Yet, Malcer is not heartless, and at least -if for no other reason- the sake of having more meat-shields between him and death, he will do his best to preserve the lives of his allies and those around him. He is a man prone to sentimentalism, and when it would not unduly cost him, he is open to engaging in altruism for its own sake, especially if it is to help those that cannot help themselves.
Malcer's caution is also prone to being overridden by a great enough reward. His desire to never die and to pursue immortality has left him with a thirst for arcane knowledge and power, and the promise of such rewards has been one of his biggest motivators to continue actively risking his life as an "adventurer".
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Malcer was once a simple farmer whose village was slaughtered by a lich that was looking for test subjects in his pursuit of an even greater form of immortality. Malcer was subjected to an attempt to bind a soul to a corpse, something that seemed to fail, leaving his body just another puppet of the lich for many years. Yet, the truth was the Malcer was perfectly conscious the whole time, trapped in his body and the unwitting apprentice to the lich's horrific teachings, learning much of forbidden knowledge and advanced concepts. One day, however, while the lich was absent, Malcer discovered how to retake control of his body and was suddenly free to raid the lich's lab and free many of his fellow subjects to break out together. Thereafter, Malcer lived in seclusion, studying magic and fearing for his life... until one day, he happened upon an entrance to Luma.
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None remain.
