Alatar Locke

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Character Summary Alatar Locke Race: Isparian (Aluvian) Associated Groups: Exploration Society Eras Active: Moriqui Eipoth Portal Year Era Related Characters: Elysa Strathelar Lilitha Ardivan Locke

Alatar Locke is a famous early explorer of Dereth.

Alatar is from a region of Aluvia not unlike the rich farmland of the Plains of Gaerwel on Dereth. He is of the highest education that Aluvia could provide, taught by the most brilliant Gharu'ndim scholars his father could afford. It is not known exactly when Alatar arrived in Dereth, however, it is known that he explored The Floating City at least a decade prior to any other Isparians, which means he explored it in Harvestgain, Portal Year 1, if not earlier.

In his early days of exploration, Alatar was famously the first Isparian to chart the Direlands,, the first to explore the Halls of the Lost Light, and as previously mentioned, the first to explore The Floating City. Alatar also explored the Swamp Temple in the Blackmire Swamp, and many other dungeons throughout Dereth.

Alatar is an old friend of Elysa Strathelar, and the two corresponded up to Portal Year 4. Alatar was still active up to Portal Year 10. In his text on the festival stones, as well as the map credited to him that was provided to new arrivals, he mentions both the towns of Al-Arqas and Lytelthorpe, which we know to have been founded in Portal Year 10.

Despite this, by Harvestgain, 12 PY, the scholars of the Zaikhal Arcanum feared that Alatar may have been lost before Lifestones rose. It is not known why they thought this, but perhaps they were unaware of his more recent activity, or perhaps they thought he had never attuned to a lifestone.

Thankfully, the Arcanum's judgement was wrong in this case. In Seedsow, 13 PY, adventurers discovered Alatar Locke residing in the Precarious Sojourn. Alatar explained that he was a cartographer for the Explorer Society, and that he had ended up at this location after spending some time in the Floating City. After resurfacing, Alatar sent correspondence to his old friend Elysa. She wrote back to him around Solclaim, 14 PY, however, her letter was intercepted and found its way into the possession of the Mite Warrior Queen.

Presumably also after resurfacing, Alatar helped Elysa and her allies identify the Tursh Totem, which Elysa's Royal Guard had found some years prior to Snowreap, 16 PY. After searching through a series of ancient Empyrean texts, Alatar discovered that Tursh was some sort of being worshiped as a god by a group of cannibalistic savages that once lived in the snow-covered peaks of Dereth. Tursh was purported to be the god of Hunger, though no other reference to Tursh's specific powers or exploits were uncovered in Alatar's research.

Non-Canonical Information

According to old articles about the Undead, Alatar has a son named Ardivan Locke. Since this version of the backstory for Undead was retconned later, it is unknown if Ardivan still exists in canon.

The Official strategy guide for Asheron's Call: Dark Majesty lists stats for Alatar's Battle Axe, Alatar's Helm, and Alatar's Platemail Hauberk. These items have never been discovered and are considered Unimplemented and Unfinished Content. The do provide some insight as to how the developers may have seen Alatar, though. Despite being very well educated and known for his exploration and research, he also would have been a capable fighter, able to wield heavy plate armor and fight with an axe.

Related Pages

Appearances In Game

• Alatar Locke (NPC)

Lore Articles

• A Brief History for Travelers: Hollow Victory
• AC:DM CD Lore: Dereth: Harvestgain PY 11 - Earth: October 2000
• AC:DM CD Lore: Of Lord Cambarth
• AC:DM CD Lore: The Explorations of Alatar Locke
  • An Explorer's Notes
  • Halls of Lost Light
  • Swamp Temple Tome
  • Festival Stones
  • A Stained Book
• AC:DM CD Lore: The Legend of Lilitha
• Asheron's Call Handbook: Bestiary: Undead
• Into the Darkness: Town Crier Dialog
• The Mysterious Portals Archive: Petroglyphs
• The Mysterious Portals Archive: The Lost Light
• The Mysterious Portals Archive: The Undead
• Quick Reference Card

Texts

A Crumpled Letter A note from Iquba A Stained Book General History of Dereth Vol. XI Inuo-Kon Kou's Book Letter from Alatar Of Lord Cambarth The Festival Stones of the Empyrean The Legend of Lilitha Swamp Temple Tome

NPCs

• Felscuda
• Jordan Ibn'Ikia
• Ru Shaha the Healer

Items

Unframed map of Dereth Tursh Totem Shard (40+) Tursh Totem Shard (60+) Tursh Totem Shard (80+) Tursh Totem Shard (100+) Replica of a Tursh Totem Sublime Elari Wood Bow