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DESCRIPTION
Name: Ailin Kress
Alias: N/A
Race: Sea Elf (Elf/Merfolk hydbrid)
Class: Druid- Circle of the Land (Coast)
Guild: Simic
Ht/Wt: 5'8"/140 lbs
Appearance: Ailin stands with purpose and drive. Upon first glance, his skin appears smoothly of a sea green color, but upon closer inspection, tiny ridged scales cover his body. He has light blue eyes, and silky aqua hair that he keeps in a ponytail flowing down his back. In general, he eschews clothing outside of pants fitted for aquatic environments.
Personality/Mannerisms: Ailin is well meaning, but socially inept. His mutation process and extended time in the zonots have left him with very few social skills pertinent to the rest of Ravnica. He tends to speak in technical biomedical terms and often asks probing questions about people's biology and health with little to no understanding of how it could be intrusive. He often records his findings from these discussions. However, that isn't to say Ailin is apathetic. He usually cares about those he meets and requests this information to better understand those around him and to offer aid to the best of his ability if the need arises.
Alignment/Philosophy/Moral Code: Neutral Good
BACKGROUND
Note: For more detail, instead use the 40 Questions below (final section).
Family: His parents Alcarus and Nayine passed away from the plague he was cured from. He fondly remembers them, but time, the disease, and his mutations have caused most of the memories to be hazy.
Social Class: Upper Middle
Allies (Guild): Dr. Zirad (Simic merfolk physician, mentor, and adoptive father), Rill (Vedalken biomancer who was recently assigned to be Ailin's first student/apprentice)
Allies (Other Guilds/None): Theran (Guildless elven friend from childhood), Sesylvia (Selesnya dryad druid Ailin talks to from time to time)
Enemies: Zunak (Azorius human investigator) and Bolsa (Boros Minotaur warrior), who work together and spend frankly too much time butting into Ailin's research; The Crimson Grin (Rakdos entertainer and assassin who has sent many people to Ailin's clinic)
Education/Training: MD/PhD in Biomedical Sciences from Prism University with scholarships from the Simic Combine
Home District (1-6): 5, Zonot 7
SKILLS, ABILITIES, MAGIC
Note: Not limited to 5 options; give or take as many as proper to background etc.
Skill/Ability/Spell A: Acid Splash
Skill/Ability/Spell B: Shape Water
Skill/Ability/Spell C: Cure Wounds
Skill/Ability/Spell D: Summon Beast
Skill/Ability/Spell E:
EQUIPMENT
Primary Weapon: Spear
Secondary Weapon: Dagger
Gear (On Person): Notebook, squid ink, ink quill, vial of acid, vial of oil, small simic insignia, waterskin
Valuable Items (Stored): Rope (50ft)
Wealth (Zinos, etc): 10 zinos(gp)
OTHER NOTES:
Insert any important additions here.
OPTIONAL: 40 QUESTIONS
Elaborate as much as necessary on the following questions for a more elaborate and detailed character background.
1. What Guild does your character belong to? Ailin belongs whole heartedly to the Simic Combine. He is a member of the Hull Clade. He belongs to the Utopians, though he tends to brush against their desire to let nature move at it's own pace and prefers to work on promoting evolution in a more rapid time frame.
2. What Race does your character belong to? Ailin is an elf/merfolk hybrid, represented by sea elf statistics.
3. What Class(es) does your character belong to? Ailin is a druid in the circle of the land-coast.
4. How would others describe your character's appearance? Ailin stands with purpose and drive. Upon first glance, his skin appears smoothly of a sea green color, but upon closer inspection, tiny ridged scales cover his body. He has light blue eyes, and silky aqua hair that he keeps in a ponytail flowing down his back. In general, he eschews clothing outside of pants fitted for aquatic environments.
5. What is your character's primary motivation? Ailin desires to understand the biological world around him. He seeks this knowledge to help others as he was aided. He is also simply in awe of the multitude of complexities found in the natural world and is driven by curiosity in how they work.
6. Who is the person your character trusts most in the world? Dr. Zirad, Ailin's physician and mentor who saved his life when he was a child.
