Fictional Character Biography
The character who would eventually become the Ancient One was born in Kamar-Taj, Tibet, more than 500 years in the past. In his youth, he was a peaceful farmer, but his friend, Kaluu, discovered the power of magic. and shared his knowledge of the mystic arts with friend; however, the two friends disagreed on how they would use the powers. The Ancient One wishes to protect his village and help others, but Kaluu, while sharing a desire to protect the village, seeks to conquer the neighboring villages with an army formed from the villagers; a large empire is Kaluu's ultimate aspiration.
The Ancient One and Kaluu agree to cast a spell, eliminating sickness, disease and age from Kamar-Taj; shortly afterwards, Kaluu, while under Kaluu's mind-control spell, is crowned as king of the village by its inhabitants. The Ancient One tries to stop Kaluu and the village of Kamar-Taj is wiped out as a result of their conflict. Kaluu is consequently banished to an alternate dimension and the Ancient One is stripped of his immortality; however, the Ancient One ages far more slowly than any regular human.
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