Alek Shy'lan

"“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.”""― Diane Duane, The Wounded Sky"Shy'lan T'Shai Alek is the son of Myrgan Ambassador Asrial and his human wife Yaara Hayes, and is the younger paternal half-brother of Ayzan and is the foster brother of Gabrielle.

He is the father of Lorian, Jason, and Kahina from his tempestuous relationship with Sera Sarrazin, whom is his current mate yet are legally divorced by human standards of marriage.

Appearance
Alek is an attractive young man with curly black hair and brown narrow, slanted eyes with small irises. Alek is also extremely tall with a naturally thin body with very little muscle, Alek is also considered very attractive by many.

Alek possesses many of the typical Myrgan such as pointed faces with ears, green blood, an extended lifespan, and is considered rather androgynous looking.

Natural Abilities
Myrgan-Human Physiology - Despite being only half-Myrgan he still retains several of his paternal species abilities and traits such as enhanced strength, speed, sense of smell, tactile telepathy and many other abilities that aren't shared with many other's of his species.


 * 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 Speed - Like all other paternal members of his species, he has a superior speed compared to humans.
 * Enhanced Senses - Like, other Myrgans he has advanced hearing, smell, and sight, Alek as the male of his species possesses a superior sense of smell to the point he was able to smell that the child Sera was carrying was in fact his child as well.
 * Decelerated Aging - Alek 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.

Tactile Telepathy - Through his father Asrial he possesses telepathic abilities through physical contact. Allowing Alek to sense the targets mind, utilize in combat and creating a strong psychic shield that will protect them against other beings.

Skills
Xenolinguist Skill - Alek speaks several languages, his first language was Modern Mryganese and English later High Mryganese due to being apart of one of the noble houses of Myr. He also speaks Jaisarian (only one dialect though is learning), Greater Zivii, and the Kyzagan language.

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.
 * Naran b'Aatar is one of the branches of the Za'sa b'Aatar and is considered a defensive only system.

Pressure Point Intuition - Alek possesses immense innate knowledge of pressure points and nerve clusters of anything, and can instantly produce a variety of effects by striking said pressure points in just the right way, ranging from but not limited to instantly inducing; healing, pleasure, orgasms, relaxation, unconsciousness, paralysis, and even death.

Arcane Power
Wrapped in Grey - Alek surprisingly developed an Arcane power that is an transformation-type that allows him to become apart of the shadows and control them being able to complete tasks that wouldn't be possible otherwise, Alek realized he possessed such a power after running away from some bully's and was sucked into the shadows and was lost for three days his mother found him and explained what had happened to him and helped him control it.


 * Shadow Manipulation - He can create, shape and manipulate shadows. By itself, darkness is mostly used to cloud everything into total darkness, but by accessing a dimension of dark energy it can be channeled to a variety of effects, both as an absence of light and a solid substance: one can also control and manipulate the beings that exist there, create and dispel shields and areas of total darkness, create constructs and weapons, teleport one's self through massive distances via shadows, etc.

Etymology

 * His surname Shy'lan T'Shai means "the ordained season of orchids" in Myrganesse.
 * Alek was chosen by his parents for both it's meaning in Human language especially in Greek means "defender" or "warrior" where as in Myrganesse Alek means "united", "hope", and "half of each soul"

Trivia

 * His Arcane Power's name is a reference to the song Wrapped in Grey from the album Nonsuch by XTC.
 * He has a pet Aseni named A'alumi.
 * Alek has a disturbingly deep voice according to many.
 * Alek hobbies are reading, music and art.
 * He is a vegetarian.
 * Alek doesn't have a favorite food but is fond of vegan tamagoyaki.
 * Alek does have a sweet tooth for things like mochi.
 * Alek suffered from dyslexia as a child.