An'Callister

An'Callister, also known as The Time Forger, is the 5th Time Lord and a master crafter who creates some of the most powerful artifacts known to exist. He learned the arts of artificery, smithing, and wizardry from his father Ith’Callister, but eventually surpassed him in quality and craftsmanship. An'Callister perfected his craft and created his forge hidden deep within the Eternal Archives.

## Early Life

An’Callister is the son of Ith’Callister the infamous ring smith. From childhood he was taught the arts of artificery, smithing, and wizardry. He found his passion for creating magic items.

He met and fell in love Shanvis, who showed him how to access The Eternal Archives using Adventure Tomes. They hid away in the archives to study and practice. There he perfected his craft and created his forge hidden deep in the archives. After An'Callister set up his own workshop, he not only far outstripped his father in quality and craftsmanship, but he began to steal his fathers customers. His father grew resentful and angry.

## Meeting Ragabash

Ragabash Buckle managed to stumble across An'Callister and Shanvis at their forge. The couple welcomed him, and they became his good friends and mentors, teaching him the art of magic item creation. An'Callister created Ragabash his personal artifact, The Scythe of Ragabash.

Ragabash introduced An’Callister to his sister Avlon Buckle, and she was impressed by his talent with magic and artificery. She taught him the secrets of Chronomancy, adding him to her growing ranks of Time Lords. With Chronomancy, his skills and techniques expanded exponentially. An’Callister used his new talents to re-forge Ragabash’s scythe as his new phylactery. He did the same for Avlon, creating her The Bucklestaff, a double-ended sword-staff to act as her new phylactery.

## An'Callister the Time Lord

When An'Callister was appointed a Time Lord, his father was furious. Ith'Callister stole an unfinished project from An'Callister's workshop and from it he forged Wakeless, a blade that can cut through anything. With the new blade in hand, he set out the kill his son. Upon confrontation, Ith'Callister was defeated and killed by An'Callister.

In his early days as a Time Lord, An'Callister made many artifacts for various Time Lords that Avlon would appoint. An'Callister became good friends with fellow Time Lords Bridget Bookwyrm, Furrante Shadeak, and Tarphorius.

## Zahrryth's Apprenticeship

Zahrryth was a githyanki artificer who managed to track down An'Callister and impress him enough to apprentice under him. He helped her tinker and modify her magical artificer armour. The changes they made to her suit combined with the changes she later made to it while she apprenticed with Gond caused Zahrryth's soul to become Ziir when she was killed by the Wanderer's of the Expanse.

## The Bucklebattle and Timeless War

During the Bucklebattle between the Bloodless Centurions and the Time Lords, Shanvis tragically lost her life, leaving An'Callister devastated and struggling to cope with his grief. He felt immense anger and placed the blame on the Time Lords for the death of his wife. Meanwhile, Avlon was focused on regrouping and rescuing the scattered Time Lords. However, An'Callister, Tarphorius, Furrante, and Bridget were all in shock and traumatized from the events of the battle, including Shanvis' death. They wanted to take a step back from the Time Lords, seeking refuge and solace at An'Callister's forge, unable to believe that their factions would turn against each other in such a violent and deadly manner. Furrante managed to recover Shanvis' boots and return them to An'Callister.

While Avlon was regrouping her Time Lords after the Bucklebattle, Makoziak began plotting her downfall. He convinced Tarphorius to join him, and Tarphorius tried to convince An'Callister, but An'Callister refused to get involved. During the ensuing conflict know as The Death of Avlon, Tarphorius lost his arm and fled to An'Callister for help. Moved by his friend's plight, An'Callister created a magical prosthetic arm using scrap parts Zahrryth has left behind, which he named Rhythm Breaker. When An'Callister learned the details of the betrayal, he refused to support Tarphorius further and told him not to return.

## Notes

Gloss Glockenspiel gave An'Callister the Platinum Dragon Mask for safe keeping.

An’Callister always takes into consideration who he does projects for. The people who he makes items for go on to do important things, good or bad. He makes things for people with powerful potential. Anyone who uses an item he makes will inevitably end up in the centre of more and more attention from more and more powerful people. The items they make can corrupt people

Everyone he has made an item for has become historical, good or bad. He doesn’t usually make things for people who are already established, he chooses people who have potential.

An’Callister claims he doesn’t make ‘items’, makes art. His he considers the magic items he makes art and is insulted if they are referred to as art.

## Magic Items

Magical items and artifacts The Time Forger has created include:

* The Diresword for King Azoriandas
* Rhythm Breaker for Tarphorius
* The Titanite Panther for Dain Dawn
* The Princely Render for David Shadeak
* The Heart of Stone for Makoziak
* The Seeker’s Gaze for Silva
* The Decontstructor’s Spectacles for Klovick
* The Pages of Reality for Zhen Fullwit
* The Undeity for Thoptrop
* The Painless Prick for Shanvis the First
* The Unhindered Deathmark for Shanvis the First
* How Everything Happened for The Scholar
* The Belt of Intervention for Bogzee Riddum
* Catch-all for Eglon
* The Bucklestaff for Avlon
* The Diadem of Mayhem for Queen Antara
* Intimidation Kazoo for Frolthir the Feeble
* The Pocket Boat for Vairmund
* Mortal-maker for Czarshann