Aldred Behn was the head of the Xalmyrran Council and a wielder of a spiral shard. He defended Xalmyrra against Jorhan and died while the region's people escaped.
Appearance and magic
Aldred was an elderly human mage before taking the shard. It restored his youth and greatly increased his essence. He was a master of fire magic and air magic.
History
The atraxi in Xalmyrra
When the atraxi arrived in Irrathis, Aldred offered them housing and sanctuary in exchange for their skills. Their work improved the region, but their growing use of essence spread corruption. The council monitored this overuse, and Aldred became increasingly concerned about the damage.
He trusted Belanor, who worked for the council, and considered him a likely successor. Aldred valued his compassion and saw him as different from the other atraxi.
The spiral shard
Aldred brought Belanor into the protected chambers beneath the council hall. A door that had remained sealed for decades was open, and a spiral shard lay on a pedestal beneath a gate. Aldred picked it up without knowing what it was. The shard transformed him, restoring his youth and making his movements stronger and smoother. He resealed the chamber and ordered Belanor to keep the discovery secret.
Exile and death
After atraxi began falling ill, Aldred consulted the leaders of the other Xalmyrran nations. He had also visited a village where an atraxi's work on a river and dam had corrupted the inhabitants into ebon wraiths. He ordered the atraxi to leave Xalmyrra, threatening force if they refused. Those of mixed human and atraxi ancestry were allowed to remain. Belanor secured time for the others to prepare a voyage west.
Jorhan acquired the other spiral shard and returned to Irrathis, declaring that the atraxi would rule Xalmyrra. Aldred ordered the assembled leaders to evacuate their people and attacked him. Their battle destroyed Irrathis and devastated the surrounding lands, while thousands escaped through a gate on the western island. Jorhan overpowered Aldred, whose body burst into essence. Before dying, Aldred called to Belanor that the responsibility was now his.
Jorhan took Aldred's shard and used it to restore Xalmyrra whenever the region was consumed, creating its repeating cycles.
Aldred Behn was the head of the Xalmyrran Council and a wielder of a spiral shard. He defended Xalmyrra against Jorhan and died while the region's people escaped.
Appearance and magic
Aldred was tall, with orange hair, and wore gray and blue robes. He was an elderly human mage before taking the shard. It restored his youth and greatly increased his essence. He was a master of fire magic and air magic.
History
The atraxi in Xalmyrra
When the atraxi arrived in Irrathis, Aldred offered them housing and sanctuary in exchange for their skills. Their work improved the region, but their growing use of essence spread corruption. The council monitored this overuse, and Aldred became increasingly concerned about the damage.
He trusted Belanor, who worked for the council, and considered him a likely successor. Aldred valued his compassion and saw him as different from the other atraxi.
The spiral shard
The council had been founded by Sariel to protect a spiral shard beneath the council hall. Sariel had taken both shards from the Malverand Empire and built the sealed chamber with Malverand technology, keeping one shard there and taking the other to the western island. Aldred inherited responsibility for the chamber without being told what it contained.
He brought Belanor into the chambers. A door that had remained sealed for decades was open, and a spiral shard lay on a pedestal beneath a gate. Aldred picked it up without knowing what it was. The shard transformed him, restoring his youth and making his movements stronger and smoother. He resealed the chamber and ordered Belanor to keep the discovery secret.
Exile and death
Aldred warned Isandriel about atraxi overuse and asked whether he could remove them. Isandriel and Tal’Massar then caused an illness that spread among the atraxi by destabilizing their essence.
When the illness appeared, Aldred consulted the leaders of the other Xalmyrran nations. He had also visited a village where an atraxi's work on a river and dam had corrupted the inhabitants into ebon wraiths. He ordered the atraxi to leave Xalmyrra, threatening force if they refused. Those of mixed human and atraxi ancestry were allowed to remain. Belanor secured time for the others to prepare a voyage west.
Jorhan acquired the other spiral shard and returned to Irrathis, declaring that the atraxi would rule Xalmyrra. Aldred ordered the assembled leaders to evacuate their people and attacked him. Their battle destroyed Irrathis and devastated the surrounding lands, while thousands escaped through a gate on the western island. Jorhan overpowered Aldred, whose body burst into essence. Before dying, Aldred called to Belanor that the responsibility was now his.
Jorhan took Aldred's shard and used it to restore Xalmyrra whenever the region was consumed, creating its repeating cycles.
Aldred Behn was the head of the Xalmyrran Council and a wielder of a spiral shard. He defended Xalmyrra against Jorhan and died while the region's people escaped.
