Orion Ortiz is the current Department Chair of the School of Divination at the
Hemisferric School of Magic . He is seen as a very wise practitioner of the arcane arts and an excellent resource for arcane knowledge.
Personal History
Ortiz is originally from Natdivida (the city). He was born in 1197 to a family of political figures. His father was an aide to the divine council, and his mother worked in international trading. It became very clear from a young age that Orion would make a supreme arcane practitioner. He was naturally gifted in the arcane, and every step of the way was quite easy for him.
His parents sent him to the finest preparatory schools Natdivida had to offer. He was sent to Yunque for "High School" and enrolled in the Hemisferric as an early admission student.
His parents highly support the school (publically and financially) so he was easily admitted to the Divination Program. He then easily progressed to the Independent Research Program (PhD equivalent) at the same school. While in the IRP, he met a fellow student, Munassah Harrmaan. Over the next few years of study, they became quite close. At the end of their research appointments with the school, they married.
A few years later, in 1229, Orion and Munassah had their daughter, Isobella Ortiz Harmaan. They continued to be happy family. There is no public record of divorce, thought Orion never mentions his family outside Isobella.
Professional History
Research
Before becoming Department head in 1240, Orion's research had been quite prominent. His main research questions was "How do the Gods communicate their Magic in the planes". He conducted many experiments on the effect of divine magic on the different planes. His main discovery was that there was a large amount of divine magics within the planes. This led him to the understanding that the gods created the planes for humanity to express their magic. He was widely published and was often the frontliners of many conferences.
Head of Divination
Though the deans of the school are
Murg & Burg, Orion is always included in the meetings regarding overall school decisions, and is the head of the different departments maintained by the school.
His answers are always politically correct, and he supports the very clearly positive bills. He has not yet taken a stand on one specific target, and can be very indecisive (think Aaron Burr).
Work Outside of the School
Though Orion may lack in his preceedings over the different departments, he is highly involved with the political standings of
Quinn Glorybuff . They are often seen having dinner together and working on many projects together. This has only increased after the Reckoning and Retribution.
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