointment unintentionally revisits him however brief before dissipating when his accomplishments feel regarded lesser than he thought would be, he continues on in his planning, prioritizing his own satisfaction.

Spontaneous | Rajinder likes to add variety to his experiences. He can responsibly go about his routines of studies and so forth. But he is inclined to shift the order of things he is to work on when he feels he can afford to do so. When he takes opportunities to change things up, it's not uncommonly on the last minute, such as even in simple things as choosing to eat something else or walk a different way. He could be in serious thought and all of a sudden start on an upbeat whistling tune. He also could decidedly go on a jog, punching sequence, or other physical training exercise out of the blue on the way home for example.

Enduring | Both a strength and a weakness, by this trait Rajinder is decisive in his ways but also stubborn. He runs his life by his own flow in actions and thinking. And despite considering input from others, any incorporating of them is by his own initiative. Thus, he has a record for experiencing avoidable circumstances before on a next time around taking further into account lessons, advice, and warnings previously taken lightly.

Description: [hairstyle image reference]

He keeps his hair short. Rajinder wouldn't be bulky, but rather he'd be muscularly lean from training. His most distinguishing crystal pattern is a line of them from his shoulder to elbow on both arms.

Clothing: Rajinder opts that his clothing be a simple combination of a sleeveless shirt and pants.

Accessories: He doesn't keep anything else constantly with him.

History:

Rajinder was born into a family of healers comprised of both good intentions and strictness. His parents eloped without him soon after he was born and without detailed explanation beyond having simply decided to leave and entrusting their son to the family's care, likely reasons including to separate themselves from the disapproval that the couple formed and conceived too soon as well as doubt of capability to be able to also provide for their son. Though high tension is present in the family, they maintain an acceptably peaceful relationship with each other.

Satin Doilee, thank you so much for the inspiring, so very thorough and thought-provoking critique~! :'D

I colored my first post additions edited in about his appearance with purple. And the following are my answers to your queries~

Would the name Rajinder be alright?

Indeed he could notice and take into some account that there may be benefit not just in his own part after confirming the possibility of his own when making decisions. More often than not he would give help especially in dangerous circumstances. His self-interest has some gambling quality to it. At the very least, the risk-taker in him will be seeking out the challenge to strengthen and improve himself through further testing his survival, competence, and mentality in adversity. And he can come across as lacking in lamentation when affirming the exercises of his own discretion while discussing dire outcomes.

His motivation toward his own satisfactions stems from and is fueled by his desire to continually endeavor to be self-sufficient. But also this mentality is like earth over feelings looking for more harmonious relations with his family that he has unknowingly kept buried beneath and is indirectly addressing through his striving toward fending for himself first.

With of course his three traits linking together also on the battlefield, Rajinder recognizes higher ranks are defined by more experiences, skills, authority, knowledge, and wisdom. And so he can execute given commands, but he can also work to assess the battle circumstances and process the strategy's intended efficiency while aiming not to simply follow blindly.

"Why is there such high tension in his family?"

Rajinder has often been lectured with comparisons between himself and less than admirable traits of his birth parents, including but not limited to lack of seriousness and being lackadaisical when he is having trouble grasping teachings for instance. It bothers him whenever he hears all this, when feelings of continually falling short of his elders' expectations are inflamed, and he regularly reminds himself of such times so as not to forget that interaction comes with trials and difficulties.

"Does Fujita see his other family members as parental figures, or just people who provide a place to sleep?"

His elders are seen by him as his parental figures.

"Who is the most parent-like person to him?"

To him, equally each of the trio that is his grandmother, uncle, and aunt are considered by him to be more parent-like than his birth parents.

"Despite their differences, these family members raised him... does he feel like he's indebted to them at all for caring for him?"

Yes, but he as an odd take at expressing his gratitude that reflects his personality. He is of the mind that unceasingly working towards providing for his own contentment first is a step above being miserable and inadvertently shoving his gloom around figuratively speaking.

"How does he feel about the parents that left him?"

As a child he felt entirely betrayed. Though now for the most part he recognizes his parents absence as one of many factors in his life and ill feelings about this return to him less frequently.