Meleran

the Bloody Caster

Meleran Sirus Veilau

Ambitous, kind and intelligent. Meleran, or Melran for short, is a mage, whose lost arm has only motivated him to excel in his specific field to cure his predicament. Growing up to be a talented mage in a rather wealthy family, Meleran saw it below himself being forced to attend conventional means of studying the arcane arts and instead took up apprenticeship at one of the few xenomancers in the country. During his training however, Meleran was hit by one of the worst injuries one could recieve when casting arcane magic, a faustian burn. His left arm had to be amputated, but this wouldn't stop Meleran. As normal healing spells wouldn't cure his predicament and all in all his armlessness would hinder his progress, he now strifes for new advancements in his field to create a spell, that would him help to regrow his lost limb.
Sadly, due to a lack of funding, out of personal reasons, Meleran is forced to make his advancements and his living by adventuring, wich isn't as bad as expected due to the insights he gets on rare and magical creatures.
His kind demeanor is nothing one should take for granted, as inside he is more capable to bloody and ruthless acts than others would percieve him to be.

Current teammates:

Visandar⁣ - Leonora⁣ - Sonka⁣ - Sulfuur⁣

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

While obviously missing one arm, Meleran is a quite lithe humanoid with fresh, slighty pale skin. His physical aptitude is mediocre at best, but all in all he looks rather lively.

Body Features

Meleran has fresh, slightly pale skin, his left arms is but a stub, all the while the rest of his body is of minor significance and seems to be mediocre at best.

Facial Features

His amber eyes are the most striking aspect on hi s face, otherwise he still looks fairly young and has an angled jaline.

Physical quirks

Having retrained his hand, Meleran is now righthanded and almost always has his ight hand gracefully behind his back, while he strides along with steps that communicate the wealth and circumstances he has lived in for more than half of his life.
An indication Meleran is not putting up a fasade are his matted, relaxed eyes. When without his mask he has minimal expression aside for a slight grin and moves with ease, his courtous gait falls away completely and gives way to utmost precision and efficiency.

Special abilities

Meleran is a caster and knows various spells from the school of xenomancy, mainly focusing on healing wounds and injuries. All the while Meleran also knows some cantrips and even some more offensive ones, wich are not nearly as potent as his other spells.

Apparel & Accessories

Meleran wears a long white west with puffy sleeves of a dark-red-grey material. Neatly kept the white is almost uniform.  Over his left shoulder he has draped over a pieve of cloth, wich connects to the belt and makes the missing arm less obvious. His belt has a contraption to hold his spell book. Dangling over his right shoulder Meleran keeps his more special equipment like his medical kit, potions, poisons in a special leather bag, wich seems to be more sturdy, than others would be. Further down he wears rather baggy pants, wich end in sturdy boots, wich sometimes have some blood on them.

Specialized Equipment

Due to his far-sightedness, Meleran always keeps a pair of yellow-tinged glasses with him, wich help his eyesight and help him read.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Born in a wealthy household meleran had everything one could wish for, everything. His childhood as sheltered and he had a private tutor, as did his younger sibling. With time it was obvious, that Meleran was certainly destined to become a powerful mage, wich definitly was something young Meleran desired. But deep inside is mind Meleran was not really a normal kid, his tastes and interests were far more "unique" and instances regarding him experimenting on animals have been concluded to be "accidents", young Meleran. He quickly became aware of one thing. Noone would be as shocked with one of his "accidents" would it involve a street-dog, or a bird, that bothered anyone else. Knowing this Meleran kept his desires at bay and waited for more appropriate times.
As the time came for him to start his magical education, he was rather young and, other than most students of the arcane arts, he managed to get an apprenticeship under one of the only xenomancers in the country. Xenomancers were quite rare and new to the world, wich made it all the more interesting for Meleran, who was merely 15 years old as his eduction began. His tutor, though eccentric, was more than happy for the extraordinary pay and did his best to teach this young and eager mind his craft. The young boy relished in the knowlegde, almost unsettling so.
It is to note, that xenomancers, also called bloodmages, where exotic casters able to heal wounds and broken bones, as well as change organisms around them. They manipulated living matter and gaining knowledge on it was one of Melerans favorite tasks.
Dissecting of any kind was a pleasure for him, the symphony of steel cutting through flesh was marvellous and sometimes he would even forget to wash off the blood out of the comfort it gave him. His tutor, of course was unsettled, but understood what the thorst for knowledge could do and let it pass. After Meleran was introduced to the basics of magic and it's uses, he began learning and practising the spells his teacher would teach him in his field. Of course, normal students would only be teached a few spells, but as his pay was extraordinary, Meleran was given almost every spell his master knew. But during the first few weeks of practicing the new spells, the hubris and arrogance of young Meleran would hinder his progression henceforth.
Due to a failed spell and focus of aura, Meleran, at this point 17, was infected with a faustian burn, eating up his left arm, wich quickly had to be amptutated. While in shock he was oddly fascinated with teh wound, wich warped the flesh of his arm, teeth growing out of it and an eye flitting madly from one direction to the other. While his body may have broken, Melerans mind just seemed to have awoken. A fire burned inside them. Motivation and ambition made his efforts seem almost unnatural while he was steadily learning to cast with one hand, and further studying his field. Meleran might have been handicapped, but his dedication proved astounding and soon Meleran was able to cast accustomed to his different circumstances.
However as his master asked for an elongation of his payment, Melerans family was dead silent. As it would seem during Melerans dedicated training his father had remarried and Melerans stepmother was not content sending money she could use for herself to an ungrateful child, wich was all in all only abusing his fathers wealth and leeching off him. What drove his father to believe her was a mystery, but Meleran contributed it to his family just being the animals they always were, sadly they weren't streetdogs.
Anyways, as Meleran bid his farewell to his master, wich took him to the next city out of good will and gave him a little help to start his new life, the young student, now 23, would conquer this world of beasts and find a cure for his predicament in the only thing he seemed to like and understand, flesh and blood. From what his teacher recommended him Meleran registered at the adventurers guild and found a group missing someone, who would be able to tend to their wounds.

