Prof. Kazrai Stem

Professor Kazrai Stem, A seeker of Eldrich knowledge and dangerous trinkets. Teaching what she knows to those willing to learn. Wife to the Arch-Fey Valour her public appearance has always been slightly clouded in mystery. Even as a teacher at the esteemed Remon's Academy there are many questions left unanswered.
She is well known as being the once Headmaster of the infamous Sea Spire before it closed down leaving her authority on Eldrich knowledge un-questioned by her peers.

A rather tall woman with short blond hair. Her otherwise simple beige complexation covered in magic markings from head to toe she applied herself, each one offering different boons for her. The art of Magic Marks is a rare one in the world. only a few have mastered the arcane and ink enough to translate its power onto flesh.
The talent comes from her past. inherited knowledge from the soul before her own that inhabited this body. She has a small shop in Reton where she sold her services before becoming hitched to Valour.

Kazrai's past is complicated and mostly kept to herself. The details are scarce and the situation unique. It's best not to ask her directly about it.
What is known is that she is in a binding magical contract with her husband with the intention for him to reach Godhood.
Her public appearance as the Sea-Spire's Headmaster was mostly unaffected during the time it was still open. Student's mostly brushed it off as some eldritch influence. those that did question it were ignored. Classes continued as normal until the Spire's closure in YEAR.

Due to the untold events of her past, Kazrai has had to re-learn much about herself and adapt to new roles she wasn't prepared for. She was once self-obsessed, believing her own goals and desires out-weigh anything else in the world yet this changed almost instantly when thrust into motherhood. Life created and grown inside her, Birthed and duties to care for them. This Dramatic change becoming a true mother left Kazrai a better person overall. Balancing her current research, Teaching, Motherly duties while being pregnant has proven to be the toughest part of her life yet but as things settle and she learns what is required getting a handle on her new role in the world.
Before, Kazrai was more than capable of doing unspeakable things in the pursuit of the knowledge. Yet now compassion and empathy have creeped their way into her being. A second thought crossing her mind before each decision is made, Asking herself now, how her actions would affect those around her, Her children, Would she be put in danger and unable to care for them? this conscious.

Despite her busy schedule Kazrai finds time to herself. With the massive amount of resources that come from being family to an Arch-Fey there are plenty of servants to help with looking after her children giving her time to indulge a little.
Being a teacher Kazrai can make small talk with almost anyone, coming off as pomace and entitled. She often spreads the topics of Gods, secrets, magic items, or teaching, these being her favourite topics to discuss.
Her social life has expanded greatly since teaching in Covania. At the Sea-Spire Kazrai would do nothing but smoke in her office scrolling through ancient text between the small amount of classes. But now; With Valour out sailing the multiverse most of the year, the desire for Kazrai to make “friends” outside the Feywild has grown dramatically. Tending to her children, Feeding, clothing, bathing and teaching them has opened her mind and heart to a bigger picture of humanoid interaction.
Another way Kazrai stimulates her time is with her collection of magic trinkets, items she takes a fascination with, the quirks of their magical properties and the history of how they came to be. She is always on the search for magic items. Her favourite type being magic books or tomes which she often reads to her children under the guise of a story.

Her personal end goals remain vague. To help Valour reach his Godhood through their children. To uncover the lost secrets of the Old Gods. To simply embrace this new style of life? One thing is for sure Kazrai will not give up learning and seeking new knowledge.

Skilled with close quarters combat using daggers. Not very strong but extremely quick and agile. With several magic daggers in her arsenal Kazrai is equipped to deal with any foe.

Sea Spire's Closure
After the declaration of independence by Greyhawk, The leaders of Reton Increased their pressure on the Sea Spire commiting to quiet slander campaigns and cutting several support lines. With Kazrai's building duties as a parent a bitter decision was made to close the Sea Spire as a place of learning. It would remain as a public space still under Kazrai's ownership. The lower levels will be magically sealed.
Kazrai hopes to continue teaching at Remon's Academy

The Puzzle of Ego
Recently Kazrai has been rather obsessed with her place in the world. The dissatisfaction at her rather insignificant status in a universe so vast its unable to be comprehended properly by the common folk. An understanding of her place but a desire to be far more. She considers it a rather selfish desire with such a large family to look after but a time will come when the contract is fulfilled and her children have all grown up and left home.
There are things only rumoured among legends and personified beings of ideals. Kazrai has the ever growing desire to be counted among such powers, To be recognised by them. Something more that a God.

