Appearance

Physical Description

Thin, not overly muscular. He's spent most of his life indoors even prior to being a Warlock, but he is by no means weak for the most part... books can be heavy after all.

Body Features

Pale skin, as if he rarely goes out into the sun. Not unlike what one could assume from some sort of Undead.

Facial Features

Thin, no roundness to his cheeks and rather boney. One would assume this would be the result of his poor diet and life spent reading dusty old tomes, it is that but his nature as an Undying Warlock has exaggerated these features a tad bit as well.

Identifying Characteristics

His raven black hair and pallid complexion are hard to miss, but most write that off to him being a Scholar and spending most of his time in one of the many libraries and archives of the Imperium Academia.

Physical quirks

He likes to crack his neck and knuckles quite often, unnaturally often even. His other joints creak sometimes too with extraneous movement, though he is unlikely to complain too much.

Apparel & Accessories

Dressed in his traditional crimson red and steel gray Imperium Academia's scholar's robes and equipped with leather armor, he looks like the average scholar in this regard. When not using his glasses to read, he tends to put them up in his hair or on his forehead. In addition he always has a book him to read, and he has a Shard of Obsidian with him... sometimes he talks to it secretly in order to communicate with his Patron.

Specialized Equipment

As a Scholar his eyes and his brain are his greatest resource, he is a speed reader and knows his way around any library, archive, or bookstore. He also can recognize rare and valuable pieces of literature or tomes on sight due his well trained eye and knowledge, though he prefers to read using his glasses. As far as weapons are concerned; he was issued by the Imperium Academia a Light Crossbow, Bolts, Daggers, and a Quarterstaff.

Special abilities

As a Warlock, he can call upon Eldritch magicks of the other Planes granted to him by his Patron. In addition as an Undying Warlock he has an affinity for death, undeath, disease, poison, plagues, and necromancy as well. But prior to being a Warlock he did have a knack for learning a variety of languages, which is a rather practical life skill.

Mentality

Personal history

Bran's parents disappeared when he was young, Setanta and Medb Camlann, they too were members supposedly of the Imperium Academia (IA) and were out searching for new tomes and lost knowledge for the collection... but they never returned from one of their adventures. Thus Bran was raised by an Elvish Scholar within the IA named Magister Morgana Albion, she taught him Elvish from a young age and from there his love of languages grew. He specialized in mastering many of the more common and more practical languages of the realm. As a teenager he proved himself as an ideal Scholar of the IA and was granted access to many areas of the IA that many his age were not permitted. He has never crossed the line and has never had much of an aptitude for any actual magic, all his research was purely theoretical when it came to his theories on the Verbal component of spell casting. He postulated that the intent behind the spell rather than the words themselves caused the spell to take effect rather than the words themselves. His research and dedication put him on the fast track to becoming a Magister himself. However his late discovery of Magister Myrddin Emrys in the archives changed his plans immensely, rather than pursue a life of research he requested to be put out in the field hunting down books like his parents before him. It is the only way he can keep his Undying Warlock nature a secret, and can collect souls safely for his Patron.

Education

Well educated, was raised by the Imperium Academia for the Imperium Academia. His knowledge on arcana, history, nature, and religion is above average and rather refined. The purpose of his education and his life is to collect knowledge and bring it back for them to collect, curate, store, secure, protect, contain, and hide.

Employment

He is a Scholar of the Imperium Academia, previously he was just an archivist and researcher much like his teacher and foster mother Morgana Albion. But with the enslavement of his soul and pact with his new master, he has to abandon that way of life for one of adventure. So he switched career paths and has set out hunting for knowledge, much like his parents did before him.

Accomplishments & Achievements

An accomplished and well learned Scholar of high Intelligence and with an excellent education to back it. In addition, with his natural innocence and naiveté, he's developed some well meaning Charisma and genuine kindness.

Failures & Embarrassments

His Strength and Wisdom are less than ideal, he is working on that... trying to become a bit more athletic and growing some common sense as it were. Especially since he's being thrown out into the "real world" now, the world that killed his parents.

Mental Trauma

He fears Magister Myrddin Emrys and for his soul, he has no choice but to obey him. In addition if the wrong people were to find out what happened to him he could be killed or worse: be expelled from the Imperium Academia. In addition, since the loss of parents he's bit worried about the outside world and about his foster mother Magister Morgana Albion.

Intellectual Characteristics

He sees himself as much as a teacher as a student, he likes to share his knowledge but is always open to learn more himself. He may come across sometimes as condescending, but he is genuinely trying to help people and teach them.

