Alexander Afanasyev

Alexander Afanasyev

Alexander Afanasyev is a scholar at the University of Ketterzan. He is a writer and folklorist who is studying the folk traditions of the peasants of Ketterzan. He has several volumes of folklore stories already published.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

From the summer of 1408 to the autumn of 1411, Alexander travelled across Ruslavia, collecting and documenting the folk traditions and folktales of the Ruslavian peasants. Mostly concentrating on the peasants of Ketterzan itself, he has written several collections of folklore and an encyclopedia on the subject.

Accomplishments & Achievements

"On the Origin of Spirits" (1412)

A guide to the Spirits of the Old Beliefs that Alexander discovered on his travels. Since Alexander mostly relied on peasant tales from the accessible villages of Ketterzan, it is by no means a complete lists of all the spirits that exist and a lot of it is common knowledge to those who already follow the Old Beliefs. It is, however, the only guide of its kind written in Common Ruslavian, and has therefore become a well-circulated text among the literate classes.

"Collected Folktales" (1415-1443)

Between 1415 and 1443, Alexander wrote five volumes of folktales, each volume a collection of folk stories from one of the states of Ruslavia. He is currently in the process of writing his sixth and final volume, Tales from the Hoary Wastes.

Species

Half-Elf

Professions

• Bard

Year of Birth

1385 68 Years old