The Shadow Chancellor

The Shadow Chancellor

The Chancellor, or the White King, is such a complex character. This page is subject to constant updates.

[Lore]
Ref. to 4th book Extinction

[Past]
Still to be determined but he’s probably a late copy of Adam First. It’s still unknown how he managed to show up.

He’s not the first copy of Adam, though. Deep in his rooms on the top of the tower, hidden in a secret area, there is another copy. This older copy of Adam First is even older than the Shadow Chancellor and his name is Antigraphus. The Shadow Chancellor is just about 200 years old. Antigraphus is way older, he’s the one that is almost 2000 years old. More info about him in Antigraphus’s article.

The shadow chancellor appeared not long before the war [time shall not be exact or will render errors in plot]. In those times genotypes were pretty much slaves [it’s better not to go too deep about how they became slaves]

One side had guns, the other side had only chains. There were riots and attempts of uprising, to calm genotypes the chancellor of the city admitted one genotype as shadow chancellor. The Shadow Chancellor conspired behind the government of the city-state, assassinate most of the members of the council and fooled others. He finally took control of the city and hang the chancellor from a tree.

After this, he summoned a new council. And then passed the Bill of Rights and the Bill of Joining. Most cities north of the River Deba signed both bills. Most cities south didn’t. The Civil War started.

More info about the war in the article The War of the Roses

[Relationship with Antigraphus]
Antigraphus leans to the good side, the Shadow Chancellor leans to the opposite. Between both they manage to create a balance. They talk often, when big decisions have to be made. Their conversations are not always understandable to the readers (they better not), but they are critical. Careful with these conversations, they can be huge spoilers. But they MUST happen.