Alamir

## Stuck

He just wants to eat mom's honeyed pancakes in Faerun :(

## Unclear Magical Providence

Alamir gained his powers after coming in contact with the orb he now uses as an Arcane focus.

Since arriving in the Pocket he seems to have develop a new magical ability. He is now capable of extinguishing and absorbing the life essence of creatures he kills with his magic. This power seems to work on both sentient beings, as well as creatures of the Vorthid variety. As he explored this new power he has so far been struck by 3 visions that seem to have originated from it.

### 1st Vision:

It happened around 5 days post arrival in the pocket.

He seems to have returned in Faerun, during a quiet night and is calmly floating over it. A giant silent figure with alabaster featureless skin seems to hover close to him, the creature questions him by using vague feelings of family and power and Alamir chooses the second. As he does the being continues to inspect the land around it, before ponderously moving towards a seemingly random direction. Alamir explores and realizes he has been flying over his Hometown (we will need to name it). Rushing home, he sees dusty shelves of a once clean shop and a small stack of letters. Going over the domicile itself he discovers and unusual disarray, his mother having, sleeping roughly, cried herself to sleep and his father having thrown himself into building some kind of magical device, uneaten plates of food present in his candlelit laboratory. He unsuccessfully tries to interact with them, before the creature calls him back, bidding him to enter a portal with it.

### 2nd Vision:

It happened after the first passing of Hiverock.

Alamir finds himself on an open plain that seems completely empty and featureless, only his orb and clothes seem to have followed him here. He walks on damp and fertile soil, following his orb until after an untold amount of time he reaches the edge of the Isle. He notices a figure, its feet dangling over the edge and decides to approach it. The figure resembles an older Alamir and through questioning it he discovers they are on what once was Skyhope. Further questioning reveals that the figure thinks he is responsible and after self congratulating itself on a job well done, he walks off of the edge and the vision ends.

### 3rd Vision:

After absorbing the Vorthid on their way to Goldenview.

This time he is in front of a large double door located at some point of a large stone corridor and light seems to peak from inside it. He comes inside, again finding and older version of himself looking at him. After questioning him he learns they are in the Lower Levels of the Academy, this time the older Alamir looks like a professor or dean of sorts. He claims that currently the school is being evacuated as something has breached containment without going into detail.

As the conversation continues, Alamir realizes that his other self does not realize they resemble each other, or that they share a name. As he keeps probing, something seems to change, as his doppelganger starts casting some kind of magic. As he does the reality of the vision stars to tear at the seems. As cracks form in the room and details fleck off, much like a cheap tapestry, his older version grabs him by the shoulders and warns him that he is not real, before the vision ends.

### 4th Vision:

During his first meeting with the Wizard Alamir starts learning more about his mysterious powers. His orb finally opens much like a convoluted magical puzzle and he is plunged into unconsciousness once more.

This time he arrives in a sand covered cavern with a ceiling that stretches too far for him to see it. Large intricate columns keep it stable. In it he notices he is in the middle of training, attempting to hit moving dummies with skillshots whilst his Elder version oversees him. Winded he hear his duplicate proclaim that he is ready and that it is time for him to choose the direction of his gift. He is then plunged in a vision within a vision.

He is back under Faerun skies, chasing down a tabaxi looking humanoid through a sleepy city. During the chase he experiences different ways his powers can evolve. First he blinks forward in order to clear a large gap, he then loses his mark, only to use a new 6th sense to locate it's signature hiding in some alleys. Finally he is shot only to use a new shield to temporary thwart injury, he is then able to finish off the chase by overloading a spell with his new fuel source killing and absorbing his foe.

Prompted to choose he decides on the extra damage (classic).

## An Introduction to the bouncing shield and a new world

During Session 31 Alamir found a book called "An introduction to the bouncing shield". A preliminary identify spell showed that the book was a magical spellbook meant to augment the shield spell, but it unfortunately revealed itself as a cursed item meant to destroy the psyche and body of whomever read it. The moment Alamir started doing so, it started attempting to assault his mind and succeeded in turning him to dust and absorbing his remains. Besides learning the bouncing shield spell, Alamir also got to read the author's note at the start of the book.

### The Author's Note:

Ελπίζω να σε βρίσκει υγιέστατο αυτό το δώρο Terris. Έκανα ότι μπορούσα για να παρευρεθώ στα δέκατα γενέθλια σου, αλλά τα καθήκοντα μου μου στέρησαν αυτήν την τιμή. Σε μία προσπάθεια να επανορθώσω, έβαλα κάτι που πιστεύω θα σου φανεί χρήσιμο μέσα σε αυτό το βιβλίο.

Συζητώντας με τον πατέρα σου, έμαθα ότι δυσκολευόσουν να ταιριάξεις την μαγική εκπαίδευση σου με τα ενδιαφέροντα που παιδιά στην ηλικία σου μπορεί να έχουν και αποφάσισα να κάνω κάτι για αυτό! Στις επόμενες σελίδες, έχω καταγράψει με (ελπίζω) ευανάγνωστο τρόπο μεθόδους που θα σου επιτρέψουν να αναδιαμορφώσεις ένα βασικό ξόρκι που κάθε μάγος χρειάζεται στο οπλοστάσιο του για να προστατέψει τον εαυτό του. Η νέα του μορφή είναι σίγουρα πιο παιχνιδιάρικη και ελπίζω να την απολαύσεις με τους φίλους σου.

Χρόνια πολλά και πάλι, εύχομαι, όπως ο πατέρας σου, να τα χιλιάσεις!

Ο θείος σου,...

Λογικά έχεις συνειδητοποιήσει ότι δεν μπορείς να αφήσεις κάτω το δώρο μου.  Δεν νομίζω να πανικοβληθείς αν και αναρωτιέμαι αν, ακόμα και βουβά, θα καταραστείς και πάλι το όνομά μου.

Με θλίβουν οι αποφάσεις και οι προδοσίες σου Threadmere. Σε θεωρούσα πιστό σε εμάς και το πλέον ιερό σχέδιό μας για αυτόν τον κόσμο. Ακόμα αναρωτιέμαι τι λύγισε την πίστη σου και πολύ φοβάμαι ότι αυτή μου η απορία θα με τρώει μέχρι το νεκροκρέβατο μου.

Μην ανησυχείς για τον γιο σου, δεν υπέφερε. Αν οι υπολογισμοί μου ήταν σωστοί θα έπεσε αναίσθητος πολύ πριν φτάσει σε αυτό το σημείο. Όσο για εσένα και όποιον άλλο άτυχο διαβάσει αυτό το βιβλίο, πολύ φοβάμαι ότι οι πνευματικές σου άμυνες θα επεκτείνουν, έστω και για λίγο το μαρτύριό σου.

Θα ήθελα να ξέρεις ότι το Λύκνο των Θεών θα σε θυμάται με τον σεβασμό που αρμόζει για τις συνεισφορές σου και ότι οι μαθητές καθώς και οι δάσκαλοι της ταπεινής ακαδημίας που ίδρυσες θα καθοδηγηθούν με την δέουσα σοβαρότητα. Έλπιζω σε μερικές εκατοντάδες χρόνια, να μπορέσω να σε αντικαταστήσω με κάποιον από αυτούς.

Ο φίλος και μέντορας σου, Celestus Tamarin