Alona

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Alona (艾洛娜)
Alias(es)	Magister Alona; Mentor Alona 17
Species/Race	High Elf 17
Gender	Female 17
Affiliation	Fastherin Academy, Quel'Thalas 17 18
Occupation/Role	Magister; academy mentor; Lanlos's mentor and supervisor 17 19
First Appearance	Chapter 17, “The Magister's Intimidation” 17

Background / History

Taking Lanlos as an Assistant

Fergus entrusted Alona with looking after Lanlos and recommended him for a teaching assistant position at Fastherin Academy. Because the year's enrollment period had already passed, the position allowed Lanlos to study under her despite being a beginner. Alona made clear that she was his mentor first and his employer second, demonstrating an instant-cast Pyroblast to reinforce her authority 17 19.

Other staff opposed appointing an inexperienced assistant. Alona initially housed Lanlos in the student district to quiet those objections until his abilities justified the position. When she asked after Fergus and learned of the disaster at Golden Branch Village, she became visibly distressed, regretting that he had not listened to her earlier advice 19.

Teaching and Curriculum Changes

After observing Lanlos's confrontation with her other assistant, Lansan Paileron, Alona examined Lanlos's extensively annotated lecture notes. She acknowledged that apprentices had asked similar questions and restarted the lesson from its foundations rather than dismissing his concerns 19.

Alona subsequently gave Lanlos individual tutoring under the guise of supervising his work. She also publicized his questions about fundamental education. Lanlos suspected that this helped prompt the academy to make professional subjects such as Alchemy and Inscription compulsory rather than optional 21.

The Temple Crisis and Its Aftermath

When Lanlos was detained at the Eastern Temple, Alona sent a negotiation letter on his behalf. Landral destroyed it and claimed that Lanlos had already been assigned to assist the Farstrider Enclave before the letter arrived 37.

After the temple crisis, Alona delivered the academy's ruling: Lanlos's merits offset his alleged misconduct, and he received the title and benefits of Honorary Teaching Assistant. She handed him a Bag of Holding containing an Arcane Staff, an expense budget, and a procurement assignment. Since Grand Magister Belovar had summoned him to Silvermoon City, she teleported him to Sunfury Spire and instructed him to complete the purchases without Lansan's help 48.

Personality

Alona combines strict expectations with practical care. She insists that Lanlos earn the competence required to teach, provides additional instruction, and notices when he is distracted. Her warnings about advanced spell construction emphasize caution and respect for the dangers of arcane study rather than enthusiasm alone 17 21 23.

She is also playful and receptive to criticism. She laughs readily, teases her assistants about their relationship, and accepts that Lanlos's questions expose gaps worth revisiting in her own lessons. Lanlos comes to respect her knowledge and attitude, later describing her as principled despite her severity 18 19 23 49.

Abilities & Skills

Instant-Cast Pyroblast

Alona can cast the third-circle spell Pyroblast instantaneously. Lanlos identifies her demonstration as a use of Presence of Mind 17.

• Creates a fireball approximately the size of a washbasin in her hand 17.
• Uses the demonstration to intimidate Lanlos and establish her authority 17.
• Instant casting requires substantially increased mana consumption 17.

Invisibility

Alona uses invisibility to observe her assistants without revealing her presence 19.

• Watches Lanlos and Lansan argue over his qualifications and lecture notes 19.
• Reveals herself when she intervenes in their discussion 19.

Teleportation and Object Manipulation

Alona transports Lanlos directly to Sunfury Spire and moves objects through the air 48.

• Teleports him in a burst of white light when he asks about travel expenses 48.
• Floats a palm-sized Bag of Holding from her hand into his 48.

Arcane Instruction

Alona teaches arcane theory alongside professions that help explain its practical foundations 19 21.

• Provides courseware, lecture notes, and one-on-one tutoring 19 21.
• Explains that Enchanting and Inscription share principles with arcane magic, while Alchemy helps spellcasters understand material properties 21.
• Recognizes Lanlos's attempt to construct second-circle spell arrays and identifies difficulty adapting to the required mana input 23.
• Holds that a qualified spellcaster must understand these professions, even without becoming an expert in each 21.

Recorded Statistics

Lanlos observes the following values after Alona's Pyroblast demonstration; the percentages are a momentary reading, not permanent attributes 17.

Statistic	Recorded Value
Health	100% 17
Spirit	91% 17
Mana	76% 17
Strength	11 17
Agility	12 17
Intelligence	23 17
Constitution	11 17
Perception	16 17
Charisma	14 17

• Mana regeneration: Considerably faster than Lanlos's 17.
• Unconfirmed spell ceiling: Her Intelligence and regeneration lead Lanlos to suspect that she has mastered seventh-circle magic; the passage does not confirm this 17.

Relationships

• Lanlos — Student and teaching assistant. Initially accepted through Fergus's recommendation, he earns her approval through his questions and diligence. She tutors him, intervenes during his detention, and continues holding him accountable for academy work 17 19 21 37 48.
• Fergus — Acquaintance who entrusted Lanlos to her care. News of the village disaster deeply upsets her; the precise nature of their earlier relationship is not stated 17 19.
• Lansan Paileron — Teaching assistant who has romantic feelings for her. He seeks Lanlos's advice on preparing a birthday surprise, while Alona notices and teases them about their changed behavior 19 23.
• Solanar — Academy dean whom Alona regards with profound admiration, praising her character and her position as a Guardian of the Sunwell 18.
• Sasley — Merchant who speaks warmly of Alona's kindness toward merchants and gives Lanlos a generous discount on her teaching supplies 50.

Notable Quotes

“Nominally, you are indeed my assistant, but you must remember clearly: I am your mentor first and foremost. Do not embarrass me!” 17

“Your enthusiasm for learning is commendable, but when studying the arcane, the most important thing is caution; you must hold a sense of awe toward it.” 23