[hider=Wise Man's Grandson (except full of common sense while lacking in actual magical aptitude)(also his grandpa's dead)][center][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ2it_oB0WA][img]https://i.imgur.com/bxART7H.png[/img][/url][h1][color=8493ca]K[/color]ress [color=8493ca]A[/color]lstein[/h1][sub]14 y/o | 5'1 | 102 lbs | Male[/sub][/center]

[color=8493ca][b]Stats[/b][/color]
[indent][i]Strength:[/i] D
[i]Speed:[/i] E
[i]Precision:[/i] E
[i]Endurance:[/i] C
[i]Mana Reserve:[/i] E
[i]Control:[/i] E[/indent]

[color=8493ca][b]Spellcasting Class:[/b][/color] Mage
[color=8493ca][b]Specialization:[/b][/color] [i]Mundane Magic[/i]
[indent]Rather than a particular list of spells, Kress simply has a whole laundry list of magical spells that he uses to perform chores that he really could just be doing by himself. From cleaning clothing to divining the weather to keeping himself awake to controlling the temperature of his slightly-hot-but-not-too-hot tea, Kress uses his magic to do basically everything, both for practice as well as because it’s just cooler. Really, why open a door with your hands when you could wave a wand and open it with magical sparkly stuff? He even recently learned how to create miniature fireworks with his magic, which is definitely a plus in his books…but as it stands, the most valid form of magic he has when it comes to straight-up combat is Regenerate, a spell that accelerates the body’s natural healing processes to heal minor injuries over time.

Which is certainly valid and certainly useful. It’s just not a soul eating magic circle or a barrier-piercing death-spear.[/indent]

[color=8493ca][b]Magical Items/Equipment[/b][/color]
[indent][i]Bartholomew’s Tome for Beginning Mages™[/i]
It’s a tome with a lot of pages for its owner to write their incantations on. It’s also waterproof, in case it rains, and fireproof, in case you have a magical accident. Kress’s copy of this beloved magical tool is heavily dogeared and bookmarked, and smells sorta fishy.

[i]Mom’s Piercing[/i]
It’s an ensorcelled piercing on his left earlobe. By running a minuscule amount of magic through it, it allows Kress to talk to the owner of the other piercing. Unfortunately, that’s his mom. Fortunately, she’s also Cresia’s Second Seat. Sadly, the advantages of the latter does not cancel out the disadvantages of the former, especially when communication requests go both ways.

[i]Mom’s Bracelet[/i]
It’s an ensorcelled bead bracelet worn around his right wrist. These beads can also be detached from the bracelet with minimal effort and throw to trigger an explosion of fire that spans a twenty foot radius, lighting everything ablaze in a hellfire conflagration. There are 12 beads, and ostensibly, this was given to him for self-defense. Sometimes, Kress wonders if his mom is overprotective, or literally a psychopath.[/indent]

[color=8493ca][b]Short History[/b][/color]
[indent]The Alstein family is a prestigious one within Cresia, well-known for the miracles that they could perform with their Transfiguration magic. One of their revered ancestors could turn anything they touched into gold, while Ambrose Alstein, former First Seat during the Last War, could polymorph as easily as other humans could breathe. Generations upon generations have produced mages who were exceptional at the least, extraordinary at the best, and with Edmond Alstein in the First Seat and Cecilia Alstein in the Second Seat, there was no doubt that the Alsteins are the most famous family within the nation of Cresia, their celebrity akin to royalty no matter how hard they attempt to dissuade themselves from such image.

Then there’s Kress Alstein, the firstborn son of Cecilia Alstein, who’s an absolute failure at ‘real’ magic no matter how passionate he is about it. Sometimes you rolled a nat 1 on the genetics lottery, after all, regardless of your heritage. Growing up, he watched his younger siblings turn into birds and turn birds into swords while he made vague wind noises with his hands. Growing up, he watched his uncle and his mom and literally every adult he met do these crazy things with magic he couldn’t even imagine. Growing up, rather than feeling ostracized, Kress felt excited. Magic was so cool! Magic was so amazing! Ho geez, he had wanted to do everything he could with magic, no matter how small it was!

And that enthusiasm never died, no matter how slow his owe progress was.

Maybe that was why Kress Alstein got accepted into Arkus Academy over people who were much more talented and skilled than him? Surely, such a prestigious school wouldn’t let people in through family connections or bribes, right?

Right.[/indent][/hider]