Olvresk
| Olvresk | |
|---|---|
| The Bastard of Bogardan | |
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| Details | |
| Race | Human |
| Birthplace | Keld, Dominaria |
| Lifetime | War with Phyrexia |
| Born | c. 4150 AR |
| Sources | |
| The Myths of Magic, The Dragons of Magic | |
Olvresk was a Keldon doyen who was responsible for honing Astor into a powerful warlord.
History
Astor spent much of his early life as a camp runner for Commander Treulk. He was the best messenger that Treulk had, and that honor earned him the attention of Doyen Olvresk, the Bastard of Bogardan. Olvresk took him from Treulk and sent Astor to train under Doyenne Tajamin, the Keeper of the Book of Keld. He had the utmost confidence in his protege and expected him to finish his training quickly.
Tajamin had distinct ideas about how to train Astor, using Argivian tutors to teach the boy and restricting his physical training a great deal. Olvresk disagreed strongly with these methods. He stormed Tajamin's compound and used his Fists, his elite soldiers, to slaughter many of Tajamin's people. Tajamin saved her own life, as well as that of Astor by telling Olvresk that Astor had yet to learn Kradak's "Tinder Spell". If Astor's training was so important to Olvresk, she said, then Olvresk could teach Astor the spell himself.
Olvresk agreed, but only if Astor would do without food until he had learned the spell, claiming he should already be done with this training and searching for food on the mountain. Two days later, Astor knew the spell, but Tajamin told him he knew only half of what he should and told him then of Jezal's Covenant. It was important to her to instill the need for thought rather than just Olvresk's actions.[1]
The Mountain
Despite Olvresk's rush to get Astor on the Mountain, he was still weeks ahead of the other warlord candidates. He learned an important lesson the first day Olvresk took him there, once you feel the fear of death itself weighs upon you, nothing less will ever affect you. It was a lesson he learned well upon the mountain. He was halfway up the mountain when the rest of his compatriots arrived, and Astor had found food by slaying a Colos, but the blood and smell of meat attracted a pack of wolves. Astor fought them off before continuing further up the mountain.
At the peak, shortly after his bloody battle, Astor came upon a vision of Keld's first warlord, Kradak himself. Kradak warned Astor of the coming of the Keldon Twilight in Astor's lifetime. Kradak told him to listen to the lessons of both of his teachers, for only with both thought and action would Astor and Keld survive Twilight. With that, the vision vanished, and Astor stood tall at the highest peak of Keld as a warlord.[1]
Story appearances
| Title | Author | Publishing date | Set | Setting (plane) | Featuring |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Myths of Magic - Keldon Fire | Scott McGough & Jess Lebow, ed. | June 2000 | N/A | Dominaria | Jezal, Kradak, Astor, Treulk, Tajamin, Olvresk, Kreig, Fenrey |
| Planeshift | J. Robert King | February 2001 | Planeshift | Dominaria, Phyrexia Rath | Multani, Gaea, Karn, Urza, Agnate, Eladamri, Sivvi en-Vec, Rhammidarigaaz, Gerrard Capashen, Tahngarth, Sisay, Squee, Tsabo Tavoc, Crovax, Freyalise, Dalwyri, Gemath, Dalepoc, Allisor, Tevesh Szat, Themeus, Orim, Guff, Bo Levar, Kristina of the Woods, Taysir, Daria, Windgrace, Dralnu, Astor, Olvresk, Tajamin, Nemata, Rith, Rokun, Treva, Grizzlegom, Greven il-Vec, Dromar, Ertai, Stokken, Lairsen, Rilgesh, Selenia, Crosis, Yawgmoth, Mishra, Hanna |
| The Dragons of Magic - Keldon Staredown | Scott McGough & J. Robert King, ed. | August 2001 | N/A | Dominaria | Astor, Ysenga, Tajamin (mentioned), Kavalex, Skouras, Olvresk (mentioned), Felal, Knarr, Bullag |
References
- ↑ a b Scott McGough, Jess Lebow, ed. (2000) "Keldon Fire", The Myths of Magic, Wizards of the Coast