Tome-Master Korthan

Born: 180 AC.

The Tome-master is not the highest-ranking arcanist at the Granite-Flame Academy. He’s the one who lost the bidding war to avoid being stuck as the Academy’s mage representative on the Council. A divination expert, Korthan is also the representative for the Oracle Society. While he rarely gets involved in the more political matters directly, he is tireless behind the scenes. His focus is in expanding and maintaining the power of the Oracle Society and the Academy in the life of the Council Lands. His power-base and influence were strongly shaken by the advent of the Catalysts (an event completely unforeseen by the Society) and he’s been working hard ever since to regain control. He is especially influential among the richer human population, who depend on the Society to retain their power. There are rumors that he attained his position more through blackmail and blacker magic than by traditional arcane prowess, but no credible evidence has reached the Scale Balancers yet.

Demographic Information

Korthan is a human male in his late 70s. Physically, he’s best described as a prolate spheroid--he’s substantially overweight for his height (5’4”). He often summons and rides a specialized Floating Disk when he needs to go more than a few paces. This has gotten even worse as he has aged. Mechanically, he’s a tier 1 wizard-style caster (2nd level spells). Whenever he’s out of the Academy, he travels with a significant bodyguard complement.

Personality

I'm a snob who looks down on those who can't appreciate fine art.

Ideals

Power. Knowledge is the path to power and domination.

Bond

I sold my soul for knowledge and plan to get fair value out of the bargain.

Flaw

I'm always in debt. I spend my ill-gotten gains on decadent luxuries faster than I bring them in.

Alignment

Neutral Evil