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Name: Alvion der Schafel
ā¦ inaccurately means
World of the Sheep GodAge: 23
Gender: Male
Role: Scientist
Appearance: Long slender fingers ā with an inconspicuous callus on the middle finger of the right dominant hand ā inaudibly avers the evidence that Alvion has sold his soul to his black fountain pen, a reverent accessory that has endured the predestined trade of translating his ideas into inked words. Alvionās laborious thoughts, about the intricacies of the world, avoid engraving lines of worry on his oval-shaped face because of the resolute mindset he regularly practices to recognize the unchangeable factors of the world beyond his influence. A languid half-opened gaze follows the footsteps of his unstressed countenance, flattered by the natural structure of his deep eyelids. Ametrine eyes are unfamiliar to the grammar of color coalescence, where its pupils are pampered by the ripples of citrine that stubbornly refuses to be submerged into the surrounding deposits of amethyst. Shattering the lethargy of his eyes is the sharpness of his tall nose which is deficient in having a distinct slope to expose the humble tapering of oval nostrils. Persimmon orange lips often curl into a tired smile, accentuating the lack of color in his fair skin.
Wavy indigo hair spills in a generous volume, peeling distinguishable segments around the soft surface. They maintain their wavy density until his chin, dwindling to a few straight locks towards the shoulders. Unkempt fringes scatter sumptuously at the center of his forehead, separated in parallel spatial borders for layered strands to frame his face and hide his curved earlobes. At the height of one hundred and eighty-eight centimeters (approximately six feet and two inches), Alvion observes the moving fragments of the world with an unbiased posture, only shattered by the infrequent absence of his mind born from fatigue and excessive thinking. Inflexible due to lack of physical activity, he is skinny but not to the extent fragility takes over the capacity of his body to invest unwarranted strength in times of danger. Preference of garments ranges on a limited spectrum with a white Charvet dress shirt and black trousers as the pedestal for suspenders and shoe spats that vary in patterns and dark colors on irregular basis.
Personality: The tapping of the pen against the surface of messily written notes and a palm pressing against the forehead after extensive periods of thinking are apparent habits weighing down Alvionās concerns over the environment and his exterior appearance. He begins to slouch and neglect his surroundings, often as if his mind walked over to a different world only to be trapped in the isolation of ideas and problems. The dedication to work is fabricated by curiosity and promises, accompanied by an unadulterated desire to expand the knowledge set on stone within the world. Alvion is not deliberately selfish or charitable for his goals are not crusted with the ideals of heroes, but if his work brings discriminating opportunities and privilege to people then it becomes a redundant increment without personal prejudice or favor to the gains and losses of others. Loyalty is a subjective principle that Alvion wears for convenience; however, he would engage in deviancy when his judgements are clouded by his personal reasons that usually involve his late master. Alvion would not betray his promises or words as long as the fatalities on his side do not dance in the premises of his own death.
Overshadowed by his masterās ideals, Alvion is confused as to whether he is following his own free will to decide on his life or that his master is pulling the invisible strings of his actions even when separated by the walls of life and death. The conflict brings an identity crisis, a cultivating doubt blamed with his dependency on the teachings of his master and the false declaration of the name
Schafe which does not belong to him. Despite the conflict inside, competency in analysis and innovation is not intangible for Alvion is able to exercise the resources available to him with careful consideration of the scope and capacity within his control. He appreciates the aesthetics of inventions even if it lacks aptitude in its functions because of the fascination on the design complexity inside objects beyond the persuasion of mankind. Dreams of divine experimentation had often beleaguered his thoughts with the unchangeable reality that acquiring the substantial manifestation of God is an unreachable aspiration. Despite the obsession of capturing God into the mercy of blood and rust, Alvion is not a believer of divinity or the existence of a universal architect. Only his desire to tear apart physical logic and transcendence could persuade his fears of the unknown that science could not explain.
Alvion plays a dangerous game before the eyes of his spectators. Involvement with another is a dance on a tightrope for he would rather avoid actions that would push him away from his goals. If the involvement proves to be advantageous then he would pursue the course considering the dangers that would nurture along the way. Alvion finds the government suspicious but decides not to step away from the perimeters of his responsibility as an employee. The festivity of blood and death enjoyed by the upper class is one he does not have any interest in since he believes there is no beauty in the mundane and normality. Deprived of obvious meanings, a smile of amusement is a product of his light-heartedness in casual situations. Words are played by curiosity and sarcasm, which he thoughtfully facilitates for the sake of evaluating an individualās direction in life with apparent honesty as the determining component. He enjoys observing the different reactions of people to the extent he would gamble words and actions that may embarrass both parties and breach personal space. Preoccupation is a constant element in his life for he prefers to engage into doing something, whether it is useless or productive, than to do nothing at all. He detests boredom and would talk to his mechanical sheep
Babel if he does not know what to do with himself.
