The Builder is one of the most well-known figures in history, renowned around the world for single-handedly constructing the massive international highway known as The Serpent's Walk. A mage of unparalleled talent in his day, The Builder was a master of Evocation magic who could channel his arcane energies into any building material in order to construct mind-boggling feats of engineering prowess far ahead of his time. It was The Builder who crafted the great Tree-Towers of Helmand on behalf of the 21st Elven King in response to the vast Orc armies of Helmand's distant past. And it was The Builder who constructed Castle Whitemaw in the span of only one month at the request of King Jerome Dondarrian III, King Rendal's Great-Great Grandfather. He built many other useful structures as well, whether walls or bridges or even whole towns. And though he was perhaps the smartest human alive, he was not stingy with his knowledge, eager to share his advanced understanding of physics and chemistry and engineering with like-minded intellectuals who could carry on his work and teach others how to build and repair with tools instead of magic. All in all, he was more beloved than the king--a towering intellect somehow matched with a kind heart. Which made his disappearance some 120 years ago so very, very strange. Most people just assumed the old man was dead--he'd already lived a few hundred years even before his disappearance, after all. But there were always more sinister rumors, like the stories of a builder who had lost his mind amidst the desolation of the Scar, or the tales of the dragon that devoured The Builder for building a house on top of its den, or the story of how The Builder had been cursed by an evil witch and put to sleep for all eternity. As for why he's here now, well...that is the question, isn't it? Instinct: to teach

• Construct something at will
• Weave an arcane construct
• Seal away a threat