Headmaster Altair Emris, the eccentric torchbearer of the Emris Adventuring Guild, has nurtured generations of adventurers amidst the ancient sands of Shariz, unfurling the veil of oblivion to herald an epoch of exploration and awakening within the heart of The Sarranid Desert and beyond. Emris' quest for the forgotten whispers of the continent bore the hallmark of atonement, a clandestine endeavor to cleanse the shadows of grave sins veiled in silence. His venture into the abyss of lost civilization was an ode to redemption, a silken thread of hope amidst the ruins of remorse.
The twilight of the Fifth Age saw Emris' visage unravel as an ancient Sun Elf, a lone whisper from the obliterated realms of Itela. With the ominous specter of Malekith, the risen Sun God, casting long shadows upon the land, Emris bequeathed his final utterances of warning to adventurers Kairus the Brass and Losk the Wanderer, a plea forged in the crucible of foreboding lore. Yet fate’s cold hand closed upon him within the haunted halls of the Promythean, as Primarch Prometheus snuffed out the flame of his existence.
Yet, even as the mortal coil unraveled, Emris' legacy etched itself into the annals of history through the Solace Atheneum. A sanctuary of knowledge, the Atheneum bore the fruits of Emris' ceaseless toil in chronicling the odyssey of the known world, a lustrous gem amidst the desolate sands.