Bruno Erraunt

Appearance
Bruno is a thin, average-height guy with brown, short messy hair and a goatee. His eye color is a warm shade of yellow, and has pale skin with a warm undertone.

His outfit consists of a rust-colored shirt with long white sleeves, brown tights, striped trunk hose in shades of brown, and dark brown leather shoes. He wears light brown armor (consisting of breastplate, shoulder pads, padded fingerless gloves, knee pads, and shin guards) over his clothes. He also wears a brown leather hat, and carries his weapon and his shield over his back, in a dark brown sheath with light brown embroidery.

Time skip
Bruno's time skip outfit consists of (...)

Bruno also keeps his hair slightly longer.

Personality
Bruno is an introverted but quirky, strong-willed, and very idealistic guy, to the point there are times he can't see the difference between fantasy and reality, and while he isn't diagnosed with any kind of neurodivergence (so far) his sanity has been questioned several times by others because of this trait. Even if he doesn't look like a genius, he's an avid reader (especially of literature about Hunters), and therefore has a vast knowledge about fighting and weapons.

Due to his attitude and his excessive idealism, Bruno is very confident about his capabilities and isn't afraid of taking responsibilities or risks in battle. Due to this, some people might consider him egocentric (he actually isn't; he actually cares about his teammates and their opinion). Also, while he has a good sense of humor, he tends to take Hunting very seriously (sometimes too much).

Bruno is old-fashioned and a hopeless romantic (he's actually very corny romance-wise) but so far he hasn’t had any partners since he's way too focused in learning how to become a Huntsman, not to mention he's only able to feel attraction if he has an emotional bond beforehand.

Bruno is chivalric and a gentleman most of times -but can be blunt when expressing himself due to his impulsiveness- and speaks with formal vocabulary, with no use of swear words. He's also a night owl, but actually needs few hours of sleep to feel rested anyway.

It could be said that Bruno’s overly idealistic personality it's like an "emotional shield" to him, which doesn't let him feel depressed. He prefers to behave this way than feeling mediocre or incapable of doing anything, or feeling ignored; it could be also said that he has a fear of loneliness and uselessness. Bruno is actually very sensitive and prone to feel sad, and tries to avoid this at any cost.

History
Bruno comes from a common working-class family living in the countryside of Mistral, being the eldest and only male child, living with his middle-aged parents and her little sister Mara. Since he was a kid, Bruno always was a somewhat quirky, head-in-the-clouds person that always cared more about books than about people; people in general never really cared about this until he became a teen, and noticed that his personality didn't really change besides becoming obsessed with reading, specially about Hunting and Hunters. Some people thought it was due to his stubborn, childish, persistent nature, but Bruno's obsession is greatly influenced from his living condition: living submerged in an extremely predictable context with a never-changing routine, with a family that didn't appreciate him (and himself getting depressed because of this), and himself noticing that he had the power to make a change but not really knowing how make it work. Bruno also lacked self-confidence and never felt he was ready to give the first step, so this obsession ended up taking him over and making him pretty much a recluse, almost never leaving his room; it could be said that this was the price of his happiness.

His parents, being ignorant and impatient and not knowing how to handle this situation, didn't find a better solution that kicking out their son of their home when he became 17, but they had to find some kind of justification for this. They thought of suggesting to Bruno to become a Huntsman; it wouldn't be that hard for him to join a good academy since he knew a lot about Hunting and weapons, and always had good grades in school. Bruno eventually (and naively) accepted the idea since he dreamt to become a Huntsman like those in his books; he got accepted into Beacon, and then he got kicked out of his home.

With no support from anybody else, and the feeling of loneliness taking him over, Bruno felt even worse than before. Trying to deal with this sudden life change, this situation eventually led to Bruno creating his own system of living and thinking; idealism turned into his armor, and his knowledge into his weapon, and he realized nobody would be able to take these two away, and while he still had this fear of feeling alone or ignored and his mental health took a bigger toll, Bruno never cared if people thought badly about him. For Bruno, it was worse to have no answer than having a negative one.

At his first day in Beacon Bruno eventually met his soon-to-be partner, Della Azure, who turned into his sidekick, best friend and part of his (new) family, and after the initiation he was assigned leader of team BRGD; the perfect chance to show what he's capable of.