7. What are your character's greatest strength(s) and weakness(es)? Ailin's greatest strength is his knowledge. He is very intelligent and can use that to help others. His greatest weakness is his inability to fully relate to others and his willingness to look into projects that may be better left alone.
8. What does your character think of Ravnican Law & Order? While Ailin believes in the good of law and systems, he often feels frustrated at Azorius and Boros interference with their research. He appreciates their help when projects go awry and the krases escape, but would prefer them to otherwise stay out of Simic business.
9. What is your character's opinion of their Guild? Ailin is fanatically devoted to his guild. He was deathly sick as a child. Doctor Zirad, a merfolk biologist, implanted the young elf with his own genetic code, allowing Ailin to survive the disease by acquired immunity. Ailin literally owes his life to the guild.
10. Is your character married? No, he has not found a suitable mate for the production of quality offspring yet.
11. Does your character have any prejudices? Only in the sense that he pities those who don't understand the vision of the Simic.
12. To whom does your character owe the most loyalty? The Simic Combine and Dr. Zirad in particular.
13. What are your character's favorite and least favorite things?
14. Does your character have any recurring mannerisms? Ailin often assumes stances and facial structures that indicate his attempts to analyze the people he is interacting with, such as tilting his head and nodding at seemingly odd intervals.
15. What about your character's emotions? In general, Ailin comes off as generally emotionless. However he does have emotions. He just filters them logically and prefers to keep them to himself.
16. How would your character handle a subordinate's improper behavior? Ailin would give the subordinate a lecture (in the academic sense) on how the behavior was inappropriate and could harm others, giving detailed examples. The length and detail of said lesson given would likely be punishment enough.
17. How would your character's parents describe them? They described Ailin as a bright and curious child, full of wonder at the world. Though the way he expresses this attitude has changed since his youth, at his core he is still a curious and wide eyed child.
18. What is your character's highest ambition? He seeks to find the optimal set of genetic combinations that result in the ability for individuals to resist disease and injury and recover and regenerate when disease does occur.
19. How religious is your character? Ailin wouldn't consider himself religious, preferring to focus on the immanent physical world. However, he faults no one who holds those beliefs.
20. How will your character die? (Ideally) Likely of old age, though some experiment gone wrong is just as likely.
21. Character's Ultimate Goal? His is to break significant ground in biomedical sciences, leading to significant lifespan increases and mortality rate decreases across the entirety of the span of Ravnica.
22. What is their secret, and what happens if it is discovered? Ailin thinks that Momir Vig was onto something with the cytoplast project. His simply things Vig was too heavy handed and that Kraj was poorly managed. He has working prototypes of the cytoplasts and is trying to figure out a discrete way to implant them that would be less likely to arouse suspicion. If discovered, he would likely be castigated by the Simic and possibly arrested considering the last time cytoplasts were used.
23. What does Character think of the current political climate? In general, Ailin prefers to avoid politics. He is personally a non-interventionalist with a preference that the Azorius and Boros should maintain the public peace and stop at that.
24. What does Character do to relax? Ailin enjoys going for swims and walks, while observing the world around him. People and animal watching are personal favorite hobbies.
25. What would Character do with a lottery win/inheritance? He would use his funds to buy equipment and resources for his medical practice and research facilities.
26. How does the Character view social/class differences? Ailin isn't inherently against classification and division, but believes that these should be based on inherent capabilities of the individual and not on economics or social status. He believes that these classifications should be treated with equal respect, but differing form and function.
27. What are the names of Character's parents, and what do they do? Alcarus and Nayine; they are deceased.
28. What reward would Character most want to receive? Academic acknowledgment for his contributions to biomedical sciences
29. What do Character's Magic/Special Powers look like? His magic often has elements of animals, plants, and or watery forms as they manifest
30. Does Character favor the Guildpact (forced large-scale peace between guilds)? Overall yes, though he feels elements need to be reformed to give less power to certain guilds, like the Azorius
31. What is Character's favorite possession? Some old preserved research notes he found on the cytoplast project
32. Who is Character's closest friend? Dr. Zirad and Theran, who was Ailin's childhood friend. Theran frequently tries to get Ailin into mischief and fails, with Ailin often chiding his friend when the consequences come knocking.
