"Emil Rivelstein was Conrad Rivelstein's uncle and for a long time served as commander of Mirgoria's guard. Unlike other men of this dynasty, he did not enjoy robust health or an imposing stature, which apparently gave him deep-seated insecurities that drove him to study magic. The first spell he mastered in his youth was 'water bullet' from the school of water magic, while by the end of his life he was a master not only of water but also of cold. Unfortunately, his thirst for knowledge led him down a slippery path — to test ever-new spells, he initially used criminals, and then, when they became insufficient to quench his thirst for knowledge, he personally accused citizens of the county of crimes they had not committed, all in order to replenish his research material. This, however, proved to be his fatal mistake — when Conrad Rivelstein, then Count of Mirgoria, learned of it, he immediately seized Emil and soon executed him.
"Emil Rivelstein was Conrad Rivelstein's uncle and for a long time served as commander of Mirgoria's guard. Unlike other men of this dynasty, he did not enjoy robust health or an imposing stature, which apparently gave him deep-seated insecurities that drove him to study magic. The first spell he mastered in his youth was 'water bullet' from the school of water magic, while by the end of his life he was a master not only of water but also of cold. Unfortunately, his thirst for knowledge led him down a slippery path — to test ever-new spells, he initially used criminals, and then, when they became insufficient to quench his thirst for knowledge, he personally accused citizens of the county of crimes they had not committed, all in order to replenish his research material. This, however, proved to be his fatal mistake — when Conrad Rivelstein, then Count of Mirgoria, learned of it, he immediately seized Emil and soon executed him.