Callum Hoarfrost

Name	Callum Hoarfrost
Gender	Male
Homeworld	Rookery/Twoarth, Half-Mage / Currently stationed in Rookery and North Aperture
Class	Junior, Born RY6
Nut	Not
Family	Lilac and Piers parents; Petal, Lily sisters
Smarts	7
Bod/Feet	4
RWP	6
Luck	10*
Drive	3 (Ride Dragon 6)
Looks	4
Cool	5
Bonk	4
Powers	Magic Use - Combat-Cantrips, Callum among his siblings is a combat mage, but he tends to use a stealthy and sneaky approach, as well as focusing on traps and delayed use items. As such, he has an extensive set of short-duration self-aid spells like invisibility, speed boosts, and minor item enchantments. He can touch a rock or hand-held item (such as a doorknob) and enchant it with a simple spell to explode on contact with the next user, or expand to fill a hole to prevent an enemy following behind. His skills in enchantment are more extensive than this, however, and he does know how to develop his own spells. Those cannot be taught to anyone else, and rely on his unique mixture of Vortal and Magical power to work. Magic Use - Potions and Enchantment, When Callum has time and ingredients, he is positively devious with potion making and item enchantment beyond simple single-use cantrips. He can follow spell lists and recipes flawlessly and even point out problems with existing ones. His potions range from basic healing draughts to advanced shapeshifting and shielding, as well as the occasional poison and damage-dealing explosive. Do not mix those up, by the way. These have a long term shelf life, and he does make a point of clearly labeling them. The Black Mesa scientists actually could use some tips from him in that regard. His enchantment abilities, while not as good as potions, are varied; he has created books that write themselves based on the user's inner thoughts, mirrors that show other dimensions, and dragon riding gear that adapts itself to the dragon and user's body form - and it is this last one which has made him exceptionally popular among riders at the Rookery. A simple bracelet or anklet can be enchanted to morph into a sturdy spine-holding glove or cleats that grip slick armor. He's been put to use creating these in particular for some of the fast-moving or difficult to sit on dragons riders. *Teleportation - Instinctive short-range teleportation, Callum is apt to suddenly be somewhere else. This first appeared when his sister was endangered by a Bullsquid in the wilderness around the North Aperture facility when they were children. While he can somewhat direct himself to not teleport automatically, it is basically an instant defense mechanism, and it has saved him quite often as well. His 'luck' is actually an advanced magical and Vortal field around him that blends prescience with action, moving him out of the way of incoming bullets or falling hazards, steering him clear of breakaway ledges, and the like. It does not deflect things that aren't 'meant' to harm him (like his sister's playful headsmack or a headbutt from his dragon). This power also activates to aid others in his direct line, strongest with his twin, and present in Local Lane's descendants to a weak degree, and is usually limited to near area only (about 1 mile). Family Connection - Lily and her twin callum are strongly connected, though not clone-like in that manner as some might be. Their powers and sensibilities are quite different, and as such they can complement each other's functionality. They do have the ability to communicate with each other over any distance including dimensions, though it's weaker with worlds in the way. Any very strong emotional or physical sensation can be detected, but thankfully they don't automatically respond to such things unless it's clearly a call for help or support. Yes, they cheat at games with this ability. No, your Vortal eyes cannot see their communication, because it's also liberally mixed with inherent magic. While they can communicate more easily to their sister and parents, they lack other telepathic powers outside of this.
Clusters	Master Potion Maker +3
Skills	Combat Cantrips +2 Fashionable Gear +2 Mixologist +2
Knacks	Recover From Surprises +2 Always Has Soda +2 Does His Own Stunts +2
1	Alchemy / Varnhagen	Excellent
2	Practical Potion Making / Malai	Superb
3	Current Affairs / Talshoy	Decent
4	Measuring Up / Haital	Superb
5	Decoding Magical Texts / Liaxeri	Excellent
6	Warfare and Tactics / Hagen	Decent
7	History of Warfare / Pointman	Decent
8	Improvisational Weaponry And You / Freeman	Excellent
Dragon	Fizz

Callum and his sisters are close, though he does a lot on his own more because they're into slightly different aspects of life than he is. He enjoys hanging out with both scientists and alchemists, and often enough has to diffuse the tensions between the disparate groups - he does both potions and mundane chemistry, why can't they enjoy the fruits of all their labors?

When Fizz came to Carramba it was a bit of a surprise, because he was rather young and inexperienced, and very few people could figure out how he got there in the first place, because he didn't take the Rookery route on his way to his human. But he's grown up in a short time, and has the benefits of learning around a huge variety of dragons as well as other species.