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Elgin

Elgin is a disciple of The Many Below. She is the minute keeper for official meetings and appears to be a spokeperson for the other Children of the Woundtree.

## Description

### Personality

Strong, self-assured and willing to speak up for what she believes in. Elgin does not let others push her around. She has strong leadership qualities, which makes her popular with other disciples. She seems to get along with Hayward, but not Paige.

## Background

Elgin grew up in an artists' colony in the east of the Peninsula.

From the earliest point she can remember, she was the colonies' muse, They gave her psychotropics so she could be the babbling voice of their god. They turned what she said into paintings. When they needed her to be sober, they locked her in the basement. She grew numb to the psychotropics as she got older. She learnt how to fake it, pretending to pass out in the studio to listen to them talk. One night, they propped her up in the corner and stayed up late drinking. When they had all fallen asleep Elgin took a knife from the kitchen and slit their throats, before calling the police. She could have been a poster child for the Peninsulan government. But instead the arrested her.

She was freed three weeks after being arrested by the Children of the Woundtree. She confides her backstory in Hayward. She seems to hate Paige.

## Episode Appearances

 Chapter 34: Some Day There Shall Be None | Elgin becomes trapped in the Hatchery during the rocket attack and is rescued by Carpenter. Later, she joins Hayward, Paige and Carpenter in a meeting and tells them her views on what should happen next. She stands up to Paige and leaves, causing a disagreement between her and Hayward in doing so.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 34: Some Day There Shall Be None
Walter

Walter is a man who was betrayed by Dennis Duplass when they spent time in prison together. Dennis tells the story to Paige and Hayward as they bring forth Paige's God.

Walter was a tall, strong, muscular man, who Dennis was imprisoned with. He went by a nickname, as was common in the prison. The two were friendly, and one day, while chopping potatoes in the kitchen, Walter confided in Dennis about his true name, and the insecurities he felt about it being "soft". Sharing the name was a vulnerable act, and meant as a gesture of trust.

Four days later, Dennis told other inmates Walter's name, using it to mock him and gain social currency. Walter no longer spoke to Dennis, and months later, was chosen to be a sacrifice, to be buried under concrete in a new compound that is being built. (Sacrifices are chosen seemingly randomly, though Dennis suggests that there is some amount of doctoring that occurs when the selections are made). Dennis is shocked at Walter being called, and is even more shocked when the inmates collectively mock Walter, spitting his name insultingly at him, as he's tased and dragged away.

Dennis admits he often thought of Walter as he walked over that concrete. He does not outright say so, but there is a suggestion he feels guilt.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 23: I'd Howl, I'd Scream, In Victory
Alteryursis

## **General Facts**

The Alteryursis are the unknown race that's been terminated from Altera-B but they still thrive underground. They been living on Altera-B for over 1.2 billion years and they have adapted to both walk on land and swim underwater. Their tails are also 1.5 metes long and they reproduce asexsually since they are all females. They never met any kind of other lifeforms until the AE bombarded their homeplanet to make way for their cities and then RU captured them and used them for testing and unfortunately, they all died from the extreme testing.

## **Ship Design**

Their ships resemble similar looks of Resurgent class dreadnoughts but with a darker color and a more clean design.

## **History**

500,000 years ago they created the first ever working hyperdrive and 10,000 years later the first warp drive. Their homes and architectures are unknown but they have excellent memory and they desire men since they been lonely for 1.2 million years. In [REDACTED] AE discovered this race and most of them hid underground and the rest were killed. It's only a matter of time before they seek revenge of those who took their home.
The Bronze Savant

The Bronze Savant is the a corporate deity, depicted with head and body bowed in a fetal pose of contemplation, his blank face hidden from our sight. He wears shimmering bronze garments and gloved hands. His shrines are often made of wood.

## Notable Events

The Bronze Savant is the former corporate sponsor diety of Old Black Crow, the company that employs Paige and Vaughan as the events of Season 1 begin. It was been the corporate deity for many years, and had many "life-long devotees" at the company until being replaced by The Crawling-In-Ecstasy by the board and the C.E.O., Mr. Hooper.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 7: It Carries Few, It Drowns Many
Sibling Rane

Sibling Rane Fan depiction, art by https://www.tumblr.com/catwyk

Sibling Rane is a disciple of The Trawlerman faith from Paraclete's Gulch who acts as a confidante for Brother Faulkner.