Morality & Philosophy

As a Chaotic Good, the tends to ignore laws that make no sense to him and defers to his own personal moral compass. He is almost always willing to reach out a helping hand to others.

person.sexuality

Heterosexual

person.gender_identity

Male

Taboos

Destroying any knowledge, book, scroll, tome, or lore of any kind is unforgivable. All knowledge, good or evil, has its place within the Imperium Academia.

Known Languages

As a Linguist, he knows many languages: Common, Halfling, Elvish, Undercommon, Orc, Dwarvish, & Gnomish. He is currently trying to learn some Goblinoid languages... but is struggling greatly.

Personality

Motivation

He loves to learn, read, study, and grow as a person. He is a Scholar of the Imperium Academia at his core, it's what defines him. Without it, he doesn't know what he is or what his purpose is.

Quotes & Catchphrases

"Eldritch Blast!" (In various languages)
"You're talking a lot of shit for someone in Eldritch Blasting distance" (When threatening)
"That's one for the books!" (after accomplishing something cool)

Savvies & Ineptitudes

Savvy: He knows books and studying, toss him in position that requires forethought and research he's your man. Need to find a monster's weakness from a Bestiary? Need to find a secret tunnel from some old blue prints? Need to find out what an old schematic builds? Need to translate or decode an ancient tome? Talk to him.
Ineptitude: Lack of common sense, he's not very streetwise and is unfamiliar with much of the criminal underworld and the ongoings of daily life on the streets. He knows the political issues regarding the Imperium Academia's stance versus both the aristocracy and the temples; but beyond that he's ignorant.

Likes & Dislikes

Likes: Books of any kind, new knowledge is new knowledge.
Dislikes: Destruction of any kind of Knowledge, if one cannot preserve or remember the past then how can one grow from it?

Virtues & Personality perks

He is at his core morally just, but the ends do sometimes justify the means. He doesn't like torture or cruelty, but will kill those he judges evil in fight without hesitation. He also feels knowledge and education should be free for all, but sometimes people can't get it, don't want, or destroy it and that hurts him.

Vices & Personality flaws

He can be naive, too optimistic, and too kind sometimes. This is due to a lack of wisdom and experience on his part. Plus if anything were to happen to the Imperium Academia, his foster mother figure Magister Morgana Albion, or any of his friends it would break him.

Personality Quirks

Likes to crack his neck and knuckles, reads on his down time or resting, and tends to correct others when they're saying something wrong.

Hygiene

Very clean, or at least he cleans himself as often as he can. Would try to shower daily if he could, but field work sometimes prevents that due to a either a lack of funds or being too far from civilization.

Social

Birthplace

The Imperium Academia

Current Residence

Varies

Contacts & Relations

Both his parents, Setanta & Medb Camlann, went missing when he was young while they were questing as Scholars for knowledge for the Imperium Academia. Though he is still close to his Elvish foster mother, Magister Morgana Albion.

Honorary & Occupational Titles

His current rank within the Imperium Academia is "Scholar", and the highest one can achieve is "Magister" though there are some ranks in between.

Wealth & Financial state

Commoner level, whatever he has in his pockets is what he has money-wise. Though he could technically requisition some funds from the Imperium Academia if need be... particularly and especially if he were to go through Magister Morgana Albion.

Family Ties

Parents (Setanta and Medb Camlann) are believed to be dead, and he never bothered to look for other "Camlanns". Only Magister Morgana Albion, his mother figure, is all he has.

Religious Views

He knows Deities are real; as are other Celestials, Fiends, Fey, and Aberrations... he does not worship any of them though. He is just aware of their existence and knows enough that it's best to avoid such beings if possible, and if it is not possible be ready show them as much respect as possible or to run away from them (or kill them) as quickly as possible.

Social Aptitude

He fits right in alongside other Scholars and members of the Imperium Academia, however out in the "real world" he still has a lot to learn and learn he shall. He can talk and be polite, but one can tell he's lived a sheltered life.

Mannerisms

He is polite, well spoken, and well educated. He can blend in both temples and the aristocracy, but barely due to his education but lack of experience.

Hobbies & Pets

No pets, but he is considering getting a familiar with his newfound powers. His hobbies all revolve around books though. Reading new books and writing things down he learns are his favorite things to do.

Speech

Well spoken in many tongues and languages; Common is his mother tongue but he speaks excellent Halfling, Elvish, Undercommon, Dwarvish, Orc, & Gnomish. His Goblinoid tongues are as rough as gravel and grating to the ear as he is still learning.