Corelas Adire

Corelas Adire is a Thalmor Agent in The Legend of Nirn and a returning character in The Legend of Nirn: World of Ruin.

Corelas is an older member of the order, who has always struggled to get along with the younger generation, it is revealed that the younger generation lack morality and have little to no value for human life, something that disgusts Corelas. He begins Legend of Nirn as an antagonist, who reluctantly joins the group to find a peaceful solution to their dilema.

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Corelas Adire joined the Thalmor thirty five years before The Legend of Nirn and let the job take over his life. He was always so busy working, that he missed several opportunities and failed to be by his wife's side, on her deathbed.

The Thalmor agent docked in Solthstiem and tracked down Nish, he knew of the information that Agatha put inside his head and that it couldn't be accessed without killing the Breton or entering his psyche.

Corelas, seeing no other choice, tried to kill Nish but the Breton was defended by Eilonwyn, who was his close friend and love interest. The Altmer realised that Agatha had deliberately informed him as he knew the only none lethal way of extracting the information.

He stayed with the companionship for some time, over time he grew less resentful and dropped his superiority complex as he got closer to them. Corelas eventually found himself befriending Eilonwyn, who is the first to stand up for him and the one who is most sadenned, when he offers to sacrifice himself after learning about the price, that comes with using the Spear of Bitter Mercy.

Corelas dueled and slayed Lord Vidron, giving up his sanity for those he loved. He lost his mind to the Spear, never knowing that those who he sacrificed himself for were killed not long before.

He attends Nish and Eilonwyn's funeral, in his demented state, not knowing who they were and who he is reduced to tears at the sight of their bodies.

Legend of Nirn: World of Ruin
Corelas stays with the chapel in Cheydinhal, where he is looked after by Veneficus. The Altmer proves himself an asset as his healing capabilities return, after ten years of support but he is still just an empty shell, a mere shard of the man he used to be.

It is hinted that Mikasa has some sort of romantic interest in him and that he used to recognise Nepht Delressi, after saving her life at Nish and Eilonwyn's wedding. However, it is revealed that he doesn't recognise the Dunmer anymore.

Corelas and Veneficu flee Cheydinhal together, the former Thalmor agent is given the ring of Boethia, which returns him to his former state. The Altmer sees the grave of those he loved and immediately attacks Veneficus, allowing the ring's influence to take over. The Altmer tries to drown his priest friend in Lake Arrius but he regains control, just in time to save him.

His location and status from here on are unknown...

Personality
Corelas is first seen to have a major superiority complex, looking down on the companionship and none Thalmor, referring to them as 'Degenerates.' Though this may, at first, seem like Thalmor brainwashing, it is actually a result of his anger and frustration at the world around him. Corelas quickly shows himself to be quite tolerant, after he begins to open up to the group and he is far less hostile.

Corelas does not forget his failures, carrying them with him like a burden, wherever he goes. He remembers the names of the Altmer that he failed as a Commander, his wife and Nish and Eilonwyn. He continues to feel guilt for failing these people for many years to come.

In World of Ruin, his personality is suppressed by the spear but he shows that he is able to fight its effects, somewhat as he resurfaces to say his wife's name. When receiving the Ring of Boethia, he returns to his original state of anger, calling Veneficus a degenerate over the grief of Nish and Eilonwyn's death, proving further that this isn't a core belief of his but something that surfaces as a result of his anger.

Appearances
The Legend of Nirn III

The Legend of Nirn IV

The Legend of Nirn V

The Legend of Nirn VI

The Legend of Nirn VII

The Legend of Nirn VIII

The Legend of Nirn IX

The Legend of Nirn X

The Legend of Nirn XI

The Legend of Nirn XII

The Legend of Nirn XIII

The Legend of Nirn XIV

The Legend of Nirn XV

The Legend of Nirn XVI

The Legend of Nirn XVII

The Legend of Nirn XVIII

The Legend of Nirn XIX

The Legend of Nirn XX

The Legend of Nirn RP XXI

The Legend of Nirn RP XXII

The Legend of Nirn RP: Epilogue (Indirectly mentioned)

The Legend of Nirn: World of Ruin I

The Legend of Nirn: World of Ruin II

The Legend of Nirn: World of Ruin III

The Legend of Nirn: World of Ruin IV

The Legend of Nirn: World of Ruin V

The Legend of Nirn: World of Ruin VI (Mentioned)

The Legend of Nirn: World of Ruin VII (Mentioned)

The Legend of Nirn: World of Ruin VIII (Mentioned)

Trivia

 * Corelas is the first character to be written by one user in on RP and written by another in the sequel.
 * His initials are the same as Caleb Adlis'.
 * He is the first person to mention Kaizen by name.
 * His dilemma is very similar to Kaizen's.

Author's notes
The concept for Corelas was based on a story that I heard about a Nazi War Captain, who went back to save British troops, defying orders to let them die. I don't know the Captain's name or the details of that story as it was a while ago but I've always remembered it as something inspirational, showing the enemy or the 'villains' of the war as human beings, with individual thoughts and ideas. I was hoping to show that the values of an organisation (even a facist organisation) don't necessarily stick to its individual members and that some people have their own morals, that come before that of their superiors.

His dilemma (old vs young) was actually based on The Wire, the conflict between Avon Barksdale's gangsters (the older generation) and Marlow's gangsters (the younger generation).