Æthelred Veilhart Professor of Astrology

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____________QUICK STATS
Name: Æthelred Veilheart
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Species: Human
Ethnicity: Serenian
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 188 lbs.
Occupation: Junior Professor of Astrology, Agent of the Broken Seal, Knight (formally)
Residence: Wyrdwood Academy
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Alignment: Lawful Evil

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Character Theme:
Butterflies and Hurricanes

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Physical Description:
Æthelred Veilheart is tall, dark, and handsome. His nose has a distictive curve to it, almost reminiscent of a falcon's beak. He wears ornate robes that have been enchanted to glitter like the night sky.

Personality:
Æthelred Veilheart is confident and proud, with more than enough talent to justify it. Considered a prodigy in his youth, he is now seen as one of the country's most skilled mages- a rising star who will shape the future for generations to come. Æthelred takes this reputation seriously, and has dedicated his life to passing on his knowledge to the next generation of Serenians.

As a teacher, however, Professor Veilheart is absolutely ruthless. He has zero tolerance for what he percieves as weakness- if he believes a student is struggling, he'll deliberately increase their workload to try and force them to drop out of his class. In his eyes, you either sink or swim- there is no inbetween. "Astrology Level 1" is unironically considered the most difficult class at Wyrdwood because of this, and many students refuse to take it as an elective due to the professor's reputation.

Relationships:
Æthelred is a member of the Broken Seal, a secret society dedicated to maintaining the power of serendipity's oldest wizards through forbidden magic. His dedication to their cause has led to him to becoming one of it's more prominant members as of late.

Æthelred is the pride of House Veilheart, his reputation (and his connections to the Broken Seal) having brought fame and wealth to the family name. His accomplishments as a knight have cased him to be viewed as something of a local hero in Moonspear, and even many outside the province have heard of him.

Æthelred's older brother is a knight in the Order of the Moon. (PM me if you want to play this character!)

Æthelred is quite taken by his fellow professor Anwen ferch Rhys, although whether she reciprocates is another story...

Beatrix Evans is Æthelred's current problem student. Beyond her obvious attitude problems, her homework assignments are a bit too well-written for the professor's liking. He's convinced she must be cheating, and has kept her grades low despite the apparent quality of her work. Despite this, she refuses to drop his class...

Magic/Abilities:
Æthelred is an astromancer- a mage with the ability to control cosmic energy. The exact definition of "cosmic energy" is unclear, as are the limitations of his ability. He can use his magic to create constructs out of constellations and summon comets, among other things.

Æthelread is a skilled astrologer- so skilled, in fact, that simply glancing at the night sky is enough to give him a glimpse as to what will happen in the next few seconds.

History:
Born to lesser nobles in Moonspear, Æthelred was expected to be the perfect child. Any game he played, he was expected to win. Every class he too, he was expected to ace. Every challenge he faced, he was expected to overcome- all so he would bring pride to the family name.

Which he did.

Passing Wyrdeood's placement test with flying colors, Æthelred quickly became regarded as one of the most gifted students of his era. Upon his graduation he'd accumulated a number of awards and accolades- as well as earning the eye of the Broken Seal. The young man was taken by the secret society's ideals, and agreed to represent his family in the organization.

For a time Æthelred served them as an agent, becoming a knight under House Orlov in order to keep tabs on Moonspear's military and nobility. In his seven years of service, his reputation and prestige grew even further- to the point where "Sir Veilheart" became a household name in the province. However, he'd ultimately decide to retire and return to Wyrdwood to work as a professor. He felt he'd be more use to them as a talent scout- after all, if anybody knew what a prodigy looked like, it was him.

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