History:  Jyran was born in a large city (exactly which one is unknown).  His mother was a drug-adict, and his father the leader of an inner city gang, the Cobras.  Respectively, his parents were 16 and 18 in his Y.O.B.  Shortly after giving birth to her son, his mother, Wendy Tetch (the parents weren't married, but she had "accepted" {under threats of murder} her husband's surname) O.D'd on heroine.  As a result of his mother' heavy needle sharing, Jyran is HIV positive.  He grew up with his sole disiplinary figure/mentor a murderous, conniving, drug-dealing, thieving gang leader, Eric "the Snake" Tetch by name.  His father beat him for even the most minor transgression, having once broken the boy's arm for failing to steal a loaf of bread from a deli.  Beating was not even close to the worst he received:  everything from rape (either his own father, or one of his several dozen "mother's") to attempted murder.  After having run away and been retrieved several times, he grew tired of his horrid life, and tried to kill himself.  He failed, and upon being discovered with slit wrists by his father, was beaten severely, and sent to find enough food to feed his newest "mom", who was pregnant, for the night.  Enraged and terrified, he set out to find it, but instead of any food substance, he found a strange relic:  a knife, beautifully ornate, and carved with several symbols upon it.  Taking it up into his hands, he could discern its power immediately.  When he returned home without food, Eric attacked him, as usual.  Jyran was forced to defend himself with the knife (his dad was wielding a spiked chain), and accidentally triggered three of the carvings on the side.  A crimson bolt tore out, and charred Eric to a burned husk.  Now utterly alone, frightened, yet relieved, he took off, on his own...

Appearance:  Jyran is presently fifteen years old.  He was born June 19, 1985.  He is of average height (five feet, eight-and-and-three-quarters inches), but is a lightweight, due to a mix of starvation and disease ( one-hundred and twelve pounds).  His hair is blue, dyed first when he was born because his mom thought it would ".. look mad cool", and continued by himself because it did.  He has intense, aqua-marine eyes, which are usually full of anger, pain, despair, sorrow, or an amalgam of any two of them.  Also adorned with an all-too-perfect nose, and lips that rarely form a smile, he is not all together unnatractive; quite the opposite, as a matter of fact.

     His musculature/body type is that of a skinny boy... no fat, to speak of, but not very much muscle, either.  His skin is a lightly tan, somewhat pallid shade, and is extremely smooth.

Psychological profile:  Jyran is incredibly unstable, mentally.  He is prone to fits of rage, fear, sadness, or joy, moreso than most people.  His beatings and attacks have left him very passive, and easily manipulated or taken advantage of.  He is, however, very intelligent... but he is too timid to object to anyone doing anything.  On account of the sexual abuse given to him by his father, his father's friends, and various others, his perceptions of sex and relationships are muddled.  He himself is bisexual (he has had a boyfriend, and three girlfriends, and all four relationships ended when he broke down in front of his partner), most likely because of the abuse he took as a younger child.  Very shy, and not likely to start conversation, but direly in need of friendship and understanding, he is kind, gentle, and quiet when addressed.

Weapon:  The Runeknife is an ancient relic, crafted long ago in South America by a powerful alchemist.  Made of an alloy that is nearly unbreakable, and one that does not conduct heat or electricity, it is by far superior to any normal knife.  The strange runes on its side (from which it draws its name) are magical symbols, which when manipulated in a certain way, cause various effects.  One already demonstrated was the DeathSpark, a searing beam of light that causes immense pain.  Others that are known to Jyran are as follows:
Shield:  Creates a protective bubble around the knife-wielder
Runesword:  Transmogrifies the knife into a more useful sword for one hour.
Stealth:  Causes the knife wielder (while in contact with the knife) to vanish from sight.  This lasts until deactivated.

Jyran is skilled in knife-fighting/throwing tactics, and can use it well as an ordinary weapon.  It becomes even more deadly as he learns to manipulate the runes...  There are by far more powers to be uncovered.