Fantasmical 2023

Fantasmical Character

Kalinsk Mixwater
Lizardfolk
32
Green scaly boi
Left side upper body is covered in pink crystal
Mage
Dope blue mage robes
Curator of Mixwater Magical Library
Married to 34 y/o elf mage called Olian

Kalinsk is a self taught art nerd
He loves books, paintings, music, etc... and dabbles in all sorts of crafts
Magic is his first love - he is naturally gifted at spell-casting and passionate about magic as a craft and art form
He's cheerful, optimistic and talkative, but reserved and introverted about himself
He would and does go to parties, but will talk to 2 people and stand in corner drinking all night
He likes to chit chat with people but only about non-serious or non-personal topics.
He's studious and knowledgeable with a keen interest in creation
He has only a few friends and spends most of his time alone or with Olian - he's too busy for friendship, who wants the hassle of friends anyway?
The few friends he has are old friends from his youth - ones who stuck with him through hard times and ruin.

Kalinsk was born into a fairly wealthy upper-middle class family as an only child.
He lived a happy childhood until he was thirteen, when social upheaval meant his family was displaced and left penniless.
He helped his family out from that age, starting by begging and eventually becoming a local magic street performer.
It didn't last long - a flash flood orphaned him at fifteen.
He was taken in by an orphanage, but it wasn't long before he was old enough that he had to leave again.
Having practiced a little in magic, Kalinsk sought out a teacher to take him on as an apprentice
No-one took him on - he was gifted, but not knowledgable enough to compete with other candidates
Shortly after, he met Olian, who shared his enthusiasm but lack of experience with magic, and the two became fast friends
Dissatisfied with their lack of success, the two began to work together to practise magic
They were both able to pick up odd jobs that required magical skill, but still were not able to find mentorship with a mage
Working together, they saved money for magical texts and began a small collection to train with
Word got out that they had a small collection of magical tomes and people started to take interest
They then began the first version of their library, charging people ludicrously small amounts of gold to look over their collection
Over time, this expanded into the Mixwater Magical Library - a building in the heart of Pryon City that houses over 20,000 magical tomes and artifacts.
During this time, Kalinsk and Olian fell in love and married, with Olian taking the Mixwater name.
Also during this time, a rogue experiment backfired on Kalinsk, creating the pink gemstone growth that covers his left side.

When not practising magic or on a mission to retrieve an artefact, Kalinsk likes to practise conventional art such as painting and writing.
Olian isn't interested in non-magical art, so Kalinsk has a private workshop in the library where he can practise alone.
Whilst he isn't great at non-magical arts, he has a great deal of passion for creation of all kinds and is at least a novice in most kinds of craft.

Likes:
Magic
Passion
Underdogs
Experimentation
Arts
Young people
His cool wizard hat
Walnuts

Dislikes:
Arrogance
Gate keeping
Apathy
Draconianism
Standoffishness
Stale food
Powerlessness

Strengths:
Wide ranging magical knowledge
Knowledge of basics of most crafts
Determined but cheerful attitude
Thoughtful but outgoing
Caring and encouraging

Weaknesses:
Short fuse - quick to anger
Total intolerance for his dislikes
Unwillingness to share personal information
Due to this - Loner

Kalinsk specialises in mineral based magic inc. geokinesis, transmutation and terraforming
During his early practises with magic, he attempted to transmute stone into rubies
This spell backfired which caused a pink crystal growth to erupt from his face and upper-left body
Since then, he has learned not to try to transmute precious gems and ores, as they are extremely difficult to transmute properly and safely

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