Crownlands of Solaris

A tall and broad-shouldered male human sorcerer and fighter. He has dark, meticulously groomed hair with gray at the temples and piercing light-brown eyes. He wears opulent royal attire, including a rich velvet cloak embroidered with gold and a dark metal crown inlaid with gemstones.

To the court and the nobility, Alistair is the epitome of refinement, a ruler of intelligence and grace. He is a master manipulator but his paranoia runs deep, always fearing betrayal, which only fuels his insatiable greed and hunger for absolute control. Beneath this carefully maintained facade lies a far darker reality. The atrocities committed under his rule are known only to a select few, and the full extent of his wickedness remains unseen by the general populace. His Magical Seals, used to imprison beings too powerful to kill outright, are sustained by gruesome rituals requiring constant sacrifice. Few know the depths of his connection to Vecna, the true nature of the Veil of Oblivion, or his past as a traitor to the former king. To the world, these are unspoken mysteries, buried under layers of deception. Those who seek the truth will find no answers easily—for Alistair ensures that those who pry too deeply into the past seldom live to tell the tale.

King Alistair Malvorn is publicly known as the rightful ruler of Solaris.Whispers of strange events circulate, yet few question him. However, his reign is built on secrets and blood. The spells maintaining his power—Veil of Oblivion, which manipulates memory—are dark rituals needing a steady supply of souls. Failed sacrifices have birthed grotesque entities like Thorned Abominations and Corrupted, horrors resulting from his ambition. Only his closest circle knows the full truth, and those who suspect too much tend to vanish. Deeper still lies the truth of Alistair’s past. Once part of the former king’s council, he was ambitious and sought greater power. His greed led him to the forbidden knowledge of Vecna. With the Whispered One's guidance, he orchestrated the fall of the former king, aided by Lady Crisalda and Captain Riven Hollowmoor. Queen Tessalia, once the kingdom's heart, now exists as a shadow in Alistair's twisted rule. These buried truths remain hidden, for now.