Equipment:ā¦
Babel ā A mechanical sheep given to Alvion by his master during his final year of apprenticeship. It could fit in a regular teacup, a size that allows Alvion to keep it inside his pocket at most times. Twin cogwheels and small gears allow the winding key to manipulate the life the mechanical sheep borrows in the numerical mercy of invested turns. Seven turns of the winding key could guarantee a week of life as one turn corresponds to a day. A sepia-toned steel frame builds the volume of its body, appearing more of a cage with thin bars impaled together by tiny ornaments of rose-shaped screws. When encouraged of life, the mechanical sheep would whisper a soft clicking cadence heard when placed close to the ear. Babel is the symbol of Alvionās adoration for intricate designs, dreams of dissecting God, and the legacy of his late master. Nothing productive can be achieved with Babel in terms of Alvionās work but it keeps him motivated.
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Tools of Ink ā The usage of a pen is essential for Alvionās professional endeavors. His responsibilities usually encompass the regions of planning and development, immortalized on blueprints written and drawn on paper.
History: Worlds were already shattered when Alvionās soul claimed an organic existence. Born to parents that appear more of phantoms in his life than actual entities, he only knew loneliness the moment he opened his innocent eyes to an insignificant autumn day. There are no substantial memories engraved in his mind that could capture the subliminal connection he would have felt towards the souls that have sold him to existence. His nameless mother betrayed maternal responsibilities through abandonment, trading his birth for money that could at least feed her for a day. That was the way of life for those who are unable to invest skill into labor; at least this was the speculation of his late master, Emrys der Schafel. The enigmatic man was a devoted scientist who never revealed his image in public or to his colleagues. He was a designing architect for relative apparatuses that could physically bridge parallel worlds through psionic frequency. Corrupted from the surname
Schafel, Emrys was popularly called
Schafe (
means āsheepā in Deutsch), because he was known to constantly sacrifice (by the concept of the sacrificial lamb) his credibility with highly infeasible experimental projects that lack conclusive theories and foundations for success. Even in the life of seclusion, Emrys was respected for his autonomous intelligence and competence in his profession which he fostered in Alvionās cognitive capabilities through devoted guidance.
Alvion was bought by the
Netzach, a licensed organization trading money for unwanted children as common goods to be used by the scientific sector of the government in research and experimentation that deals with the possibilities and limits of bridging consciousness between worlds. The Netzach raises the children in a temporary orphanage until their ages reach twelve, which is believed by the Netzach to be the moral and
legal age for exploitation in terms with optimal mental and physical capacity. Emrys was a regular investor to the Netzach as he purchases children for his research, leading to many casualties and loss of tender lives much to his uncaring ambitions. Alvion was one of the children acquired by Emrys during the critical period of his project, which fell into disappointment because the government ceased their funding and support for both the Netzach and the project. It is believed by Emrys that the boon of his project threatened the order within the world and the government highly disapproved its success if such a result was evident. From the crumbs of the research, many theories were formulated that excessive involvement of parallel entities would be dangerous to both worlds.
During the verification process, Emrys has to conduct a series of tests that would ensure the specimen is capable to withstand hostile access into the mental sphere to prevent early termination, manifested in the severe burning of the neural pathways. Emrys chooses the utilization of children as specimens because he believed more variables can be manipulated when there is flexibility in an underdeveloped brain during the early stages of life. Alvion caught the interest of the scientist when he innocently said he thought the combination of colors in Emrysā name was pretty after seeing it written on a paper he happened to pass while following Emrys to the experimentation room. This led to the scientistās curiosity into confirming if the boy possesses a grapheme-color synesthesia (the ability to perceive letters and numbers with corresponding colors), which Emrys himself shares as a cognitive trait. When the psionic frequency project was denied further rights, Emrys devoted himself to his prescribed responsibilities while continuing his research in clandestine. Some of the living children were released to unknown destinations, but Alvion was adopted by Emrys as an apprentice due to a display of an uncommon facility that dealt with perception.
Emrys taught Alvion about the theories on the parallel worlds to which he claimed is similar to a kaleidoscope. One side of the parallel world would see the complexity of fragmented colors while the other is responsible for maintaining the structure of the kaleidoscope for both to equally benefit. Trying to break this balance would destroy both sides because of the fixed aspects of both worlds, which cannot be easily interchangeable like both distinct faces of a coin. Alvion felt privileged to be taken under the wing of a prominent scientist to whom he devoted his life to become the ideal successor to his legacy. Despite the rarity for Emrys to forge a material invention, he created the mechanical sheep Babel as a representation of his high expectations when Alvion became eighteen, which signified the threshold of isolation for both master and apprentice. Slowly, Emrys distanced himself from his apprentice, drowning in coveted activities that could have been the reason why he disappeared after a year.
The disappearance of the esteemed scientist was not announced in public, making Alvion suspect the governmentās involvement in the mystery. To persuade his suspicions, he acquires the identity of Schafe. The name is known without a face, which made it easier for Alvion to pretend he has been the same Schafe that had failed his projects years ago. This was a risky maneuver for some people of the government are certainly aware of the true identity of the Schafe. It is a gamble Alvion is willing to take to discover the reasons behind his masterās disappearance, encouraging him to adapt by masking discrepancies regarding his age and maintaining the ideals his master has taught him. It has been four years since Alvion exposed himself and resumed the responsibilities of his master. The investigation on his masterās disappearance remains without fruit and enlightenment except for the discovery that the mechanical sheep Babel could possibly be keeping cryptic messages intended by Emrys. Since both of them shared the trait of grapheme-color synesthesia, it is possible that the sequence of colors derived from the name Babel carry a significant clue to seek the truth regarding the mystery.