Theme:Name: DeShaun Cambell
Nickname: "Prodigy" (or D.C.)
Gender: Male
Age: 18
House: Bonisagus
Biography:
An inner city kid of Brooklyn, New York, DeShaun was raised in a poor neighborhood where the law is in the streets and the thought was, "The only way out of the hood is to be an athlete or musician." The alternative being that you fall into the life of drug dealing and death. It's a thought transplanted into many kids heads from their birth. A sad reality that many people face. It is not rare to see kids make successful life's from this place in other ways but for DeShaun, his entire life was consumed by that thought.
You see, DeShaun always wanted to be a star baseball player. He was a New York Yankees fan and everything. He LOVED baseball. On top of that, he was great at it as well. If you judged by just his skills in Baseball, you could see that he was MLB material. However a couple of factors worked against him to derail his path to a professional baseball lifestyle.
Growing up, he was always the outcast. He chose to work on his craft rather than hanging out with kids his age. He hated his environment and wanted to leave so badly. Each day he could walk outside and and watch a drug deal go on in many different manners. He would see people he knew get arrested repeatedly. Even saw shady cops take part in some of the illegal activities that plagued the city. It was like living in an outlaw infested town where the only separation between going to jail and not is the amount of money in your pockets.
In school, he had good grades in school though he was not stellar by any means. Mostly, average to be honest. He did have a few friends there and they were all in a gang. His friends actively tried to get him to join but he was strong in resisting the urge. He was doing well and was on his way to his dream.
All was good but, then a tragic scene took place that took everything away. DeShaun was hanging with his friends playing basketball. Out of nowhere, a guy comes by and sprays the court hitting DeShaun and his friends. The two boys who were with him died and DeShaun was hit in the back. Luckily, the bullet missed all vital areas, leaving him with just pain. His life was the only thing he kept though.
After the incident, colleges and the pros all backed out of trying to recruit him. All of them assumed that DeShaun was apart or had strong association with gangs and felt he was bad for their business and programs. His dream was shattered by happenstance.
Depression filled him for a while, there was not much else for him to do. College was going to be very hard to start because he didn't have the money to pay and baseball was out of reach, let alone any other sport. He was musically inept as well. His mind was distraught he almost chose to become a dealer in drugs. Then, a woman came into his life and changed everything.
She was very strong and influential. She gave him hope, and job and a purpose. This woman had been watching him for a while and monitoring him. She saw something in DeShaun that was especially powerful but, never told him what it was. Her real purpose was never disclosed to him. He was gonna learn soon though, his life is much bigger than what he thought.
Other:
He works at a mixed martial arts gym and gets free training from Janice, the lady to hired him.
He enjoys working out.
He is diligent in learning anything he is introduced to.
Not a quiet person but doesn't disclose information to just anyone.
Keeps a picture of his two friends in his chain.
He is a bit flashy in his sense of style. But he always try's to look his best. Takes pride in being best dressed even if it's street wear.
A bit of a perfectionist but isn't OCD about it.
His necklace is his magic item
His Bracelet is secondary
All of his clothes are essentially magic items
He does not sag his pants or talk like he lives in the ghetto. He speaks plainly and clearly. He may use some slang words here or there but he was taught to speak intelligently, not like some hoodlum from the streets.
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