Appearance
Hyperion can be easily recognised by his long white beard. Appearances would lead you to believe that he is an eighty year old man. He is actually a one hundred and twenty four man that holds extraordinary power.
Hyperion normally wears a red velvet robe and matching hat, but throughout the recent days of his long life he wears a cream coloured robe. Along with this robe, is his matching brown hat and cloak. Whenever he travels he always takes his brown satchel, which he uses to put various artefacts in.
And lastly you will never see him without his trusty wand, which he keeps hidden up his sleeve. His wand holds magnificent power, a power that he can't seem to remember. Although magic does generally flows through his veins. He also has a pet mouse that sticks with him through thick and thin called Nicodemus.
Personality
Hyperion is a man that loves to
travel, in a hope of understanding other races that Eberron has to offer. His main
goal is to try and restore the once lost kingdom of Galifar, which he grew
up in. Unfortunately the magic he once possessed, as well as including part of his
memories, are now lost.
He doesn’t know how, but he is sure there are some
clues as to why and where they’ve gone.
History
Hyperion Kolevos Lharvion Ullswater, was born to the Ullswater family in the year 874YK before the Last War.
The Ullswater's were a family of farmers based in the nation of Breland, who didn't care for the business of the other nations. Growing up he loved to draw, he had fantasies of travelling. He wanted to see the world and study other races. His parents thought this was folly, and that he should get his head out of the clouds and concentrate on farming.
Just before the age of six, he realised a feeling. He sensed that he was different, but didn't know why. On his sixth birthday, his parents had a party for him. When it was time to blow out the candles on the cake, a strange thing happened. When he blew the flames froze, it was like he had a frost breath. He realised he had the power to turn things to ice. His parents were shocked by this, they were scared and thought he would use this power against them. They locked him in a barn, shut off from the rest of the world. He was so upset that his own family didn't seem to love him any more. During his time in the barn, he befriended a small mouse which he named Nicodemus.
Many times strange men used to travel to the farm, to speak with the Ullswater's. They spent countless times talking while looking at the barn. The frost breath wasn't the only thing that was strange, one stormy night his parents said that he was leaving to live with a man. Nothing was described though, troubled by the fact his parents didn't want him. He cried in anger, causing the barn to burn to the ground. It was then his parents took him to Aundair. He was dumped on a doorstep to a wonderful house in the Eldritch Groves, with a note "please look after me!".
The man who lived there, was a Professor at the university of Arcanix. His name was Prometheus Higgins, he welcomed Hyperion with open arms. He studied Hyperion and realised that the young boy had developed some elemental magic. He decided to secure the boy a place at Arcanix, where he could learn elemental magic and how to use it wisely.
Throughout his teen years, Hyperion learnt how to control the power of Fire, Lightning, Water, Ice and Wind along with other elements. At the age of seventeen, he lost Prometheus. Prometheus had gone on trip to Karrnath, and on the way back he died in a fatal accident on the lightning rail. This left a massive hole in Hyperion's life, as he lost the one person he loved and cared about. Prometheus had left his house in the Eldritch Groves to Hyperion with a note, telling him to graduate and succeed in life.
A year later, Hyperion had successfully graduated from Arcanix. He took up a position of Professor in the arts of Elemental Magic. By the time of the Last War in 894YK, the University suffered a huge attendance loss. This angered Hyperion, because the kingdom of Galifar which he loved and cared for had fallen. And also many students had been called to fight for their respective nations, and risk their life for a pathetic cause.
A few years had passed, and the university was under threat of being closed down. Hyperion lead a group to stand their ground, to ensure it would not happen. They succeeded in keeping Arcanix open, and Hyperion was rewarded with being Headmaster of the magical university. A title which he held with honour.
By the year 951YK he was called to Karrnath, by King Kias III. He was very reluctant to go, as around the same time other wizards were called there and disappeared. But still he went, when he got there he was in fact asked to perform a "raise the dead" spell. Shocked by this Hyperion refused, and left. Angry, the King and threatened it was the last mistake Hyperion would make.
He got back to Arcanix, and found his study wrecked. Apparently masked men had broke in at night, and trashed the place so a witness saw. Then a couple of days later, he was teaching. A young student ran in and informed Hyperion, that his house was in flames. Hyperion was too late to save all of his belonings, only his diary was saved and his wand.
Distraught about his life, never going to be the same again he decided to leave. He didn't want the university to suffer, the same as his life. He resigned his post as Professor and Deputy Head, and left Khorvaire to go travelling and pursue a life long dream.
He travelled all over Eberron, for 25 years. He became one with other races, including elves, giants and dragonborns to only name a few.
In the year 976YK Hyperion came back to Khorvaire, instead of living back in Aundair he made a new life in Korranberg.
He attained a job at the libary of Korranberg, as a teacher in the art of languages. He wanted to try and figure out a way to restore the nations, back to the kingdom of Galifar once more. In 981YK a young boy of sixteen came to the libary, to seek the knowledge of Hyperion. The boy's name was Alexander Tarvos, the young boy was apparently an orphan from Aundair.
Throughout the years, Alexander and Hyperion became almost like father and son. The young boy was intrigued, about magic and wanting to know as much about Hyperion as possible. Hyperion though was beginning to get worried, he felt weak. As if his strength was slowly leaving him, he began to forget things. He quickly wrote down his memories and everything he knew. And locked them away, for when he needs to go back to them.
By the year of 991YK, Hyperion's memories and magic was almost gone. He had a feeling it was his close young friend, Alex'. He couldn't confront him though, as he had no hard evidence of this. One stormy night, like the one back in Breland. Hyperion was looking for Alex', he found alex in his study. The study was trashed by Alex' who was looking for Hyperion's wand, luckily for Hyperion he always keeps his wand up his sleeve.
Suddenly a fight broke out between the two, Hyperion's magic was used against him by Alex'. Hyperion's desk was flown out of the window, which contained his diary full of magic and memories. Hyperion struggled greatly and he knew this, he need to escape. He managed to cause a bright spark of lighting, bright enough to blind his former pupil. When the spark had died down, Hyperion was no where to be seen.
Hyperion managed to escape to where his desk fell, hoping to retain his diary. The desk had crashed open, and the diary was still there. But when Hyperion opened the little book, nearly all the pages had been ripped out.
For the past 7 years, Hyperion has been travelling around Eberron. He hopes to find the lost pages of his diary and so also his lost memories and power, and continue his goal of reunifying The Kingdom Galifar.
