Alderon was a crafty illusionist and part-time engineer.  He was fascinated by the Phantom Steed spell and the quasi-real matter it creates, and he developed two spells which employ this strange substance:

Pentalion was a powerful, evil necromancer.  He created many spells, but the only one diabolical enough to still bear his name is Pentalion's Bloodbirds.

Kamath Nai is a well-known and respected half-elven Tuma who leads a party of adventurers in the lands of Thaima.  After an inspirational meeting with Solaris, he researched the spell called Chi Force.