Editing Novius Dorian (section)

== Birth & Childhood ==
Alrennikar ("pale and joyful child" in Elvish<sup>[1]</sup>) Dorian was born to Urmenator and Kamarena Dorian, the final Emperor and Empress of the Dorian Empire, in King's Pride, Teveren. He was the eldest child of Urmenator and thus first in line to inherit the Empire. As such, Novius's father was incredibly protective of his eldest son, forbidding him from leaving the Pride Castle grounds without a sizable escort.

Thus, Alrennikar remained in King's Pride for the majority of his youth, studying with the satellite instructors from Coldhaven Academy and taking a particular interest in the wizarding arts, an interest he shared with his younger brother, Erlighein. Urmenator was notoriously opposed to wizardry, due to his mother Serexa's involvement and subsequent death in the Catastrophe, and forbid his children from studying magic while under his care, pushing Novius instead into more diplomatic and historical study.

In the summer of 3193 VR, Novius met the gnome Eggleston Palrick Vesto Jorb Kallanian, a powerful wizard who was in King's Pride at the time securing funding and crew for what would eventually become the Halls of Gleaming Splendor. Eggleston requests were turned away by Urmenator, but Novius found the gnome interesting and sought a meeting with him alone. They met at Deepwell Tavern in the Checkered Ward, and Novius learned of Eggleston's plans. The gnome also taught Novius a few tricks to harness the Weave for basic spellcasting, essentially cementing Novius's path to wizardry. In turn, Novius secreted funds to Eggleston from his personal allowance until the completion of the Halls in 3258 VR.

From his meeting with Eggleston until his 100th birthday and nameday, Novius studied wizardry in secret, bribing magic-users within Coldhaven to provide him with the necessary texts to start spellcasting.