Dunselen

### Titles

Served as Ducal Court Wizard of Castal for 12 years (before retiring.) Head of the Order of Tarkarine. Magelord, (later raised to Baron.)

## Physical Information

### Eyes

Described as “sharp” when first introduced.

## Affiliations

### Affiliation

The Arcane Orders; Head of the Order of Tarkarine.

### Profession

Court Wizard of Castal; Magelord of Greenflower (later elevated to Baron.)

## Family Members

### Children

Many illegitimate children sired during his magical experiments.

## Overview

Master Dunselen is the Ducal Court Wizard in Castal at the beginning of the series. In Warmage, Minalan bribes him with a shard of Irionite to support his efforts against the Censorate and to get rid of the bans.

He later takes up residence as Magelord of family domain of Greenflower, before leading it to become the Barony of Greenflower.

## Personality and Characteristics

As Ducal Court Wizard of Castal, Dunselen is clearly proficient with magic, though he is more scholar than practical mage. His true skills lie in organization and political acumen, as that’s traditionally how magi ascend the ranks to the Ducal level— and Dunselen is no exception! Although he was raised to High Mage, that was largely to do with being in the right place at the right time, rather than any meritorious act on his part.

Dunselen is conceited, destructively ambitious, and incredibly envious of Minalin’s rise in power. (Ironically, it was Dunselen himself who approved Minalin’s application to attend Inarion Academy, as a political favor to Baron Leitharr.)

Despite ostensibly getting everything he wants— his patrimony and patent of nobility restored, a high-level position in an Order dedicated to scholarly pursuits, and the chance to help remake the magical world (as well as the power implicit in that)— Dunselen still feels entitled to the full cache of irionite, out of some twisted sense of seniority. He is the very definition of a man who can’t see the forests for the trees!

## Summary

### Warmage

Minalan traveled from Boval Vale to Wilderhall to inform Duke Rard and his court of Shereul and the invasion.  He negotiates the high magi's support to the duchy in return for suspending the Censorate bans on magic and allowing magi to be titled nobility. Minalan is also considered to lead a small force to delay the gurvani advance.  The Duke concludes the council to ponder the bargain.
Minalan spent the next several days meeting individually with the Duke's councilors building support for his proposals. One of these meetings was with Master Dunselen, the Court Mage.  The mage was inclined to support Min, so was easily bribed to do so with the promise of a witchstone if the Duke should decide in the Spellmonger's favor.  Minalan began to understand and exploit some of the political maneuverings in Court.

>  “You have suddenly come into a great deal of power, Master Minalan.  And you refuse to be any man’s tool.  That’s a dangerous combination.” - Dunselen to Minalan
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### Magelord

Master Dunselen reclaimed Greenfield, his noble lands, upon the suspension of the bans. He promptly defeated several other fiefs abutting his for past grievances by leveraging the power of the irionite stone he was given by Minalan. This, of course, caused a great deal of consternation, especially in the ranks of lords who did not have magical powers to withstand such attacks. One such lord, Sire Victrew of Hunvara, requested Minalan's intercession. Minalan pointed out that Dunselen's actions were legal, but agreed to speak Master Dunselen about appropriate use of the power he was trusted with.

> While Dunselen agreed to temper his enthusiasm in rebuilding his patrimony, he wasn’t contrite about the methods at all.  He felt entitled to re-capture his family’s lost lands through conquest, if they wouldn’t come voluntarily.  But he also told me that his short-lived wars had caused several independent landholding knights to swear fealty to him, out of fear of being next.
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Later, Minalan invited Magelord Dunselen, among others, to give a scholarly talk at the first Sevendor Magic Fair.

### Journeymage

> This marriage between that old fool Dunselen and Hartarian’s niece, for instance . . . the girl is getting estates in Wenshar as well as a generous gift from Rardine.  Put both together, and Dunselen owns quite a bit of territory.  Yet his neighbors petition me for redress against his aggressiveness.-King Rard to Minalan
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## References

1. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Warmage: Book Two Of The Spellmonger Series (p. 144). Kindle Edition.
2. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Magelord: Book Three Of The Spellmonger Series (p. 550). Kindle Edition.
3. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Journeymage: Book Six Of The Spellmonger Series (p. 292). Kindle Edition.