Al'Jibran

"Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people."

- Al'Jibran.

At a Glance
An accomplished philosopher and scholar, Al'Jibran was a Deva veteran of the war with Halruth and ally of adventuers during the Age of Adventure. A bookish figure, his history was filled with tragedy and violence -- notably his experiences in Dondea's Celestial Army and the fall of the Golden Bulwark, an event that would greatly influence his morality and outlook on life.

During the war with Halruth Al'Jibran befriended two upstanding soldiers and harboured a love for his superior officer Vimala, who knew of his affections but left them unrequited for fear of distraction during the time of conflict. A competent soldier, Al'Jibran was unable to stop the advances of forces of The Raven Queen who fractured The Golden Bulwark and scattered the Deva civilziation, killing thousands.

Displaced after the war, Al'Jibran travelled south to Central Dominaria where he struggled with survivor's guilt for generations. He would find a reprieve from his sadness when he became involved in helping to build Neverwinter's Grand Library, but this too would be short lived. Destroyed in the crossfire of the Kirkdom-Pallanaise war, Al'Jibran watched again as his life went up in flames. Near-suicide, Al'jibran travelled out of Neverwinter and planned to die in the wilds, but wandering into the forest he would stumble upon someone who had lost as much as him -- the raven-revenant Corben. Originally sent by The Raven Queen to spy on Al'Jibran, Corben took pity on the other lost soul and as the pair recounted their past tragedies, they found comfort in their combined woe. Together the pair travelled to Peer's Point where they would live a life of isolation, working on their book Rituals of the World while waiting out the Second Necrotic War in a nondescript cabin.

Age of Adventure
Al'Jibran's presence during the Age of Adventure would become instrumental in making a change for the better in the world. He would go on to:
 * Meet with Princess Jenaris on his way to market and the two would exchange pleasantries.
 * Expose the treachery of Byron Cruentus and his Band of the Thorn by enlisting the visiting heroes of Fortune's Triad to mustre their courage and oppose them.
 * Travel with Fortune's Triad from place-to-place along with Corben, serving as the conscience of the group.
 * Take up residence in Kathlon City, rekindling the bond with his Deva roots where he would realize that his two friends were still alive, ending a lifetime of guilt and sadness.
 * Suffer a dismembering wound to his left leg when Moor, the Dragon of Lyne invaded Kathlon City.
 * Recovering from his injuries, he began a rewarding academic career and peer-friendship with Kirapryna Orimeiv and other adventurers, helping to guide them on the path to making a difference in the world.