Backstory:
Born into a family of nobles Young Einhardt born into a noble lineage of Waterdeep he was the third child and the second son of House Schtauffen. Einhardt however was not interested in the traditions of nobility. He was more engrossed in the world of magic and in learning the arcane. His love for magic began on his third birthday when the newly hired court wizard Elina showed him magic for the first time. Einhardt asked what she was and she called herself a Magister Magi.
These words would change Einhardt's life. the next day he started to watch Elina practice her spells and eventually asked her to teach him magic. She complied under the agreement that he would take his noble lessons seriously. For the next 7 years would learn magic in secret under Elina's tutelage.
One day after mishandling a fire spell causing him to burn his hands, Einhardt's father found out about his secret practice and banished Elina from hpuse schtauffen. He forbade Einhardt to ever learn magic again. Einhardt promised Elina that they would meet again at Merlin's Tower when he became a proper Magister Magi. He had started to teach himself magic by using what books Elina left for him and finding himself.at magical libraries. 3 years later his chance finally came and secretly left his estate in the middle of the night with his mother being the only form of support in his quest to find his own path in life. She gave him a signet ring of house schtauffen, saying that no matter where he would go this would always be with him saying that regardless of where he would go this would always remind him of home. With tears in his eyes he departed not knowing if he would ever see his family again.
While anyone is welcomed at Merlin's tower for magical pursuits, there would be people looking for the missing Einhardt. So as he stood at the foot the tower he would abandon his birthname and become Daerma Myrddin Apprentice to Merlin. Daerma would have a rival named Morgaine who would eventually be expelled from the tower due to malpractice becoming Daermas archnemeis.
In addition to studying at Merlin's Tower he studied in Candlekeep for an additional 3 years becoming one of candlekeep's scholars. 5 years later he would finally graduate and become a Magister Magi in training. Merlin would tell him to help the world to earn the title of magister magi. Merlin ordered to have him travel with Elina to help him complete his training finally able to reunite with her at last. Seeing at how much he had grown as an apprentice and as a man she fell in love with him and him with her.
Unfortunately magic has a price and another spell would ultimately claim the life of his beloved. While a hard lesson to swallow Daerma would eventually continue his lifelong mission: to help the world with the magic he has learned and to create a magical item as his final mark of mastery.
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Follow up story:
The Liberation of the High Elves
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