Neldrox Avalan

First Warmage of Celess'Dur: 8 SE - 42 SE

Eighth Potentate of Celess'Dur: 43 SE - 211 SE

Life
Neldrox Avalan was an Asmesatri mage and Potentate of Celess'Dur. Neldrox Avalan was the First Warmage of Celess'Dur from 8 SE, until his ascension to Potentate in 43 SE. He was Potentate until his death in 211 SE. Avalan urged Potentate Calkos to create a rank dedicated to control of armed forces and practice of battle-magic in Celess'Dur, in light of the recent First Great Beastmen Invasion, and thus Potentate Calkos created the rank of Warmage, giving it to the highly regarded Avalan.

Warmage
As Warmage, Avalan intensively studied how to better combat against mages. In doing so, Avalan was the inventor of the technique of anti-magic. This was an astounding progress in the study of arcana, and provided a master of the technique almost complete dominance against another mage. Avalan was also Warmage of Celess'Dur when the First Great Beastmen Invasion reached the city, and he led the defense of Celess'Dur throughout the siege. As Warmage, he often noted that the rank held a lack of potency, and needed further powers.

Potentate
After Potentate Calkos' death in 42 SE, Avalan ascended to the post of Potentate by a majority ruling, and continued his defense of the city. In 49 SE, the siege was broken and Avalan was hailed as a hero of Celess'Dur.

In 67 SE, Avalan declared the construction of the Spellsword. This was an order dedicated to the study of battle-magic, directly answerable to his Warmage. Avalan also gave the Warmage more power, making the post more autonomous in cases of war. By extension, Avalan also created the Arcana Custodia, an elite retinue of guards for the Council and the Potentate, to ensure another Potentate would not fall in such a way.

Avalan was Potentate during the first two Daemon Incursions in Celess'Dur, in 85 and 109 SE respectively. Following these, Avalan declared a hard line against Daemonology, and its practice was completely outlawed in 121 SE. With the continued external threats, Avalan declared the policy of Isolation enacted officially in 145 SE. Avalan died in 211 SE, an accomplished Potentate.

Legacy
Neldrox Avalan is widely regarded as the 2nd great hero of Celess'Dur, on par with Celeniuss for his aid in the construction of Celess'Dur's society. Avalan certainly established the military running of Celess'Dur entirely, and made massive progress in the realm of battle-magic. He is regarded as a pioneer of battle magic, and one of its fathers. As a Potentate, he was considered conservative and xenophobic, but extremely effective and popular.