Reolen Bluevale

Mental characteristics

Personal history

The Bluevale family has a long history with the arcane. Rumor has it that their precious library was a gift from a dragon that found favor with the family ages ago. Inheritance in their noble line works differently than most others. When one of their line comes of age, they are tasked to filling a spellbook with arcane secrets to one day be added to the Bluevale library. Once a family member believes that their spellbook is sufficient, they return to the family estate where it is judged by the families most studious members. Their verdict determines the fate of the aspirant. Should the spellbook be found wanting and add no significant value to the library, the owner is turned away in shame and shunned from the family. However, should the spellbook be sufficiently worthy to be added to their hallowed halls, their full inheritance is given to the aspirant to do with what they will. Many successful aspirants make a copy of their spellbook to continue their adventures, or work towards continuing this tradition in retirement. About 5 years ago, during the new blood red moon, many of the Bluevales were lost to the madness. However, the magic they had kept under lock and key in their library proved useful enough to allow the survivors to defend the family estate. Rolen was one of the younger survivors. With much of their estate damaged and the library having lost many of its volumes in the chaos, the Bluevales began sending out aspirants even younger than normal to begin to rebuild.
Rolen has no such aspirations. While like most Bluevales he had quite a penchant for magic, he found the constant pressure smothering and his studies boring. His aim is to quickly earn his inheritance so he can finally retire in peace in a chateau of his own design, free to pursue whatever his whims wish. Thus so, when he came of age around the time Vareholm was calling for adventurers, he saw this untamed frontier as the opportunity to perfect his spellbook. He packed his things, and headed on his way with dreams of finally finding the peace and quiet he has wished for so long, and hey, if he finds treasure to add to his retirement fund along the way, the better.