Alaric "Al" Maximus

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# Al

## Description

Al is a blonde half-elven man. He wears burnished bronze chainmail, and carries what looks to be a ceremonial sword and a kite shield.

Since arriving in Daleos, Al has become friends with many fellow adventurers. He is proper and polite, but always willing to help someone in their time of need. He seems to get into trouble due to not being well understood in his intentions. But if a person were to get to know him, he is one of the kindest people they would meet. He does have a bad habit of keeping people, even friends, at an arm's length, not wanting to burden them with his own difficulties.

## History

Al is a half-elf from the world of Gan Aeden. Named Alaric Maximus, meaning The Great Emperor of All, by his parents, he was originally believed to be the hope of his ancestral line. His family had been in possession of a sacred blade, said to have the power to unite all nations of the world under one rule. But this blade could only be wielded by a person it deemed worthy of its power. Unbeknownst to most, it watched in silence through the generations as countless hopeful people attempted to awaken it.

Al, however, held no interest in this power. He was of the opinion that ruling the world was far too much work, and he would rather live a happy life in comfort. When his family learned of this, they became cold, distant, and angry with the child. For they had been distilling the lines of untold numbers of royals and nobles through the millennia, trying to create the perfect, worthy specimen, and they felt betrayed by this rebellious brat. To try to give him an appreciation for power, they sent him to the Military Academy when he became old enough.

Al spent years at the academy, learning the art of combat, and the science of tactics and strategy. While most people there treated him poorly, he was able to make a small group of friends that did not judge him based on where he came from.

During a trip back to his home during a break, Al heard a voice calling out to him that sounded strangely familiar. He realized that this was the voice of his childhood imaginary friend. He followed the direction of the voice to his family's vault, and realized that this was not a voice of imagination, but the being living within the sword, calling out to him. He took the blade, and got to know its resident, an entity named Seraphina Ramiel, who preferred to just be called "Sera". Upon telling his family of the news, he assumed that they would be elated that he had awoken the sword. While they were pleased that it had been awakened, they were furious that it had been Al that it had bonded to.

Al returned to the academy, and went about his life, until one day, he heard news of his family. Somehow, the secret had gotten out that Sera was awake, and the Imperial government that ruled the continent was not happy about it. They had gone to his family's estate looking for the blade, and razed it to the ground. Luckily, Al had taken Sera with him when he returned to the academy, but he knew that he had to leave immediately, or they would look for him next.

Al ran. He began a life as an outcast, and an outlaw, doing whatever he had to in order to survive. He hasn't spoken much about this time of his life, but somehow, Sera opened a rift to help him escape from the world. He arrived in the city of Osteria, finally free from his pursuers, but Sera had gone silent.