Hastios Olana
Lorekeeper Hastios Olana
Hastios Olana is the Lorekeeper of Elvenhome and Matriarch of House Olana. The Ellasti historian has been recording the history of Elenhome since she was young, and is the bearer of the Blue Mind Stone. She take her job as historian seriously, and feels that knowledge of the past is more than just a tool to help guide the Elven people today. She feels that it is a sacred right of every Ellasti to be able to have access to that knowledge.
She has focused on capturing the history in a written form, using special paper sung from the trees of the city, that can last thousand of years. In her time as Loremaster more history has been recorded on these scrolls then ever before.
Hastios also has a passion for the truth. She ensure the members of her house do their best to tell tales as factually as possible. She understand that they need to make the stories exciting, in order to have people pay attention to them, but she is very much against changing the substance of them to make them more entertaining. Instead she tries to train them in a way to present the real fact in an entertaining light.
She has focused on capturing the history in a written form, using special paper sung from the trees of the city, that can last thousand of years. In her time as Loremaster more history has been recorded on these scrolls then ever before.
Hastios also has a passion for the truth. She ensure the members of her house do their best to tell tales as factually as possible. She understand that they need to make the stories exciting, in order to have people pay attention to them, but she is very much against changing the substance of them to make them more entertaining. Instead she tries to train them in a way to present the real fact in an entertaining light.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Hastios is of slight build. She has never been one to work on physical skill as her time is spent researching. She could be said to be rather frail compared to most elves.
Specialized Equipment
Hatios is the bearer of a mind stone
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Hastios was born into House Olana, and grew up around storyteller, artists, and of course historians. While she loved hearing the tales of her ancestors, she was always curious, especially around any inconsistencies in the stories. She would spend time going through the histories that were recorded and speaking to those who had first knowledge when available, trying to get to the truth of the matter. Frustrated with the lack of organization of the histories, she created a system to catalog the scrolls that she would use.
There was a time where she would often call out a storyteller, correcting them on a small insignificant fact, which often angered the rest of the audience. The Lorekeeper a the time, heard of this and asked her how she was able to know so many things and she explained that she remembered most of what she saw of heard. She also showed him the system she used to easily find the information, and he was so impressed he asked her to expand it and implement it over the entire collection of histories. He assigned her researchers to help her, that was years her senior, but she quickly overcame any objections, once they saw her dedication and skill.
By the time she came of age the Loremaster had marked her to be a bearer of a mind stone. Unfortunately when one of the old bearers has passed into Arvendor, she has refused, as it meant leaving the city, and going out into the world. While Hatios loved learning she had no interest in leaving in Elvenhome. It was then decided that she would be the next Loremaster, though she was not told at the time.
When the Loremaster passed, Hastios was quite surprised that she would take over as Loremaster, as she had thought her refusal to bear a mind stone earlier in her life would have made her a poor choice. She accepted the honor though and has become one of the most successful Loremaster to ever lead the house.
Hastios have performed her duties well, and provided great council to the King, there was a recent incident that effected her very deeply. When the dark elf, Zar Sur, was on th erun, he planned to gain revenge on the Elves that had turned on him. Part of th eplan as to use the power in a Mind Stone, to gain access to powerful magics. He Captured Hastios, and has planned on cutting the stone from her. Hatios had never dealt with such violence and evil before. While she had certainly had access to memories of such things she had looked at them as an outsider. She had never come across it first hand. The evil and disregard for her own life that came from the dark elf, affected her greatly, and she still has night terrors from it to this day. This experience changed her outlook on dealing with evil, and she has mostly advocated for non-confrontation, as she would not want anyone to experience what she has.
There was a time where she would often call out a storyteller, correcting them on a small insignificant fact, which often angered the rest of the audience. The Lorekeeper a the time, heard of this and asked her how she was able to know so many things and she explained that she remembered most of what she saw of heard. She also showed him the system she used to easily find the information, and he was so impressed he asked her to expand it and implement it over the entire collection of histories. He assigned her researchers to help her, that was years her senior, but she quickly overcame any objections, once they saw her dedication and skill.
