Suwan Buwan

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 Suwan Buwan Mindwalker
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"My greatest gift is not my Magick, it is my friends."
Mage Detective, Occult Consultant
Gender Male
Race Hyur
Clan Midlander
Citizenship NA
Affiliation Astral Agents
Title Former OSD Headmaster

Character Overview

Suwan is a genetically engineered clone lab baby created in the past era by a technology advanced Empire. He along with his clone siblings were sent to the distant future by rebel time mages who opposed the Empire.

Raised and adopted by elemental mages in the modern era Suwan grew up as a child magic prodigy. He has an innate ability to store vast amounts of Aether in his body. After his adoptive father's untimely death he left the elemental mages and sought out more mystical knowledge. He studied various known magic disciplines across the known land to try and find the right magic to bring his father back to life.

Suwan as an adult fell in love with a gunslinger who led him to join an Agency of sellswords who at the time were looking for mystical artifacts. Suwan’s unique psychic abilities helped the Agency and was offered a position. Quickly Suwan went up the ranks and found himself leading a group of eccentric mages who focused on missions dealing with the supernatural. His base of operations was his magic shop; the Occult Curioso.

As Suwan’s quest for finding the ritual to raise his father from the dead continued, Suwan found himself practicing forbidden Time Magic. This would lead Suwan to offering his adult age as a boon to a time god. For a time Suwan would revert between being a teenager, grown man, to a pre-teen and even a child. Eventually Suwan would meet his clone siblings that helped him stabilize his temporal age to that of a teenager.

Suwan now works less with the Agency as he started his own private practice as a Mage Detective and Occult Consultant to the public. Every now and then Suwan would help out the Agency if there was a mystical threat his unique abilities and magic would help with.

Most recently, Suwan has been giving lectures on theoretical Astromantic Magic that focuses on the Collective Unconsciousness at the symposium held by the Athenaeum Astrologicum in the northern nations.

Much of Suwan’s stories revolve around themes of disturbing the natural order via magic, loss of loved ones, overcoming darkness and coming to terms with an individual's humanity.

Persona

Suwan is extremely intelligent and is analytical at his core. He has strong deductive skills. Logic motivates his actions and he enjoys solving problems. His intellect has enabled him to excel in the study of various Magick arts and a mixture of Science. He spends his free time reading mystical tomes and tinkering with various gadgets. He often travels to the Skysteel Manufactory and Athenaeum Astrologicum to keep current with the latest findings in those fields. His grasp of assorted Magick and Scientific techniques have helped him create OSD Talismans, Recording Crystals/Orbs and modified Astromantic Weaponry.

Suwan has a stylish proper demeanor about him. He comes off very polished, friendly and approachable. Suwan use to rely too heavily on Magick to solve all his problems. He was impulsive and sometimes acted on self-interest. Recently he has shown more self control over his Magick and greater respect for the natural order of things.

Story Arcs

Creation & Adoption

When the Allagan empire was at its peak they had great mastery of Science and Magick. They had several bioengineering experiments that produced all forms of synthetic life. Experiment 1208, was a bioengineered Hyur like chimerical product created to store vast amounts of Aether. Experiment 1208 was to be part of a military weapon much like the other chimerical creations used by the Allagan empire during the end of the Third Astral Era.

Experiment 1208 was cloned in mass quantities. They were planned to operate as living power sources for prototype military Flagships for the Allagan Empire. Unlike the clones created for sacrifices needed for Emperor Xande’s covenant with the Voidsent known as the Cloud of Darkness, Experiment 1208 was bioengineered for the main purpose of housing massive amounts of Aether. Experiment 1208’s genetically modified physiology was designed to constantly absorb Ambient Aether and store it in every cell of it's body.

Some of the Allagan Biotechnology Caretakers sympathized and took pity on some of the bioengineered clone children. Working with a group of Magi Rebels they managed to use Time Magick to teleport several of the Experiment 1208 clones to the distant future, all in different ages and stages.

