Staff Directory

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Simon Lee, PhD, Physics Due to a tragic event in his past, Dr. Lee has spent most of the last ninety years with half of his soul replaced by the essence of a Greater Salamander. His grip on humanity is fragile, leaving him extraordinarily volatile. Dr. Lee has a terrible temper, is terse and does not welcome attempts at being friendly. He is, however, an excellent teacher and will spend hours of his free time assisting anyone who asks for help with the lessons. Dr. Lee is approximately 5’10” tall, hispanic, with black hair streaked with small amounts of grey. His age is hard to determine, as there are lines of pain and stress baked into his expression so deeply that they might as well be wrinkles. He is always wearing a black three piece suit, shirt and tie made out of the same material as the coat and trousers. His boots are of Elven make. His eyes are black from rim to rim, and his tongue occasionally flicks out to lick an eye. Warning: Dr. Lee is extremely hot to the touch. His skin temperature is sufficient to scorch paper, wood, and other such flammable things. Including flesh.

The Nix, Librarian All that can be seen of the Nix, most of the time, is hair. She looks at first glance a little bit like a small, black, Cousin It with much, much longer hair. Her hair is her primary appendage, being able to pick things up, put things down, and otherwise manipulate the world. Shy and retiring she can almost always be found in her beloved Library. Nixes, in general, are guardians of rare and dangerous artifacts; the Nix is no exception. She considers the books part of her collection and is both shy about lending them out and swift to punish those who miss their due dates. Late fees are generally not monetary. The Nix is more likely to require something like “a leaf from a year old tree, one boot from the Alumni Association, and a cat’s whisker”. The Nix, like all her species, has a fascination with heroes, even those who haven’t yet done heroic things. Those from Heroic Bloodlines or with a Destiny may find that she watches them when they are in the Library. Be wary if the Nix offers you something from her collection, it’s an almost certain sign that things are going to get very difficult for you.

His Majesty, der Erlkönig Known only by his title, His Majesty is a cypher because he wants to be. Somehow connected with the school he goes wherever he wishes and does whatever he wishes. His Majesty rarely concerns himself with the students of the school, when he does so it is because he sees something potentially useful to his rather mysterious goals. His Majesty is tall, thin, and has shimmering, almost metallic looking blond hair. His eyes are a green so clear that they look colorless from a distance. Warning: It is very easy to offend His Majesty, and even easier to accidentally sell yourself to him. This NPC cannot be referenced except as background, there can be no handwaved conversations with him.

The Alumni Association The Alumni are actually der Erlkönig’s personal guard. However when you’re the personal guard to a being that can topple empires on his own you get bored. Therefore they have declared themselves the Alumni Association and take care of keeping track of all former students of Schutzhafen. In addition to this they provide classes in fencing, advanced riding, and fae etiquette. Warning: They are fae and it is possible to accidentally put yourself in debt to them. Thanking is not advised.

Housing Housing is run by Brownies. They take care of all cleaning and upkeep of the dorms. While they may occasionally be seen they prefer to work when nobody is around or awake. Extremely shy they will generally only converse in mumbles and only if someone else starts a conversation. Warning: Thanking a Brownie is a great way to no longer have Housing come to your floor. If you wish to show gratitude leaving a bowl of warm milk on the counter is considered polite.

The Gardeners A rather large pack of highly, highly infectious werewolves, the Gardeners can be found working all hours of the day and night. They are always wearing heavy work gloves to maximize safety of staff and students. Accidents do happen now and then, however, so if you wish to develop this strain of lycanthropy please speak with a moderator.

Gulbahar, Admissions Gulbahar is a manticore. Despite her rather savage appearance she is a quiet, calm personage who enjoys interacting with people. She loves her job and adores when students, current or former, drop by for a cup of coffee and a chat. She has two cats that she brings to work with her, a black one and a calico. It is almost impossible to upset, offend, or anger her. Her name means “like a rose in spring”, and because of that she enjoys having roses in her office.

Nick Fayre, Counseling Nick is your every day on call and likely to HUNT YOU DOWN IF YOU ARE IN EMOTIONAL TOURMOIL counselor. He is an incredibly wide ranged empath with no shields, so emotional distress on the grounds is his duty to handle. He's as laid back as he's able to be, a functional alcoholic, and hasn't left Schutzhafen beyond a few vacations since his own time as a student. Come on in, get hugs, or a drink, he'd love to see you.

Ito Miha, PhD, Theology Miha started life as a temple maiden in the upper reaches of Japan and only sought a new career path when her temple finally lost the fight against urban development. She is a fully trained Miko, handy for wards and spirits at need, but her true passion is understanding and studying the multiple religions of the world and sharing that knowledge. There are times when small foxes seek her out even during class to deliver messages, and she is known for her calm and easy acceptance of even strange things in life. She does leave campus every holiday to provide backup to various temples in Japan during festivals.