## Gallery

Sibling Rane Fan depiction, art by https://www.tumblr.com/catwykSketch of Sibling Rane, art by https://www.tumblr.com/catwyk
## References

1. ↑ Chapter 30: Something Dreadful Shall Arise
Alice The Hatchery Disciple

Alice is hatchery disciple and member of the Children of the Woundtree.

## Personality

She reacts calmly and helpfully in difficult situations. She is honest, telling Paige what she believes is best for the hatchery.

## Notable Events

* Alice informs Paige of the losses the hatchery has endured and asks for a supplemental god to worship in order to protect the hatchery for further attacks.
* Alice tells Hayward the situation at the hatchery.
* She helps Carpenter direct a water chain.
* When the god rocket opens, Alice becomes hypnotised and is launched into the sky.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 32: Its Wrath Shall Scald The Sun
2. ↑ Chapter 34: Some Day There Shall Be None
Sweet Jolly Crunchtooth

Sweet Jolly Crunchtooth is a god and mascot created by an unnamed cereal conglomerate. Aggressively advertised to farmers, it slowly replaced the variety of harvest gods in the Peninsula, effectively generalizing many of the gods into a single entity, making it easy to exploit for profit. While initially disliked by many of the farmers, who would worship it spitefully, it eventually become the status quo due to its legality.

Hayward describes the mascot as a sentient parcel of shredded wheat with bulging eyes and a grinning, toothed mouth taking up most of his body. This mascot also eats shredded wheat, even though it is made of shredded wheat. He also describes a method of worship as prostrating yourself before a cereal mascot, although it's unclear if this is a genuine worship method or exaggeration.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 3: Then I'll Speak of Champions
CVE classification systems

**compact object binary classifications**

{constellation} X-01 = black hole binary example: Sagittarius X-01

{constellation} X-02 = neutron star binary example: Aquila X-02 (or Hulse-Taylor binary)

{constellation} X-03 = white dwarf binary example: Gemini X-03 (J065133+284423 binary)

{constellation} X-1 = star and black hole binary example: Cygnus X-1 alpha (Cygnus X-1 + HDE 226868)

{constellation} X-2 = star and neutron star binary example: Circinus X-2 (Circinus X-1 binary)

{constellation} X-3 = star + white dwarf binary example: Cetus X-3 alpha (Mira A and B or Omicron Ceti)

when more than 1 compact object binaries are in the same constellation that belong to the same classification are in the same constellation Greek alphabet letters are added to the ends of their names (alpha, beta, gamma, delta. ect ect) example: Cygnus X-1 alpha (Cygnus X-1 and HDE 226868 binary) an Cygnus X-1 beta (Cygnus X-3 system)

**Common stars classification system**

WD-[lowercase letter]{four character number} = single white dwarfs example: WD-s1047

RG{number}-[lowercase letter]{three character number} = red giant stars example: RG4-i946

SN {five character number}-[lowercase letter] = F type and G type stars example: SN 00237-a (Procyon A)

RD {five character number}-[lowercase letter] = K type and M type stars example: RD 09202-a (Eta Draconis B)

OAB {five character number}-[lowercase letter] = B type, A type and O type stars example: OAB 00782-b (Theta1 Orionis C)

OG{number}-[lowercase letter]{three character number} = orange giants example: OG0-a012 (Arcturus)

IK{number}-[uppercase letter]{seven character number} = all stars example: IK7-G1739091

WR {number} = Wolf-Rayet stars example: WR 102

note: classifications can be stacked

**interstellar / intergalactic objects**

NE{number}-[capital letter].{4 character number} = Nebula example: NE2-A.0232 (Eta Carinae Nebula)

GLC-[lowercase letter] {5 character number}.[uppercase letter] = Globular Cluster example: GLC-e 1036.B (Messier 80)

OPC-[lowercase letter] {5 character number}.[uppercase letter] = Open Cluster example: OPC-j 2592.A (Trumpler 16)

CSC-[lowercase letter] {5 character number}.[uppercase letter] = Compact Cluster example: CSC-a 0001.A (Quintuplet Cluster)

***starship naming classifications***

G9-20 = Battlecruiser, Cruiser (and it's various types) and Destroyer example: G9-20 Ultimatum (Battlecruiser)

B8-07 = Carrier and Battlecruisers / other warships that can also be carriers example: B8-07 Achernar (Battlecruiser or Carrier)

J6-88 = Corvette example: J6-88 Nova

O2-97 = Fighter Craft example: O2-97 Leafbug

F9-S8 = Ship that can be easily made into all kinds of ships usually are science ships to start example: F9-S8 Sapphire

J6-G22 = Personal Ships example: J6-G22 Fornax

F7-20 = Heavy Battlecruiser example: F7-20 Firebird

CSS = naming code for names (Carinae Star Ship) example: CSS Viper (G9-20 Ultimatum class ship that survived Varg first contact)
Aranissa

The seven year old daughter of a guest named "Edwin" at Mrs. Kensey's birthday party.

