Albus Amador

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Professor Albus Amador Artwork by JukingJester™ Alliegences Entity: Duel-Koengzem of Hanseti-Ruska The Duchy of Brabant (c.1376-1394) Brotherhood of the Golden Lion Custodian of Blackwell Tower Duration: Predecessor: Successor: Leader of House Amador Reign: Henrik III Amador Predecessor: Nataliya Amador Successor: Liridona Amador Background Born: 1897 Death: 1976 Spouse: Faeleth the Adunian House: House of Amador Father: Radmir Amador Mother: Unknown

Albus Henrik Brian Amador was the Custodian of Blackwell Tower, Professor of Demonology & Court Wizard of the Duchy of Brabant during Aevos. He also served as Regent for Henrik III Amador, following the death of Nataliya Amador. As such, he is also derided as the False Regent by detractors. He is known to have served as an Ally of the Brotherhood of the Golden Lion, an Order of Aevosian Paladins devoted to the Aengul Xan, during the Xannite-Azdrazi War.

Almaris

The early life of Albus is ill-sourced and, as a result, shrouded in mystery. It is known that his father was Ser Radmir Amador, a wandering hedge knight during Almaris, whom himself is ill-sourced. His father claimed that he had married legally and had Albus & his brother Mikhail legitimately, but he also refused to speak of their mother, resulting in the status of being a Bastard-son of the Amadors open to interpretation. The origins of Albus' name is mysterious too, as the name did not appear in Amador Annals, nor was it a common name among Humans. However, it is an enduring tale within the House of Amador that the name Brian was actually the word Brain spelt incorrectly by his father, a man of the sword and not the pen.

During his childhood, Olessya Amador returned to the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska from their former home within the Principality of Sedan, putting out a missive for all members of the extended Amador family gather in the capital, Karlsburg. Albus and his brother became acquainted with his cousins, uncles and aunts. He is known to have developed a friendly rivalry with Sterling Amador during this period, as the two boys were similar in age and both wished to become squires, allowing them the opportunity of Knighthood. He became a favorite nephew of his Aunt Ilaria Anabel Amador, who became a mother-figure to the boy. Albus also garnered a friendship with Nataliya Amador, then the presumed heir of the House of Amador, which would become a strong working relationship in the years to come. He also developed a strained relationship with Nataliya's twin sister, Liridona Amador.

Despite his young age, Albus is thought to have been a very talented young man; equally capable with a training sword as he was with the strings of a harp, leading some to suspect that he had received some higher education, though from where and whom remains unknown. He was also known to have been an avid climber and would often be seen atop large buildings, gazing down at the people below, causing a great deal of anxiety for Liridona & others.

Runaway

Circa 1908, there was a heated argument within the Townhouse which the House of Amador occupied within Karlsburg. Emiliya Amador's Son, Sterling, became a Squire for a Knight within the Kingdom of the Barrowlands. Due to the lack of interest in taking commoners on as Squires within the Brotherhood of Saint Karl at the time, Radmir was unable to secure a place for Albus.

Disincentivized to continue searching for a Knight to take him as a squire, Albus often hid within the Library within the Karlsburg Palace, as well as the Church Library available in the Basilica. There, he learnt of other paths of education. He took notes and often secluded himself within his room with a handful of books. Unannounced and without permission, Albus ran away from home. When he did not attend a family dinner that night, Nataliya Amador discovered some of his Library cards, leading her to the books he had been reading about education elsewhere in the Continent, allowing her to conclude he had ran away to seek another education.

Haelun'or

Albus next shows up within the Silver City of Haelun'or. It is believed that the young boy, exhausted from such an extensive journey, gained entry into the city of the High Elves. He is believed to have met Seth Calith, himself was a Voidal Mage, who arranged accomodations for the young Albus & arranging his education within the Academy there.