Lethabo PhD, Mathematics Lethabo has no family name, it was taken when he was sealed to the witch that summoned him and had him bound for decades in his homeland. He is an Impundulu, a shapeshifting vampire native to South Africa, able to take bird form to summon storms or male form to teah classes, he lives on blood, casually kept in a minifridge for him and often in his coffee mug. Upon the death of his witch he fled his homeland to avoid being bound again and ended up tangling with some northern vampire types over territory, thankfully before the European covens found him a letter from Schutzhafen did and he was able to excel in his chosen field and later step up to teach. He adores most forms of music and will often be drawn to any performances, and likes to get his fellow teachers dancing but he detests poker (and sometimes Nick). Also Germany is COLD. He will always share bitch sessions about the damn weather.

Andres Sosa, Music Theory Andres is relatively new to the faulty, he does not technically have a doctorate or even a teaching certificate in music but as a bat-husband he has a keen ear and an uncanny ability to teach music and instruments. He and his wife fled Argentina so that he could TELL her he was a bat without leaving her. He keeps his hair long to hide the larger, sensitive ears he has, and can be found stealing fruit without realizing it, hanging around in trees, and in general being delighted by his wife Carra.

Carra Sosa MD, Nursing/Medical Carra was in her final residency at the Hospital de Argentine when an injured man stumbled in and swept her off her feet with his quirky mannerisms and so on and so forth. Whirlwind romance led to following her crazy man to Germany to take over the nursing office, marry her apparently-a-bat man, and in general have a slightly more sedate pace in her life than a large hospital allows for. She is the level headed and practical one of the pair, inclined to handle wounds first and shake people later as needed.

Broder PhD, Chemistry Don't let Broder's apparent age fool you, he's a Mylingar, a form of undead that occurs when a mother kills their child. After a couple decades of the "wandering lost and raging at those who didn't save them" phase, well, he was tired and needed a change. He didn't want to lose enough willpower in weakness that he became nothing but a killing machine so he attended general schooling as he was able and utilized mail out work and certificates to fuel a growing obsession with chemistry. Now he teaches, shamelessly mixes coffee and formaldehyde, and is fascinated by small children and good families.

Cupun PhD, Biology/Sorcery It is rare for one of Cupun's people to turn to high magics as opposed to traditional ones in Inuit culture so she was always something of an oddball in her family and often sought to travel beyond the family lands. She took several scholarships to learn a trade that could benefit her people (Biology) and while studying at a research station encountered her first teacher in the paths of Sorcery. From that point forward she considered it a double major, earning a doctorate in Biology far before she traced enough hermits in the woods to cement her mastery of sorcery, and it was an annoying and tedious process to pull wisdom from the various elders and hermits. She wore out her urge to travel in that pursuit and returned to her alma mater, Schutzhafen, to take up teaching both her crafts to spare children the need to travel as much as she herself did. She writes and visits her family frequently, not all an alien so much as just different enough to prefer living elsewhere, and likes to tease people about them thinking the Black Forest is cold.

Cyrus Pallas, Literature Cyrus's is an interesting story. Descended from followers of Athena his family has always held wisdom and learning in high regard. His family also tended to attract the odder types even in a time of wonders, he is, or was, related to myths of his time and for the most part was utterly...human. Enough muddled bloods in him that none were ascendant until one day he accidentally met the gaze of his friend Arya, a girl who did not know she was born of the Medusa kin. He was turned to stone, but...that didn't stop him in the least, it settled his bloodlines into Carytid, a living statue. He can feel, touch, live, and breath as he wishes with utterly no regard for the fact that stone should not be able to move as he does. He has the associated strength of marble, and longevity of staying alive and unaging until such time as he is smashed. He is a devout follower of Athena still and she has blessed him with tongues, the ability to know and speak any language he wishes, which allows him to pursue his love of literature and serve as Literature professor at Schutzhafen admirably. When not working he periodically dates women who are worried about harming more delicate lovers.

Satō Ichika, Languages Satō Ichika is a Kuchisake-onna. Although she was a Samurai's wife she was not one who was unfaithful. She was, however, accused of being so and her horribly jealous husband turned his wrath on her despite her protestations of innocence. She died of the wounds he gave her and found herself wandering the streets with a compulsion to ask people if she was pretty - and mutilate or kill them depending on their response - for several centuries before coming to the notice of a Kannushi who managed to give her control back and sent her to Schutzhafen. Ichika, due to the occasional resurgence of her compulsion, requests to be locked in her rooms at night, and never, ever has access to sharp implements.

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