Thar'tikk

Thar'tikk is an alchemist and a former Klaxxi councillor, banished for his unsanctioned experiments on Shek'zeer's clutches. His banishment was recently lifted as per the demand of Jin'hee.

Biography
Prior to being selected for the council, Thar'tikk spent most of his life trying to avoid becoming a Paragon. He dislikes the idea of being set into amber forever, entirely losing control over his life.

Appearance
Thar'tikk is a crimson colored mantid with green eyes. As it is with all mantid, he can handle himself in physical combat fairly well and his body reflects such.

His wings are not clipped and are the source of his sonic power. The chitin blade on his right arm is chipped; Thar'tikk lost it during his swarming time.

Personality
Thar'tikk is argumentative, arrogant and convinced that he is always in the right; his not entirely traditionalist views often put him at odds with the council. He's still a brilliant scientist however, enough to be considered for the Paragon rites he so dreads.

Thar'tikk does not have much regard for the lives or comfort of others when it comes to his experiments. He will step over any boundary or moral in the name of science and alchemy. The single person he will treat with any semblance of respect or affection is the current princess.

Abilities
Having survived his swarming, Thar'tikk is capable warrior. He can carry out both ground and aerial assaults and has little difficulty predicting a less experienced opponent's next move. He does not care for always ending combat honorably; he does not shy away from desecrating his enemies' corpses for whatever body parts he requires for his experiments, sometimes taking such from still living adversaries.

Besides combat, Thar'tikk is an exceptional alchemist, something that had almost earned him Paragon status.

In the AU
As a human, Thar'tikk has long, red hair and cares little for his unkempt appearance, at least upon reuniting with the council.