Name: Zebediah Strauss
Age: 56
Likes: Pondering, theorizing, studying, staring at blandly-painted walls(helps him focus inward - seeing it as some kind of mental mirror...or maybe he is of the niche that just likes watching paint dry.), the occasional magic duel(the advancement of his knowledge may be attained by trial...by literal fire in some cases.)
Dislikes: Having to eat(distracts him from more important things...like pondering whether fire is divine or demonic in nature for several hours), debating his theories and theorems with other professors(such prattle distracts from his research! Why do they bother him with such trifling matters?), teaching(he's never had the attention span to deliver a lecture - why waste time struggling to impart the zeitgeist of his teachings, when he can just focus on advancing them for himself?), the stuffiness of mage society(The culture of mage society is currently on the path of stagnation...surely the answer does not lie with those strange doodad carrying mundies...or does it?), rainy days
Personality traits: Introverted, self-absorbed, absent-minded, contemplative, inquisitive,

Art by  junosunderland