Time skip
After the Battle and Fall of Beacon Bruno ended up going to Della's place since he couldn’t come back to his home; his parents still refuse to have contact with him. Della gives him new clothes and they go together in an adventure to find Ryan and Grizel, and also trying to understand what happened to their academy, their headmaster, and where did all those Grimm come from.

Weapon
The Siena Picaresca, a Convertible Polearm Rifle Sword (CPRS) is Bruno's weapon. Its name comes from "siena" ("sienna" in Spanish), a shade of brown, and "picaresca" ("picaresque" in Spanish), which is a reference to the literary genre of "Don Quixote". It's a medium-sized sword that turns into a rifle, and that can also turn into a polearm (similar to a swordstaff). Its caliber is 5.56 x 45 mm; it can make lethal wounds but it doesn't always hit the mark. In polearm mode it's able to shoot and spin from the blade as well, and in this form Bruno can also use it for jumping over foes and impulse himself (as in pole vaulting). This weapon can also use different types of Dust and its blade can channel certain Dust effects in case Bruno wishes to (I.e.: He can turn the blade on fire if using fire Dust, electrify it with electricity Dust, etc.).

Besides Siena Picaresca, Bruno also has a shield called Caballeresco (meaning "chivalric" in Spanish). Bruno carries Siena Picaresca in its sword form in his scabbard, on his back, and Caballeresco over it (the scabbard has magnets that keep it pinned on its place, and the shield itself is collapsible to some extent so it's easier to carry). He can also can carry it in collapsed form on his arm.

Abilities
In fight Bruno is a good strategist and is especially skilled in fast, critical hits, and he isn’t afraid of having close contact with his enemies when fighting.

Bruno is one of the lightest and fastest members of the team, but he's one of the physically weakest (he doesn't lack armor but lacks stamina), relies a lot on his weapon and can easily get injured; he's basically a glass cannon-type. His Aura color is saffron (like his eyes) and is of medium strength, which is mainly used for compensating his weakness and healing his minor wounds.

Bruno's Semblance is called Tilting at Windmills, and consists of being able to generate a trail of blurry after-images of himself while he moves, like those of a long-exposure photography. This ability, together with his movement and attack speed, makes himself harder to target and dodge in fight.

Relationships

 * His parents: Bruno doesn't hold any grudges to them or hate them, but can't help but feeling hurt because of their decision and their lack of communication and empathy. He hasn't talked to them since he got into Beacon, and they refuse having any kind of contact with him.
 * Ryan Chartreuse: Bruno has a good relationship with him; Ryan thinks Bruno is a good guy but that he's too shy and formal and should "loosen up". Bruno always calls Ryan "his Highness" and "his Majesty" due to Ryan's social status, even if Ryan asks Bruno to just be called by his name.
 * Grizel Svane: Bruno has a complicated relationship with Grizel since she's bossy, serious, and usually likes to work alone or just with Ryan, so she disobeys his orders sometimes. Also, Grizel can't stand when Bruno starts speaking nonsense, which happens quite frequently. However, Bruno doesn't hate her and likes to tease her, changing her name or acting crazier when she's present (he's conscious that Grizel hates this kind of behavior).
 * Della Azure: She's Bruno's partner and good friend. They met the first day they got in Beacon, and Della thinks Bruno is an interesting person so she's always listening and talking to him, which pleases Bruno a lot. They both make a funny friend duo, and perform well together in fights. She's pretty much like a sister to Bruno.

Trivia

 * Bruno alludes to Don Quixote.
 * His obsession with fantasy books and becoming a Huntsman alludes to Don Quixote's obsession with chivalric novels and him wanting to become a knight-errant.
 * His emblem (a windmill) alludes to Don Quixote wanting to attack windmills (when he thought they were giants).
 * His chivalric but overly-idealistic personality is similar to Don Quixote's.
 * Don Quixote was insomniac, and Bruno doesn't sleep that much either.
 * "Bruno" comes from the Germanic particle Brun, meaning "brown". "Erraunt" is an old spelling of "errant", making reference of Don Quixote being a knight-errant.
 * Bruno is an INFJ.