## Notable Events

* She is selected by Mr. Kensey to participate in a "blood drawing ritual", when she is welcomed to hit Gren, which she does twice, more violently than expected.

* Later, Mr. Kensey invites her to stage again and instructs her to participate in a sacrifice. He gives Gren a muscle relaxer, then directs Aranissa to cut a box out of his stomach, reminiscent of a furnace, in honor of the Petropater.
Devereaux

Devereaux is a guest at the Amicus Hotel.

## Personality

Devereaux often appears hopeless. He feels deep shame and guilt whenever he is happy. He is kind and polite.

## Background

When Devereaux was 11 years old he and his sister, Francine, headed north-west together. They were looking for their parents. Francine was 16 and when she had voiced running away from their foster-home, Devereaux had begged her to let him go with her. Francine had looked after Devereaux since they got to the foster-home. Dev could come with her, as long as he promised he would do what she told him. A few days after this, Francine woke him up and they ran away. Francine did all of the work to keep them safe and help them travel. She kept threatening that she would leave him behind, although she never acted on it. They stayed at a motel called the Rapture-and-Bliss, where they slept in their clothes because the room was freezing and because they feared the cops showing up. Devereaux couldn’t sleep. Francine told him to stop crying and, growing impatient, that there was a god under the bed. That he'd take offerings left for him in the night. This terrified Dev so much he was too frightened to sleep, but he had stopped moving. Early in the morning, at maybe 2 or 3 o’clock, he heard scratching beneath him, like something coming up from under the floorboards. He felt the pressure of something on the mattress. He ran without looking back. Francine called after him as the door slammed shut. He waited outside in the cold, pleading with the god for his sister to be okay. The motel owner walked towards him and asked if he was okay. They went up to room 41 to check, and Francine was gone and there was no sign of a struggle. Dev knew that the motel owner was thought he was making things up and his sister had abandoned him. When Dev left the hotel, he walked back towards Glottage and the foster home he had left.

## Notable Events

* Devereaux asks Sebastian if he could be let in room 41.
* He experiences a flashback and comes down with a fever.
* He grows close to Sebastian and spends a few more days at the motel.
* As he's packing, Sebastian walks in and begs him to stay. He concedes a few more hours, so they can talk. When Sebastian leaves the room, Devereaux hears the voice of his sister from the walls of the motel. He is taken by the Man In The Walls to the haunt of the Rapture-And-Bliss.
* It is unknown whether Sebastian is able to save him or not.
Sergeant Kipuros

Sergeant Kipuros is a military sergeant working for Adjudicator Shrue or her allies. In the beginning of Season 2, he and his soldiers work with Gage and Mercer.

## Notable Events

* Kipuros deceives the townspeople, pretending to be a census-taker, while preparing his men to shoot them down.
* He is not mentioned again, so he may have been killed by The Mire Hag's Peat-Saint in this chapter.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 16: And the Current Flows On Without End
2. ↑ Chapter 16: And the Current Flows On Without End
Daphne Nitsuga

Daphne Nitsuga Headshot

> *"I'm a Filipino American Actress, Voiceover Artist, and Performer based in Chicago. I've had the honor of working in films, promotions, video games, audiobooks, and commercials for clients such as Silken Sail, Kikai Digital Games, Story Sight Studio, Upkey, NG+ Studios, and many independent film makers! I pride myself in versatility, being able to perform a variety of roles in the projects I audition for. When I'm not in the booth, I love to play video games, cafe-hop around different cities (gotta turn my caffeine addiction into something productive, y'know?), and snuggle on the couch with my orange tabby cat, Appa~"*
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## External Links

