Character Information!!

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Spellmonger

Terleman's face was familiar to Minalan from the Long March down the Farisian peninsula, where he had fought beside Minalan as a good mage and good war captain. He has an academic interest in warmagic and is writing a book on the subject. He is a type of mage who likes powerful spells, and he rescues Minalan after the coal vein explosion near Boval Vale.

Warmage

Minalan ceded the job of coordinating the Magical Corps to Terleman, acknowledging him as probably their best strategic thinker. He established the warmagi headquarters and built an elaborate magical diorama of the region to facilitate defensive spellwork. He ran an impressive magemap of the Alshari Wilderlands, demonstrating methodical and detail-oriented leadership. He attempted cantrips to measure the difference between inside and outside the Umbra. He was elevated to Knight Magi.

Magelord

Minalan appoints him Knight Commander and the executive head of the combat arm of the new Arcane Orders (Order of Horka), serving as Warden of the Magelands and military commander facing the Dead God. He reported that castles defended by 300 men fell quickly and urged Minalan to return to the field. He presents Minalan with four captured witchstones. He successfully conserves his strength at Cambrian against organized aggression.

Knights Magi

As Commander, he displays a magemap to the Knights Magi. He reports that the gurvani have stopped advancing and are scattered in cantonments looting manors. He cuts short Tyndal and Rondal's errantry because he has devised a mission requiring two High Magi. He receives a mind-to-mind report from Rondal about the siege worms at the keep.

High Mage

He is the commanding officer of the Royal Magical Corps. During the battle of Anthatiel, he wields powerful warmagic, using a blue-hot flame spell to burn a charging siege worm. He later takes charge of the city's defense alongside Sire Cei during the evacuation.

Enchanter

He attends Minalan's Magic Fair and defends his commitment to practical warmagic. After a Nemovorti raid on the palace, Duke Anguin II commissions him as a Marshal of Alshar. He takes command, coordinates defenses, procures maps, and uses his staff Warmaster to defeat the Nemovort Kalbur. He is commanded to destroy enemy strongholds to make a statement.

Court Wizard

He is recognized as one of the most experienced and deadliest warmagi in the kingdom. He is appointed Pentandra's military attaché (a Marshal of Alshar) and takes over command during the Nemovorti palace assault in Vorone. He quickly establishes a headquarters

Shadowmage

As Deputy head of the Alshari Magical Corps, he takes immediate command during a dragon attack on Vanador, issuing evacuation and defense orders. He uses the Ways to engage the dragon directly and employs a specialized spell to bore a magical tendril into the dragon's throat to stop its breathing. He duels the beast alongside Azar.

Necromancer

He commands forces defending against the Umbra's expansion. He reports rapid Umbra growth via the Mirror Array. At the battle of Olum Seheri, he leads the warmagi forces, directing defenses with the patience of a chess player. He aggressively confronts and mocks the Nemovort Gaja Katar. He commands a staff of clerks and specialists, and investigates enemy intelligence patterns.

Thaumaturge

He is appointed Lord Marshal of the Magelaw forces and tasked with defending Vanador and identifying strategic gaps. He accompanies Minalan to a Gilmora tournament, where he publicly confronts Sir Larvone the Valiant and humiliates him in a duel. He leads the defense of Spellgate, successfully executing a subtle trap that utilizes a fake gurvani surrender and a counter-attack against the Nemovort commander Gaja Katar. He insists on keeping strategic intelligence secret from Minalan for security reasons.

Arcanist

Following his victory at Spellgate, his status soared, making him the most loved and loyal officer in the Magelaw. He quietly studies maps to formulate strategy and dispatches Minalan on a tactical mission, referring to the Spellmonger as a strategic asset. He reports that he hates trolls and is leading reserve forces to try to lure Shakathet into a field battle.

Footwizard

His cunning defense of Spellgate is noted in detail in the legal commentary by Lawbrother Bryte, which describes the complex trap he implemented that led to the destruction of Gaja Katar's forces and the surrender of the regular gurvani army. He is the Deputy Ducal Court Wizard of Alshar and a Captain of the Alshari Magical Corps.

Hedgemage

As Pentandra's deputy and head of the Alshari Magical Corps, he declares war on the Magelaw's behalf after his squire is captured by Prince Tavard's vassals. He leads a lightning campaign, capturing two baronies and over 500 enemy knights and squires nearly bloodlessly using battlefield magic. He successfully defends his conquests before King Rard and challenges the competence of the chivalry, continuing his conquests until Minalan orders him to return to probing Darkfaller.

Marshal Arcane

He commands the largest assault force since Olum Seheri for the Darkfaller raid. He rigorously inspects warmagi units, dismissing those who prioritize lineage. He scolds Prince Tavard's siege plan as ignoring magic. He leads the second sortie into Minalan's portal. He is revealed to be one of the three key warmagi who conspire to monitor Minalan for signs of madness and prepare to intervene if necessary.

Preceptor

He is still technically at war with Prince Tavard over Gilmora. He leads the final preparations for the Second Phase of the war. He informs Minalan that Prince Tavard insists on personally leading the Darkfaller relief effort. He commands his men to secure the bodies of fallen magi to deny the Nemovorti potential hosts.

Practical Adept

He takes a seat in Minalan's advisory council, displaying great presence as a superior warmage and commander. He agrees that Korbal being alive but humiliated is a better outcome than martyrdom. He is noted as residing at the luxurious Captain's Rest manor in Farise.