Name: Damien Álvarez-Rossi
Age: 22
Gender: Male (he/him)
Appearance: As a former track runner, Damien is tall and thin. His continued habit of long-distance running has left him quite lean. This comes as a surprise to some, as he rarely is seen outside of long-sleeved shirts and dark jeans unless he's running or working. He has close-cropped brown hair that sticks up in short spikes and perpetually tan-looking skin, even in the winter. When he is working, Damien forgoes sleeves entirely, preferring to have ease of access to his arms in order to better draw blood.
Personality: In almost every circumstance, Damien is a nice guy. He's sweet, charming, makes occasionally bad jokes and seems relatively assured of himself, as if he has no doubt about his place in the world. While not particularly fanatical about exorcisms and spirits, his approach to dealing with such methods borders on the obsessive. He no longer runs just for fun, but to strengthen his heart. He carries spare blood in case he should need it. When the spirit is revealed and the work truly begins, it's as if someone else takes over Damien, controlling his actions with near surgical precision, lest he fall and fail. He's already done so once, he cannot do it again.
Background: Damien was born into a religious family, with several canonized martyrs able to be traced through their Spanish and Italian heritage. Through the generations there had been other members of the family who had gifts that could be used to fight the spirits of the world, to do the work that most could not. Damien grew up with these stories, and was less surprised than most would be when he first encountered a hostile spirit. Through some odd twist of circumstance, he tripped while running away, skidding and causing a nasty gash to open up on his hand. From this gash twin streams of red flowed, almost seeking the spirit who chased him. They hissed and sizzled where they touched the spirit, which quickly fled.
Damien now believes he has no choice but to find the evil spirits of the world and banish them for good. Working with his cousin, Theodore, he has quickly settled into a life of roaming, blood, and fire.
Equipment: Damien is relatively light on equipment. He keeps two small vials of blood on hand in case of emergencies, which he changes every 48 hours. As a last defense, in the event that his blood cannot be wielded as a weapon, Damien keeps a blessed cinquedea, an long and wide Italian dagger that serves as a family heirloom, in a sheath against the small of his back.
Skills: Due to the prevalence of martyrs in his lineage, Damien's blood functions effectively as a holy oil. This means that it can theoretically be applied to any weapon, or even object, to make it at least somewhat effective against spirits. In practice, Damien doesn't have much experience with this aspect, as his blood itself is his weapon. He can manipulate it at will, drawing it out of his body through wounds and shaping it how he pleases. While it can be formed into projectiles and launched at foes, Damien prefers to keep the blood connected to its source in some way, as this allows him to draw it back into his body.
There is a catch, however. Damien's body does not heal any faster than a normal person's, nor does it replenish his blood at a faster rate. He must pace himself with his abilities, or he may risk passing into unconsciousness. Not only that, but even though he loses control over his blood once it has lost contact with his body, it does not lose its other properties. And leaving puddles of holy oil lying around while working with a practitioner of divine pyrotechnics is a recipe for utter disaster.