Merlön

## Early Years:

Being the firstborn of Atom, Merlön was put under much scrutiny time and time again being compared to his father and inevitably falling short. At the age of 15, He struck off on his own to make a name for himself away from the shadow of his father, yet finding said Shadow to spread far and wide.

## Searching for power:

After a few years taking quests and unsuccessfully trying to make a name for himself, Merlön desperate turned to witchcraft and eventually making a pact with a mysterious being composed of dark mist and Cultivation. Granting him eldritch power and a new human body. However a curse was put upon him, a requirement to use his powers only for good. in the years following, Merlön was split into 2 persons in his mind, the one who must do good works, and the one who lusted for more and more power and any way possible.

## The Purge of Dragons:

During a visit to Gipa, Merlön encountered a group of adventurers and was inducted into a quest which gave him a perfect situation to subdue the Good side of himself in the form of "saving" a town from ancient slumbering dragons and using them for their power in the forms of servants and/or rituals to make himself stronger. A mysterious stranger learning of his plans confronted him on the mountainside and defeated him in battle, but sparing his life only taking all his ritual materials.

## The Wandering:

After his near death experience, Merlön's mind shattered and he wandered the mountains in search of dragons for his schemes ironically earning himself the very thing he desired all along, notoriety that was not from his father, and became known as the Crazed Dragon Hunter. Many feared to enter the mountains in fear of him not knowing he could not harm them for his curse.

## Enlightenment:

After a long period of years wandering and study of ancient ruins, Merlön pulled the shattered fragments of his mind together and gained the ability to transformation of himself and others. upon discovering this He found that transformed into another body he was free from the influence of his benefactor and thus his curse. after a while he decided to make one such transformation permanent, An Ancient Brass Dragon. upon this he then went in search of a way off the world deciding the best way to step out from under his father was to leave the world and find one new.

## Calumet:

After world hopping for a few years, Gathering many magical items and, making discoveries about his new form(such as the ability to transform from it to a vague resemblance of his old self. Merlön realized his old "curse" was the greatest gift he had ever received. upon this realization, he decided to help a world in need and embarked on what would be his final adventure. Calumet was a desolated planet which was being destroyed by demons. Finding the last hold of humanity and a group of like adventurers, Merlön set out to return the Crucible to it's intended place and restore balance to the world.

## Death:

Merlön and party of adventurers fought a being of great strength and in a last ditch effort, He broke his staff, believing he would survive the ensuing blast via a mechanism that would teleport him to the cognitive plane. However, the mechanism failed and he took the full force of the blast and was vaporized, but doing great damage the the Keeper as well ensuring the victory of the party. all that was left of him was his robe and book, the book being taken by King Bannon of clan Scots and the robe being used in a spiritual construct along with the King's damaged Maul to protect the area from any intrusion

## Post death influence:

Atom upon hearing the news of his firstborns death disappeared for many years, some believe he was searching for a way to bring his son back from the dead, others that he went on a rampage through the realms laying waste to evil and to the realms of hell. however, if you search hard enough there are rumors of a construct of a staggering nature. Very few know, but it is believed that Atom managed to make a construct that would make sure that if any died again, there would be a way to bring them back.