Isaac Darby Hemlock
AFFILIATION: Royal Army Medical Corps (retired)
NATIONALITY: British (English)
AGE: 56
GENDER: Male
HEIGHT: 5'10"
WEIGHT: 164
HAIR: Light brown, silver wingtips
EYES: Blue
MAGIC DISCIPLINES
Alchemy A
Mysticism D
Necromancy D,
Aether – A
Earth – D
Fire – C
Water – B
Wind – D
Mana Affinity – C
Mana Reserve – C
SIGNATURE SPELLS
Cellular Suggestion
Hemlock passes his mana through the cells and structures of small living and non living organisms, taking control of them. From here he uses the spell to either move the cells from their host to another location (Him or another target), or to alter and grow them.
Expulsion
Disguised as a violent cough,
Expulsion moves a chosen contagion through Hemlock's mouth, essentially turning it in to a ranged breath weapon. With a mix of Wind and Fire, the contagion attempts to take hold and fester at an extremely accelerated rate. With enough power, this spell can fill the air around Hemlock to make a large but hardly perceived cloud of disease and plague.
Terminal
Isaac takes time to take hold of a larger organic structure, attempting to control an entire organ of his target. Once taking hold, he alters or completely shuts down the organ, rendering it unable to be controlled by the host body.
Tumor
Hemlock accelerates his metabolic rate and reaction time to an extreme degree. At the same time, Hemlock's body produces a sizable tumor formed of one of the many diseases within him. The tumor leaps from his body, essentially absorbing an incoming attack against his person. This spell is incredibly taxing, and multiple uses of it can leave Hemlock exhausted.
Suspension
Hemlock manipulates every cell in an organism's body, slowing them to a near complete standstill. This prevents all active effects or dying for the target body, and the body stays in this state until the spell is suspended. Hemlock can use this spell upon himself, but he would essentially be dead since he would have no way to end it.
Biography:
Isaac Darby Hemlock was born in Sunderland, England. From an early age he was conscripted by his father to help in the family veterinary practice. With guidance from him, Isaac grew to become a skilled practitioner of the healing arts, both in animals and people. This was attributed to his study under his father, but the actual reason was his passing on the gift of magics to a young Isaac. His magical talents manifested in the form of manipulation of the very cells of a body, allowing him to remove diseases from his patients. He quickly outgrew his father's talents and advanced in the medical field, mostly due to his supernatural understanding of how the body and organisms functioned. Instead of becoming a famous surgeon or specialist, he decided to remain in the countryside as a village physician, making house calls and visiting the more remote locales.
Isaac's life took a turn for the darker side when The Troubles spilled over in to England. He lost his father to the violence, and enlisted in the Royal Army Medical Corps to help aid and heal those affected. His military time took him from sporadic relief efforts with the The Troubles to the Dhofar Rebellion in Oman to the notorious Falkland War. Always passing up promotion to stay in the field, Isaac had a "knack" for bringing back fellow soldiers alive, saving many a life under fire. He had a habit of refusing both commendation and attention, wanting to keep his abilities and exploits in the obscurity where they belonged.
During operations in Oman, Isaac was responsible for evacuating several wounded civilians. One of his rescued was a greviously injured mage, delirious and on the brink of death. With many wounded and unable to save them all, Hemlock was forced to let the wizard perish. In his final minutes, the mage told Isaac of the coming war over the Grail, and where it was to take place. Isaac took the man's babbling as mere reaction to trauma, but his words stuck with him, and as the year of the fabled war drew closer, Isaac's mind has begun to slowly turn to the matter.
In retirement, Hemlock has taken up his old practices of visiting rural communities as a physician and veterinarian. His time in the military, as well as the tragic loss of his father, has darkened his outlook on life. What appears to be a deceptively aged man as the picture of perfect health conceals a darker reality. His body houses the diseases and afflictions of those he has healed, and is a cesspool of contagion. His lungs are riddled with cancer from his constant smoking, held inert by his own magic. The mass of pain and disease he has seen, as well as his age, have left him bitter towards others. In the last few months he has vacationed to France. Specifically Avignon, continuing his practices as a small-time doctor on the side but secretly watching for those who would participate in such a foolish war. If the Grail is real, and its power is true, then Hemlock would like to see one more war through, even if it means taking the life of those involved.
Should he manage to survive the war for the Grail and become the victor, he has made up his mind to wipe out magic itself. He knows his magic can spread healing and give aid, but if the powers of magic can fight selfishly over near unlimited power and possibly hurt those around them, then he shall finally take control over a war that he can end - permanently. This would very soon kill him, as the only way he has survived his career is to harbor the diseases he has cured inside him. After his life though, he deems the cost fitting. Everything ends. With this, at least he can end some suffering as well.