Nash Harding

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Nash Harding is the protagonist of the album Nash Harding and the Secret of the Twisted Tower. He is voiced by Paul Shapera.

## History

Nash was born in Lollyland as Prince Pear, who was locked away in a tall tower at a young age by his mother, the Queen of Lollyland. He passed the time by painting doorways into other worlds. At some point a young girl named MaryO happened upon Nash's tower and the two talked frequently, eventually falling in love. Nash and MaryO conspired to break him out of the tower, and fled the area with the Queen in pursuit. Just before the Queen caught up with Nash and MaryO, agents from Arcadia Corp opened a doorway into Lollyland and kidnapped Nash. He was held in the Labs for a time with no memory of who he was or why Arcadia Corp wanted to study him. He escaped the labs during a demonstration by a group of activists, in which several specimens were released. At some point while in New Albion, he adopted the name Nash Harding.

## Events

*Main Article: Nash Harding and the Secret of the Twisted Tower*

After escaping Arcadia Corp Labs, Nash wanders the streets and scrapes by painting street art murals for strangers, which are actually portals to other worlds. He falls into the beatnik scene and spends most of his nights partying, and most of his days sitting in hippiepunk cafes. One day he is approached by a young woman called Mary, who asks him to travel into the underground tunnels with the Beatniks to paint a new home for the rescued test subjects who are still hiding there. Nash draws the mural and all the creatures escape, except for one goblin, Ryvyr, who explains that she needs to find another goblin still imprisoned in the Arcadia Corp Labs. Nash refuses to help Ryvyr but they are interrupted by the arrival of an Arcadian task force led by agent Amber. The Beatniks escape, and Nash and Ryvyr have a long conversation about the value of purpose.

Amber tracks down Nash during his conversation with Ryvyr, and fills Nash in on his life before he was kidnapped by Arcadia Corp. She also shares that just after he was kidnapped, Nash was meant to be murdered by his mother, which is an integral part of his narrative strand that would lead to his mother's death. Amber warns Nash that if he doesn't return to his narrative soon, it will collapse, and she asks Nash to come with her to return to his home. Nash refuses and goes with Ryvyr to help her break into Arcadia Corp labs.

Nash and Ryvyr walk through the lab, and he finds a goblin in one of the rooms. He calls Ryvyr over and watches in horror as she violently stabs the unknown goblin to death. Amber walks in and is distraught at the dead goblin, who was also integral to her and Ryvyr's narrative strands. Nash attempts to paint a portal to Ryvyr's homeland, but is confronted with the awful noise and sight of a narrative collapsing. Amber uses this opportunity to explain to Nash why he needs to return before it is too late for his home world. Nash expresses a wish that he could have a final happy moment, before he returns to his narrative, where he dies at the hands of his mother.

## Personality

Nash is described as being chronically sleep-deprived, but tries not to let it affect him.

## Trivia

* There is a chance that General Mucklepuck may be Nash's grandfather or great-grandfather, but Paul considers this unlikely.
* Nash recognizes that everyone in the narratives sings instead of talking, as seen in his conversation with Mary during The Creatures.

## Citations

1. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CTUUEqzNyGQ/