Archmage Snorri

Snorri Ragnos was the son of the last Alfordian King, Holiac II, and is thus the heir to the Ragnos Dynasty, the former royal family of Alford.

Snorri was born in 1661. He spent much of his childhood being groomed for the position of kingship. He was not averse to his eventual ascension to the thrown, but preffered to occasionally slip out of the royal palace and mingle amongst the common folk. He spent much of his time in taverns such as the Imaginary Flute Pub and was a witness to the 1676 Tavern Brawl.

In 1681, as rebel forces closed in around Castow, he begged his father to surrender peacefully. The King instead opted for a boched suicide attempt which resulted in a painful and lingering death. When the deceased King was discovered lying in a pool of his own blood, it was not long before a search of the palace turned up the young Snorri hiding under a table.

Despite some calls to kill the entire royal family, Avery and the others decided that there had been enough blood shed. Nevertheless, despite his numerous assertions of loyalty to the republic and renunciations of his legitimacy as heir to a defunct dynasty, the Alfordian Senate held up granting him official citizenship. Despite this, they didn't stop him from being elected Archmage of the Castow Mage Circle. Even though his arcane powers came about due to his Ragnos blood line rather than study, he took to the subject quickly and proved an able Archmage. In time, his two children, Aeron and Fiora, joined the Alfordian Army, earning their way up on genuine merit and largely spared the stigma that their father suffered.

Snorri assisted Stevilious and the other Heroes of Castow during the events leading up to the invasion of Alford and Harkland by the Orcs and Drow. Assisting in the defense of the capital by sprouting wings and sallying forth to scorch the Orcish hordes. He also played a leading role in the construction of the Mana Nuke.

He was sucked into the portal to the Nine Hells of Baator during the Battle of Donetzi along with his companions, with the exception of Jimothy.

After his presumed death, the Alfordian Senate finally granted him posthumous citizenship. His name, along with those of the other four missing heroes are engraved on the Heroes of Castow Memorial. The engraving reads simply: Snorri Ragnos - Archmage of Castow - Citizen of the Republic