Name: Dubaku
Species: African Wild Dog
Element: Earth, Mastery in Lava/Magma and volcanic rock, only basic control of earth and fire separately.
Background: Dubaku was born within a giant volcano on a tropical island. Since childhood, his father taught him Yoyu-Jutsu, among many other martial arts involving the usage of Molten earth. During his early adolescent days, since he was born on an island, the ocean was never far away, so he crafted a large, multipurpose surfboard/greatsword from Obsidian infused with his own aura. His mother taught him arts such as Yoyu-Hoju, how to use the essence of the earth to heal and replenish himself, and to help him endure and persevere, as well as how to replenish his supply of Molten Earth. While he has many replenishing techniques at his disposal, he must be careful as to not come in contact with water while it is active, as it will extinguish the heat and nullify the replenishing properties, bringing his muscles to a sore state. The only place where this would be countered is of course near or within a volcano or geothermally active sight where lava is plentiful.
(So, where exactly are most of us?)