Appearance

Physical Description

Strong swimmer body

Body Features

Light purple scales scattered across his body, tattoos on his arms, back, chest, and ankles, and fins near his ears

Facial Features

Scales below his eyes, fanged teeth, and a forked tongue

Identifying Characteristics

All of the above honestly, he's really easy to spot

Physical quirks

Scratches the back of his head/neck when nervous, flustered, or confused

Apparel & Accessories

Typically a white shirt and brown vest, pants, and boots. The vest has orange, yellow, and teal designs on it and sometimes he wears a blue coat and a white, orange, yellow, and teal bandanna. His other outfit is a blue dancer outfit with gold accents.

Specialized Equipment

He uses a quarter staff, the occasional dagger and his punching fists

Special abilities

Water weaving and ice breath

Mentality

Personal history

He was born to Fergus and Erin Adler in the Capitol of Auzwei. They lived by the docks where Fergus would go to work on his ship until Merrick was old enough to join him. They lived a modest lifestyle, didn't want for much, but because Auzwei is driven by community relations, they tried to share what they could around like everyone else. Thanks to this, even though Merrick was an only child, he still felt like he had a big family. He grew up with his two friends Caleb and Lena, and they all worked on Fergus's ship together. Merrick did his monk training under his mentor, Barrett, for about five years before he died.

Employment

Fisherman on his father's ship and navigator in training

Accomplishments & Achievements

4 time windsurfing champion, helped take down a cult, committed regicide, helped a desperate lad get a date

Failures & Embarrassments

He knows he's not the brightest but he still gets embarrassed when he's called stupid over and over

Mental Trauma

He lost his mentor to a terrible condition that's scarred him ever since. Though he's gotten out of the worst of his spiral, the memories of what he saw and experienced still haunt him.

Intellectual Characteristics

Sometimes he can solve an addition problem without counting on his fingers

Morality & Philosophy

Only kill if it's to protect whether it be yourself or others, try to believe in second chances, and have an open mind to explore the world and accept others

person.sexuality

Pansexual

person.gender_identity

Male, but in touch with his feminine side

Known Languages

Auzweian, Prismerese, Idellian, and Draconic

Personality

Motivation

He wants to explore the world, take down Yashates, and fulfill a promise he made

Savvies & Ineptitudes

Excellent at navigation, swimming, and parkour.
 
Terrible at math

Likes & Dislikes

Loves fried squid, whittling, flowers, and learning about mythology
 
Hates people looking down on him, people hurting his friends, and coleslaw

Virtues & Personality perks

Patient, compassionate, and super heckin' dexterous

Vices & Personality flaws

A bit quick to drink, reckless, and definitely has a case of the ol' hubris

Personality Quirks

His fins twitch when he's happy

Hygiene

He's c l e a n, but always kinda smells like the ocean

Social

Birthplace

Auzwei

Current Residence

Capitol City, Auzwei

Contacts & Relations

He has a strong bond with his parents and worries about his newly adopted little sister. His two best friends are Caleb and Lena and the current king of Auzwei was his childhood friend. He's close to most of his party members at this point, especially Bel-Tala and Milena.

Wealth & Financial state

Definitely not used to having a lot of money and will often spend it on gifts for others

Family Ties

His father runs a well known fishing ship that he works on

Religious Views

Devout follower of the Ocean Mother, Asiya

Social Aptitude

Can be pretty confident and charismatic in certain situations but can and will fall apart in front of a crush

Mannerisms

Laughs a lot in conversation, the casual soft sort of laugh when having a good-natured talk with someone

Hobbies & Pets

He has a pet calico cat named James. He will die for this cat, you do not harm this cat.
 
As a hobby he enjoys wood carving and pressing flowers

Speech

Speaks with a mild Auzweian accent that gets thicker and more incomprehensible when he gets worked up