Post by Stirling on Sept 11, 2006 20:32:56 GMT 1
Aaron LightnerBorn: 1921
Spouse: Beatrice Mayfair
Hair: White
Eyes: Blue
Died: 1990
Other: Senior member of the Talamasca and powerful mind-reader with slight telekenesis. Killed by a hired assassin at the request of two Talamasca novices under false command.
David Talbot's colleague in the Talamasca. He is the prime investigator into the Mayfair Witches. He was about 80 when he died in 1990.
1943 :Aaron Lightener joins Talamasca.
1953 :Aaron Lightener begins to reorganize File on Mayfair Witches.
1958 :Aaron Lightener goes to Texas to meet with Deirdre; he sees Lasher; Deirdre tells him she wants to live a normal life; Aaron meets Cortland; Cortland poisons Aaron, who nearly dies; Talamasca decrees that no one will attempt direct contact with the Mayfairs in the near future.
Cortland brings a pregnant Deirdre home from college.
1989 :Aaron Lightner shows Michael File on Mayfair Witches.
1990: Talamasca Elders excommunicate Aaron Lightner and Yuri Stefano for not obeying orders to leave New Orleans. Aaron defies them and marries Beatrice Mayfair.
Marklin George, Tommy Monohan and Stuart Gordon attempt to bring Lasher to England to mate with the Taltos Tessa; they hire thugs to gather evidence of Lasher's existence and kill whomever they must to cover their tracks.
Lasher comes to First Street to tell his story; Michael kills him, as well as two of the Talamasca agents working for Marklin George; Emaleth arrives and revives Rowan; Rowan kills her, then goes into a period of mute mourning. Lasher and Emaleth are buried under Deirdre's Oak.
Marklin's assassin kills Aaron Lightner,(he is killed when a car runs him over.) which brings Rowan back to life.
Marklin's assassin attempts to kill Yuri Stefano, but is killed by one of the Little People, Samuel, who then assists Yuri back to London. Samuel calls in his friend Ashlar, an ancient Taltos, to investigate Talamasca corruption.
Rowan and Michael go to London to avenge Aaron's death; they meet Ashlar, who assist them in uncovering Talamasca corruption and killing those responsible, including Stuart Gordon; Yuri returns to Talamasca to punish Marklin George and his accomplice, Tommy Monohan.