Adger the Ancient's origins.

Some wizards learn magic as an apprentice to a master wizard, some teach themselves, through books or innate skill, but some yet go to wizard school.  In the Legend of the Four Brothers, Adger, the third brother is a wizard, he becomes an Archmage, an a Magi of the Circle, and Dragon Lord.  But he had very humble origins, he used to struggle with moderate level spells, he lacked courage and determination, so no one expected greatness out of him.

Adger Unnreichsson was born on a stormy December evening to Unreich and Aylla, he was a sickly and weak baby, unlike his two older brothers.  Keirth Unreichsson, was a muscular seven year old, and Beldan was quick and sneaky, Adger's parents were distressed, they couldn't afford to raise a child that would potentially die.  But Adger lived, and stayed at home as Keirth grew up to study swordsmanship, and Beldan ran off and mastered archery and stealth, and even Rowan, Adger's younger brother, traveled around the world.  At the age of twelve, Adger was invited to Tareval, only because he was related to Valliner II.  The school is run by the Faculty, and the eleven teachers are; Masters Astrologist, Alchemist, Arithmancy, Enchanter, Alterer, Illusionist, Conjurer, Diviner, Linguist, Truenamer, and Dueler.  Adger failed at the classes except Alchemy, the making of potions, and Illusions.  Adger studied at the Tareval until he was sixteen, by then he was of much better health and strong in mind, he joined his brothers, Keirth the Civil, who was made a paladin, Baldan the Eagle-eyed, an accomplished ranger, and Rowan the Swift, a wanderer and explorer.  After many grand adventures together, the four brothers had their legendary meeting with a powerful spirit, who they had freed from a powerful sorcerer.  The spirit enchanted one item each; Keirth's armor was enchanted so that he was ten times as strong and tough, and his armor is called the Armor of Stalwart, Beldan's bow was tenfold as accurate, and his arrows flew thrice as far, and it is named the Soaring Bow, Adger's staff was imbued with many an arcane word, making one of the most powerful artifacts in existence, and it is called the Ancient Staff, and finally, Rowan's worn, old boots were enchanted so that he could scale any terrain and cover any distance.  So the brothers journeyed to their old home, but they found only charred ruins, and corpses.  A minor Scourge was sweeping through the western world; Keirth died fighting in it, Beldan went and lived among the elves of Lorthori, Rowan went to some remote region of the world, and was never seen again.  While Adger went and learned black magic under Obireus the Ugly, he then went and brutally destroyed the underborn.  Adger took on an apprentice then, an elf, Nilasdari, who expanded the field of mind magic., Nil then used what he had been taught to try and destroy his master, but Adger, know called Adger the Ancient, he was a now 135 year old human, stripped Nik of his immortality and sucked his mana pool to half it's original size.  Nilasdari then died in his duel with Syphar Uelvirin.  Adger the Ancient was picky with his pupils, besides Nil, two other's are Nazet, and Durkean.  And Artemis Thédonsson, Mizar, and Othellin have continued Adger's work after his death.  Adger died in his tower, in the year 2340, at the age of one thousand and two.