Zaj

"Geez, you weren't even a warm up. What a shame."

- Zaj

Zaj is a character first appearing in chapter 7 of Excelsion. He is an Ash Elemental Hunter.

Appearance
Zaj's figure is variable, and, as is befitting for an elemental, he can change shape and size at will. He does, however, have a favorite form, where he shapes himself to resemble a male human of great height and thin physique wearing what's best described as casual clothing.

Personality
Zaj is visibly sarcastic and nonchalant about anything and everything, and even when he's fighting he can spare the time to come up with a pun if need be. He does, however, take his duty as a Hunter very seriously.

He is slow to anger and quick to forgive, being compassionate to friend and foe alike. But he will not hesitate to bring down fire and flame on those who oppose him, and he derives some pleasure from seeing things burn, whether they be inanimate objects, enemies, or himself.

When under the effects of [Cooldown], however, Zaj becomes noticeably cold hearted and ruthless, and his icy glare pierces through one just as well as his freezing attacks do. There is little he will not do when the ice takes over.

Background
Zaj doesn't usually speak of his background. Whether he pretends he doesn't have one, or he'd rather not talk about it, or he just thinks it's not interesting enough to bring up as a subject. Considering his behavior, however, the most likely thing is that he's just someone who's doing what he pleases. His light hearted behavior even in the face of danger does not quite fit the persona of someone who's had a troubled past. But it's just speculation. All that one can say for sure is that one day, he Awakened, and he decided he'd do more good to the Realms by being a Hunter than just idling around all day. Not that he wouldn't want to, by his own admission.

Concepts and Laws
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Statistics
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Trivia

 * His tendency to utter puns at the worst time is useful for getting on his opponent's nerves, though it's also landed him in trouble a fair amount of times.
 * His ability to change his basic domain from ash to ice, however briefly, suggest he might be capable of unlocking other forms.
 * Zaj does not eat, or breathe, or indeed have any biological need as humans understand it: he simply derives all sustenance from consuming Ash. Due to his ability to create ash at will, whenever and wherever he feels like it, he is effectively 100% self-sufficient in whatever environment he finds himself in.
 * Each place's ash "tastes" differently to Zaj, and he finds at least some amusement in comparing it to the ash of other Realms.
 * Related to the point above, Zaj is not alive in the traditional sense of the word. He is animated by magic rather than biological functions, and his body is not internally differentiated.