Sorry to bring the discussion back.
I wanted to create a similar concept of character, but more like Newt Scamander, a field supernatural biologist influenced by the posts of Sharing monsters and myths maps.
At the time I toke the Bjornaer template, change the Heartbeast to shapeshifter (starting with a flying form to have more mobility) and added inoffensive to magical creatures and, maybe, animal keen. I idealize it as a true Merinita with Nature Lore instead of faerie magic.
For abilities i just could think about philosophy, emphasis in natural philosophy, hunt, survival and animal handling, don’t know if take chirurgy (for anatomy) and/or profession (apotechary).
I wanted the character to focus in discovering products that can be made from magical animals (new shapes and materials, drugs), or new aspects of magic to integrate in the MT, but couldn’t give him an ambulatory laboratory (as I envision the character focusing on In, Mu; An, Co).
Can you give some help to make this character more coherent and/or functional?