character info

[unhallow]

SAMIR AGE 33 HOME Court of Eyes SPECIES humanoid FAMILY unknown OCCUPATION gardener; apothecary RELATIONSHIPS ALRAUNE A sentient plant-entity who generally uses a humanoid shape, which they change as they desire. Assists with gardening and revolution. Does not eat people, Seymour. DRYPETINA His very much not dead mother + creator + metaphysical snakedragon, currently utilizing the multiverse as her feeding grounds. TERESA A fellow revolutionary in the service of a different multiversal entity. Human assassin + mage.

The son of the potentate's poisoner, Samir has taken over his mother's duties in a more advisory role. As the potentate grew in power under Drypetina's protection, the need for a poisoner has waned. This is just as well, as Samir does not have all of his mother's powers, nor her ultimately indifferent attitude towards human politics. After his mother's "death," Samir utilized her physical remains to create Alraune, who is otherwise mostly plant. In this, he unknowingly echoes his own creation: he is less Drypetina's son than he is a single anomalous scale she shed during her arrival in this world, which she decided to keep and raise as an independent offshoot of herself. Her continued regard for him now that she's resumed the form of a multiversal snakedragon entity feasting on the metaphysical energies of sentient creatures like a whale eats plankton has more to do with that than maternal feelings. They sometimes still talk via the poison well, but it is usually when he wants to ask her advice on technical or business matters. Of which there are many: Samir knows that his job and life are in danger, as Official Poisoners rarely gather accolades in history books and he doesn't have the cultural cachet of being a full blown monster. The fact he is involved with one front of the rebellion against the potentate makes things more dicey. As a result of his upbringing and circumstances, Samir is not what you would call a lighthearted guy. He has spent most of his life in semi-seclusion, and most of his friends are missing, in hiding, or dead and in suspension in his secret otherworldly laboratory. The only person he socializes meaningfully with on a regular basis is the plant person he grew out of his mother's remains and raised himself, making Alraune like a younger sibling he has been a parent to. The Court of Eyes has a tendency toward decadence, and in response he's become an ascetic, which is not necessarily an accurate reflection of his personal desires. Physically, mentally, and emotionally, Samir is about 33 years old. Technically he is about 110. He grows and ages very slowly in comparison to normal humans, something that lends him the illusion of patience, caution, and the tendency to think several moves ahead. In practice, and especially in comparison to his mother, he is as rash and reactionary as any "mere" mortal, and he is well aware of that. POWERS POISONOUS. His flesh and all bodily fluids stand a high chance of causing illness and death in biological humanoids via extended contact or ingestion. Being in a small sealed area with him is also potentially dangerous. He cannot control this, though he could try holding his breath. STRONG CONSTITUTION. He can take a lot of physical damage. His resistance to magic is also very high. He heals quickly and is immune to most poisons and toxins. AMPHIBIOUS. Can hold his breath for a long time and breathe underwater. Just put the water in his lungs, it's fine. WEAKNESSES TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE. While not literally cold-blooded, extreme temperatures make it difficult for him to function. He will eventually do something akin to hibernation if he can't get away. LOW ENERGY. He can't run around and kick ass, or do anything very active for extended periods. Too much physical exertion and he'll go into pseudo-hibernation. Steady walking for long distances is fine, sprinting is not. ABILITIES BOTANY. Gardening expertise focused on poisonous plants. Results for non-poisonous fruits, vegetables, or flowers not guaranteed, but still a better bet to not kill your plants while you're on vacation. PHARMACEUTICALS. Poisons, antidotes, basic medicines, anything that can be created more or less on your own in a lab. He does not know what meth is, leave him alone. ALCHEMY. A nebulous designation for skills that resemble science and require the scientific method, yet also involve non-scientific materials and procedures. Such as growing your own plant person, which is a thing. That he did.

( codes by whambam )