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Sharlayan Agercite

Pronunciation
ager has a g like in gentle, ager-site
Etymology
ager, m., noun, meaning field, land, or terrain

Sharlayan Agercites, commonly called Agers, are field researchers sanctioned by the Forum and employed through the Studium, tasked with undertaking expeditions in the study of aetherology and ecology.An Ager gathers data through methods such as observation, interviews, and surveys, later presenting their findings to further enrich Sharlayan’s vast store of knowledge. They may also publish works, and have been known to use their research in a thesis when applying for professorship within the Studium.Agercites spend much of their time abroad, though many maintain a residence in Sharlayan—small one- or two-room flats optionally provided by the Studium.

PUBLISHED WORKS

Bloom in the Burn: A Study of Flowers Growing on Aether-Scorched Land
On flora that survive in areas saturated by the unstable, crystalized aether in Mor Dhona.Predation by Pulse: How Certain Beasts Track Aetheric Signatures
On predators who hunt through aetheric sensitivity.Web of Currents: Elemental Interconnection in the Black Shroud
On treating forest flora and fauna as one vast aether-sharing network, where imbalance in one species affects others.Mutable Essence: On the Instability of Aether Within Living Systems
A theory that aether in flora/fauna is never static but constantly fluctuates—potentially explaining mutations, corruption, or spontaneous changes.

^{Player Note
The Sharlayan Agercite is a completely original concept I created as an alternative to the gleaners. While I love the gleaner role, it felt a little too closely tied to the main story for the kind of RP I want to explore. I still imagine that Sharlayans would have field researchers out in the world, and the Agercite grew from that idea.
If you're interested in making your character an Agercite, you're more than welcome to. I just ask that you let me know. A note of credit is always appreciated, though not required.}

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Notes from the Black Ledger

A legendary plant, Volyood Aefriscus, also known as The Queen’s Ruby, is rediscovered deep in a contested, unstable aetheric zone in Mor Dhona. Once thought extinct, the plant’s petals can either amplify healing magic to miraculous levels or be refined into an incredibly destructive aether-based toxin. The plant is extremely rare and grows only in areas of aetheric turbulence.Ceren, as a trusted field researcher with expertise in magical flora-fauna interaction, is tasked by her institution to retrieve and study the plant. But the plant’s rediscovery quickly attracts dangerous attention from black market collectors, city-state funded agents, and even a few scholars looking to secure fame or profit.The only way for Ceren to safely transport a live sample for study is by enlisting help from those who understand the inner workings of the seedy underworld.

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The Verdant Dragon

Ceren is sent to investigate an ancient forest in Dravania where flora and fauna have undergone unprecedented aetheric co-evolution. Plants glow with bioluminescent sigils, animals demonstrate strange, possibly magical intelligence, and entire micro-ecosystems exhibit harmonic aether synchronization.At the forest’s heart lies the reason: a Verdant Dragon, a creature long believed extinct. It is not merely a guardian—it is the keystone of this evolved ecosystem. Its breath is known to trigger spontaneous symbiotic growth between species, and its slumber radiates stabilizing aetheric energy that keeps the forest alive.But the peace is unraveling.

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Web of the Hollow Lords

Deep in the mist-choked jungles of Tural lies an ancient ruin overtaken by vast, cathedral-sized webs. These are not normal webs. They pulse faintly with aetheric energy, resonating like memory crystals, recording visual and emotional impressions, some going back centuries. Within these webs live the Hollow Lords: massive, semi-intelligent spider-like beings that don’t speak, but observe.Ceren is sent by a reluctant academy to study the site—part archaeological interest, part damage control after rumors that the spiders are manipulating minds or “weaving false pasts.”

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Letters to the Lost

Though her days are filled with fieldwork, Ceren finds time to pens letters. Some go to archivists, others to libraries, outposts, or local contacts who might recall a face, a name, a rumor. She's searching for any trace of her brother—the one who vanished during the Ala Mhigan resistance. All she knows is that he was never listed among the fallen. No grave. No closure.

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Scars of Invasion

While Sharlayan clung to its doctrine of non-intervention, Ceren bears the scars of what inaction cost her family. Just a child, she and her mother fled Gyr Abania amid fire and steel, leaving behind her father and older brother, both of whom joined the early stages of the what would become the Ala Mhigan resistance. She never saw them again.Though she now serves Sharlayan with diligence, redirecting her research from the field back to the city-state, she harbors a quiet defiance against its dispassionate ideals. She walks the line between duty and dissent, believing knowledge must be used, not merely preserved.

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More than her Work

Ceren is often found devoting her days to the quiet wonder of studying aether in the wild, how it pulses through strange flora, hums beneath the skin of rare creatures, and weaves unseen patterns through the world. Her demeanor is warm and steady, a kind professionalism that makes her easy to overlook in a crowd of louder voices. But beneath the meticulous notes and measured observations lives a dreamer's heart.In rare unguarded moments, she imagines herself swept up in new-found purpose and adventure, and of connections that feel like home.

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