Did some light historical rereading, and a remnant of the Janissary old guard who survived their revolt and pursued a life of medical research is definitely the vibe. The Janissary order was destroyed by the modernizing Ottoman Empire in this time period and that is huge potential for characterization and development arcs within the academy. The character will focus on development of the human condition and natural biological enhancement and vehemently oppose mechanical insights and automata research, so healthy conflict and the butting of heads is abound.

My muse is thoroughly struck. I’ve got mad envisions for a steampunk istanbul and scenes of Imperial Warmongering and the development of the ‘modern’ Ottoman military and how it all pushed my concept to where it will be for the sheet.