Eran Doleras

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While Eran is a handsome man, he dresses unremarkably. Outside of Ashmoor it is often important he does not stand out at all and within the district, he is mainly too concerned with his job to care much about his looks. His clothing is often dyed in muted colours with simple designs. Eran has a habit of stroking his beard when he’s in thought.

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The magic Eran has learned to use as a mage is Cartographic Magic, also called Wayfinding. A Wayfinder, at least in Eran’s case, can create detailed maps in his spellbook that ensure he finds what he is looking for and does not get lost. These maps can be of a specific location or a larger region and do not require Eran to have been there before. However, because they are tied to the earth and vegetation, and the patron Adelia, the maps are more accurate and detailed when made of regions in or near Avalon. Another weakness is found in bodies of water, be it rivers, lakes or oceans, which cause distortions in the drawing.

Born as a middle-class citizen in Alderrath, Eran was raised in relative luxury. His interest in old texts and artefacts started when he was young and earned him an apprenticeship at the Great Library. Here he further developed his interests and his adventurous streak. His mentor, Elias Doughtry, did not just work with written texts but all kinds of materials and artefacts from the Odirian Kingdoms. It did not take long for Eran to join him on his treasure hunts to bring back as much information to the Library as possible.

Like many citizens of Ashmoor, Eran was blinded by the ideals of the district, but the regular exposure to the people and cultures in Odiria was already leaving a dent in his resolve. On a search in Avalon, his mentor died in an accident with an ancient trap. Eran found himself alone and lost in the rainforest with only a few spoils of an earlier find on him. Desperate to save himself, he turned to the texts he found, learning about Adelia and the magic of Wayfinding. Eran still believes to this day that Adelia took pity on him and caused the magic to work, getting him out and saving his life. He returned to Alderrath a different person, although he hid it well.

Eran started working on this magic he found, studying whenever he could to improve his spellbook, taking it with him to test it out during his expeditions. Now that his eyes were opened when it came to the wonders of magic and the Kingdoms, he also started to see the dark side of Ashmoor’s politics more clearly. Instead of taking things from Odiria for Ashmoor’s gain, he started to subtly educate the young about the things beyond the borders of their district, trying to push the next generation on a different path.

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