Absurd

## Ranks and Titles

* Mayor of Empyrean
* Top Survivor
* Duke of the Isles
* Veteran
* *Sorcerer of Halfast*
* *Discord Booster*

## Affiliation

* Dragon Hunters
* Scylfings
* Hallowmere Pioneers
* Discord
* Halfast

**Absurd** was a veteran of Dragonhollow during the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Eras and Halfast during the Eighth Era.

He considered himself to be something of an expert alchemist, specializing in the brewing and use of potions. Though preferring to live alone, his friendly nature made him well-liked among the community.

# History

Absurd arrived in Blackbourne via airship on 5E:263.

As a member of the Dragon Hunters, he built a modernist home in Hunter's Home.

Absurd won the ninth Pandora Survivor competion after surviving for 180 days without a death, just the second non-veteran to do so.

His home was destroyed by the opening of Pandora's Box on 5E:319 and then further defaced and looted by the roving gangs of bandits and scavengers who followed in its wake.
Absurd was one of the adventurers brave enough to board the first airship to Hallowmere. He struggled early, going deaf in both ears and having to navigate without hearing and lost his Starter Kit after being slain by Alec. Though his spirits were at an all-time low, he refused to be overcome by hopelessness. He repurposed a village into his home on the River Acheron and his tenacity paid off after he successfully raided one of a Hyper Dungeon and became one of the first residents in the land to establish a working beacon.

    He consistently improved his performance in the Hallowmere Survivor competition. After placing sixth in the first contest, he finished fourth in the third contest and third in the fourth and final contest by lasting 77 consecutive days without a death.

In the Seventh Era, Absurd once again converted an existing village into a new home. He finished sixth in the second contest of the Hammerlea Survivor competition and seventh in the third contest.

When the Eriid meteor shower hit Dragonhollow on 7E:59, he was one of the residents impacted by the resultant communications blackout. He did not receive the Hegemon Retro's emergency message sent via the faster-than-light Discord network, but through his own wits and determination he managed to find a safe navigational course to the planet's surface.

Absurd built a treehouse in Vanaheim, a town under the protection of the Scylfings, and retained control over his residence after Sleekit annexed and occupied the town.

    He became somewhat obsessed—even suicidal—in conquering Hyper Dungeons, acknowledging that he needed neither their treasures nor XP, but nevertheless felt compelled to do so at great cost in both lives lost and standing within Hammerlea Survivor.

Absurd owned a stable at Eastbrook Raceway.

### Halfast

    After the disappearance of Dragonhollow, he lost contact with old friends and drifted untethered and alone through the universe during a new dark age. In the Eighth Era, he came across a copy of the Dragonomicon and learned of the faster-than-light communications network Discord, whereupon he received an invitation from HyperSilence to join his fellow refugees in building a new home on Halfast.

After his arrival at the Fish Bowl on 8E:217 Absurd was granted the rank of veteran. Immediately welcomed by Wiz, he became an associate of the Scylfings and built a home in their settlement.

Absurd was the founder and mayor of the high rise metropolis of Empyrean.

He was one of the benefactors who funded upgrades to Discord that boosted the network's signal strength on 8E:240.

    Absurd placed sixth in the first month of Halfast Survivor, fourth in the second month with 202 consecutive days survived, and eighth in the third month.

He traveled to Novigrad during the Eleventh Era, accepting an invite from the Knights of Ishtar to settle in their Archipelago, where he built a small beach house. He purchased a paid rank of nobility, becoming a Sorcerer of Halfast.

# Gallery

Pandora house, with the rest of Hunter's Home in the backgroundPandora HouseInteriorRuins after Pandora's Box was openedBeacon visible from the River AcheronHallowmere homeHammerlands base of operationsAt night in the HammerlandsArmed with a golden sword and 1-UPSubmerged in an ocean monumentDescending into a caveExploring a mesaAt his Novigrad homeIn a rainstorm