Aesh is one of the heroes of Visions of Mana, though contrary to the others, he is not a permanent addition to the party and when he is, he plays a support role instead of being playable. He is the eccentric but extremely well-learned Master Curator of the Dark Archives in Log'grattzo.
Background[]
Aesh quickly rose in ranks in the Dark Archive due to his dedication and intelligence. Some years prior, he taught the princess Palamena of Illystana, becoming fast friends with her.
Personality[]
Aesh is calm, collected, and poised, never, ever raising his voice or getting agitated, even in perilous situations.
Still, he is not without quirks of his own. A scholar through and through, he is extremely learned about pretty much every subject, displaying encyclopaedic knowledge of history, geography, races, many scientific fields, and legends. He is also highly intelligent, Able to quickly think on his feet, and play tricks to get the drop of enemies too dangerous for him.
Aesh is very friendly and welcoming, always ready to share his knowledge to help people. He is quick to take a liking to the heroes, enjoying the challenge they bring him. Despite being a valued member of the party, due to his eccentricities, the others tend to find him a bit of a handful though...
More than anything, Aesh is very curious and driven to learn more and more, seeking knowledge for the sake of scientific advancement and progress benefiting mortals. As such, he tends to comically lose track of everything when faced with something he does not now and the prospect of studying things that were yet to be seen, rambling over and over and having to be brought back to earth by his friends.
Powers and Abilities[]
Aesh's greatest asset will always be his scientific mind. He is able to find a solution to most problems and to devise any kind of device.
He is a very good fighter, holding his own whenever he goes on adventure with the party. He specialises in Support Magic.
As the Alm of Shadows, here an element linked to heart and mind, Aesh would have been immune to Tor Marne's madness inducing powers had he been there when they fought.
Role in the Story[]
After Daelophos is released, Palamena directs Val's convoy of alms to him, to seek her friend Aesh' for answers.
Aesh and Bon Voyage develop the Corepedo, a very powerful weapon from knowledge gathered in the forbidden Passagean Tomespire. When Daelophos attacks, he throws book at him in an apparently futile attempt, until he tosses Val a book in which he hid the Corepedo.
After the party defeat Zable Fahr, Aesh is anointed by Shade as the Alm of Shadow.
Aesh does not always follow the convoy, being busy studying the problem at hand while the others deal with the Benevodons, after catching up with them to exchange intel he just found.