Iloel Clioel

**Iloel Clioel** is a human Arcallosi scholar of noble origins active in the fields of philosophy, literature and philology.

## Iloel Clioel

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## Genealogical information

### Parents

Ufio Clioel (Father), Agelia Clioel (Mother)

## Player information

### Timezone

CET

Iloel was born in *Aavusada* (Capital of Arcallos) from Ufio and Agelia of the Clioel dynasty, among the most important in Arcallos and part of the *Trio* *Citos*; he's the first Clioel born by natural ways as all of his predecessors were created through Creation Magic.

His efforts in the branch of philosophy called *Exovologia* (Study of Identity) are widely regarded to be the peak of contemporary arcallosi philosophy and his literary works helped give the Vastaiosi language a definitive shape.

### Physical Appearance

Iloel's skin is characterized by a light almond tone that matches his brown, almost auburn and quite long hair; he isn't tall, in fact he's slightly below average and he has got green eyes adorned by thick eyebrows. He's skinny, and quite weak to be fair, his look is often serious just like his eyes, but at times he can hint at a smile. Iloel usually dresses white or purple togas with accessories in pure gold.

## Works

Iloel Clioel surely isn't one of the most prolific authors of vastaiosi history, in fact the majority of philologists believe that he wrote less than 10 philosophical works and that he produced only one collection of poems. Due to his reserved nature though, more written works could be hidden somewhere, still to be published.

(Works marked by a \* are only in character and not actual written things)

### *Deab Exovol tru Iluleia*

The *"Deab Exovol tru Iluleia"* is without a doubt his single most important work to date. This piece of literature is divided in 16 books and 8 chapters and it adresses the philosophical theme closest to Iloel: the Study of Identity. Identity in these books is treated as some sort of vital element and this can be seen in how the word itself is written: it is true that, everytime identity is mentioned, it has the capital first letter almost if it was as important as a person itself.

The Deab Exovol tru Iluleia is considered relevant to the development of the vastaiosi language as it was the first literary work to be written in both Vastaiosi and other languages: Iloel, as explained in a letter to his father Ufio, did this so that his discoveries about identity could be read not only by the vastaiosi speakers, but also by many others across the globe.

The first book starts off with Iloel writing about his backstory in a paragraph named *Notes of the Author*, it then presents a Proem in the first chapter and immediatly proceeds to Chapter II where he explains why Exovologia is necessary; the following three chapters present the three characteristics of identity: *Mevaselosa*, *Enexovol* and *Dumeron*. The last chapters, followed by the ending, explain what *Exariis* (Beings) really are in terms of consciousness and identity and how this theory relates to Creation Magic.

### *Virtenivasel*

This is the aforementioned only collection of poems of Iloel Clioel. Unlike in the previously analyzed work, these books are not fully translated: this is because, as stated by Iloel himself in the preamble titled *"Notes on the Translation"* written in various languages, some poems present in the collection "touch" his heart in a way that makes it so only those who are really interested have the privilege of reading and fully understanding them.

The *"Virtenivasel"* (Translating to "Collection of Poems") and its verses do not follow any chronological or logical order, though it is considered to be made of three categories of poems:

* The *"Ilologiore"* poems talk about Iloel's knowledge and his love for philosophy. They are often accompanied by a strong confidence in his skills and the request to be titled "Ilologiore", that is "Philosopher".
* The *"Irei"* category of poems is characterized by Iloel's strong love that almost turns into veneration, similar to that for a goddess, but for a woman referred to as *Ire*. Although the poet attributes to her almost divine qualities, the fear that the real gods may take her away from his sight still remains.
* The *"Brutel"* poems have opposite qualities to the Irei: they represent Iloel's brute hatred towards the woman for an unspecified action, considered treasonous, committed by her. These poems are characterized by aggressive expressions such as "*Brutu, silensaratos."* (Traitor, we must shut up).

The Virtenivasel is a great helping hand to those who are willing to understand Iloel's psychology and his inner crisis, represented in the most evident way by his choice to not ever morph through the Clioels' magic, but that can also be studied through the categories of poems present in this literary work: there is a first grade division of his soul represented by his love for Ire (Iloel defined as *Sismel*), that draws him away from work, as opposed to his passion for philosophy and intelligence (Iloel *Ilologiore*); likewise, the first element of scission is later split into what he once felt for the woman and what he currently feels, namely hatred.

