Nathan Searlin
He invented Chain Attack and also built the original High Tower. He is basically responsible for starting the Mage Wars.
Early Life
Almost nothing is known about Nathan's birth and childhood, as he was not born in the dimension of Arindell. The world of his birth is unknown, however some historians speculate it might have been Rinoin.
He did not begin keeping a diary until adulthood, and what bits of it survived spoke little of his youth. He is thought to have had a normal childhood, with his magical abilities emerging in adolescence.
Mage Tower
The Searlins were already a prominant family of mages by then, controling the city-state of Asysias along the Thenius River beneath Lake Bara(a possible location for High Tower).
Nathan's abilities as a mage were recognized early and he held a prominant station within the family by his mid teens. It is believed he was married to a first or second cousin by age 15, solidifying his standing in the family.
What records survive also indicate that he may have disapeared for a few years, possibly between 16 and 18, but that he returned to lead the family and to build the first Mage Tower
Again records are very scarce, but construction on High Tower probably began while Nathan was in his early twenties, but it is believed that he developed Tower Magic while in his late teens.
Later Life
The Searlins practiced polygamy, then outlawed in the city-state, and Nathan may have taken as many as 7 wives, all first, second, or third cousins. Surviving fragments of his diaries indicate that he was very disaproving of the practice, and that he only upheld it because it helped maintain his position within the family.
Nathan would rule over Asysias from High Tower for nearly 30 years. From there, however, records of his later life become extremly spotty. It is known that he left High Tower before the fall, but how long is not well-established. Some claim he disapeared in secret with his close friend and confidant Gideon Rikart, and that the Searlin family kept his disapearance a secret until the fall of High Tower. Others believe he may have died along with the rest of the Searlins when the city was sacked and the tower taken over.
Physical Description
No two sources agree on what exactly Nathan looked like. In many historical accounts, he is often confused with Gideon Rikart, thus making it difficult to pin down a physical description of him as well. However, all sources agree on one thing unanamously: Nathan had very peircing green eyes, a trait shared by all the most powerful mages of his line.
