Calamus Narella
"May light blind your eyes like it did mine"
| Calamus Narella | |
|---|---|
| Pronouns | it/he/they |
| Species | Submatarius - Erism (Grade A) |
| Subspecies | Skeleton Panda Sea Squirt |
| Division | Wayfarer's |
| Role | Headmaster |
| Height | 5'7" / 172.5cm |
| Age | 319 |
| Birth Date | Eclipse 9, 912 |
| Zodiac | Decayed Spectre |
| Aspect | Earth (Born), Light (Learned) |
| Creator | RainyNOISE |
| Artist Credits | RainyNOISE |
Calamus Narella is a Skeleton Panda Sea Squirt Submatarius currenting acting as the current Headmaster of the Wayfarer's Division in Umito's branch of the Adventurers' Guild.
Appearance
Calamus stands at a moderately tall 172.5 cm and has a thick midsize and strong build.
Personality
Intimidating, tough, and strict. Very traditional and wise. There are specks of softness to be found very close to its chest, but you’ll have to know it in order to ever see it…
Biography
Calamus was born many, many years ago in a humble underwater sugarcane farm in Umito’s upper layers. Due to this environment, Calamus grew up to value proper organization and rules, though rather obsessively strict on itself specifically in regards to these values. In his early thirties, the farm was struck by an anomalous famine, signalled by bright light shining from the ocean’s surface. The occurrence would be later known as happening due to an imbalance of Light aether, but at the time Calamus attempted to try and handle it themself to help out their family and neighbors, using very practical and organized techniques to adapt to the new climate. Even with the imbalance, Calamus’s work seemed to do the trick for about a year, not calling for any Guild assistance until it had come down with rather harsh aether sickness, due to the constant direct exposure to Light aether. This same exposure had opened his aether gland up to using Light, and due to this and his skills in handling the crisis before the Guild arrived, the Guild requested that he enroll to help manage the local Wayfarer’s Division, still struggling to find its footing at the time.
Reluctantly, Calamus moved away from home and enrolled in the Education Division Academy, where it joined the Wayfarer’s Division, mostly as a desk clerk, but taking some higher level spellcasting lessons on the side to help manage its two aspects. He quickly found out just how mismanaged the Division was, and began to work himself to the bone to handle it all, catching the eye of the Headmaster at the time. They would organize the jobs coming in to each Wayfarer’s own talents, which they had collected themself, sometimes doing the commissioned work if they deemed it “far too simple for an adventurer”. While this left little free time to itself, its work was consistently excellent and praised by both the commissioners and the fellow Wayfarers who it had helped. Eventually, when it came time for the Headmaster to step down after half a century, the title was personally passed onto Calamus.
Ever since then, its filled its role very well, and despite its… somewhat iron fist, its pretty well loved by its coworkers. He occasionally visits with his family on the farm in his free time, but often can be found taking up jobs of his own still too.
Abilities
Its Earth aether primarily manifests in the creation of coral-like structures, and its Light aether is used to quickly dispatch these structures. He prefers using his aether noncombatively, but does use it as necessary as a Tank-type fighter, typically using the structures to entrap his target. Light is rarely used due to its danger, but is capable of “draining” the energy from a target.
Relationships
Feel free to message or dm me to discuss any possible relationships, Calamus is a bit more particular compared to the others, but I'm always open for possibilities!
Knowing them primarily from when they were a child, Calamus is not particularly close to Mauriell out of the rest of the Somatas, but cares for them from a distance. Having seen his demeanor shift after being corrupted by Whimsy, it prays one day that he'll return home to Umito before he succumbs to his inevitable fate.
The excitable alcohol merchant. Acquaintances.
The silent alcohol merchant. Acquaintances.
The tricky alcohol merchant. Acquaintances.
The troubled therapist. Acquaintances.
Trivia
- Likes math, organization, food, plants, and men.
- He will not disclose whether or not his face is simply makeup or natural markings. But he will disclose that his hair’s white-silvery sheen is very natural, he seems very proud of it.
- Surprisingly critical of their meals, particularly sweets. Since they enjoy the craft of cooking itself, they can tell when something is made with love or not.
- While it initially disliked aether usage at all, just finding it rather boring, it has grown quite fond of it over the years, though still relatively wary of Light’s destructive power and imbalancing.
- Has a unique sympathy for death and the decaying…