Spatula no-ken Ryuu

Name: Nathaniel Logan Ardenson
Age: 15-21
Weight: 140-170 lbs
Height: 5'5-5'11
Hair: Dark brown
Eye: Dark Grey
Heritage: Scottish-Scandanavian and Itallian

This young detective read way too many comic books and got the bright idea that he could be a private investigator. Also being a fan of 80's shows like MacGuyver, Magnum, and Hunter. Nate decided to start reading technical books. All this time could have gone to more social application, however he figured having money in highschool would net him more dates than being a jock. The only thing that gets him noticed is that he actually has a his own car. A dodge charger '68, slightly updated to appeal to girls his age and to for his own use at work.

He set up his own underground business of sorts, as it's not quite legal to get a PI License or carry weapons at 18. His hacker friend, JT, gets him jobs and has him look into things that most cops brush off. His other work suprisingly comes from direct requests from the students he attends class with. Who would have guessed so much happens in one high school? Between the late nights and gun fights, will he ever get a chance to go to prom?

Overall Nathaniel is astoundingly inteligent and deductive. Though all his mental focus makes him miss out on the very thing he started to work to get. He is calm and collected and ever prepared. Nate has not neglected his body by anymeans, as he is a practioner of wushu (the fives styles, dragon, and southern dragon), pacquor, aikido, and goes to "summer camp" with his Uncle Mac. His knowledge comes from the vast ammounts of books he has read and investigative experimentation. Uncle Mac, has only taught him the basic ways of espionage and covert tactics, the basics were more than enough.

Nate enoys making his own custom tools and customizing existing ones to meet his personal needs. After all he was trained by a spy, loves Macgyverisms, and application of knowledge. Typically nate is clade in a blue or black school uniform that is customized. Under the uniform is his favorite underarmer and work out shorts. Nate does not wear socks, but tabi. The customization goes as follows;

"Nate was still clad in is typical attire. Though his jacket had a few new minor differences. On his lapel was an ornamental silver tortois broach the shell was made of an onyx. It was there to stand out, and to catch the eye of those he spoke to. His cuffs each had a small silver tortois, but they were solid silver. On their backs was an ebony inlay of kanji. Each read Genbu. Nate had his stachel on, though he attached the necessary straps to hold his boken and shii-nai for kendo and kenjitsu practice in kendo club.

Nate had his Nikon safetly tucked away in his locker. In it's place on his belt. There was a small case holdign a small sony handy cam, a digital recorder with decent features and quality. Particualrly usefull was the 2 hour battery and double a battery option. Also on his belt was his leatherman multi tool and a LED mini maglight. These items were hidden by his school uniform-coat though. It was safe to say that nate kept his cell on his belt. Though it was really hard to tell where he kept that or where he drew that from.

Nate's hidden pocket inventory was another issue though. In his hidden pockets of his coat, in molded leather cases were a half dozen ceramic throwing knives. A present from his uncle theye were amll and virtually undetectable. The sheathes that held them made them feel like they were Nate's ribs in a patdown. Being ceramic a metal detector couldn't find them and neither could a magnet. In his other jacket pockets were a few hand items; a basic first aid kit, a surefire defender flashlight, a dozen flex ties, and a his PDA cell phone. Likely Nates most usefull gadget. It containted several gigs do to the SD cards he had with it. On top of the vast ammounts of information and internet capability it possesed, Nate had it rigged as a GPS unit and synched it to his Cell, two cameras, and his laptop. Essentially the device defined personal digital assistant.

On his atache straps was a small fabric case that was emblazened with the saint beast Genbu, within it were his accessories to his registered weapon. Though that case would be the only thing felt by an untrained professional in a tap down. He had a high quality knife hidden in his right leg of his pants. The other leg had some tubular webbing. His shoes hid a small knife and his spare lockpicks. His left sleeve held his lockpicks and his right sleeve had another length of tubular webbing.

Within Nate's satchel was a length of static rope. He carried a crank flashlight, spare batteries, a headset for his cell and pda, and spare workout clothes. All of that was on top of his course material."

Nate has access to firearms via his illegitimate business partners or associates and his Uncle. He prefers to carry a Mark 23 SOCOM, but is not opposed to sigs, springfields, kimbers, glocks, or any quality pistol in 40, 45, 9mm+p, or 5.7. Nate has a rather larger distasted for both Berreta and Taurus firearms. He does have a few guns in his collection of note; the SOCOM Mk 23 (45), USP (40), Sig Sauer 229 (9mm), Kimber TLE (45), Glock 23 (40), Glock 19 (9mm), Springfield XD (45, 40 x 2, 9mm x 2). He has an FNP in 5.7 that has customized magazines to interchange with his H&K PNG machine pistol/submachine gun. Nate has three backup firearms; a COP Pistol (357), a Kahr P9 (9mm), and NAA 22 Mag pocket revolver. His other do to firearms inclound a PA3 (10 inch remington 870), a Keltec Ca-16 (223), a Springfield M1A (.308) and a customized ruger 10-22. Nate also has smoke grenades, flares, phophorus grenades, flashbangs, and a variety of ammunition for each firearm.

Nate does practice kung fu, aikido, and has a more than a working knowledge of CQC. So needless to say he's familiar with a variety of weapons acrossed many cultures. He enjoys the use of bo, jo, ropes, chains, extending clubs, tazers, knives, batons, tonfa, swords, axes, and other weapons.

The midnight blue charger is Nate's simple pleasure. 68 with about 40 years of upgrades. Nate spends about half his pay upgrading the beast. Yes there are faster cars, but all around the Old Battering Ram is a tough broad to beat. Though Nate has it set for somewhat of a mobile office. Net access, modern safety equipment, Radios, scanners, tools and back up gear in the trunk. He even is getting it bulletproof. Give the kid a year and he'll give James Bond a run for his money.