Martin the Thief

"I am Guardian Gem Green Ranger! I am the protector of the woods and plants of the planet Earth!"

- Roll call

'''Martin the Thief is the Green Earth Ranger.

Biography
Martin grew up as a tenant in the lands of a rather unpleasant lord. He had a large family and they tended to be close to starvation a lot, so he began stealing to keep them fed. He also liked to occasionally "un-poach"; hide animals from his master's hunts or let them out of traps, to spite the man who kept himself gorged while starving his peasants. Then he got caught. He was around thirteen at the time, plenty old enough for his lord to have him hanged. Luckily for him, his lord's niece Katerina was there and impressed by his trickery. She suggested his talents could be put to better use, and pointed him out to Erutan as a possible Ranger. Erutan decided that he had the skills and love for the earth needed for this team, which he was happy to join--provided he was paid for his work. He had a family to feed, after all.

Martin was given a reprieve and trained as a spy as well as a thief, and spent his non-Ranger time infiltrating and robbing bandits and spying on potential traitors. When Katerina started to turn bad, Martin heard Erutan's plan to take her Gem back and asked for a chance to help her--repay her for saving his life. Unfortunately she was too far gone, and guessed he'd actually been sent to steal her gem from her. She lashed out with her powers, severely burning him. Erutan sent her to another galaxy and put Martin in stasis, knowing there wasn't yet any magic that could repair the damage. He's been sleeping in a secret room on the island since then

Personality
Martin is cocky and self-assured, quick-thinking and a bit heartless when it comes to other people's problems, or at least he acts like it. Deep down he's very loyal to his friends, though what Katerina did is still a very raw wound. He'll be slow to trust anyone after her betrayal.

Arsenal

 * Green Gem of Earth
 * Vine Grappler
 * Forest Shield
 * Horse Zord

Appearance
Martin's a scrawny kid with a mess of strawberry blond hair, unevenly tanned skin and a lot of scars and scabs. The most significant one is a large, discolored burn that scars most of his chest and left side.

Abilities
Expert thief and lock-picker, also very good at sleight of hand.