[hider=Alexander Smith]Name: Alexander Smith

Age: 40

Gender: Male

Mastery:  Illuminate
Specialty: Healer

Rank: Master

Appearance:  The best way to describe Alexander is plain. He is neither good looking nor ugly. A skinny man standing at 6'0" tall, he is by no means physically imposing in anything other than possibly height. His brown hair is kept short and he keeps no facial hair. His eyes are green and his heritage is clearly of the area around the academy in terms of features.

For clothing he wears plain white robes, specifically meant to be plain and not give a sense that he thinks himself in any way above others. The look is carefully crafted to make him look like an unassuming man as opposed to a master mage. The only thing giving him away are a pair of metal suns attached to his shoulders. A gift from his family upon confirmation that he would be an Illuminate. He wears the symbols with pride and will never be seen without them.

Demeanor:  Alexander is a calm man but one who dislikes unnecessary delays in accomplishing his goals. The quickest way to make Alexander act is to behave in a way which is overly cautious or skittish. He has seen far too many young healers get squeamish and freeze at the sight of people in pain to tolerate such paralyzing inaction. He knows he cannot be rash, but he also knows that in what he does every moment counts and must be made meaningful.

Alexander also has something of an adventurous spirit. The fact the academy is full of healers means that often the people who he could be helping are often those who don't actually need him specifically. Instead he has used his ability and what authority he can manage to venture out into the world and find people who desperately need his help and render them aid.

Overall, Alexander is driven by a desire to help and heal. He knows what he is good at and wants to use his abilities to their fullest to positive effect. He also wishes to accumulate and pass down knowledge in as many fields as possible. Himself having added multiple works and studies to the Academy libraries in his lifetime.

History:  Alexander was born the son of a Smith and his wife. It was a recruiter who would eventually find Alexander and bring him to the Academy at the age of ten. Before this time he had done the same work as any child of a smith, light work, watching what his father did, and running various errands as needed. When he arrived at the academy he spent much of his time in the library, unsure of what else to do other than attend his studies at such a low level he began to read and learn. As his power and rank grew so did his responsibilities, when he wasn't found nose deep in a book he would be found at the healing facilities on campus, tending to any who he could help and acting as an assistant/gopher for the higher ranked healers. It was neither a long nor hard decision as to what his specialty would be. He remained in contact with his parents through letters all through his time as a Mage and an Adept, keeping appraised of what had happened to old friends of himself and his family as well as the general goings on of his home.  

When he reached the rank of weaver however that changed, he began to venture back out into the world. Starting with occasional trips home, then to the surrounding area. He knew on an intellectual level that his skill set was likely needed more out in the world than in the halls of the academy, but seeing it first hand was a realization on an entirely different level. Being on his own or under light supervision to help villages hit by plague or those who had grievously injured themselves at home or on battlefields awakened him to the need to not simply study and work his way up through the ranks, but actively apply that knowledge whenever he could.

Upon reaching the rank of master at age 35 he technically gained the title Medicinae Lux "of the healing light" making Alexander Smith Medicinae Lux. However amongst some of the masters he came to be known as having the joking title Errantem Lux "of the wandering light" as he very often was nowhere to be found. However he always had systems in place that his absence was never felt particularly hard or long. He of course remained up to date of the business that required his attention as best he could, but he was not about to ignore the plight of those who needed his help most. In a world such as this, it was a list that had no end. He is currently back at the academy, bringing with him as he so often does fresh recruits for the academy. While never his primary mission, he always keeps an eye out for those who were academy material and bringing them to receive the training they both needed and deserved.[/hider]