On the 6th Sun of the 6th Umbral Moon an orphaned baby boy in the Everschade of The Black Shroud of Gridania was found by a Lalafell Conjurer named Buwan. The baby boy had a white brand much like a tattoo on his cheek and top right eyebrow, which was actually an Allagan barcode. The baby would eventually be adopted by Buwan and the child would be named Suwan.

Suwan at 35.

Education of the Magick Arts

Suwan started his study of Conjury in his early adolescence; his adoptive father was part of the Conjurer’s Guild and was the first to notice Suwan’s innate ability to manipulate Aether and rapid Aether recovery. After Suwan's adoptive father’s untimely death, the young Suwan moved out of Gridania and as he grew up the white tattoo on his face faded. Suwan then studied Arcanum and Thaumaturgy during his teen years. Many of the Mage guilds were impressed with Suwan's vast Mana Pool and Aetheric recovery rate at such a young age.

Suwan would spend most of his late 20s isolated from people, he delved further into the different Arts of Magick. He never admitted it to himself but Suwan was trying to find a way to see his adoptive father again or somehow save him from death through Magick. Suwan also studied Astromancy and Sharlayan Arcana as he traveled north to Ishgard. At the age of 35, Suwan began to practice and study forbidden Time Magick.

Despite all of Suwan’s knowledge of the Magick Arts, he came to the realization that without proper discipline and respect for Magick he was nothing more than a 3rd rate magician. Suwan has performed several forbidden spells and rituals. He has invoked Gods and otherworldly beings to perform high levels of Magick. He had a tendency to tamper with the natural order of things - just because he wanted to see what the results would be.


Change - Astral Agents - OSD

Suwan has gone through several changes since he joined the Astral Agents. He originally joined on Balthius Stark’s recommendation for Suwan to aid in finding the Crystal Tomes. Suwan eventually set up a Magick shop, the Occult Curioso to gain Gil for starting an Occult Sub Department within the Agency. Suwan then requested Berrod Armstrong for official approval in forming the OSD. The OSD quickly grew; unfortunately Suwan discovered he lacked the proper leadership skills to manage such a large group. All the while Suwan did not realize his relationship with Balthius was slowly waning.

Currently, Balthius Stark has taken the title of Headmaster of the OSD as Suwan has been missing in action for several moons. Suwan left his former Lover and older sister to watch over the OSD. Most recently, Suwan has returned from his long sabbatical earlier than planned. His Cards gave him a premonition that his presence in the Agency would be needed in the following Suns. The shadow of a former Magickal threat loomed above the Agency. It was later revealed the threat was Rysswilf.


Suwan in Grave Shadow's workshop.

Time Magick - 20 Again

Suwan would eventually get sent to another timeline through misuse of Time Magick and then sent back to the normal timeline. Much of his time in that alternate timeline left Suwan with both mental and physical scars. Those events would lead to him cheating with Berrod Armstrong.

Suwan later turned to forbidden Time Magick again in an attempt to alter space and time to “fix” his past mistakes (specifically his adultery with Berrod). This Time Spell incidentally reverted Suwan to a younger age. With the help of Grave Shadow Suwan was able to reverse the Time Spell and return to his true age. These events would then lead to Suwan’s break up with Balthius.

Berrod Armstrong continued to teach Suwan Leadership skills. During this time The OSD became an official sub group of the Astral Agents. As the OSD grew it became less of a place of learning and more of a specialized group that focused on supernatural cases run by Suwan.

Suwan with his brothers Noel, Tim and Wong.


Brothers?!

Suwan had sensed a psychic calling from the Collective Unconscious a few moons after he was returned to his normal age. The calling brought him to a young man named Wong who looked almost identical to a younger age Suwan and had displayed mysterious psionic abilities. Suwan would then hire Wong to work in the Occult Curioso as a steward.

Suwan would later get another psychic call from the Collective Unconscious which lead him to finding Timothy. Timothy not only looked virtually identical to young Suwan and Wong but also possessed similar psionic abilities. In fact when Timothy and Wong would hold hands their psychic powers were strong enough to the point where they could search the continent for supernatural disturbances, which greatly helped the OSD.

