Artanis Val'dorian

Artanis Val'dorian is often heralded as the greatest wizard to ever study in all of Avalon. He is also regarded as the most insane elf in all of history. He's had many roles in the near five centuries of life. As for recent events his impact in the Era of Strife was little to none. The Wanderers were credited for his release from his eternal prison but he was swiftly put back in by Finkle Arcfizzle, Galvor Belfire and his son, Dalarious. Where he remains even today. Though Harvey Westlan, one of the Wanderers, did lobby to have him released. Based on circumstantial evidence. Unfortunately the only people who backed Harvey's claims were Emmir Saxton and Galvor. Neither of which faced good terms with the Council.

The Young Upstart
Artanis was the head of House Valdorian for a long time. The Val'dorians had a strange life span that stretched generally farther than other elves. Infact it's so bizzare that no one even knows Artanis' father or mother. The family was reknown for protecting the east coast from invaders and the Ursi Empire. Artanis was seen as a strong capable leader. One that rivaled the Amer'renthian ruling family. However Artanis wanted more. His hunger for power left him to drop the house in the care of his eldest son Dalarious, who swiftly dropped it to Delvian.

Pursuing Magic
In his quest for more he easily maneuvered his way through a few of the libraries studying to become a wizard at the behest of then King Tulian. Magic was restricted during the time in fear of angering the established hierarchy of gnomeish mages. Artanis didn't care nor did he listen. He thought that magic was his destiny and that nothing would stand in his way. Infact he took his pursuit for knowledge to the Gemhelm. Where he convinced the Arcfizzles to allow him to study under their tutelage. It was during this time where he infamously developed the stasis and warding crystal magitech. One of the few minds ever to have built them. Let alone implement them in practical use. Without needing any real sense of how to cast spells one could activate and de-active them with the proper leystones that were linked to them. He paved the way for minds like Finkle, Dalarious, Galvor, Violet Gaslon and Demascus Wild-Heart. Laying the bricks for protection for all of Gemhelm and Dragontooth Stockades.

Terrifying Advances
After reaching such a height one would figure they'd settle down. However Artanis worked on some strange armor. Combining the magitech he invented with even more experimentation. He found away to amplify his natural and learned gifts by emense magnitudes. He demonstrated such action to the gnome hierarchy by wiping the local lizardfolk population off the map. While a benefit it was drastic and terrifying. There was immediate backlash and he was asked to destroy it. Instead he destroyed them and fled.

The Dragon Age Reborn
He vanished for awhile and when he emerged he went under the persona of Arteym. It was during this time that he began resurrecting dragons. In a slow process he managed to bring back four. Kalthanos, Railnoth, Malephaz and Elandria. Arteym was powerful beyond measure and was able to even control the minds of the great creatures. He used them to terrorize the people of Avalon. Kalthanos in the West. Malephaz in the north. Railnoth in the east and Elandria in the south. All while he continued to move forward and bring fourth the destruction of all things. Thankfully it never came to that. While the many people were set to deal with the dragons rampaging throughout the land there was a small force of young heroes that took the fight to Artanis. The Finkle Arcfizzle, Galvor, Dalarious Val'dorian, Braddoc Maxwell, Kyle Easton and Edward Platnium. Of which Braddoc, Kyle and Edward all lost their lives in the capture of Artanis. Suspeptable only to his own son's powerful hypnotic abilites he was captured. Then young King Turellion II ordered for his execution. Finkle and Dalarious wanted to do this of course but Galvor instead propose they fake his death since no one knew his true identity as Artanis and instead they constructed a prison for him to rot in. Dalarious enjoyed this idea for it would be more torture to put his father through, so that he may properly pay for his crimes against Avalon. The Bard was swift to tell everyone who Artyem, really was but few would believe him until more began to validate his claim.

Still Imprisoned
Even now the powerful physic and wizard is kept in check by the very magitech he helped develop. Only tasting freedom for a slight amount of time during the Era of Strife, only to be put back in the cell he called home for so long.