* https://twitter.com/theonlynitsuga
* https://daphnenitsuga.carrd.co/

## References

1. ↑ https://daphnenitsuga.carrd.co/#about
The Cleft Beneath All Things

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## Trivia

* Hayward's story about The Lady of Linked Hearts and Carpenter's story about The Cleft Beneath All Things mention deities that could be argued as foils. The first revealing if lovers were true but not giving real information, and the other forcing truth from those in questioning. There is also something to be said about the iconography of the deities, one of locks and the other of opening.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chapter 14: And In Ruined Flesh Ascend
2. ↑ Chapter 5: My Song Is Long And Twisted
The Cloak

The Cloak is a sanctioned god for the police, designed to be a "partner" to accompany them in their investigations. Officer Hayward seems to scorn most gods, however he does ask Felix for a hosanna in the name of The Cloak just in case in episode 3.

## Religion

### Origins and Mythos

The Cloak is an artificial deity invented to aid the police.

### Organisations and Locations

The police consider The Cloak as their patron, with most of its members worshipping it in some way.

### Known Followers

* ~~Hayward~~
* Felix

### Rituals and Hymns

*Standby for The Cloak*
*I will stand with you Partner*
*Outside the silent door Partner*
*My stout nod matching yours*
*Your courage defines me Partner*
*Your firmness completes me Partner*

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 3: Then I'll Speak of Champions
Sandra Glass

Mother of Mallory Glass (Carpenter) and of Em Glass. Under the implementation of Devlin's Edicts, she and her husband Gregory Glass were sacrificed to The Saint Electric for worshiping a forbidden god, The Trawlerman. They were thrown, in shackles, into a new hydroelectric dam that had not yet been consecrated. This occurred when Carpenter was a young child.
High Katabasian Roemont

High Katabasian Roemont is one of the leaders at Paraclete's Gulch who leads the faithful there in Season 3. He is at odds with Brother Faulkner, and plots with Katabasian Greve to apply for legalization of The Trawler-man despite many of the faithful disagreeing with it, as they mistrust The Peninsulan government.

## Personality

Roemont fears losing control over his disciples. Faulkner presents as a threat to him because he has swiftly gained popularity. Roemont is sarcastic and refuses to give Faulkner the respect he is due in the Gulch. He appears egotistical, yet cowardly.

## Notable Events

* Questions Faulkner over the events which occurred at the Gulch.
* Roemont plots with Katabasian Greve on how to assassinate Brother Faulkner.
* Roemont goes to the Gulch to formally acknowledge Faulkner as a Katabasian. While he is there he plans to assassinate him through Grenshaw. His plot is uncovered by Faulkner, who was told by Greve.
* Faulkner puts a prayer-mark in his coat pocket and on his way back down south, Roemont's car is attacked by Crab-Angels. He is killed.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 33: And Where Once Its Howling Forebears Walked
2. ↑ Chapter 30: Something Dreadful Shall Arise
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 35: The Wise Man Knows The Taste Of Rot
Harpesh

## **General Facts**

The Harpesh are a very friendly people who have helped the CVE a bit with ship building and they contributed in the Construction of the Cygnus OB2-12 Dyson Sphere, the Harpesh also are the inventors of the first translator that can translate alien languages to solve to communication problem after first contact with the CVE their homeworld is very hot and is a desert with little water so it is hard to go on one of their ships without special cooling suits.

## **Ship Design**

Their ships are often rectangular in shape with and orange and white colour scheme and Alnitak Cannons in the front as they helped the CVE invent them and so use them most if the time.

## **History**

They invented FTL travel in 2005 with the Warp Drive, they made first contact with the CVE in 2222 and because of communication errors there was a short conflict that they resolved with the Harpesh translator in 2224 they helped the CVE build ships larger and gave us access to a material called Polarinite which is an alloy now used to make starship hulls, they assisted in construction of the Cygnus OB2-12 Dyson Sphere which was started in 2303 then they became involved in The Varg War when it broke out in 2492 and helped invent the Alnitak Cannon based on the Mintaka Cannon in 2497 they were one of 8 races included in the Varg Ship Distribution Treaty in 2501 wherein all Varg vessels were divided equally among the 8 races that participated in The Varg War they joined the Great Galactic War in 2509 after the loss the was The First Battle of Westerlund 1-26 and suffered the 4th most losses of the war.
Unnamed Gods

There are many deities who are not given names, but their natures are talked about or anecdotes are given about their interactions with people.

