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'''Callisto''' is the first [[Human]] man, the son of [[Maya]] the [[Aldar]] after Maya's rape by the [[Unnamable Horror]]. His twin sister, [[Sinope]], is the first human woman. All members of the human race are ultimately descended from the coupling of these two.
:''This page is about the first human man. For other uses, please see [[Callisto (disambiguation)]].''


Callisto, along with his sister and lover [[Sinope]], possessed the immortal lifespans of the [[Aldar]]. The descendants of Callisto, however, gradually phased out from their immortal state to mortality. [[Lucretius]], God of Knowledge, had predicted this as the inevitable result of interbreeding pure [[Chaos]] with an [[Aldar]]--the entropic energy of [[Chaos]] would gradually cause the [[Aldar]] energy to deteriorate over time.
'''Callisto''' was the first [[Human]] man, the son of [[Maya]] the [[Aldar]] from Maya's rape by the [[Unnamable Horror]]. His twin sister, [[Sinope (mythology)|Sinope]], was the first human woman. All members of the human [[:Category:Adventurer races|race]] are ultimately descended from their coupling.


While Callisto was on a hunting trip, his son [[Anake]] killed [[Sinope]] in her sleep, an event that would become known as [[Anake's Passion]]. 50 years later, in a rage inspired by the schemes of [[Thoth]] and [[Shaitan]], Callisto sought revenge for Sinope's death by murdering the sleeping [[Anake]]. Callisto then became entrenched in his own insanity.
Callisto, along with his sister and lover Sinope, were said to possess the near immortal lifespans of the Aldar. This longevity passed onto their children but diminished with each successive generation. [[Lucretius]], [[God]] of Philosophy and Knowledge, predicted this as the inevitable result of interbreeding pure [[Chaos]] with Aldar might - the entropic energy of [[Chaos]] would gradually cause Aldar traits to deteriorate over time.
 
While Callisto was on a hunting trip, his son [[Anake]], angered by his mother's rejection of his advances, killed Sinope in her sleep, an event that would become known as [[Anake's Passion]]. Fifty years later, in a rage inspired by the schemes of [[Thoth]] and [[Shaitan]], Callisto sought revenge for Sinope's death by murdering the sleeping Anake. Callisto then became entrenched in his own insanity.


Callisto perished at the hands of his grandchildren, [[Rukal]] and [[Lakspura]].
Callisto perished at the hands of his grandchildren, [[Rukal]] and [[Lakspura]].
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