Erichthonius

### Aliases

The Mad Demimoon, Great Maker, Hero of The Smiths, Saviour of The Marikon, "A.R.G.O.S." (Saint Eligius)

## Biography

### Relatives

Volund (father), Unknown (mortal parent), A.R.G.O.S. (relation unknown)

### Status

Alive

Erichthonius is a Demimoon of Volund, the dead god of the forge, untimely death, and invention; as well as patron of Craftworkers, specifically the Marikon, who lived during The Second Age. He was uncovered alongside his armour/companion Linocorpus from a Second Age ruin underneath Hamofarne Monastery by Saint Eligius, and his current motives are unknown.

## Description

Erichthonius is a tall man with the majority of his body either covered in or seemingly made of metal; betraying that the lower half of his torso and both his legs appear to have been replaced. shoulder-length, black curly hair peeks out from between a conical smith's cap and a metal visor covering the lower half of his face, leaving only the eyes and the skin around them exposed. He wears Linocorpus as scale armour and a cloak fastened by an ornate gold fibula (brooch) to cover his metal body; he also has a strange collection of tubes arranged into a rectangular shape mounted on his shoulder, which move together as if they have a mind of their own.

He appears to be unsure of who he is, and has been witnessed to change his voice, taking on a more sure, even tone.

Erichthonius' combat abilities are unmatched by anything The Party has encountered, with him killing a Demimoon of Blodcwén in single combat. His weapons include a celestial hammer that he can manifest and throw with little consequence, merely manifesting another with each throw; his shoulder-mounted collation of tubes which spit fireballs that seek out his opponents; a celestial beam of light that emerges from his brooch; a two-pronged weapon one of his arms can transform into which he charges with lightning; as well as his sheer strength to go alongside these.

## Known Biography

### The Burning of Hamofarne

During the raid of Hamofarne, Erichthonius and Linocorpus, the latter a construct-armour hybrid seemingly made from a flesh-and-blood being, were excavated from a ruin of The Second Age by Saint Eligius' borehole project within the oculus of Hamofarne Monastery. After which, Erichthonius in confusion proceeded to violently question Eligius about where and when he was, eventually falling into a fitful migraine as Eligius taunted the Demimoon's situation, referring to him as a "fellow soul of the amalgam" and asking if he was speaking to "The Demimoon of Volund" or "one of the souls of A.R.G.O.S.", inquiring further as to how many "The Overseer" had "shove[ed] into that head". Upon this road of inquiry, Erichthonius replied, seemingly 'switching' voice: "you left us to die on this rock. We'll kill you all" before transforming his arm into a two-pronged weapon charged with lightning, and aiming at Eligius; however he was interrupted by a massive spear thrown through the wall from outside by, a Demimoon of Blodcwén, Moon of Violence, Guilt, Blood, and Patron of Slaughter, participating in the raid; who proclaimed that she would kill an individual fated to die by the party's hands, and therefore prove her martial worth. As she approached, hefting a massive wooden board with dark glass blades inserted into it, Erichthonius regained his composure, separating Linocorpus from himself and ordering it to kill the party. In the ensuing fight between Demimoons, much of the monastery was destroyed as collateral with the sheer force of the blows dealt and stray fireballs which launched themselves from the tubes mounted on Erichthonius' shoulder; eventually this culminated in Erichthonius tearing the head off of the Demimoon of Blodcwén, causing apocalyptic amounts of blood to flood the monastery and wash the party away from Linocorpus and each other.