Heckle

A philosopher and a gentleman, Heckle is one of the legendary heroes from (and the author of?) the epic poem Ille Draconum. Heckle was one of the foremost historians of his time; his other works include On Living and On the History of the Northern Continent. He is the only person known to have been allowed across the River Styx on a press pass.
His death remains a mystery-- there is a legend that, in his quest to collect all the ancient knoweldge in the multiverse, he used legendary magic to reveal the ultimate purpose of the planes to him and only him. This knowledge fundamentally stunned him, leaving him crippled and feeble, leading him eventually to commit suicide with a potion provided to him by Cyneward.
== In Eon ==
At the conclusion of the events of Ille Draconum, Heckle met Xenteroth the Planeswalker in a bar in the City of Brass. As Heckle had been taking notes for a book about hell, he had a fair amount of information about how one hundred years prior, Xenteroth had passed through hell and ascended to some higher level of power. Xenteroth the Planeswalker had not yet experienced these events, and was fascinated by Heckle's story. In exchange for being returned to Goneril (City), Heckle wrote his book on hell and gave Xenteroth the first copy. He later became a scholar and attendant in Xenteroth's service.
In Eon: The Sword of Destiny (Winter 2009), a bas-relief of Heckle helping Xenteroth open the door to hell appears on the door to the ultimate chamber of Xenteroth's Tower. The door is surrounded by the words, "I am the holiday of Jergal." A surviving original copy of On the History of the Northern Continent was found in that room.
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