Gilleah, the Father of Hexing

Lore

Gilleah is considered the Father of Hexing. It may be that he is the Father of hexing in its current form, however we know that the original hexes were created by sorcerers on the brink of madness because of contact with Manus and by Manus himself. It is said that Gilleah never took an apprentice, so how his spells were passed down is unclear. The ubiquitous nature of the Dark Soul in humanity may be the reason that so many of Gilleah’s hexes are in use today. From the description of the Dark Orb hex we know that Gilleah was familiar with sorcery and modified old sorceries to create the Dark Orb (most likely the Soul Arrow) and Dark Hail hexes. Two other hexes are attributed to Gilleah; Twisted Barricade and Repel. These hexes both focus on defense of the caster, and while the latter seems to be an original spell, it is likely that Gilleah adapted the Oolacile sorcery Twisted Wall of Light for the former.

We also know that hexing is viewed as a perilous affront to all life and is banned in most lands. It is likely then that Gilleah was infamous in his time and while exploring the power of hexes, became the target of persecution. This would explain the development of the defensive hexes that he is attributed with.

Gilleah’s eventual fate is unknown, but as a pioneer it may be that his was similar to the reported fate of Navlaan.

Theories

The Fall of Oolacile

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The Abyss Sorceries (the Dark Souls 1 equivalent to Hexes) found in Oolacile all specify that they were "discovered by an Oolacile sorcerer on the brink of madness." If this refers to Gilleah it would imply that he was also the creator of Dark Fog. As this sorcery is used by Bloathead Sorcerers, it may be that the introduction of Abyss Sorceries/Hexes played a role in the downfall of Oolacile and its inundation by the Abyss. This connection originally made in the Reddit post found here.

Sources

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Dark Hail
A hex modified from an old sorcery by Gilleah the Hexer. Fires several orbs of darkness. Hexing is rooted in both sorcery and miracles, but is viewed as a perilous affront to all life, and banned in most lands.

Dark Orb
A hex modified from an old sorcery by Gilleah, the father of Hexing. Fires a heavy orb of darkness. To use hexes, equip a sacred chime or staff, and attune a hex at a bonfire. Required equipment depends on hex.

Twisted Barricade
A hex that distorts local space. For a brief moment, spells are deflected. Hexer Gilleah never took a apprentice, making it unclear how his spells were passed down. It is even possible that hexes came from another source entirely.

Repel
A hex that distorts local space. For a brief moment, no damage can be inflicted. The hexer Gilleah took no apprentice, and it is unclear how his spells were passed down. It is even possible that hexes originated from another source altogether.

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