Ivor Ahknah

**Ivor Ahknah** was a male Polar Bear, or *Ursus maritimus*, who once held the title of Chronos of the Timekeepers of the Ice Caps until his long term ended suddenly in an assassination instigated by agents of the Grand Patek during the night of the Red Comet.

## History

### Term in Office

Following the presumed demise of whatever bear had preceded him to the position, Ivor Ahknah ascended to the rank of Chronos of the Ice Clock Cult, who's authority could only be overruled in the bureaucracy system of the sect by the Grand Patek, with whom Ivor superintended the duties their religion demanded be carried out to keep the Clock flawlessly ticking. Ivor's term as Chronos of the Gilraan Council was both long and illustrious and the cultists of the Ice Caps held him in great reverence for his achievements.

As time came to past, Ivor's knowledge of the Ice Clock grew and he eventually became aware of the true schemes of his master, the Grand Patek, which was to unleash a second (albeit artificial) Great Melting on the kingdoms of owls, wiping out roughly all form of life not dominated by his rule. Though the exact level of clarity Ivor had to his leader's plans of mass annihilation is unspecified, he eventually came to a level that the Great Patek deemed unacceptable.

### *The Quest of the Cubs*

As with all the bears that together composed the High Council of Timekeepers, Ivar, draped in the adornments of his office, was presented at the daily evening dinner. Entering at the first chords of the ice harp, Ivar, upon taking his position at the high tables of the Authority, was offered his choice of the smoked or bloodied meat served to bears of his rank. During the dinner, Ahknah, seated above the largely-built form of the Master of the Complications, was pointed out by Hanne as the former Tick Tock and her denmate Svenna pointed out various members of the high order, Hanne identifying Ivar by his rank.

### *The Den of Forever Frost*

Despite his distinguished and long period, Ivor Ahknah's expanded knowledge of the truth behind the Grand Patek's faith sealed his doom and as the light of the red comet stained the sky a bloody hue, Ivor was sent by Rougers acting under the Patek's orders plummeting from the highest parapet with a earpiercing scream, crashing upon the ramparts. His death was greeted by screams of horror from all who watched, with the exception of Galilya, who calmly revealed the identity of the fallen Chronos to Svenna. Svenna was horrified and appalled by the Mystress of the Chimes's answer, unable to comprehend then how a Timekeeper with such a distinguished past could have met such a sudden, apparently arranged ending. Ivor was instantly succeeded as Chronos by Torsenvryk Torsen and was later labelled by the leader of the Cult a non-believer struck down allegedly by the power of the comet.

Later, when discussing the plans of massacre that the Grand Patek had conspired with Svenna, Galilya, who had revealed herself to be a Ki-hi-ru fox infiltrator by the name of Illya, confirmed that the death of Ivor Ahknah had been arranged, rather than occurred naturally, and been the prompted by his knowledge of a future Great Melting.