Dar Reznor, Mages Guild
Reznor was the first Tanian mage to fully master the Tanian Codex of spells. This occurred in 1710 DAR. Prior to that, Alerius or Spark headed the Mages Guild, or hired Taysoran or Morilon mages to do so. By apprenticing to each member of the Court of Patriarchs, Reznor finally earned the trust of the dragons and to him Alerius opened his spell books from Merakor. Reality-altering spells became part of Tania's Mages Guild, which brought with it new challenges.
To meet those challenges, Reznor instituted an Archmage rank and council into the Mages Guild, membership in which required the mage candidate to write their name in the Darkhold - so that Tania could know that mage if needed. Also, Reznor instituted a quid pro quo process by which any spell in the Archmage Council could only be gained through the development of a new spell for trade.
Reznor is a devout worshipper of Tiamat. Though powerful at nearly god-like levels, Reznor retains a humble air and quiet demeanor, preferring to do his work outside of public view. Because he is so quiet, when he speaks, even the Circle listens.
Reznor also convinced the dragons to extend longevity to the Archmages as a way of preventing research into lichdom. Reznor proved to be increasingly powerful and many speculate that he will ascend as Tiamat's God of Wizardry. Though a complete listing of Reznor's achievements would fill volumes, he is credited with:
- Mastering the Wish Spell
- Unlocking a golden era in magical research that drew and inspired many more to become mages
- Making Tania the center of magic research, study, and application
- Battle Mage Twist... that is combat application and use of spells otherwise not having combat application. He also determined that less than 1 in 100 mages has what it takes to use magic effectively in battle. Understanding this, Reznor reorganized the Order of Shield and Earth around protecting mages and integrated them into the Order of Fire along the front lines
- Monetization of magic. That is, Reznor created the rune marking process by which Tania marks magic gear so that it can be recovered. In doing so, this allowed certain levels of magic enchantment to be monetized and directly contributed to Tania becoming a must-visit place for anyone seeking magical gear and artificing
Recently, Reznor has been studying the ancient books kept by Dread Lord Spark and Alerius of Bomoki's gate research. Most Tanian songs about magic-users are about Reznor. Though not a contemporary of Bomoki, bards have taken liberties to present Reznor and Bomoki as brothers alienated by Bomoki's worship of Orcus.
A story is told in the Mages Guild about Reznor like this:
"There they were, practicing their summoning glyphs and making preparations to summon a weaker devil. Summoning and binding a devil to some task is a required step for apprentices, after all. Little did that group know that, on that day, Asmodeus and the Hell Lords sat watching and waiting for a chance to come through to Tehra. When the apprentices finished the circle and chanted the last syllable of the spell, they were stricken dumb as Asmodeus himself came through. He laughed at the protective wards and moved to kill them. The first apprentice died, his soul pulled into the Warp Lord's hand. The others panicked and tried to escape but the evil being tortured them by locking the door and bringing forth a horde of the exact lesser devils they had originally sought to call forth. "Feast, my pets," Asmodeus commanded them.
Suddenly, a bright light appeared in the room and Reznor appeared. The lesser spawn fell back behind Asmodeus, who growled at the newcomer. "Asmodeus," Reznor said bowing.
Something passed between the two, an unspoken communication. In the tense silence, whatever it was, it satisfied Asmodeus, who left and took the horde with him. Reznor pointed to a glyph on the floor and said, "You made a mistake there. Fix it. Repeat the ritual." Then, he vanished. To this day, no one knows what power or promises were exchanged to save the class. But, Reznor knows. He knows the thrice-cursed Warp Lord Asmodeus!
To meet those challenges, Reznor instituted an Archmage rank and council into the Mages Guild, membership in which required the mage candidate to write their name in the Darkhold - so that Tania could know that mage if needed. Also, Reznor instituted a quid pro quo process by which any spell in the Archmage Council could only be gained through the development of a new spell for trade.
Reznor is a devout worshipper of Tiamat. Though powerful at nearly god-like levels, Reznor retains a humble air and quiet demeanor, preferring to do his work outside of public view. Because he is so quiet, when he speaks, even the Circle listens.
Reznor also convinced the dragons to extend longevity to the Archmages as a way of preventing research into lichdom. Reznor proved to be increasingly powerful and many speculate that he will ascend as Tiamat's God of Wizardry. Though a complete listing of Reznor's achievements would fill volumes, he is credited with:
- Mastering the Wish Spell
- Unlocking a golden era in magical research that drew and inspired many more to become mages
- Making Tania the center of magic research, study, and application
- Battle Mage Twist... that is combat application and use of spells otherwise not having combat application. He also determined that less than 1 in 100 mages has what it takes to use magic effectively in battle. Understanding this, Reznor reorganized the Order of Shield and Earth around protecting mages and integrated them into the Order of Fire along the front lines
- Monetization of magic. That is, Reznor created the rune marking process by which Tania marks magic gear so that it can be recovered. In doing so, this allowed certain levels of magic enchantment to be monetized and directly contributed to Tania becoming a must-visit place for anyone seeking magical gear and artificing
Recently, Reznor has been studying the ancient books kept by Dread Lord Spark and Alerius of Bomoki's gate research. Most Tanian songs about magic-users are about Reznor. Though not a contemporary of Bomoki, bards have taken liberties to present Reznor and Bomoki as brothers alienated by Bomoki's worship of Orcus.
A story is told in the Mages Guild about Reznor like this:
"There they were, practicing their summoning glyphs and making preparations to summon a weaker devil. Summoning and binding a devil to some task is a required step for apprentices, after all. Little did that group know that, on that day, Asmodeus and the Hell Lords sat watching and waiting for a chance to come through to Tehra. When the apprentices finished the circle and chanted the last syllable of the spell, they were stricken dumb as Asmodeus himself came through. He laughed at the protective wards and moved to kill them. The first apprentice died, his soul pulled into the Warp Lord's hand. The others panicked and tried to escape but the evil being tortured them by locking the door and bringing forth a horde of the exact lesser devils they had originally sought to call forth. "Feast, my pets," Asmodeus commanded them.
Suddenly, a bright light appeared in the room and Reznor appeared. The lesser spawn fell back behind Asmodeus, who growled at the newcomer. "Asmodeus," Reznor said bowing.
Something passed between the two, an unspoken communication. In the tense silence, whatever it was, it satisfied Asmodeus, who left and took the horde with him. Reznor pointed to a glyph on the floor and said, "You made a mistake there. Fix it. Repeat the ritual." Then, he vanished. To this day, no one knows what power or promises were exchanged to save the class. But, Reznor knows. He knows the thrice-cursed Warp Lord Asmodeus!