Master Avradovious
A former Sage who abandoned the title to become Court Magician of the Vridium Empire, Avradovious is shrewd, cunning, and ominous, pushing the limits of magic without concern for morality. Though not evil, his loyalty lies with magical progress and the institutions funding it, not the crown or its people.
Physical Description
Identifying Characteristics
Gaunt, pale, with a hollow yet sharp gaze, wears flowing dark robes adorned with shifting planar runes.
Special abilities
Inventor of chronomancy, master of spatial manipulation, expert in astral plane travel and study.
Specialized Equipment
Possesses a focus forged from crystallized astral essence and a chronomantic pocketwatch, both tied to his unique spellcraft.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Once the 1st seat of the Sage Council, Avradovious left to dedicate his life to research rather than politics, becoming the personal Court Magician to the King of the Vridium Empire. He is the inventor of chronomancy and a master of spatial magic, with research on the astral plane unmatched by any but Grand Arcanist Solaris Divir, his greatest rival. His practices and longevity have given him a lich like reputation, though he has not crossed that threshold.
Gender Identity
Male
Education
Trained under previous Sages and numerous arcane masters, self taught in astral, temporal, and planar magic.
Employment
Court Magician to the King of the Vridium Empire, former Sage Council 1st seat.
Accomplishments & Achievements
Inventor of chronomancy, unmatched expertise in astral research, widely considered among the top three most powerful mages alive, rival to Solaris Divir.
Intellectual Characteristics
Calculating, relentless, innovative, secretive, logical.
Morality & Philosophy
Believes magic must evolve, regardless of cost, and that mortal morality is a temporary obstacle to greater truths.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
To expand the boundaries of magic at any cost, securing his legacy as one of history’s most brilliant arcane minds.
Likes & Dislikes
Likes: Discovery, astral studies, magical theory, funding, rivalries that challenge him.
Dislikes: Politics, sentimentality, kings and nobles, limitations placed on magical research.
Virtues & Personality perks
Visionary, genius, determined to leave a legacy, unmatched knowledge of time and planar studies.
Vices & Personality flaws
Cold, detached, morally gray, rumored to pursue immortality at any cost.
Social
Reign
Currently active as Court Magician, relinquished Sage title decades ago.
Contacts & Relations
Maintains connections with Zecrian arcanists (including rival Solaris Divir), former Sage Council members, and several shadowy benefactors for his research.
Family Ties
Unknown or nonexistent, rumors persist of him severing all mortal ties to focus on his craft.
Religious Views
Dismissive of the gods, viewing them as lesser beings compared to magic’s potential, though he occasionally invokes Bothos in research, seeing him as a fellow architect of arcane understanding.
Wealth & Financial state
Extremely wealthy through state patronage, research grants, and rare magical findings.
Honorary & Occupational Titles
Former Sage 1st seat, Court Magician of the Vridium Empire.
Children
Quotes & Catchphrases
"The world’s morality bends and breaks. Magic does not, it endures, as will I."
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