Orren the Arcane

One of the few true wizards in the world, Orren studied the magical arts since childhood at the Noviomagus Library in the heart of Densport. Learning among sorcerers, clerics, and the occasional warlock, Orren always found himself at a disadvantage against the natural spellcasters. Though he had a knack for history and the physical sciences, for years, Orren struggled to cast even the simplest spells. Even his teachers believed his lack of natural ability would prevent him from ever becoming a true mage. But Orren persisted, and his comprehensive understanding of the physical world allowed him to finally make a breakthrough in his spellcasting--though transmutation. His great knowledge was a boon to his masters at Noviomagus, but he scorned those who had doubted him. When he was offered a position in the Mages Guild of Sermontil, he was quick to abandon the school that now relied on his studies. The only thing that mattered to him was understanding the Nature of the world, and his masters knew nothing of the world beyond the Densport walls. Booking a caravan to Ellesmere, he set out for a new adventure, one beyond the black waters of Lockwood Lake. There, the secrets of the old world still lived, the ruins of an ancient kingdom, and the support of likeminded mages. Orren boarded the ferry, promising to prove to those who had doubted him that his discoveries would change the world.