[hider=Dr. Shen LinMu][color=39b54a][u][b]Name:[/b][/u][/color] Shen LinMu (森 林木)

[color=39b54a][u][b]Age:[/b][/u][/color] 33

[color=39b54a][u][b]Physical Description:[/b][/u][/color][indent]LinMu has fair skin, long, silky raven hair that goes down to his waist, and pointed yet welcoming golden eyes. He has an effeminate air about him, lightly perfumed and dressed in delicate fabrics, with a confident, elegant strut. yet he only barely approaches opulence, though his wealth is readily apparent, it is not visually oppressive, staying just humble enough for people to see him as relate-able and charitable.

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[color=39b54a][u][b]Important items:[/b][/u][/color][list][*][u][b]Apothecary's desk -[/b][/u][indent]A desk with plenty of paper, ink, and quills for writing important missives. Mounted on the desk are shelves and shelves of tiny drawers full of powders and bottles of ingredients, and bags of seeds. Beneath are bookshelves containing ledgers and receipts that record his business transactions.[/indent][*][u][b]Alchemy table -[/b][/u][indent]Table with mortars, pestles, crucibles, flasks, burners, distillers, etc. for preparing medicine.[/indent][*][u][b]Wood and silk folding fan -[/b][/u][indent]Used to gesture and to fan himself during hot, Venedig summers.[/indent][/list]
[color=39b54a][u][b]Short Bio:[/b][/u][/color][indent]LinMu calls himself a merchant and trader from Tian, but that is only because he has a very loose definition of what constitutes as trade. In actuality, he is a spy and dealer of information. His father was a pharmacist, like his father before him. Being humble and poor, LinMu bristled against his life of poverty and simplicity, soon learning about more lucrative, and less legal, applications of his skill. He soon found himself embroiled with the criminal underworld, but due to his talent for earning the trust of people, he soon found that not only were corrupt officials involved, but that it went all the way up. His people skills and prowess with his craft soon caught the eye of those in the intelligence division. Recruited as a spy, he was sent to Venedig, the city of trade, to gather information. There he established Dr. Shen's House of Healing, an apothecary storefront that traded in medicines, but also served as front for seedy operations, such as the manufacturing of poisons and recreational drugs, as well as slave trade, human trafficking, and prostitution. And all this was a front for the trade of information. Of particular note was Dr. Shen's willingness to allow slaves to buy their freedom from him if they provided him with useful information. This makes his establishment a tantalizing destination for escaping slaves, but also a bit of a trap, because if the information is not worth enough, they become his chattel, to do with as he pleases. And Dr. Shen's House of Healing is not the kind of place an unprepared slave would want to be.[/indent]
[color=39b54a][u][b]Starting Faction:[/b][/u][/color] Celestial Empire of Tian

[color=39b54a][u][b]Spell List:[/b][/u][/color][list][*][u][b]Wood manipulation -[/b][/u][indent]A world spell, LinMu has a strong affinity to wood, allowing him to bend and shape plant matter, living and dead, to his whim. His understanding of plant-based toxins and the plants which produce them allows him to use this spell to deadly effect. That coupled with the fact that almost all the furniture, and the entire building of his establishment is made of wood, means that his store is his weapon.[/indent][*][u][b]Merge with wood -[/b][/u][indent]A Change spell, LinMu can turn his body into wood and merge with plant matter. This makes him extremely difficult to kill and can be used as an escape. It also allows him to merge with his store. In conjunction with wood manipulation, his control is greatly increased, abolishing the typical sluggishness that is often associated with animated plant matter.[/indent][/list]
[color=39b54a][u][B]Exceptional Skill List:[/b][/u][/color][list][*][u][b]Exceptional Aesthetics -[/b][/u][indent]LinMu carefully dresses and decorates his store to appear as welcoming as possible, offering him a high degree of charisma and charm, and creating an uncanny level of trust towards him in those who seek to do business with him.[/indent][*][u][b]Exceptional Alchemist[/b][/u][indent]Dr. Shen's store's success is based off of his high-quality medicines, poisons and drugs. Not only does he have access to the finest ingredients, he knows how to extract their essences flawlessly, and if confronted with the unknown, can superbly deduce much information given enough time to experiment.[/indent][*][u][b]Exceptional Persuasion[/b][/u][indent]LinMu has been trained to speak and negotiate, exuding a willingness to hear out what the other side needs, while providing acceptable justifications for his own desires. This coupled with his use of mild, opiate incense allows him to accentuate this trait.[/indent][*][u][b]Exceptional Businessman[/b][/u][indent]LinMu has a good head for finances, and is not afraid to make a risky investment. Though he has profited and exploited others, it has never gotten to the degree that his reputation as an honest financial partner has been harmed. He preaches the Tian principle of Love in all his dealings, and many leave Dr. Shen's table feeling like they've struck a fair deal.[/indent][/list][/hider]