Professor Talamund

Last Update May 3294
Professor Talamund, or Magdorius Talamund, is one of the most venerated Ratfolk mages from the 33 century.
Early life Magdorius was born at the start of the millenium in a large Ratfolk family that migrated to Alt'Ena. Being the third son, but not the youngest, he felt mostly forgotten by his family. But this also gave him the opportunity to do his own thing. Magdorius would often explore the lowest levels of Alt'Ena despite being warned to not go there due to occurences of many strange beasts. He would soon learn to carefully study the beasts without getting into danger. He would spent countless hours studying the beasts, making notes and pictures. Until something else caught his interest. In one of his trips he would find a sealed chamber that contained the library of a mage from the frist days of Alt'Ena. He began reading.
Years later Magdorius, alreayd a more than capable mage, started working at the magical academy. His skill was build from any of the books he found the chamber, thus in certain areas he was beyond many of his colleagues. This allowed him to quickly rise into the position of a Magus Electum, later renamed to be the Professors of the Academy. Much of this knowledge came from the books which he later learned were treasures found in the earliest day of discovery of the Jeruvian Dungeon. He held some of these books in his personal studies, but he never disclosed the chambers location. Because of this many colleagues believed that he made the chamber up. An explanation that is by now taken as a fact. Talamun's chamber is now only mentioned as a curiosity by newish students.
As a Professor his main studies were inspired from his early interests. Magizoology, Cryptozoology and especially in his later years Daimonology were the fields Talamund studied and teached in the academy. He published many important guide books, including but not only limited to:

• Anatomy and Physology of the Archnogiganteas with a special focus on Arachnogiganteas tyriensis

• Daimon species of the Jerulian Dungeon

• Daimon parasites - An Introduction

In the year 3294, Professor Talamund organized an expedition into the Fog Canyon of the Jerulian Jungle. He wanted to prove one of his earliest hypothesis of the fog in the canyon being of Daimon origin. He was accompanied on this trip by his students Cartan Tigres and Barran Timur.
During the last days of the trip, the Professor was seemingly injured by a being later noted as the "Howler in the Fog", an until dato unknown Daimon species. Apparently having no physical injuries, he still got infected by the fog from the Canyon. Luckily being found by a Group of Adventures, that are only called The Strangers, he was carried back to Nipan and then to Alt'Ena. Due to his own notes, a magical operation was possible to perform and the Professor was rescued. However, the operation also left many damaged soul shards and hindered the natural mana recovery of the Professor. These are injuries unlikely to fully recover in his old age.
Talamund as of May 3294 is restricted to a wheel chair, that barely makes it able for him to move around his own study chambers. Normally inmobility is not a problem for Professor, but Talamund's dimnished magical ability makes it difficult if not impossible for him to get around his restrictions. Altough is knowledge of teaming beasts, familiars and daimons makes it possible for him to avoid early retirement. Nevertheless, feeling the end of his career coming he let it slip more often than not that he wants to attempt his final work, his masterwork artefact that would make him also an archmage by title. Even though his magical abilities detain this to only the title.
Professors Talamund rooms also got a clear restructuring in the man time. The room originally was made up of several connectoed levels positioned around a central pillar with all walls covered in book shelves. The living spaces would be distributed throughout his messes and many books lying around. Upper parts of the shelves would be reachable with magic only. Relatively close to the entrance there would be a few cozy chairs positioned around a tea table, Talamunds greeting for students. Now everything has become tidier, the books hinder Talamunds wheelchair, but a lot of wooden planks are now lying around. They are the only reason the Professor is able to mover aorund all of the different stairs. A few books hint at the Professors new project, which are neatly organized at one of the tables in the back of his office.
For this new project, Talamund has spoken to several students for material they might get him. Especially, those students he already worked with have done many errants. And a few explosions have announced his experiments. What he will ultimately create remains to be seen.
In May of the year 3294, Professor Talamund tasked Doku-Chan in Solo Session - The Adventures of Doku-Chan. Part 1: Auftrag von Talamund to recover an old notebook of his with a yellow bookmark. The Tanuki girl had to go to the chamber the Professor always talked about and would thus be the first beside him in maybe a century to see this mysterious chamber in der Undercity of Alt'Ena. Doku-Chan would retrieve it just days later. It had exactly the information he needed, of spells that function essential as self-repair systems. This was a major component to create any masterwork artefact that would not need constant magical mainetance. The notes were spotty, but close enough that the Professor was able to sketch out some prototypes of rather complicated magic but he would still need to gather materials for it.
He put out a plan to get a few students and adventurers that may be able to get him some of the material he needed. Some of the things he needs:
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