33. What does Character love, hate, and fear? Ailin loves science, learning, and applying that knowledge to help yourself and others. He both hates and fears shortsighted and reckless actions and philosophies that dull a person to the longer term plan of evolution and growth as both individuals and people in an ecological network.
34. What does Character feel about each of the other Guilds?
Azorius Senate (Blue/White) - Ailin feels that the guild is needed, but is too rigid and and far too intrusive into other's domains to be properly effective
Boros Legion (Red/White) - Though less rigid than the Azorius, they are even more intrusive and rely too much on feelings and instincts instead of proper protocol in their efforts.
House Dimir (Black/Blue) - Who?
Golgari Swarm (Green/Black) - He values the guild and their place in society and feels sorry that they are not more appreciated. However, he believes that the guild is too vindictive and selfish and needs to understand it's place in balance with the other guilds.
Gruul Clans (Green/Red) - Ailin feels pity for the guild, as they seem to want the best for nature, but take too little time to truly understand it. They simply act of impulse and instinct instead of the true understanding that comes from study and inspection.
Izzet League (Red/Blue) - He approves of their works in helping with the infrastructure of Ravnica, but is heavily concerned by the collateral damage the guild causes in their pursuits.
Orzhov Syndicate (Black/White) - While he appreciates the function of the banks and their aid in funding, he feels their focus on wealth and status accumulation, in particular at the expense of the poor and guildless, is misguided at best and parasitic at worst.
Cult of Rakdos (Black/Red) - Ailin appreciates amusement, but has seen first hand many victims from the cult and thus finds their extreme tastes unpalatable and in need of serious reform.
Selesnya Conclave (Green/White) - Perhaps the one other guild that Ailin genuinely appreciates. Though he prefers a more practical and studious approach to nature over a spiritual one, he appreciates the guilds desire to see nature in balance with the city world around them and they understand more than most that everyone is a part of the natural order.
Simic Combine (Blue/Green) - Ailin is fully committed to the Simic Combine. They are the reason he still breathes today. He values their appreciation for nature while being willing to understand and use nature's gifts to further life for all of Ravnica.
* The Guildless (none/unaffiliated) - He feels deep pity for the guildless, as his family was guildless when he was brought to the doctors. He saw how many of the guilds as they stand abuse and neglect those who fall through the cracks. Within the Simic Combine, he promotes proper use of ethics and informed consent instead of using the guildless and mindless experimental rats.
35. What is Character's own color alignment, and does it match the Guild? Blue/Green reflecting his guild
36. Describe the Character's ideal mate. Ailin is focused on serving his evolutionary duty of siring healthy and fit offspring to continue to further his people. As such, he is looking for a woman with good physical trait that indicate good health and ease of reproduction. However, he care for more than just physical appearance. Overall health is important. This includes mental health. He also seeks someone with good maternal skills and a caring, patient nature to ensure their children have the best chance at being their evolutionary best. He himself plans to take a very active role in his childrens' live and rearing and is looking for someone who shares that vision, while also being open to any enhancements he and the guild deem would be beneficial.
37. Character has just seen a relative committing a most heinous crime. How do they respond? Ailin would attempt to logically justify his actions as needed for the better good and would likely get very frustrated when the authorities would likely disagree. He would be unlikely to physically fight or object, but would likely be calmly debating with them during the entire arrest process.
38. How does Character feel about Ravnica as a whole? Ailin believes that Ravnica is delightfully diverse. He does wish that there was more space for areas of nature to grow more organically, but firmly believes that even in a planewide city, nature will find a way, guided by the loving hands of the Simic.
39. How did your Character meet their most recent ally? And adversary? Rill is a new student of the University and Simic Initiate who was assigned to Ailin as his first student. So far, Ailin has enjoyed Rill's aid and he see's much potential in the young vedalken, but Rill still has a lot to learn.
Zunak and Bolsa were recently assigned to monitor the Simic and, for reasons unknown to Ailin, seem to enjoy harassing him and making a mess of his lab in attempts to find something illicit. The only thing Ailin fears they may find are his notes on the cyotplast project, which he has intentionally kept very well hidden in his home and not in the laboratory.
40. How will Character be remembered? (Ideally) Ailin would like to be remembered as promoting and serving the health and evolution of the population of Ravnica through his research and active medical roles.
