Mathos Farrow

Mathos Farrow is the son of Lord Jon Alastor and Lady Madlyn Ansylon. He is one of the four main characters of the Legend of Dawnstone. He has two younger sisters, Alys and Elyna. He is usually accompanied by his hawk, Hadrius. He is the heir to the Lordship of Elbion, though he is unaware because his family escaped assassination and raised him on a farm, keeping his heritage secret. He is thirteen years old at the beginning of Book I: Dawn.

Appearance and Character
Mathos is a boy of thirteen, with blond hair and grey eyes. He is playful and thoughtful, with a taste for adventure. He is clever, trustful and principled, but can lose his temper and would go to great lengths to protect his family and his village.

History
Mathos was born to Lord Jon Alastor and Lady Madlyn Ansylon. His great-grandfathers, Gavon Alastor, Lord of Elbion, of and Wyllas Ansylon, Lord of Gallios were great friends. They wished to marry their children and unite Elbion and Gallios under one High Lord. Both men only bore a son each, Gerold and Fedryck, who each suspected the other would claim lordship over both planets. In (-BP), Gerold invited Fedryck to Norath to settle their differences. Gerold threw a great feast and high tensions led to an argument that ended in war. But at the feast, Gerold’s son Jon and Fedryck’s daughter Madlyn met and fell in love. The war ended when Gerold was killed in battle, but instead of conquering Elbion, Lord Fedryck let Jon Alastor marry his daughter and assume lordship of Elbion.

Fedryck married his younger daughter, Roslyn to Hannis Morian, the son of the wealthiest Lord on Elbion. In — years, Hannis was called to Norath to aid the treasury and in the year —, he conspired to burn down the Lord’s Tower, killing House Alastor and usurping the Lordship. Though the Alastor family was able to flee the fire, they were believe dead and Hannis succeeded the throne.

After escaping the Fire of the Lord’s Tower, Jon and Madlyn fled Norath to the village of Farstead, assuming the identities of Roban and Loryn Farrow. They later had two daughter, named Alys and Elyna, whom they raised along with Mathos on a small farm.