Alaric Cronqvist

**Alaric Cronqvist** is a half-elven sorcerer and paladin, a Marxist riot instigator, and is a member of Cervus Cor.

## Description

### Appearance

Alaric is tall, and somewhat muscular for a scholar, being used to the digging work often allocated to apprentice archaeologists. He wouldn't, however, be mistaken for a tavern bouncer in a hurry. He often wears a tunic of blue over a white or tan undershirt, with dark breeches and tall black boots. He has wavy, jaw-length hair of light blonde, with kind, trusting eyes of a serene blue.

His nose, and jawline have an almost regal quality. Overall, his appearance speaks strongly to his dual-lineage, although he keeps his slightly pointed eyes covered by the length of his hair, and few he encounters would guess at his heritage.

### Personality

Alaric is passionate about people's rights, and autonomy. He has a severe distrust of the wealthy, despite coming from a noble family himself. He is loyal to his friends, and holds ideals up above all other things.

## Biography

### Background

Alaric was born into a well-known, and previously wealthy and influential human family based in Emeron. However, he was also born into a great scandal. His mother, is Olora Cronqvist, a dignified lady of high birth. His father on the other hand, is almost entirely unknown. It was sensational enough when Olora fell pregnant at a young age, with neither a husband, nor a betrothal to explain her sudden expectancy. Therefore, when Alaric was born Half-Elven, it was an outrage. As many Elves were estranged from the other races, many rumors swirled, though few facts were even obtained. The most popular story was that Olora had met some travelling dignitary, and been taken in by the beauty of their race, even though he was likely five times her age. As a result of the scandal, the family fell from societal grace, and were shunned from many of their usual socialite gatherings and aristocratic pursuits.

Their name and past glory faded and dulled to the ears of most. In time, even their wealth great wealth began to dry up. Some of them even had to take jobs. Throughout it all, however, Olora raised her son with love and affection, even if she remained very closed about his father. Alaric himself was raised in the family keep, now with far fewer servants and cooks, but with plenty of it's charm and history intact. He liked to read books from the expansion and handsome library, and dreamed of being like the heroes in the stories. He also read of history and the ancient magics that were no more. Often, him and his many cousins, and other relations would go for adventures out into the countryside. Horseback rides in the Sunny Slopes, where the fields and hills stretch for 100 miles, or trips to the nearby beaches were their favourites.

When he grew to adulthood, he secured a position at the East Shores Research Center in Emeron. Housed in an ancient castle once owned by a murderous old Elven king, the institute had great stores of knowledge, which it was constantly working to add to. They went on excavations and digs, travelling through dangerous tombs and caves looking for artifacts of cultural import and value. Although they sold many of the lesser pieces to fund their other research, one of a kind, or significant pieces were always retain or donated to museums, for the enrichment of all people.

Often during his time studying and working at the center, he would go with his fellow apprentices to nearby bars and taverns. Alaric found he had an easier time than most when approaching girls there, generally owing to his unusually good looks. He also found he had a great love for the live music that travelling bards would perform, and the general atmosphere that existed in an ale house. He had never experienced the like of it in the quiet stone halls where he spent his youth. Having studied and worked at the research center for 4 years, Alaric has recently been promoted to Field Archaeologist. A title of significance in that he is now licensed by the center to undertake field work by himself, and obtain a small commission on artifacts brought back for study.

## Quotations

* **Alaric**: I'm going to call that guy Clarence, and he is a dick.
* **Alaric**: My boyfriend was meant to pick me up after that, and I was like 'OJ where are you?' and he was like 'Wait, you're alive? then who did I kill?'
* **Alaric**: Fine, but I have to pee first.
* **Alaric**: Oh, don't be so dramatic. That's my thing, and if you take it away from me I'll kill myself, then you.
* **Alaric**: Oh, I can play dead. I watched my entire church group get eaten by a bear.
* **Alaric**: Well, my armpit rash is back.
* **Alaric**: I used to have two cats, then I moved to this place with hardwood floors so we had to put them down.
* **Alaric**: So glad you asked, Kabbalah is a wonderful religion that mixes the fun part of Judaism with magic.