Alloces Eclipse, Unassuming Arcane Practitioner

## Alloces Eclipse

Alloces is a self-professed caster of "moderate" or "passing" talent, which a given observer may or may not agree with, depending on their perspective. They seem to be focused in the fields of ice and fire specifically.

## Biography

His background is strangely ambiguous and rather immaterial. He doesn't speak much of the life before adventuring, and his surname isn't linked to anyone currently living in Etera. Thus, it could be surmised that he has taken up his surname himself, or has assumed a false surname. To a very certain few individuals, his true origins may be known, but it seems that as the mage grows progressively stronger, the more closely he guards his secrets. Quietly and recently, all of his particulars using his name have been shifted by magical and mundane means to incorporate his true surname, Eclipse.

## Personality

Alloces is flighty, quirky, and rather eccentric despite his own protestations of being perfectly sane(believe at your own risk), as do most spellcasters as they grow. However, he considers himself a fairly decent person, and is a surprisingly solid and dependable moral rock to align oneself with. He's very moderate in almost every opinion that he may provide, and often seeks to reconcile and resolve dilemnas without violence, perhaps due to influences from his Mythic Patron, the Court of Seasons. Driving the coolly collected mage into true anger is something that has rarely been achieved, athough it has been done.

## Notable Events

Despite his professed polite disinterest and general love of being in the background, he sometimes breaks away from his usual placidity to investigate various happenings around Babel.

### Investigating a Mysterious Entity

A string of disappearances seemingly all over Etera drove him to consult with the authorities in charge of the case, and eventually led him to interview a supposed witness, as well as investigating a sudden disappearance of an entire garrison. He came to the conclusion that the perpetrator was a vampire who had been warping around Etera.

### Alloces Eclipse, Head of Finances

The discovery of a new continent led him to join a burgeoning kingdom venerating Sarenae as their treasurer. Although he does loosely follow another religion, he believes that his current belief does not in any way contradict that of Sarenae, and thus is the reason why he joined.

### Striking the Behemoth, Part 1

The rustle of soft paper on yet more paper briefly caused the tousled head of a slight human man with light blue eyes to perk up, before reflexively turning back to the paperwork that seemed to perpetually litter his desk. At length, the papers were neatly stacked on the right side, ready to be packaged and sent off to their respective destinations. Alloces leaned backward, bones popping softly as he reclined and groaned wearily, yawning as he pulled the last remaining envelope towards him, using a letter opener to crack the innocuous seal open and reading the contents.

As soon as he spotted the code he set it aside, frowning before reading anything else. The brief glimpse of the encryption key allowed him to deduce the gist of the contents, contents which he regarded with a mixture of weariness and thoughtfulness. He wasn't blind nor deaf to not know of Behemoth and its cargo of unsavory individuals. However, hasty movements have hardly helped with weighty matters. However, an acquaintance of his would probably be going as well, and it was a good excuse to dodge some paperwork, at the very least.

Thus, a few days later, Alloces would appear in a burst of blue script at the entrance of the camp, proffering the sealed missive as both explanation and identification. He had commissioned a set of Muleback Cords, rather handy magical items that bolstered his carrying capacity by quite the amount. Thus, he would set about helping with logistics to start out with, shuttling supplies and men throughout the camp, bypassing natural obstacles rather easily due to the whims of the Warp Sphere, in which he was quite proficient.

After having tended to that, he would also do some scouting of his very own! Although he wasn't by any means stealthy, he could cover vast distances with very little time, and could always squirrel himself away in nooks and crannies that would be normally impossible to get into if one could not teleport. After having gathered any information he could, he would have returned to the camp.

Alloces briefly looked out towards the camp, having managed to secure himself a spot on a cliff's edge, commanding a wonderful view of the scenery below him. He gathered up his robes and quietly sat down, muttering a quick chant that soon coalesced itself into a cocoon of blue script around him, warming up the air around him in response to the frosty winds so high up. He sighed to himself, warming up a small flask of tea with a quick word and sipping gingerly, enjoying the aromatic liquid coursing through his throat. He eyed the camp somewhat critically, making note of better placements for the various camps, as well as possible routes to and from the encampment, to be implemented once he returned.

At length, he noticed a tiny dot roaming around the camp that seemed to be approaching the adventurers in particular. After another few sips, he disappeared from the cliff, reappearing at the camp a few seconds later. Having listened to the delegate talk for a polite moment, he would quietly override him with his proposition.

