Physical Description
Thanks to a growth abnormality, Ravi is tall (at least above 6'6") -- as in the sort of kid that, were he growing up in America, would have been pushed into basketball. Most of his height is in his limbs, but he does have a longish torso. He's also skinny, and tends to slouch a bit. His skin is blue gray, with a darker mottling on his back, and the upper sides of his arms and legs. He has large, webbed-looking ears, and pale yellow eyes and face markings. He does have hair on his head, dark blue and usually cut in something like a bowl cut. His neck has gills, but unlike Phillee's, they are covered when he's on land by a flap of skin. He does have webbed toes and fingers. Ravi favors loose clothing that he can shed quickly -- he really only bothers with clothing on land.
Personality
Ravi is even-tempered and comes across as a genuinely kind and open person, though more than a bit self-effacing. Between that, his size, and the fact he is a very quiet guy, people tend to assume he's a bit thick. He's actually quite smart, easily able to keep pace with other characters. While he likes his magic, he is most interested in what he can use it for. Ravi is an idealist at heart, and that and the desire to help the people and the neighborhood he grew up in, is leading him into politics.
History
Ravi's father was a calling mage who died before Ravi was born. While it is unusual for merfolk to have hind limbs and be air-breathing, somehow Ravi inherited this trait, though it doesn't quite sit right on his frame. His mother brought him to Hinoiri, hoping for a better life after her husband's death. Instead they ended up in the lower class, where only Ravi's intelligence and hard work won him a scholarship to train as a Gate Mage. He met Shashi there and the two became both friends and rivals. When they graduated, Ravi was torn between taking high-status jobs to help his mother's income and to actually bring his services to people who couldn't afford them. He ended up deciding to help his former neighbors.
Relationships
- Ravi is friends and even kind of boyfriends with Shashi, though the current inability to grasp each other's goals is causing tension between them. Not that the whole 'being nerdy teen boys' helps them there.
- Elise lived near Ravi once she got stuck on Hinoiri, and helped him and his mother out. As a result, he sees her almost like family.
Special Abilities
Gate mage, powerful enough to serve as the focus for inter-world travel, though he still needs amplification or other mages in the background. Some healing abilities.