Rary

Rary is a renegade archmage, betrayer of the Circle of Eight and sower of discord, is presumed to be dead.

Early Life
Rary was raised by his parents in the port city of Qalekon, a major trade hub of Shulad. After maturing, he was accepted into Bezanorne, an elite shuladi wizarding academy, in part due to this parents status but also his natural talent. He quickly rose to the elite of the school at a young age, and became an apprentice of the school's mysterious headmaster, Shusalgulon. Here is where he learned his unique regional arts such as red magic and the all but forgotten tattoo magic that set him apart from the other greats.

After numerous victories in the Etorian campaign, his family moved to Etoria to serve as forward vassals to sultanate, and a now graduated Rary followed as head of his family and minister of magic to the sultan. Following the armistice, the Blyaen Colleges were founded across the land to promote the beneficial knowledge of the imperial occupation.

Archmage Rary
Soon after his work for the empire, Rary was trialed for a membership in the Circle of Eight. There are many modern theories that the trial was an act, and that due to the sultanate rule he was instead forcibly inserted.

His stay at the circle was not controversial for the majority of his office, and he brought to the circle great insight into foreign affairs and the outer reaches of the known world. After the empire's defeat at the Battle of Bulganon public opinion shifted and disagreements on the Circle's future involvements began, especially with Mordenkainen's absence.

Rary the Betrayer
As tensions grew he and his now close friend Bucknard plotted against the Circle, on the day of the planned signing of the Doualish Treaty the two attempted a coup. Rary murdered Tenser and Otiluke in the Orb, while Bucknard raided Tenser's Tower and killed all of his growing clones, but not the two which, unbeknownst to them, had already left.

This came with swift retribution from the councils of Etoria, and the two and their followers were driven from the land. They escaped home to Shulad, but were not welcomed following the new treaty and were considered exiles.

The Brightlands
They left to complete their dream alone far away in the silt sea of Ubaia, the proposed utopia of the Brightlands. Here they began working on advancing their research without restriction and influencing the world to further their goals. There are some theories that their efforts led to the downfall of other civilizations, such as the dwarven kingdoms of Salkon, the splitting of the Ayan tribes, and the perversion of Epresian City States.

Later, after the Red Bay Company took root in Ubaia Minor, news of the settlement reached the ears of the Second Circle, and its location was hunted down by spies. Mercenary troops were banded together to take down the facility after their plans for domination and mass destruction came forth. After a week long siege, Rary was killed at his palace during a secret raid and Otiluke was taken prisoner. Officially, he is survived by no known heirs and all official lands and titles were forfeit upon his disappearance.

Legacy
His teachings during his later years at the circle have become a hot commodity among anarchists and freedom fighters, and the Circle believes that its contents are dangerous. His final work, a supposed recipe for the perfect utopia has gone missing and the Circle is searching for it in Ubaia.