Armin Palland

Vasiht'h's mentor in the psychology graduate program at Seersana U. Is married, with a son.

Physical Description

A Seersa with a ruddy pelt and champagne ears, and graying around the mouth and eyes. Short, but 'younger than Jahir expected' Smells of strong tea and cedar.

Biography

He's called 'Doctor' in Mindtouch, and 'Professor'. In Dreamhearth, Vasiht'h thinks he's been a professor for 15-20 years. Loves teaching and advising.

Family

Married to Caramia Palland for thirty-odd years, son is Dana Palland, who is married and has a son (so far), Gaius.

Trivia

• swears by the Speaker-Singer's silent hells, just 'hells', and occasionally refers to the Speaker-Singer by himself.
• mostly drinks tea (of every kind), but also coffee
• infamously bad correspondent
• knows three languages (Universal, Seersan, and Meredan), and pits and pieces of a few others (until he learned Eldren after meeting Haladir Delen; now it's four languages).

Office at Seersana U

"The lived-in office of an overworked but contented professor." Very messy, with precarious stacks of books and papers, and more books in bookshelves, and a desk that had seen better days and floors scuffed by the feet of thousands of students. The least cluttered part of it is where he keeps the teapot and various mugs and cups by the window. The mugs don't match.

Mug Collection

• A diving team
• a chipped white mug with the Seersana U logo

Body Language

• not excitable, usually
• points at people
• taps (or scratches) cheek and or lip with finger
• taps tables with fingers a lot
• rubbing finger under nose
• covers face with palm
• very mobile brows (and he knows how to use them)
• crooked smiles
• snorts
• has done the leaning with elbows on knees sitting pose
• has also done the leaning back with fingers laced on chest pose
• and the folded arms behind his head pose
• holds up hand to pause people