Onyx Blackgem - District 1

Just by looking at him, you know everything about him. He looks exactly like the spoiled brat he is in reality. From the looks of his face, he looks younger than what he appears, but one shouldn’t be deceived by his angelic façade. Somehow, everyone thinks he has only twelve years old, but he is actually older, and while he seems like a perfect little boy in appearance despite his spoiled looks, his dark personality is revealed when one dares to pay a little more attention to the eerie and menacing look in his deep brown eyes. His skin, being very pale in comparison to anyone else, only shows he is more deadly than what it seems. His hair, as blond as fresh wheat, is for him a sign of a great and noble lineage, the Blackgem being one of the greatest families of District 1 (or that is what he has learned most of his life. There is no actual proof as of this day that the Blackgem family has done anything significant...) His teeth always bear a sickening white and clean appearance, making his appearance even more angelic, contrasting with his sly and cunning persona. However, under his left eye, there is a slight scar, very thin but still perceptible, a reminder of a day of hard training when his own makeshift weapon turned unintentionally against him. Also, he always seems tired, seen by the black circles around his eyes, something he inherited from his father.

He is known as being very short, measuring precisely 5’6’’. He doesn’t have many muscles, but yet has an eerily powerful intellect. Focusing his strength on his speed, he is slim and uses his short size at his advantage, hiding deep in the shadows, waiting for a chance to strike. He was never known for his brute physical strength. He has a great sense of observation, never missing a single detail of his environment. However, despite being very agile, his physical strength almost mounds up to nothing, and he could never withstand a physical fight. In fact, he could be the first one to die in an all-out brawl assault.

Persuaded that his family comes from a noble lineage, Onyx became rather imposing in his little group of friends, always outstanding them in terms of fashion. He always wear imposing and noble clothing, like it was stripped directly from another time period that existed many centuries in the past, before the place known as North America was ever created. Taking a liking on everything that glitters and shines, Onyx wears always very expensive looking costumes, mainly black, and covered with slight golden threads. He also likes to adorn the final touch of his costume with a long black cape. He may be seen as eccentric, even by the people from his own District.

Let’s be honest here: Onyx lies as he breathes. He is a skilled liar, and one would almost never believe he could be the first one to stab someone in the back for his own twisted benefit. Taking the words of other at his advantage, he is manipulative and persuasive, liking to make others promise and breaking them at the first occasion if it serves him well. However, if he values a “friendship” for future benefit, he will try to stay with the person who can give him the benefits he wants. Being calculative and strategic, he knows how to please someone, and will stop at nothing to get what he wants, even if it means to become violent. That’s how he got his parents’ sympathy, making him cuddled and utterly spoiled.

As far as he is concerned, Onyx believes his family holds great importance in District 1. As such, he always dresses in an expensive and eccentric way. He likes to show off his own ego, his importance in the society of Panem and also how fortunate his family is. He often uses his fortune to buy things mostly for himself, and doesn’t care much about someone if they don’t give him a substantial benefit. However, he also likes to be generous with the less fortunate, again if it brings him any advantage or if it puts his ego at ease.

Even if he looks spoiled and only cares about his own interest, Onyx is actually a nice guy. He only shows his superiority to prove he is, as he believes, of noble descent. He really cares for the one he considers his true friends, and he will help them no matter what. He is hopelessly searching for attention, which is why he shows himself up and tries to clash with others. He also has a very protective personality, as he always tries to protect his friends no matter what. He genuinely cares for the people close to him, even for his parents. He is strong of will, never letting anyone take away what he accomplished, may it be good or bad. However, even with his strength of will, he wishes for approval from the others. He wants to live with approbation from others, even if it means that he must take everything else out of the way...

8th of July, in the year of the 45th Hunger Games, in District 1 of the great society of Panem, at exactly 1 o’clock in the morning... Onyx Blackgem was born on a starry night. It was mostly silent, if not for the sound of nocturnal birds and insects. His father, Topaz Blackgem, was a renowned jeweller, making many necklaces and also tiaras for the Capitol, and his mother, Liliana Gallow-Blackgem, always worked home to help the family with financial problems and such. They lived a happy enough life, their jewels selling well and their income immensely big, like everyone in District 1. Favored by a life of such grandeur and luxury, Onyx soon became this type of people that nobody in their right mind would want to encounter on purpose: a selfish and egomaniacal brat. He soon began to go to school, only to make himself hated by everyone for his apparent wealth. He made sure everyone knew what condition he was in, and even the kids from District 1, who all had the same advantages, came to loathe him for showing it up and caring about nothing but his tiny little world.

As soon as he came to the age where he could begin to practice for the Hunger Games, his father taught him to create weapons out of nothing. He soon developed a skill for crafting weapons out of wood or rough stone. The kind of weapon he liked to create was a makeshift replica of fencing sword, again to emphasize on the nobility of his family and his own. He learned to use his height and weight at his advantage, turning a fight in a hide and seek game. He also used for a long time in his practices a style of fencing that used stealth and precise attacks. He was really a force to be reckoned with, but he was still the victim of many bullies. He was never able to withstand a beating and always run away to the principal or other school authorities so his bullies would be dealt with.

Soon in his life, he knew about the nature of the Capitol, and also of the Hunger Games. He began to feel a certain unease to see his fellow District 1 inhabitants, but he knew it was only for the good of Panem, or so his friends and family said. So he continued to train, and he made friends with other people from his school. He always said that he would want to win the Hunger Games one day, but that he needed the support of the ones he held dear. So he began to train with his friends in order to become one of the best contenders there is. Today, in the year of the 60th Hunger Games, he is more than ready for next year, and the next two years after. He is hell-bent on winning, even if it means casting everything aside.

Nothing, only that I just can’t wait to begin!