Alysius

Alysius (UH-LEE-SEE-UHS) is the second highest of the King's personal advisers. He is a psychologist and teacher.

Personality
Alysius is infamous for his impatience, recklessness, and extremism. There is nothing that he won't do for more power, and, while he does not believe that, everyone else knows that it is true. However, he is very knowledgeable and intelligent. He is also renowned for his wisdom.

History
Alysius and Arturur have a dark history together. Alysius has always played a key role in raising the Prince, but that does not mean that they have ever really gotten along. Arturur blames Alysius' behaviour for the brain washing of the other noble children, including Jethro. Dende was the only one other than Arturur that managed to hang onto his identity. But the rest of them were not so lucky, all of them to one extent or another turned against Warren and its people. While most of them were ultimately corrupted by power and control, Jethro gave into fear. No one has ever been sure if it was really Arturur's efforts or something inside of Dende that spared the sprite of a similar fate. But Arturur has always been seen as inherently immune.

Isaiah, Yagrius, Eugene, Calvin, and Alexander were pushed by Alysius to accept the culture and customs of Wendell as their own, rather than pursue their own destinies as extensions of Warren. On the other hand, Jethro was forced to see terror in his own identity, Alysius believing that it was the only way to prevent him from becoming severely ill. Arturur was, of course, against all of these extreme psychological methods of taming. He demanded that far more gentler measures be taken with them. However, the Prince was seen as too young to properly govern and so he was ignored by everyone, except for Craig, Garner, and Dende. Yet while they are on his side, they do not believe everything that the young ruler dreams up, seeing much of his studies as utterly ridiculous. Arturur also blames this on Alysius.

For a very long time, Alysius has wanted Arturur to be forced against his will to accept his thoughts and opinions as his own, angered by others' beliefs that such ideas are merely just products of a young Prince and Headmaster. But Alysius has held out for many, many years, finally seeing the opportunity to get his way with the return of Prince Arturur and the other noble children to Warren. Alysius hopes that King Diego will see his reasons and agree to his terms and conditions.