Full Name: Silas Clarence Whitmore
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Age: 33
Gender: Male
Species: Human (Cursed)
Post/Rank: Lore expert
Description: A tall, lanky man with bifocals figuratively thicker than his biceps. He's got a mop of disheveled brown hair and quick blue eyes which are magnified by his glasses to nearly owl-like proportions. His skin is pale from lack of sun exposure. Silas has gangly arms and a tendency to swing them about when he speaks. He tends to dress in button up shirts and khaki pants, and has a generally unassuming posture.
Personality: Silas is a proponent of the "knowledge is power" philosophy, and embodies this ideal with his actions: He is quick and exuberant, with an insatiable thirst for information. He enjoys the company of others, but tends to trail off on tangents mid-conversation. His curiosity is excitable at best and uncontrollable at worst, as he is prone to sudden ideas and will often lock himself in the study for hours on end when he is confronted by a question he doesn't have an answer for.
Silas is empathetic, despite being fairly socially inept, and is always willing to lend a listening ear. He is slow to hold a grudge, but strong in his convictions.
Skills: Photographic memory, MENSA genius, and esteemed supernatural lore expert, with multiple degrees (Bachelors in History with a focus on European tribes and a minor in mythology, Masters in archaeology, Masters in ancient history, Masters in linguistics with a speciality in dead languages, Doctorate in linguistics, Doctorate in in ancient history with a focus in mythology and ancient lore).
Also capable of understanding a large number of reptilian tongues, and gets along quite well with most scaly critters.
Weaknesses: Silas is poor in combat, not to mention a mortal human. He's also curious to a fault, and is easily coerced into doing otherwise foolish things in the hunt for new information.
Brief History: Since a young age, Silas was always a bit "different:" He preferred books over video games and documentaries over action films. Though he didn't fit in well with his peers, he excelled in school so exceptionally that he skipped out of several grades, and began taking accelerated classes at an extremely young age. He started college at age 15, and had completed his first Bachelors degree by 18. He went on to study with several universities and acquired three Masters and two Doctoral degrees by the tender age of 26, and quickly rose through the academic ranks in the history field.
Silas published multiple papers, but was best known for his work in ancient history and the mythologies of ancient peoples. At 27, he was invited to join an archaeological expedition in India to investigate a recently discovered temple to a previously undocumented snake deity. While inside, Silas happened upon a patch of unstable ground, lost his footing, and tumbled into a subterranean tunnel below the temple's main floor.
He toppled into a secret chamber and broke his leg, and more importantly, unleashed a curse upon himself in the chamber.
The spirit of the temple deity partially manifested in the young Doctor Whitmore, cursing him to be forever surrounded by, and able to understand the whispering of, reptiles.
Which, as far as curses went, didn't seem the worst possibility.
Silas was rescued by an excavation team within two days of his incident, being pulled from the tomb hungry, dehydrated, and with several geckos in his pockets, but otherwise none the worse for the wear.
The curse, however, had shaken him to the core and served to confirm a suspicion he had held for many years: The subjects and myths of his research were more than fairy stories. He threw himself into reevaluating his old work after the India incident, and received a call from a mysterious patron interested in his work.
Silas was then introduced to SCION, and adequately geeked out at the actual existence of cryptids. He was offered a position as the chief historical and lore expert, and has been cheerfully researching away in the archives ever since.
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