Rorgon of Ystrad

Rorgon of Ystrad, otherwise known as Rorgon Glanfeuil, was a Breton Wizard.

Appearance
This wizard's lofty titles – Imperial Battlemage, Archmagister, Grand Artificer – juxtaposed his short stature and narrow build. The modesty of his physique was compensated by the magnificience of his attire. Rorgon most commonly dressed in a long robe of red silk. This was often accompanied by a hooded ultramarine cloak. Robe and cloak – which signified his imperial and magisterial status respectively – were both ornamented with gold. Rorgon's spiderlike fingers were bejewelled with enchanted rings, whilst a plain amulet of Julianos hung around his neck.

Rorgon was thought to be over a century old by the dawn of the Third Era's fourth century. This longevity was attributed to age-defying spells and elixirs, as well as elven ancestry. The latter was indicated by the pointed features of his wrinkled face, most notably his cheekbones and ears. Rorgon was bald-headed, sporting a bushy grey stilleto beard. Similarly bushy eyebrows crested large, dark close set eyes.

Curiously the sorcerer never entirely lost his Bretic accent, despite leaving the province of his birth during adolesence.

Early life
Rorgon was born in the High Rock county of Ystrad. He was the illegitimate premarital son of Lady Aveline Glanfeuil, daughter of Ystrad's count, and an unknown father. Though denied the noble status and name of his mother, Rorgon of Ystrad inherited the time-hallowed magical affinity of the House of Glanfeuil. The family attributed this gift to their elven heritage, proudly claiming descent from the great sorceress Esanya.

Rorgon's precocious magical aptitude convinced the count to provide a suitable upbringing for his bastard grandson, and the boy was given into the care of the local chapter of the Mages Guild – endowed and maintained by the patronage of the House of Glanfeuil. This had the dual benefit of nurturing Rorgon's magical powers, and removing the scandalous child from court.

The boy flourished under the tutelage of Antoine Marliac, Guildmagister of Ystrad. When Rorgon was seventeen, his grandfather died and was succeeded as Count of Ystrad by Gauzlin, Rorgon's uncle. The new count did not share his father's magnanimity towards his baseborn nephew. Gauzlin did not inherit the House of Glanfeuil's 'gift' of magical talent, inflaming much envy and contempt towards the prodigy Rorgon. He was further paranoid that his sister's offspring, albeit illegitimate, might one day contest his rule.

Thus when Marliac was warned that men-at-arms in the count's livery approached the chapter house, the wizard discerned that his protégé was in imminent danger. Hastily penning a letter of recommendation, Marliac instructed Rorgon to present himself to the Arcane University in the Imperial City - to continue his education and to escape the malice of Count Gauzlin. The Guildmagister conjured a portal through which his apprentice passed, never to return to Ystrad.

                                                                 

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