Alak

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> ### Full name
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> Alak t'Shai Syi'ran
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> ### Birth
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> February 6th, between 3501 and 34901 on Myr
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> ### Age
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> * 20-30 (as of 3521)
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> ### Species
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> Half-Myrgan
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> ### Gender
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> Male
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> Black
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> Sea green
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> ### Skin color
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> Light tan
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> ### Height
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> 6'5" ft
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> ### Family member(s)
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> * Aysral (father)
> * Yaara Cebalrai (mother)
> * Ayzan (paternal older half-brother)
> * Ayssa (niece)
> * Anayhi (niece)
> * Gabrielle Troyes (younger foster sister)
> * Mala (paternal grandmother)
> * Uria Cebalrai (maternal first cousin)
> * Noah Cebalrai (maternal first cousin)
> * Asha Cebalrai (maternal first cousin)
> * Maaya Cebalrai (maternal aunt)
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> * Seraj Sharma (current girlfriend)
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> “'If death is truly a curse,' Spock said, as soberly as some power pronouncing a hundred years of sleep, but with a glint of private, serene humor in his eyes. 'There is little logic in condemning something one has not experienced...or does not remember experiencing.”
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> ― Diane Duane, The Wounded Sky
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**Alak t'Shai Syi'ran** the current teacher of *Linguistic* and *Ethnology* at Alpheratz Academy while helping to construct the Artemas-1A at the Plutonian Fleet Yards.

Alak is the only biological child and son between Myrgan Ambassador Aysral and his human wife Yaara Cebalrai, making him the younger brother of Ayzan and the younger brother of Gabrielle.

## Abilities and Skills

* **Myrgan Physiology** - Alak is a hybrid similarly to his student Delphi, while she is a natural hybrid, he was an artificial hybrid in the sense that he was conceived via IVF.
	+ **Enhanced Strength** - Like all other paternal members of his species, he has a superior strength compared to humans being able to lift objects four times the size of himself with quite ease.
	+ **Enhanced Senses** - Like, other Myrgans he has advanced hearing, smell, and sight, Alak as the male of his species possesses a superior sense of smell to the point, he was able to smell that the child Delphi was carrying was in fact Sasha as well.
	+ **Tactile Telepathy** - Through his father Aysral he possesses telepathic abilities through physical contact. Allowing Alak to sense the targets mind, utilize in combat and creating a strong psychic shield that will protect them against other beings.
	+ **Decelerated Aging** - Alak ages slower then Human yet faster compared to other Myrgans who typically have a 200+ year lifespan which he is suspected to have as well.

* **Za'sa b'Aatar Expert** - Due to growing up on Myr he was trained in the ancient marital arts of Myr known as Za'sa b'Aatar and is an expert in four of the many branches; Sagaan b'Aatar, Shara b'Aatar, Hara b'Aatar, and Naran b'Aatar.
	+ **Sagaan b'Aatar** is the oldest of the branches which is focused on the quick as well as direct application of force in order to end a fight as quickly as possible. Due to its unsavory origins, it was often considered quite brutish to modern Myrgan.
	+ **Shara b'Aatar** is considered the "middle child" of the branches and focuses on the body of the enemy. Users must have a comprehensive study of pressure points and their effects on the central nervous system.
	+ **Hara b'Aatar** the youngest of the branches and the most "tempestuous" of the branches, popular among the newer generations of Myrgans though due to the amount of time and patience it takes often never reach mastery. Considered the most "kind" in nature but was still quite an effective hand-to-hand combat art. This discipline focused on the use of minimum force and movement by turning an attackers own force back at them rather then initiate combat. Such master practitioners were known to take on a dozen opponents as well as incapacitate them without even moving a foot or two from their starting position.
	+ **Naraan b'Aatar** is one of the branches of the Za'sa b'Aatar and is considered a defensive only system.

## Trivia

* Alak and Seraj are associated with the number "6" which is in reference to the tarot card the Lovers.
	+ He is also associated with the Knight of Coins.
* His surname is *t'Shai Syi'ran* means "the ordained season of orchids" and his name *Alak* has several meanings "united", "hope", and "half of each soul" in Myrganesse.
	+ Alak sounds similar to the name Alek which is a variant of Alex which is from the Greek *ἀλέξω (alexo)* meaning "to defend, help."
* According to the Databook(s).
	+ Alak hobbies are reading, playing the Myrgan harp and listening to his music collection.
	+ Alak's favorite smell is spice of any kind.
	+ His favorite meal is vegan tamagoyaki with rice korokke.
		- Alak's second favorite meal is vegan spicy stir-fried squid.
	+ Alak dislikes overly sweet things like chocolate.
	+ He likes classical music.
	+ His most treasured possession is his personal collection of Myrgan harps.
* He suffered from dyslexia as a child.
* He is a vegetarian and is considered a vegan.
* Alak has a disturbingly deep voice according to many.