Background

Dakon grew up in a small town within the Steadfast. When he was young he started to develop psychic abilities that frightened most of the local townsfolk. Terrified of his abilities, Dakon’s parents forced him from their home. He fled to Qi where he lived on the streets until his teenage years when a Aeon Priest took him in and tried to help Dakon develop his psychic abilities.

Dakon developed as a telepath for several years as he studied the Numenera with the aeon priest. He also found he had a passion for martial skills and developed his sword arm. When he was 17 he learned that the priest who was assisting him was planning to plug him into a secret Numenera that the Order of Truth had hidden away to study his psychic power. Feeling betrayed Dakon fled the Steadfast and wandered the Beyond for over a decade.

Eventually he found the Convergence. His anger over the betrayal was fueled by the organization which used it to turn him into a weapon against the Order. Now Dakon acts as a fixer for the Convergence, cleaning up messes and taking out troublesome members of the Order of Truth.

Interaction with the Heroes

Dakon was tasked with finding strange and powerful Numenera and bringing back to the Convergence for study. During his travels he discovered a girl with a rare and powerful mutation. She was a Beale and could influence the minds of animals. He knew that she was exactly what the Convergence was looking for. As he made his way to intercept her he found that she seemed to be at the center of some strange occurrences within the region.

Seeing the signs of some powerful Numenera hidden somewhere nearby, Dakon decided to watch and wait. An opportunity to take her presented itself when a swarm of Pallones attacked her village. Before he could get to her he discovered she and her brother had fled the village looking for help. Cursing his luck, Dakon followed.

He first saw the heroes the night that Seria arrived in their camp. He recognized them as members of the Order of Truth and knew they would be trouble. Before he had decided how he would deal with them Dakon was granted a stroke of luck. The heroes traveled alone to the False Forest while Seria was left with only her wounded brother to defend her.

He quickly caught up to the pair on the road and introduced himself. He informed them that he was interested in helping her and that he would be honored to provide escort. Neither Patel nor Seria seemed to trust him but they went along with him. Dakon asked as many questions as he felt he could get away with but found the pair to be rather tight lipped.

At night Dakon tried to probe the girl’s mind while she slept. He was surprised to find strong telepathic barriers active even while she slept. Dakon quickly identified the telepathic presence was not the girl’s but it alerted her to his presence. Seria awoke with a scream and Patel rushed to her side. Things turned violent very quickly. Patel pulled Seria to her feet and screamed at her to run, then he turned and lunged at Dakon.

The boy was no real threat and Dakon felt sorry for him as his sword cut deep into Patel’s chest. He felt the cold wind of Patel’s soul pass through the metal, fusing with the crystal imbedded in the pommel. He scanned around him, searching the dark but Seria was long gone. Dakon cursed at the waste and gathered his things in pursuit.

Dakon found the group of Truth members before he found Seria. He figured it would be easier to let them find her for him. He introduced himself and let the heroes know that he was interested in meeting with Seria. The members of the Order were belligerent and aggressive to Dakon despite his attempts at hospitality. Once he realized that he wasn’t getting anywhere with them he changed tactics and tried telepathic scans. One of the Order members was a telepath however and sensed his presence. Her mind wasn’t strong enough to block his and Dakon was able to get the location of Seria from her.

He quickly excused himself and began to sprint to the Cylion Basin. The Order members realized what was happening and pursued him. Dakon tried to trap them in place with a web grenade but they got free and engaged him in melee. His defenses were far superior to their offenses but they were creative. One strong woman hit him so hard across the jaw that he felt the bone break. Dakon quickly activated his emergency teleport and escaped to fight another day.