Member of the Council of Wizards whose area of research was the Outer Planes and Extra-Dimensional Magic. He built a fortress in the Sea of Sand far away from civilization so that he could safely explore these other realms. However, when the magic changed in early 1108, many of the safeguard spells that he had erected fell – and his castle became a miasma of terror as alien dimensions burst forth. Esham himself was killed during this period but managed to send a magical warning message to the Council.

When the Council finally convened in the Spring of 1108 to discuss the magic change, they issued an edict warning all people to avoid the fortress as “the risk of infection from other realms is too great”. The Wizard Khranalda was tasked with casting wards around Esham's fortress and erecting warning signs – though it is unclear if she succeeded in this endeavor.

Sometime in the 1120s, a mysterious man known as “The King in Yellow” emerged on the scene. It is believed that he is (or was) the Wizard Esham – who either survived the destruction of his fortress or was restored to life later.

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