Aeron

In the vast halls of the Founders Academy, Aeron is easy to miss—unless you know where to look. Standing just a foot and a half tall, with gossamer wings that catch light from dimensions most mortals never see, the fairy moves through spaces that exist between the conventional boundaries of reality. His dark skin bears intricate patterns that shift and swirl like star maps of distant dimensions, and the various trinkets and charms that adorn his leather attire each tell tales of adventures across multiple realities.

The Revelation of the Cataclysms

It was Aeron who first revealed to modern scholars that the current age of Aethoria rose from not one but three great Cataclysms. Having witnessed the world before the first such devastation, his occasional offhand remarks about "the first time" or "the second rebuilding" led to careful questioning by The Cabal's historians. While he speaks freely of the fact that such events occurred, he maintains a careful silence about their specific causes, his ancient eyes growing distant when pressed for details.

Teaching and Methods

Today, Aeron delights in teaching students the intricacies of dimensional magic, though his methods often leave conventional instructors baffled. His classroom, if it can be called that, seems to occupy several spaces simultaneously. Students learn to create their first bottomless bags by watching him casually fold space itself, his tiny hands manipulating the fabric of reality with the casual ease of a master weaver at their loom.

Despite his ancient nature and vast knowledge, Aeron maintains the playful spirit characteristic of the Fae. He delights in presenting complex dimensional theorems through childlike games, teaching students to fold space by having them make paper creatures that somehow come alive, or demonstrating temporal preservation by "accidentally" releasing butterflies that flew in worlds that no longer exist.

Relationship with Farin Brownlock

The relationship between Aeron and Farin Brownlock has become something of a legend within the Academy's halls. Their regular tea parties transcend conventional space and time, often hosting beings from across the multiverse in conversations that might span minutes or millennia, depending on how one measures such things. These gatherings have become informal diplomatic sessions where entities from various dimensions can meet, exchange ideas, and occasionally forge alliances that help maintain the stability of multiple realities.

Aeron's decision to remain on Aethoria after its third Cataclysm stems from what he calls "scholarly curiosity" but what others recognize as genuine affection for this world and its inhabitants. While other powerful beings fled or abandoned the realm, Aeron stayed to watch, to guide, and occasionally to nudge events in directions that only one with his expansive perspective could appreciate.

In private conversations, usually over tea that simultaneously exists in several different realities, Aeron sometimes speaks of the patterns he's observed across multiple iterations of Aethoria's existence. He never reveals specifics about past catastrophes, but his insights have proven invaluable to The Cabal's efforts to prevent history from repeating itself yet again.

Those who work closely with him note that Aeron seems to operate on a different temporal scale than most beings, sometimes pausing mid-sentence to address events that won't occur for decades, or responding to questions that haven't yet been asked. Whether this is due to his Fae nature, his dimensional traveling, or simply the perspective gained from witnessing multiple versions of reality remains unclear.

• Revealed to modern scholars that Aethoria rose from three great Cataclysms
• Witnessed the world before the first Cataclysm, making him one of the oldest beings in existence
• Chose to remain on Aethoria after the third Cataclysm to help rebuild
• Teaches dimensional magic at the Founders Academy using unconventional methods
• Hosts interdimensional tea parties with Farin Brownlock, creating diplomatic bridges between realities
• Provides invaluable insights to The Cabal about preventing history from repeating
• Operates on a different temporal scale, sometimes addressing future events