Fallon

While Farscar was once a part of the surrounding states that make up the Asirion League, separatists, supposedly led by the legendary mage, Fallon, won a campaign to liberate the lands 1000 years prior to the start of the story.

While written history is suspect on some of the mythology behind Fallon, his origins from another world, and his eventual fate… some still point to relics left behind as proof of his existence. Regardless, all that remains of that war are the wrecks of ancient technology buried beneath the sand and a religious movement dedicated to fulfilling a prophecy to return magic to the land.

## Fallon

### Aliases

He Who Shall Return (used by Gatekeepers)
The Architect (given by New Hector\*)

### Occupation

Wizard (rumored)
General (rumored)

Inventor (apparent)

## Physical description

### Gender

Male

Fallon is a figure still revered in parts of Asirion, mostly in New Providence where the worship of him is chief among the population. His followers, known as the Gatekeepers, make frequent pilgrimages into Farscar to visit Fallon's Gate, a mountainous landmark that they believe hides a gateway that can be opened between worlds.

The key to opening this gate is a supposed "Lodestone". The Gatekeepers have half of the stone in their possession and another quarter of it was unearthed by Marleen Rutledge in the deserts of Farscar. Supposedly, Fallon gave a part of the key to his followers, and another to those he believed could once again be his allies. This was done to make sure that he would only be brought back by united forces of good.

**Origin Story & Background (revealed from personal journal)**

There was an ocean of arcana that Ishtari emerged from. This was known as the Prim. It is unknown where it came from and even Ishtari herself only recalled waking up within it. It gave her godlike abilities and allowed magic to spread. After Ishtari was killed, the Prim receded and eventually, so did the city which had been created in the center of the world’s landmass. This fractured the world. Magic is centralized in the city now and is most powerful there. Magic remains in the other planes but much weaker, often spread by Waters of Wonder or bloodlines. In an effort to keep the Prim from receding further, Fallon devised a plan to use the sleeping Icons as a conduit to facilitate the renewal.

The Annuaki, an ancient group who inhabited a planet in the light of a young sun. They had time and the capacity to grow. They developed unbelievably advanced technologies. They knew nothing of conflict or war or mostly violence because of their commitment to the one who made them. A being of infinite light… Ishtari. She called them forth from the furthest reaches of the Astral Sea or the many planes to create life. But how did this creature accomplish such a feat of good? By expelling her darkness. Giving it form, and condemning that being to an eternity of life without fear, but also without love, or joy, or purpose. This being, Navius, served as the emissary of Ishtari to the people, but only when violence was necessary. Dissent was silenced, individuality was culled. Peace, reigned. One day, Navius, tired of his existence as an instrument while Ishtari was revered, openly defied the goddess in front of elders. To prove a point that it was by her grace and her will that he was anointed, she bent down and inspected the most meager life she could find. A Beatle. She whispered to it the secrets of the stars and it came to consciousness and grew. Fallon, became Ishtari’s chief advisor and a symbol for the failure of Navius.

Eventually, however, he too noticed that the goddess was not immune to hypocrisy. When Navius preached to his followers, Fallon stayed silent. When he asked him for the means to mimic the power of a god, Fallon created them… the magical artifacts which became components of the Trigons. It was not long before Ishtari fell. Her ichor spilled upon the Earth and solidified into red gems of great power. Fallon gathered these and felt remorse. In the now ascended city, ruled solely by Navius, he set to work to quickly construct icons which represented the parts of Ishtari which had been positive. These beings, machine but living, came to be seen as gods in their own way, though their origins were hidden from the Annuaki. They were told that these beings had also come from the Prim and that the very order of the universe opposed Navius. The leader of these Icons, Sirius, was the closest in form and yet foil in personality to Navius. The dichotomy of the two being the reason behind the name, The Canis Conflict.

After a destructive civil war, Navius was sealed into a deep slumber but only by means of mutual hibernation from the Icons. His “children”, emissaries born through unholy alliances, were driven into hiding, and his forces largely banished to the Shadowfell. Fallon had given the Icons the free will to make choices, and despite his urging, they chose to join Navius in the dream state… believing they could either purify him or keep him at bay. At first, they were not limited in their abilities to affect the worlds around them. They could travel through astral projection, provide guidance to the races, and came to be worshiped. Fallon, however, without their knowledge, used this opportunity to siphon their life forces as a temporary measure for preventing the further recession of the Prim. There was an ongoing process known as the renewal in which the amount of Magic in the known universe transferred from the Prim to the planes through the souls of creatures, born and in death. A form of reincarnation.

Eventually, due to this siphoning, Navius was able to slowly erode the protection offered by the icons and he could once again speak to his children and gather servants.

**Known Constructs & Inventions**

The War Machines (Turtle liberated from Cyrus Finch)

The Wayfinder Device (possessed by Alton Livingston)

Cube of Force (possessed by Alton Livingston)

Bag of Devouring (possessed by Ezrah Priest)

Belt of Fire Giant Strength (possessed by Psaladurin Deadeye)

Boots of Levitation (possessed by Ronin)

Alchemy Jug (possessed by Dewey LaCoste)

The Multitool (possessed by Ezrah)

Basic Constructs (including Not Hector, WV, and S.L.I.M.)

Survey Station #2 (built under the Pallantine Clinic)

Survey Station #3 (built in the Reydesoleil Swamp)

Transporter Devices

Amulet of Borrowed Time (possessed by Alton Livingston)

Arrow of Event Horizons (possessed by Alton Livingston)

Chroma Gun (possessed by Ezrah Priest)

Cape of the Mountebank (possessed by Dewey LaCoste)

Cowl of the Snakelord (possessed by Dewey LaCoste)

Fortunes Box (possessed by Dewey LaCoste)

Dragon Turtle Half Plate (possessed by Ronin)