Kazrai has spent many many years learning the lore of the multiverse in an effort to understand all there is to understand and more importantly make sense of things that do not. Professor Kazrai Stem has scoured the lands in search of manuscripts, studied every scroll she got her tentacles on, and sapped the knowledge from the greatest experts on the subjects of Godhood, Dreams, Magical items and other topics that interested her. All of Kazrai's efforts, all of the years she has spent toiling away in her spire studying every word on every page, every experiment conducted, every reaction, every hypothesis tested has made Kazrai a master in her fields of study relating to the eldritch old gods and other topics of interest.
Before her family, Kazrai was defined by her research, work and extensive studies. Devoted to her life of study and pursuits of further knowledge. She once valued knowledge above everything else and showed little restraint in obtaining it by any means she deems fit. But family and motherhood have ever so slightly softened her demeanour and now knowledge is pursued ever so slightly less obsessive.

Change in Contract
It is most…awkward, shameful, I am not fully sure how to handle or deal with it. My partner, Valour seems to have used her power to re-write the contract we were both bound too and it has had…uhh..lets say dramatic effects..

Proper Speech
Vocabulary is very important in my line of work, you can quickly tell the intelligence of a creature by their wide variety and use of various elaborate and extraordinary phrases, Its almost like a code such as Thief's can't or Drudic but…well far more sophisticated and highly proper.

Same Books, Different Teachers
With my extensive time and thorough investigation I find myself re-reading many books in my constant search for more knowledge, however they are still an interesting read as a refresher and to see how different authors convey the same subject, its very intriguing indeed. I come to realise that I am part of this chain as I pass on what I learn from these books to my children and students and perhaps one day they will too pass on what they learn to the next willing listener.

More known, Less Joy
Learning of a mystery is quite a joy I must say, For it means new knowledge to learn and new questions to have answered. I envy the ignorant as they have far more opportunity to learn they I.

Knowledge is power, this much is truth for the more you know of your enemy the more likely you are to survive, Its only logical that the more you know the more evolved you are. The highest power is held by those beings most knowledgeable. It is the source of power and evolution.
The pursuit of Knowledge is limitless, Only the gods know the peace I crave but even the gods search for more power, more knowledge. the infinite possibility in all existence is truly a wonder for us all the marvel in.

My Dominion over all knowledge is absolute, Only time stands in my way

My precious school, it is truly everything I desire and represents all my work, Knowledge is fine but the opportunity to pass the knowledge onto the worthy few….I must say the idea seemed foolish when first presented to me however I have….grown fond of it. I can be myself with my students, no need to hide. Most students desire to learn out ways their fear of the strange and unknown, they remind me of myself. Work to keep my university staffed and running is a satisfaction i have not had the pleasure of knowing before.
Sea spire university has pushed me to peruse new forms of stimulation. I always found that most information I read is spread across many different scriptures and its often slightly incorrect or contradicts itself. I have devoted some of my time to creating my own line of tomes, books and scriptures to sell or gift to those I find worthy. If I ever were to meet my untimely end then these books and my spire will set my legacy in stone.

I find myself easily distracted by the idea of learning something new, I used to think it normal I have noticed that now its starting to cause me to falter in judgment. I got caught in a trap because I blindly followed the path to an ancient book and my students now seem to play games with me. I must get a better hold of myself but how can I when any whisper of knowledge is worth hearing.
Mortals for the most part are terrified of the strange, the unknown and especially the different. I originally theorised it was simply due to my likes when experiencing it first hand, but I have begun to notice that now mortals are hunting and killing each-other just for looking different, its a waste of energy and seems idiotic but it is a real threat, some of my students have fallen to this fate also.

Unlocking an ancient mystery is worth the price of a civilisation.