Azriel

A Spirit Charmer, specializing in capturing the essence of life shortly before death. A plague dragon by birth, Azriel was surrounded by death and destruction from a young age. Instead of letting the wasteland leave him a cynical husk, Azriel uses his own special blend of plague magic and wing magic he learned from travelers to preserve the essence of life in the form of spirit projections without trapping the creature between the land of the living and the dead. The real souls pass on, what's left is an impression, which almost has its own personality.

Instead of having a traditional magicians familiar, a living breathing being or a projection of his own soul, Azriel's magical companion is a cobra, Nezar, who was his first successful essence capture. Nezar is tied to a lamp, which Azriel holds near and dear at all times for safe keeping. Although they both may look intimidating, Azriel is quite affectionate towards those he knows well, only keeping up the strong silent act around strangers he mistrusts.