Vez'Nan

"The scandal involving the Archmagus's last apprentice was not very interesting at the time, although now that I know the truth about that bastard, I certainly wish I would have given the issue more attention. That being said, I was younger, and we had just come out of a civil war and succession crisis"

-Charles VI

Bio:
Vez'Nan, born to two permenantly indentured servants in the far reaches of the stronghold city Grönkulle, Urbina. When his Lord of the Manour received the deed to Feurbergton, however, Vez'Nan and his family were taken to the new Manour in the port city, and during the trip at the age of 15 years, Vez'Nan stowed away aboard a freight galleon headed to Edverdstung. One they arrived, he was apprehended and thrown out, but found by the Master Diviner Nivus, who took the boy under his wing as a scribe, sensing the tremendous potential in him.

The Urbinan Vez'Nan studied in Augistiae for around a year, but being far more attuned to the studies of the School of Necromancy, requested and was sent to the Fulgargrad Arcane University, where he excelled in his studies. Gaining somewhat of a reputation, and his exceptionally high Arcane College Test scores gained him in invitation to the Maetorian Arcane College of Higher Studies, where he continued to excel.

Issues first started to show here, however, as Vez'Nan began to study more and more unorthodox methods and practices, and tampered on occasion with Black Magik, which ostracised him from many of his peers (as well as his increasingly volatile nature).

It was here, too, that Vez'Nan was formally invited to be the Arcane Apprentice of the Maetorian Archmagus Malcolm Pugachev, and thus took up the title and supplanted the previous apprentice Rosalyn. As the Arcane Apprentice of the Archmagus himself, Vez'Nan learned much under the man, both in the traditional Trio of Magiks, as well as via his own personal trips to the Great Library's Restricted Texts Section, where he was now able to peruse banned texts of olde of Black Magiks.

These gifts were not free, however, as the more and more Vez'Nan studied with the Archmagus, the closer they grew, until the abuses began, and no amount of arcane power could save Vez'Nan from that.

But fate for Vez'Nan would turn, for both the better and the worst, as one day, from the far eastern Nihonian Kingdom came the most valuable of goods; a young girl, sent to study and harness her tremendous power. Her name was Valentina Kazumari, and as soon as she arrived were arrangements already being made to cast Vez'Nan out and replace him with this protégée from the East.

Thus, as quickly as he was brought in, was Vez'Nan cast out, only having studied under the archmagus for four years.

Four years is a long time, however, and thus Vez'Nan was knowledgeable, and now, with a heart full of jealousy, he prepared most extreme plans to assassinate Valentina. And as his study changed from books of arcanum to the habits of this Nihonian girl, his heart softened; his will weakened; and horror befell him: He was in love.

His murderous obsession over Valentina changed to a obsessive love, and the murderous intent shifted targets: if he is to be with Valentina, if he is to love her, then he must free her, and potentially save her from the abuses of the Archmagus. He must slay the Archmagus.

To make this monumental undertaking realistic, however, he must gain more power, and it would take years of study to reach the level the archmage had, and even then he would always be outmatched; he needed more power, and sooner. Thus, Vez'nan did the only thing which could grant him this, and the Lady Grimalkina of the 7th Circle was more than happy to oblige.

Vez'Nan, however, was cunning, and instead of trading his own soul, he agreed to one day bring the devil an artefact: the Tear of Elynie. To hold the devil over, Vez'Nan also agreed to send occasional souls, particularly that of the Archmagus, with failure meaning how own soul instead.

Thus, armed with forbidden power, Vez'Nan began to launch his plot...

...And was instantly caught, tried, and sentenced to death for treason.

His claims of the Archmagus's abuses, although discounted, did start the spread of rumours, however, but it was the intervention of his old mentor Nivus which had his sentence lowered to simple time in the dungeons, with his fate to be decided on later.

Description:
Although he enjoys obscuring his face with his own magikal darkness, Vez'Nan is of Shar'Lain descent, and carries the native olivine tint to his skin, though with darker patches mixed in sporadically. His hair is varries from pitch black to dark brown, and is of a medium length with curls, and his eyes are an emerald green colour, although often he covers them with a goldenrod hellfire illusion. Vez'Nan stands at 5'1" in height, although enjoys levitating, with his robe obscuring his legs as to give the illusion that he is taller.

Quotes:

 * My old rival turned gem of my heart and fire of my loins, I will free you from the clutches of the Devil...
 * Knowledge is power!
 * The world beat me down, and told me I would surmount to nothing, so I took on a far more glorious purpose.

Ballads:
""