Fell Merlo

> "Because we are some of the most dangerous creatures that they have ever made."
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**Falchion "Fell" Merlo** is a Type-Seven Avio, the brother to Sabre Merlo, and most trusted advisor of Eve Mira.

## Appearance

Fell like his brother is described as having dark rum-brown eyes, swarthy dark skin and curly dark hair. He is very lean but somewhat top heavy as he has a deep chest to support his wingspan. He holds himself proudly with a very reserved manner, which often leads to him being treated with a gentle respect by all.

#### **Synth Features**

As a Type-Seven Avio, Fell has all the features; scaled legs, four toes, a nictitating membrane, feathered bodies, wings, tailfeathers.

Fell has the largest wingspan of any known Avio so far with it being stated as being over 30 feet from tip to tip, deep black with bold pristine white undersides and a deeply forked tail which is well over two meters long, as their base comes from a Swallow-tailed Kite.

## Personality

Fell is shown to be a very quiet mild man, who is softly spoken but carries a presence that is not ignored, able to silence people with a single word or a soft movement of a wing.

Kathy notes that there is a deep underlying sadness to him, that makes people want to listen to him and makes their hearts hurt as his voice is so sad.

## History

#### **Mullardoch**

Not much is known yet about Fell in Mullardoch, only that he was friends with the other subjects of the Type-7 study.

#### **Gregale**

In Gregale, Fell makes himself invisible to the perceptions of everyone in the room as Griffin attends a meeting to argue about the ownership of the Sirocco sisters. He calms Griffin's anxiety attack before anything can happen and provides her with information about Mistral that she had been unaware of, as well as mediating between her and Eve Mira.

When Griffin later contacts him, he is furious to hear that Immortal has been hurt as well as the other side projects that Dr Kane has been taking part in.

When he arrives with his brother, and Eve and Wilheim Mira to take Kane in, he has to defuse a situation between Nico and Sabre, by manipulating their perceptions and giving them waking nightmares until Nico gives in and retreats.

#### **Stormbite**

During the events of Stormbite, Fell is a bodyguard/assistant to Wilheim Mira and Eve Mira.

## Abilities

#### **Muser**

Fell is a powerful muser, having come from the same vein as Comet, meaning that he has the possibility to have a range of up to 50 feet. He displays his abilities in Gregale by being able to become invisible to Griffin through musing.

#### **Flight**

Fell is capable of long-haul flights for hours on end. As he has such long wings, he is capable of gliding without a wingbeat for several hours, but at the same time can be highly acrobatic. In Stormbite, he and his brother manage to fly three-thousand miles in thirty-six hours with two six hour breaks in between.

## Relationships

Sabre Merlo

Fell and Sabre are a unit who work together and defend one another. Sabre looks up to Fell and is very careful to listen to what he says, and when Fell says its time to calm down, Sabre will calm down.

Wilheim Mira

Fell has a great respect and friendship with Wilheim. He is the confidant and bodyguard, but he is also the voice of reason to Wilheim.

Eve Mira

> *"Her boys were reliable hunters; her security consultants were good, but there was no pair she trusted more than the Merlo twins." - Stormbite*
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Eve has a deep trust in Fell and greatly appreciates him and everything he does.

## Quotes

* "*Twins. Clones would never look this identical."*
* *"Ours were prototypes. A model that never made it to the shelves." [why not?] "Because we are some of the most dangerous creatures that they have ever made."*
* *"You're such a child."*

## Trivia

* Fell has by far the largest wingspan, despite being smaller than most other male Avio's shown.
* The name Falchion is the name of a type of sword. The name of this sword comes from Old French: fauchon; and part of the Latin: *falx*, "sickle", the same etymology for the word Falcon which refers to the sickle shaped claws of the bird family.
* The nickname Fell however has many meanings such as, *Mountain or Hill, Dark or Evil*, and *To Fall*.
* Sabre and Fell share the name Merlo with one of the Sub-Coordinators of the Type-7 project, Mikele Merlo.

## References

1. ↑ **Stormbite**: Chapter 9
2. ↑ ***Stormbite**: Ch 25*
3. ↑ ***Stormbite***: Chapter 9
4. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falchion
5. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon

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