Mulcifer Wintermark

Mulcifer Wintermark was a human (though some dispute this due to his extreme magical skill and long life) wizard and adventurer whose most famous accomplishment was founding the Wintermark University in 1143 OCA. This also makes him largely responsible for the creation of the resulting city of Mageport. Mulcifer was blinded from a young age and learned to use magic to sense his surroundings. His skill in magic and thunderous oratory ability are legendary throughout the magic community of the Southern Nations. 
==Biography==
Born in Corgana, Mulcifer was struck blind in a milling accident when he was six years old. However, the residents of his small village noted that he still always seemed to know where everybody was. When a curious wandering wizard asked the young Mulcifer what he was doing, he revealed that he felt the unique 'aura' of each person in the village. Over time, the wizard helped Mulcifer develop this talent into a powerful form of sensory magic which is still studied by many of today's modern apprentices. 
At the age of 17, Mulcifer left the village along with his friend Cyril Hammerson to explore the world. Mulcifer became near-legendary among the feral goblin tribes of the south for his skill and ferocity in battle, with dozens of campfire tales being told about a blind wizard who could kill a goblin with a thought. After several years of adventuring Mulcifer unearthed the Twice-Forgotten Staff of Dessous in an ancient tomb in the southern Badlands. This powerful artifact would only enhance his already formidable powers in magic. 
By the early 1100s OCA, Mulcifer had amassed a sizable amount of apprentices over the years, some of whom would go on to teach other apprentices of their own. Mulcifer decided sometime in the early 1140s that it was time to found his own school, as he felt that the existing Oakhollow College of Wizards provided an insufficient platform to teach his style of magic. After years of consideration, Mulcifer selected a spot near an unnamed fishing village in northwestern Corgana. The school was completed by Mulcifer and his apprentices, using magical means, within a few weeks. The resulting Wintermark University would draw in wizards and apprentices from all over the south, giving eventual rise to the mighty city of Mageport. 
==Legacy==
Perhaps the most important piece of Mulcifer's legacy is the Wintermark University he built to teach magic, and by extension the entire city of Mageport which sprung up around it. 
Mulcifer developed new techniques in several schools of magic during his lifetime, most of which are still taught today. His most celebrated development was the sensory magic he used to "see" others, which is practiced by adventuring wizards as a means of moving about in the dark without assistance. 
==See Also==
*Wintermark University
*Mageport
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