Ermanzian the Blind
From Towers
[ur-MAN-zee-un]
Vitals
- Race: Human (Lansadurish)
- Sex: Male
- Age: 66 (born 1230)
- Height: 5'6"
- Weight: 140 lbs
- Vocation: Wizard
- Title: Master
Position
Ermanzian holds no position, though he is well respected and well known within Essonay and other kingdoms.
Background
Ermanzian was involved in the penning of the Tower Treaty and the diplomacy required to bring many kingdoms to agreement. He settled in the land of his youth in Essonay after the world settled down.
He has been blind since he was a young man. Ermanzian angered a powerful spirit that put a curse on him and destroyed his eyesight. No healing magic has been able to restore the mage's sight nor can he use spells that simulate vision, and he has learned to get around without it. He counts on the help of his apprentices to read documents and do certain things that require sight. Ermanzian learned to read certain books and scrolls by feeling the ink on the page with his fingers. He has developed spells to exaggerate the ink's height so he can feel it better and spells to read to him aloud, though he much prefers being read to by his apprentices.
Ermanzian commissioned the building of a spire in the heart of the country. It sits on top of a large hill surrounded by farmland and forest. Around the tower, a small village has grown up to cater to the needs of those people who come to the wizard for information, aid, or instruction.
Personality
Ermanzian is friendly and warm but can be a strict disciplinarian with his students and charges. He is very tactile and touches everything and everyone. He makes up for his lack of sight with a keen sense of touch and sharp ears.
The wizard refuses to teach offensive combat spells. He is opposed to wars and always stresses finding a peaceful situation. He is not by any means, however, a pacifist. Indeed, the wizard has fought in many battles for Essonay and does not shirk from his duties. He just feels that a young wizard who wants combat magic will have no trouble finding it on his or her own, without the master's help. His magical training is the best in many kingdoms and many students, young and old, flock to his tower to ask the wizard for an apprenticeship. He turns most away for one reason or another. Not clever enough. Not wise enough. Too lazy. Too violent. Too impatient. Ermanzian grew up in the countryside of the kingdom of Essonay and so he prefers to teach locals over strangers.
Relationships
Family
If Ermanzian has surviving family, no one knows about it. It's likely that he has some nephews and nieces somewhere but he does not interact with them regularly, if at all.
Enemies
Notable Stats
- Druid 2, Wizard 10
- Str 7, Dex 12, Con 10, Int 18, Wis 18, Cha 14
- Spellcraft 18, Concentration 18, Diplomacy 20, Listen 16
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