Buckford Whitstone
Archmage of Mera Nobith Buckford Tamarind Whitstone, Sr. (a.k.a. Bucky)
Physical Description
Specialized Equipment
As with every Archmage of the Aristocracy, specialized apparel has been developed for each of the members of the council.
Buckford is never seen without his iconic silver-threaded, black silk, starry night sky mantle. Long enough to touch the ground, billowing in the wind. With a raised, starched, angular collar.
Other than this his attire consists of a pair of Wiltshire Specials, black velvet dress shoes. Pinstriped high, pressed trousers with twelve inch black and grey striped suspenders over a billowing white silken dress shirt.
His specialized spellcasting focus is a traditionally straight, eight-and-a-half inches, tapered, deep purple feywood wand.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Buckford was born and raised in the Suffrick District of Mera Nobith, where the Whitstone Estate stands to this day.
As it turned out, his studies had not been in vein as he showed immense aptitude for strategy and combat. Despite how devastating as his magic could be, he probably prevented millions of deaths in the long run. The fickle nature of the Fields of Remembrance however, made the war seem unending, with both sides suffering massive losses.
It was during this time that he befriended the now legendary wizards Asseria Dreamfield, Brocknar Le Maix, Mariella Mangold and Samber Forthbell. Former classmates of an upcoming Harrishan wizard named Numethar Goodspeed, who himself was a pacifist at that point. What this troupe would accomplish can scarcely be written down here in full. But powerful as they were, they seemed evenly matched with their opponents consisting of only An'Real Farindan and Aman'Val. During this war he would father five children with three different wives.
6254-6260 AE (age 7-13)
Being well off in terms of socioeconomic circumstances quickly lead him in to delve in to the study of arcane arts at the age of seven, attending the Dorman School for Gifted Children. While studious, it seemed he lacked the raw arcane potential to wield magic at any elevated level. That is until the day he - according to his own accounts - made a deal with a celestial spirit, housing it in his own body. From that day on he was celebrated as a prodigy of the arcane. He attended the university of his home town, the University of Forbidden knowledge, as the youngest attendee in history at the age of fourteen.6261-6293 AE (age 14-46)
Being one of the foremost scholars of his time, he quickly found an affinity for war magic and studied the Great Magical Wars extensively, finding a special kinship while studying the journals of Sindella Ankh'Al, written during and after the Siege of Mera Cleia. Occasionally teaching the subject to new war mage recruits, despite remaining strictly theoretical in his own practice of the arts. Also greatly assisting in the study of the ancient texts at the Tower of the Tristitia Novon, primarily credited as the one who translated the lion's share of the Tales of Remembrance.6294-6344 AE (age 47-97)
He would reach the age of 47 before his knowledge was actually needed on the field. Being a father of three, he reluctantly shouldered the responsibilities of his office.As it turned out, his studies had not been in vein as he showed immense aptitude for strategy and combat. Despite how devastating as his magic could be, he probably prevented millions of deaths in the long run. The fickle nature of the Fields of Remembrance however, made the war seem unending, with both sides suffering massive losses.
It was during this time that he befriended the now legendary wizards Asseria Dreamfield, Brocknar Le Maix, Mariella Mangold and Samber Forthbell. Former classmates of an upcoming Harrishan wizard named Numethar Goodspeed, who himself was a pacifist at that point. What this troupe would accomplish can scarcely be written down here in full. But powerful as they were, they seemed evenly matched with their opponents consisting of only An'Real Farindan and Aman'Val. During this war he would father five children with three different wives.
6345-6374 (age 98-127)
His post-war time was spent mainly studying the works of the Tristitia Novon, trying to make sense of the Fields of Remembrance and to find a way to contain their magic. With time he found a way to temporarily make them habitable, requiring more means than any one regent was willing to spend in order to reclaim what was now mostly a wasteland. It would entail the construction of four towers, the very same we now know to be placed around Tabernaclas. He would go on to father two more children during this time, with yet another wife. It would seem he couldn't or wouldn't share the secret of a magically prolonged life with any partner. During this time, he also became very good friends with Numethar Goodspeed, swiftly coming to admire the man for his revolutionary thinking. He was one of the first nobles to support the Manifesto.6375-present
Nowadays he mostly sees to the development of his region and his duties as Archmage and has been caught on record proclaiming his wish to pass the mantle on, if he ever finds someone worthy of the office.Social
Family Ties
Buckford has ten children with five different women.
His spouses have been.
Lady Estella Whitstone, née Widthfarrow, of the Raven Peaks Widthfarrows, heiress to the Widthfarrow Swineherdery Company, married 6273-6299 AE and their three children:
- Buckford Tamarind Widthfarrow-Whitstone Jr., (M) born 6272 AE, died 6352 (age 80), former head of the Widthfarrow Swineherdery Company
- Paul Whitstone, (M) born 6273 AE, died 6364 (age 91), former sailor and Lieutenant to the legendary Senior Captain Jorma Fullmunckle
- Amarna Widthfarrow-Whitstone, (F) born 6275, died 6364 (age 89),former head of the Widthfarrow Swineherdery Company
- Patience Stormfell, née Whitstone, (F) born 6317 AE, diplomat at the Nobithan Embassy in Cart
- Faith Abbott, née Whitstone, (F) born 6319 AE, Head Matriarch of the Abbotts of Raven Peaks
- Concordia Whitstone, (F) born 6321 AE, researcher specializing on island ecology, stationed on Tec'Veil on behalf of the University of Forbidden Knowledge
- Famirol Whitstone, (M) born 6337 AE, title-stripped noble in Aretheos, Esteemed transmutation wizard and lecturer at the Arethean University of World-Changing Magic under Archmage Karrabas Ternian.
- Diligence Jai'Atel, née Whitstone, (F) born 6339 AE, title-stripped noble, philosopher and Aristocracy opposer, sentenced to twenty years of planar exile.
- Temperance Whitstone, (F) born 6357 AE, student at the Var'Tameni Learnery for Magic Folk.
- Wisdom Whitstone, (M) born 6363 AE, former student at the Falcon Tear Academy of Arcane Research
Speech
Buckford is described as having a smooth bass, with the slightest hint of distortion. His voice akin to the crackling of a bonfire.
Current Location
Species
Ethnicity
Other Ethnicities/Cultures
Date of Birth
Joransdag 4th Ambris
Year of Birth
6247 AE
137 Years old
Birthplace
Mera Nobith
Family
Children
Current Residence
Whitstone Estate
Pronouns
He/Him/his
Gender
male
Eyes
Steel Grey
Hair
Stark White
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Honey
Height
1.72m
Weight
54 kg
Belief/Deity
Eonite
Aligned Organization
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