<strong>Name:</strong>Mahmud ibn Nasib<br/><div class="floatright">(http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k183/Jefepato/dude_zps978c9a07.jpg)</div><br/><strong>Age:</strong>18<br/><br/><strong>Family:</strong>Father - Nasib ibn R'ad, a prince among ifrit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ifrit).  Mother - Sylvia Armand, a human sorceress.  A fair number of half-siblings who aren't going to really give a damn about the half-breed until he makes something of himself.<br/><br/><strong>Personality:</strong>Mahmud is fairly arrogant, but in a quiet sort of way (at least, considering that he's technically royalty); at least, he's well aware that he needs to prove himself before he can demand the respect he thinks he deserves.  He's pleasant enough to people he considers his peers, but ruthless with his enemies and quite determined to carve out a place in the world for himself.  He definitely has a taste for the finer things in life, although his aristocratic habits sometimes match up quite well with his desire to fit in at the school and sometimes really don't.<br/><br/><strong>Background:</strong>Once upon a time, a sorceress of Persian extraction caught the passing fancy of Nasib ibn R'ad, a great prince among the ifrit.  She had (and still has) decidedly mixed feelings about the time spent with Nasib's court, but apparently she impressed the royal djinn enough that it amused him to let her live after he grew bored with her.  Their son was born a few months later.<br/><br/>Half-mortals don't fit in well in the courts of the djinn, but Nasib's pride required that he ensure his son was provided for.  Mahmud was able to attend the finest schools, and his mother was more than qualified to oversee the development of his mystical powers -- important, since he desperately needed to make a good impression on his occasional visits to his father's court; ifrit do not like being disappointed one bit.  Fortunately, Nasib was pleased enough to provide a glowing letter of recommendation to Heathen's school.<br/><br/>Mahmud's been training and studying diligently ever since.  His major is Political Science, with minors in Thaumaturgical Engineering and Economics.<br/><br/><strong>Sexuality:</strong>Heterosexual<br/><br/><strong>Abilities:</strong><br/><em>Physical Prowess:</em>As the son of a mighty spiritual being, Mahmud is physically stronger, faster, and tougher than a normal human.  He has talent as a fighter, but his experience in physical combat is limited.<br/><em>Pyromastery:</em>Ifrit are spirits of fire, after all.  Mahmud is pretty much immune to flame, and can generate and control it besides, although he's still growing into his power.<br/><em>Mystic Arts:</em>He can't exactly grant wishes like the djinn of legend, but he's quite good at conjuration and has a decent grounding in elemental manipulation and counterspells.  He's begun to study artifice (being decked out in magic items is a very appealing notion for Mahmud), but it's slow going.<br/><em>Authority:</em>Mahmud was born to rule.  It's not quite mind control unless someone is<em>very</em>weak-willed, but his presence and charisma are decidedly supernatural, and people who should know better still find it way too easy to go along with him.