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DESCRIPTION
Name: Ailin Kress
Alias: N/A
Race: Sea Elf (Elf/Merfolk hydbrid)
Class: Druid- Circle of the Land (Coast)
Guild: Simic
Ht/Wt: 5'8"/140 lbs
Appearance: Ailin stands with purpose and drive. Upon first glance, his skin appears smoothly of a sea green color, but upon closer inspection, tiny ridged scales cover his body. He has light blue eyes, and silky aqua hair that he keeps in a ponytail flowing down his back. In general, he eschews clothing outside of pants fitted for aquatic environments.
Personality/Mannerisms: Ailin is well meaning, but socially inept. His mutation process and extended time in the zonots have left him with very few social skills pertinent to the rest of Ravnica. He tends to speak in technical biomedical terms and often asks probing questions about people's biology and health with little to no understanding of how it could be intrusive. He often records his findings from these discussions. However, that isn't to say Ailin is apathetic. He usually cares about those he meets and requests this information to better understand those around him and to offer aid to the best of his ability if the need arises.
Alignment/Philosophy/Moral Code: Neutral Good
BACKGROUND
Note: For more detail, instead use the 40 Questions below (final section).
Family: His parents Alcarus and Nayine passed away from the plague he was cured from. He fondly remembers them, but time, the disease, and his mutations have caused most of the memories to be hazy.
Social Class: Upper Middle
Allies (Guild): Dr. Zirad (Simic merfolk physician, mentor, and adoptive father), Rill (Vedalken biomancer who was recently assigned to be Ailin's first student/apprentice)
Allies (Other Guilds/None): Theran (Guildless elven friend from childhood), Sesylvia (Selesnya dryad druid Ailin talks to from time to time)
Enemies: Zunak (Azorius human investigator) and Bolsa (Boros Minotaur warrior), who work together and spend frankly too much time butting into Ailin's research; The Crimson Grin (Rakdos entertainer and assassin who has sent many people to Ailin's clinic)
Education/Training: MD/PhD in Biomedical Sciences from Prism University with scholarships from the Simic Combine
Home District (1-6): 5, Zonot 7
SKILLS, ABILITIES, MAGIC
Note: Not limited to 5 options; give or take as many as proper to background etc.
Skill/Ability/Spell A: Acid Splash
Skill/Ability/Spell B: Shape Water
Skill/Ability/Spell C: Cure Wounds
Skill/Ability/Spell D: Summon Beast
Skill/Ability/Spell E:
EQUIPMENT
Primary Weapon: Spear
Secondary Weapon: Dagger
Gear (On Person): Notebook, squid ink, ink quill, vial of acid, vial of oil, small simic insignia, waterskin
Valuable Items (Stored): Rope (50ft)
Wealth (Zinos, etc): 10 zinos(gp)
OTHER NOTES:
Insert any important additions here.
OPTIONAL: 40 QUESTIONS
Elaborate as much as necessary on the following questions for a more elaborate and detailed character background.
1. What Guild does your character belong to? Ailin belongs whole heartedly to the Simic Combine. He is a member of the Hull Clade. He belongs to the Utopians, though he tends to brush against their desire to let nature move at it's own pace and prefers to work on promoting evolution in a more rapid time frame.
2. What Race does your character belong to? Ailin is an elf/merfolk hybrid, represented by sea elf statistics.
3. What Class(es) does your character belong to? Ailin is a druid in the circle of the land-coast.
4. How would others describe your character's appearance? Ailin stands with purpose and drive. Upon first glance, his skin appears smoothly of a sea green color, but upon closer inspection, tiny ridged scales cover his body. He has light blue eyes, and silky aqua hair that he keeps in a ponytail flowing down his back. In general, he eschews clothing outside of pants fitted for aquatic environments.
5. What is your character's primary motivation? Ailin desires to understand the biological world around him. He seeks this knowledge to help others as he was aided. He is also simply in awe of the multitude of complexities found in the natural world and is driven by curiosity in how they work.
6. Who is the person your character trusts most in the world? Dr. Zirad, Ailin's physician and mentor who saved his life when he was a child.
