Silent

== Disambiguation ==
The Silent are the initial arch nemesis of the FOG Universe (before the Dreamers are presented [possible]), and are sentient representations of "the absence of something." For example, darkness where there is no light, and fear where there is no courage.
== History ==
The Silent first come into the Face Of God Universe in the book Silence, which is a collection of anecdotes and official government documents that describe what can best be described as encounters of the first, second, and third kinds. Each account varies in length from a single page to several chapters, and the entire book itself is presented as a collection that was archived and set apart by an "important person," or persons. 
Historically, the Silent are identified, by many fringe scientists, as being seen in ancient cave paintings, in old world monuments, and hidden in hieroglyphs and the like.
== Categorization ==
To accord with the a FOG narrative, there are 16 Silent. So, each of the Silent corresponds with one of the 16. Basically, even though there are many manifestations of the Silent, they all lie within the realm of the 16.
=== Manifestations of the Silent ===
There is a negative quantity that negates each of the 16 within the Silent. The obvious example is Stacey, whose negative Silent is Death. Even though the Silent is a single entity, the manifestation of that entity is many entities. Basically, the entity of Death is manifested to create disease, demons in the form of sickness and oppression, etc. The idea here is that the single Silent is the cause of several human illnesses. This happens with more than one Silent. Take for example the Silent connected with Eliza Hammad: Zoë. Her power is to speak things into being. The Silent connected to her is stagnation, literal silence, and drought. So this manifests in multiple ways--in addition to drought, Silence, and stagnation, it also creates 1) very literal human muteness, 2) Misunderstanding due to language, etc. The list is essentially endless related to the specific ability of the individual.