Roland de Beaumarais

Roland de Beaumarais
General information
Name	Rogue Sorcerer
Faction	Grand Alliance, Heroes
Species	Human
Status	Alive
Aspects
Confiscate
Use

""What are you?” the Count gasped. “The sole charlatan among a parade of demigods,” Roland told the noble. “Smoke and mirrors, my good count. Or rather smoke, mirrors and a knife.”"

―Roland de Beaumarais

Roland de Beaumaris, originally Olivier de Beaumarais, is the current Rogue Sorcerer. He has fought in the Battle of the Camps as part of the Tenth Crusade, helped in the severing and hiding of the Black Knight's soul, was part of Catherine Foundling's band of five that marched into Twilight, attended the Salian Peace Conference, worked among the mages of the Arsenal and helped fight the Intercessor's plot in it.

Appearance

Roland is a short and good-looking man, with brown curls. He often wears a long leather coat over a chainmail shirt, and carries with him many magical artefacts.

Background

Olivier de Beaumarais was the first child to a family of wizards, living in the small town of Beaumarais on the outskirts of the principality of Bayeux. He was born without the Gift, and upon realizing this, his parents reluctantly tried to send him to learn other professions, to no avail. As his younger brother, Roland, was born with the Gift, his parents all but lost interest in him. He started memorizing his family's books, copying them for the town's scribe and earning some money. Olivier became a travelling scribe, becoming fairly wealthy. After a conflict between his family and the House of Light, which Olivier solved, he opened a shop for magic with his brother- which quickly became a safehouse for wizards from all around the continent. For a few years, Olivier managed the shop, building a tower near the village and growing more distant with his brother, as well as starting a relationship with Alisanne, a noble from Apenun. Eventually, Alisanne had to go back to Apenun, and convinced Olivier to come with her. On the night before they were supposed to leave, Roland and a Praesi mage called Morgaine had raised undead in a plot to "save" Alisanne, earning money from her mother and leaving Roland a hero- but as Roland learned that Olivier and Alisanne are leaving, he unleashed the undead on the town and took Alisanne to the wizards' tower. Olivier killed Morgaine and fought with Roland, coming into the Name of Rogue Sorcerer and Confiscating his brother's magic. Olivier then took Roland's face and name, spreading the story that a Praesi Warlock was the one who raised the dead, killed Olivier and that Roland pursued him away.

Personality

Roland is one of the more open-minded Heroes, willing to work with villains and even friends with some, such as Masego or Catherine. He is clever and good at working with people and solving conflicts.

Relationships

Roland gets along with almost everyone, be they Hero or Villain, although some Heroes trust him less because of his close ties with many Villains. He has worked closely with Adanna, the Blessed Artificer and Masego in the Arsenal, as well as a few other Named. He and the Catherine Foundling are friends, often working together and exchanging banter.

Powers

Roland's powerset is centered around his two known Aspects: Confiscate and Use. He carries with him a great many magical artefacts, which provide him with layers upon layers of defenses and give him a huge arsenal of spells, attacks and other magic uses to choose from. He also uses Confiscate to steal the powers of his opponents, leaving them weakened and crippled. He is also an extremely skilled mage, weaving complex and creative spells and working with other Named to create wonderous items.

Roland's Aspects are Confiscate and Use:

Confiscate: Allows Roland to take power from those who do not deserve it. This aspect gives Roland the ability to use magic even though he was born without the Gift, and lets him craft his powerful Artefacts.

Use: Allows Roland to utilize the power he takes- from using the Gift he took from his brother to the power he drained out of the Count of Green Orchads, this Aspect gives Roland his ability to cast spells from so many different types of magic and abilities.