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== '''[[Magical_Realm_Cyoa/Diaspora/Secrets/Xanatos|Xanatos]]''' == 

Little is known about the cause of the Great Breaking, but everyone knows the name Xanatos.  Considered by the population of the realm to be the religious equivalent of Lucifer after his fall and Loki after the start of Ragnarok, he is referred to as 'The Breaker', 'The Deceiver' and 'Father of Monsters' based on various legends about his most famous words and deeds.

The extent of Xanatos' abilities are shrouded in mystery, but it is known that he can change shape, fly without wings, and that he does not die when he is killed.  Considering magic has progressed in the world to the point where the Polymorph spell, Fly spell and the Lich's phylactery are reasonably well known to all magical scholars, it is commonly accepted that Xanatos is far more powerful than his legends would depict, but that he is supernaturally adept at hiding the full extent of his power.

The most difficult thing is identifying Xanatos - the legends depict Xanatos as being crafty enough to assume the shape of a woman's lover to take her to bed, only for the real man to show up in the middle of the night.  It is through such antics that Xanatos gained the title of 'The Deceiver'.  Another legend has Xanatos claiming that it was his desire that Monsters be loosed on the world after the Great Breaking, which gave him is other title.

While none know or understand Xanatos' true motivations, the priesthood of the old faith hunt for signs of his presence endlessly and are convinced that the being is a trickster-god whose sole purpose is to sow chaos and discontent among the people.

Even the Portal Guardians are mystified by this being, and hold him in the highest form of contempt.  But they have learned not to try to stop a lone man, dressed all in black, with dark skin and darker hair and claiming to be the despised figure.  For the last hundred years, any Portal Guardian who so much as slows the man down has died - instantly and without apparent cause that they can discern from their last moments of life - regardless of the defenses or countermeasures they might raise against him.