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"You know, there was actually a fascinating discussion of this very concept in Canterbrick Stables v Elrichsen, where— wait, where are you going?"
Name:
Eliseo Benedict Rhaveus
(you can call him Eli)
Age:
18
Gender:
Male
Appearance:
Saved from a skeletal form only by a habit of fencing instilled in him as a child, Eli is a bit taller than average with a lean, narrow build. His skin is dark brown and mostly even, topped with tousled brown-black hair contrasted by a pale lock on his forehead. His tallow-coloured eyes are usually rimmed by rectangular spectacles, and his features school nicely into his signature look of distracted contemplation.
His style of dress follows the trends of high society, currently consisting of loose-fitting shirts and simple, slim trousers complemented by ornate doublets or overcoats. As for his Glynwood uniform, Eli has coped with its considerable drabness by adding a colourful textile sash tied around the waist, a popular article in the Southern prefectures that he's particularly fond of. He is also rarely seen without his cloak, even indoors, coping poorly with Glynwood's brisk northern clime.
His style of dress follows the trends of high society, currently consisting of loose-fitting shirts and simple, slim trousers complemented by ornate doublets or overcoats. As for his Glynwood uniform, Eli has coped with its considerable drabness by adding a colourful textile sash tied around the waist, a popular article in the Southern prefectures that he's particularly fond of. He is also rarely seen without his cloak, even indoors, coping poorly with Glynwood's brisk northern clime.
Personality:
Truly a politician's son, Eli has always been charismatic and outgoing, thriving on social attention and happy to make anyone and everyone into a friend. He loved talking to people of all sorts, passionate for discussion and debate of any topic and hungry to learn. Curious and opinionated in equal measure, Eli loved defending his own views as much as entertaining those of others – skills that would shine in politicking later in life.
But the naive optimism of youth is fragile, and the fallout of the Belworth affair was a blow from which Eli never truly recovered. Shaken in his foundations by the superficiality of political life, Eli lost all faith in the sincerity of others, learning the hard way that people are really only out for themselves; friendships are mere tools for favours and influence, and the spirited discussions he loved so much only a means to an end. Jaded and hurt by such a harsh reality, Eli has since drawn in on himself, convinced that anyone giving him the time of day has ulterior motives and uninterested in playing such a cynical social game. As such, Eli can come off as cold and a little melancholy, still naively yearning for connection even as he strives to keep others at arm's length.
One exception, however, is that old habits die hard; still just as strongly opinionated as ever, Eli is still liable to launch into a lengthy spiel if someone brings up a topic of interest, prattling on until either he realizes he's wasting his breath or his unsuspecting victim walks away.
But the naive optimism of youth is fragile, and the fallout of the Belworth affair was a blow from which Eli never truly recovered. Shaken in his foundations by the superficiality of political life, Eli lost all faith in the sincerity of others, learning the hard way that people are really only out for themselves; friendships are mere tools for favours and influence, and the spirited discussions he loved so much only a means to an end. Jaded and hurt by such a harsh reality, Eli has since drawn in on himself, convinced that anyone giving him the time of day has ulterior motives and uninterested in playing such a cynical social game. As such, Eli can come off as cold and a little melancholy, still naively yearning for connection even as he strives to keep others at arm's length.
One exception, however, is that old habits die hard; still just as strongly opinionated as ever, Eli is still liable to launch into a lengthy spiel if someone brings up a topic of interest, prattling on until either he realizes he's wasting his breath or his unsuspecting victim walks away.
Background:
Keen classmates will recognize Eli’s surname as that of Juliano Rhaveus, famed (or perhaps infamous) chief prosecutor for the Heptarchy responsible for the prosecution of the controversial Belworth case. His father’s station is representative of the whole of Eli’s pedigree; hailing from the wealthy Southwestern prefectures, House Rhaveus has long held a strong presence in the workings of the Magisterium, producing lawyers, statesmen, and all manner of scholars for generations. As such, Eli spent his privileged youth sheltered securely in the walls of his Pontaion townhouse and sprawling Southern estate receiving a first-rate education from tutors and relatives alike, not least of whom his accomplished father.
