The Hope Seekers

Appearance

Mikaleus is a well defined Avyloci with broard shoulders and a thin face that tapers into a sharp jaw line. His eyes are large and deep black as they are for all his species. Mikaleus is tall and lanky apart from his shoulders with long nimble fingers and a kind expression. Because Mikaleus isn't colourful, he isn't considered particularly attractive. He has dark blue black skin with lighter grey cuffs around his wrists and ankles.

He has three arrows above his left eye and a large patch on his chest. Black markings are seen down the sides of his torso, his crown of feathers are predominantly yellow white and green with a line of pink feathers on the right side of his head. He has starry like markings on his face, right shoulder, wrists, ankles and right hip, although they may look bioluminesent, this is just a trick of the eye.

His wings are large and full. On the back his wings are the same colour as the 'star' markings on his body with three stripes of black and green along the edges. On the inside, his wings are the same dark colour as his body with the edges being the same colour as the lighter patches. His tail feathers are the same midnight blue as his body with star markings and two faded yellow stripes at the bottom. 

Mikaleus is almost always formally dressed, he believes that as a healer, he must look professional at all times in order to be taken seriously and it isn't often he can be seen not wearing a crisp black suit with a green tie.

 

Weapons

As a healer, Mikaleus prefers to heal rather than fight. But, as all his kind are, he has been trained to fight since the age of five. As such, he prefers to use his bow and arrows usually tipped with poison. However, soon after joining the Taki'ran seekers, Kythax, the team's engineer, invented a long whip-like weapon that makes use of electricity as well as its sharp sting. The seekers all competed for this weapon, but it was Mikaleus who finally succeeded. It took him a while to master the keen whip, however, once he did, he's been incredibly deadly in battle ever since.In addition, being a healer, Mikaleus has the unique knowledge of the healing properties of plants on his planet. A such, he is able to mix various types of poisons with ease. However, he prefers not to kill this way and would rather disable his opponent or knock them out with these drugs rather than kill them.   

 

Personality

Mikaleus is a socially tolerant fellow and can get along with quite a number of people. His polite and amicable nature enables him to make friends easily and he feels comfortable in groups however large. Despite this, Mikaleus often prefers to work alone, his orderliness causes him to only tolerate certain standards of quality, especially with healing and only said standards can be ensured by himself. So while he is happy to be with others for a certain amount of time, he does enjoy his own company and enjoys working by himself. 

 

Mikaleus is generally considered passive and plays the voice of conscience for his fellows. In an argument he will give his opinion calmly and evenly, being sure to look at the other person's perspective before arguing his own and is tactful in doing so. Despite this, he is straightforward and assertive when it comes to his patients and won't tolerate any idiocy if it threatens the health of others. Mikaleus rarely raises his voice, however, there are exceptions to this. In contrast to his usual tactful personality, there is one individual in particular who can make him drop all pretense at tact and passive attitude and that is Accelerate.  Accelerate is one of Mikaleus' teammates who takes particular pleasure in riling up his healer to the point where they can often be heard arguing or scuffling. It is commonly Keonrain or Anjay who must break up this argument.

 

Mikaleus is passionate about his work and will often experiment with new combinations of herbs then test them on himself. This sometimes causes  issues or for him to become a little ill, although he makes sure he never takes too much to make himself seriously ill. He can become obsessive over his work and will spend hours each day attending to his plants and pouring over his notebooks to ensure that everything is neat and accurate. He is incredibly self-disciplined, however, and can usually monitor himself so that he keeps a good balance between his work and everything else. Mikalues is very industrious and enjoys trying out new methods and new combinations of herbs, this is one of the reasons he took up human medicine when the team arrived on earth. This of course makes Mikaleus very adaptable, however, he is also a specialist, so while he is able to adapt quickly within his own areas of interest he is often unable to do so as fast in areas he's not so confident in.

 

With others, Mikaleus is always patient and shrewd, able to notice inconsistencies in the behavior of those around him which helps him do his job so well. He is able to tell when one of his teammates is feeling unwell and is usually able to discern why without too much trouble. He can also be incredibly stubborn when dealing with his patients, though he prefers to avoid conflict, he isn't afraid to  act forcefully when it is in the interests of his patients. Mikaleus is altruistic and is always available to talk and lend a hand when others need it, his calm and tactful nature makes him one of the first choices to go to when one needs advice. When he needs to be, Mikaleus is straightforward and focused when it comes to his work and getting things done and isn't one to procrastinate or put things off, his caution is also invaluable in many situations.

