Merlin & Krell

Age: Young adult.
Occupation:
Mage.
Senior student.
Mentor.

Appearance:

• Short curly black hair.
• Bright violet eyes.
• Round glasses.
• Usually wears layered robes with a long skirt, completely normal for men in Galcelonia.
• Carries a flute and many pouches filled with magical ingredients.

Personality:
Curious.
Intelligent.
Talkative.
Likes explaining things in detail.
Often calm and surprisingly professional.
Loves learning—but hates being forced to study.
Gets excited by discoveries.
Improvises constantly.
Always claims to have a plan, then immediately ignores it.
Dislikes old arrogant wizards and hates that his name constantly reminds people of the legendary old Merlin.

Habits:
Talks for twenty minutes about magical theory if someone actually listens.
Collects random magical objects.
Usually remembers about 60% of potion recipes.
Keeps telling Krell not to hammer nails into himself.

Abilities:
Past former practitioner of dark magic.
Master of elemental magic.
Owns a magical four-part Yin-Yang artifact representing Water, Fire, Earth and Air.
When all four parts unite, they can temporarily create the hidden Star element.

Relationships:
Sees Krell as a close friend and apprentice.
Genuinely wishes Krell would occasionally refuse his requests instead of obeying everything.

Age:Appears the same age as Merlin.

Occupation:
Student.
Merlin's apprentice.

Secret:
Krell is actually a living straw doll with a crystal soul hidden inside his chest.
Nobody notices because his clothing covers every part of his body.

Appearance:

• Short blond hair.
• Green eyes.
• Can replace his eyes like spare parts.
• Always wears gloves, long sleeves and high collars.
• Dresses elegantly in an ouji-inspired style.

Personality:
Quiet.
Patient.
Gentle.
Kind.
Extremely loyal.
Dislikes hurting others.
Feels safest when following a clear plan because he spent his early life receiving constant instructions.
Gets nervous when situations become unpredictable.

Habits:
Listens carefully to Merlin's long explanations.
Makes perfect notes.
Repairs clothes immediately.
Can hammer nails perfectly straight into walls.

Abilities:
Practices voodoo magic.
Can create straw dolls and curses by hammering nails into dolls.
But almost never uses curses on other people.
When overwhelmed by anger, he drives nails into his own straw body instead.
Feels almost no pain.
Protects the crystal inside his chest above everything else.

Relationships:
Deeply trusts Merlin.
Still occasionally catches himself speaking too formally.