Makaria Urilius

Makaria Urilius is a tiefling sorcerer, researcher and member of the Avneclave.

## Description

When Makaria was first encountered in the tunnels beneath Black Scar Redoubt, she offered little surprise in response to the arrival of an adventuring party into her improvised living and study quarters.

Acknowledging that with the defeat of the gnolls occupying the fort proper above her - a group that she referred to simply as "allies of convenience" in that they acted as a deterrent for most prying eyes, she accepted that soon enough a patrol of Rydooni soldiers would surely arrive to secure the outpost and thus deigned to depart. Collecting up a number of belongings, included amongst them a number of spell scrolls, notebooks, potions, as well as a mechanical contraption featuring a number of orbiting spheres, a coil of enchanted rope, a pot containing three rings set with blue-green gemstones and a nondescript brooch - all of which were placed nonchalantly into a satchel bag assumed to be a *Bag of Holding -* Makaria bound her blue silken cloak tight and readied herself at a Teleportation Circle previously etched into the floor.

Seeing a pendant similar to the arcane focuses used by the Cultists encountered within the fort previously hanging amongst other trinkets at her belt, some amongst the party moved to stop her departure - and with it the extent of Makaria's power was glimpsed, stunning both Faustus Howell and Dorian Ukko in place with but a word. Addressing the formermost, she acknowledged that she had "heard he was a disappointment" before promptly departing, leaving the party to speculate on her familiarity with Faustus.

She was encountered again at Fort Aytysos, during which the party interrupted a meeting between herself, Elhorn, **Makaria Urilius**, Ignar Lockfang and Grablag Bitterbrood. After Eula casted *Maddening Darkness*, Makaria along with the other individuals were all teleported away by Elhorn.

## Personality

Whether due to lack of interest, or seeing the party as little threat, Makaria was dismissive of their questions and inquiries as "beyond their competency or capability". She offered petty, if not blunt small talk while finishing her paragraph, before closing the book to scrutinise them more heavily. As assessed by Rover Custard Augustine, Makaria offered honesty to the answers to the questions she chose to answer, further accentuating her sense of arrogance and bluntness.

Makaria, when they encountered her in the tunnels under Black Scar Redoubt possessed a curious linguistic quirk, continually referring to herself in a somewhat disparate first-person tense. It has therefore been speculated that the Makaria met at Black Scar Redoubt was simply a *Simulacrum* of the original spellcaster.

> *"Well, I will have been wondering what I've been up to."* - Makaria, upon concluding it was time to depart Black Scar Redoubt.
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Of further curiosity was that while Makaria's chambers contained a number of perishable food and drink items, none had been consumed, nor did her bed appear to have been used in a while, given the thick layer of dust collecting upon the sheets.

## Abilities

Makaria has been shown, when briefly encountered, to be a fearsome user of magic, capable of raising the dead, teleportation, stunning creatures with a well-placed arcane word, as well as warding magic such as that used on the entranceway to the catacombs of Black Scar Redoubt.