It was no coincidence that the Twins looked like Suwan’s younger self and had similar powers as him. Suwan decided the two Twins would work for him until he could determine what Fate had planned.

Eventually the three Hyurs realized that casting a Synastry Spell between them had the side effect of amplifying their Magicks and Psychic abilities which gave Suwan a vast amount of Aether to pull from. Using this side effect Suwan was able to transform to his younger self yet again but without tampering with Time Magick. With the the three Hyurs now all the same age they could easily create a psychic and aetheric link upon holding hands or being in close enough proximity.

The Buwan Brothers from Left to Right: Runo, Suwan, Wong, Tim.

The Triplets, located a fourth who had a similar Aetheric energy signature as them, which led to Suwan meeting Noel. Noel looked just like the other three but has yet to show if he has similar Psionic abilities. Suwan theorized that their combined quadruple power would be greater than its sum. Suwan also questioned why there were younger versions of him spread across Eoreza.

Noel has since officially joined the Astral Agents and works in the OSD. The four brothers work in unison locating supernatural disturbances and banishing otherworldly creatures.


Somewhat recently, when the Occult Curioso was destroyed and teleported away by Suwan due to his mental safeguards being shut off by moko grass given to him by Koh'li Delanoes. All of the Buwan brother's aided Suwan in locating the missing Magick shop. The Buwan Brothers ended up fighting off mystical creatures in a Tower located in the middle of the Aetheric Sea.

Circle of Anterus

With all the Void banishing the OSD has done, they have recently gotten the attention of a group that call themselves the Circle of Anterus. Little is known about the group outside of fairytale like rumors from Voidsents. The OSD has on more than one occasion been attacked by Voidsent possessed humans who warn the OSD to stop banishing their kind.

Suwan shared with Balthius and Noel something he found interesting while looking at old unsolved cases. In the last few moons there has been a large influx of unsolved missing persons OSD Contracts. All being children who all seemingly disappearing out of thin air. Suwan also pointed out there is a pattern to the missing children.

Suwan, Noel and Balthius demon hunting.

Guided by Suwan’s Locator Spell the two OSD Agents (Suwan and Balthius) ended up traveling to a small farm settlement in the Shroud. The pair began to investigate the farm. All seemed fairly normal except for the animals seemed uneasy, the air was eerily cold and the smell of sulphur was present. When night came the pair heard farmers screaming and saw them running away. The two discovered two wraith like creatures floating around a mystical portal. After the pair banished the wraithlike shadow creatures Suwan sealed the portal closed. Moments after the portal was closed two children appeared where the shadow creatures were banished. Suwan, Balthius and Noel sealed another Dimensional Portal in Eastern Thanalan.


The OSD met with the Leader of the Heirs, a group of demon hunters to discuss matters regarding the Circle of Anterus. Koh’s mentor Verner gave details regarding Five Weapons which are mystically hidden. The Weapons also have demons sealed inside them. If the Weapons are combined they will summon Anterus a demon lord. The group deduced the Wraiths are looking for the Weapons.

Balthius suggested they find and destroy the weapons. Then be done with all the Mystical stuff and move on. Koh and his Alpha suggested to destroy all traces of the Circle of Anterus and wipe their kind out. Suwan suggested to banish the ancient demons and Seal them again. In the end no final decision was made. However, Suwan made it clear to the Demon Hunter that the OSD are here to help people like the missing children, not make global wide choices with unforeseen consequences.

Suwan used his Magicks to reveal the past to OSD members by using the Occult Curioso fireplace’s flames to project images. Suwan showed them that The Circle of Anterus is still very much at large, kidnapping children and still searching for the weapons.

Most recently, Timothy and the other younger Buwan Brothers are all currently based in the Occult Curioso with Suwan. Susan has left a note informing her siblings she is going to hunt down the Circle of Anterus and will leave the care of the Occult Curioso to Wong. The Buwan family has made it their focus on shutting down the Circle of Anterus.

