Chareye

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A very powerful wizard who gained the rank of archmage. Though of great repute in his own time he is most renowned for his return from retirement in order to help settle the Conclave Dispute as part of the Loyal Force.

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687PE: Chareye granted the rank of Sarrif in the Sapphire Wizards' Guild.

711PE: Chareye started mentoring the apprentice Interal.

717PE: Chareye was granted the rank of Archmage after passing the trials.

723PE Chareye was granted the title Master Magi and made one of the Conclave.

748PE: At the age of 89, Chareye retires from the Conclave and goes to a personal retreat.

753PE: Facts of this event were disputed in various histories. Most agree that at least five some suggest six and some seven of the eight archmages that make up the Conclave of the Sapphire Wizards' Guild (known as the Master Magi) attempted to remove the current Saffier Repletan. Naturally, he resisted this move and it resulted in a cold war. Mages quickly chose sides and one of the Master Magi who moved against Repletan was Chareye's old apprentice Interal.

754PE: The dispute ran on with no end in sight. Multiple factions vied for supremacy. Interal was the leader of one of the more powerful sections of support and he claimed he should be the Saffier. However some others did likewise including Interal's main rival the Archmage Feint.

755PE: A faction called Splinters of Bone cause a spree of murders within Tor Armakan. An investigator by the name of Danil Durova took over the investigation after the husband of one of his friends was killed. After a lengthy investigation uncovering clues, offering bribes and spying Durova successfully exposed the group.

One of the crucial clues guided Durova to seek out the retired Archmage Chareye who Durova manged to persuade to help by undisclosed means. Two archmages died in the final confrontation with the Splinters of Bone. This final bloodbath included 32 deaths, far more wounded and the destruction of Clawspire Tower. This investigation forged an alliance between Chareye and Durova. They also came to the attention of the Imperial elite, including Trent Fell.

756PE: The year of three Saffiers. Interal declared himself Saffier, Repletan the sitting Saffier tried to have him arrested. This divided the guild as Feint directly opposed Interal with his own claim. Chareye surprised Interal his old apprentice by holding them all in contempt. Durova was introduced to Lord Renis brother of the Empress and they entered into an agreement for Durova and his allies (Chareye among them) were ordered to investigate the wizards and the potential threat that the growing Conclave Dispute posed to the royal family.

At the end of the year, during Fallsal, Repletan was killed in mysterious circumstances. Durova began to investigate this in earnest despite being warned off by several parties, including Chareye, who felt it should be left to wizards. At first Interal was suspected by Durova and others. During the investigation, Interal tried to take credit in order to increase his reputation. However no sooner had Interal committed himself to the claim than Lethe revealed to Durova that it had in fact been he that had murdered the old Saffier. This exposed Interal as weak and he fled. Durova swore he would bring Lethe down, which of course merely amused the incredibly powerful wizard and soulcrafter. Durova led a detachment of Red Protectoran officers and their troops under the command of his friend Captain Entanor Saxx into Lethe's hidden base. Though Lethe and his minions successfully defeated the attack being revealed forced the wizard into retreat.

757PE: The dispute ran on, with multiple factions vying for supremacy. The Conclave was officially suspended by the Emperor Jarlath. The wizards' rivals: the Senate, the military and the church start to take over the running of the country. **Chareye** officially now came out of retirement in disgust over the events and re-took his rightful title of archmage back. He was now in a position to call on the sarrifs to end their petty bickering. He refused to lead a faction and openly stated he would not seek the title of Saffier or sit on the reorganised Conclave. Interal specifically avoided facing Chareye as he had known him in his days as an apprentice.

During this time one of the factions succeeds in assassinating the reigning Emperor Jarlath and two of his children. Durova was in the process of investiaging claims of such a threat when it happens. Driven to great anger and remorse at what he came to see as his greatest failure Durova stops arguing against Chareye's brutal methods for resolving the dispute. The Empress Gemella took control of the Empire with the heir overseas and she threatened to never reconstitute the guild if the dispute was not brought to a close.

758PE: Multiple factions still vied for supremacy. During this time one of the factions succeeded in assassinating the reigning Emperor Jarlath and two of his children. Durova was in the process of investigating claims of such a threat when it happens. Driven to great anger and remorse at what he came to see as his greatest failure Durova stops arguing against Chareye's brutal methods for resolving the dispute. The Empress Gemella took control of the Empire with the heir overseas and she threatened to never reconstitute the guild if the dispute was not brought to a close.

The Empress, who reigned in the absence of the heir, declared a state of emergency and called on the Protectorans and the Church of Celer to help her bring those responsible to judgement. Durova who was known to the Empress' brother Renis was given royal mandate to investigate the death. However he insisted on working with Chareye who now had a reputation as one of the most brutal wizards outside of Lethe himself. The Empress feared Chareye and his influence over the operation.

759PE: The archmage Ivory returned from retirement at the Empress' request. She prevented the killing of the Empress and was used as a power balance for Chareye in the Imperial fold. Danil Durova discovered the Letter of Regicide. This revealed Interal's guilt in the deth of the Emperor. The would be Saffier was declared guilty of treason by unanimous vote of the Senate. A new law was enacted, the Traitor's Knot that any one hiding, assisting or even associating with Interal, other than to bring him to justice, would also be condemned as a traitor to the crown. The Empress assigned a group of Templar and Red Protectoran Elites (Who may have been Knight Stalkers) to her younger brother Renis and 'asked' Ivory to accompany them. These were joined by Renis' bodyguard, which was made up of Red Blades under the command of Blademark Trent Fell. There were also a huge assortment of clerics assigned to them as well. Renis named the unit in its entirety the Loyal Force. The Force were unable to find Lethe or Interal and leaned heavily on Durova and Chareye's informants and knowledge of the Dispute.

Less than a month later, Renis, Ivory and the Loyal Force successfully found and killed Interal and his inner circle. Chareye and Durova were certainly involved in finding him but their exact involvement in the fighting was unclear. Chareye never openly claimed the kill though it was rumoured that the destruction left behind after the battle was done spoke of an extremely explosive and devestating use of battle magic which some suggested implicated Chareye more than if he had shouted his involvement from the roof tops.

760PE: Many of the wizards declared their voluntary loyalty to the Empire, allowing for the reformation of the guild including Ivory first and foremost and Chareye, though he apparently did it with something of a snort of derision. Lethe however continued his 'work' and refused all efforts to stop him. Durova helped to discover the location of Lethe. Together with the Loyal Force, Durova went to the confrontation. The Force defeated Lethe and his minions, but many of them were killed. Chareye was killed during the the final confrontation by Lethe himself. Durova was forever changed by having the dangerous mage die in front of him.

761PE: A new Conclave is called in the reformed Sapphire Wizards' Guild but a new position of Imperial Adjunt was created to monitor the wizards with a civilian authority. Durova disovered that Ivory and the Empress intend this to be Ivory herself. Perhaps due to his time with Chareye Durova had never taken to the Empress' favoured Archmage. Through some careful manipulation he ensured this plan came to nothing. Instead, Durova took the position himself right from under the mage's nose. This in turn set the precedent that the position had to be held by a non-caster.