 

History

Mikaleus was born to his mother Hena, and his father Vanto as the first child. Though his parents loved him very much, most people said he would not be particularly attractive as in the Avylocian culture, the more colourful an Avyloci is, the more attractive they're considered. None the less, Mikaleus grew never knowing any of this and at the age of five years old he was chosen to be a healer. As custom has it, Mikaleus went to live with the other healers much to his parent's sorrow and pride. Mikaleus wasn't too sure about this and often went back home to visit his parents, but, the healers had chosen him well for he was soon intrigued by the art of healing and what the plants of Vael could do. 

 

As he began to grow, learning the ways of healing and indeed a little fighting as his custom demanded. It wasn't until Mikaleus turned twelve and learned to fly that he began to have an interest in girls. Healers aren't permitted to take partners as it interferes with their duties and their work. But, at that time, young and rebellious, Mikaleus didn't care. It was then that Mikaleus found out a little harshly what was considered attractive to an Avyloci. As he began to grow and mature over the years, he would do what all the young males would do. He would puff out his chest and strut past the females in the hopes that one of them would like him, but it was always the more colourful who caught their attention. When Mikaleus turned eighteen he was strutting past a group of females, but there was little hope in his strides when one particular female caught notice. As her group got up to leave, he could have sworn she'd puffed out her own chest just a little. He soon learned her name was Theos and eventually the two began to talk. 

 

Theos wasn't particularly attractive either, but Mikaleus instantly loved her for her quick wit and bright smile. The two began dating in secret, stumbling along as new lovers do in the dead of night, giggling and talking to themselves. The pair was careful, meticulously so to avoid getting caught by others of the tribe. One day the pair were assigned to the same hunting group and both were thrilled though careful to keep their looks and casual nudges to a minimum in order to avoid attracting attention. But then everything went wrong. A group of Rasharrn attacked them from above. In the chaos, two warriors were bitten though not killed by the Rasharrn as they were fended off by other warriors. Mikaleus knew he had to get to the injured quickly or they would die from blood loss, but he was too busy watching Theos fight in fear that she might be hurt. Eventually a voice snapped him out of it as Mikaleus' mentor was dragged to the ground by the Rasharrn. Mikaleus moved to help his mentor when he heard Theos cry out for him. Her voice stopped the young healer's apprentice in his tracks as he turned to see his love in the jaws of a Rasharrn. 

 

Mikaleus' sudden indecision cost him dearly for as he leaped after Theos, the Rasharrn bit down, silencing her screams forever.  As the Rasharrn raced off into the forest with it's next meal, Mikaleus hunted it relentlessly, but it was too quick and quickly vanished from his sight. Grieving, and alone, Mikaleus returned to his tribe where he found the Eldest waiting for him. She told him that while he'd been trying to seek vengeance for Theos, his mentor had perished. The blow hit Mikaleus too hard for to an apprentice, they share a bond with their mentor so strongly that it is akin to one of a parent and child. The Eldest, then told him that they'd known all along abouthe and Theos, most young healers attempt to follow love and the only way to teach them why the rule is in place is to allow them to learn themselves though usually it can be prevented from going so wrong. Mikaleus raged at the Eldest, finding her to be at fault for what had happened, however, he very soon realized the truth as he dissolved into grief. He knew why a Healer must never take a partner, it clouds the judgement. Two good warriors whom he'd grown up with and his mentor had been killed because he went after someone who couldn't be saved. It took Mikaleus over a year to overcome his grief, but he came out of it a changed Avyloci, a full healer who wouldn't allow anything to distract him from healing and saving lives. He is polite but formal and focused and always wears a single pink feather among his own, his only reminder of his love.  

 

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Likes

- Backups

- Personal Hygiene 

- Healing

- Discovering new plant combinations

- A relaxed atmosphere

- Silence

- Playing Violin

 

Dislikes

- Being unprepared

- Getting it wrong

- Uncleanliness 

- Tension

- Certain annoying Avyloci who don't stop making noise or disorganizing his stuff - I'm looking at you Accelerate >.>

- People insisting you have to learn 'the proper music notes' in order to play

 

Family

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Hena (49 years)

 

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Vanto (53 years)

 

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Tellon (10 years)

 

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Cinos (4 years)

 

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Fellia (24 years - Deceased) 

 

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