Gender Identity

Male, he

Education

From his sheltered youth, Meleran was benefitting from private tutoring. In addition he was a quick learner and mastered a high level of skill in writing, reading and the use of language. Here he learned a fluent of elvish⁣, and a great deal of reptaal⁣. Even before he was granted the apprenticeship, Meleran was already engaged in studying all kinds of spells and their uses. During his study under one of the few masters of xenomancy in the land, he not only learned the spells of his school of magic, but also a geat deal of pharmacy to not be dependant on magic all the time, alchemy and he was even teached a limited amount of criktuu⁣, a language required to decipher the original texts containing the studies and spells vital for the school of xenomancy. Due to his investment in xenomancy Meleran has a certain expertise in anatomy and biology.

Employment

During his life Meleran has worked fairly little, the only thing coming only remotly close to working was his work as an apprentice under his master.

Accomplishments & Achievements

While Meleran see his reates achievements yet to come, he prouds himself of being rather talented in the field of xenomancy, surviving and surpassing a faustian burn and being able to cast spells with only one arm. A minor achievement of Meleran is the precise use of the incantation mage hand to have a more accurate version of his former left hand. This however requires his full concentration.

Failures & Embarrassments

The attitude of his family, wich ultimatly made him resourceless was a rather huge emberassment to Meleran in front of his master, but also the humiliation of having lost his arm to such a beginners slip up was particulary embarassing for the young man.

Mental Trauma

As Meleran lost hsi left arm due to a faustian burn, he didn't really get mentally scared, but rather his cautinan grew and he respected this force of nature, while still being emberassed having been hit by it.

Intellectual Characteristics

Meleran is coldhearted, logical, has incredible academical knowledge, a very good memory, though not really faultproof and of course a great capability to reason and learn. Even the brighter minds of renown teachers might be dumbfounded by his intellecual barrage he tends to unleash on those he deems beneath him.

Morality & Philosophy

While Meleran has no problem with human test-subjects,  he is definitly not as dumb to kidnap people and experiment on them, since society thinks of it as unneccessary brutality. However, are those criminals sentenced to death, everybody is eage to let him experiment, since they might at least help with this. Thinking of this Meleran keeps from experimenting, or collecting from, citizens wich might cause hom to be pursuid by the law. Bandits, are not one of them.

Personality Characteristics

Motivation

Meleran wants to master his craft and keep eyploring the anatomy of living organisms. Them screaming in pain and agony, simply is just another plus for him. Surviving, however is also vital and so Meleran resorts to only experimenting on social outcasts.

Savvies & Ineptitudes

Meleran is a master of masking his intentions to the point he doesn't feel threatened. His aptitude to lie is unsettling, but he often just resorts to cold logic.
Meleran is obsessed with his craft and prefers to not be disturbed. When controlling himself, Meleran is someone with rather shallow emotions.

Likes & Dislikes

Meleran is a thorough devotee to his craft and loves learning more about it and others around him. He also has a rather sadistic touch, but manages to keep his glee when he hears someone screaming under control. Meleran is also fascinated by healing and watching bone and flesh mend is something he could see all day, however severing it is also very satisfying to him. Meleran is also a lover of clean equipment and organization. He is a lover of control.
What Meleran hates are those who do actively thwart his experiments, or sabotage it out of ill will. An unorganized workplace has to be reorganized and Meleran won't stand anyone practicing their craft sloppily, or without love.

Virtues & Personality perks

Meleran always manages to stay calm and his mask of friendliness definitly helps with it. He is precise and efficient, while also staying devoted to his craft and understanding the reasons of the actions of others, while completely ignoring them. The young xenomancer also keeps himself well informed and seems to always be in control.

Vices & Personality flaws

Meleran is cold hearted and has no real empathy, wich would induce sympathy or compassion within him. Melerans ethical boundaries are easily discarded, when he doesn't have to fear persecution, or witnesses being left. He is numbed to any kind of brutality or gore, there are only a few things, wich manage to disgust him enough to make him nauseus.

