Themistocles Spinther

Eldest brother to Achaicus Spinther (page 13) the information magnate, Themi is said to have taught his six younger brothers everything he ever learned as he progressed upward in the magical hierarchy. Gregarious and charismatic, he demonstrates a nearly endless interest in people, but is rather modest about his own activities and achievements. It’s a family trait. The other brothers, while successful in their own right, chose lives away from the public eye. They all meet regularly and remain incredibly close. All are also perpetually aware of Achaicus’ special status, but there is too great a sense of family pride for there to be any jealousy. Ack’s natural birthright is to eclipse everyone in the family, if not most living men (and never call him Ack, except in private). The two publicly famous brothers deny any involvement with the Coalition for Magical Cooperation. Strange, given that Themi is a wizard and Achaicus is in the clergy. They seem ideally suited to pass information between the magical lines. Of course, they do— but in secret. Unbeknownst to his brother, Themi is also a shadow member of a covert group of overseers—The Octad—led by his good friend Leofsige Alvine (page 114). Themi regrets the deception, but feels that Ack is already endangered enough by secret involvement in one organization, let alone a second one where the risk is significantly greater. At all times he is under the watchful eye of Maida Downere (page 87), unless Themi has dispatched her to watch over his brother.