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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rhialto" data-source="post: 2928605" data-attributes="member: 630">There's also <a href="http://www.enworld.org/showpost.php?p=2152067&postcount=47" target="_blank">this post</a> on the <a href="http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=126264" target="_blank">meta-thread</a>.  And while I'm on it--<a href="http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=126184" target="_blank">the rules thread.</a>And now some substance--While he's not a member of the Council of Nine, High Warden Tiel of the Azure Guard does attend all their meetings, and some wags call him the 'Council Member Number Ten'.  An imposing Half-Shay of incredible internal energy, Tiel is a potent Sorcerer who has actually created a few powerful combat spells himself.  Indeed, despite being only a Sorcerer, Tiel is generally considered one of Altania's foremost mystical scholars, rivalling even the Archmage herself.  Still, Tiel does not play the politics that the Council members do, prefering to concentrate on his duties as head of the Azure Guard.  These duties (as ancient as the venerable Guard itself) are to protect the Academy, and provide guidance and training to those Sorcerers who come to Altania for guidance.  (Sorcerers trained by the Guard tend to prefer combat spells, though there is naturally a place for spies and analysts as well.)Tiel seems to have mixed feelings on Larisa's decision to seek the throne--while he prefers her greatly to any of her rivals, the fact remains that her doing so has brought war on the city and school Tiel has sworn to protect.  This has brought some strain on the pair's otherwise excellent relationship.</blockquote>

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