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Wait -- that can't be right! I'm not including a Digimon in my story! >

Oh, wait -- I see why that's wrong! 'cause "Gallant" and "Gallum" sound similar! Silly me!

Whell, there you have it -- by popular demand, today's CT will focus on the Pha-Matoran Gallum!

Who is he? What are his powers?

If you don't know who Gallum is, then you either aren't very observant or you didn't participate in or read or pay attention to Night Ride. Gallum is a Pha-Matoran, or Matoran of Ectoplasm, who formerly lived on the island of Gynel. Gynel was once ruled by the benevolent God of Death, Ruaki, and his two servants, Pride and Arrogance. Gallum and the other Pha-Matoran worked fervently to build portals through which deceased beings could enter the afterlife. At some point in time, Pride and Arrogance decided to take over Ruaki's throne, and after leading many of the Pha-Matoran (not Gallum) to believe that he was evil, they cast Ruaki away, and the kingdom soon degraded.

Ruaki lived, however, and transformed, after the breaking of his powers. He attacked the Pha-Matoran kingdom, turning many of them into zombie-like creatures called Feranaki. The remaining Pha-Matoran were sealed behind a large ebony wall by a being named Daeja, and Ruaki was sealed away inside of the mountains.

Years later, Gallum managed to escape from the quarantine zone, meeting a number of beings who were participating in the Night Run. Initially, Gallum did not trust them, though soon relaxed, and explained the situation to them, and vice versa. Gallum convinced the group to send a message to the Brotherhood of Makuta to investigate the Night Run, as he was suspicious of it, given that it hadn't been there before he had been locked away.

Later, the Brotherhood arrived, after Ruaki had been freed and the Feranaki had been set on the island. Ruaki and Daeja -- who was revealed to be a rogue Makuta named Jaeda -- were both killed, and the Brotherhood escorted the remaining guards, contestants and Pha-Matoran off of the island. They also found a new island for the Pha-Matoran to inhabit, and rebuild their village.

Despite their apparent luck and the serenity of their situation, things soon took a turn for the worst, and Gallum attempted to leave the island. What happened afterwords shall be left up in the air, until it gets explained in Dark Deeds.

Gallum is a rather odd Matoran of Ectoplasm. Whilst most are antisocial and secretive, Gallum is quite friendly and rather talkative. He easily trusts others, though knows not to trust everyone, much to the chagrin of his friend Ilun. As he is a Matoran, he has no extraordinary traits -- however, he does possess a few interesting abilities. Gallum, like all Pha-Matoran, has the ability to utilize illusions, usually hiding himself with them. He is also able to tap into his own energy and form bits of it into a small ball that can be launched at high speeds; by tapping this ball to certain surfaces -- like metal -- he can also change the characteristics of the ball. He wears a powerless Kanohi Iden, Mask of Spirit.

Who does he work with? Against?

Gallum doesn't really 'work' for anyone at the beginning of the story, as he is simply a villager on an island. However, he knows Kovian, and is close to the bounty hunters named Elithes and Illuxio, who assisted him on Gynel. He is also friends with Swerv and Draxion, a robotic being and a Light Rahkshi who also helped him and his village on Gynel.

Final thoughts?

I am not revealing anything incredibly major yet. But rest assured, you can expect a more in-depth entry at a later time, with more information on Gallum -- interesting information.

(However, if you are one of a few certain people then you have probably already guessed future information about Gallum. )