Tsabrak (prime)
Tsabrak (Prime)
— Tsabrak, during the Reckoning of Ivory Vale
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Overview
Tsabrak Zauvire is a Dhe’nar wizard of the Prime instance, feared and respected across Elanthia for his mastery of black arcane arts and his unyielding will. Known as *The Black Ritualist*, he is a figure woven into both whispered rumor and recorded history — his presence marking the turning points of wars, rituals, and calamities.
Biography
The Ritualist’s Birth in Ash and Stone
Born in the early years of the First Age in caverns veiled from the sun, Tsabrak was shaped by silence, pain, and the burning blood of his Dhe’nar lineage. Forged with the face of a warlord, he bound the void with forbidden magics and challenged death itself.
Heavenmoon, the Weeping Fire
A half-elf cleric of unparalleled grace and ferocity, Heavenmoon’s voice could make gods weep and foes shudder. Her bond with Tsabrak was forged in blood and moonlight, each battle drawing them closer. The single light in his Darkness.
The Reckoning of Ivory Vale
In the late years of the Second Age, Tsabrak and Heavenmoon stood together against armies that sought the treasures of Elanthia’s Vaults. Through spell and steel, they tore through the siege, leaving behind only the echoes of slaughter and a crown of shades.
The Spiral of Living Flame
In their final recorded act, the pair held shut a rift to the Plane of Fear. Heavenmoon’s tears became seeds of immortal light; Tsabrak’s runes scorched the dreamscape itself. No mortal has seen them since.
Appearance
Tsabrak is most often seen wearing midnight-blue robes edged with ancient Dhe’nar summoning runes, a rune-etched silver dragon knot earcuff set with onyx and glimaerstone, a silverback orc hide vest worked with scattered stars and moons, and an assortment of arcane charms, pins, and talismans — each a relic with its own history. His piercing gaze burns with the cold fire of the void.
Personality
Cold, calculating, and utterly confident, Tsabrak does not waste words or tolerate weakness. Loyalty, however, is rewarded beyond measure — for those few who have earned it.
Affiliations
Relationships
- Heavenmoon — Lifebonded companion and battle partner, known as *The Moon Who Wept*.
In-Game Items
(To be expanded — list significant equipment, artifacts, and roleplay-relevant possessions here.)
Creative Works
The epic poem *The Black Ritualist and the Moon That Wept*, recorded in a series of Cantos by Tsabrak’s son Lucien Kaelith, recounts the deeds and fate of Tsabrak and Heavenmoon. It is considered one of the great tragic legends of Elanthia’s history.
Timeline of Myth & History
First Age
- Early First Age – Birth in the caverns beneath the Ashen Peaks. Dhe’nar sources claim his mother’s labor lasted three days under the light of a blackened moon.
- First Age, c. 1200 – Begins training in the Black Runes under the tutelage of an unnamed Circle master. Rumored to have carved his first summoning glyph into living stone.
Second Age
- Second Age, c. 200 – Joins the Architects of Silence, gaining the title Black Ritualist for his mastery over sealing and unsealing dimensional gates.
- Second Age, c. 240 – First recorded alliance with Heavenmoon, the Moon Who Wept. Together they intervene in the Siege of Ivory Vale, reportedly cloaking the battlefield in broken moonlight.
- Second Age, c. 255 – The Runegate Shattering. Tsabrak leads a ritual to destabilize enemy fortifications. Surviving accounts speak of thunder summoned by Heavenmoon’s hands and firestorms guided by Tsabrak’s voice.
- Second Age, late years – The Reckoning of Ivory Vale. Armies clashing for control of the Vaults of Elanthia’s Eye are annihilated in a combined act of destructive magic.
Third Age
- Third Age, early years – The Spiral of Living Flame. An ancient pact is broken, opening a rift to the Plane of Fear. Tsabrak and Heavenmoon perform the sealing ritual at great personal cost. Neither is seen again.
- Third Age, Year Unknown – First written versions of The Black Ritualist and the Moon That Wept appear, mixing verifiable historical events with symbolic imagery.
Modern Era
- Tsabrak’s name persists among Dhe’nar scholars as both a warning and a lesson. Artifact hunters claim several relics bearing his personal sigil have surfaced in the last two centuries, though none have been verified.