Llan (Earth-616)

Llan the Sorcerer
Name	Llan
Aliases	Dexter Rayne, the Sorcerer, Opener of the Way, Architect of Madness, Bringer of Despair
Affiliation and Relationships
Marital Status	Single
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	6′3″ (1.91 m), Variable
Weight	185 lbs (83.91 kg), Variable
Eyes	Irises: Red
Hair	Black, Flaming
Unusual Features	Llan has an aura of flames at the back of his head.
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Ancient mystical being
Living Status	Alive
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Identity	No Dual
Occupation	Magician, would-be-conqueror
Base of Operations	Twisted Realms
Creators and Appearances
Creators	James Hudnall, John Calimee
First	Alpha Flight #71 (February, 1989)
First	Alpha Flight #71 (February, 1989)

Llan is an ancient mystical being dedicated to helping humanity destroy itself, and turn Earth into one of the Twisted Realms, swarmed by the "shadows that lurk beyond". He appears on the earthly plane every ten thousand years and it is the duty of the Talisman to battle him. He is described as neither god nor demon, but something far worse.

History

Pre-Cataclysmic Age and Great Cataclysm

Circa 18,000 BC, Llan had gathered worshipers, breaching the rules of engagement between him and the mystic champions of the forces of good.

Llan played an undescribed role in the Great Cataclysm, perhaps in conjunction with the Dweller in Darkness, the Darkholders, the Deviants, or others of the major threats of that era. He was finally beaten by Talisman (Nahita)'s predecessor for having breached the rules.

8,000 BC

Llan returned circa 8,000 BC, and was again defeated, by Nahita, and trapped by a binding spell.

Modern Age

When he re-appeared most recently, he took the form of a super-villain and was forced to face Alpha Flight as well as Talisman. To facilitate his plans, he tricked Talisman into attacking him first. He then trapped Alpha Flight in a maze of dimensions.

Llan had used his powers to manipulate the government of Canada to be extremely negative towards Alpha Flight and to form Gamma Flight. He also used his powers to create various other problems for the heroes, making it harder for them to organize against him.

Llan was finally beaten after Talisman opened the Gateway of Day to counter his opening the Gateway of Night. Alpha Flight, Gamma Flight II and the Canadian military battled the demons that Llan had battled while Talisman faced Llan and Northstar, Aurora, and Doctor Stephen Strange helped Talisman open the door from the other side.

It is unlikely that Llan will be seen any time soon since he is only supposed to be able to return to Earth every ten thousand years.

Attributes

Power Grid

Powers

• Magic: Llan is an extremely powerful mage with almost unlimited magical power and knowledge.
  • Shapeshifting: Llan can use his magic to alter his shape. In the past he has used this ability to transform in an enormous dragon.
  • Size Alteration: Llan can grow to gigantic size with a proportional increase in strength.
  • Intangibility: Llan can become intangible and cause enemy attacks to pass harmlessly through him.
  • Telekinesis: Llan possesses great telekinetic abilities that allows him to control inanimate objects and could hulr Diamond Lil across the sky and make Box explode with a word.
  • Geokinesis: Llan could reshape the earth to create giant hands to hold down Talisman.
  • Dimensional Travel: Llan can teleport himself and others through dimensions.
  • Energy Projection: Llan can project devastating mystic blasts capable of easily hurting the likes of Box and Shaman.
  • Illusions: Llan can cast illusions.
  • Telepathy: Llan can read minds.
  • Molecular Reconstruction: Llan could restore a broken wall with a wave of his hand.
  • Cosmic Awareness: Llan can perceive events happening in other dimensions.
  • Teleportation: Llan has the ability to teleport.
  • Flight: Llan levitate and fly without external assistance.
  • Superhuman Strength: Llan possesses incredible levels of superhuman strength and could break both of Sasquatch's arms and knock him out with a blow.
  • Nigh-Invulnerability: Llan is incredibly resistant to all forms of damage. He could parry with the palm of his hand on of Sasquatch's blows without harm and was completely unhurt by Talisman's mystic blasts. It took the combined assault of Alpha Flight and Gamma Flight to hurt him.

Weaknesses

• Rules: Llan is bound by a set of rules. He can access Earth only once every 10,000 years and cannot attack Earth unless he is first attacked by the current Talisman.

See Also

• 11 appearance(s) of Llan (Earth-616)
• 4 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Llan (Earth-616)
• 4 minor appearance(s) of Llan (Earth-616)
• 1 mention(s) of Llan (Earth-616)
• 4 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Llan (Earth-616)
• 8 image(s) of Llan (Earth-616)
• 1 victim(s) killed by Llan (Earth-616)