Draconic Book Preservation refers to a number of advanced methods to restore damaged documents as well as preventative treatments to protect against future damage. These skills were taught to Paitr Goldaming by the revered dragon Xaladreth.
Andur Goldaming III is an adventurous member of the Goldaming Family, out to make his own name within the family legacy.
Trima Solas' aspirations of assisting her parents' Necromancy ended upon diagnoses of her Unattunable Disorder, opening the door on a new career as a Master Librarian of the Great Library.
A humble yet gifted mage, Paitr Goldaming lived an adventurous life, became an expert in extinct languages, and married a feral dragon, all in his quest to rediscover Ancient Magic.
The Great Library houses all known magical knowledge of the Goldaming Family, including research and experimentation notes. The records are magically preserved for posterity and available for review by any Goldaming or apprentice.
The Goldaming family is the ruling family of Arcana, and also the only tax-paying citizens of the nation. They are an open-minded and multicultural family, spending their time pursuing magical understanding and expanding upon the uses of magic.
This elite military force stands between the most dangerous magical knowledge archive in Fillimet and the mages who would unleash this knowledge upon the world.
Master Librarian is a title awarded to the most effective Librarians. They are highly skilled in martial arts as well as negotiation, and have demonstrated strong personal ethics coupled with effectiveness under pressure.
Qamar is an earnest student of magic who aims for perfection in every task. Unfortunately his efforts towards that end are not always appreciated by his tutors, and have resulted in several explosive surprises and a great many lab accidents.
Artur Goldaming was famous for his work with the magic conductivity of Tyrellium. He was sentenced to death upon discovery of the soulsundered victims of his immortality experiments.
Inventor of the field of environmentally ethical magic, Talija refused to allow her own lack of magical attunement keep her from mastering the arcane.
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In an effort to obtain access to her rumored collection of tomes on Ancient Magic, Paitr Goldaming submitted himself to Xaladreth's courtship challenges. The seasoned dragon was intrigued by the human who not only dared attempt her feats but actually completed them, and selected him as one of her mates after naming him Dragonkin.
Arcana officially founded as a nation, encompassing all of Arcana Island including the small town of Haven and The Goldaming Estate.
Xaladreth taught Paitr Goldaming her own book preservation spells, advanced techniques which earned Paitr an honored place with the Fillimet Magical Archives and their full assistance in attempting to decipher the ancient languages of the Ancient Magic tomes.
Paitr and Xaladreth's pairing lasted three years before Xaladreth grew tired of the taxations levied against her by the Goldaming Family and broke off the official relationship. As is the custom of most Soulfire pairings the break was amicable and the two kept in touch, sharing knowledge with the other's offspring as is customary.
Paitr Goldaming was born.
Paitr Goldaming died of old age, surrounded by his friends and colleagues. His last words were a joke about finally learning the Old Magics before any of them.
At the age of 462 Xaladreth was felled in battle, defending her hoard and her community's young from the incursion of a Tlaxxi dragon, an honorable death for an honored dragon.
Artur Goldaming's research into Tyrellium reveal the secrets of Tyrellium Crystalization, allowing for the construction of complex magical conductive crystals.