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Naltherion Almareth

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Figure 1: Naltherion Almareth

  • Age: Presumed dead in 2E-989 (last seen in the Athelorion Ruins)
  • Race: Hallashim
  • Occupation: Archaeologist, Linguist, Rogue Historian
  • Enneagram Scale: 5w4t1

Characteristics

  1. Brilliant but obsessed – Naltherion’s mind was his greatest weapon and his deepest curse. He pursued knowledge at all costs, believing that truth should be unbound from rulers and priests.
  2. Defiant against authority – He openly challenged the Aerithian High Council, condemning their hoarding of Amearan knowledge.
  3. Possessed an eidetic memory – He could recall entire texts word for word, a skill that made him invaluable to the Transcript Guild before his exile.
  4. Paranoid yet determined – In his final years, he feared that the Hallashim rulers were hunting him, but refused to abandon his quest.
  5. Master of ancient languages – He deciphered parts of the Amearan script before any other scholar, but much of his work was lost or hidden.

Key Achievements

  1. Authored The Eclipsed Codex – His magnum opus, rumored to contain the true key to Amearan vaults.
  2. Led the Rogue Expedition to Athelorion – He and his followers uncovered a hidden chamber beneath the ruins, but only his last message—*scrawled onto the walls*—remains.
  3. Defied the Aerithian High Council – He was exiled for his radical discoveries, yet his works still influence the Silent Seekers in the Third Era.
  4. Mapped lost Amearan passageways – His underground maps remain highly sought after, with treasure hunters killing for them.

Stories

  1. The Last Message – The final words he left before vanishing: “We were wrong. It is not a tomb, nor a treasury. It is an ark. It sleeps, waiting for its kind. The key is not in stone or spell, but in the voice of the lost. We have awakened something…”
  2. The Betrayal at Laurië Citime – A rival scholar sold his research to the Aerithian Council, leading to a deadly chase across the continent.
  3. Whispers from the Vault – Silent Seeker operatives claim that Naltherion’s voice can sometimes be heard in the ruins, speaking in Amearan tongue.