By the time she came of age the Loremaster had marked her to be a bearer of a mind stone. Unfortunately when one of the old bearers has passed into Arvendor, she has refused, as it meant leaving the city, and going out into the world. While Hatios loved learning she had no interest in leaving in Elvenhome. It was then decided that she would be the next Loremaster, though she was not told at the time.
When the Loremaster passed, Hastios was quite surprised that she would take over as Loremaster, as she had thought her refusal to bear a mind stone earlier in her life would have made her a poor choice. She accepted the honor though and has become one of the most successful Loremaster to ever lead the house.
Hastios have performed her duties well, and provided great council to the King, there was a recent incident that effected her very deeply. When the dark elf, Zar Sur, was on th erun, he planned to gain revenge on the Elves that had turned on him. Part of th eplan as to use the power in a Mind Stone, to gain access to powerful magics. He Captured Hastios, and has planned on cutting the stone from her. Hatios had never dealt with such violence and evil before. While she had certainly had access to memories of such things she had looked at them as an outsider. She had never come across it first hand. The evil and disregard for her own life that came from the dark elf, affected her greatly, and she still has night terrors from it to this day. This experience changed her outlook on dealing with evil, and she has mostly advocated for non-confrontation, as she would not want anyone to experience what she has.
Sexuality
In her youth HAtios, like most other elves had experiences with both sexes, but as she has grown and especially after becoming the bearer of a mind stone, she as no interest any longer in either. Having access to the memories of thousand of people who had experience love, and loss, she has no need to experience them herself.
Education
Hatios is more well educated than most Elesti as she was raised in a house of historians. In addition she has access to the collected memories of all three mind stones. This vast reservoir of knowledge can provide her with the answers to most any question that touch on anything the elves have ever been involved in. Having access to the knowledge though is difficult though, as there are many competing opinions that she can call upon. It is difficult to interpret all the knowledge into a single answer of course of action.
Accomplishments & Achievements
Hastios created the system of organization that the Elven Library uses to keep track of all the information in the scroll they possess. This system allows anyone researching in the library to easily find what they are looking for, when in the past it would take days to find simple answers
Mental Trauma
Hatios has night terrors from her time as captive of the dark elf Zar Sur. She also has anxiety of confrontation, as she lives in fear of being in danger again.
Intellectual Characteristics
Hastios, tried to be as impartial as she can, presenting facts and letting other make assumptions. Due the the fact that she access to to so many memories and competing ideas, she does not like to try to make judgement on them, instead she present the facts as she knows them, leaving the judgement to other.
Morality & Philosophy
Hatios would have been considered amoral until recently. While she knew there was good and evil, having the memories of all kinds of people gave her access tot he reasons that evils acts were sometimes committed. She looked on that as almost an equal morality, but her recent experiences have changed that. Having been a victim of evil, she understand that the motive may be reasonable, but the actions and consequences mater as much, if not more. While she is personally afraid to confront it, she believes that Evil truly has no place in the world.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
Hastios want the Elven people to thrive and be safe, like most Elves. She also want to ensure their histories are protected and available to all Elesti. In her role as Advisor she normally advocates for the Elesti to stay out of other's affairs, as doign so invites danger on all of them, and threatens the knowledge that she holds sacred.
Social
Speech
Hastios manner of speech is much like that of a teacher. She thinks about what she is going to say before she does it, and she is careful to be clear and articulate.
Wealth & Financial state
As Loremaster and MAtriarch of House Olara, Hastios has a lot of political power and resources at her command. She commands all the resources of the entire house.
Alignment
Lawful Good
Current Location
Species
Honorary & Occupational Titles
Loremaster
Date of Birth
5th day of the Spider, 555
Year of Birth
555 AS
321 Years old
Birthplace
Children
Current Residence
Gender
Female
Eyes
Blue, with flecks of gold
Hair
Short Silvery, combed back and held in place by some type of jeweled clip
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Pale with a tint of Copper
Height
4' 4"
Aligned Organization
The World of Nor
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