Alaron Mercer

Name:	Alaron Mercer

Gender: Male

Age (Y927): 18

Physical Description: Alaron is of lean to middling build and above the average height. He has pale skin and reddish-brown hair.

Birthplace/Race:	Anborn Manor, near Norostein, Noros, Yuros

Social Status:	Merchant-Mage

Family Background:	Alaron is the son of Vannaton Mercer (a male human trader and veteran soldier of the First Crusade and the Noros Revolt) and Tesla Mercer/née Anborn (a female half-blood mage of the line of Berial). Alaron is an only child.

Personality:	Alaron is intelligent, earnest and naive, with a strong sense of justice and fairness, and a stubborn, tenacious nature. He is a talented mage, undermined by lack of self-confidence through bullying fellow students and social prejudice prevalent in his college tutors.

History prior to Y927:	Alaron was born in 910, in the latter months of the Noros Revolt. Post-Revolt, the his family struggled, but survived through funds from his Aunt, Elena Anborn, who helped fund Alaron's education at the noted Arcanum, Turm Zauberin in Norostein. Alaron is due to graduate in 927

Mage Affinities/Physical abilities:

Prior to 930	Alaron is a quarterblood mage of middling ability (largely due to the years of bullying) His Gnostic Affinities are:

•	Intellectual: Sorcery

•	Elemental: Fire (secondary: Earth)

This primarily (but not exclusively) gives him access to Wizardry, Necromancy, Mesmerism, Mysticism, Sylvan-Gnosis and Animagery.

Alaron performs decently in the physical studies at the Arcanum which included; fencing, horsemanship, archery and the maintenance of equipment whilst in the field.

After 930	Alaron is an Ascendant level mage with formidable skill in all fields of gnostic ability due to training with the Zain monks.

Notes:	Alaron's best friends are Ramon Sensini (a fellow student at Turm Zauberin) and Cymbellea di Regia (a gypsy of mage blood met through Ramon). He is the nephew of Elena Anborn a noted mercenary mage.