Baniti is a studious Professor. He has an avid thirst for knowledge but is particular about antiquities and history. He has been known to so immersed in his research that he becomes ignorant of anything else.
- Age
- 75
- Gender
- Male
- Eyes
- Deep Blue
- Hair
- Dark Brown
- Skin Tone/Pigmentation
- Mahogany Brown, Brown-Ticked Tabby
- Height
- 6'2"
- Weight
- 175 lbs
Appearance
Physical Description
Baniti is of a slender build with lean muscle. His physique is tailored to be more dextrous than strong.
Body Features
For a Maihes, Baniti appears to have more humanoid features but possesses feline ears, tail, and a fur-covered body. His fingers are more human-like with claw-like nails and bipedal legs.
Facial Features
Baniti has a facial structure that is a mix of feline and human.
Identifying Characteristics
Baniti is proud of his ancestry and wears his hair in one of the traditional dessert styles and sports a similarly designed beard. His hair is similar to a top knot but consists of braided hair that has been tied near the ends, resembling tied straw stalks. His beard follows a similar style but has notably fewer braids. Baniti also has a unique blend of skin and fur. The skin has a mahogany brown to it, while certain parts of his body are accentuated by light fur with a Chausie pattern to it.
Physical quirks
Baniti tends to have his arms crossed or positioned in a quizzical manner, while he favors his left hand as the dominant. He favors leaning on his right leg. His tail tends to become quite active when he is excited or in thought.
Apparel & Accessories
Baniti's sense of style is a careful combination of form and function. His clothing is light and cool, while also dressed in a similar fashion as a child of the desserts. His adornments are keepsakes and family heirlooms that remind him of home, and give him an exotic appearance, while compared to the denizens of the area where he currently resides. Baniti is also always seen with a pair of reading spectacles.
Specialized Equipment
Baniti is a scholar and a wizard. The implements he carries and their position on his person are optimized to note take or record at a moment's notice.
Special abilities
Baniti's abilities reflect his Sphinx ancestry. He is highly intellectual, fond of riddles, and is able to bring out the truths of the world. He is also trained in rare school of Chronurgy, which gives him the edge over the traditional schools of magic.
Mentality
Personal history
Baniti was the youngest of his siblings, four siblings in total, and the younger male. His brother, Ganem, is the eldest and a fighter of some repute. The eldest daughter, Sariya, an accomplished Paladin who seeks the truth in the lies with her order. The next sister, Nemaa, a shrewd but philanthropic merchant. Their mother raised them on her own, Lateefah, a gentle but ferocious woman. She was an adventurer of reputation in her time, known as the Beguiling Arrow. Her prowess with a bow was matched by her exquisite facility over her singing voice. They do not know much about their father, except for perhaps Ganem and Sariya, who speak pleasant of him but do not speak much else. He is still alive but not with the family for their safety.
Baniti was always a peculiar child. His family was nomadic and so he didn't grow up in one place for too long but was ever the curious and inquisitive child. He wanted to learn everything about a new land but gravitated to its history and how the civilization grew from its initial humble beginnings. This was something their mother nurtured in him, she saw the spark of Alutice in her child and gifted him with books and notebooks. He was a Maihes possessed once his pen touched the paper, he made notes and recorded things in their entirety to the best of his ability. It was through these materials he had built from such a young age that allowed him to earn his rite of passage into adulthood as a Maihes.
He further proved this by earning certification through a national academic institution and establishing a school in the place he fell in love with. It was a village on the outskirts of the city-state of Shan'guan among the Prakhai. He desired to share his love for knowledge and learning among the people of the village. He teaches all manner of ages in his school, even the elderly who wish to learn of things, not of their land. Baniti's Learning House has gradually built a reputation, solely on the reputation of its proprietor. The knowledge thirsty, Oblivious Professor Baniti.
