Albus Dumbledore - Printable Version

Albus Dumbledore - Printable Version

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Albus Dumbledore - Omni - 08-05-2013

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[/float]Location/Role: Albus Dumbledore is the Chief Warlock of the Kingdom and the Head of the Mages Guild. In this position, he is not only the leader of the entire city of Dalaran, but he is also a member of King Aragorn’s inner circle (one could argue that Dumbledore is the second most influential and powerful figure in the Kingdom).

Story: Dumbledore’s history before his arrival in the Omniverse is marred by sadness and loss, but because of the trials and emotional tribulations he faced, Albus grew into a wise, levelheaded, and endlessly sympathetic man.

Born the son of pure-blood wizard and a Muggle-born witch, Albus Dumbledore’s early years were marked by great sadness. At a young age, his sister was attacked by a group of Muggle (non-magical) boys, who feared the magic they saw her performing. The attack left his young sister scarred and unable to control her magic. In a fit of rage, their father tracked down the boys, and while it is unknown exactly what he did to them, Albus’ father was sentenced to a lifetime of imprisonment at Azkaban.

What remained of the family moved to a more secluded village, but the tragedy was not yet over. While Albus and his brother went to Hogwarts to study magic, their mother took care of their sister. At Hogwarts, Albus excelled and his skill in magic and wizardry seemed to grow without an end in sight. Albus published several papers on various topics, shocked even his professors with his level of talent, and became a prefect (a Head Boy) during his fifth year.

By the time he finished at Hogwarts after seven years of study, Albus Dumbledore was considered the most brilliant student to have attended the school in its history. After his graduation in the summer of 1899, Dumbledore planned to take the traditional ‘Grand Tour’ with his friend Doge. Before Albus’ departure, tragedy struck when his sister’s uncontrollable magic flared and killed their mother in a violent explosion. With his brother off to parts unknown, Albus was left to return to his lowly hometown and care for his sister.

Bitter and angry about the situation, Albus felt like he was wasting away in his hometown. One day, however, everything changed when a brash young wizard arrived in town. This new wizard spoke of wizardly domination over the Muggles and of finding the Deathly Hallows, artifacts that would grant the wearers great powers. They planned to create a peaceful global society led by witches and wizards. Although he never admitted it to the other man, Albus harbored romantic feelings for him.

After nearly two months, Albus’ brother returned to town and confronted his brother over his scheming and subsequent neglect of their sister. In a confrontation that followed, Albus’ friend used a curse on his brother, and a violent fight between the three broke out. In the crossfire, Albus’ sister was stuck dead, and the man with whom he had become so enamored fled into the night.

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[/float]In the aftermath, Dumbledore returned to Hogwarts as a Professor of Transfiguration. During his tenure, he was frequently offered the position of Minister of Magic, but he turned down the nominations, realizing that his desire for power had only led him to darkness and despair. Albus also served as a recruiter for the school, with the most famous student being a young man named Tom Riddle.

As Dumbledore educated young witches and wizards at Hogwarts, his old ‘friend’ remained at large in Europe, terrorizing everyone. The man had found one of the Deathly Hallows—the Elder Wand. After turning a blind eye for nearly a decade, Dumbledore finally sought out and dueled with his former associate. Albus was victorious, even though his foe wielded the Elder Wand.

In 1956, Dumbledore was appointed to Headmaster of Hogwarts. During this time he denied Tom Riddle’s application to be the Professor of Protection against the Dark Arts. Dumbledore was aware of Riddle’s illicit and nefarious activities, and in response, Riddle cursed the post, causing no one to be able to hold it for a year.

By 1970, Tom Riddle started his first rise to power. In response, Dumbledore founded a secret organization of witches and wizards who were willing to sacrifice themselves to fight the Death Eaters. The war went badly, but a prophecy about his death caused Riddle to try to kill a baby. The mother’s love for her son caused the curse to backfire, destroying Riddle’s body and leaving only a fragment of his soul remaining at large.

With Riddle’s schemes set back, Dumbledore returned to his role as Headmaster, knowing that there would be a time when the ‘Dark Lord’ returned. Dumbledore kept his eyes on the baby, knowing that he would be the key to destroying Riddle once and for all. Despite his plans, Albus Dumbledore was to be whisked away to a brand new world of magic and wonder.

When he awoke in the Omniverse, Dumbledore was one of the very few who didn’t panic or wander confused and scared for days. A practitioner of the wondrous and arcane, Dumbledore journeyed for a few weeks before he found himself in Camelot. Initially drawn to the verse’s beautiful landscapes, Albus was also aware of the frequent attacks that the city of Minas Tirith suffered at the hands of demons and monsters. Recalling the horrors that Tom Riddle unleashed on those who opposed him, Dumbledore met King Aragorn and offered his services.

It was Dumbledore who created Dalaran, the floating city above the capital of the Kingdom. The wizards that Dumbledore trained in Dalaran became instrumental in the protection of the Kingdom, especially once the war with Diablo moved from guerrilla attacks into full-scale pitched battles. As Dumbledore’s skills returned, so too did the skills of the wizards he trained. In the Battle of the Black Gate, Dumbledore and his three best students were part of the group that entered the Underverse to fight Diablo on his own soil. Dumbledore and the other primes were the only survivors—his students perished.

After the war’s conclusion, Dumbledore focused on turning Dalaran into a place where wizards could hone their craft. In the process, Dalaran turned from a city-sized wizard training ground to a fully-functioning city, with businesses, tourists, and citizens. Various colleges formed, some dedicated to magic while others focused on more academic or scholarly topics. A council was formed to mediate between groups and ensure that no morals or ethics were violated. Dumbledore was unanimously elected as head of the council. Similarly, he was appointed as King Aragorn’s ‘Chief Warlock,’ a position that placed him in the innermost circle of the Kingdom’s hierarchy.

Now Dumbledore unequally splits his focus between Minas Tirith and Dalaran, with the latter city occupying nearly two-thirds of his time.