Personality Quirks

Meleran has an impeccable mask of friendliness and to most his laugh is genuine and filled with good will, however those with honed conversational skills will notice something cold, computing and downright terrifying within the depths of his laughter. The only thing showing somwthing is off about him are his eyes, wich seem to always search for something, information on others, wounds, injuries, blood, blood, yes, blood.

Hygiene

Meleran keeps himself immaculately clean, hoever sometimes he just ignores bloody hands after an operration as it puts him in ease. Hygiene is something more than important to him and he as well as his equipment are kept spotless.

Social

Contacts & Relations

Meleran keeps to himself mostly, but still has loose contact to a few nobles, a few shadier clients, is almost the stand-in torturer in some towns and even writes the odd obligatory letter to his family.

Family Ties

Melerans family ties are minimal and what persists is built upon the obligaotry letters he writes combined witth the appearances hee makes on some parties his family hosts out of spite.

Religious Views

Meleran knows the gods are real and acknowledges their power, but he isn't someone to devote himself to something other, than his passion. However, if he had to honestly pick a deity he sympathises with it would be Umbrariar⁣, the god of suffering and torture.

Social Aptitude

Meleran is performing masterful acts of hiding any discomfort, hatred, or simply disinterest by always playing the friendly caster, who simply wants to help. However, his fassade falls should he see the opportunity to do so.

Mannerisms

Melerans eyes flicker with an eternal interest in seemingly everything, his gaze seems to lick over every vein and twitch of muscle of his individual. This often unsettling detail however is contrasted by his bright smile, compassionate attitude and a gait and movement befitting of a highranking noble. His movements are precise and are graceful, while mainting surgical accuracy.

Hobbies & Pets

Meleran loves to spend his times studying others, anamoty, his lab-rats and read a book or two when he is exhausted. Creating potions and the like is a little distraction for him, should his friendly demeanor be put under too much stress without a vent for his frustration.

Speech

He uses a refined, courtly vocabulary, however he often tries to accomodate the intelligence of his listener and uses words he deems understandable for them.

Wealth & Financial state

While Meleran was once a very wealthy son of a noble family he was sponsored by them and didn't have to work a day in his life. However Meleran was not taken aback by his families decision to stop his funding and insetad Meleran had always laid beside some of his funds to build up a little bit of an emergency dampener should his parents decide so.
He is not the wealthiest, but certainly is wealthier, than you would expect him to. He doesn't use his money often, he rather uses it when strategically neccessary.

Combat abilities

One-armed casting (passive):

allows the user to cast spells with only one arm due to supreme technique and concentration

Xenomantic examination (passive):

upon looking at a creature the user gains limited insight on its capabilities, closer inspection reveals more information

Minor cure wounds (healing, cantrip):

allows the user to cure minor wounds like cuts, bruises and other superficial injuries, wich aren't life threatening, is rather ineffective in long battles

Cure wounds (healing):

User cures injuries of another creature by reconstructing damaged tissue (enough to bring back 3 grown men back from a critical state), cannot regrow limbs lost, can be straining after extensive use

Anesthetic (control, buff)(3 times per short rest):

numbs target from pain and allows them to push through hindering physical effects involving pain

Adrenalin surge (buff)(3 times per long rest):

Hastens the target creature by overloading the organism with adrenalin, causing a surge in physical capability in combination with mental clearity in exchange for a state of exhaustion after the spell ends

Sustain life (healing, ritual):

if not focused on, this spell sustains the life of a critical creature for three hours, while keeping the creature unconcious, this can be extended by actively concentrating on the spell

Cause pain (control, stun)(6 times per long rest):

the user causes the pain receptors of the targeted creature to overload, causing immense pain and in certain scenarios a stun-like effect

Exhaust (debuff)(6 times per long rest):

this spell causes the muscles of the target to procuce vast amounts of lactic acid along with spurring on the organism to waste precious nutrition, this will cause the target to experience terrible exhaustion and lower their capabilities in combat

Cruel experimentation (ritual):

The user of this ability dedicates their time into studying an organism without regard for their safety, cutting and tearing, experimenting to their hearts content. This ritual may kill the creature in question, but can also lead too interesting discoveries

Alignment

Lawful Evil

Species

Humans

Year of Birth

209 ND 26 Years old

Circumstances of Birth

Born in a rather wealthy family, Melerans future was secure and he was free to choose his paths as he wished.

Gender

Male

Eyes

Meleran has amber eyes, they have a yellow sheen and seem quite lively and searching for something, staring into his eyes can be quite unsettling.

Hair

Meleran has short brown hair. with the main, top part slicked up into a rather rectangular shape, while his sides are kept close to his head and are naturally grey.

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Meleran has a ratther healthy skin tone, wich only slightly drifts into pale. His skin shows how much of a sheltered upbringing he's had. His skin is smooth and only the occasional scar could hint at his favorite hobbies.

Height

1.78 m

Weight

72 kg

Known Languages

After his extensive education and upbringing, Meleran is able to fluently speak common⁣, elvish⁣ and reptaal⁣ as well as broken criktuu⁣.