Education
Baniti grew up mostly self-educated, any sort of book was as precious as any gold piece or even a rare gem. It was not until he was approaching the age in which he had to prove himself as an adult of the Maihes, that he pursued a proper education. By chance, their family came into the region of Shan'guan and it was here that Baniti saw stars in the Seowon district. It was her fervor knowledge and learning that impressed his mentors and teachers, slowly rising up the ranks of his scholarly pursuits to be considered for academic certification by the city-state.
Employment
Baniti is technically employed by the Shan'guan, as a certified educator but does not work within the Seowon district, as he has established his own learning center closer to the outer lying villages. However, he was known by another nickname in the university, The Index. If he did not the information offhand, he knew exactly where to look for it or always found a way to find information, even if it was obscure. He would be tasked by the university from time to time, to chronicle and gather more information on certain topics, should he find himself leaving Shan'guan—which was usually when he would close the school and head home to visit his siblings.
Accomplishments & Achievements
Baniti finished his university and education certification with flying colors. It is his particular passion for learning that allowed him to retain a lot of information or find resources to gather knowledge. Although he is still young by Maihes standards, he continues to accumulate notes on current events, archaeological finds, cultural intricacies, and anything that catches his fancy. His biggest achievement to date was the creating of his Learning Center, which has steadily begun to build its own library—the vast majority of which were previously owned by Baniti himself.
Failures & Embarrassments
There are a number of incidents with Baniti as a common denominator, which is due to his tendency to tunnel vision. When he sees an opportunity to gain new knowledge or study something that has little information, he will take it upon himself to record it. This sometimes is at the detriment to himself or those he is currently traveling with. He has a number of scars that, on rare occasions, were voluntary because he wished to know the result. He was given the title of the Oblivious Professor by the locals for a good reason.
His biggest failure was the loss of a colleague he was close to. The friend had volunteered to join him on a learning venture with a group of students. After catching sight of some ruins he had never seen before, his tendency was brought out and he neglected to keep to the group and wandered off on his own. He ended up putting himself in danger against a Umber Hulk. His colleague saved him but at the cost of his own life.
Mental Trauma
Baniti has never faced any true tragedy until the death of a close friend colleague, a human named Quinton Hatchet. It was due to his own negligence and obsessive compulsion that he died. It was due to this event that he has become more reserved and cautious. He also has a particular fear of Umber Hulks, since it was this creature to almost killed him and ended the life of his friend.
Intellectual Characteristics
Baniti is the purest example of a true scholar. he is always open to new knowledge and looking into every avenue of a topic. He has created quite the store of knowledge within his head and is quite the asset when it comes to finding information of almost any kind. His is a brilliance that borders on obsession and madness.
Morality & Philosophy
Baniti is a follower of Alutice, much like most of his family, but he is endeared to him in particular. He is the patron of wizards, secrets, death, burial, and the afterlife. These are aspects that Baniti has come full circle on a recent event in his life and he feels that connection to his patron for it. "Even should the circle comes around on itself many times over, it does not close. It creates a spiral that goes ever higher and I think it will reach beyond even the stars." He is an avid believer that you never stop learning.
Baniti is also quite good-natured, which is evident by the creation of the school outside the main metropolitan of Shan'guan. He wished to share his passion for knowledge and learning with those who may not get the opportunity to do so. Although the Prakhai tend to be more interested in their agriculture and livestock; any interest outside of the usual sphere is a boon to him.
person.sexuality
Baniti is known as the Oblivious Professor by other circles. He may be flirted with, by any gender or race, and there is always a big chance it may not register with him. The reason is not that he is not interested but because he normally has his head in multiple other spaces, that he becomes oblivious of it until clear after the fact. He would approach courtship and sexuality academically at first. He will research techniques, traditions, and chemistry to experiment with. He has had lovers on several occasions but never a truly loving relationship. No one has piqued his interest in that way as of yet.
person.gender_identity
Baniti sees himself as a male Maihes but is more fluid on the cultural and societal influences of gender. Gender is merely a part of knowledge and what people do with it is their own prerogative. He is by no means a traditionally masculine man, as he has some feminine attributes that he displays from time to time. Strict gender roles are not in his purview.
