Roland Jefferson

Roland Jefferson was a mage around a hundred and fifty years before the Hallows Killer. He was a rough contemporary of Marley, but his Path and Order have not been determined.

Jefferson lived out in Beetham and became fascinated by Hallows. Researching them, he determined that each Hallow is flawed in some way, weak to a particular Arcanum. He described this flaw as a 'taint' - an Abyssal link which he feared could pollute the area around it, given time.

He took it upon himself to sacrifice magi of the corresponding Watchtower at various Hallows. He had killed a number before he was caught and, in his turn, executed by the Interfector. His discoveries were sealed away by the Mysterium but would, decades later, be used by the Hallows Killer.