AMITYVILLE ACADEMY ENROLLMENT FORM
Name: Loreto Cirurgien Malodore, though it prefers to be referred to as L.C. Malodore and addressed as Malodore.
Nicknames: None, unless you want to be stared at and then summarily ignored.
Gender: It isn't telling anyone. Not even you, Application Form. It prefers to be referred to as 'it' rather than 'he' or 'she'.
(Note: I know there are other non-gendered experimental pronouns; however, Malodore is pretty insistent on 'it'.)
Age: Old enough.
Faction/Race: Undead / Plague Doctor
(Why Undead? Well, it doesn't look particularly alive under all those wrappings, now does it?)
Personality: Malodore is aloof and standoffish, though always unfailingly polite. It cultivates a professional and cultured air, and can seem quite clinical in personality. It doesn't open up to others, and while it does have a sense of (very dry) humor, it doesn't seem to understand - or see a need for - fun and diversions. It takes life quite seriously, especially its studies. If a thing is to be done, it should be done properly.
Malodore respects others, unless given a reason to do otherwise, and expects the same respect in return. It's very difficult to ruffle Malodore's scalpel-like feathers - or, at least, it's difficult to get a confirmed reaction or rise out of it. It rarely displays outward emotion, and usually has a calm and dignified demeanor. It does not make close friends easily, though it does make an effort to remain cordial with most folk.
It does take pleasure in a good scare, a good bit of knowledge unearthed, and in its passion for 'medicine' and 'surgery'; Malodore would like to be both a fearful doctor-figure to humans and a somewhat helpful (though still creepy) doctor-figure to its fellow Halloweenies. It hungers for knowledge, though it could care less about things unconnected to its passions.
Malodore has a few quirks: it is sensitive about being properly clothed, and does not like exposing more of its body than is strictly necessary. (Hands for fine manipulation, feet for careful movement, tail and scalpel-feathers out of necessity as they tend to shred clothing otherwise.) Anything else is Right Out, and anyone attempting to remove its clothing will be dealt with severely. Especially its mask.
Malodore is also finicky about physical cleanliness and its own scent. It doesn't care (too much) about the cleanliness of others, but it does not like to be dirty (the faint bloodseep on its own bandages excepted, as it's par for the course). It will clean itself as soon as possible if it becomes dirty, and will not be pleased with anyone who gets it dirty on purpose. It also likes to smell pleasant, usually of dried herbs and parchment dust, though sometimes it experiments with other mixtures. The scented materials are stored in the top half of its beak.
Lastly, Malodore is a big believer in personal space. It will not initiate physical contact with others except as part of an examination, and it does not like to be touched at all. It will attempt to evade all attempts at being touched, either by pushing back with its cane or outright jumping away/dodging.
And a few final random notes:
- Malodore's beak-mask is both a mask and a functioning mouth; the beak opens and closes when it speaks.
- Malodore's voice is gender-neutral; it speaks with a slight Italian accent, and may use the occasional Italian word here and there.
Why did they enroll at the academy? Malodore enrolled as part of its unfailing pursuit of knowledge; the idea of studying among others - hopefully a few others of equal intellectual standing and curiosity to itself - was very appealing. It also would like to learn about the physiology of Halloween's more eldritch inhabitants, the better to treat them later on.
Malodore's ultimate goal is to not only scare humans, but to tend to Halloween Town's citizens as a doctor-figure as well. One hopefully more balanced than the usual gibbering mad scientist; Malodore has nothing but disdain for such unprofessional behavior.
Fear:
Natural Ability: Immunity. Malodore is immune to the effects of any germ, pathogen, or illness, whether spawned from the Human World or from Halloween Town itself.
FEAR Ability: Miasma.
(Based on the miasmatic theory of disease, the common theory at the time plague doctors operated.)
A fine mist rises around the target and 'infects' them temporarily. Miasma does damage over time as the target gets 'sicker'; the severity of the 'illness' varies based on how high Malodore's initial roll was. A very low roll might produce a mere sniffle;a midrange roll might produce an itchy rash; a high roll might produce a debilitating flu.
The effects of Miasma vanish at the end of battle.
