Chauncey

**Chauncey** is one of the children living in the house on the island of Marsyas. He is an amorphous green blob of unknown species. His greatest dream in life is to become a bellhop.

## Appearance

Chauncey's species is unknown. He is an amorphous green blob with bright red lips, and black teeth. His eyes are on stalks that are stuck high above his head and move indepedent from each other. He has tentacles with tiny suckers along their length. His body is translucent, though not completely see-through. He is often seen as monstrous in appearance, like those who hide under beds in the dark.

Arthur Parnasus believes he may be part-Medusozoa (a jellyfish), with some sea cucumber as well, though he does sting or carry any poison. In DICOMY, he is internally known as a 'unidentifiable amoprhous blob'. Once he is older, DICOMY would like to preform tests to find out his true species, but it is forbidden to do these tests while he is still a child.

## Biography

### Early life

Much of Chauncey's early life is unknown, only that he is, a child. It was initally believed he was a monster bent on the destruction of humankind, but eventally DICOMY determined he was just a child. He is believed to be the only one of his kind. He has not spoken of his birth parents, if he has any at all, and much of his early life is a mystery. Growing up, he was told stories of monsters hiding under beds with the purpose to frighten others. Hearing this, Chauncey thought his job was to scare people, and this was ingrained in his head for a long time.

### At Marsyas

Upon inspection from DICOMY, he was sent to the Marsyas Orphanage under the care and tutelage of Arthur Parnasus. Here, he became friends with the other children, and began to see Arthur as a father figure. He slowly stopped seeing himself as a monster, instead now as a bellhop. He got the idea after watching a film, and since then, has been entranced with his dream of becoming a bellhop. He still hid under people's beds occassionally, a habit from believing himself to be a monster.

## Case file

**NOTE:** *The following is from extra material released by Tor Books. It is unknown if these case files are considered canonical to the events of the novel.*

**FILES FROM THE DEPARTMENT IN CHARGE OF MAGICAL YOUTH**
**CLASSIFIED LEVEL FOUR**

**NAME:** Chauncey
**AGE:** Unknown
**HAIR:** None
**EYE COLOR:** Green (sort of)
**MOTHER**: Unknown
**FATHER:** Unknown
**SPECIES OF MAGICAL YOUTH:** Unknown
*Not much is known about the child known as Chauncey, only that he is, in fact, a child. There has never been any other known species like him, and internally, he is known as the unidentifiable amoprhous blob, which is an apt description. He does not have leges and yet moves around with ease. Most of the time, his body is green and translucent. His lips are a furious shade of red, his mouth filled with black teeth. On either side of his body are tentacles, complete with a single row of suckers. His eyes are attached to the tops of foot-long stalks that rise from his head. (Note: "head is a general description, given the placement of his eyes and mouth. He does not have a nose.")**His origins are unknown. Being quite a fearful sight. It was believed initally that Chauncey was a monster bent on the destruction of humanity. However, once it was determined that he was a child (one who repeatedly asked if he could help with luggage, though no luggage was present), he went from a monster to something pitiable. Whatever acts led to his creation were not sanctioned by the will of God. It is a cruel twist of fate that he remains the only one of his kind, and that there are laws that protect minors from being medically tested upon. We will not know more until he comes of age, or an adult is found of his same species.**In meeting with Chauncey, be aware that he will continually offer to take a caseworker's coat in exchange for financial compensation. If a caseworker decides to pay him, that is their decision and DICOMY will not reinmburse for the cost, nor can we ensure that you will ever receive your coat back. It is best for all parties involved to not engage in this act of commerce with the blob, as he will most certainly never come that which he desires, given his appearance. It is better to make sure his dreams and hopes for the future are practical. Consider telling him about the wonders of cooperation with the government, so when he comes of age, we may perform the necessary tests to find out what he is.*

## References

1. ↑ Described as 'Green (sort of)' in his case file, released by Tor