Samuel Brownlee

**Samuel Brownlee** is a member of the Port City Eight and a main character in *The Demon's Light*. He is a brilliant neuroscientist at the Maninder Cognitive Science Center.

## Appearance

Samuel is a lean, brown-skinned man with thick and loosely-curled hair, with sideburns extending to his chin. Samuel's eyes are bright green, contrasting with his dark skin tone. His face is angular, with a cleanly trimmed beard. He is fit, albeit slender. Samuel is of Munese, South Halan, and Northen Aiolic descent.

Usually, he is seen in his clinic uniform (or, when necessary, scrubs), which consists of a white jacket with a t-shirt underneath. Other times, Samuel generally wears large jackets — often brown, beige, or navy, sometimes with short fur. Occasionally, he wears a pair of thick-rimmed glasses for reading.

From his introduction in "Saccharine" throughout "Carpe Diem," Samuel wears a white labcoat, a lavender shirt, and brown pants.

## Personality

Samuel is a mostly introverted man. He is prone to isolating himself in study, but he is by no means reserved and he takes pride in his work and likes to introduce it to others. In general, he is a hospitable person.

Samuel can be a very anxious person at times, and many of his motives are driven out of a need for success and validation from others. Though he can become anxious internally, Samuel tries to give off a calm demeanor that those around him can be confident in.

Even prior to his job as a neuroscientist at Maninder, Samuel lived a rather successful life. His career choices, however, forced him into large amounts of stress and work, though he enjoys the rigor of it all. As a result of his experiences, Samuel can think carefully when placed in difficult situations.

Through his work, Samuel often creates (whether actually or mentally) a personal connection with his patients and he genuinely feels for their struggles. His work impacts him greatly and he longs to improve the condition of others.

Samuel supported Alchemilia Corporation for much of his life, citing their funding toward local research institutes like the Laboratory of the Unexplainable, as well as their efforts to protect Silivia and the surrounding territories. However, under the influence of the Dream Eater Yaakov, Samuel's views became increasingly radical, eventually supporting a concentrated attack on the company and joining the Port City Eight.

## Biography

### Background

In 281 TP, Samuel was born in Silivia to Alyssa and Sammy Brownlee. He lived a middle-class life in an area mostly protected from invasion. Both of his parents were biologists, majoring in the study of other-worldly genetics. His parents' field influenced him to study psychiatry and medicine under Professor Harriet Billings at the Institute of Silivia, leading him to work as a surgeon at the Silivian Masquerade Hospital.

While employed at the Masquerade Hospital, he met Richard Devlin, a frequent volunteer of the hospital, during an address given by Gabriel Arsene at the Maninder Cognitive Center. Samuel was encouraged by Richard to pursue a career in neuroscience. He was referred to the Maninder Cognitive Science Center, where he was promptly employed and began his research into neuroscience.

Samuel's relatively recent pioneering work has been instrumental in the development of amnestic treatment and understanding amnesia and memory loss. Other lesser-known discoveries include improvements in the recovery of stroke victims and new understandings in the field of neurolinguistics.

## Abilities

Samuel possesses great knowledge in a variety of subjects, like biology, chemistry, psychiatry, and neuroscience. He has a mild form of dyslexia and is also red-green colorblind. Samuel is fluent in three languages, and conversational in a couple others.

Samuel exercises at Silivian gyms often, giving him a moderate amount of strength and agility. Samuel was trained by his father how to use a handgun, as crime is widespread in Silivia.

Samuel has few hobbies outside of work, though he enjoys bowling sometimes.