Albrech Frost

Albrech Frost, known as "Ice" among his friends, is a curmudgeonly old man. He is a short bastard; often either unwilling or unable to keep his snide tongue in his mouth, it is a mystery how he has avoided being ostrasized by the freehold.



Alfred Isen
Alfred Isen was a professor of northern European medieval history at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He was happily married to Anna Isen. They often visited her sister's family as Alfred had no relations in Kansas City, as it seemed that Anna and Alfred weren't meant to have children of their own. After winning his first grant, Alfred went on a research trip to visit historic sites in England. His research had led him to believe that some of the stories about fairies, trolls, ogres and other similar creatures may have had some basis in fact. He had found a book detailing methods of finding secret passages to find them. Assuming this would lead him on a sort of vision quest he embarked on a journey from which he would never fully return...

Durance
Alfred's durance could have shaped him into a Wizened Drudge, but his keeper used him as a lore master. So, Alfred ended up becoming familiar with quite a bit of Fae lore and magic. Alfred was often abandoned in his keeper's library and forced to research. Over the course of 30 years this isolation made him into a Darkling Antiquarian.

Homecoming
After decades of pining to return to his wife, Alfred finally made an escape from Arcadia. When he returned to Earth he found that while he had been in Arcadia for three decades, only three years had passed on Earth. Unable to return to his former life, Alfred Isen ceased to be. He let go of all that he was, and became Albrech Frost. The pain and sorrow for the loss of what had held him together in Arcadia brought him naturally to the Winter court.

Personality
Now, Albrech Frost has but one goal: Protect humanity from the True Fae. It's unlikely that anyone in the freehold has any notion of Albrech's goal. Since returning, Albrech has masked his sorrow and pain with outrageous antics and crude humor, often amusing to no one but himself.

The Serpent Road
During his fostering Albrech decided to open a business in West Port. The Serpent Road was established as an occult book and rituals supply store. He runs this business with the assistance of Susanna Gilbert. Since opening Albrech has been slowly expanding the store's selection to include supernatural wares such as goblin fruits and minor tokens. He plans to eventually expand part of the business into the hedge.