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Maldegen Dirz was born in Carthag Fero, in Akkylannie, to the rich house of engineer Balfeden Dirz, in 643. The child soon revealed extraordinary intelligence and obviously possessed a gift for magic. Trained from a very young age in all scientific fields, he was able to correct his father’s plans before he was ten. Indifferent to any possible development of his mystic abilities, Maldegen Dirz favored his passion for science.

He quickly specialized in biology, a rather unexplored field at the time. At eleven, Maldegen Dirz discovered parasites in the water recycling systems of Carthag Fero. He offered to coat the city reservoirs with copper and to treat drinking water with selected bacteria. Within a few months these corrections had cleansed the city of a great number of major diseases. Being a voracious reader, Maldegen Dirz used his newfound glory to gain access to the best libraries of the city and to correspond
with some of the brightest minds on Aarklash.

Thus, he entertained some serious correspondence with mystics and scientists of the Kingdom of Alahan, including Rhea de Brisis.
It is she who told Maldegen that missionaries sent to the Syharhalna, on the other side of the Migol Sea, had discovered the ruins of an ancient and powerful civilization.

== Chronology ==

*''643'' : Birth of Maldegen Dirz in Carthag Fero (Akkylannie).
*''652'' : Dirz improves the water distribution network of Carthag Fero.
*''659'' : Dirz leads an expedition into the Syharhalna.
*''660'' : Dirz discovers an Ishim’Re artifact, a cloning tank, and achieves his first cloning. It is the first time the word “Technomancy” is used.
*''665'' : Dirz becomes a member of the Alchemists of Merin.
*''667'' : Dirz becomes Prime Alchemist of the Empire, Head of the Alchemists of Merin. Dirz extracts his fi rst stem and deciphers the code.
*''668'' : The first “tigers of Dirz” are created. Dirz converts to the cult of Arh-Tolth. Shamir and Arkeon Sanath are discovered.
*''670'' : The disciples of Dirz create the kraken arhteths.
*''671'' : Dirz designs a vaccine against a cattle plague, saving the Empire of Akkylannie from famine.
*''673'' : Dirz creates the fi rst combat clone. He is accused of heresy. He is acquitted after trial.
*''675'' : The Battle of Kaïber reveals the presence of Black Togas on Dirz’ side.
*''676'' : Dirz is once again accused of heresy and imprisoned by the Inquisition. He is rescued by Arkeon Sanath.
*''677'' : Dirz escapes from Carthag Fero on a stolen ship while the city burns. Dirz appoints the fi rst Basileus, leader of the cult of Arh-Tolth. Dirz is crowned Emperor of the Syharhalna by the Basileus. Djaran falls under Akkylannian control. The clones of Dirz officially become the basis of the armies of the Syharhalna.
*''679'' : Danakil creates his sentinels. Based on them, Dirz elaborates the Genariah stem, prototype of the commodores of the armies of Syharhalna.
*''707'' : The tarascus arhteths are released in the desert.
*''719'' : Dirz creates the isatephs to neutralize the tarascus arhteths.
*''725'' : Dirz engineers the stasis tank.
*''744'' : Karnyrax, the wolfen, is captured and the cornerstone of an artifi cial incarnation project is laid by Dirz. Creation of the laboratories as they are known today.
*''746'' : Dirz launches Project Hybrid.
*''747'' : Dirz achieves the cloning of the human mind and creates the neuromancers.
*''808'' : Based on the goblin stem, Technomancer Khorda develops the Khorda clone, ancestor of the orc race.
*''869'' : Revolt of the Khorda clones who take the isatephs with them. Th ey vanish into the canyons of the Bran-Ô-Kor and found the orc clans; the isatephs are renamed “brontops”.
*''853'' : Destruction of Shamir. Dirz is seriously wounded. Basileus Antykaïn is appointed head of the Empire.
*''1000'' : Death of Dirz, sacrificed