Anatolio of Caledon

A mad genius, infamous for his contributions to alchemy, science, and art; the Butcher of Caledon was a prodigy born to a prominent family in Nova Caledon. Dissatisfied with the available artistic media, young Anatolio found that through a complex blend of alchemical principle and akashic fleshweaving, he could twist the bodies of living creatures into new, more beautiful forms. This was a process he threw himself headlong into, rapidly becoming obsessed with pushing the boundaries of how far he could stretch and sculpt the human body. Utilizing his father's connections, he acquired a steady stream of subjects with which to sculpt, the vast majority of them unwilling to be part of his art—though a small cult following of his work did arise, which led to a few voluntary works, arguably some of his best.
Later in life, Anatolio became constrained by the limits of existing alchemical and akashic knowledge, and wished to advance beyond the methods of his time. To this end, he formed the Cercatori League, an organization of scientists and scholars willing to overstep what was considered ethical, practical, and even probable, in the search of true knowledge. It was with the assistance of organization that he begun what would be his most infamous work. Anatolio envied the Seraphim and their natural control over life, a power he coveted but could not acquire willing from a sire. Instead, he and the League began capturing seraphim on which to experiment, using Anatolio strange methods to extract the seraphic essence from them and infuse into himself, becoming progenitor of the Mimesis bloodline.
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