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Eckhart Von Musel, Novice Healer

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Name: Eckhart Von Musel
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Species: Human
Ethnicity: Connlaothian
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 117 lbs.
Occupation: Healer
Residence: Owns a house in Hyoite, currently living in Zantaric
Favorite Food: Fish Sandwiches
Alignment: Lawful Chaotic Neutral


Art by me!
Character Theme:
Creep in a T-Shirt


Physical Description:
Eckhart is a thin, blonde young man with brown eyes. He typically wears hand-me-down fur clothing that's a bit too large for him, which gives him the appearance of being larger and heavier than he really is. He wears a arrowhead around his neck, held in place by a thin leather cord. His jacket belonged to a sailor at some point, and it smells a bit like fish. His jacket was damaged beyond repair during a fight with an assassin. He now wears a wool cardigan.

Eckhart wears a single feather earring on his left ear, a memento from the day he fought a dragon. It's the most valuable thing he owns, and he's incredibly attached to it.

Eckhart carries a warhammer with him when he travels, although he isn't very good with it and could be beaten easily by anyone with any training or innate ability.

Personality:
The victim of emotional abuse growing up, Eckhart has some serious issues. He's incredibly skittish, and gets very nervous when he has to talk to new people. He's rather paranoid as well, and it's not uncommon for him to think the people he meets are secretly evil and out to kill him (though to his credit, his fear of people being out to get him has been vindicated more than once). He fiddles with his necklace when he gets nervous, and has a tendency to say "um" and "uh" a lot.

On a personal level Eckhart is a fairly quiet, although if you approach him on a topic that he is interested in- such as medicine or rare diseases - he will open up to you. Eckhart enjoys treating people's wounds, though it's more because he likes the feeling of power it gives him than because of any innate love of helping others. That isn't to say he's not compassionate, he just saves his compassion for people he knows well.  He has very prudish views on sexuality and romance, due to the influence his Connlaothian grandparents had on his upbringing.

Eckhart holds grudges easily, and sometimes resorts to petty means to get back at people who he feels have wronged him. This is a trait he picked up from his sister, and Eckhart is trying to become more forgiving of people because of what she has become. Welp, looks like he may be starting to embrace it now.

Relationships:
Eckhart has an older sister named Hildegarde who has been completely disowned by the family due to her parents disapproval of her career choice (she's a crime lord). Hildegarde put Eckhart through hell in his youth, and the effect it had on his life is very, very visible. He's not quite sure how he feels about her, but he can't bring himself to not love her. UPDATE: They patched things up! They're a bit awkward around each other still, but that's to be expected.

Eckhart has a familiar, a cat named Belladonna. The two have a very odd relationship- she essentially kidnapped him and is now forcing him to help her rescue her previous master. Despite this, Eckhart has grown to genuinely care for her and relies on her for emotional support.

Kino Vanden is Eckhart's best friend. They don't get to see each other very often, but he's always happy when they do.

Is Kaida Black-Hearth his friend? (Enemy)? Rival? It's really hard to tell.
                                                            ^Probably this one
Eckhart retains good relationships with his parents and grandparents, and visits them on holidays.

Magic/Abilities:
Eckhart has healing magic! It's very... odd, though- as if he needs to do all of his healing manually. For example, he can't simply close a wound with his magic- he needs to clot the blood and regenerate the cells individually. He's still a beginner too- he can't even fix broken bones yet! Powers he's developed so far include:

  • Regenerating cells
  • Clotting/unclotting blood
  • Congealing earwax (don't ask why he knows this, it's a long story)
  • Messing with the nervous system (this is very difficult, and every time he's tried he's fucked it up and made things worse)

Eckhart is the current owner of Maladies Most Unusual, a one of a kind text containing "forbidden" herbal remedies for normally difficult to cure ailments such as vampirism and lycanthropy. Said remedies will only work if the person making them has read the book, and many of them are dangerous if gotten wrong. Eckhart has mixed feelings about Maladies, and tries not to use it too often.

Eckhart is- surprisingly enough- proficient at cooking and sewing. He's also fairly skilled at haggling, something he picked up in order to afford food and clothing growing up

History:
Eckhart is a third generation Connlaothian immigrant. His grandparents were run out of their home country after it was discovered they had been using magic to harvest their crops more efficiently. Eckhart and his sister Hildegarde had a fairly normal childhood, free of any major tragedies.

When Eckhart was 14 his sister was caught using her air magic in an attempt to kill a well-respected trapper. She escaped from the authorities but when she tried to take refuge with her parents she was disowned and ostracized.  Eckhart has not had any contact with Hildegarde since she left, and all attempts to convince his parents to reach out to her have failed miserably.  Hildegarde is now a wanted criminal residing in Zantaric, and is known to be responsible for several murders.

At age 18, Eckhart moved out of his parents home and into a run down hut on the outskirts of town. It was around this time that Eckhart began to use his healing powers to treat people's wounds. After figuring out that there were things he can't heal with magic yet, he set off on a journey to learn as many cures and remedies as he could.


Complete Threads (chronological order):
Eckhart runs out of food and panics
Eckhart picks flowers and finds a weird bottle (Eckhart meets Kino)
Eckhart and Kino travel south
Cabin Fever
The Hag's Cauldron (Partner dropped out but I consider it canon anyway)
Hurt But Not Alone
Roads Often Traveled (Eckhart meets Kaida)
The Brass Spider
To Eckhart, From Hildegarde
Maladies Most Unusual (Eckhart meets Belladonna)
Oh we're together... He just doesn't know it yet.
Water And Vinegar
Snow? This Time Of Year? (Eckhart looses his jacket in this one- RIP in peace)
No Cure For Bad Luck
Mirror Mirror in My Pocket
Putty In My Hands (Eckhart reunites with Hildegarde)
Another One?

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