### Gods worshiped along the White Gull: Fisher-gods, Money-gods, Fryer-gods, Lanterns-in-darkness

These are the gods that the people along the river Worship since the trawler-man has been eradicated. Mentioned in Chapter 1: Let Me Speak First Of Revelations

### Stray God of Thunder

Hayward gives an anecdote about a god of thunder called by a little boy. The boy talked to the thunder by clapping his hands and imitating it's noises, saying "it's okay, you can come in, I'm not afraid." The house was blown to bits, leaving the boy deaf and an orphan. Hayward's point with the story is that everyone wants a personal relationship with the divine and they aren't ready to handle the consequences or commitment. Mentioned in Chapter 3: Then I'll Speak of Champions

### Old Gods of the Harvest, such as Old Jack of the Thousand Ears

Hayward brings up the gods of the old harvest- grinning scarecrows, leafy green-men and faceless corn-dolls- that were given up in favor of Sweet Jolly Crunchtooth. It is implied a good number of the calls they get are for these kinds of deities. These gods are not sanctioned. Mentioned in Chapter 3: Then I'll Speak of Champions

### Gods of Healing

Carpenter talks about a deity in your wounds, of healing, that reminds you that it's there with pain. This may have been an allegory, and not a literal deity. Mentioned in Chapter 5: My Song Is Long And Twisted

### God of Pipes

*Mentioned in Chapter 6: It Winds, It Worms, It Wends*

### God of Irony

A God of Irony made in the Linger Straights, mentioned in Chapter 6: It Winds, It Worms, It Wends

### Thing in the Branches

*Mentioned in Chapter 6: It Winds, It Worms, It Wends*

### Personal Gods of the Glottage Police Force

These gods are largely out-of-fashion now, especially since Devlin's Edicts formalized a licensing system for gods, so personal gods either became illegal or fell out of favor. Historically, officers would acquire relics and worship them until their own small gods were formed:

> "*It’s unreliable, but it can be done; you buy a fragment of some old broken-down shrine on the black market, a chipped finger or tendril from the reliquaries of a forgotten or outlawed god. And you worship it, hanging from your neck or stitched into your chest, day after day, in the hope that you can tease something out of it generate some kind of grace for yourself. A **god of bullets** so you’ll never miss. A **bureaucratic god** to help get you through the paperwork. And - formed from the smashed-up statuary and scriptures of the great propaganda deities that helped to turn the tide of the last war - a **Rhetorical God** to help your truth find sympathetic ears. Just in case that witness turns against you, or your evidence might not hold up to the closest of scrutiny." - Hayward*
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## References

1. ↑ Chapter 9: My Song Has Taken Hold Of Me
Helen Hayes

Doctor Helen Hayes works at Sub-Station Perigloss, creating and destroying Saints for The Peninsulan government. Her supervisor is Alf, and they clearly do not get along. She works with four other colleagues, Sam, Quentin, Forrest, and Roger.

She tells Carpenter, while begging for her life, that it was her and Roger who released Eliza. She has been working at the sub-station for a year and a half. She watches Alf be purged by Carpenter. She claims to hate her job. When asked if she would willingly give up her comfort and citizenship to escape her contract, her silence provides Carpenter with all the information she needs to kill her like her colleagues.
Daggler

Daggler was a cop, working for the Greater Glottage Police Authority.

### Personality

Daggler is violent, and pushes for violence. He's got an us and them mentality, which allows him to justify pushing for murder and brutality, assuming that justification is something he cares about. Given his enjoyment of radio show about a superhero, it could be that he is not self-aware of his position as an antagonist from our perspective.

### Involvement in the Story

In Chapter 9, Daggler is sent down (presumably from Glottage), seen as an officer who would get the results Hayward wasn't returning. Felix reveals that he is credited with ending the effects of the Drowning Song after gaining testimonies. He attacks Peterson to get directed to Penda's Slake, and blows off Hayward's chastisement that he went too far. He then introduces his personal god, the Coiling Speaks, introducing it as a rhetorical god, and convinces Hayward that he is under the effects of the Stink.

He and Hayward then pop up in snippets leading to Chapter 12, where Felix directs them to Bellwethers.

In Chapter 13 the two officers encounter and arrest Carpenter at Bellwethers, Daggler pushes for murdering her, and makes an attempt which is stopped by Hayward. He then persuades Hayward to stand by, and is preparing to fire at Carpenter again when he is interrupted by Faulkner. Faulkner calls in an Angel of the Trawlerman, which bisects Daggler.

