Alanik Ray, the Great Detective of Ravenloft:
What he’s from: Ravenloft.
What he might be in: Some sort of Jade-Realm thing, maybe (Jade-Realm is a world of Dungeons and Dragons)?
Background:
Known as the Great Detective, Alanik Ray possesses an unrivaled deductive mind. The century-old elf has a knack for seeing through falsehoods, a talent aided by decades of experience and science-driven deductive methods.
As a young detective in the nation of Darkon, Alanik revealed his father’s criminal empire and oversaw its destruction. His success launched his career as a private detective, embroiling him in the intrigues of Martira Bay’s nobility. During this time, he met the young physician Arthur Sedgwick, who became his partner and saved Alanik’s life countless times. The pair’s adventures – including several deadly encounters with the sinister group known as the Kargat – eventually led them to relocate to Port-a-Lucine in the nation of Dementlieu. A mystery involving a shapeshifting serial killer resulted in a fall from a roof that paralyzed Alanik’s legs. Within the following month, the pair created a custom wheelchair for Alanik, and they married.
Today, Alanik Ray and Arthur Sedgwick investigate mysteries wherever need and novelty take them. Arthur lends his practicality and martial skill to Alanik’s dazzling intellect during the pair’s exploits. Sedgwick also chronicles their adventures and has published two volumes to date: “The Life of Alanik Ray” and “The Casebook of Alanik Ray”.
He and Arthur are also allies of the famed monster hunter Dr. Rudolph Van Richten, and Van Richten’s other allies.
One mystery he’s working on seems to involve two rival murderers, who are in some sort of duel with each other. AND, one of the murderers is also a necromancer!
Alanik Ray’s Traits:
Ideal: “Logic is a guide but also an illusion. Order and reason don’t supercede what is right.”
Bond: “I have the perspective to see depravities others can’t. I use my insight to reveal wickedness and make the world a better place.”
Flaw: “Most people are dangerous, manipulative liars and not to be trusted.”
How he is like me:
We both see the world in a unique way (for example, I feel like flying on planes are both a quick way to get from place to place, but also hellish, at times, due to being trapped on there with wailing infants). He also is very intelligent, and has a disability (in his case, his paraplegia, and in my case, my high-functioning autism). He can sometimes be difficult and hard to get along with (they no longer play “Clue”, as Alanik keeps stubbornly insisting that Mr. Boddy murdered himself, claiming it’s “the only explanation for the evidence” and that “the rules are wrong”). So can I. Also, we both have trouble realizing that people don’t like being yelled at and the like. And then there’s the fact that we both have different definitions of “important” than others (i.e., he thinks the fact that the Earth revolves around the Sun is “unimportant”).
How he is different from me:
He is paralyzed from the waist down, is gay, and is in a relationship. Also, while he is mostly guided by logic, I am usually guided by my fan fictions. Also, he’s quite dispassionate about his affairs (mostly), whereas I am VERY passionate, to the point where I sometimes blame others when things go wrong. He can sometimes be difficult and hard to get along with. So can I. In his case, he doesn’t exactly care that people are sometimes uncomfortable around him.