Merlin
Former Court Wizard of Ablion
is a bearded, old, wise man, who freely gave his wisdom to every High King of Dragton since the beginning of the First Age. Merlin left Albion to meditate in seclusion at the ancient Red Temple Archives and guard the true location of fabled 'Elder's Journal'.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Despite appearing to be aging, Merlin is in perfect physical condition. He has a decent amount of muscle tone and is sturdy on his feet. He has a grace and poise about him that one might not expect to see of someone that looks as old as he is.
Body Features
Merlin’s proportions are absolutely flawless. He is what one might use for a diagram of perfect anatomy. His arms and legs are the right length, and his torso is the same. He stands strong and tall and proud.
Facial Features
A very thin mouth under a large nose and two differently sized eyes. He seems attractive at first glance and is approachable. His ears are quite small and stay pressed towards his head.
Identifying Characteristics
There are small scars on his hands and forearms as well as a few magical symbol looking tattoos that cover them to the best of his ability.
Physical quirks
He is always speaking very calmly and slowly. His voice is not loud or carries. He is always very calm and it seems somewhat eerie.
Special abilities
Merlin is a practitioner of all kinds of magic. He knows everything and is working on perfecting it to the best of his ability but it’s a forever project as magic is always changing and knowledge is always expanding.
Apparel & Accessories
He typically wears soft flowing robes with multiple embellishments on them of various colors. He typically sticks to cool-toned clothing and accents it with gray, white, and black to make it less flashy than it really would be otherwise.
Specialized Equipment
It is unlike Merlin to wear any armor so instead he has enchanted robes that do some good in protecting from projectiles or blades. He also carries a very specially carved walking stick that has a gem in the top to focus his magic through.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
A man who has lived more than a lifetime and seems disinterested in keeping tabs on just how old he is, Merlin is a magic user with renown and respect. He’s landed a place in many political councils because he provided insight to all of the High Kings of Dragton since the beginning of the First Age. It’s been a position that he covets and would not pass on to anyone so long as the tides remain in his favor.
Eventually, Merlin left to mediate the seclusion of the ancient Red Temple Archives. This is primarily his way of guarding the true location of the “Elder Journal” which has quickly surpassed being a confidante to a king in importance in Merlin’s life. He’s not wanted for much but normalcy was coveted until it was taken from him. This responsibility is vast and weighs more than political insight.
On days where he can give himself a little bit of freedom, Merlin is practicing what magic he does know and working on crafting new magical adaptations to what already exists so it can be used more streamlined and effectively. He shares this with no one and does his best to appear as nothing more than a figure of the town he spends his time in. He doesn’t want many to know who he is but there’s a rumor of a younger boy who is struggling with magic that is starting to pique Merlin’s interest. The last thing he wants is another magic user to feel overwhelmed and consumed by the arcana that they were blessed with.
Gender Identity
Male
Sexuality
Straight
Education
Merlin was given a fantastic education but he gave it to himself. He taught himself everything he could, gathering books that were discarded or borrowing them from libraries or bookstores. It’s one of his proudest accomplishments.
Employment
The most important part of Merlin’s employment was his advisory to the High Kings of Dragton. He considers it his proudest work and he has never shirked that responsibility. Now he is simply a guard to the true location of the “elder journal” and a teacher to a young Half-Dragon.
Accomplishments & Achievements
He has led many kings to victory and provided safety for many subjects. Though he is not always an offensive mage, Merlin has done his fair share of combat to protect the people that his kings serve.
Failures & Embarrassments
Admittedly, Merlin would never claim to have a failure or embarrassment but he is somewhat genuinely uncomfortable acknowledging that he is comfortable and confident in the dark arts.
Mental Trauma
Merlin’s mental trauma is minimal. He has experienced a lot of discomfort watching people die at his hands but he tries his best not to think about them as he has a long time to live.
Intellectual Characteristics
This is a man that never thinks without speaking. It doesn’t take him long to come up with something clever to say and he’s very eloquent. He thinks incredibly strategically and is considered the most even-tempered and calm minded man.
Morality & Philosophy
Morality is gray in Merlin’s eyes. He does what he thinks is best even if it means occasionally stepping on people’s toes. His philosophy is simple. He loves magic and loves the art of it and he wants to be sure that people do not harness it for bad or let their thirst for it destroy them.
Taboos
The attachment to dark magic is something he considers a taboo.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
Protecting the elder journal and the magic that he doesn’t want people to get ahold of and taint with their greed and lust for power.
Savvies & Ineptitudes
Merlin is fantastic at solving puzzles and creating puzzles of his own. He works like a machine and thinks like one as well.
Likes & Dislikes
He is a fan of the arts, loving to watch musicians and performers of all types. He does however hate most alcohol as it burns his throat and makes his head spin. He doesn’t like not being in control of his faculties.
Virtues & Personality perks
This is a man that will protect the people he cares about at all costs. He is willing to do the dirty work so they can keep their hands clean. He leans on those that he supports as much as they lean on him.
Vices & Personality flaws
He is quick to jump to conclusions and then has to spend a good amount of time undoing the conclusion because he doesn’t want to be the kind of person to assume something about someone else.
Personality Quirks
Merlin is paternal at best. He’s always wanted his own children so he tends to keep kids around and teach them – as is true for the child he’s taken under his wing to teach about magic.
Hygiene
This is a man that very much cares about his appearance and has gone to great strides to wear clean clothing and keep an attractive and clean body. Some might say he puts a little too much time into it but he’d argue there is no fault in wanting to look nice.
Social
Contacts & Relations
Many kings and knights that he has worked with would consider him their closest confidante. He doesn’t lean on them but he would typically come when he was called until recently when he was tasked with something more important. He does occasionally travel to meet them away from the land he is guarding just to keep up.
Family Ties
Merlin has no family.
Religious Views
He is a follower of various different deities as he prays upon them to strengthen and guide his magical knowledge and understanding so he can be the best mage possible.
Social Aptitude
A fantastic fixture at parties. Merlin is typically the kind of person to quietly tell stories because so many people ask him about what he has done and seen and experienced. He’s happy to tell because it paints magic in a good light.
Mannerisms
When he is listening very carefully, Merlin tilts his head to the side and quirks a soft smile.
Speech
Not one to make public speech, he is eloquent and soft spoken but incredibly intelligent and interesting to listen to.
Wealth & Financial state
PERSONAL WEALTH
Merlin is a man of humble means and likes it that way. He has been given a decent amount of money in his time as a confidant and advisor but he has turned it around and put it into the community or funding universities.
FAMILY WEALTH
There is no wealth that comes from his family.
Current Location
Ethnicity
Year of Birth
1108
127 Years old
Children
Current Residence
unknown
Gender
Male
Eyes
Brown
Hair
long, white
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
white
Height
6' 2"
Weight
156 lb.
Aligned Organization
Character Prototype
Tony Amendola
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