Name: Mortirmir
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Rank: 3 of Wands
Appearance: A young-looking, rail-thin man with bookish features and heavy spectacles. He wears a muted brown scholar's robes, and carries all the implements of such a profession in his belt and numerous pockets. A small backpack carries the rest of his worldly possessions.

Personality: Mortirmir can be at times insufferably arrogant; he is often prone to speaking cryptically and lathering his words with heavy condescension. This relates back to his sometimes crippling insecurities - although he possesses a remarkable intellect and astonishing grasp of the hermetic arts, his direct magical power is sorely lacking. He is forced to rely on various crutches in order to compensate, and this fact galls him. Besides these obvious character flaws, Mortirmir is a genuine, even chivalrous person at heart. He is driven by an unquenchable and rapacious thirst for knowledge, as well as a curious wanderlust.

Bio: The son of a wealthy merchant, Mortirmir's upbringing was one of comfort and occasional luxury. He spent most of his youth in Southern Estival, travelling between the major commercial centers of the region on his parent's caravan. Thus, he had ample opportunity to pursue his fascination with a wide variety of academic subjects, becoming a staggeringly well-read individual. Mortirmir found his true calling, however, in the hermetic arts - that is to say, magic. He impressed his tutors with his natural aptitude to the arcane, and soon found himself looking abroad for further study.

And so Mortirmir, at the tender age of sixteen, found himself travelling far, far away from his home to study at an illustrious Mage's College, a premier academy for the hermetical and arcane. There, his studious intellect and natural talent propelled him to the coveted rank of professor a mere five years later. Though his raw magical strength was severely lacking, the fineness and precision of his control was without rival anywhere. After another five years of rigorous study and occasional lecturing, Mortirmir departed the College to seek the sort of practical knowledge that cannot be obtained from ancient libraries and dusty tomes.

Equipment:

• a half-satchel with his current grimoire attached by strap and buckle to his belt
• various writing utensils, including those used for runework
• an impressive assortment of magical scrolls and tomes
• a small eating knife
• a rather light purse of gold
• occasionally a sturdy walking stick he brandishes as a staff

Skills:
Ward Abjuration Mortirmir is a master of creating magical wards and barriers, though his skillset is ill-suited to the creation of such powerful mana-draining spells. He manages to get around this limit by casting small, light barriers at the precise time of impact, and then rapidly extinguishing the spell before it drains too much of his power.
Elemental Evocation The most recognizable form of magic, elemental evocation focuses on so-called "battle magic": flashy and destructive spells such as bolts of lightning and balls of fire. Though he laments this type of magic becoming the stereotypical face of all that is arcane, Mortirmir secretly finds immense satisfaction in the use of this school. And he is quite good at it, too.
Polymorphic Transmutation More commonly known as "runework" or "enchanting", polymorphic transmutation creates such well-known effects such as ever-sharp swords, magically-hardened armor, and other wonders. Mortirmir is an able practitioner, though this is far from his specialty.
A Scholarly Education Mortirmir is first and foremost a scholar. He is an accomplished historian and mathematician, and dabbles a bit in physics and astronomy, too. He speaks three languages fluently, and is capable of holding a conversation in several more.