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Overview

Vago (Imperial \ˈvɑɡoʊ\) is named for his association with travel and exploration. Lore about Vago is extremely rare and incomplete, as he has been missing from The Integrum for most of his tenure as God of Destiny in Acrolon.

History

Vago was born a Human man named Caldus Vey. A learned scholar, Caldus had a perfect memory. He travelled the Shard of Acrolon, and other Shards as well, collecting stories, myths, and tales. He recorded deaths, omens, migrations, tremors, and dreams. Eventually he began to see patterns, and could roughly predict events using these patterns. While in Pelithos, he had an Elf daughter, Shilari. He never tried to profit from his predictions, but rather tried to increase everyone's understanding of the possible consequences of their actions. These achievements caught the attention of Lokhar, who invested him as an Exarch of Destiny.

When Lokhar was believed to have died in The First Godswar, the Founders chose Vago to ascend in his place. With the Orrery still broken, they needed someone who could navigate the shattered paths of fate without traditional magic. While he was still an Exarch, the Exarch Lascivia captured his daughter Shilari's soul.

One of Vago's most remarkable feats as a God of Destiny was the creation of the Umbral Blot. This dark miracle of time and space is where he poured all of his hatred for Lascivia. The hatred filled this pocket realm over centuries, until it became an actual magical artifact, part weapon, part portal to another realm. The Umbral Blot was ultimately the cause of the destruction of Lascivia at the beginning of the Dawn Age.

Vago himself has not been seen in centuries, since before the Dark Age.

Description

Vago has not been seen in centuries, but myths say that he was a tall, thin man who wore a robe that looked like a cloudy grey sky full of stars. Each of his arms and legs were wrapped with coils of rope. He was bald, and his skin wrinkled and scarred. His eyes hollow and distant. His feet and hands were bare.