Overview
Thalvian is a Soltherian master engineer from the Artisan Guild and the brilliant scientist who invents the orreries under Aurion's command. He builds essence amplifiers, orreries that gather essence through cores, gate equipment, reinforced cables, aether-artifact devices, and train prototypes. He later redesigns Dravemir's rebuilt fortifications in a Zeydrith-inspired style.
Engineering Work
Thalvian first works for Aurion as his engineer during Soltheris's struggle against the Land of Darkness. He brings Aurion an essence amplifier and later builds the celestial orrery, a machine that gathers essence through cores and lets a mage draw on condensed essence. The first orrery demonstration succeeds before the machine keeps running after its cores are removed, forcing Brynor to destroy it. Aurion then orders Thalvian to build replacement orreries with safer designs.
In Irrathis, Thalvian prepares and stabilizes the hidden gate beneath the Council Hall so Renneth and Brynor can open it. His equipment fills the gate chamber with wires, artifacts, and tools, and he isolates the essence flow so the gate can open. After the void appears, he keeps the gate stable, proposes sending a divine-enchanted device through on a reinforced cable, and plans ropes, gravity-assisted movement, aether artifacts, and escape routes through the void with Zayren, Aldar, and Kaelion.
Later Work
Thalvian and Jareth disable essence towers modified by the atraxi. He also joins Jareth, Cyrena, Zayren, Thalena, and the Nexus Research Center in Chronasis research on transport and gate technology. Thalena recruits him to build trains with Thalassai's brightest minds, and he later contributes to Soltherian reconstruction, including the cosmic-inspired redesign around Dravemir.
Magic and Temperament
Thalvian is a lower-level mage with unique magic for engineering insight into essence machinery. He is nervous and deferential around rulers and archons, often bowing, stammering, or fidgeting. During machinery, gate, and technical emergencies, he acts decisively.