Physical Description[]
He stands at 5 foot and 11 inches in height with a slightly muscular build and somewhat soft face that used to hold a clear scar but now only holds a vague impression of what it once was. His messy hair is brown in color and falls to just above his shoulders, he keeps some semblance of care with his beard but aside from an occasional trim and clean up it too tends towards slightly messy.
Filarick lost his left arm during the the fall of Dalaran on Khaz Algar, after amputation he created created a spell combining his skill of abjuration and his knowledge of anatomy. It is blue in color and slightly transparent.
History[]
He was born in Boralus in 602 (10 After the Dark Portal), to a Fisherman(dad) and Alchemy merchant(mom), both of whom loved him dearly, he lived in Boralus until he was 9 when a mage from Dalaran saw his magic potential and spoke with his parents about sending him to Dalaran so he could learn how to properly harness it and not eventually blow himself up. His parents agreed after a while figuring it would give him a good future.
Once he arrived in Dalaran he began his studies, which at first he was bored with but he quickly found Frost magic to his liking, it reminded him of the Tidesages he’d seen so often back home, after a few years he took a class on Abjuration to learn how to make a basic mage shield and almost instantly fell in love with the possibilities such a school of magic could bring and began devoting himself to the study of it.
After several years of study he began going on assignments that an Apprentice could do, he furthered his study greatly on these assignments by testing his theories in the field, a few of the other Apprentices he’d accompany thought him a tad crazy at how excited he’d get over his successes and failures. He wasn’t, he can just get very passionate. Through his field experiments he figured out how to imbue his spells with minerals to make them stronger, more colorful, or even explosive.
During one of his experiments he used an explosive ore, but once something hit the shield it blew up in his face and gave him a few scars on his face, he considered the experiment a success even if he was permanently scarred, he now had a neat little trick that he could use in a fight if he altered it slightly. After altering said spell he used it to play quite a few pranks, he used substantially less explosives in the pranks to make sure no one was injured.
After several years going back and forth between Boralus and Dalaran, he finally finished his Apprenticeship at the age of 22, he became a full fledged Mage of the Kirin Tor, he would later stop doing much alongside the Kirin Tor and instead do his experiments against bandits and the like for a time before thinking maybe he should find some kind of actual job, and so he joined a circus without a thought in the world as to what he'd do there... like an idiot
After a few months within the circus the woman in charge of it died from an illness she had hidden from everyone, the circus was disbanded but in her will she left every member of the circus a piece of her estate in gold, thus making them all decently well off for the foreseeable future, Filarick blew all his money on crab fights in Drustvar and has yet to tell a soul about it. He then decided it was best to return to the Kirin Tor and began doing guest lectures for his old Abjuration professor.
As the years went by he found himself renouncing his citizenship of Kul Tiras to avoid possible future complications regarding war time efforts and becoming a full fledged professor of Abjuration within Dalaran. He was saddened to leave his homeland behind but found very little difference in his life by the act, simply needing to use his identification as a Mage of the Kirin Tor rather than the one for his citizenship of the kingdom. In fact he found more comfort than not in not needing to worry about being dragged into a war between the Horde and Alliance.
With the passing of years he found new studies of interest and healing, both emotionally and physically, with the scar on his face fading more and more until he simply needed to get a pinch of healing magic cast upon it and it was practically gone unless you knew where to look. He picked up an interesting less known theory of magic in which Arcane was used to heal injuries, he happily devoted a significant amount of his free time to the research and development of it and it has become nearly two thirds as effective as other Healing magics.
At the fall of Dalaran Filarick's left arm was crushed under rubble leaving a mangled mess that had to be amputated up to just above where his elbow once was. Against his better judgement he couldn't simply rest, lacking access to standard prosthetics he crafted a spell using his knowledge of Abjuration as his medical understanding of his own body to replace his arm with an arcane one. After less than a day practicing using his new prosthetic he recklessly went off to seek vengeance for Dalaran and those he lost.
Relationships[]
Isabella Barret[]
She is his mother, when Filarick was found to have potential to become a mage she was on board with the idea after very little debating in her own mind and so she was the one who had to convince his father to allow him to go and learn in Dalaran, of course they both agreed that they didn't want him to not be away from them for too long and that he should still be allowed to visit them when possible. Because she was so adamant on both topics Filarick was both able to study in Dalaran and also come home once in a while, which kept their bond strong making Isabella one of his closest confidants and he'd look to both of his parents for advice on many things throughout his adult life. They care for each other deeply and he visits her for tea at least 2 times a month.
