Name:  Weyland Mathers<br/>Lineage:  Carn Mathers (muggle, father)  Anna Mathers (muggle, mother)<br/>Gender:  M<br/>Age:  27<br/>Class Year:  He has already taken a full 4 years, teacher candidate<br/>Dorm:  Hyena<br/><br/>NEWTS:  DADA (O) Potions (A) Transfiguration (E) Muggle Studies (E) Care of Magical Creatures (A) Charms (A)<br/><br/>Notable Strengths:  Brilliant with offensive and defensive invocations, dueling, and flying on broomsticks.  Talented and trained in swordfighting (rapier and longsword) and in firearms.<br/><br/>Notable Weaknesses:  Competitive, doesn't care for the more complex, studious magics, though he has gotten fair grades due to intensive study.  Straight forward thinker (not necessarily a weakness)  Passionate.<br/><br/>Notable Possessions:<br/>-Refurbished Nimbus 2003 (heirloom from his father, who played Quiddich recreationally with wizard friends).<br/>-Wand, mahogany with dragon heartstring core.<br/>-Longsword named "Protector" (family heirloom on his mother's side, dating from the Crusades).<br/>-Enchanted Dragon hide long coat (black, earned for his service fighting the dark wizards)<br/>-Fencing equipment<br/>-Father's Quiddich gear<br/>-Familiar named Presto, a ferret<br/><br/>Description:  Average height with a fighter's build, black hair, black eyes.<br/><br/>Background:  Weyland's father is American, his mother English.  Both were killed in the crossfire of a dark cults evil plans near to his graduation from Nacodsaed.  He then joined a group of good wizards who spent four years fighting the cult in deadly confrontations in various parts of the world.  He has returned to Nacodsaed in hopes of becoming a Professor, wishing to teach wizards how to better fight the evils of the magical world (a focused, practical dueling, combat, and survival course, as opposed to the more general Defense Against the Dark Arts).<br/><br/>Description:  War is hell, and Weyland is good at war, a brilliant protege with experience.  It makes him calm, efficient with words and actions, precise.  Socially, that may be in turn intimidating or seen as simplicity.<br/><br/>He is active, enjoys physical training, adrenaline, and philosophical exercise more than academic pursuits.  He is of the belief that a man's worth is in experience and mastery of self and achieving one's own personal goal, than in bureaucratic, collective worth.  However, an achievement in academics was one of his goals, so he is able to focus and work hard in that field as well.<br/><br/>He has a not-too-short cut of wavy black hair, thick and wild but maintained nicely, and wears his beard scruffy but controlled.  He has black eyes, and almost always wears his glittering black dragonhide longcoat, but the clothes underneath are typically brighter and mostly dressy, as he is trying to look professional.<br/><br/>Adult Limits:  If it comes up I'll say something.  :)