Zael Castomir
Appearance and Equipment
* Medium-length blond hair, blue eye, fair skin, 5'9", and a sturdy, ripped, broad-shouldered build. Missing his right eye, wears an eyepatch.
* If armored, armored in full, blackened plate armor, thick dark fur-lined cloak. If unarmored, simple clothing: tunic and pants.
* Usually armed with a bastard sword. Also carries and sometimes uses a parrying dagger in tandem.
* If armored, armored in full, blackened plate armor, thick dark fur-lined cloak. If unarmored, simple clothing: tunic and pants.
* Usually armed with a bastard sword. Also carries and sometimes uses a parrying dagger in tandem.
Skills and Abilities
Fire Warrior: Unlike traditional pyromancers, Zael's command of fire is focused on martial enhancement and close-range. There are typical uses for it, like enhancing his sword, creating shields of fire, and point-blank blasts of flames, but Zael has also discovered a number of unconventional applications: making his flesh explosive for defense, turning his blood into fire for increased agility and acrobatic combat potential, bursts of flame for quick boosts of speed, and more.
Fire Immunity: Zael's signature gift is a complete immunity to both mundane and magical fires. This, however, also leaves him more susceptible to frost/cold magic. Also, it has the disadvantage of Zael being unable to cauterize his wounds (via his own magic or otherwise).
Martial Training: Dreadlord training has granted Zael a proficiency with a wide variety of differing weapons. His favorites are hand-and-a-half swords and poleaxes.
Physical Prodigy: For a regular (if magically gifted) human, Zael, through innate gift and continuous development of his body, is a top tier specimen of physicality. Certainly a fitness guru, and always happy to help others in this regard.
Personality and Characteristics
Major
* Driven. Zael has a fearsome tenacity for completing tasks assigned to him and rising to meet challenges, this deriving from a desire to spite his parents. Irrepressible as well, turning even the worst of fortunes into something less bad, or even putting a positive spin on it.
* Aggressive. Even among those he's taken a liking to, he's apt to shower them with affectionate punches and surprise chokeholds.
* Confident, and oftentimes overconfident. Secure in his beliefs. Cocksure, to his benefit and detriment.
* Excited and fascinated with terror, and overcoming it. A thrillseeker through and through, he relishes the burning, adrenaline-fueled, heart-pounding rush of a brush with death.
* Cavalier, and generally smooth and easy-going. His sense of humor thrives, and while at first it could seem abrasive or outright insulting at times, it all comes from a place of good-natured, lighthearted intent. If he was truly mad at someone, they would know it.
* Recalcitrant. A deep-seated, but controlled, rebellious streak runs through him, thanks to a lingering resentment of his parents.
* Direct. If he's got something to say, he'll say it, and he'll say it however he likes. This has often got him into trouble with Proctors.
* Aggressive. Even among those he's taken a liking to, he's apt to shower them with affectionate punches and surprise chokeholds.
* Confident, and oftentimes overconfident. Secure in his beliefs. Cocksure, to his benefit and detriment.
* Excited and fascinated with terror, and overcoming it. A thrillseeker through and through, he relishes the burning, adrenaline-fueled, heart-pounding rush of a brush with death.
* Cavalier, and generally smooth and easy-going. His sense of humor thrives, and while at first it could seem abrasive or outright insulting at times, it all comes from a place of good-natured, lighthearted intent. If he was truly mad at someone, they would know it.
* Recalcitrant. A deep-seated, but controlled, rebellious streak runs through him, thanks to a lingering resentment of his parents.
* Direct. If he's got something to say, he'll say it, and he'll say it however he likes. This has often got him into trouble with Proctors.
Minor
+ Has a rural accent with a slight drawl.
+ Big on physical exercise and pushing himself (and others) to their limits.
+ Definitely an instigator.
+ Dislikes academic pursuits and things of a more abstract nature.
+ Very much of an "I'll believe it when I see it" attitude.
+ Likes designating someone to be his rival--whether they know it or not. Sometimes multiple people at once.
+ Likes cats. Because they're wicked and fucked up. But they're only his second favorite. Honey Badgers, mean little bastards, are the best.
+ Surprisingly, a lightweight when it comes to drinking.