Name Origin: Gelb Jaeger means “Yellow Hunter” in German



Allusion: Spearman Age: 19 Color Theme: Yellow and White Affiliation: Beacon Academy Height: 184 cm (6 feet) Weight: 52 kg (114 lbs) Complexion: Mild Fair Hair: Pale brown Eye Color: Yellow Symbol: A bird head holding a spear

Brief Overview

Leader of Team GELB. Gelb is the son of an ace pilot that is currently serving under Atlesian military. He is currently a Third Year student in the Beacon Academy in Vale.

Personality

Fast thinking, efficient and calm in many situations, Gelb is always one step ahead on the battlefield. In most occasions, he’s a level headed individual, unfazed by verbal aggression, believing that his abilities will speak for themselves. As a leader, little will get in the way of his decisions. He operates the way he wants, with his own set of rules. Although he prefers to work alone, he is able to easily readjust himself for team work when required. The decisions he make are based on achieving maximum efficiency, and is able to isolate his emotions from his rationality. While he had no qualms about the current society balance between Faunus and humans, he treated both races with equality and only direct his emotions at those that deserve it without discriminating one side. As a strong believer of balance in between rationality and acting out of instinct, Gelb prides himself as a man who always knows how to control his emotions. Because of this, he often shows concern to his teammate Eirlys due to her emotional imbalance. Of course, as calm and serene a man Gelb is, he is not without his breaking point. Making a point to never be provoked by his foes, should he be agitated, his fury will only be directed to those he truly care for.

Brief History

Born in Atlas, Gelb was raised in a fairly ordinary family. His father is an ace pilot in the Atlesian Army, and has achieved the rank of Captain early on in his career. Unable to rise beyond that, he has raised Gelb and encouraged him to surpass his achievements should he enter the military. The phrase ‘A chip off the old block’ best describes Gelb. Ever since when he was a toddler, he has always been interested in the image of hunting, much like his father before joining the military. Gelb learned everything about hunting in the wild with his father who used to be a Huntsman himself. While his mother was against the idea of developing their son’s interest in hunting at such a young age, she eventually warmed to it. The decision was made to enroll Gelb to the Academy of Beacon in Vale on the basis of allowing him to walk the path his father did. In preparation for the Academy enrollment, his father spent 5 years teaching him the art of combat. As a mark of his accomplishment, his received his father’s spear as a gift at the age of 16, the Yellow Stripe. Today, aged 19 in his third year at Beacon Academy, Gelb Jaeger has formed Team GELB together with Eirlys, Levant, and Blaze. His uncanny ability to adapt to battlefields of all scales is only matched by his tactical nuance, and has earned him countless victories and praise from staff and student alike.

Fighting Style

Analytical, efficient, and always a few steps ahead, Gelb is all about fighting strategically, albeit with reservation. Gelb is primarily a melee fighter who is capable of constantly countering his opponents’ movements, even if he doesn’t possess the numerical advantage. While preferring to fight in melee, Gelb is much deadlier at range thanks to his Marked Portal Semblance. He is able to pinpoint the exact position of his enemies without fail even through uneven terrain. Before a battle, he always seeks out the best vantage points for when he decides to take on his marked targets from afar. At the same time, he can also make strategic decisions when his teammates are painted by his Semblance. Linked via the mark’s aura signal, it allows him to monitor and alter the team’s movement on the fly.



Semblance



Marked Portal - Gelb’s Semblance is channeling his Aura into a mark that, once imprinted upon a person whether through his spear or with his hands, enables him to reach them via his Semblance. For allies, it makes for easy long range support. For enemies, this ability lets him to strike from out of visual range.

The Marked Portal allows him to move freely between marked locations. Every mark mark is different, with different Aura textures to help distinguish between friend or foe. Based on this and his understanding of their positioning, he can prioritise his targets. This Semblance however, flexible as it is, isn’t without its own drawbacks. The more targets Gelb marks, the more Aura he consumes in order to maintain them over time. It is a gradual reduction, but will affect his combat readiness nonetheless. This can lead to cases of him ‘spreading too thin’, having to hunt down numerous agile targets in a spread out area while at the same time keeping in touch with his own team. The other drawback is that it is a one use, one way system. With fights covering a large area, deciding on the scale of his intervention becomes difficult. Weapon: Yellow Stripe The Yellow Stripe is a long spear that belies its simple appearances. Even though it’s shaped like a very simple stabbing tool, it’s tip is made of pure Dust Crystal that, as befits its name, has a yellow texture. To further amplify its power, behind the tip is a revolving chamber, able to store 4 secondary crystals of any element. In terms of pure firepower, it is at its most devastating when all its slots are loaded with one element. However, it is also capable of a broader range of elements. This flexibility makes it a versatile melee weapon that, like its user, is able to provide a counter for any and all elemental attacks. Despite the advantage of being Dust versatile however, the spear’s shape isn’t ideal for clashing against other melee weapons. Shaped like a longspear, it has no crossguards, making it easy for blade users to go after the fingers of the wielder. This makes the Yellow Stripe a weapon that is strictly for stabbing and impaling, and Gelb has to rely on the length of the weapon to parry any strikes thrown at him while keeping up with his own spear mastery skills.

Likes: Hunting, Rice-cakes, collecting weapon magazines

Dislikes: Cigar, diesel trucks, noisy roads.