Kunlong

"The path is not always so clear"

- Kunlong

Summary
Kunlong is a young wizard of the University of Aurus. He sees himself as a scholar more than any practical applier of his craft, and spends most of his time either teaching students or studying a novel way to synthesize life.

Kunlong is a specialist in the Transmutation school of magic, and is the grand-student of the sage Rhazes. He lives and teaches out of his mentor's old tower in Central Aurus.

Origin
Kunlong is the bastard son of the captain of Aurus' royal guard, and a Cadmian concubine in the Shahansha's harem. Normally such a transgression would have the Captain executed or exiled and the child abandoned. But as the Shahansha and the Captain were close friends, the regent ultimately adopted Kunlong and raised him as his own. The Captain was spared of punishment, and the scandal was tightly kept from the public.

However, Kunlong quickly learned of his real father. Some of his half-siblings or adoptive siblings did not see him as a peer, and much of the inner court would avoid him out of either fear or nervous disgust.

At the age of 10, Kunlong met an old hermit and wizard. It was Rhazes' son, an almost equally skilled sage but one who never took students for his own. Seeing an unusual potential in Kunlong, he broke his own personal rule and offered to take Kunlong in as his successor.

Kunlong jumped at the opportunity. He shed his family name, retaining only the name his mother gave to him at birth. Although he respected the Shahanshah for choosing to raise him, as well as many of his siblings, he could not bear the thought nor burden of his origin. He studied under Rhazes' son until the mentor's death ten years later. Kunlong inherited his mentor's property, effectively becoming part of Rhazes' legacy.

Trivia

 * Kunlong is part Cadmian Elf, and part Aurean Human. His mother is a Cadmian concubine to the Shahanshah, his father being captain of Aurus' Royal Guard.
 * Kunlong has a warm, albeit distant relationship with the Shahanshah. However, his relationship with the palace altogether is varied and complex.

Notable Equipment Chronology

 * Among Kunlong's personal equipment is a Ring of Spell Turning, a special ring that allows him to more easily combat against magic attacks.
 * Kunlong has both Sovereign Glue and Universal Solvent in his possession; he is one of the few mages who can synthesize either substance.

Notable Feats and Kills

 * Kunlong can change the elemental properties of his spells, altering its damage type without compromising the other traits of the spell.

Links

 * Character Sheet