### *Azzioma de Vastaioseftu* \*

Being Iloel a philologist aswell, his knowledge of the great works of the past led him to believe that Written Vastaiosi (*Vastaioseftu*, as opposed to Spoken Vastaiosi - *Vastaiosidu*) had the potential to become one of the main literary languages of Ef'thar. This sentiment is expressed and discussed in the *Azzioma de Vastaioseftu*, a group of 3 books (*Limerons*, literally translating to "Volumes") written in a methodical and synthetic style that shapes the essay's argumentative nature.

The aforementioned 3 Limerons each represent a stage of Iloel Clioel's argumentation in chronological order:

* Volume I serves as introduction to the entire thing. Iloel discusses the reasons for which Written Vastaiosi could be considered a major language in literature and science through arguments such as recalling Lanno Agazii's *Agriologissima Oriellosei* (His admiration for this character can also be seen here), of vital importance for every science, and noticing the amount of words and variations that make phrasing hard concepts rather easy.
* Volume II starts off immediatly with a negation that foreshadows the theme of this specific book: here the Philosopher presents the issues that prevent Written Vastaiosi from entering the olympus of languages, being its lack of syntactic and grammatical organization or the absence of a central figure that regulates its evolution and nature. Iloel here makes the example of Luangese and Old Vinitican, both developed and widely recognized languages that differ in these aspects from his native one.
* Volume III is the last Limeron and the one considered to be the most important out of all three for its linguistic value. In the last book Iloel Clioel tries to give a definitive shape to Vastaioseftu by documenting it and proposing conventions together with rules and such. This book actually differs from the other two in many ways, for the fact that the style goes from a methodical one to simple and disconnected paragraphs for example: this is likely a choice of the author that, looking for organization in his language, tries to write a treatise himself by turning the last third of his work into what is almost a proper textbook with rules, examples and such.

## Biography

### Early Life

Iloel Clioel was born in a cold winter in 31 ESK in the city of Aavusada, capital of Arcallos.

His parents, Ufio and Agelia Clioel, were important members of the realm's nobility with his father being the descendant of Astoneo Clioel, one of the founders of Arcallos: in fact Ufio was both Arcamagore (one of the heads of the nation) and skilled in Creation Magic. Being born in these conditions, Iloel got accustomed to a rich lifestyle that quite never faded throughout his lifespan.

Iloel kept being a normal boy for a good chunk of his childhood, until something crucial happened that would completely revolutionize his perspective on the world and on people. It was 42 ESK and he was 11; Iloel was eating chocolate while sitting on the river just east of Aavusada's center when he noticed his father walking near the side of the road, then stopping and using Creation Magic to transform.

This event was so shocking for the young philosopher that it could be defined as "lifechanging": because of this, despite his young age, he started questioning so many things about life around him like who people really are and, ultimately, what identity really is (it is known that the research of identity would go on to become his life goal). This also led Iloel to reject the usage of Creation Magic under any circumstance.

### Studies

Regarding Iloel Clioel's studies, they commenced once he turned 8: he was sent to *Theseus Tannii "Vivlothaei"* ("Librarian") which was one of the most well recognized Arcallosi intellectuals, particularly famous for his contributions to philology and linguistics.

In this span going from his youth to his 15 years of age Iloel studied with commitment and dedication three of the arts of Vastaiosi culture: literature, philosophy and astronomy; Theseus was, due to his 'intellectual aura', an inspirational figure in Iloel's life and it is to be believed that he played an important role in shaping his mind and making Iloel fulfill his potential, in fact he was so bound to him that he composed a poem in his memory once Theseus Tannii died, in 49 ESK.

### Age of Maturity

Iloel never left the mansion of the Clioel: he was too accustomed to a rich and noble life to face the difficulties of distancing himself from his family and his place of birth. The young philosopher would spend half of his time drinking wine and the other half working on the study of identity, and this kept going until one hot day in the summer of 50 ESK came: it was then that Iloel met a woman, whose identity is unknown, that would become so important for him to arguably be the main theme of the Virtenivasel, his compendium of poems.

With this said, his internal dissidence was finally taking a definitive shape: his mind split because of his issues with identity, his heart split because of the woman, these two elements in perpetual conflict and the philosopher himself confused and lost.