Icarus Abbacus

Professor Abbacus on the cover of Genesis Infinitus.

Icarus Abbacus is a protagonist in the Nocturnal Academy series. He taught Science, Demon Lore, Immaterial Geography and Arcane Arts at the Australian Nocturnal Academy. He briefly taught Technomancy (and, unofficially, Necromancy) at the Nocturnal University. Prior to this, he was an apprentice to Leonardo da Vinci. He was also a part of the Circus Infinitus.

## Description

"At first, she thought he was wearing an old fashion diving helmet until she realized it only covered half his head. He looked like some sort of cyborg - if such creatures had been around in Victorian times. A big round lens replaced one of his eyes and glowed an ominous red. Steam puffed from a grill covering his mouth, and occasionally wafted from the back of his head, where various hoses stuck out of the metal. He lifted a hand, which looked more like a claw."

### Coats

His choice in coats is questionable, according to his associates.

* Bright red with a fox fur collar
	+ Apparently for formal occasions.
	+ Purchased in 1972

## Life

### Childhood

Icarus Abbacus grew up in Tuscany, Italy. He spent most of his time caring for his sick mother and learning about how things worked, primarily so he could help with her sickness.

He initially resisted becoming an apprentice to Leonardo Da Vinci.

### Adulthood (pre-Circus Infinitus)

He did not go through the immortality machine until well-into his 70s, where he was extremely reluctant to do so. After going through the machine he spends another century lurking in his forge.

During the plague of 1665-1666, he dressed as a plague doctor and tried to help those suffering from disease. In the Great Fire of 1666, he defeats Vladrakov using an Immaterial Scourge. However, he himself is ripped apart, and had to use mental shaping to put himself back together. He hides in the basement of the Fleet Street pub for the next 200 years.

### Circus Infinitus

After meeting Del, he is able to begin work on the Circus Infinitus.

In 1900, Alice Dibble and Andre Sauvage bring him to the present to help them locate himself in that time. The events of this are chronicled in Nocturnal Academy 14 - Infinite Times.

### Pre-Teaching

After Del is gone, Icarus goes and meditates for 36 years.

### Nocturnal Academy Career

He begins teaching at the Australian Nocturnal Academy in 1956.

In Nocturnal Academy 2 - Teacher's Pet, he is briefly suspended for his suspected role in the attempted murder of Alice Dibble.

Due to some of his more questionable practices, he is forced to relocate and teach at the Nocturnal University at some point. After the events of Nocturnal Academy 10 - The Nightmare Games, he resumes his position at the Australian Nocturnal Academy and begins his role as Vice Principal. He becomes principal after Madame Nocturna's death in Nocturnal Academy 19 - War of the Necromancers.

## Other Facts

* Has a bad sense of time
* Tends to wear coats of various colors.
	+ Once joked about wearing a hot pink coat that he had found.
* Experimented with coal power and garbage power.
* Had a fear of heights.
* Many demon lords have repeatedly tried to kill him.
* Alice calls him Icarus when he is about to behave irrationally.
* Him? Sarcastic? Never!

## References

* Nocturnal Academy 14 - Infinite Times

1. ↑ Nocturnal Academy (bk1, chap4)
2. ↑ Nocturnal Academy 7 - School of Thought
3. ↑ Nocturnal Academy 11 - Tunguska