Belimarius, Runelord of Envy

Domain: Edasseril
Weapon of rule: Ornate memory-stealing halberd of gold and dawnsilver
Span of rule: -5402 AR to -5293 AR (109 years)
Master Abjurer

Lyrie's Research

Belimarius (pronounced bell-uh-MARE-eh-us) was the tenth and final runelord of envy and ruler of the ancient Thassilonian realm of Edasseril, the Realm of Envy, reigning from -5402 AR until the end of Thassilon in -5293 AR.   Belimarius came from a wealthy but low-born family. She applied to study at the Arcanium Abjurant, the top wizardry school in Edasseril, but was rejected and given an offer to become a rural tax collector. With few other prospects, she accepted the job while studying magic in her free time. By employing blackmail, slander, theft, and murder, she rose quickly in the ranks of Edasseril's bureaucracy.   At the age of 20, Belimarius was one of the most influential financial bureaucrats in Edasseril, and quickly rose to hold the Mantle of Envy after suspecting the previous Runelord of Envy, Phirandi, was holding her back from her true potential.

Codex Research

Belimarius, the Runelord of Envy and the Queen of Edasseril, was a bitter and poisonous politician, consumed by her magic to always see her peers as scheming and flourishing beyond her reach. As a result, she stewed and plotted against all of them with intrigues, poison, and assassins. It’s unclear how her kingdom functioned; almost all records of it are clearly written to show only a completely false paradise of perfect rulership, perfect harmony, and perfect arcane skill. According to the official accounts, nothing ever went wrong in Edasseril. The other runelords seem to have avoided discussing her. She was a heavyset woman who looked to be the eldest of the runelords and always carried a wand of ebony and a speaking mirror—an antique even in those ancient times—with which she often consorted. Her halberd-like weapon of rule was said to be capable of stealing memories but was rarely used in battle by the paranoid queen.