Lord Basil Milos

A historian and lover of literature. Basil is a quintessential bookworm that can rarely be found outside of the library, and who devotes nearly all his time to reading, writing, and communicating postally with scholars worldwide (at least, until the past few years when his many penpals started going silent). Basil's interest in history is very generalist, mostly relating to the Bazrian Empire and the world as a whole, but he knows at least a bit about everything. Basil is also Lote's most famous author, having written many well known tomes of both scholarly and fictional, and the Princess has entreated him to write about the Ensoulment of the Flower Court next. Bringing him along will aid him greatly in recording your exploits and crafting them into a story that will be read all the way in Philtheir. He also will be capable of offering historical context to nearly any person, place, or creature the party asks about. However, Basil is interested in the journey as a new kind of experience, and confident he will be able to handle himself well enough (he has read a thousand times more adventure than anyone from the marshes to the mountains has ever experienced, he says). Basil is mostly an expert, with a single level of wizard.

In the story thus far
Basil has accompanied the heroes on their quests to the storm weir and Ayo. His expertise and commentary on historical and political subjects was frequently valuable, he has been eager and sociable in adventure, and retains no excess primness despite his title and sheltered, wealthy life. In battle, Basil shows bravery which he unfortunately lacks the ability to support, aiding the heroes with magical power of little effect in anything the champions would call a fight, even when told to flee. Quick moving situations can cause him to freeze, which ranges from humorous when the normally eloquent and insightful scholar stammers, to dangerous when he decides to pass his turn in combat.

Basil been present for several otherwise private meetings between the heroes and Princess Raina, to aid in his recording of the ensoulment.