### Trivia

* To Daggle is an archaic English term meaning 'to soil by dragging through mire'. Additionally, his name can function as a pun on Cloak and Dagger.
Alf

Alf is the supervisor at Sub-Station Perigloss. He is in charge of issuing orders to his colleagues to purge the Saints he deems failures. The staff working for him are: Helen, Sam, Quentin, Forrest, and Roger. He and Helen do not seem to get along. He is cold in relation to the Saints. He complains that they do not have a trooper stationed with them to ward of the false faiths. He believes his higher ups are preparing for another war with the Linger Straits. In a last ditch effort to save himself and Helen from Carpenter's attack on the sub-station he decides to open the gates and release the Saints. As he does so he becomes trapped by Carpenter inside one of the test chambers. He is purged by Carpenter in the same way that he has ordered the Saints are purged.
Carpenter's Parents

Gregory Glass and Sandra Glass were the parents of Mallory Glass (Carpenter) and of Em Glass. They were worshipers of The Trawlerman. Under the implementation of Devlin's Edicts, they were sacrificed to The Saint Electric for worshiping a forbidden god. They were thrown, in shackles, into a new hydroelectric dam that had not yet been consecrated. This occurred when Carpenter was a young child.
Brother Boil and Sister Sore

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Five-In-Snuff

The Five-In-Snuff, or "The Snuff Gods", are a collection of gods worshiped by those who see the infliction of pain on others as an opportunity for self-examination, going so far as to call their victims "mirrors". They are among the most hated faith. According to Mercer all they do is *"pick the living to pieces"*.  These gods are the focus of "The Carving Chapter", led by Reverend Toes. Each member of the faith are given a body part as part of their rituals. They have no official saints or angels.

## The Snuff Gods

"The Carving Chapter" mentions five gods, but only describes three of them, as follows:

* The Filthy Child That Cries - "You may catch the curved, blade-like silhouette of the Filthy Child That Cries out of the corner of your eye, and you’ll feel the spark of schadenfreude awaken in you - the impish delight and joy at our looking-glass’s writhing pain."
* The Bold Adventurer - "Perhaps you’ll see The Bold Adventurer doffing his hat towards you, and you’ll discover within yourself a burning new curiosity, a desire to experiment, to push the boundaries of agonising dis-assembly further than ever before."
* The Sobbing Sister - "Perhaps you’ll see The Sobbing Sister, foetal and fragile, her eyes melting in tears of bluest flame - and you’ll discover empathy within you, feeling each cut to the flesh of the looking-glass as if it had been administered to you. And there’s no shame in that. No shame - although she may be the least of our gods."

In "A Book of Gods and Territories," the gods are altered, including:

* **The Child That Cries** - Empathy
* **The Child That Grins** - Schadenfreude
* **Augur of the Wild Eyes and Clicking Knives** - Wonder
* **Hierophant of the Calm Eyes and Still Blades** - Wisdom
* **The Great Adventurer** - Curiosity

*This section is left purposefully vague to preserve Jon Ware's copyright, as "A Book of Gods and Territories" is not public.*

## Organization

The worshippers of the Snuff Gods are known as the Carving Chapter. The Carving Chapter is led by Alan Grassley, who goes by "Reverend Toes". Each member of the faith are given a body part as part of their rituals. They have no official saints or angels. According to Mercer all they do is *"pick the living to pieces"*.

## Hymns

Reverend Toes before the Carving Ritual:

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## References

1. ↑ "Quarry so wretched, Gage, so illicit, so foul, that nobody could possibly have cause to complain about us." - Mercer, https://www.thesiltverses.com/transcript-season-2-chapter-10
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Chapter 25: But We'll Never Be Rid Of Each Other
3. ↑ A Book of Gods and Territories, the Silt Verses Lorebook, https://www.patreon.com/posts/book-of-gods-and-60781916 (Behind Paywall)
B. Narr

B. Narr's headshot

B. Narr is a multi-award-winning actor from Oklahoma who spends most of their time waxing poetic about monsters, writing queer horror, and—of course—pretending to be other people.

You can find their current work in The Silt Verses as Faulkner, in Tiny Terrors as D, in The Waystation as Kelson Rickey, as well as many other audio dramas and indie video games.