"Currently, those aboard Behemoth have a strategic advantage, possessing an extremely large beast that could be implemented to devastating effect. Their settlement is constantly moving, and with such a fearsome guardian, undoubtedly very imposing to assault directly. Thus, it would be best to eliminate their biggest advantage, the beast itself. Killing it directly would probably prove to be a difficult task, so I would suggest a large pit trap of sorts, hidden and meant to pin the beast."

"Due to their nomadic nature, they do not have the advantage of knowing the land, so such a ploy should go smoothly. Once the beast has been dealt with, it would be best to completely cut off avenues of retreat for the inhabitants of Behemoth, and slowly grind them down via ranged and guerilla warfare. There is no point in risking the deaths of good soldiers when we have the upper hand."

### A Tale of Two Fey Courts(From the perspective of an unassuming Arcane Practitioner)

The soft, lyrical chittering of wild tunes from songbirds who had not yet lost their edge in evading the local predators drifted into Alloces' ears. After considerably amusing soft grumbling at being awoken so, the small bed in the corner of the modest bedroom disgorged its contents, revealing the slender human mage, hair tousled and thin sleepgarments ruffled. A few yawned incantations promptly changed the mage into his customary blue robes and garments, freshening himself up from his sleep, and alerting the local household spirits of his awakening, so that they might prepare better.
However, this fine morning, two pairs of letters attracted Alloces' gaze, in the trademark fine material reserved for missives sent only by the Fey Courts. The mage's languid expression didn't change as he reached through time and space, pulling the letters free and reading them, a guarded light leaving his eyes as he read further, before finally chuckling. Fey could certainly be like that. At one moment, deadly serious and somber, at the next, seeing fit to whittle away their long lifespans upon activities like these.
Over a hearty breakfast that the mage sadly partook little in, he decided to accept the offer from the Court of the Cruel Sun, promptly making the one from the rival court disappear from sight and existence with a flick of his finger. Outwardly, he was certainly closer to Mab and Maeve, and he was at that. But he also knew that he was beholden as well to Titania, as the latter half of the Court of Seasons which he had pledged service to. It was always good to acknowledge his other half, and served well to affirm that his loyalty was indeed, towards the Court as a whole. After paying a few visits to the Planes of Fire and Earth respectively, Alloces sequestered himself deep within his largest residential demiplane, deep underneath the neatly cultivated fields of crops and grains, where layers upon layers of wards protected and shielded him from the outside. He inspected the gently glowing orb of gold with satisfaction, watching as its intricate rune-work lit up in the color of sunlight, shining golden rays across his workshop. Although he wasn't much for crafting, he could certainly impress upon objects magical enchantments of considerable degree. A few murmured commands soon sent the orb through time and space, to rest lightly above the finished crafts of the Court of the Cruel Sun, and invisibly lay down a matrix of shielding over the fine works. Tribute discharged, the mage set aside the matter of the rivalling Courts until further notice.

## Notable Relationships

### Claire D'Sangria Von Elorainne De Lunaveil-Azureleaf XVIII

The love of Alloces' life, a ruler of Mirrandrar and holding leadership positions in both the Scarlet Kingdom as well as the Tidal Empire. A haemomancer and healer of considerable skill. It is for her that he is currently looking into resolving the apocalyptic wastes that are now the ruins of Erebus, as well as for the good of the general world.

### Cormick Thale

A good friend of Alloces, currently has mandatory access to one of Alloces' residential demiplanes three times a day and once per night. Yes, mandatory access. Alloces considers Cormick to be a good and true friend, although he is somewhat concerned about how straight-minded Cormick could possibly be, and tries to help his friend back on the right track, or at least the track he considers to be right. He is currently serving as a VERY unofficial form of advisor to Cormick as he attempts to unite Etera.

### Avalia Naramoore

A good friend of Alloces, founder and owner of Naramoore Steelworks. Alloces has taken a hand in educating some of her androids in the art of magic, as well as having gone through a few adventures with her. He is particularly concerned for her, ~~especially as she reminds him of his.....Late mother.~~

### Ronda Azureleaf

Ruler of the Tidal Empire, a skilled conjurer and summoner, as well as being a current demon lord. Alloces is attempting to help intervene against the demon lord currently in control of her body, Dagoff, as she is Claire's adoptive mother and thus ~~his prospective mother-in-law.~~