Taboos
Although Baniti feels that knowledge should be shared and dispersed among those who wish it, he is not oblivious to the fact that some schools and secrets that pertain to the arcane are dangerous. He knows that there are those who would twist magic for their own gain and like his patron deity, is amicable to keeping certain things secret. Dark and corrupting magic in particular are taboos to him.
Known Languages
Common, Sphinx, Primordial, Prakhai
Personality
Motivation
Knowledge and the pursuit of it is his motivation. He wishes to learn all there is to know, at least that is the romantic dream. There is so much history and intricacies that make the world beautiful to him. Vaale is a stew pot of possibilities and is excited to explore it in its entirety and beyond!
Quotes & Catchphrases
"Oh, were they interested in me? I'm so sorry, I didn't notice, I was studying their weapon. Why are you laughing?"
"Even should the circle comes around on itself many times over, it does not close. It creates a spiral that goes ever higher and I think it will reach beyond even the stars."
Savvies & Ineptitudes
Baniti is good at understanding and implementing textbook knowledge, but had trouble on a social level. Interaction with other people is complex even he has trouble properly coming to terms with.
Likes & Dislikes
Baniti is adventurous, he will try almost anything once. Although, death is a topic he wishes to personally explore, the infinite nature of the state is a drawback—especially to someone who still wishes to explore the world and what secrets it holds. Umber Hulks are an obvious dislike due to his trauma but there are not many things he truly dislikes. Although, with his good nature, he disinclined against evil actions and things that would otherwise put others in harm's way or jeopardize their way of life.
Virtues & Personality perks
-TBD-
Vices & Personality flaws
-TBD-
Personality Quirks
Baniti is a bit of a hoarder, mostly because a lot of what he keeps can be beneficial in certain instances. He enjoys recording notes on drinks, food, interactions, etc. He enjoys taking notes for future reference. He has a tendency to stare. He likes to study and observe other people and things in order to remember them to refer to his other sources of information.
Hygiene
Baniti is actually quite hygienic. He deals with, more often than not, priceless tomes and scrolls from time to time. He would be horrified at soiling them. So, he washed as often as he is able or uses spells to maintain some sense of cleanliness.
The major events and journals in Baniti's history, from the beginning to today.
The list of amazing people following the adventures of Baniti.
Social
Birthplace
Suguba, Wiani
Current Residence
Small town outside of Shan'guan
Contacts & Relations
-TBD-
Honorary & Occupational Titles
Professor, Scholar
Family Ties
Lateefah, mother, currently lives in Wiani with Nemaa
Ganem, is the eldest sibling and mercenary fighter.
Sariya, the eldest sister, Paladin of Kenkodu
Nemaa, a shrewd but fair merchant in Suguba.
Religious Views
Follower of Alutice, quite religious and reverent Baniti also respects and acknowledges the other deities of the pantheon as they all have influence over the various aspects of the world at large.
Social Aptitude
Baniti has a fair grasp of social dealings, in most cases at the core average. However, there is a considerable change in his demeanor when in a place of learning or in a situation to which he can attain new knowledge. He is not exactly the most charismatic person in the room but certainly is not the worst.
Mannerisms
Baniti tends to be reserved and quiet. An introvert with a strong leaning to observance. He likes to people watch and eavesdrop because there is always the possibility of getting the inkling of learning a secret. He always has a tendency to keep a notebook and quill at the ready and is always prepared at a moment's notice to put his scholarly utensils through thorough use.
Hobbies & Pets
Baniti doesn't really own any pets, although he knows all the pets of his neighbors by heart and they have been known to hang around his home. When not in scholarly pursuits, Baniti enjoys making pottery and painting them. He has often made gifts of pottery for his neighbors in the colors of their clans.
Speech
Baniti tends to speak clearly, especially because he is an educator. His words are meaningful, even if it is a simple conversation. His tone is low and his voice is deep. There is an accent to his voice, reflecting his Maihes heritage but he ensures each word in heard clearly.