Nelkior

Thomas de Nelkior von Ambercrown (Nelkior for short) is a wizard, researcher, historian and necromancer from Juniper. He's recognized as intelligent, logical and knowledgable, but also very poor at keeping secrets.

Nelkior's relatives, while unknown, are assumed to be nobles, possibly from Daruh or the Jewel City. He loved books from an early age, and started delving into the arcane. He quickly realised, however, that he would not be able to get through even a fraction of the knowledge found in the world over the course of a normal human lifespan. Thus, he started looking for ways to prolong his time in the world of the living.

While doing his research, he was approach by an older man, whom Nelkior only came to know as "Master". They were appearently looking for the same thing, and Nelkior entered an apprenticeship with this experienced wizard. While his mentors teachings were strict and unforgiving, it did not bother Nelkior as his endless thirst for knowledge was satiated under his teachings.

Nelkior's mentor was specifically looking for a way to achieve lichdom, a branch within necromancy that is videly regarded vile and evil, in which where the target for the spell dies only to be reanimated as a sentient undead lich that does not age. The subject fascinated Nelkior, and he sought to aid his mentor in this quest.

Alas, during one of their experiments, "Master" was struck by a blast of necrotic energy and perished. Nelkior continued his research on his own, and after some time managed to summon his mentor's soul from the dead and bind it to himself as a familiar in the form of a black raven.

While Nelkior realizes that necromancy (to his constant frustration) is frowned upon in most places in the world, he has gained membership to the Red Cabal, where necromancy is looked upon as just another school of magic that should be studied, albeit with care and self-imposed restriction.