Archmage_Cataris

I do good. Nice to see you're still around. I have mostly stuck to forum RP these last 10 years but I enjoy coming back here to see the progress and what's changing

From memory his turning was a result of corruption by the Undead and Iblees during resurrection and no true intention of evil on Cataris' part while he was mortal. Although once he was corrupted any vestiges of good was utterly and completely gone. I've been reading up on bits here and there and I've found several discrepancies about Aegis history which makes it very fun in my opinion. Something about history being retold without any real primary source and the original stories are muddied and lost to time. Such an example is I found a post where someone refers to Cataris as being Ascended, or that he was a part of some sect that he had never actually been in. Another bit of history I remembered. Cataris had tracked Ambrose to a halfling village, where the halflings actually turned on Ambrose and joined Cataris' side. It was a very odd event but hilarious too that the halflings sided with the walking skeleton over the benevolent magician. I think I'll give a crack at returning, but who and how I have to think of

I can't actually recall their MC name, I'll have to ask. We've been friends for so long and haven't played MC for so long that I only know them by their real name and can't remember their handle at all haha

Good to see you're still around. I was actually just reading some of your older posts over the years, didn't realise you were Gaius though hah I've been good, I still do a lot of RP but it's mostly forum-based and all sci-fi. I haven't really delved back into fantasy or MCRP but another LOTC writer from way back who I still talk too daily is coming back to have a look around and figured maybe I might join him and create a character.

It has been so long that my memory of my time in the Mages Guild is faint. Cataris spent a lot of his time far from the guild tower and in the deep north operating against the Undead and at one point leading an army to fight them (There's actually a video of this on youtube I once found). He also spent some time with the Ascended near the Dwarf kingdom of Urguan(?), I can't quite recall the exact name. I do remember in the later days when Cataris' close friend was secretly working with the Undead and had convinced Cataris to allow him into the Mages Guild tower, which was forbidden for anyone but a member of the guild. Cataris did so and was betrayed by this friend. From memory it was this sneaking into the tower that caused Cataris to lose the favour of the guild and was thrown out. It was shortly after that Cataris was murdered and then resurrected by the Undead as the first Lich. Unless things had changed he was the only Undead to survive the collapse of Aegis and make it to Asulon where he spent a lot of time in hiding or hunting down other magicians out of spite for his dismissal in the guild. He eventually died lonely, miserable and with an insignificant death to a lesser magician skilled in illusion magic. Edit: A memorable event was some players had created a cult and approached Cataris, worshipping him as the last living power of Iblees' magic left on Asulon. They eventually resurrected a giant and Cataris and this cult attacked an elven city with it

Hi, I joined July 13, 2011, I have not played since around December 2012. I made a lot of great friends and I occasionally return to see what people are up too, what's changed or answer DM's that have attracted dust and cobwebs. There's a number of players I still talk too and write with today, and have even met some in person who have flown from the US to Australia. I may not have stayed on LOTC but the impact LOTC had has stayed with me. I wrote Cataris and later on Asulon I wrote Lysle Rigger of the Thieves Guild. I figured while I am logged in for my roughly annual check-in I would toss this in here if anyone wanted to chat or ask questions.

It is indeed. It is a symbol mostly associated with Hinduism, but is also associated with a few other religions. It just means 'good fortunes' Thanks man

Nope. Week long water festivities celebrating their new year. They do it all over the country.