Traim
Human mage previously implicated in controversies involving the Children of Kalestraum, the assassination of Outcast Queen Macja, Ferdahl Aemmin's parlay with the dragon Ael'tharaxus, and the necromancers' involvement in the final battle against Lyras.
Description
You are Traim Ruin, Suzerain of Night, a Human. You have gold eyes. Your black hair is shoulder length and thick, and is worn in a simple, pulled-back style held in place by a pair of crossed tomiek daggers. You have tanned skin and a wiry build. You are very tall for a Human. You are in your prime. You are clean shaven. You have a tattoo of two lines, one icy blue and one vivid red, creating a complex serpentine pattern covering his entire left forearm. The colors bleed together as the lines cross and intersect, converging into a complex lurid purple knot on your left palm.
You are wearing a grey Imperial weave scarf cut to cover the lower face and neck, an intricate silversteel medallion engraved with a singing nightingale, a narrow sable-black leather longcoat secured with aevanstone buckles, a clockwork slurbow with a nightsilk-wrapped tyrium barrel, a low collared steelsilk shirt with onyx nightingale cufflinks, some cuffed grey Imperial weave trousers with fey-bone buttons and a pair of black leather boots with orichalcum clockwork gear buckles.
Notable Events
-Recruited into the Flying Company upon its creation by Mazrian Daemondred.
-Appointed as Commander of a Ilithi Militia he names Obsidian Watch during time of turmoil with Dragon Priests, Inquisition, and Therengia. Dismissed/disbanded under unknown circumstances.
-Organized Moon Mage Conclave of 412 with Malzard, Mistanna, Sebrahn, Kraggur, Atazai, Skaen, Eyuve, Miskton, and many other fellow mages dedicated to the survival of the guild. Led an experimental group prediction heightened with mixed mana patterns that led to disastrous results and the only known appearance of an umbral colossus.
-Organized Ilithics/Elanthics 2/Provincial Games 405.
Exemplar Areas of Research
-Pethian philosophy, Sithia history and lore, lost artificing knowledge, naming rituals, extraplanar creature lore, mechanical innovation in the weapon industry, location of lost Emalerje grazhir shard, tyura circle experimentation.
Notes of Interest
-Pathological gambler, considers himself failed student of Tiv, suffered severe mental break shortly after Moon Mage Conclave of 412 and disappeared, presumed dead by most that knew him, until his unexpected re-appearance in 429.
-Observant associates upon his return have noted his considerably different philosophy towards the practice of sorcery with extraplanar effects, his strangely devout dedication to Phelim, and his curious references to lessons learned in the Dark Hand. At the time of this writing, he remains the only adventurer holding an estate in Shadow's Reach.
-His informal title, "Suzerain of Night," was first coined in gerenshuge by Shard citizens sarcastically remarking upon the appointment of a human "shadow mage" as Ferdahl Aemmin's commander. Over time, the nickname proved prophetic and stuck.
Early Life
-Hara'jaal dock rat that began his life as a thief in Ratha after escaping Var'quel. A poorly thought-out attempt at robbing the Fortune Path "hall" on Taisgath led him to the moon mage guild leader Lomtaun. Lomtaun banished him to Tiv's custody after Ratha experienced a viral spread of a tokka card gambling game that implicated numerous minor members of the Great Houses in a variety of compromising positions.