The Author

**The Author** is a new god and patron of many warlocks including Symania Alvendor, all sworn to spread the Author's word to new recruits across the world.

 Description

### Appearance

A vague humanoid form with no describable features, neither masculine or feminine. It's body is a pearlescent pink color, with long wings of gold and light blue extending from it's back. Disconnected yet material, it's wings float behind it in a disembodied fashion but move organically in such a way that they are undoubtedly a part of the creature.

In 1x09, Ara discovered that The Author's appearance was a disguise for a true form. The Author is secretly a great old one, and it's underlying appearance included black tendrils, disembodied body parts, and a general sense of chaos and uncertainty.

### Personality

Odd and unknowable, the Author's motivations and goals are hidden beneath a layer of secrecy. It speaks in a droning voice, often twisting the words of those who speak to it towards it's own mysterious purposes.

Limited in it's omnipotence, the Author has a way of appealing to those in need, offering a better life in exchange for a price. It's silver-tongued ways have even been enough to convince nay-sayers and skeptics like Phoebe and G'aetan to join it's ranks.

## Story

### Background

As a new god, The Author came into being because it was willed into existence by mortals. Each new god was born from a question or idea, and The Author was born from the question: "what is the value of mortal life?". Obsessed with finding the answer, the Author has seemingly existed since the dawn of humanity and has searched tirelessly for an answer.

At some point in recent history, it began trading it's divine power to gain an answer to that question. The Author offers power to anyone who is willing to trade for it. All it asks for is "something that you believe is worth a brand new life". These trades seem to answer the age old question of "what is life worth".

## Relationships

### Symania

For nearly 8 years, Symania has acted as the Author's most dedicated follower and chief recruiter. While the Author has kept her at arms length, she views it as an important ally and potential mentor despite it's moral ambiguity.

Recently, it has been revealed that Symania does not know as much about the Author as she once thought. The Author's secrecy has lead for Symania to question her allegiance to the cause, though at this time she is still as loyal as she has ever been.

### G'aetan

While G'aetan was initially weary of the Author, after his memory was taken by the Oblex and destroyed by Symania, G'aetan found himself lost and directionless. Symania attempted to recruit G'aetan to the Author, where it made it's sales pitch to him; that he could be someone important so long as he made a pact with the Author.

There relationship continued to be rocky as G'aetan grappled with his lost memories and feeling that another force was guiding him, The Voice of Markham. This culminated in G'aetan rejecting the Author shortly after making his pact, throwing his tome away and pledging himself back to the Voice again.

### Ara

Ara seems to have some deep connection with the Author's goals, as it was desperate to recruit her to the cause. It even revealed it's true form to Ara, knowing she wouldn't fall for trickery or deceit. It also has shown her visions of her father's death and a silhouette of her birth mother, promising that if she joined them that she would have all the answers she sought. Ara initially refuses, as she actively dislikes contracts and deals but says she is open to working with the Author.

The Author later restores her memories through Symania's boon and implants a new memory, of Hadrian delivering her to her adoptive parents. The Author promises it will give her the answers if she joins. She refuses it again. The Author promises to not speak to Ara again until she is ready.

Later, Ara would reluctantly make a pact with the Author, trading her Infernal Essence for his promise that he would protect all the good people inside of Last Mount. This would prove short-sighted, as The Author interpreted this as saving only the "good-aligned" people inside of Last Mount, much to her frustration. (1x12)

### Morgun

The Author seems to have little interest in Morgun. This was revealed after Symania tried to recruit Morgun. The Author had a poor pitch for Morgun, showing him an image of the wife he had forgotten due to the Oblex. It had little more to offer Morgun and seemed to know little about him. He shrugged and thanked the Author for showing him what his wife looked like before declining the deal.

Just before entering the Discord Bomb Launch Pad, Morgun makes a pact with the Author to save all the prisoners of Last Mount, ensuring the safety of those Ara could not save. He promised that he was in no way loyal to the Author's cause. As a show of solidarity, he gave up his wedding ring symbolically.

### Phoebe

Initially, Phoebe hated Symania's seemingly irrational attachment to a shapeless god, which ultimately lead to them growing apart for Phoebe's fear that Symania's fanaticism would ruin her social status.

When Phoebe met Symania again after eight years, she continued to dislike the Author and tease Symania. But the tables would turn soon after when Phoebe was nearly killed by her own family and lost all direction in life. Symania offered for Phoebe to join the Author, as it had given her direction when she felt lost.

Phoebe traded her hatred of Symania for her pact with the Author. Since then, Phoebe has grown even closer to her patron, with the pair speaking in soft whispers late into the night. She quickly began to discover the true power of the Author and was enticed by how far it could bring her in the future.

## Trivia

* Zacharias claims that the Author appears to be an **Aeon**, an extraplanar being dedicated to maintaining karma.
	+ However, given the revelation of it's true form to Ara, it is likely that this Aeon form is a disguise.
	+ Zacharias also noted the Author's behavior is unlike that of a traditional Aeon, who generally have to will or goals of their own.
* Currently, only Ara and G'aetan have seen the true form of the Author.
	+ G'aetan was mysteriously unable to talk about the Author's true form. He also was able to realize that the Author was not the cause of his inability to speak.