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==Biography==
 
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===Early life and Education===
Ozorne was crowned emperor of Carthak in 442 HE. A red star shone on the day of his coronation as emperor—an ill omen<ref>''[[Wild Magic]]'', Chp 8</ref>. Upon his transformation into a [[Stormwing]] in 451, he was forced to give up his throne. He was succeeded by his nephew, [[Kaddar Iliniat]].
 
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Before becoming emperor, Ozorne was recognized for his powerful [[Gift]] and attended the [[Carthaki University]] for magic. He met [[Numair Salmalín]] when they were both students and when Numair used his real name, "Arram Draper". It is unknown what exactly happened between the two {{comment|it will presumably be revealed in the books on Numair's early life}}, but it did cause a great rift between them. Numair was forced to flee under the alias "Numair Salmalin". This angered Ozorne, who believed this to be betrayal. Ozorne was jealous of his old friend, now enemy's, more superior grasp on magic. He, unlike Numair, never achieved the coveted rank of [[Black robe mage|black robe]].
   
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===Emperor of Carthak===
Ozorne was a powerful [[magic]] user, though he never achieved the coveted rank of [[black robe]]. Ozorne's [[Gift]], as a human, was emerald-colored and he was capable of shape-shifting, invisibility and making a simlacrum. He lost his Gift, but gained powerful [[Immortal]] magic after his transformation.
 
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Ozorne was crowned emperor of Carthak in 442 HE. A red star shone on the day of his coronation as emperor—an ill omen<ref>''[[Wild Magic]]'', Chp 8</ref>. Ozorne ignored the warnings, and did everything he could to undermine the gods' power in Carthak. He made it so it was forbidden to show to much support to the gods, saying that if subjects needed something to worship, they could worship him. The great temples of Carthak received no more imperial attention, and soon became dirty and unkempt. To not offend the gods completely, Ozorne made it so these temples be attended, but just very low staffed. As emperor he also greatly encouraged the raiding and slave taking of his nearby countries, especially [[Tortall]]. Although few can actually trace the pirates back to Ozorne, it was common knowledge that he was aware of what was going on, and that he even sanctioned it.
   
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Ozorne, even though he was especially cruel to humans, had a soft spot for birds and kept a menagerie of them.
Ozorne and [[Numair Salmalín]] were once close friends, but became bitterly estranged, leading to Numair's flight from Carthak under an assumed name. Ozorne was jealous of Numair's superior magic and enraged that Numair escaped his grasp, an act that Ozorne saw as betrayal.
 
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====The Tortallan Peace Delegation====
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Tensions were growing between Carthak and Tortall, and it was decided that peace negotiations were in order. This was especially because Carthaki pirates attacked [[Pirate's Swoop]] while [[Thayet jian Wilima|Queen Thayet]] of [[Tortall]] was staying there with her children. A peace delegation was formed that included [[Gareth I of Naxen|Gareth the Elder]], [[Gareth II of Naxen|Gareth the Younger]], [[Martin of Meron]], [[Alanna of Pirate's Swoop and Olau|Alanna the Lioness]], [[Numair Salmalín]], and [[Veralidaine Sarrasri|Daine the Wildmage]]. The latter was a part of the delegation as a peace offering from [[Jonathan IV of Conté|King Jonathan]], who knew that Emperor Ozorne's birds were ill and also knew that Daine could probably heal them.
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The Carthakis gave a luxurious welcome of the Tortallan peace delegation. It later became known that Ozorne used a [[simulacrum]] of himself to welcome them. He later met Daine as himself and brought her to heal his birds. Daine became unsure of what to think of him, as she had heard so many bad stories from her human friends, but she couldn't really think ill of someone who had such a regard for his animals.
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Revision as of 17:30, 21 December 2014

Ozorne Muhassin Tasikhe (pronounced oh-ZOHRN moo-HAHS-sihn tah-SEEK-hay[1]), commonly known as the Emperor Mage, was the Emperor of Carthak from 442-451 HE[2]. Later he became a Stormwing and died in the final battle of the Immortals War.

