Lizard (Second Draft)
Originally born as Cyluth de Prata, he was a student at the esteemed Harvard Magical Academy earning his Master's Degree in Magical Physics when an unfortunate accident befell him. Cyluth came from rather humble beginnings, and in order to pay for his education he was forced to take a job as a Professor's Assistant and was always doing odd jobs on the side to help fund his lifestyle. Even though he always seemed to be busy with work, his practical experience in the various fields of magic that stemmed from these tasks made him a very successful student. One week before he was supposed to graduate, a Witch who had a crush on him came to him with her confession. Cyluth turned her down. She promptly turned him into a lizard.
It was certainly an irresponsible use of her powers, as she happened to use a hex for which there was no cure. The girl was expelled, and Cyluth was not allowed to graduate in his condition. He stayed as a lizard with all of his memories and abilities, as well as his intellect, but lacking the ability to communicate with others and to not be a lizard. After a while he learned a spell that allows him to communicate telepathically with his fellows. Now he mostly helps out around the library, hoping to find a cure for his condition or that someone else would cure him.
Lizard is a master in Magical Physics, understanding the workings of the universal forces referred to as "Magic" on a fundamental level. He can understand and break down the processes behind any spell that he witnesses; Many magics that have 'simple' objectives can be mimicked after watching how they are done a single time. Spells that focus on destruction are especially easy to mimic since they are basically the brute force of the magical world. Even when Lizard is unable to mimic a spell, he'll usually be able to develop a counter-spell to neutralize that spell more efficiently -- If someone fires a spell that he cannot copy himself, he would be able to construct a counter spell on the fly that could be cast more quickly and require less mana expenditure than the original spell. Because Cyluth studied Magical Physics, he is uncomfortable with magic of "disorder" - things like curses, hexes, supernatural magics or abilities, and anything that is fueled by chaos and more difficult to predict or study mathematically.
Since he's a lizard, Cyluth is somewhat difficult to spot unless you're faily close or have great eyesight. He has incorporated an element of stealth into his combat style when needed. Generally, Cyluth views battles between other casters as a game. He will attempt to meet them in an open field and make an absolute joke out of them by flaunting his Harvard superiority and breaking down every spell they attempt to fire at him until they are totally worn down. If he senses someone has the power to seriously harm him, he'd do the same but while also pressing with offensive of his own; initiating a game of Magical Chess against his opponent where the first one to kill the opposing 'King' comes out the victor. However, if Cyluth feels his life is in danger he would not hesitate to use his lizard-ness to scurry away and hide before planning another route of attack.
One of his favorite spells gives him the ability to fly about at Mach 2, since he really hates how slow he moves as a lizard. Plus, with flight, it's easier to reposition himself on the battlefield without having to worry about height. Cyluth's magic tends to reflect his field of study, so most of his magic has to do with the fundamental laws of how magic operates in the universe. While a 'brute' would fling a simple fireball at their enemy, Cyluth would superheat the air with magically charged particles moving at rapid speeds and chain this into a column of superheated air at his opponent which would be much more difficult to detect until it was already melting their flesh off.
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I can see a better time, when all our dreams come true
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