Headmaster Azthalyndar

• Exceptionally healthy for his age, but moves with the measured, deliberate pace of a creature who has all the time in the world.
• Not built for brute force; leaner than typical dragons, his musculature is tuned for long flights and delicate movements.

• Smooth, interlocking scales with intricate filigree patterns near the joints that look almost etched.
• Frilled spines along his neck and a pair of backward sweeping horns dusted in gold.

• When reading or thinking, tiny motes of light orbit around his head — manifestations of latent magic tied to his intellect.
• His tail is tipped with a fan-like flourish of gold-dusted scales.

• True Scholar’s Breath: Can exhale a cloud of iridescent spores that temporarily grant visions of historical events tied to the location.
• Draconic Eidetic Memory: Near-perfect recall of anything he has read or witnessed.
• Can telekinetically manipulate dozens of books and quills at once, allowing him to study or write vast treatises simultaneously.

• Wears no armor or jewelry, but has enchanted lanterns and orbs drifting around his library that respond to his thoughts, illuminating texts or projecting illusions to illustrate concepts.

• Hatched in a deep reef near Virellia but found himself more enamored by the mysteries of lost civilizations than territorial hoards.
• Abandoned traditional dragon kin early, seen as eccentric and even weak by some.
• Over centuries, rescued lost manuscripts from shipwrecks, sacked cities, and even from other dragons' lairs.

Understands gender mostly in biological terms. Among dragons, roles are tied to mating rituals and seasonal behaviors, largely irrelevant to his life.

• Entirely self-taught — driven to master the histories, philosophies, and magical theories of countless cultures.
• Has pieced together lost schools of magic from scraps.

• No former employment— sees himself above mortal concepts of employment.
• Currently serves as Headmaster of the Azure Arcanum.

• Reconstructed the entire lineage of an extinct empire from fragmented scrolls.
• Created the Codex of Whispers, a living tome that records rumors and oral histories it "overhears."

• Once trusted a mortal archmage who later betrayed him, stealing hundreds of priceless texts.
• Occasionally obsesses over minor historical discrepancies for decades, neglecting larger events.

• Possesses an astounding breadth of knowledge spanning thousands of years of history, comparative mythologies, magical theories, linguistics, and the genealogies of countless noble lines (both draconic and mortal).
• His mind constantly cross-references disparate facts, weaving new patterns and insights even from trivia.
• Approaches every question from a place of scholarly rigor.
• Has a near-perfect eidetic memory — can recite entire treatises word-for-word, or visualize exact maps and manuscripts he read centuries ago.

• Knowledge must be preserved — even dark or dangerous knowledge. Believes hiding truth is worse than wielding it unwisely.
• Rarely acts to stop moral evils unless they threaten libraries or legacies.

• Burning books or destroying historical artifacts is unforgivable to him.
• Despises necromancers who erase memories or rewrite histories.

• To build the most complete compendium of all known history and magic — a timeless monument to mortal and draconic achievement.
• Secretly wishes to be remembered not as a dragon of greed, but of wisdom.

• Savvy:
• History
• Magical theory
• Complex languages
• Cross-cultural anthropology
• Inept:
• Warfare tactics
• Deception
• Anything requiring fast reactive cunning.

• Likes:
• Dusty scrolls
• Obscure folk songs
• Visitors who bring new knowledge.
• Dislikes:
• Loud noises
• Reckless adventurers
• Pirates who raid coastal archives.

• Patient beyond comprehension, generous with lore to those he deems worthy.

• Can be so focused on minutiae he loses sight of broader dangers.
• Somewhat arrogant, easily dismissing younger beings.

• Taps his claws in complex rhythms when deep in thought, like reciting silent poetry.
• Occasionally mutters historical dates under his breath

Hopes to have his archives endure long after he passes, perhaps guided by constructs or wards to teach future scholars.

• Surprisingly courteous; enjoys debates and welcomes guests who respect books.
• However, any perceived disrespect can turn his hospitality to chilly disdain.

• Frequently gestures with wings to emphasize points, like a lecturer with dramatic sleeves.
• Often pauses mid-sentence, lost in a tangential memory.