Lord Commander Aleem

In The Mad Mage of Sevendor, Lord Commander Aleem commands the Knights of Nablus, the Merwyni warmage corps. At the truce meeting arranged by Minalan, Aleem and his order are persuaded to back Count Andrevar's rebellion against Duke Andrastal, in large part because they resent being used as a political weapon rather than fulfilling their traditional regulatory role. After the ceremony, Aleem gifts Minalan with an ancient dagger dating from the Early Magocracy and bearing the sigil of the Colonial Defense Force, saying only "When the time is right, you will know what to do with it." His melancholy demeanor suggests a man who dedicated himself to ideals only to see them corrupted. He takes the standard irionite oath under Minalan's terms.