Biography

Early life and Education

Before becoming emperor, Ozorne was recognized for his powerful Gift and attended the Carthaki University for magic. He met Numair Salmalín when they were both students and when Numair used his real name, "Arram Draper". It is unknown what exactly happened between the two (it will presumably be revealed in the books on Numair's early life), but it did cause a great rift between them. Numair was forced to flee under the alias "Numair Salmalin". This angered Ozorne, who believed this to be betrayal. Ozorne was jealous of his old friend, now enemy's, more superior grasp on magic. He, unlike Numair, never achieved the coveted rank of black robe.

Emperor of Carthak

Ozorne was crowned emperor of Carthak in 442 HE. A red star shone on the day of his coronation as emperor—an ill omen[3]. Ozorne ignored the warnings, and did everything he could to undermine the gods' power in Carthak. He made it so it was forbidden to show to much support to the gods, saying that if subjects needed something to worship, they could worship him. The great temples of Carthak received no more imperial attention, and soon became dirty and unkempt. To not offend the gods completely, Ozorne made it so these temples be attended, but just very low staffed. As emperor he also greatly encouraged the raiding and slave taking of his nearby countries, especially Tortall. Although few can actually trace the pirates back to Ozorne, it was common knowledge that he was aware of what was going on, and that he even sanctioned it.

Ozorne, even though he was especially cruel to humans, had a soft spot for birds and kept a menagerie of them.

The Tortallan Peace Delegation

Tensions were growing between Carthak and Tortall, and it was decided that peace negotiations were in order. This was especially because Carthaki pirates attacked Pirate's Swoop while Queen Thayet of Tortall was staying there with her children. A peace delegation was formed that included Gareth the Elder, Gareth the Younger, Martin of Meron, Alanna the Lioness, Numair Salmalín, and Daine the Wildmage. The latter was a part of the delegation as a peace offering from King Jonathan, who knew that Emperor Ozorne's birds were ill and also knew that Daine could probably heal them.

The Carthakis gave a luxurious welcome of the Tortallan peace delegation. It later became known that Ozorne used a simulacrum of himself to welcome them. He later met Daine as himself and brought her to heal his birds. Daine became unsure of what to think of him, as she had heard so many bad stories from her human friends, but she couldn't really think ill of someone who had such a regard for his animals.

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When Numair returned to Carthak in 451 as part of a Tortallan diplomatic mission, Ozorne plotted against him and his student Daine. The emperor nearly succeeded in killing Numair, enslaving Daine, and fomenting war against Tortall. However, the intervention of goddess The Graveyard Hag lead to his downfall. When Ozorne realized he was facing imminent defeat, he used Stormwing feather he'd received from Rikash Moonsword to turn himself into a Stormwing.

A horrified newly-Stormwing Ozorne was informed that he was now subject to Stormwing laws and had lost his human empire. Although the Stormwings vowed to kill him, Ozorne managed to escape into exile and later allied himself with Uusoae, the Queen of Chaos.

During The Immortals War, Ozorne was instrumental in Uusoae's plan to conquer the Divine and Mortal Realms. Thanks in part to the actions of Numair and Daine, the plan was thwarted, and Ozorne was finally killed in the Summer of 452 HE[2] by Daine.

Personality

Ozorne was widely known for his two-faced personality. He was infamously jealous, possessive, vengeful, and cruel. He had at least two heirs prior to Kaddar killed for being disrespectful.

In some ways Ozorne was very cultured, being well-educated and having a taste for exotic animals. He owned a variety of birds and a menagerie filled with mortal and immortal creatures alike. Although notoriously cruel to humans, he was outlandishly kind toward his animals and especially his birds, which were the jewel of his collection.

Physical Description

As a human, Orzone was usually richly clad with dark skin, wearing everything from golden braids to toe rings.

When a Stormwing, he had the same face but sports a Stormwing body.

Appearances

Emperor Ozorne appeared as a major antagonist in:

Trivia

He is based on Ozzy Ozborne.[4]

References