Ettrix Ophyss

**Ettrix Ophyss** was the court wizard of Fairhaven, and formerly a member of the Ironcloak Illuminum.

## Description

### Appearance

Ettrix was a tall and thin black-and-white drakkar. Although by 1706 he had left the Illuminum and moved to Fairhaven, he still held a fondness for the silver and green colours of the Illuminum's robes.

### Personality

Secretive and paranoid, Ettrix rarely left Sarnasgavol, and as such not much was known about him.

## Documents & Letters

### A Mostly Burned Journal

A mostly burned journal that was recovered from the fireplace in Sarnasgavol by Falken the Fortunate in 1706 AD. A number of entries could still be read, although most of it was lost to the fire.

> **[Most of the document is too burned to be legible, leaving behind only single words and short phrases.]**
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> **[However, a few longer fragments remain]**
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> *-tard wretched son of a bloody bitch! A thousand curses on him, and a thousand more on his bloodline! May he wither and waste away if there is justice in this world! I always knew! I knew that snooping bastard had not the spine, the will, the capacity to do what we are sworn to do! I knew! I told the council! He shall fail us! He cares not for our oath, for our words!*
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> ***We are the guard, the shield of the Kith; we are the aegis and we are the blade!***
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> *We must do what is needed no matter the cost, to us or to others!*
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> *We are not knights nor warriors. How else are we to guard this world but by the toil of our minds? Not sword or shield but by quill and ink?*
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> *And he casts Johann out- **excommunicates** him, and for what? Why now remember ethics and morality? After all he has done- after all we have done in the nam-*
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> **[Beyond this the entry is burnt to ash. A few pages later, it continues]**
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> *-hann has the base competency to make good his escape, or failing that the decency to die silently. I do not need that shitstain’s sins following me. He begs for assistance; claims he has made discoveries that shall greatly further our inquiry into the Erdynsol.*
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> *I have not known him to exaggerate or lie so I am quite inclined to believe him, though I wonder if it is worth risking membership to the Illuminum- though in all honesty I find myself questioning the usefulness the council's favour in furthering my research when now I know they have not the drive to go the distance and do wha-*
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> **[Flipping forward, you find a few more words yet unburned]**
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> *I have it! A functional Remnant of Sanctity! Soon shall my questions be answered!*
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> *Those Academy knobheads would keep it locked up, hidden away, useless and wasted, for an eternity if they could. Ignorant jackasses! They mistake my ambition for carelessness, proclaim their deadbrain complacency virtue! To think for so long they have had Athmas-Goroth itself in their grasp and done nothing with it----*
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> *But now I have it and my questions shall be answered. Even now as Johann makes his way to Fairhaven my mind is aflurry with thoughts of experiments I shall run, of lines of inquiry I shall be able to explore. I must take ca-*
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> **[The rest is too burned to be legible]**
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### Letter From Illona van Karadrim

A letter, addressed to Ettrix from Illona van Karadrim, recovered from Sarnasgavol by Falken the Fortunate.

>  *From the House van Karadrim to the Illuminant Ettrix Ophyss*
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> *Frostmoor, Seeds 15, 1706 A.D.*
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> *Lord Ettrix,*
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> *Yesterday I meant to have written to you, and such had been my firm purpose, but a dear friend of ours dropped by while on her way to Ernot, and I was so busy entertaining her that I altogether forgot till this morning. Lest I make a similar mistake, I will take some time and write my missive now.*
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> *Carmine and Jasper arrived safe and sound on the Saturday night afore the last, and have spent the better part of the nights between then and now regaling us with talk of your hospitality and manners. It gladdens my heart to hear that there is at least one gentle-man in Fairhaven, even if that one gentle-man is an Empire expatriate! Uraltblut and I wish that we could come and see for ourselves your labs and research, but urgent affairs in our duchy demand most of our time and keep us busy, and so we must sate our appetite with imaginations.*
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> *At least we have your gift to look at- and what a fine gift it is! My husband and I were split on its necessity but I assure you that he is brought over to my way of thinking now that he has seen it for himself. Fifteen feet tall and clad in enamelled, rune-worked adamantine as it is, the sight of that solemn beast alone is sufficient to keep even our most unruly sort in line. I am sure it will prove invaluable should history seek to repeat itself, as that sorry bastard oft does.*
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> *And it is just as awe-some and capable as you described! The very first thing Carmine did when she arrived- or the very second thing I should say, for both her and Jasper were so thirsty from their travels that upon arrival they dashed straight to the cellars without even a passing hallo to me or their father. But once their thirst was sated how-ever Carmine had a half dozen cannons lined up and discharged at your gleaming warrior. I must confess, my heart harboured doubts about your smithcraft*
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> *until I saw with my own two eyes your magnificent creation survive without a scratch a hammering that would have left even me dizzy, had I been in its place. I can hardly wait to see it in action! Even now, as I imagine it striding into battle, our banner held a-loft its helm, I feel my heart all aflutter, much like a maidens’ as she lies in wait in her wedding bed, and a smile creeps on-to my face. If I could dream thoughts of your work would surely occupy my nights as they have occupied my days.*
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> *I heard what happened with Johann. A most dreadful affair, I must say, and one wholly unbecoming of the Illuminum. One cannot hope to be warden to this world without first gaining an understanding of its evils, as I can well attest. Branding as brilliant a boy as he a heretic? Outlawing research? They prove themselves no better than the Academy! Will they next declare neutrality from the affairs of our world?*
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> *I hope my little gift proves useful in your research. It is but a bauble, but if half of what Jasper and Carmine have said of you is true than you are surely the finest mind of our age, and if fools like that dolt Bothria or those craven Illuminum coxcombs will not recognize your brilliance know that there are others who might prove better patrons. This is but a small token of our appreciation; know that a continuing alliance shall beget more of the same.*
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> *Yours in Perpetuity,*
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> **[Illona's Signature]**
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> *Illona van Karadrim, L.B.D.*
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> *P.S: I must apologize for the terrible loss of your manservant. Jasper and Carmine are young and reckless, and do as they fancy with little concern for consequence. They have been disciplined strongly, make no mistake- although for decency’s sake I will not describe the minute details of their punishments.*
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## Appendix

### Gallery

The recovered journalIllona's letter to Ettrix, recovered from Sarnasgavol