Lead Consultant | Alva Lorenz

Alva Lorenz left his home for a better place. While in schooling, he met Herman Zeeman. The two became best friends and research partners. Herman was obsessed with the idea of a perpetual motion machine, which the two investigated in their research. At some point, Herman disappeared for two years before returning to their research, without an explanation for Alva. Alva by this time began to get doubts about their research. He was starting to think it wasn't feasible and that they shouldn't focus their research on something that "does not exist." The two began to quarrel about the perpetual motion machine. Tabloids began to come out revealing that Herman had spent his family's fortune on his research and had abandoned his family, causing his wife to die and his son to run away. Herman, perhaps sparked by Alva's doubts, began to write that Alva had betrayed him, deprived him of his ideals, and destroyed his life. One day, a fire broke out which killed Herman, leaving Alva with his manuscripts. Alva grieved over Herman, making arrangements for the man's funeral and deciding to lock away his work on the perpetual motion machine with the hope that no one else would pursue it and lose their life like Herman did. Alva also decides to seek out a new purpose in life, still continuing his scientific exploration but not wanting to repeat the same mistakes again.

Some time later, Alva would attend an exhibition. Despite his unease towards it, he was persuaded to display the work done on the perpetual motion machine. This would attract the attention of Luca Balsa. Luca would write a letter to Alva, asking to become a student of his and attaching some of Herman's manuscripts that he had in his possession. Alva would take Luca on as a student and apprentice, the two continuing work on the perpetual motion machine. At some point, Luca discovered evidence of his father's work with Alva on the machine. Luca believed Alva had stolen Herman's work and claimed it as his own. Some of Alva's manuscripts went missing, which Alva reported to the police. It was believed that the stolen manuscripts may have ended up in the hands of a competitor. The police believed a student of his may be responsible. Alva and Luca had a confrontation, which led to an explosion similar to that which killed Herman. Alva died and Luca was blamed for his death and sent to jail.[9]

Alva would awaken to a group of people in robes. They claimed their god, the Eye of Darkness, had saved Alva's life and would give him powers allowing him to continue his research. Alva decided to join the religion and serve the god. As part of the faith, Alva would travel to a village where he would meet and convert the father of Ann to the faith. In a letter to Alva, Ann's father would write of his plans to leave the village with his daughter. Unfortunately, this would never happen as Ann's father succumbed to the plague.

Events at the Manor Alva and another disciple of the Eye of Darkness would arrive to Oletus Manor for a religious ceremony. This ritual would elevate the disciple to the status of a herald of the Eye of Darkness.[10] While at the manor, Alva seemed to sense the presence of an infiltrator watching them.[11]

It is currently unknown what happened to Alva at the manor.