Moran

## Biography

### Personality and Characteristics

Count Moran opposes the empowerment of Magi early on, expressing fears about the return of the Magocracy. He has the ear of Tavard for his council, and while he is willing to treat with Minalan later on for the benefit of the duchy, Ruderal describes his enneagram as "dark", confiding that Moran has a deep, abiding and personal hatred for Minalan.

### Family and Relationships

he references being a father in *Thaumaturge* but no further info was given.

## Summary

### Warmage

Count Moran first appears in court near the beginning of the events of Warmage, as well as later in an 'informal' gathering of the noble gentlemen of court. Fearing the return of the Magocracy, Moran opposes the plan Minalan put before the Duke to defend Castal.

Count Moran is officially introduced when Minalan reports the Siege of Boval Vale to Duke Rard (though he is the man who gives Minalin his conscription orders in Spellmonger.) Two evenings later, Minalan met with several lords and courtiers, including Count Moran, ostensibly for drinks and a 'casual' chat. It didn't take long for their political posturing and insufferable attitudes toward relaxing the bans tried Minalan's patience. The Spellmonger magically bound every one of the nobles in the room, freezing them midstride.  He then lectured them on magical power and put real fear into their hearts, then compared the human restraint he had to the mercilessness of Shereul.  Moran does not, as you might expect, react well to the Spellmonger's temerity.

### Necromancer

After Rard is crowned King and Tavard assumes the coronet as Duke of Castal, Count Moran is named Tavard's Prime Minister and principal advisor.

When Duke Tavard visits Sevendor bringing a large retinue, Count Moran naturally accompanies him. Ruderal reads Moran and discovers how much he hates Minalan and wishes to cause him harm. Baron Minalan meets privately with the Prince/Duke and Count Moran, surreptitiously using magic to force all in the room to tell the truth. Moran eventually figures this out and attempts to catch Minalan opposing Duke Tavard; of course, Minalan easily evades those attempts.

After Duke Tavard gets bogged down at Maidenpool during his ill begotten expeditionary invasion of southern Alshar, Moran requests Minalan's assistance to provide food for Tavard and his troops. Minalan agrees, obtaining substantial compensation.

Toward the beginning of winter, Count Moran appeared at Castle Sevendor unannounced.

> “Baron Minalan of Sevendor, you are henceforth banished from the Duchy of Castal, exiled for a period of three years,” he pronounced, though it troubled him to do so.  “You are to be beyond the frontiers of Castal by Briga’s Day, and not return – save for official court business or your responsibilities to the Arcane Orders – until Briga’s day, three years hence.”
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### Thaumaturge

Count Moran visits the The Arcane Orders headquarters in Castabriel during the annual convocation and was initially put out that he was refused admittance. When Minalan was summoned to talk with him, Moran was offended but then he had to ask him for some names of warmagi that would be willing *To secure the frontier, spy upon Merwyn...*

## References

1. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Necromancer: Book Ten Of The Spellmonger Series (p. 1337). Kindle Edition.
2. ↑ Mancour, Terry. Thaumaturge: Book Eleven of the Spellmonger Series . Kindle Edition.