Arranis

Perspectives of Arranis Magis: Researcher and Ice Mage of Ethasadril

Arranis Magis was born into the great city of Ethasdril to his parents Paelias and Naivara. Because of the influence of a great number of winter eladrin his time of birth, Ethasadril was in a state of winter season, and Arranis immediately became connected to the characteristics of the season. However this connection was not made by natural means in Eladrin standards. When Arranis was only 7 years old, a freak blizzard/lighting storm approached Ethasadril. As the storm subsided, Arranis came into contact with the di-polar snowstorm . In this instance, the snowstorm had been electrically charged by the lightning, however, it was uniquely di-polar, meaning the snow was slightly more negatively charged than positive. When Arranis made contact with the snowstorm, he became connected to the essences of both winter, and more importantly, the imbalanced juxtaposition of electricity.

As Arranis matured, he realized the effects of his connection to the snowstorm. He had become far more adept in the uses of both electrical and ice magic, and more importantly, his personality had been altered by the di-polar substance. As the snow was slightly unbalanced in electrical charge, so is, in an analytical sense, Arranis’s personality. In a brief summary, Arranis’ primary characteristics and strengths revolve around being a deliberative, magical, patient, and having the unique ability to perceive things from more than one perspective. Arranis is an opportunist. This means he makes decisions that may anger some, and make others happy, but in the end it usually works out for him. He is able to think quickly and make sound conclusions in tough situations, however, they do not favor any side of a moral code. In fact, one could argue that Arranis is simply unaligned, desiring simply to bring balance between his actions. However, he will favor disorder in some situations.

As his parents were a highly regarded researcher and a politician in Ethasadril, Arranis is undoubtedly highly intelligent. However, his father Paelias always seemed to be preoccupied with bolstering the influence of winter in Ethasadril. Arranis wanted nothing to do with these political matters. He instead turned to self education and quickly rose through the academic ranks of the Eladrin. Over time, Arranis became most intrigued by two things in this world: the essence of marmaron, and the region of the shadowfell.

When Arranis was 20 years old, he decided he would venture into the surrounding Aspen forest of Ethasdril to study the reserves of white marmaron there. In Ethasdril, forests move with the people, and their growth and movement is controlled by rather indigenous individuals known as Shifters. Shifters are dedicated caretakers of the forest, but have known to be wildly seductive at times to explorers. As Arranis was study a pocket of white marmaron, a shifter by the name of Aurora took interest in him. Arranis was intensley fascinated by her knowledge of the forest and her shifting abilities, and over time the two began to love one another. One day, as Arranis was walking with Aurora, she led him to the river of Thain. She simply gave him to command to "drink", and Arranis, trusting her, did so. From this experience Arranis was forever bounded to Thain, and Aurora instructed him to bring a source of this water with him in his travels, as it may grant him speed and endurance in battle. Shortly after, Arranis told Aurora of his commitment to his research, and that he would be leaving shortly. In an intense moment of passion and love, the two lovers said their goodbyes. Arranis would leave for Fallcrest, and Aurora to where the forest took her. Whether Aurora is bearing Arranis's child or not is known only to her, and their love is forever secret between the two of them.

A key point to mention is that although Arranis is by no means a necromancer, he does support the idea of rejuvenation and believes that his research may lead to the control of such matters. Arranis knows there are plenty of rejuvenation rituals within the world already, but he aspires to create a new one: one that is more effective, more efficient, and ultimately more powerful than the others. Although Eladrin live to be well over 150 years old, there is plenty of conflict within the cities of Ethasadril and Ginwil. Most of the inhabitants are tired of their sporadically changing seasons, and would rather things be constant. Arranis’s balanced nature combined with the political pressure by his father contributes to Arranis' primary focus: extending the life of the Eladrin (and perhaps all of Mondevai) in hopes to bring more balance to their homeland thus reducing political tensions amongst Eladrin.

To do this, Arranis created a plan. He must venture into the rest of Mondevai and discover the secrets of the shadowfell realm and the blue marmaron itself. Arranis hopes to find a way to control the lost souls of the shadowfell region and direct them to either the Gates of Eternity or their previous corporeal bodies. By doing this Arranis hopes to reduce the number of lost souls in the world, prevent uprising of the undead, and ultimately create a ritual that will save those who otherwise could not be saved. Arranis's ritual will break the laws of death, for those who could not be saved in time will gain another chance at life. Upon returning the newly departed soul to the body, he hopes to spark the life force of the nearly dead, enabling them to be stabilized and healed to full health. Arranis will look in to several details regarding the ritual such as a) Where in the shadowfell region a departing soul first makes contact, b) how quickly a soul leaves the body, and c) how much of a soul is transferred from the body at any given point in time. This ritual is not for those who are incapacitated or beyond saving. Rather, Arranis works for those who were capable of being saved beforehand, but simply ran out of time; effectively distinguishing between what is and what isn't considered "truly dead."

Upon presenting his ideas to the high council of Eladrin, Arranis was immediately granted rite of passage to the rest of Mondevai by the Eladrin to conduct his research. He was given a small amount of funding for his research, and hopes to return to Ethasdril with more knowledge of rejuvenation. Through his own research in Ethasdril, Arranis came upon a way in how the path the souls travel through the shadowfell realm could be controlled. Extremely wealthy families of Mondevai have certain books written in an ancient language that upon the death of a family member, would be read over the deceased body. The magic within the book would guide the departed soul safely to the Gates of Eternity, ensuring that they would not be lost. Arranis may belief these books may form the basis of his ritual. At some point, a cartographer and paleoarcanist by the name of Galen had established a collection of these books. Arranis then set out to the city of Fallcrest to talk to Galen about the matter. Upon entering the city of Fallcrest, Arranis came into contact with a group of adventurers: Alexi the dravic cleric, Vaerun the human fighter, and Vyse the unlucky human rogue. And so the adventure has continued from there...

Notes from the writer: Hopefully you (the reader) have seen the nature of Arranis’s personality and its reflection in his research. His cause is ultimately with good intentions for the world, however it is by controlled disorder that Arranis hopes to achieve his goal. Although one may not agree with some of his actions, one may realize this is simply his nature and that you should trust his intelligence if disorder is involved.

Further adventure notes:

Fallcrest: Upon first meeting Galen, Arranis was struck in the face by a flying river, effectively separating the party. Many months later, Arranis met Galen again in the temple of Banikon, but circumstances did not allow for formal discussion of the books (although they were probably lost in the hellgate attack anyhow), and unfortunately, Galen was slain by Tieflings.

The rescuing of Amasa: Means of rescue: Controlled disorder (in the form of a directed riot).

Conclusions: “Ah, a powerful Shadar-Kai! Perhaps he may act as my guide to the shawdowfell region in the future. I did save his life, now if only he could remember more about himself…….”