Folenor Joris

Synopsis
Folenor Joris was an ambitious but somewhat imprudent mage that lived in the late years of the Age of Arcana. He was the creator of Syntithenai, which he used in an attempt to slay Asmodeus and take his place as Lord of the Nine Hells.

Relationship to Party
The party learned of Folenor Joris from a book about the deeds of the great arcanists of the Age of Arcana, stolen from the estate of Natalie Shaw. Unbeknownst to the rest of the party, Patches also has memories of interacting with Folenor Joris.

History
Folenor lived and studied in the city of Hartwell in the Age of Arcana. Like some other powerful mages during his time, Folenor aimed to kill one of the gods and ascend to take their place. Specifically, Folenor sought to replace Asmodeus, the lord of the Nine Hells.

Folenor forged a powerful magic sword using Material Chaos - a feat that had not been performed before or since. He called the sword Syntithenai. Syntithenai was designed to gain power from those who wielded it, imbuing itself with the strengths of its bearers. To this end, Folenor traveled around Materi with the sword and visited some of the world's most powerful mages, in the hopes of imbuing Syntithenai with all of their strengths. He eventually convinced seven other mages to attune to the blade and awaken its powers: Tamrius Grimm, Passeri, Myriostoma, Avara Wasanthi, Alusfaen Orion, Daimao, and Basel Anselmo. He did not divulge his intention to use the blade to slay Asmodeus to any of these individuals, with the exception of Daimao. Instead, he framed his quest as an experiment in the arcane.

Once the blade was fully awakened, Folenor traveled to Chwaka to do battle with the forces of Asmodeus. He was never heard from again, and is presumed to have been slain.