.:Wizard:.Name:Jordan Nightingale
Race:Human
Gender:Male
Age:64
Love Interest:None
Test Result:Blue
Order:Blue
Rank:Wizard
Description:Pretty much what you see above. Grey hair, beard and eyes, rather pale complexion. Also fond of wearing light blue and white, giving him a sort of washed out appearance. He is in good health though, and does not use a cane or staff.
Personality:Jordan is a rather fatherly gentleman, and enjoys teaching younger students. In general, Jordan's thoughts are driven by logic, not emotion or religion. He sees these types of things as childish, that one will inevitably grow out of at some point. Most of the time he is very even tempered and uses a gentle hand when teaching, but can be rather short when it comes to being interrupted while he is talking and the like. He has worked hard to get to where he is and learn the things that he has learned, and believes he deserves respect for that. For him, magic is something to be earned, not given, and those with exceptional in-born talent annoy him. He thinks everyone has something to learn from practice and there is always something they can learn to do better. Seeing all the younger apprentices and wizards and how easily their magic comes to them makes him feel old. Even though magic may extend his life for many years past that of a normal human, Jordan knows that there is more of his life behind him than ahead of him. This makes him wistful at times, and he strives to prove to the others that he is still useful.
History:Jordan was born to a traveling family of tinkers. Throughout his childhood he worked as an assistant to his father as they repaired and created machines and sold them to wealthy households. Thus, from a very young age Jordan gained an appreciation for the logical order of things and has a generous mechanical aptitude. His magical ability didn't show itself until he was well into his teens, and even then it was not easy for him. He was put into class at the tower with students much younger than himself. His power was unreliable at best, and unreachable the rest of the time. It was only through many years of practice and hard work that he was able to gain any kind of real control over magic. Now he uses ritual and patience in his spells, making certain that he does things exactly the same every time. He cannot use his magic instinctually, and must be fully alert and focused to succeed. Jordan never left the tower after his training was complete. Instead, he decided to stay and try to teach others some of what it took him so long to learn. Jordan still thirsts to know more, and is an avid reader, learning as much about history and magic as he can. He is also active in the magic of science, occasionally carrying out experiments to learn how things work. All of this coincides to the point that he never sought out a wife or desired to have children. He has not seen his parents since he left for the tower. However, he does still enjoy tinkering, and has many working contraptions in his office and living quarters.
Strenghts:Patient
Wise / Learned
Logical
Mechanical Aptitude
Stoic
Methodical
Stalwart
Weaknesses:His Age
Inability to use magic instinctually
Does not connect well with younger wizards
Lack of empathy, has little patience for viewpoints that do not fit with his own
Will not admit he is wrong even when he is
Tends to lecture
Fears:His advancing age
Being useless / helpless
Death
Being forgotten
Not knowing something
Loosing control
His magic failing him at a critical time
Other:Jordan loves being near the water, either sailing or just sitting on the beach enjoying the sea breeze. Many of his contraptions use water in some way, either to help them move or as some other playful interaction.
RP Example:Jordan sat at his desk, patiently fitting together small pieces of brass tubing as he worked on his newest project. The desk was made of a heavy teak wood, pocked and darkened from years of hard use as not only a writing table, but work bench as well. On the corner, a rather large book containing historical references sits open, forgotten for the moment as Jordan became bored with it and began to tinker instead with one of his contraptions. The windows to his chamber, located high up on the tower, are thrown open letting in a fresh breeze that playfully flips the pages of the book now and then, as though vying for his attention. The rest of the room is walled with bookcases, each one packed full with books of every shape and variety, enough to keep any curious mind entertained for years. Across from his desk sits well loved and over used arm chair, situated perfectly under the gas lantern fitted in the wall which burns brightly, though futilely against the sun streaming in through the open window.
Completely engrossed in his work, Jordan pays little attention to anything else going on around him. He barely seems to notice the noise of what sounds like children's footsteps as they run down the hallway outside of his room. Fashioning a right angle out of a small tube, Jordan quietly whispers a spell of fire and heat, effectively brazing the two pieces together. The footsteps sound again, running the other direction up the hallway, perhaps a little bit faster this time, more urgent. Still paying the racket no heed, Jordan lays out his pieces on the desk, planning out how they will fit together when finished. Pulling open a desk drawer, he searches through it for a moment before pulling out a diagram of a rather complex little valve system he had drawn up the other day. Laying it on the desktop and smoothing it flat, Jordan carefully begins to compare the piping on the desk to his plan, gingerly picking up the small pieces in his fingers. Just then, the footsteps return, stomping loudly down the corridor, ending in an enormous crash at his door, setting it shaking on it's hinges. Startled, Jordan jumps in his seat, dropping his piping in a cacophony of tiny chimes.
What the heck was that?! Crazy kids, what are they up to out there? Rising out of his seat with more than a little bit of grumpiness, he stomps over to the door across the stone floor.
Flinging the door open preparing himself to scold some careless scribe with his rightious-indignation, Jordan is more than a little surprised to find the hallway empty. Eyebrows raising above his glasses in confusion, Jordan steps out into the hall, looking curiously up and down.
No one here? How can that be? Surely I'm not old enough to be going senile... Giving up, and not really willing to search the rest of the floor, Jordan turns around to go back into his office. Just as he makes a full circle, the heavy wooden door slams shut in his face. Jumping back in surprise, Jordan just stares at it blankly.
What in the Circle is going on around here? Heart pounding in his chest, he reaches for the nob only to find the door locked. Lifting up his glasses to peer at the handle beneath them he shakes his head, now thoroughly freaked out.
Maybe the force of it closing turned the lock? He thinks to himself, trying to find a logical reason for all of this strangeness.
Reaching into his robe, he finds the key to his office and pulls it out. Having to forcefully steady his hand as he inserts it into the lock, turning it with a click.
Calm down you old fool! It was just the wind. Pushing the door open slowly, Jordan is met with an inky blackness. Apparently, the heavy storm shutters have been shut and the lamp blown out. Struggling to calm himself, he steps back, taking a deep breath and willing his thundering heart to settle.
It's just a little dark in there, surely you know a spell to bring some light to this situation. Still breathing deeply, Jordan carefully searches for the right spell in his mind, almost hesitantly plucking the right stands of manna to produce a little mage globe. Succeeding after only one failed attempt, the little globe appears in his hand and he holds it up high to see into the room.
His formerly neat office is now a disaster. Looking more like the remnants of a tornado, the book shelves are nearly empty, their contents strewn across the floor along with his papers and almost all of his desk drawers are open and upturned on the floor. Eyes going wide, Jordan stares at the mess, gingerly stepping back into his office in the dim light of the orb.
How... How could this happen? I've only been gone for a minute and didn't hear a thing! Jordan had made it to a relatively clear spot in the center of the room when the door slams shut behind him. Startled and scared out of his wits, Jordan drops the globe and it disappears, plunging him and the room into darkness. Flailing in the black, he manages to throw himself at the window and fling open the shutters, flooding the room with a rush of fresh air and the mid-morning light that had poured in just moments ago. Spinning around to face whatever it is that has trapped him in the room, Jordan gasps at the sight. Everything is back exactly the way he had it. Every book in it's place, even the tiny tubes on his desk still sit where he left them. The gas lamp gutters back to life and he can hear footsteps almost skip away from his door. Heart and mind racing, Jordan collapses into his arm chair, holding his head in shaking hands.
Maybe you are going crazy... I can't possibly tell the others about this! Who would believe me now?((You did say the building was out to get them, right? XD ))