Alcott Barret[]
He is his father, when Filarick got the prospect of become a mage he was very against the idea as he didn't want to lose his son, but after much discussion with his wife Isabella, they were able to come to an agreement which allowed a compromise, over the years they drifted apart at times as he could be rebellious at times, however once Filarick was an adult they became close again, they both trust each other a lot even though they are still known to argue at times causing Isabella to intervene and tell both of them off since most of the time their arguments are entirely mundane. He still looks to his father for advice to this day and he makes sure to go fishing with his father every so often.
Eversea[]
He met Eversea one day in Lion's Rest when he threw a snowball at his friend who was next to her and accidentally hit them both, in the time after that they repeatedly pulled pranks on each other and they became rather good friends. After bit a she got a boyfriend but Filarick started developing feelings for her, he pushed them down to the best of his abilities and to be a good friend, which he was fairly successful until one night when he got way too drunk and admitted he had feelings for her, after which she told him she had feelings for him and her boyfriend. Afterwards Filarick continued to just be a friend to her but after her and her boyfriend broke up and a good chunk of time passed he and Eversea got together and have lived fairly happily together for a while. However, Filarick eventually felt that his job which lead to him leaving her for long periods of time, caused Eversea too much anxiety and instead of finding a new job he broke up with her for what he felt was for her own good. Though they attempted to stay friends they haven't seen each other in years.
Elian Dawnsong[]
His relationship with Elian is easily described as, two idiots trading turns with a brain cell. One of Filarick's top 5 favorite moments was when he saved Elian's life from a monstrous friend of theirs in a frenzied state through an abjuration spell binding the frenzied friend in magic and multiple haphazard teleportations into Stormwind's Cathedral. They have not seen much of each other over the last few years but Filarick continues to keep tabs on him and make sure he's at least not dead.
Frieda the Fol'ya[]
Frieda is a purple and pink Fol'ya from the Emerald Dream, she and Filarick met shortly after the Kirin Tor established a way into the Dream after Fyrakk's assault upon the Wellspring of Life. He was channeling a barrier to protect injured from Primalist forces in the area when Frieda suddenly appeared beside him, aiding in the channeling of the barrier. She followed him as they moved the injured to safety and even after the fighting had calmed down and Filarick couldn't let go of a feeling of familiarity with the Fol'ya so they bonded and a passing druid took notice and spoke with him about her. With their help it was discerned that Frieda and Filarick had most likely crossed paths whilst he dreamed and they grew connected, giving her the knowledge of his spells and a bond that would be hard to break. He has since taken her out of the Dream with him and they spend most of their days together, enjoying the company of such a kindred spirit they've found in each other.
Skills and Abilities[]
Abjuration Magic[]
He is very skilled in the ways of Abjuration, he's even gone so far as to do a large number of different experiments in the field, such as imbuing minerals into the magic to create a myriad of effects ranging anywhere from making the spell have a change in color to causing an explosion when the magic is attacked, he still studies different ways of using such things for different uses.
Arcane Frost Magic[]
He is adept in the school of Frost magic as he started out using such magic because it reminded him of the Tidesages from Kul Tiras, he progressed decently through the school before finding his love for Abjuration and devoting most of his time to the research of that instead.
Tidesage Based Magic[]
He has developed a decent handling of the magic used by Tidesages, mainly pertaining to strengthening and water magic, though his control over the domain is greatly aided by the Tidesage staff passed down to him from his Grandmother.
Arcane Healing[]
He was taught by a colleague how to repair damaged bodies using the Arcane, it isn't as effect as healing from Light or Life magic but it is good in a pinch or with light injuries, it often works similar to how a non-magical doctor might work but with faster results, such as sewing flesh back together or reducing a fever with magic instead of just ice. The caster is required to have a good understanding of the body to be effective or not injure the patient further, which he has learned from said colleague and other healers.
Enchantment[]
He is adept in the school of Enchantment, he wouldn't call himself a master in any means but he is skilled enough to do minor enchanting jobs when he needs coin.
Mineralogy[]
He has delved deeply into the study of minerals and the like in his experiments in Abjuration, he's still studying minerals from around the world and beyond.