I Touch the Fire

Suwan called for Balthius and gave him a book. The Allagan book Balthius was looking for originally when the pair met many moons ago before Suwan joined the Astral Agents. Suwan was acting oddly and Balthius picked up on his somber demeanor immediately and called him out on it.

Suwan shared with Balthius something odd he discovered during their last mission against the Mudmen. Suwan put his hands in the flames of the fireplace and the flames did not burn him. Suwan then explained to Balthius that his body has been going through several changes. Suwan feels less human as the moons pass by. Fighting Rysswilf had forced Suwan to push his powers to their limits causing him physical changes. Which also effected his siblings. Suwan let out all his fears to his ex lover as he looked for acceptance.

Suwan then pointed out a page in the Book that spoke about Allagan chimerical creations, Suwan theorized that he might not be human. Balthius assured Suwan whatever is going on with him, he is still himself and that he accepts him for him. Balthius then pointed out and reminded Suwan that the OSD is full of Supernatural people.

Suwan then asks Balthius to help him travel to the Aetherial Sea to cast a Ritual to see into his Past. Balthius agrees. Suwan tells himself and Balthius that Fate will guide him to the answers he seeks. The two end up embracing. Suwan then teleported away in starlight.

Balthius continues to be Suwan’s rock even after all this time.

Caleb Agron - Psychic Operation

Caleb was rescued by the Astral Agents, he had been held captive for a fortnight. When he was brought back to the Agency, Sarij asked Suwan to use his unique abilities to check on the Highlander.

Suwan easily healed Caleb’s burns, cuts, bruises and restored him physically. Caleb’s mind on the other hand was another story. He was in a deep catatonic state. All Suwan could feel was Caleb’s shame and self loathing. Suwan then submerged himself in Caleb’s mind looking for answers via the Collective Unconscious. Suwan saw and felt Caleb tortured with electricity, forced to fight to the death, and watch people being murdered infront of him. Suwan also saw flashes of Clayton’s face and piles of dead bodies. Suwan quickly reported the disturbing Psychic images to Sarij.

Suwan then spoke to Aerik who was helping Mikha and other wounded Agents a few beds down in Reks’s Infirmary. Aerik noted to Suwan that Jihn'a was probably more evil than Rysswilf because he has no regard for life. Suwan lamented and expressed to Aerik he disliked fighting other Agents.

After awhile, Sarij arrived to see for himself Caleb in his catatonic state. Suwan urged Sarij to sit with Caleb. Sarij worried that doing that might trigger something the enemy may have implanted in Caleb. Suwan assured Sarij that he would inform him if that were to occur. Suwan pointed out that having the presence of a loved one could help in the healing process. Suwan gave the two space as they shared a moment.

Later, Ulfarr visited and left a hand drawing of Berrod smiling for Caleb. Suwan would then remain throughout out the following nights monitoring Caleb’s mind.

Powers

Spellcasting with Divining Deck

  • Suwan has studied several forms of Magick through the years and he constantly reads Magick textbooks to bolster his knowledge. Suwan draws his Magick power from three sources: the invocation of powerful Gods, the manipulation of the ambient celestial aetheric energies, and his own psychic resources. By invoking specific Gods and tapping into the power of the Six Lower Heavens, Suwan can perform various Augmentations and Hexes. He uses his Divining Deck as a Focus for most of these spells.
    • The Balance: increase damage dealt. / Inverted Balance: decrease damage dealt.
    • The Bole: reduce damage taken. / Inverted Bole: increase damage taken.
    • The Arrow: increase attack speed and movement. / Inverted Arrow: decrease attack speed and movement.
      • Suwan uses the Arrow Card to amplify his Psychic locating ability.
      • Suwan has used the Arrow Card various times to amplify his Locator Spells due to the blessings of Llymlae.
    • The Spear: reduces ability recast time. / Inverted Spear: increased ability recast time.
    • The Spire: restores Stamina. / Inverted Spire: drains Stamina.
    • The Ewer: restores Aether. / Inverted Ewer: drains Aether.
      • Suwan has used the Ewer Card for various Mana Restoration Spells on other Magick users, most notably Lottie Forsaidh and Reks Blanc.
      • Suwan has used an Inverted Ewer Card on a Godlike Rysswilf. He siphoned the Divine Aether from Rysswilf and converted the Aether to bolster his own Magick spells. The Hex also set Rysswilf to his last threshold and fell from the sky.
  • Limitations: Suwan needs to vocally chant his spells for them to have an effect. They can be long incantations and some require complicated hand gestures. Should he be gagged or bound he will be unable to cast. Suwan also needs the Divining Cards to cast his Augmentation/Hex Spells.


