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**John Lyall** is a figure of the C9 universe, recorded as e1 progenitor (the architect class)[1]. He came out of deep time and pre-history[1].

John is recorded for reality writing (e1 tech/magic)[1]. As matter he is immutable. Like Leinder, he cannot be destroyed by conventional means. He can feign injury or death to advance the narrative. In energy terms he is he does not need Tesseract energy. He is a source of it. He likely built the Tesseract interface to give humans a toy to hurt themselves with. He can alter his vocal cords, bone structure, and pheromones to shift between identities flawlessly.[1]

The record follows him across 3 periods of life[1]. In the last of them he is recorded as leader of the opposition.

## Early life

The records give his origin as deep time / pre-history[1]. His development is recorded as narrative parasitism. he survives the boredom of immortality by embedding himself in human lives, creating "stories" (families/wars), and watching them play out[1]. His standing at this time was squad mate to eevi/amaryllis's parents. John's part in it was infiltrating the human resistance/science teams. He is creating the "Whitholium" technology to accelerate human warfare. In truth, he wasn't helping them; he was giving monkeys machine guns to see what would happen.[1]

## Chrys’s adoptive father

His standing at this time was chrys’s adoptive father / the mentor. John's part in it was adopting chrys. He didn't save Chrys out of kindness; he picked a child with "Protagonist Potential" (High Intelligence, Tesseract affinity) and raised him to have a complex (Hero Complex). He left by faking his death/disappearance to give Chrys the "Core Wound" necessary to start his journey.[1]

 

## Later years

 

His standing at this time was leader of the opposition / E1 chaos agent. John's part in it was fighting chrys. He is now playing the role of the villain in his own son's story, pushing Chrys to break his moral code. He wants to see if he can break his "Pet Son." If Chrys kills him, the story is a Tragedy. If Chrys saves him, it's a Redemption Arc. Either way, John is entertained.[1]

 

## Abilities

 

The mechanism on record is reality writing (e1 tech/magic)[1].

 

The record notes whitholium Mastery. He knows the secret codes of the universe because he wrote them. The effect answers to boredom. He uses power only when the story stalls. There is no cost for him. He pays no price. The physical toll and spiritual toll are paid entirely by the humans (Chrys, Amaryllis, Eevi) he manipulates.[1]

 

### John Lyall

 

He uses "Genius Intellect" to build tools. He acts limited by human science.[1]

 

### Hans Luilphr

 

He uses "Chaos Magic" (Raw Tesseract Manipulation) to challenge the hero.[1]

 

### The Author

 

He stops fighting and simply speaks. He can deconstruct the reality Chrys stands on by revealing it was all a script.[1]

 

## Character

 

John does not experience time as others do: he does not experience time as a linear flow. He perceives it as a plot. He knows that if he plants a seed (Chrys) in Year 314, he will get a harvest in Year 340. Socially, he understands human emotion perfectly but does not feel it. He views love, anger, and grief as mechanics to be adjusted in his subjects. His empathy is a performance tool. He thinks in orchestration. He created Whitholium not just as a fuel but as a plot device to drive the conflict he wanted to watch.[1]

 

Early in life he held to a lie about hisself: n/A. He does not lie to himself; he lies to everyone else. Later he came to hold the opposite: "I didn't love you, Chrys. The record notes i wrote you.". The record notes warm, paternal, academic, reassuring. "I'm so proud of you, son.". The record notes cold, chaotic, mocking. "You are weak, little builder.". Detached. "That was a good scene, Chrys. But you missed your cue. Let's take it from the top.".[1]

 

## References

 

1. Character dossier, *John.md*, C9 archive