7. What are your character's greatest strength(s) and weakness(es)? Ailin's greatest strength is his knowledge. He is very intelligent and can use that to help others. His greatest weakness is his inability to fully relate to others and his willingness to look into projects that may be better left alone.
8. What does your character think of Ravnican Law & Order? While Ailin believes in the good of law and systems, he often feels frustrated at Azorius and Boros interference with their research. He appreciates their help when projects go awry and the krases escape, but would prefer them to otherwise stay out of Simic business.
9. What is your character's opinion of their Guild? Ailin is fanatically devoted to his guild. He was deathly sick as a child. Doctor Zirad, a merfolk biologist, implanted the young elf with his own genetic code, allowing Ailin to survive the disease by acquired immunity. Ailin literally owes his life to the guild.
10. Is your character married? No, he has not found a suitable mate for the production of quality offspring yet.
11. Does your character have any prejudices? Only in the sense that he pities those who don't understand the vision of the Simic.
12. To whom does your character owe the most loyalty? The Simic Combine and Dr. Zirad in particular.
13. What are your character's favorite and least favorite things?
14. Does your character have any recurring mannerisms? Ailin often assumes stances and facial structures that indicate his attempts to analyze the people he is interacting with, such as tilting his head and nodding at seemingly odd intervals.
15. What about your character's emotions? In general, Ailin comes off as generally emotionless. However he does have emotions. He just filters them logically and prefers to keep them to himself.
16. How would your character handle a subordinate's improper behavior? Ailin would give the subordinate a lecture (in the academic sense) on how the behavior was inappropriate and could harm others, giving detailed examples. The length and detail of said lesson given would likely be punishment enough.
17. How would your character's parents describe them? They described Ailin as a bright and curious child, full of wonder at the world. Though the way he expresses this attitude has changed since his youth, at his core he is still a curious and wide eyed child.
18. What is your character's highest ambition? He seeks to find the optimal set of genetic combinations that result in the ability for individuals to resist disease and injury and recover and regenerate when disease does occur.
19. How religious is your character? Ailin wouldn't consider himself religious, preferring to focus on the immanent physical world. However, he faults no one who holds those beliefs.
20. How will your character die? (Ideally) Likely of old age, though some experiment gone wrong is just as likely.
21. Character's Ultimate Goal? His is to break significant ground in biomedical sciences, leading to significant lifespan increases and mortality rate decreases across the entirety of the span of Ravnica.
22. What is their secret, and what happens if it is discovered? Ailin thinks that Momir Vig was onto something with the cytoplast project. His simply things Vig was too heavy handed and that Kraj was poorly managed. He has working prototypes of the cytoplasts and is trying to figure out a discrete way to implant them that would be less likely to arouse suspicion. If discovered, he would likely be castigated by the Simic and possibly arrested considering the last time cytoplasts were used.
23. What does Character think of the current political climate? In general, Ailin prefers to avoid politics. He is personally a non-interventionalist with a preference that the Azorius and Boros should maintain the public peace and stop at that.
24. What does Character do to relax? Ailin enjoys going for swims and walks, while observing the world around him. People and animal watching are personal favorite hobbies.
25. What would Character do with a lottery win/inheritance? He would use his funds to buy equipment and resources for his medical practice and research facilities.
26. How does the Character view social/class differences? Ailin isn't inherently against classification and division, but believes that these should be based on inherent capabilities of the individual and not on economics or social status. He believes that these classifications should be treated with equal respect, but differing form and function.
27. What are the names of Character's parents, and what do they do? Alcarus and Nayine; they are deceased.
28. What reward would Character most want to receive? Academic acknowledgment for his contributions to biomedical sciences
29. What do Character's Magic/Special Powers look like? His magic often has elements of animals, plants, and or watery forms as they manifest
30. Does Character favor the Guildpact (forced large-scale peace between guilds)? Overall yes, though he feels elements need to be reformed to give less power to certain guilds, like the Azorius
31. What is Character's favorite possession? Some old preserved research notes he found on the cytoplast project
32. Who is Character's closest friend? Dr. Zirad and Theran, who was Ailin's childhood friend. Theran frequently tries to get Ailin into mischief and fails, with Ailin often chiding his friend when the consequences come knocking.
