Aletheius Gnosis

**Aletheius Gnosis** is Cynidicean male cleric/wizard played by Konstantinos.

## Biography

### Early Life

Aletheius was born in Deep Cynidicea, of parents who were associated with anti-Zargon elements in Cynidicean society. As he came of age he joined the Brotherhood of Gorm, utilising his natural talent for magic to rise in the ranks until he was the main advisor of Kanadius. As the librarian for the Brotherhood, he was considered an expert in Great Old Ones like Zargon, and has assembled copious notes on the true nature of the entity.

### First Steps

When the Brotherhood base in the Great Ziggurat of Cynidicea was attacked by outlanders, Aletheius became aware of the world outside Cynidicea for the first time. When these same outsiders broke into King Alexander's tomb and made off with the Sword of Gorm, Aletheius was tasked by Kanadius to track it down and recover it. So Aletheius prepared for his hazardous journey outside, stepping onto the surface for the first time in his life and heading to place called Ashinana's Oasis.

### New Allies

Due to a misunderstanding, he was apprehended by Delvis Sandstone, Captain of the Guard, and believed responsible for recent thefts in the oasis. The Raiders of the Lost City interrogated him, and satisfied to his innocence, convinced Sandstone to release Aletheius into their custody. From then on, Aletheius travelled with the Raiders, assisting them in their quest. The culprits were discovered, Dorn and Vanessa Mackelroy, but even after defeating them the Raiders had to rush to the lower levels to recover the relics. When they finally did so they discovered, much to their horror, that they had been used to unravel the last of the wards keeping the Great Old One Zargon in his prison. Even in his weakened state, Zargon was almost a match for the Raiders, and upon his death his body melted until only his horn remained.

### Race Against Time

Aletheius advised the others to contact the Brotherhood of Gorm for what to do next, and once they had reconciled with Kanadius, the Brotherhood instructed them to meet with the other two anti-Zargon factions: the Magi of Usamigaras and the Warrior Maidens of Madarua.

After meeting with the oracle Ankhara the Raiders realised they had to dip the horn of Zargon in the volcano known as Zargon's Eye or the Great Old One would regenerate in less than twenty-four hours. To do so they had to fight more minions of Zargon, including a rematch with Nizaar al-Rasul. Even after this harrowing encounter all they had achieved was buying themselves some time, a month or so. They teleported back to the oasis to rest and recover but received some startling news: The Marquesa had left to marry the King in Vallanzik.

With the leadership of the oasis vacant, the dastardly Count Misael Castillo now claimed the place and warned the Raiders to leave or face his wrath. He punctuated this threat with the headless corpse of Juan Silva, Hector's mentor.

Refusing to let the count dictate the terms of the battle, the Raiders left the oasis and launched a surprise attack on the Escudor forces at the Valley of Death. Taking the count by surprise they defeated him handily, and returned to the oasis. There, with the help of the spellweaver Jazeela li'Alsairan, they discovered that it would be possible to bind Zargon once more if they could find a relic of the Ancient Ones. Clues led them to a book by the explorer Alkazaar, which in turn opened a portal somewhere far south where they encountered a unique golem known as the Sapphire Sentinel.

Letting the golem lead them, they travelled to the Cliffs of Haruun and then on to the ruined city of Azumar. Here after a battle with the dracolich Zikzokrisha they recovered the Wistarni Scroll, and hastened back to the oasis to prepare for the ritual.

But the forces of Zargon had not been idle - a massive army now marched towards the oasis, and the mission to bind Zargon became a race against time. After a ferocious final battle against Orschans, Cynidiceans and aberrations, the Raiders were victorious, and Zargon was sealed away beneath the church. Victory at last.

### After Zargon's Fall

He returned to Deep Cynidicea and the Brotherhood of Gorm, assisting the united efforts of the three factions in overthrowing the now weakened Zargonites in a successful revolution. In the years to come he would replaced Kanadius as leader of the Brotherhood.