Prophet Ahvael

"Eye of Romas"

Prophet Ahvael as the world has come to know him as, was born in the town of Garrion just near today's city of Reina. The area was then controlled by the Bear clan, the human clan that found refuge from the elven invasion of mainland Domas.

Ahvael's parents are unknown for he has never mentioned them anywhere in his books but it is known that Ahvael spent his childhood as a loner. He could never fit in with other people nor was his intention to do so. He spent his time reading books and learning new languages from his lorekeeper. As a young man, he was a helping hand to the lorekeeper of the town who held history books and scripts in his tower. Ahvael was always interested in world history and ancient magic as well. He believed that magic can still be used and that you only need to look for it in order to gain strenght from it. He began his first adventure at the age of 14. Travelling with his lorekeeper into the ruins of an old elvish garrison. He usually traveled with his lorekeeper but one day, the old lorekeeper forbade him to come with him saying that THIS adventure was too dangerous for the young lad. Ahvael didn't listen and so he followed his lorekeeper into the depths of an old city underground. This was a mistake as Ahvael almost lost his life there by almost falling to his death. The lorekeeper heard and saw him so he went to help him. Pulling his hand, Ahvael managed to get back up but the lorekeeper lost his consciousness and fell right into the abyss. That moment changed Ahvael forever.

Soon he became the lorekeeper of the city of Deloriashan (Today Deloria). In his dream, one night, the god Romas himself appeared, telling him that he must warn and tell the people of what lies in the future. Ahvael trusts that that night, the god Romas gave him the vision of future. And so, the next morning he began writing his first book, warning people of the future; *"The prophecies of the future"* was his book called. In this book, he predicted many things that were about to happen. He predicted the elven retreaval and the human slave victory. He predicted that somewhere in the 2nd era the ancient dwarves would return to Almaria, occupying the northern kingdom in Domas. He also predicted the creation of a new, powerful empire that all the people would fear (The Griffin Empire) which all mad men will rule, driven by conquering goals.

Later on in his life he wrote 3 more books; *"The warden of time", "The vision"* and *"End of mankind"*. All of these books predicting the future and most of his predictions came true to this day.

In his book *"The vision"* he explains that there are 4 stages to our world, 2 of which have passed (The ruleship of the demons over Almaria and the peaceful stage). 2 more are to come. The 3rd stage of the world will be "the apocalypse". As he explained in his said book:

*"The 3rd stage shall be the one after which the world shall lie in ruins. This stage is the apocalypse, the end of most of humanity. The end of comfort and peacefulness. The end of us. It will be started by a plague of some sort that lies deep within our own world, somewhere below. It will devestate and corrupt the lands, bringing Almaria to chaos"*

Then there is the 4th stage, also known as the "Ashenrise" or the "World of ashes". This is the stage that will come after the apocalypse is over. The world will be covered in corrupt land and ashes. Nothing but darkness will dwell. No natural light shall illumine the world.

*"Now in the 4th stage of our world, when all has fallen. Darkness will rise and those who survive will have to adapt to it, build new homes, new kingdoms. From the ashes they will rise or in the darkness they will die."*

All of his 3 books were later combined into one big book of prophecies: *"The words of future"*

At the age of 90, Ahvael alone set upon a journey to explore the ancient continent of the frozen wastes (previously, in the ancient world, known as Aeria). He wandered inside the city of Dragonmyth, never to return and be seen again. Some say he died inside the haunted city, some say he made it out alive and lived in secrecy for another decade and some say he never was a human being. Some believed he was the descendant of god of wisdom, Romas himself, and that the god Romas sent Ahvael onto Almaria in order to warn it's people of the demise that the future holds.

The prophet's bones were never found. Like the many people were never found that ventured deep into the frozen wastes.

*"Either the cold consumes them or the darkness takes them" -* "The words of future - End of mankind chapter, page 226"