Alistair Humbolt



Alistair Humbolt was a Human Wizard from lands afar. Now he's a wight bound to protect the Book of Vile Darkness

A specialist in divination, he was inspired by a vision to travel to Yent, where he met up with the rest of the party

Alistar, born to a peasant family was cast out to a wizarding collegee the very instant he showed sign of magical talent at age 4. Raised in a mages academy by magic users he was quickly proven to be a very talented diviner and seer. He was shipped out to a noble court at age 12, many years before he was able to complete his studies, used as a bargaining chip to curry political favour for the academy.

For the next 50 years he would live his life as a court diviner, reading tarot and performing party tricks, telling fortunes for lords and ladies. Alistar was quick to realise people didn’t want to know their futures, not really. What they wanted was advice,  something positive to believe in, something to make them feel like they had a purpose in the chaos of the world. And over time His visions, his divinations stopped coming to him.

His life was comfortable. He could spend months at a time, some times years studying the stars and researching undisturbed in his tower, Only summoned for guests and parties.

Then for the first time in nearly 43 years, Alistar had a vision again. He saw a group of people wandering through the feilds of yent. And he felt drawn to them. they needed him or he needed them. Quickly he packed his scrolls, his charts and tools, and wandered off into the night.

In Alcora, the night after Cleon's assassination, Alistar completed his study of the Book of Vile Darkness. Overwhelmed by its dark power, he was killed and reanimated as a wight bound to defend the book. He escaped into the night with Asharshalloshazzabad's Ring.

Near-Death Experiences

 * 1) Knocked unconscious by a wolf attack during a rainstorm on the road to Fenside; subsequently got pneumonia.
 * 2) Was swallowed by a Giant Frog in the Bullywug Bathhouse
 * 3) Hellhound'd near the Temple of Moloch (Minor Scarring)