Uriandel was a lightning mage and one of the Guardians of Malverand. He governed Ashenford and later swore allegiance to Abraxas. Isandriel killed him after the battle of Jazarel.
Appearance and personality
Uriandel had black hair and blue eyes, and wore white robes. He was distant from the other guardians but respected Barachiel. He criticized Eremion's treatment of his people and believed Malverand had lost its unity after the emperor disappeared. He also sought the imperial throne himself.
Magic
Uriandel moved as a streak of electricity, cast lightning shields and summoned immense bolts from the sky. His Malverand heart repaired even severe bodily injuries.
History
Abraxas and the outsiders
Uriandel fought Sigvariel during the guardians' internal wars. He later withdrew into isolation, remaining absent for centuries. By 2082 AX he had returned with an army, devastated Astralynne and taken northern Varnhallow in Abraxas's name.
During his visit to the Plains of Eternity, Sephara persuaded him that the guardians' wars had been futile and that a prophesied destroyer might explain Malverand's decline. Uriandel believed Sigvariel was protecting the outsiders who threatened Valrindor.
Thalion's people attacked Jazarel while wearing Uriandel's colors, provoking Jeremiah to retaliate against him. Uriandel repelled Jeremiah's first small force before the war escalated. At Crosford, he accepted Isandriel's offer to fight beside him, intending to have Jeremiah destroyed permanently. Isandriel concealed his alliance with Thalion.
Crosford and Jazarel
Uriandel and Jeremiah drained essence from the battlefield and fought over the Crosford plains. Both armies were devastated. Isandriel defended Uriandel's forces while his supposed followers drove Jeremiah away. Believing these fighters were Isandriel's loyal followers, Uriandel accepted their help and pursued Jeremiah to Jazarel.
There, Uriandel attacked the consulate and fought Jeremiah again. Zero subdued him with gravity magic and repeated blows. His Malverand heart struggled to repair the injuries. Thamrielle's volcanic eruption hurled him away, and he tried to flee through the surrounding wilderness.
Thalion and Isandriel caught him. Uriandel recognized that the outsiders came from the future and asked whether Valrindor survived. Thalion assured him that the future world had not fallen into darkness. Uriandel accepted his end, and Isandriel clasped his chest and palm, dissolving him into dust. His dominion subsequently broke into smaller nations.
Relationships
- Barachiel: The emperor whom he respected. Uriandel blamed the loss of his leadership for the empire's disunity.
- Abraxas and Sephara: Their prophecies convinced him that outsiders threatened Valrindor. Sephara changed his understanding of the guardians' wars, and he served Abraxas against that perceived threat.
- Isandriel: A fellow guardian whom he welcomed as an ally against Jeremiah. Isandriel deceived him to fulfill Barachiel and Michael's mission, but remembered him with grief after carrying out his death.
- Jeremiah: A rival ruler whom he intended to defeat and have Isandriel destroy.
Uriandel was a lightning mage and one of the Guardians of Malverand. He governed Ashenford, helped develop Malverand's essence technology and later swore allegiance to Abraxas. Isandriel killed him after the battle of Jazarel.
Appearance and personality
Uriandel had black hair and blue eyes, and wore white robes. He was reserved but offered valuable insights at council meetings. He respected Barachiel while disliking the other guardians, criticized Eremion's treatment of his people and believed Malverand had lost its unity after the emperor disappeared. He also sought the imperial throne himself.
Magic
Uriandel wielded lightning through a god core, whose god he regarded as a friend. He moved as a streak of electricity, cast lightning shields and summoned immense bolts from the sky. His Malverand heart repaired even severe bodily injuries.
His research produced electrical fields that killed pests without harming people and methods of rapid travel using electric currents. He also understood the construction of essence towers and artifacts, working with Arcanis on devices that stored essence and created or strengthened magic.
History
Building Malverand
Barachiel discovered Uriandel as a promising young mage. He joined Malverand's council and became one of Arcanis's closest research collaborators alongside Jeremiah. They continued working with the inventor as he sought to restore the guardians' strength after their Malverand hearts weakened their magic. Uriandel governed Ashenford as the empire expanded eastward and later received one of Arcanis's god cores.
After Arcanis vanished, Uriandel remained among Malverand's most experienced researchers. He tried to claim a spiral shard after Sariel failed, but it did not respond. He retained his existing god rather than sever their connection.
Abraxas and the outsiders
Uriandel fought Sigvariel during the guardians' internal wars. He later withdrew into isolation, remaining absent for centuries. By 2082 AX he had returned with an army, devastated Astralynne and taken northern Varnhallow in Abraxas's name.
During his visit to the Plains of Eternity, Sephara persuaded him that the guardians' wars had been futile and that a prophesied destroyer might explain Malverand's decline. He gathered reports of disappearing temporal mages. His reports and his account of Horol'Khai, together with Sigvariel's unusual behavior, led Abraxas and the Oracles to suspect that a temporal god was connected to the destroyer. Uriandel believed Sigvariel was protecting the outsiders who threatened Valrindor.
Thalion's people attacked Jazarel while wearing Uriandel's colors, provoking Jeremiah to retaliate against him. Uriandel repelled Jeremiah's first small force before the war escalated. At Crosford, he accepted Isandriel's offer to fight beside him, intending to have Jeremiah destroyed permanently. Isandriel concealed his alliance with Thalion.