33. What does Character love, hate, and fear? Ailin loves science, learning, and applying that knowledge to help yourself and others. He both hates and fears shortsighted and reckless actions and philosophies that dull a person to the longer term plan of evolution and growth as both individuals and people in an ecological network.
34. What does Character feel about each of the other Guilds?
Azorius Senate (Blue/White) - Ailin feels that the guild is needed, but is too rigid and and far too intrusive into other's domains to be properly effective
Boros Legion (Red/White) - Though less rigid than the Azorius, they are even more intrusive and rely too much on feelings and instincts instead of proper protocol in their efforts.
House Dimir (Black/Blue) - Who?
Golgari Swarm (Green/Black) - He values the guild and their place in society and feels sorry that they are not more appreciated. However, he believes that the guild is too vindictive and selfish and needs to understand it's place in balance with the other guilds.
Gruul Clans (Green/Red) - Ailin feels pity for the guild, as they seem to want the best for nature, but take too little time to truly understand it. They simply act of impulse and instinct instead of the true understanding that comes from study and inspection.
Izzet League (Red/Blue) - He approves of their works in helping with the infrastructure of Ravnica, but is heavily concerned by the collateral damage the guild causes in their pursuits.
Orzhov Syndicate (Black/White) - While he appreciates the function of the banks and their aid in funding, he feels their focus on wealth and status accumulation, in particular at the expense of the poor and guildless, is misguided at best and parasitic at worst.
Cult of Rakdos (Black/Red) - Ailin appreciates amusement, but has seen first hand many victims from the cult and thus finds their extreme tastes unpalatable and in need of serious reform.
Selesnya Conclave (Green/White) - Perhaps the one other guild that Ailin genuinely appreciates. Though he prefers a more practical and studious approach to nature over a spiritual one, he appreciates the guilds desire to see nature in balance with the city world around them and they understand more than most that everyone is a part of the natural order.
Simic Combine (Blue/Green) - Ailin is fully committed to the Simic Combine. They are the reason he still breathes today. He values their appreciation for nature while being willing to understand and use nature's gifts to further life for all of Ravnica.
* The Guildless (none/unaffiliated) - He feels deep pity for the guildless, as his family was guildless when he was brought to the doctors. He saw how many of the guilds as they stand abuse and neglect those who fall through the cracks. Within the Simic Combine, he promotes proper use of ethics and informed consent instead of using the guildless and mindless experimental rats.
35. What is Character's own color alignment, and does it match the Guild? Blue/Green reflecting his guild
36. Describe the Character's ideal mate. Ailin is focused on serving his evolutionary duty of siring healthy and fit offspring to continue to further his people. As such, he is looking for a woman with good physical trait that indicate good health and ease of reproduction. However, he care for more than just physical appearance. Overall health is important. This includes mental health. He also seeks someone with good maternal skills and a caring, patient nature to ensure their children have the best chance at being their evolutionary best. He himself plans to take a very active role in his childrens' live and rearing and is looking for someone who shares that vision, while also being open to any enhancements he and the guild deem would be beneficial.
37. Character has just seen a relative committing a most heinous crime. How do they respond? Ailin would attempt to logically justify his actions as needed for the better good and would likely get very frustrated when the authorities would likely disagree. He would be unlikely to physically fight or object, but would likely be calmly debating with them during the entire arrest process.
38. How does Character feel about Ravnica as a whole? Ailin believes that Ravnica is delightfully diverse. He does wish that there was more space for areas of nature to grow more organically, but firmly believes that even in a planewide city, nature will find a way, guided by the loving hands of the Simic.
39. How did your Character meet their most recent ally? And adversary? Rill is a new student of the University and Simic Initiate who was assigned to Ailin as his first student. So far, Ailin has enjoyed Rill's aid and he see's much potential in the young vedalken, but Rill still has a lot to learn.
Zunak and Bolsa were recently assigned to monitor the Simic and, for reasons unknown to Ailin, seem to enjoy harassing him and making a mess of his lab in attempts to find something illicit. The only thing Ailin fears they may find are his notes on the cyotplast project, which he has intentionally kept very well hidden in his home and not in the laboratory.
40. How will Character be remembered? (Ideally) Ailin would like to be remembered as promoting and serving the health and evolution of the population of Ravnica through his research and active medical roles.