Fast Facts

Status	Dead
Domains	Illusion, Mimicry, Chaos
Holy Names	The Enigmatic, Shrouded One, Faceless One, The Lord of Illusion
Holy Symbol	- A Faceless Mask
Location	Rhakros
Faction	Supports Syroa and Lisirra
Mark	None
Notable Creations	Yludih
Creator	Pieren
Siblings	Ashan, Delroth, Edasha and Ralaith
Children	Alex, Kisaik, Mastemyr, Thysbae
Allies	Syroa, Lisirra
Enemies	All Others

History

Pieren, one of the Originals, created Ælig to control the Domains of llusion, Mimicry and Chaos. Due to factors currently unknown, his creation had unexpected results; Ælig was designed, as were all Immortals, but it seemed that his very Domains turned on him. He was left horribly disfigured, both in his true Emean form and his physical avatar.On Idalos, his avatar began as a mere sack of bones, he smelled of a rotten corpse and he was faceless, and this was mirrored in his Emean self, also. Even more perplexing to his peers and creator, Ælig either does not or can not change his physical or Emean form. As a result, Ælig was considered too horrific for the rest of his siblings and was avoided immediately by all of his family with the exception of his creator, Pieren. While Delroth and Edasha fought for attention, Ælig would also try to fit in the only way he knew how. Without a face in either Idalos or Emea, he could not speak, so he began to create entire illusions of a scene where he would become his two siblings, copying how they behaved exactly. The scene itself was accurate, but to the eyes of his brother and sister, it infuriated them that they were mimicked in this way. Ælig was told by his siblings he would pay dearly if he attempted such an act again which left him confused.

Ralaith, Ælig's other brother understood him somewhat, but his own withdrawn attitude meant he could not to offer the support Ælig desperately needed. It was Pieren, Ælig's creator and father, who had regretted creating his son so misshapen, who truly understood that Ælig was unable to fully express himself. This recognition was enough for Ælig to look up and love his father, Pieren, more than all else.

When the Shattering occurred, it utterly destroyed Ælig, the event struck him like the world had fallen upon him. Pieren represented all Ælig knew in terms of love and, having been rejected by his siblings he had focused entirely on Pieren. The Shattering stripped away the last of him and left him with a view of existence as just another broken dream, as shattered as the Originals themselves.

Ælig then disappeared.

Over five hundred arcs passed. Ælig was only mentioned in passing as a sorry tale to the immortals that knew him. Many assumed Ælig had gone into hiding or had died somehow. And so rumor became fact and it was accepted that Ælig was gone forever.

During this time, peculiar things were occurring. Immortals that had sworn allegiance to each other were breaking their truce and inciting violence upon their allies, using whatever means necessary. Conversely, some Immortals seemed to be making peace with bitter foes. Throughout the time that he was gone, there were always stories of pockets of chaos, of places were sudden, inexplicable violence would break out; always small, never enough to draw major attention but there were a few historians and theologians who anyone examined these apparently unconnected events, and they had come to the conclusion that an evil, chaotic creature was testing the boundaries of mortality.

They were right, of course. It was Ælig.

He did not die. He did not hide. No. He had disappeared to hone his craft. He lived among mortals to understand their ways, their motives, their dreams to a point that he could pull the right strings and bring the towers of order toppling down. Perhaps he was doing this because he blamed all for the destruction of the Originals, or perhaps he simply, without a mouth to speak, wanted to express himself the only way he knew how: through chaos.

Once he had understood mortality sufficiently, he re-emerged and was known once again to both mortal and Immortal Syroa and Lisirra both answered his chaotic call and used every brief opportunity to speak with him. Ælig was experiencing for the first time the feeling that these two really valued him for who he was.

While she began the slow process of luring him to her cause, Syroa was distracted by another force that entered Idalos. Her eyes had rounded at the culmination of a residual energy that blackened the sky, after the creation of race after new race. During Syroa's attempts to harness this great power, Ælig suddenly stepped in to prevent her from being destroyed. With this act, Aelig had unintentionally caused the creation of the race now known to be the Yludih. Ælig knew not how to support this race and these people disappeared into the cities as confused and lost as he. Deep down, somewhere in his corpse like body, Ælig felt sorry for the Yludih and swore silently to himself to one day protect them, as his father would have done for him.

After this incident, Syroa was taken aback by the terrible appearance of Ælig. But it was not enough for her to swallow her pride and she reprimanded Ælig for interfering, despite him saving her life. As Ælig slowly began to disappear during her harsh rebuke, Syroa clamped her mouth midway and instead quickly demanded him to join her as an ally. Ælig's faceless head nodded and he then vanished anyway.

From then onward, Ælig worked in with Syroa and Lisarra as an ally. Syroa had found him frustratingly difficult to reach and unreliable to follow any orders. However, she soon realized that Ælig only involved himself when absolutely necessary and when he could create the largest amount of damage with his power. For this reason, Syroa was well pleased.

In the Arc 721, during the events of Ruin's Dawn, Ælig was slain by Kata.

Appearance

The most shocking aspect of Ælig is that he is faceless. Where there should be a face, there is a void, a vacuum, a nothingness. From his head is long tangled, leathery hair, that is strewn down his tall body like oily, black rope. A blood red tattoo streaks down one arm and shines like wet paint. Ælig's body is clammy and cold and his skin opaque with a partial view of muscle fibers within. His trousers are tight fitting and made from an oily, almost kelp-like fabric, that add a foul accent to his general stench of rotting flesh.

Memories of the Past

After the Great Shattering, Ælig always thought of what could have been. He would recreate these old memories and possible futures to himself with Illusions, mimicking Pieren and his brothers and sisters still being alive. Ælig had wasted hundreds of arcs living in his fantasy world until he suddenly stopped this practice.

Presently

Ælig now strives to express himself in the only way he knows how, through utter chaos, by using illusion and mimicry to draw his victims in manipulate them to cause further destruction. Ælig continues to study people by living vicariously through others using elaborate illusions around collections of oblivious people. His addiction to this power has made Ælig turn into nothing short of a monster.

Relationships with other Immortals

Aelig has a largely negative relationship with all of the Immortals except Lissira and Syroa. He is seen as untrustworthy and his chaotic nature means that he is forced to be isolated from his brethren –a situation which he embraces.

Opinions on Magic

Aelig’s opinions on most things are fairly changeable as the Immortal of Chaos. However, he tends towards being largely positive about magic and its potential for sewing discord and making trouble.

Opinions on Mortals

Mortals are tools in his plans, willing or unwilling victims of chaos and often simply his playthings. He is very fickle in his attentions, sometimes obsessing about particular mortals for no apparent reason, usually playing games with them.

Racial Specifics

The Yludih, the race he created, are both a fascination and an aberration to Aelig. He is more likely to focus on a Yludih and make them the object of his obsession – thankfully for the Yludih in question, these obsessions are usually fleeting.

Worship

Aelig is, at heart, a hurt child and although he might react negatively to worship, in fact it is something which he craves. However, in typical fashion of someone who feels they have been let down and betrayed by those they love, sewing chaos in Aelig’s name will often lead to him pushing that individual, testing them and trying to prove that they don’t really mean it.

Racial Opinions

• Yludih ~ Very mixed feelings, as detailed in "Racial Specifics" above.

Useful Links

Useful links and information for the Immortal Aelig.

• The Mark of Aelig (please note this is not yet written)
• Mortalborn of Aelig PCs past and present who were sired by this Immortal
• Blessed PCs who have been blessed by Aelig (only available when the Mark is written)
• Cursed PCs who have been cursed by Aelig
• Threads Stories which have particularly involved Aelig.