Crosford and Jazarel
Uriandel and Jeremiah drained essence from the battlefield and fought over the Crosford plains. Both armies were devastated. Isandriel defended Uriandel's forces while his supposed followers drove Jeremiah away. Believing these fighters were Isandriel's loyal followers, Uriandel accepted their help and pursued Jeremiah to Jazarel.
There, Uriandel attacked the consulate and fought Jeremiah again. Zero subdued him with gravity magic and repeated blows. His Malverand heart struggled to repair the injuries. Thamrielle's volcanic eruption hurled him away, and he tried to flee through the surrounding wilderness.
Thalion and Isandriel caught him. Uriandel recognized that the outsiders came from the future and asked whether Valrindor survived. Thalion assured him that the future world had not fallen into darkness. Uriandel accepted his end, and Isandriel clasped his chest and palm, dissolving him into dust. His dominion subsequently broke into smaller nations.
Relationships
- Arcanis and Jeremiah: His fellow researchers in Malverand's early development. Uriandel and Jeremiah later fought as rival rulers.
- Barachiel: The emperor who discovered him and whom he respected. Uriandel blamed the loss of his leadership for the empire's disunity.
- Abraxas and Sephara: Their prophecies convinced him that outsiders threatened Valrindor. Sephara changed his understanding of the guardians' wars, and he served Abraxas against that perceived threat.
- Isandriel: A fellow guardian whom he welcomed as an ally against Jeremiah. Isandriel deceived him to fulfill Barachiel and Michael's mission, but remembered him with grief after carrying out his death.
Uriandel was a lightning mage and one of the Guardians of Malverand. He governed Ashenford, helped develop Malverand's essence technology and later swore allegiance to Abraxas. Isandriel killed him after the battle of Jazarel.
Appearance and personality
Uriandel had black hair and blue eyes, and wore white robes. He was reserved but offered valuable insights at council meetings. He respected Barachiel while disliking the other guardians, criticized Eremion's treatment of his people and believed Malverand had lost its unity after the emperor disappeared. He also sought the imperial throne himself.
Magic
Uriandel wielded lightning through a god core, whose god he regarded as a friend. He moved as a streak of electricity, cast lightning shields and summoned immense bolts from the sky. His Malverand heart repaired even severe bodily injuries.
His research produced electrical fields that killed pests without harming people and methods of rapid travel using electric currents. He also understood the construction of essence towers and artifacts, working with Arcanis on devices that stored essence and created or strengthened magic.
History
Building Malverand
Barachiel discovered Uriandel as a promising young mage. He joined Malverand's council and became one of Arcanis's closest research collaborators alongside Jeremiah. They continued working with the inventor as he sought to restore the guardians' strength after their Malverand hearts weakened their magic. Uriandel governed Ashenford as the empire expanded eastward and later received one of Arcanis's god cores.
After Arcanis vanished, Uriandel remained among Malverand's most experienced researchers. He tried to claim a spiral shard after Sariel failed, but it did not respond. He retained his existing god rather than sever their connection.
Abraxas and the outsiders
Uriandel fought Sigvariel during the guardians' internal wars. He later withdrew into isolation, remaining absent for centuries. By 2082 AX he had returned with an army, devastated Astralynne and taken northern Varnhallow in Abraxas's name.
During his visit to the Plains of Eternity, Sephara persuaded him that the guardians' wars had been futile and that a prophesied destroyer might explain Malverand's decline. He gathered reports of disappearing temporal mages. His reports and his account of Horol'Khai, together with Sigvariel's unusual behavior, led Abraxas and the Oracles to suspect that a temporal god was connected to the destroyer. Uriandel believed Sigvariel was protecting the outsiders who threatened Valrindor.
Thalion's people attacked Jazarel while wearing Uriandel's colors, provoking Jeremiah to retaliate against him. Uriandel repelled Jeremiah's first small force before the war escalated. At Crosford, he accepted Isandriel's offer to fight beside him, intending to have Jeremiah destroyed permanently. Isandriel concealed his alliance with Thalion.
Crosford and Jazarel
Uriandel and Jeremiah drained essence from the battlefield and fought over the Crosford plains. Both armies were devastated. Isandriel defended Uriandel's forces while his supposed followers drove Jeremiah away. Believing these fighters were Isandriel's loyal followers, Uriandel accepted their help and pursued Jeremiah to Jazarel.
There, Uriandel attacked the consulate and fought Jeremiah again. Zero subdued him with gravity magic and repeated blows. His Malverand heart struggled to repair the injuries. Thamrielle's volcanic eruption hurled him away, and he tried to flee through the surrounding wilderness.
Thalion and Isandriel caught him. Uriandel recognized that the outsiders came from the future and asked whether Valrindor survived. Thalion assured him that the future world had not fallen into darkness. Uriandel accepted his end, and Isandriel clasped his chest and palm, dissolving him into dust. His dominion subsequently broke into smaller nations.
Relationships
- Arcanis and Jeremiah: His fellow researchers in Malverand's early development. Uriandel and Jeremiah later fought as rival rulers.
- Barachiel: The emperor who discovered him and whom he respected. Uriandel blamed the loss of his leadership for the empire's disunity.
- Abraxas and Sephara: Their prophecies convinced him that outsiders threatened Valrindor. Sephara changed his understanding of the guardians' wars, and he served Abraxas against that perceived threat.
- Isandriel: A fellow guardian whom he welcomed as an ally against Jeremiah. Isandriel deceived him to fulfill Barachiel and Michael's mission, but remembered him with grief after carrying out his death.