The two were near-inseparable when Eli was a child, the boy always at his father’s heels chattering all manner of questions, and Juliano happy to answer them all. Eli had the privilege of sitting in on all manner of Magisterium business (when security didn’t demand privacy, of course) and he grew to love the world of politics and governance and the people who made it up. Juliano Rhaveus had no shortage of friends and allies, and kept up with all of them; Eli grew up with a slew of doting relatives and family friends alike making regular rounds at his childhood home, sharing their love of the political sciences. As such, it surprised nobody when the boy who made legislators out of stuffed animals and conducted mock debates on the ethics of early bedtimes soon aspired to be a great statesman himself, handling issues of import among the esteemed ranks of the Heptarchy.
But the strife of the war affected everyone in the republic, and perhaps young Eli the most out of his sheltered peers. Initially, the Belworth case was exciting; Eli was proud of his father for enforcing the laws of the Magisterium so stalwartly, and he was sure such a righteous cause would be championed by all of the honourable statesmen he’d come to know and love. But instead, the controversy surrounding the Belworth case and the resulting political schism within the Heptarchy put his family on precarious ground, suddenly caught up in disputes over Belworth’s prosecution and the reach of the Heptarchy which began to threaten beyond academic debate. Family friends Eli had known since birth suddenly turned against his father, and men Juliano had butted heads with for decades suddenly became friends; Eli’s world was turned upside down as friends and foes changed places, the superficiality of political allegiance finally rearing its ugly head.
Fearing for their safety amidst rising unrest in the capital, Juliano sent his family away to their Southern estate while he remained in the capital, where they remained for the duration of the coming war, including Eli's noesis at the age of 14. Still reeling from his upheaval from Pontaion, Eli dug into magical studies as a distraction more than anything else, flitting from one topic to the next following interests that changed with the tide. Magic was fun and fascinating, sure, but the passion he'd previously held for politics wasn't mirrored in the magical arts; aside from the defensive magic his father insisted he learn, Eli became a jack of all trades, master of none, dabbling here and there to develop moderate experience in many fields, but no deep understanding of any of them.
Now that things have finally calmed down, Eli’s family has returned to Pontaion - but it’s not the same. Despite longing to return to the city that raised him, Pontaion felt colder, more foreign to Eli than it did in his youth, the faces of beaurocrats and politicians now concealing potential threats as opposed to the friends he once knew. As such, Eli is eager to move on, hoping that immersion in academia at Glynwood will distract him from the political turmoil brewing at the capital - and the turmoil within as he tries to find a new direction for his future.
The two were near-inseparable when Eli was a child, the boy always at his father’s heels chattering all manner of questions, and Juliano happy to answer them all. Eli had the privilege of sitting in on all manner of Magisterium business (when security didn’t demand privacy, of course) and he grew to love the world of politics and governance and the people who made it up. Juliano Rhaveus had no shortage of friends and allies, and kept up with all of them; Eli grew up with a slew of doting relatives and family friends alike making regular rounds at his childhood home, sharing their love of the political sciences. As such, it surprised nobody when the boy who made legislators out of stuffed animals and conducted mock debates on the ethics of early bedtimes soon aspired to be a great statesman himself, handling issues of import among the esteemed ranks of the Heptarchy.
But the strife of the war affected everyone in the republic, and perhaps young Eli the most out of his sheltered peers. Initially, the Belworth case was exciting; Eli was proud of his father for enforcing the laws of the Magisterium so stalwartly, and he was sure such a righteous cause would be championed by all of the honourable statesmen he’d come to know and love. But instead, the controversy surrounding the Belworth case and the resulting political schism within the Heptarchy put his family on precarious ground, suddenly caught up in disputes over Belworth’s prosecution and the reach of the Heptarchy which began to threaten beyond academic debate. Family friends Eli had known since birth suddenly turned against his father, and men Juliano had butted heads with for decades suddenly became friends; Eli’s world was turned upside down as friends and foes changed places, the superficiality of political allegiance finally rearing its ugly head.