The Young Amador's education at this period is something worth digging into, as Albus is believed to have spent some 5 years within Haelun'or's education system, allowing him to gain a variety of skills. First and foremost, he was able to learn the Elven tongue, which allowed him to talk with the citizenry & read their books. Secondly, he is thought to have spent a great deal of his education learning sciences and medicine, including the procurement of certain alchemical herbs for the creation of such medicines.

Whilst attending the Silver Academy, Albus became accepted by the High Elves of Haelun'or, spending time with them and being able to converse with some ease. But whilst he was accepted, he was never fully integrated into the society, due to the Elven belief in purity. As a Human, whilst he could be viewed as a friend, he could never be seen as one of them. During one time in the Library, he discovered an ancient tome on Voidal magic, lightning evocation. He is known to have taken the tome to Seth Calith and asked him about Magic, wherein the Elder High Elf advised the young human to travel to Kal'Darakaan, to the Library of the Temple of the Dwarven Gods.

Kal'darakaan

Albus is thought to have travelled back to the continental mainland of Almaris by ship to the Grand Kingdom of Urguan, wherein he took a cart to the Dwarven Capital of Kal'Darakaan. The Mighty City of the Dwarves was a perfectly secluded area amidst a large mountain range, where the growing teenager was only just a head higher than most of the Dwarves. At the start, the Dwarves did not take too kindly to the travelling student's presence in their Grand Kingdom, forcing him to spend time outside with the more-friendly Forest Dwarves of Hefrumm.

When he was able to, the young Albus was able gain access to the Temple of the Gods, including to the Temple's Library. Here, Albus began to learn more about Magic by using the Void. Taking the knowledge he learnt, he attempted to apply it, but failed. It was during one of these attempts that he came into contact with Ursus Grandaxe, himself another Voidal Mage. The chance encounter turned into an offer of tutelage, if Albus could connect himself to the Void after a year's worth of meditation and guidance from his new teacher. It was an offer Albus accepted.

During the following years prior to his twentieth year on Almaris, Albus had learnt the basics of the Voidal Translocatory arts from Ursus, whom he respectfully referred to as Master Ursus. However, one day, he received an unexpected message from his cousin, Nataliya Amador. Nicolette Amador had gone missing and she had written to inform her cousin. It would later turn out that the young Nicolette was cruelly murdered within the streets of Karlsburg.

Worried for the safety of his Family, Albus wrote to Ilaria Anabel Amador if Olessya Amador would be willing to allow him to return, to which she replied that Olessya would do so with open arms. Albus informed his tutor and headed back to Karlsburg, but not before inducting himself to the Mage's Guild.

Return to the House

Upon returning back to the Kingdom of Hanseti-Ruska, Albus began the search for his missing cousin, Nicolette Amador. Despite being unable to locate the body or even the murder scene, Albus was unfortunate enough to discover the youngest of the Amadors now transformed into a Poltergeist, who inhabited an abandoned house and attic. He is thought to have spent a day or two a week with the ghost of his cousin, indulging her and, potentially, coming to terms with the death himself.

By now a learned and capable individual, Albus was warmly received back into the House of Amador by the Matriarch Olessya Amador, though the relationship with his father continued to be strained. Radmir Amador refused to acknowledge his son as an Amador upon his return, but was himself rebutted by the Matriarch, who was the only one with the authority to strip the House name off of one of their own. As a result, Albus also lost contact with his brother, Mikhail.

Despite this, Nataliya Amador was overjoyed at the return of her Cousin to Household and the pair began to work on various projects together, including a History of the House of Amador, which Albus co-authored with Nataliya and Aleksandr Audemar, resulting in a rise of station to Chronologist of the House of Amador. During this period, Albus remained in constant communications with Ursus Grandaxe, travelling annually to Kal'Darakaan to receive instruction in his tutelage.

Shortly thereafter, the House of Amador benefitted from the news of the Ludwig Affair, resulting in the return of Nobility to the House of Amador and the enfeoffing of Nataliya Amador as the Baroness of Mondstadt. In such events, Albus is believed to have played no part.