Appearance and magic
Aldred was tall, with orange hair, and wore gray and blue robes. He was an elderly human mage before taking the shard. It restored his youth and greatly increased his essence. He was a master of fire magic and air magic.
History
The atraxi in Xalmyrra
When the atraxi arrived in Irrathis, Aldred offered them housing and sanctuary in exchange for their skills. Their work improved the region, but their growing use of essence spread corruption. The council monitored this overuse, and Aldred became increasingly concerned about the damage.
He trusted Belanor, who worked for the council, and considered him a likely successor. Aldred valued his compassion and saw him as different from the other atraxi.
The spiral shard
The council had been founded by Sariel to protect a spiral shard beneath the council hall. Sariel had taken both shards from the Malverand Empire and built the sealed chamber with Malverand technology, keeping one shard there and taking the other to the western island. Aldred inherited responsibility for the chamber without being told what it contained.
He brought Belanor into the chambers. A door that had remained sealed for decades was open, and a spiral shard lay on a pedestal beneath a gate. Aldred picked it up without knowing what it was. The shard transformed him, restoring his youth and making his movements stronger and smoother. He resealed the chamber and ordered Belanor to keep the discovery secret.
Exile and death
Aldred warned Isandriel about atraxi overuse and asked whether he could remove them. Isandriel and Tal’Massar then caused an illness that spread among the atraxi by destabilizing their essence.
When the illness appeared, Aldred consulted the leaders of the other Xalmyrran nations. He had also visited a village where an atraxi's work on a river and dam had corrupted the inhabitants into ebon wraiths. He ordered the atraxi to leave Xalmyrra, threatening force if they refused. Those of mixed human and atraxi ancestry were allowed to remain. Belanor secured time for the others to prepare a voyage west.
Jorhan acquired the other spiral shard and returned to Irrathis, declaring that the atraxi would rule Xalmyrra. Aldred ordered the assembled leaders to evacuate their people and attacked him. Their battle destroyed Irrathis and devastated the surrounding lands, while thousands escaped through a gate on the western island. Jorhan overpowered Aldred, whose body burst into essence. Before dying, Aldred called to Belanor that the responsibility was now his.
Jorhan took Aldred's shard and used it to restore Xalmyrra whenever the region was consumed, creating its repeating cycles.
Aldred Behn was the head of the Xalmyrran Council and a wielder of a spiral shard. He defended Xalmyrra against Jorhan and died while the region's people escaped.
Appearance and magic
Aldred was tall, with orange hair, and wore gray and blue robes. He was an elderly human mage before taking the shard. It restored his youth and greatly increased his essence. He was a master of fire magic and air magic.
History
The atraxi in Xalmyrra
When the atraxi arrived in Irrathis, Aldred offered them housing and sanctuary in exchange for their skills. Their work improved the region, but their growing use of essence spread corruption. The council monitored this overuse, and Aldred became increasingly concerned about the damage.
He trusted Belanor, who worked for the council, and considered him a likely successor. Aldred valued his compassion and saw him as different from the other atraxi.
The spiral shard
The council had been founded by Sariel to protect a spiral shard beneath the council hall. Sariel had taken both shards from the Malverand Empire and built the sealed chamber with Malverand technology, keeping one shard there and taking the other to the western island. Aldred inherited responsibility for the chamber without being told what it contained.
He brought Belanor into the chambers. A door that had remained sealed for decades was open, and a spiral shard lay on a pedestal beneath a gate. Aldred picked it up without knowing what it was. The shard transformed him, restoring his youth and making his movements stronger and smoother. He resealed the chamber and ordered Belanor to keep the discovery secret.
Exile and death
Aldred warned Isandriel about atraxi overuse and asked whether he could remove them. Isandriel and Tal’Massar then caused an illness that spread among the atraxi by destabilizing their essence.
When the illness appeared, Aldred consulted the leaders of the other Xalmyrran nations. He had also visited a village where an atraxi's work on a river and dam had corrupted the inhabitants into ebon wraiths. He ordered the atraxi to leave Xalmyrra, threatening force if they refused. Those of mixed human and atraxi ancestry were allowed to remain. Belanor secured time for the others to prepare a voyage west.
Jorhan acquired the other spiral shard and returned to Irrathis, declaring that the atraxi would rule Xalmyrra. Aldred ordered the assembled leaders to evacuate their people and attacked him. Their battle destroyed Irrathis and devastated the surrounding lands, while thousands escaped through a gate on the western island. Jorhan overpowered Aldred, whose body burst into essence. Before dying, Aldred called to Belanor that the responsibility was now his.
Jorhan took Aldred's shard and used it to restore Xalmyrra whenever the region was consumed, creating its repeating cycles.