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OOC
Name: Lausanne.
Contact: blackspire
Other characters: N/A

IC
Name: Eliot Waugh.
Canon: The Magicians.
Canon point: Season 5, Episode 6 ("Oops!...I Did It Again")
Age: 28.

History: Eliot was born and raised in Indiana, where he did not have a good time. The black sheep of his family, not only did his family torment him, but he was the subject of intense bullying throughout school. One day, as he was trying to avoid his bully on the street, Eliot discovered he was telekinetic by accidentally making a bus hit the other boy.

Later in life, Eliot attended (and presumably dropped out) of college where he studied "liberal arts". Despite his academic standing, he was such a large hit on the system used by Brakebills to recruit magic users that he was accepted into the university to further his magical learning. While here, Eliot met all the important people in his life, and due to a series of events, it brought him to a fairytale-esque land called Fillory. It turned out that Eliot was destined to be Fillory's High King.

Ruling Fillory wasn't always what Eliot was destined to do, though. Eventually his people revolted against him, and he became a part of a quest to save magic by finding seven keys and bringing them together with his friends. At the End Of The World, where the keys were meant to be delivered, Eliot made a grave error by shooting a monster in an attempt to save his best friend. The monster ended up possessing Eliot's body. Eliot survived by finding his mental Happy Place and hiding there. His friends managed to save him, but it cost one of them their life.

There wasn't much time to rest, though, as Fillory was overtaken by a Dark King, and Eliot found himself to be the only one able to save the world from a lunar apocalypse and never-ending time loop.

Personality:

For a man who claims there's nothing worth caring about, Eliot has a large capacity for empathy. In the same vein as his intuitiveness, he has a knack for being able to put people at ease. Sometimes, it's simply about a well placed (and maybe self depricating) joke, but then there are times where Eliot will expose something raw and personal about himself. He takes a lot of pleasure in simpler things, almost thriving during moments of calm when he doesn't have to pretend to be anything to impress people. There's a softness that comes out when no one else is watching. It's a far cry from the detached and mindless Eliot presented to the world, and that's what makes them poignant moments.

When faced with tasks or quests, he displays a degree of bravery that usually wouldn't be associated with him. He doesn't blink at the idea of spending a life time away from what he knows if it means (sort of) saving the world, and he faces what should be his death with a resigned dignity. It's this bravery that always Eliot to be not only vulnerable, but also remarkably selfless, putting those he cares about before himself. From the extreme to killing someone he loved to save his friends to something as simple as championing their victories at the expense of a loss to him, it's clear that Eliot possesses a lot of goodness in himself that he might never acknowledge.

He's actually quite intelligent. Not in a way that he could be called smart, but in an intuitive way - Eliot naturally picks up on difficult magic (creating portals out of a secure magical location to another country, to making portable parties) and is quick to come up with solutions to bizarre problems.

Most of what Eliot presents to the world is (mostly) just a front. For as comfortable as he is in his own skin, he is also incredibly aware of himself - that is, he knows he's got a lot of issues, and while he acknowledges them, he's not sure how to deal with them. This manifests itself in several ways. Eliot suffers from very obvious and very severe dependency issues. His alcoholism goes beyond his Life Of The Party persona, as it's his preferred way to bury his emotions (he carries around a flask that's been enchanted to never go empty). Eliot enjoys that drinking, along with the occasional drug use, means he can blame his choices on the booze. He also enjoys the numbness that alcohol offers. Eliot is described as an addict by others in the show for a reason, and this isn't just limited to substance abuse.

He admits that he gets attached easily and that he tries not to, because, as he says, "things aren't usually worth caring about." His fear of commitment comes from a fear of feeling he'll inevitably mess up a good thing. When Eliot decides to open up to a person, they become a crutch for him. Eliot seeks out strength in them along with approval. He finds a large degree of his self worth in what these chosen few see in him, and despite always anticipating being let down.

His extreme emotional reactions stem from Eliot being a master of compartmentalization. Just like he uses a good drink to put a stopper on feelings, he's quick to brush things off in a dry and somewhat cynical manner. There are several indications that Eliot wouldn't even feel bad if he were to die, and it's this lack of real self-esteem combined with his casual indifference that causes things to build to their breaking point.


Powers/Abilities:

Eliot is a Magician, but unlike a lot of popular magic fiction, this isn't something you can wave a wand over and say the right words. It's dependent largely on a series of elaborate hand gestures. It does mean, however, he can do extremely mundane tasks such as hammer nails without a hammer, or slightly more useful castings to peer through veils to see things like magical wards and disguises.

His school of magic is physical magic, with his discipline falling under telekinesis. At his basic, natural ability, he can manipulate things that already exist or create new things. On a more advanced level of magic, there are times when Eliot doesn't need to fuss with hand gesutres and words. As for his telekinetic ability, it manifests primarily during difficult emotional circumstances.

The idea that magic comes from pain is a common thread in his canon, and with everything that Eliot keeps bottled up inside of him, it's not hard to understand why he may be particularly adept at this brand of magic.

Regret: Eliot's biggest regret is rejecting his one chance at real love. After living an alternate life with the man he's been pining over, and having love and a family with him in that life, Eliot got too afraid of the possibilities when he was asked to try it again in the real world. It's a regret that, he feels, has altered the outcome of many things since that day.

Inventory: Trousers, a blue dress shirt, patterned vest, neck tie, a wedding ring, shoes.

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