Aferos

Viandor ti Myaropol, also known as Aferos or Aúeros (Efrest for *Lord of the Spear)* was originally born Viandor ti Myaros in 828 of the first epoch to Ombanor ti Myaros (brother of the king of Maricen) and Elysìa ti Casurvail, a noblewoman from a wealthy Sereic family. In his youth, he lived a noble’s life, spending most of his time at court. Viandor’s early life was during a period of great national strife in his homeland of Maricen, as the nation was just beginning the process of recovery after a series of rebellions, which Viandor saw as pointless. He was born with exceptional magical abilities however, and the royal family employed the noble sorcerer Vinaresìan ti Borusiú to train him. Magic was not as well understood in Maricen at the time, and Borusiú’s teachings were limited, as he was chosen more for his noble background than his abilities. In 839 however, Borusiú mysteriously vanished, and the mage known as Danchor (last name unknown) began teaching Viandor. This sorcerer’s teachings were of far more interest to the young Viandor, and he was even engaged in dark magic and had allegedly dabbled with Eronnic entities in the past. Danchor saw potential in the young royal and was allowed to teach him things that would not be permitted among the nobility in the present day, as the royals didn’t care to understand the nature of Danchor’s teachings. In 848, Viandor was judged to have completed his studies, and Danchor stopped tutoring him, although the two still maintained contact for years afterwards, Viandor often seeking his old teacher’s advice throughout his early adulthood.

           At the age of 21 in 849, Viandor was granted the Duchy of Salinor in southern Maricen by his cousin King Andiran VI, and promptly relocated from Sereio to the provincial capital Sali. Here, he would leave the administration of the duchy to his lesser nobles and appointees and would spend most of his own time studying the nature of mar. He would also marry *Ilmaryl ti Amaintoc* and had three children with her from 852 to 861. It was believed that these children would later share in his search for knowledge, and eventually join him in the Aoreum. Although he did not study at a university, Viandor’s plentiful resources as a wealthy noble from a royal family allowed him access to many things not available to most. He would invite or seek out many skilled mages and scholars to learn and increase his own proficiency with magic. Eventually, Viandor developed a profound interest in the Eronnic. After reading numerous books and seeking out the most knowledgeable scholars available to him, he engaged in a number of personal expeditions and rituals to establish contact with various Eronnic beings.

It was not known exactly how Viandor came into contact with Mar’on Ayros, but his thirst for knowledge eventually led him to dabble with the Aoreum itself, which was still quite weak after “The Displacement”: the theorized cause of the Aoreum’s loss of influence over the world. It was believed that Viandor was so much of a perfect candidate for Mar’on Ayros to employ that he was in fact eventually sought out *by* the Aoreum, and by 866 1EP, Viandor was actively working with them.