Character InfoName: Shaun Singer
Race: Magical human
Sex: Male
Age: 26
Faction: Old Magic
Power: Shamanism. As a shaman Shaun has focussed largely on communicating with the deceased and has thus allowed many of his abilities to control disease to fall to the wayside, whilst he may alleviate a common cold he struggles to grasp many of the more deadly pathogens and requires great concentration to induce even a mild disease in an opponent. His necromantic skills however are developed almost to the point of mastery allowing him to perceive and communicate to spirits with surprising ease. Whilst he may call a spirit from almost any location it is easier for him to do so near their remains or with access to a more personal item.
Rune or code: None yet.
Appearance: Shaun does not take pride in his appearance. It is the spirit that matters to him not the physical body and thus he often appears unshaven with un-styled hair and creased clothing. Whilst he does not possess a typical set of clothing that he is frequently seen in all his clothes have a tendency to be plain and neutral colours with an obvious avoidance of brightly coloured accessories.
Despite his lack of effort in maintaining his appearance Shaun is not an unattractive young man and with a more rigorous grooming regime he may even be called on occasion. He stands relatively tall at a height of six foot two with a reasonably athletic frame maintained largely from working in the garden and maintaining graves although it lacks any obvious muscle definition. His hair is a muddy brown and cut short for the sake of ease. Perhaps his most characteristic feature is that of his hands as they are often seen with a layer of dirt trapped underneath the fingernails and rough to the touch from a lifetime spent outdoors.
Personality: Shaun lives a solitary life but he is by no means devoid of emotions. Whilst he often prefers the company of spirits to that of warm flesh he in fact cares deeply for the select few around him. Indeed it is this basic compassion that has driven his shamanic powers towards necromancy, after all he does not control but only communicate with the dead and a degree of compassion is required to do so politely.
Whilst Shaun is not naturally a shy person he is quiet and often leaves many things unsaid mostly due to his connection with the dead, whilst others sit in silence Shaun senses and hears the whispers of spirits making it a very different experience for him. As a result however he often has difficulty expressing his emotions to others despite their potency. A second factor of this quiet persona is that Shaun does not fear death, either for himself or of his companions, as thus he does not deem it necessary to wrap up unfinished business and often leaves things unsaid. He is familiar with the concept of death and aware of the conscious existence after the event as thus he has the rather unique view that death is not an end to a life but merely another step within our existence. That is not to say that he does not fear dyeing however, he is still very much against the idea of being stabbed or having great pain inflicted upon him it is only the condition of death that he is comfortable with and not the process leading to it. This bond with death also causes him to respect and even revere the carcass of the fallen and as thus he has been a vegetarian for as long as he has practiced his magic.
Shaun is not an active individual and many meeting him often see an element of death in his persona. That said however he does not shy away from manual tasks and far prefers the reward of making something with his own hands than the product of machinery it is merely that he neglects to participate in sports and athletics but prefers to simply busy himself with various chores.
Strengths: Shaun is a natural green thumb and grows most of his own food. He is also gifted at some general maintenance tasks allowing him to be largely self-reliant around the home. He is compassionate and naturally empathetic towards others and typically polite. He is gifted at communing with the deceased.
Weaknesses: He is largely unable to affect diseases. He possesses virtually no combat skills and is altogether a little hopeless in a fight. Shaun is relatively quiet and struggles with small talk.
Biography: The onset of Shaun’s powers were a surprise for his family. Both his parents were Old Magic practitioners however his mother was a powerful light elemental and his rather a gifted counterpart in darkness. Both had expected a combat skilled child with mastery over an element and a shaman took them off guard. Although his parents were always supportive of their son it largely left him to become self-taught and the constant fear that his powers were a disappointment to his parents motivated him towards the mastery of his abilities.
As a teenager the toll of Shaun’s powers began to become apparent as he withdrew somewhat from society and confided instead with the deceased. This change would later drive him towards his more reclusive lifestyle and took a further toll on his communicative abilities. Sadly as with any young teenager that is not actively involved in sports and social events Shaun came up against his fair share of bullying within school although always did well in his exams, largely because he could call upon the dead to help him with his homework.
Years passed from those days however and Shaun developed a greater understanding of his abilities to the point where he no longer disturbs the dead over such trivial matters as a tricky algebra equation. In the years since his graduation Shaun has become somewhat of an eccentric and chooses to live alone in a rather small cottage close to a graveyard. Should he live further from the headquarters of the Old Magic practitioners he would no doubt be labelled a social outcast however many are more understanding in a magical culture and instead he is able to run a small business as a medium to those in need.
Curiously for one so gifted in his powers Shaun has not yet obtained a rune. This is not due to a lack of ability but because of what the rune itself represents, an ability to fight in the war. Shaun may yet prove a great asset to the elementals but a soldier he is not. Despite this fact he still aspires to one day be offered the opportunity to obtain his own rune largely to compensate his lack of offensive powers and to show his parents he is still a worthy son.
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