Telepathy

  • Suwan can sense/read thoughts and feelings of others. He sometimes has a hard time with large crowds due to the influx of impressions. Physical touch increases the connection. There is Psychic feedback when Suwan is being intimate with a lover. Suwan shares a Psychic rapport with his identical brothers, if they are harmed so will Suwan.
  • Locator and Detection
    • Suwan can sense most Spells if they are not hidden.
    • Suwan can tap into the Collective Unconscious to locate missing people. He was able to find his brothers this way. He amplifies this skill with the Arrow Card or the large Crystal in the Occult Curioso.
    • Suwan can see Auras around people and can tell their moods based on the colors. He wears sunglasses to diminish this effect.
  • Mind Links: Suwan can create Mind Links between himself and others. Suwan uses psychic communication heavily during missions to relay covert information. Suwan was able to Link the minds of 8 Agents at a Masquerade ball and also perform remote telepathy with Mikha Sunthistle who was across the continent without mental strain.
  • Memory Alteration: Suwan has erased Iyrnisil Aerstmerlsyn's memory of a demon attacking him and the events of an entire evening. Suwan was also able to restore the loss memory later. Suwan does not like to do this to others.
  • Mind Walk: Suwan has entered the minds of several people to aid them. Most notable was Suwan Mind Walking Sarij Rahzersyn's, wherein he spoke to Sarij's darkness inside his subconscious. More recently, Suwan used his Magick and Psychic abilities to help realign Sergei Harlenk’s damaged Aether channels. The two shared a deep rapport as they experiences memories from their past.
  • Mind Control: Suwan has forced an enemy to vomit and urinate by tapping into his bodily functions. Suwan has also induced sleep on several occasions.
  • Psionic Barriers: Suwan can cast Psychic shields to block psychic attacks and mental intrusions.
  • Psychic Healing: Suwan spent several nights mending Caleb Agron's mind back together. Caleb was captured by enemies who brutalized him physically and mentally. Suwan was tasked by Sarij to help heal Caleb's mind. Caleb was in a catatonic state and with Suwan's psionic abilities was able to help him recover from the mental trauma.


Suwan manipulates Fate by drawing on Celestial Aether. This allows him to manipulate space, time and probability.

Temporal Manipulation

  • Suwan can accelerate, slow and stop time to a degree.
  • Suwan has used Time Magick to alter his physical age thrice.
  • Suwan has traveled to 1 possible Alternate future timeline. He came back to the present timeline using his own power.
  • Suwan has displayed his Time Magick by slowing down time to halt large debris from slamming into Agents. The spell was large scale and Suwan needed to maintain the spell by being in a trance like state. After the Time Spell's duration ended Suwan had white patches in his hair.
  • Suwan has used Time Magick to STOP Rysswilf from attacking Agents. However the Time Spell had no effect on the God's eyes.
Suwan using Time Stop on Rysswilf's Shade.
  • Suwan has learned the payment for using forbidden Time Magick. Using large scale Time spells has caused Suwan to become elderly, revert to a teenager twice and recently turn into a child. Althyk restored Suwan to his true age and form after deep prayer. Suwan now visits the Keeper’s Stone every Moon. Recently Suwan has returned to the Agency as a teenager again.
  • Temporal Healing: Suwan heals by rewinding time to erase sustained damage from existence. (Regression of the target's state of health before damage was incurred.)
    • Suwan also heals by accelerating time to cause a rapid regenerative healing of the damage. (Accelerating the target's own healing factor.)
    • Suwan can also remove detrimental effects by rewinding the target's temporal state before the effect was cast. Suwan can also extend the duration of effects by manipulating Time.
  • Teleportation: By manipulating space-time Suwan can teleport himself and others. Suwan has Teleported large groups without much stress. If Suwan has been to a location he can Teleport there without use of an Aetheryte. Visually Suwan's teleportation is described as a dazzle of starlight.
    • Suwan recently showed the ability to create Portals. They have the appearance of a large bright ball of light made up of starlight, one must simply walk into the light to be Teleported away. Suwan found this method of teleportation less straining on his Magicks since he needed to teleport over 12 agents to Azys Lla.

