Nickname:
(Professor) Pyre (most common), Sei
Race:
Human
Age:
53
Home Territory:
Taitelle; Taithros
Profession:
Professor of Pyromagic studies and related at the Magisteria Academy
Description:
Like any human Pyre stands on two legs, has two arms and a head. Standing 6’0 feet tall Pyre is considered average-sized amongst his fellow human beings, though he knows that he is in far better shape than most of his peers. With a spark in his deep set dark eyes one knows that there is always mischief in Pyre’s mind, a signature of the child that forever remains in his heart. With equally as impressive eyebrows to go along with Pyre still hasn’t lost the main features he was so celebrated for in his twenties.
Though suffering from the signs of age Pyre doesn’t let it deter himself from his confidence in his appearance. While his once deep brown hair has now turned silver Pyre still allows himself to indulge in some vanity when it comes down to the maintenance of his hair. Under careful watch he grows his hair long just as his facial hair as he likes to maintain a wild, but presentable look.
His trademark is, however his chest. A large circle in which a pentagram is carved. When asked about it Pyre likes to dismiss it as a silly thing from his youth, but he is too awfully proud over the mark to cover it up. It always peeks through his shirt one way or another, though Pyre often uses the excuse that there is simply no more fabric to cover him anymore without suffocating him. Whatever the meaning, it is there.
Personality:
Like all humans Pyre is a thrown together personality of contradictions. Mischievously childlike, but aged wise all the same, vain but grounded, and confident, but also humbled by and through time. There are so many more words to describe the man, so many faces that he puts up, for students, colleagues, friends, loved ones… No one can quite agree who Pyre really is and perhaps that is the crux of it all. To his students he is a passionate mentor and teacher. Eager to teach and show all the knowledge he houses, enthusiastic and ignitable. Professor Pyre is not meant for those who take their time, and there have been many who were unable to keep up. He doesn’t repeat and for that he is celebrated as well as despised. To friends Pyre is that one friend who never quite grew out of their wild phase. The one who is still chasing a youth they have long lost. And so it is only natural that Pyre has lost just as many friends as students because of changing paths and views.
There is one thing everyone can agree to, however and it is one thing that professor Pyre is known for in the academy and beyond. Pyre has a morbid love for fire. Not an admiration, or captivation, it is a complete and utter infatuation for the element. It is uncommon for there to be a fire without finding Pyre nearby. And perhaps that is the best way to describe Pyre; a burning fire that can only go higher and higher until it has consumed all, and then sizzles down into nothingness. However, let it be clear that Pyre is far from sizzling down.
Bio:
Born and raised in Taithros Pyre grew up in the middle-class, comfortable in business and never having to go hungry, but never noble enough to be considered worthy of any title or class. It allowed him the position to set out and find what he truly wanted to do, another thing he was fortunate enough to have found at a young age.
That interest he found in fire. It all started with a candle, then a candle in bed (for which his mother properly punished him for) and from there it all (d)evolved into an obsession. It was only luck that his parents put him into the Magisteria Academy when they did, for it was within the walls of the academy that Pyre could unleash all of his ‘fire’. It was to no surprise hat Pyre was soon known as a problematic student with a habit of starting a fire. Pyre proved himself to be an excellent student, contributing into the pyromagic branch and graduating top of his class. With promises of more research and fire Pyre remained at the academy, taking up a position as an research assistant and supporting in lessons and demonstrations. However, it all quickly bored him and at some point just after the proposal of the Sovereignty Treaty he set out to ‘broaden his horizons’ and further his pyromagic studies elsewhere. A relief for many as no one was sure just how much more of Pyre’s ‘experimental’ fires the academy could take.
What Pyre did between that time no one knows. Suggested is that he joined a cult, or that he sold his soul to the devil, looser tongues even suggested that he had joined Kiernan’s rebellion. That it was wild and adventurous is clear. With Pyre’s return into the city he had many wild stories and a scarred mark on his chest. And while he pops many of his stories at random he remains secretive of what he really did. If ever asked Pyre simply responds that travelling was a true eyeopener to the world and that he was ready to resume his job at the academy.
For those who are in the know it is clear what Pyre did, they know that two of the rumours are true and one is false. It was no simple coincidence that Pyre returned to Taithros on the day of Kiernan’s beheading.
Magic:
Elemental: Fire (first), Air (secondary)
Skills:
(Pyro)Magic; as a professor at the prestigious Magisteria Academy it can be assumed that Pyre is (extremely) adept at magic and at the very least has considerable knowledge on the subject.
Cooking; with his years on the road and fire on his side Pyre has taught himself to improvise on meals and experiment with flavours. And where he was in awe over fire at first he also learnt to appreciate the dishes that are prepared with the help of fire.
Boatsman; despite water and fire not mixing Pyre has learnt how to manage a sail and steer a ship.
Strengths:
Adaptability; having spent almost a decade on the road Pyre is quite good at assessing and adapting himself in a situation. A common trait in humans, but one he has tapped into and sharpened through trial and error.
Dependable; when he says he will do something he will see it to the end. Burning bridges may come later.
Fit; despite his age Pyre is still quite fit, able to keep up on long travels. Though he has a few complains that comes with age he doesn’t suffer from anything that will get in the way from his current goals.
Weaknesses:
One track mind; for all the talents the man has Pyre is unfortunately stuck in a loop. What interests him interests him, what doesn’t simply won’t go in. It will be no surprise that Pyre has a hard time (re)focusing once something has caught his attention.
Presbyopia; an unfortunate side-effect of age is that at some point text just doesn’t come across as clear anymore. While nearsightedness is common amongst academics Pyre always has been blessed with good eyes. That was until he hit his forties and he realised that he had to keep scrolls exceptionally far from his face to be able to read.
Alcohol; irony has it that Pyre can’t drink the way he did when he was young. His liver simply won’t hold it and neither does the rest of his body. Age is coming fast and it is not looking good on the man who in a way still is in denial.
Romanceable:
If you want an old man. Personally it is a no.
Artist:
Appeared in: Heart of the World, Hoggy rebirthed both on IwakuRoleplay
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