Name: Dr. Elias VonSerill
Description: Elias is a tall, willowy man at 6'5. His height gives him an almost surrealistic appearance owing in part to his minimal body fat, thin shoulders and narrow chest. Dr. Scarecrow or Dr. Crow was his nickname around the lab although rarely to his face. He doesn't so much walk as stalks, an eerie fluid gait that almost casts him as some sort of pale faced shadow rather than a person. His face is marked by high cheekbones, pale skin, and green eyes magnified by the thin glasses on the bridge of his slightly curved nose. He keeps his brown hair long, tied into a royal braid behind his head and keeps the rest of his skin clear of facial hair. His fingers are long and thin, usually kept in the pockets of his lab coat.
Age: 38
Homeworld: Deneera- A close planet to Aurora, Deneera was originally chartered as a mining planet. However, when the workers stumbled on a rich deposit of Imandium, they quickly divided into four families that controlled the deposit. Of them, only three survive to modern day, and only two still hold the rights to the seemingly limitless deposit. Imandium is an element vastly sought for the development of deep space travel. An Immandium treatment is a necessary step for those ships approved for galaxy travel. The treatment helps lock in heat and atmosphere, also providing a rigid scale-like armor on the hull from traveling asteroids or unfriendly fire. Certainly not essential, it does increase the efficiency of any ship by nearly 50%...needless to say, it is valuable. The two noble families who still have control of the various deposits on the planet are the VonSerill's and the DuTafts. Each are sickeningly polite in public, but backstab each other constantly in private. To speak like a VonSerill means to speak with two meanings and to plot like a DuTaft means to include a hefty body count. Despite their reputation, both families maintain a presence advising and brokering trade with the crown. Deneera is known for its breathtaking canyons and multi-hued geological formations.
Class: - Doctor
Skills: For a scientific minded individual, Doctor VonSerill has the misplaced talent to grasp the abstract and surreal. Trained from a young age in the arts of upper class civility, poise, politics, and speaking, he conducts himself perhaps better than some of his more lab-strict companions. His skill in chemistry is legendary, and his knowledge of human physiology and medicine is impressive enough to grant him the title of Doctor. His preferred environment is the lab rather than the medical bay, but he performs fantastically in both settings.
Greatest Sin: Pride- VonSerill has the Achilles heel of pride. He refuses to be outdone, stepped on, talked down to, or otherwise dismissed like some sort of test-tube carrying intern. He demands a respect he simply doesn't have the accolades to afford (not known accolades anyways). This makes him a difficult personality to work with and an even harder one to order. In his realm, the lab or the medical bay, his word is second to none save his employer…and sometimes not even them. He is slow to take advice and finds it nearly impossible to admit a mistake publically.
Greatest Virtue: Perseverance- Nothing is impossible, not even the boundaries of death and life. To Doctor VonSerill, there is no problem that cannot be solved with application of science and forward thinking. Literally, no problem. It can become a weakness, lending him to obsess, but in truth his unconquered belief has brought him to this pinnacle of accomplishment…and he knows it.
History: Born the eighth son of Davis VonSerill, house patriarch, Elias was instructed at a young age with a single imperative. There are eight sons, possibly more. Find a way to make yourself different from them or expect to have your name forgotten. As his father was often away or overseeing mining, Elias took those words to heart. He was given the same training in aristocracy as his brothers and sisters were, but told to choose a vocation for himself. Elias chose science and medicine, leaning more toward chemistry than biological medicine, but excelling at both. His marks earned him a place with the Kamaya Industries, a leading producer of pharmaceuticals and chemicals in the galaxy.
Bending his mind to the task of success, Elias found his calling in chemical analysis and combination. His work on harmonics in increasing the yield of ship fuel was staggeringly well received. However his attitude earned him few friends and many enemies in the academic world. So when he brought his experimental findings on the possibility of 'remotely controlled' bio-chemicals to the Minds and Stars Scientific Advancement Convention, he was labeled a blowhard and his research trashed. Perhaps they would have found the beginnings of truth in his postulations had they not disliked him so vehemently. The public outcry at his failure forced Kamaya Industries to demote him and cut his funding…forcing him to shut down his research. Dismayed and utterly defeated, Elias sought support from his family…but found they would have no part in his stain on the family name.
He was approached a year later by an interested third party who wanted to fund his research. Without asking many questions, Elias gladly accepted the money. However, when the first product came to term, it was taken. Now a dark and terrible secret weighs heavily on Elias's mind. He flees with his research notes, but minus a product, seeking redemption elsewhere. He has allowed himself to be hired as a doctor for an expedition, hoping that it will put him outside the general public for a time in order to think and try to come up with a solution. His control is slipping, badly, and he's up against a cliff with no recourse but to prepare himself to leap.
Or be pushed.
Belongings: (Remember to include any ships and weapons here, as well as things like money and important documents) –Tucked in the hanger is a bubble like ship called the Ion. It preserves a genetically encoded lock to allow only Elias within. This is his realm, his small chemistry lab while on leave from Kamaya Industries. Inside is state of the art analytical equipment for his craft, albeit just enough for what he feels will be a short expedition. The Ion does not have the capacity for prolonged voyages…thus its resources are used sparingly. Elias also maintains a nano-rapier (Safely packed in the back compartment of the Ion), and papers proving his nobility and lineage as a VonSerill. A number of important formulaic documents are in the Ion as well as a small reservoir of money, and his hazard suit…a bio-keyed uniform from Kamaya Industries for work with dangerous chemicals.
Special Talents: Apart from his ability as a chemist and doctor, Elias shows a certain ease around aristocracy and their ilk, navigating the bureaucracy with little trouble. Due to his upbringing, training in the 'noble' sport of fencing remains within his ability to perform. However, it is an art reserved for duels, not brawls and besides, what blade can move faster than a projectile? For the most part, his past remains sealed away in the luggage, keepsakes of home.
Additional Info: - VonSerill is a man with a secret and a hefty disgrace to shoulder. He isn't well versed in real combat nor has any penchant for its use. He prefers charisma, logic, and manipulation to achieve his ends. He takes medicine for night terrors, an affliction he's had since childhood…horrible twisting dreams that he can scarcely remember, but that always find him awake and trembling, paralyzed in terror.