Gravity Manipulation

  • Suwan can move objects by controlling the gravity around them.
  • Suwan’s control over Gravity has granted him Levitation.
  • Suwan can create Gravity Fields and offensively crush, lift or repel enemies.
  • Suwan has used Gravity Magick to suspend attackers in midair. Most notable use of this was when Ulfarr was being mentally controlled to attack Suwan. Suwan held his hand up and Ulfarr simply stopped in the middle of the air unable to move.

Aether Manipulation

Suwan casting a containment Spell.
  • Physiology: Due to Suwan's Chimerical Physiology he is able to store near limitless amounts of Aether within him. His body rapidly converts Ambient Aether to be used. Suwan's eyes glow white when he is converting and summoning forth Aether. Usually when performing high levels of Magick. Suwan is very attuned to Celestial Aether. He has said on multiple occasion “I can hear the song of the stars.” In fact when he was trapped inside Haukke Manor he found the song fading as he went deeper into the Manor. When Suwan is in close proximity with his brothers all their powers and skills increase. When the brothers touch their eyes glow white and massive amounts of Aether is released.
  • Throwing Cards: Suwan charges blank Divining Cards with raw Celestial Aether and throws them at enemies, they explode on impact.
  • Energy Projection: Suwan can throw bolts of Starlight Aether at enemies from his hands.
  • Barriers: Suwan can cast multiple Astromantic Fields of various sizes to protect from magical, physical and energy based attacks. The Fields are generated by tapping into the power of the Nocturnal Sect.
    • Offensively Suwan can generate Astromantic Fields inside objects and expand the Field so that the object explodes.
    • Suwan contained four bomb explosions inside Astromantic Fields to contain the blast damage.
    • Suwan's Fields seem susceptible to Time Magick. When Rysswilf cast a global Time Spell, Suwan's Fields held for only a moment before shattering.
    • Suwan uses the Bole Card to amplify his Astromantic Fields strength.

Paraphernalia

  • OSD Talisman: A metallic circular Mystical device that Suwan created. They function similar to Link Pearls and are used for long range communication between the OSD Agents. The Talismans do not use sound vibrations, it taps into the Collective Unconscious and simulates Telepathy to user who do not have such abilities, the Talisman projects thoughts. The Talisman does not function if it is not on one's person. The Talisman has been known to pick up stray thoughts. Suwan gives these Talismans to all OSD members and potential future members. Suwan can power down Talisman's remotely.
  • Owl Goggles: A device that Suwan uses to amplify his Detection abilities. Suwan uses the Goggles to analyze Aetheric energy levels and trace signatures. Suwan's most notable use of the Goggles was during a mission where a Mystical Dome appeared around an Ishgardian Fortress. Suwan was able to discern the nature of the Mystical Dome and help coordinate Agents to bring it down. During combat Suwan will wear the Goggles and analyze the enemies and give data about their power levels.
  • Recording Node: Suwan has a spherical device that follows him around. Suwan presses a button on his jacket to summon the device. The orb is a recording device. It records both visual and vocal. Suwan uses the Node heavily during Contracts to help analyze data and record the surroundings.
  • Image Crystals: Suwan can transfer the data gathered by his Recording Node into Image Crystals. The Crystals project images like a projector. Suwan uses these Crystals to give visual accounts of Contracts and Missions and can be faster to convey information if there was no time to write a Summary Report.