Rasputin Krum, District 1

Ras has brown hair, which is cut so short there is no need to ever comb it. He has hazel brown eyes and neatly trimmed eyebrows. His ears aren't pierced. In fact, he has no body piercing or tattoos whatsoever. He is clean-shaven, never lets a beard develop.

Ras is 6'0" and weighs roughly 170 lbs. His body is well-built and in good physical condition. He isn't so strong as to become slow and clumsy. His muscles are more moderately toned so that he's flexible and agile as well. He is a quick runner and good swimmer. If necessary, he can hold his breath for about five minutes.

Ras isn't picky on what he wears. He'll usually wear whatever the Master picks out, which is usually a uniform of some sort. He has no personal preference in regards to clothing. He considers such a thing unimportant.

Ras is noble and chivalrous, despite his father's attempts to make him otherwise. He has no friends simply because he chooses not to. As he may have to kill any one of his peers in The Hunger Games, he feels it best to avoid relationships. It is very unlikely that he'll participate in an alliance during the games. Such an act would be dishonorable. He will not kill an unarmed opponent unless the person is skilled in unarmed combat. As he sees no honor in killing helpless children, he will avoid killing anyone under age 14.

Ras won't trust anyone between the ages of 14 and 19 for they will only try to mislead him during the games. Young children are too innocent to lie outright and can easily be trusted. Adults may earn his trust over time. But if he catches them at a lie or performing a dishonorable act, his trust for them will vanish.

Despite his bravado, he is depressed and lonely. He secretly yearns for a friend or companion, someone to care about. He feels such thoughts are pointless. He will be dying soon. There is no reason to form unnecessary relationships. As such, he avoids contact with people outside the games.

Ras finds no enjoyment in fighting or harming others. In the games, he will only kill out of necessity. But he won't receive any pleasure from it. Each life he takes will fill his heart with regret.

Ras is a firm believer of fate, that everything happens for a reason. If life has no value like his Master wants him to believe, then there would be no life. The mere fact that life exists is all the proof he needs to disprove the teachings of his Master.

Ras was born to a wealthy couple in District 1. However, his mother died during childbirth. His father was devastated, even went so far as to blame the child for his wife's death. The father only kept Rasputin in order to use him as an investment to train and use to win glory in the games--nothing more. Should the child die in the games is of little concern to the father. Rasputin was never wanted in the first place.

When Ras was old enough to understand words, the father introduced himself as Master. But Master never really spent much time with him. Master never saw him as a son--only an investment. As such, Master hired trainers to teach Rasputin how to fight. They never revealed their names. Each trainer was called Professor-- nothing more, nothing less.

Ras was trained to be a killing machine from a young age, taught that the lives of others had no value. He was a good son and listened to his teachings with an open-mind. But he was no mindless fool. He took what he learned at home and compared it to what he learned at school, then formed his own opinions and shared them with no one. He had no career, never worked a day in his life. He had no hobbies or extra curricular activities outside training. His only purpose was to learn how to fight and live off the wild.

Ras learned how to wield various types of weapons. Of the many weapons he was trained to use, he excelled with bō staffs and throwing knives. His skill with a bō is so good that he may twirl it fast enough in order to attempt to block arrows or other thrown projectiles. His skill with throwing knives is fairly decent as well. He could usually down a falcon that is flying near the ground with less than three knives. However, he prefers to fight unarmed. There is nothing more honorable than using martial arts to kill your foes with your bare hands. A bō is best saved to block projectiles and sharp blades. Knives only serve to smite the dishonorable few who hide in trees and attack from above.

Also, Ras was taught about nature. He knows which beasts were used in previous games and how to kill them. He knows about insects and their toxins. He knows about which plants are edible and which are poisonous. He was raised for one purpose and one purpose only--to enter the games, and win.

Rasputin's personality is not set in stone. Like most humans, it is possible for him to change his views should certain scenarios play out.