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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rhialto" data-source="post: 155757" data-attributes="member: 630">Well, now for a few major NPCs of Tur An Tiel...I'll start with--AERT OF THE SILVER ROBESConsidered perhaps one of the greatest, and definitely one of the maddest wizards of Tur An Tiel, Aert makes his home in Seilen, the City of Thieves.  His past is something of a mystery--he is perhaps, the silver-robed wizard who slew the Black Dragon Murclaw in 1009 B.R.E.--he is beyond a doubt the wizard who aided in the recovery of the Sword of Koline, in 1145 B.R.E.--he is believed to be the cause of the purple cloud that blotted out the sun in Graes during the Battle of the Striped Army, in 1249 B.R.E.--he was a major figure in resistance to the Azerai--and he was seen juggling five frogs in Hirae in 1301 B.R.E.  However, since settling down in Seilen, he has rarely left the tower he raised on the night he moved there.Aert is an enigmatic figure.  He is a "man" of average height, who goes clad always in an elaborate set of silver robes.  His face is invariably obscured in the shadows of his cowl, the only visible features being a pair of brightly shining white eyes.  It is not known what Aert looks like under the robes--even his hands are gloved--but many speculate on his appearance and nature--he is a demon, exiled from his home--he is a god, no longer worshipped by his people--he is a lich, and his efforts at good are an elaborate ploy--he is Aurelian come again--he is a Zhalesti--he is a Rus Sorcerer king--he is a mad elf.  No one knows for sure, and few are certain that they want to.Aert rarely deals with others.  When he does, he is rude and abrupt, with a definite tendency to go off in strange tangents.  He corresponds with a few other wizards of note, but these are private letters that are rarely seen by outsiders.  Aert is something like the ocean--he often seems calm, but storms can begin at any time...</blockquote>

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