Overview
Razen is an older Tenari mage from Thalcoris, a teacher at the Tequaltor Magic School, and commander of the Tenari army. He serves Tazarin in Tequaltor, trains students and visiting Xalmyrrans, and organizes Thalcoris's mages and soldiers during the false war around Xalatun and the later allied defense against the darkness.
Abilities and Command
Razen fights with water and ice shaped through water magic and protects himself with temporal shields. In public duels at the war school, he draws water from nearby canals, freezes it into shields and projectiles, blocks incoming spells with temporal magic, and tests Cassian and Kaelion before the gathered Tenari. Jin previously defeats him, Ziyara, and Zayren during his weeks in Tequaltor, then studies the details of their techniques after his quick victories.
As an instructor, Razen teaches Thalcoris history, Xolterra geography, resonance magic, dual magic, the moon priestesses, and the Tenari view of Xalatun. As a commander, he gathers Thalcoris's best mages, organizes ranks at Tequaltor's western gate, sends guards with Kaelion near Xalatun, and later keeps the army trained after the Tequaltor War School becomes Tequaltor Magic School.
History
When Eira, Lythariel, Cassian, and Kaelion are sent to the war school, Tazarin places them under Razen and Amaril. Razen becomes their main combat teacher. Amaril handles the library and historical records. Razen supervises their arena matches, loses to Cassian, and continues training the Tenari during the visitors' investigation into the false war around Xalatun.
At Xalatun, Xoh'Metztli's mind control holds the Tenari. Razen and Zayren attack Eira near an essence tower. Lythariel retaliates with darkness magic, overwhelming Razen's ice and temporal defenses, breaking his shield, and devastating the battlefield. After the control breaks, Razen accepts responsibility for the unintentional attack on Eira. He stays in Xalatun afterward, splitting his time between commanding the army and redirecting the river to restore water to the city.
Razen remains part of Tazarin's circle afterward. He apologizes to Kaelion with Zayren, oversees later duels at the renamed Tequaltor Magic School, and gathers mages when news arrives that Xol'Zahir has returned. After Tequaltor is rebuilt, Razen keeps the army trained. During Nerissa's Invasion of Xalmyrra, Razen travels with Tazarin, Amaril, and Ziyara as Thalcoris reinforcements and is present when Brynor sacrifices himself to contain an essence bomb.
Relationships
- Amaril is Razen's wife and works beside him at the Tequaltor Magic School.
- Tazarin relies on Razen as a commander and military organizer.
- Zayren is his fellow Tenari combatant during Razen and Zayren's attack on Eira at Xalatun and its aftermath.
- Eira, Lythariel, Cassian, and Kaelion are among the Xalmyrran visitors he trains or supervises in Tequaltor.