Fearing for their safety amidst rising unrest in the capital, Juliano sent his family away to their Southern estate while he remained in the capital, where they remained for the duration of the coming war, including Eli's noesis at the age of 14. Still reeling from his upheaval from Pontaion, Eli dug into magical studies as a distraction more than anything else, flitting from one topic to the next following interests that changed with the tide. Magic was fun and fascinating, sure, but the passion he'd previously held for politics wasn't mirrored in the magical arts; aside from the defensive magic his father insisted he learn, Eli became a jack of all trades, master of none, dabbling here and there to develop moderate experience in many fields, but no deep understanding of any of them.
Now that things have finally calmed down, Eli’s family has returned to Pontaion - but it’s not the same. Despite longing to return to the city that raised him, Pontaion felt colder, more foreign to Eli than it did in his youth, the faces of beaurocrats and politicians now concealing potential threats as opposed to the friends he once knew. As such, Eli is eager to move on, hoping that immersion in academia at Glynwood will distract him from the political turmoil brewing at the capital - and the turmoil within as he tries to find a new direction for his future.
Attunement:
Tellurian
Aura:
Eli's aura materializes as an iridescent golden shell that encapsulates him like an egg, marked by glowing runes that write and erase themselves on its surface. Inside, his aura is filled with excited murmuring, reminiscent of an eager crowd anticipating a great debate.
Magic:
Eli likes to dabble in all manner of magic, and as such he's amassed a fair arsenal of low-level spells mostly geared toward convenience. A little telekinesis here to reach a book on a high shelf, a little fire there to keep his tea hot, all products of an endless stream of intense, but short-lived interests. The only area of magic in which he's progressed beyond the beginner stage is a field of defensive magics often employed by those in law enforcement, impressed upon him shortly after noesis as a caution against any negative attention drawn by his father. Those spells include inflicting paralysis on individuals or groups, conjuring magical bindings, and summoning protective barriers outside of his own.
In a cruel twist of irony, the only area Eli has found any more than fleeting interest in is High Magic, its complexity and depth plucking at the long-abandoned passions of a boy who once wanted to tackle complicated problems for a living. Of course, being so young, such advanced arts are still well out of his grasp.
In a cruel twist of irony, the only area Eli has found any more than fleeting interest in is High Magic, its complexity and depth plucking at the long-abandoned passions of a boy who once wanted to tackle complicated problems for a living. Of course, being so young, such advanced arts are still well out of his grasp.
Arcane Items:
- A pair of magicked spectacles which reveal invisible enchantments. Although intended to help the wearer avoid magical traps, the glasses don’t actually indicate whether an enchantment is malignant or benign, only that it is present.
- A very expensive, very complex magical artifice currently all the rage in the wealthy Southern prefectures, used for telling time down to the second. It is made of gold, fits in the palm of the hand and is secured by a chain attached to Eli's doublet, usually carried in his pocket. Its small size and great value make it a pickpocketing risk, and the care that must be taken keeping track of them has led enthusiasts to fondly dub these little devices "pocketwatches."
- A gift from his father on his return to Pontaion, Eli is also bringing a staff with him to Glynwood for use with High Magic. Created by the fine craftsmen of Pontaion, the staff is made of fine polished ebony and topped with a palm-sized knob of solid silver, wrought in the likeness of an octopus with only seven tentacles.
Other:
- The pale lock of hair near Eli's forehead is a birthmark. Apparently his great-grandfather Benedict had something similar, and such was the origin of his middle name.
- Alongside his magicked glasses, he also has a set of normal glasses for nearsightedness.
- Eli is a perfectly average fencer, and that's probably all he'll ever be.
