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[center][h2][b][color=007236]Zarif, the Ancient One[/color][/b][/h2]
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[b][color=007236]Age:[/color][/b] [i][color=82ca9d]112[/color][/i]

[b][color=007236]Race:[/color][/b] [color=82ca9d][i]Loxodon[/i][/color]

[b][color=007236]Personality:[/color][/b] [i][color=82ca9d]Zarif can be described as an undoubtedly wise and understanding individual, his age and affinity for reading others' emotions contributing greatly to these character traits. The Loxodon is known to always compose himself in an impartial and just manner, able to provide unwavering patience to even the most aggravating Rakdos imp.
The Loxodon's sense of right, heavily influenced by his kind's affinity for white magic and the Selesnyan virtues of green, is a very accepting and naturalistic view of the world. However, with slight hints of blue beliefs and tendencies in his personality, Zarif can also be found with a good understanding of justice and law, along with an astoundingly open mind.
In battle, Zarif will never lay a finger on his opponent due to his almost strictly pacifistic ways. The Loxodon believes magic to be a beautiful art that links people, not an ultimate weapon. The mage, though he is more than capable of obliterating others with his practiced power, will almost always try to negotiate and talk with his enemy. For indeed, although his personal health and stamina may be quickly declining at such an old age, Zarif is still a rather powerful magic user and able to keep his own amongst more able-bodied opponents. Never expect to see the Loxodon play on the offensive, however; he strictly limits his powers into keeping himself and others alive, defensively.[/color][/i]

[b][color=007236]History:[/color][/b] [i][color=82ca9d]Born almost anonymously into the Selesnyan conclave and adopted by a pair of elven mages, Zarif was found to be an incredible prodigy in the magical arts almost from birth. The young Loxodon was known specifically to possess an innate understanding of basic magical happenings, and, to an extent, the complex moral obligations that came with such powers of a summoner. Eager to nurture such talents as quickly as they could, Zarif's parents provided the young Loxodon with the best magical schooling they could muster, intent on providing the child with a large array of Selesnyan, nature-oriented morals and education in order to ensure their son's future use of magical intellect would not go to waste. Through Zarif's early-life studies, however, the Loxodon would slowly become intrigued by the teachings of more traditional magic scholars, including those of the Azorius guild. His parents, in dismay that their son would dabble in the callous practices of the cruel justice system, forbade him from learning outside of the benevolent Selesnyan teachings. The Loxodon's thirst for exotic knowledge would not be so easily oppressed, however.
Zarif thus began a time of mainly self-education, secretly indulging himself in the writings and magical theories of other scholars and guilds in order to expand his knowledge of what the essence of summoner magic meant to so many other people. The Loxodon would also branch out into the fields of philosophy and law, bringing to his mind a very well-rounded and grand understanding of the workings, both mentally and magically, of other people. All of these developments, though they were intended to be kept secret from his parents, lead to an inevitable falling out within Zarif's family as his academic treacheries were eventually exposed. Thus, with his family ties sadly weakened and the conclave's rather zealous moral code frowning upon him, Zarif had no choice but to further commit himself to his studies.
The Loxodon, however, would refuse to ever entirely leave the Selesnyan guild; his roots in white and green mana having been a strong basis for all of his teachings. For the rest of the Loxodian mage's life, Zarif would make great leagues in furthering his personal intellectual development. Through open-minded research and study, the Loxodon became an astoundingly astute and powerful mage, distinguishing himself drastically from the more traditional beast-tamers of the Selesnya guild. Though such a difference in magical prowess may be seen as heretical by some, it is undeniable that Zarif's knowledge is indeed a priceless commodity in the conclave; especially when it can be used to educate others. Zarif now hopes, more than ever, that his age-old intellect and kindness will be of use to Selesnya during these war-torn times.[/color][/i]

[b][color=007236]Associates:[/color][/b] [color=82ca9d][i]No specific persons, other than the occasional friendly scholar from the Azorius guild.[/i][/color]

[b][color=007236]Guild:[/color][/b] [color=82ca9d][i]Selesnya[/i][/color]

[b][color=007236]Rank within guild:[/color][/b] [color=82ca9d][i]3 - Distinguished Member[/i][/color]

[b][color=007236]Colors:[/color][/b] [color=82ca9d][i]Green and White, with a splash of Blue.[/i][/color]

[b][color=007236]Preferred spells:[/color][/b]
[color=82ca9d][i](1 CMC) Path to Exile[/i][/color]
[color=82ca9d][i](2 CMC) Selesnya Charm[/i][/color]
[color=82ca9d][i](3 CMC) Sphinx's Revelation[/i][/color]
[color=82ca9d][i](4 CMC) Advent of the Wurm[/i][/color]
[color=82ca9d][i](5 CMC) Swift Silence[/i][/color]
[color=82ca9d][i](6 CMC) Collective Blessing[/i][/color]

[b][color=007236]Preferred creatures:[/color][/b]
[color=82ca9d][i](1 CMC) Noble Hierarch
(2 CMC) Meddling Mage
(3 CMC) Loxodon Smiter
(4 CMC) Angel of Jubilation
(5 CMC) Serra Sphinx
(6 CMC) Armada Wurm[/i][/color]

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