Tycho Geldnehar

Tycho Geldnehar is a member of the Fraternity of Shadows that specializes in the geometry of space. He is the in-character avatar of Wolfglide.

Early Life

Tycho's mother, Risidia Lonvem, was the daughter of Witness Chiron Lonvem of the Faith of the Overseer in Martira Bay. At the urging of a midnight cat she was partial to, she absconded to Nova Vaasa out of boredom in 728 BC. In Egertus, she met the architect Agnar Geldnehar and fell in love. Within a year, they got married, and not long after found they had a child on the way.

Risidia did not want her child to be Claimed by Darkon, so she insisted on returning to Martira Bay to give birth. However, she had come to hate living in Nova Vaasa, and—after the midnight cat planted the idea in her head—planned to make sure Agnar remained in Darkon long enough to be Claimed himself. If he hadn't received word that one of his buildings was at risk of collapsing, the plan might have worked. Instead, Agnar left Darkon for a three week period after about two months, resetting the clock on his Claiming. He returned for the birth of his son Tycho in the summer of 730 BC, and was Claimed a month later, gaining the new identity Roric Voskan. This led to the uncomfortable situation of raising Tycho under the surname Voskan, despite the fact that official records gave his last name as Geldnehar.

In 738 BC, the midnight cat identified an exclusive educational program for Tycho, and suggested that Roric enroll the child in it. In the process of gathering the necessary paperwork for an application, Roric found the birth records listing his pre-Claiming surname as Tycho's last name. When Risidia could provide no explanation, he concluded that Tycho was not his son, and divorced Risidia. In 750 BC, Roric happened to cross the border of Darkon and regain his memories of being Agnar Geldnehar. He returned to Nova Vaasa, convinced that his former wife had bewitched him.

Risidia followed through on the program in the aftermath, and Tycho received a high-quality education. He came into adulthood as a polymath, with skill in mathematics, arcane magic, and the violin.

Higher Education

Tycho matriculated at the University of Il Aluk in 748 BC, and chose to study both mathematics and magic. He luckily avoided the Requiem while spending time with his family, and went on to finish his studies at the University of Il Aluk in Exile at Karg.

A particular focus of his studies came to be the Lamordian Weltaulkügel and its geometrical implications, which seemed to be at odds with certain observable qualities of the world. The necessary mathematics to explore this was complex, which motivated Tycho to use magic to augment his central nervous system, becoming a human computational engine. With this new aptitude, he amassed many models for reality, with the intent to use them to determine the geometric shape of the world.

Career

Tycho relocated to Lamordia in 755 BC in the interest of meeting respected cosmologists who would be able to assist with his work. Among those he met was the astronomer Ruprecht Zährenner, a member of the Syndicate of Enlightened Citizens. Tycho's scientific acumen was appreciated enough for Zährenner to grudgingly tolerate the wizard, but this tolerance evaporated when Tycho fell in love with Zährenner's daughter, Karola. In response, her father built up enough financial pressure on Tycho that he had to leave Lamordia. He went to Dementlieu in 758 BC, where he became an adjunct lecturer at the University of Dementlieu.

Statistics

(D&D 3.5) Neutral Evil Darkonese male Wizard 5 / Cerebrex 8 / Fraternity of Shadows 4