Baldric Althiel

The Althiel family was one of the first among those who set sail from Gilneas searching the seas. When they discovered the island which would become known as Kul Tiras, overflowing with resources, they decided to stay behind and colonise it. For their efforts and through a little greasing of palms, the family was quickly awarded both land and title and their shipping company became one of the most well known throughout the island.

 

Fast forward, roughly a decade and a young Baldric Althiel was born. Growing up on his family's estate was a glorious childhood, at least some would think. The young lad however found himself constantly bored and in need of a distraction from his studies. He would sneak away as often as he could to go down to the ports and spy on his father's ships or simply to fish off a pier and watch the shipments come in. As he grew older he began to get curious about the drustvar.. His family was constantly fighting them off for as long as he could remember and they began to peak his interest. One evening as he was strolling the woods he came upon a little log cabin, where he met Griswelda, one of the heartsbane coven witches. She seemed rather friendly and offered to teach him in the ways of the Drustvar witches.

 

Over the years, Baldric's knowledge of Witchcraft grew tremendously. He focused mainly on shapeshifting and quickly mastered most of the forms. He kept up with his studies even after his father left him in charge of the shipping company. However rumours of the nobles dabbling in witchcraft began to spread amongst the locals. After fighting against the drustvar for the last few decades this didn't sit well with the average citizen. Baldric didn't hesitate to leave his right hand man in charge while he took and extended leave of absense to sail back to Gilneas. Where he hoped he could not only avoid being targeted by the rumours which were spreading but also to continue his research into what he now knew to be druidism.

When he reached the shores of Gilneas though, He was taken by surprise. The land was not at all what he had read about or what he had heard from the elders in his family. However this did not deter him, and he keeps exploring the continent to this day..