## External Links

* https://bnarr.com
* https://twitter.com/sassylich
* https://www.instagram.com/sassylich/

## References

1. ↑ https://www.thesiltverses.com/cast-and-creators
Pit Head

"*The lorries roll on, their sides emblazoned with the grinning, inhuman faces of the great commercial gods. The Slag King. Pit Head. He Who Walks In Fizz And In Flavour. The drivers in their high manual cabs, wearing sunglasses and pollutant-masks, all look the same."* *- Faulkner*

No other description is given of this God.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 6: It Winds, It Worms, It Wends
天瓊門

天瓊祖師是天瓊門開宗立派者。第一天庭之戰後協助逃亡的妖族打開桃源幻境，與桃花妖有故事，故事從桃花妖角度來講。

#### 師姐

與主角頗有淵源，是幾十年前主角前世渡劫時，偷襲主角的二人之女。當日偷襲主角被反打之後，二人因任務失敗不敢返回門派復命而逃亡，但其父傷重不久身亡，而數月過後，其母產下遺腹子。
其母生產後，無力撫養，無奈帶著嬰兒返回門派祈求掌門寬恕接納母女二人。但掌門冷酷無情，處死了其母，留下女嬰作為日後修煉魔功的材料養育。
師姐長到10歲大時，無意中偷聽到了師兄們的對話，得知了自己的身世以及自己即將迎來的命運，遂於掌門魔功大成準備獻祭自己前夕出逃。
逃亡過程中身受重傷，最終倒在崑崙山腳桃源幻境外，被祭拜祖師的師傅發現，帶回天瓊門，治療傷勢後收為養女。
師姐贈與主角的銅簪是其母留下的唯一遺物，也是當年偷襲主角所用的法器。

#### 法器的小世界

核心目標是增加更多路徑的戰力驗證
地級以上法器，在升至3階以上後可探索法器內的小世界。地級3、6、9階各可挑戰1關，共3關；天級3、5、7、9、10階各可挑戰1關，共5關。 （最後一關都是法器器靈）
只有克制五行的法器才能被攜帶進入挑戰
挑戰勝利後獲得星辰具象，用於點亮、升級瓊頂星辰儀（位於天瓊門器室）
同時，完成挑戰的法器在升至滿階後，可進行器靈重塑，消耗大量法器碎片
The Immeasurable Apotheosis of Sid Wright

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"The Immeasurable Apotheosis of Sid Wright" is a four-episode spin-off available to Patreon members.

> *Months after what he's come to think of as his 'resignation letter' from Greater Glottage Radio, the prophet of sleep and former radio DJ known as Sid Wright is suffering a crisis of faith.* *Does an endless rest really hold all of the answers? Is he causing more harm than he's preventing? And what, exactly, is the name of his god?*
> *Hoping to understand his deity, his powers, and his mission better, Sid embarks on a remarkable journey homewards to the town of Puckham's Weald...*
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*Four episodes in total: first episode releases on Friday 3rd June, decommissioned episodes release post-season's end.*

## Episode Synopses

* **Episode 1**: In which the Prophet of Sleep experiences a crisis of faith. *Released Jun 3, 2022*
* **Episode 2**: In which Sid Wright arrives back in his hometown of Puckham's Weald. *Released July 31, 2022*
* **Episode 3**: Not yet posted
* **Episode 4**: Not yet posted

## References

1. ↑ https://thesiltverses.tumblr.com/post/685312662919364608/description-a-poster-advertisment-for-an-art
2. ↑ https://www.patreon.com/posts/immeasurable-of-67289737
3. ↑ https://www.patreon.com/posts/immeasurable-of-69842453
Hembry

Hembry is an ex-coworker of Paige's from Old Black Crow (OBC). He is 46 years old. He used to deal with the catalogues of licensed and unlicensed faiths.

## Notable Events

When his contract ended he was not given a new one but was instead let go. Although it was against the rules, he kept some of the catalogues. It was in one of these catalogues that he discovered the Watcher in the Wings and draw the prayer marks. He was promised an never ending show, and the identity of The Man With Many Faces.

The Watcher in the Wings required feeding, and tragedies were satisfying. It is through this that Hembry kills his sister, who only wanted to help him. Paige visits to ask for the catalogues. While she and Hayward are there, Hembry manages to escape from the clutches of The Watcher in the Wings and charges it once she leaves. There is the sound of beating wings, and Hembry is cut off implying that he succumbs to some injury inflicted upon him.
David S. Dear

David S. Dear's Headshot

Nearly 30 years ago David walked by an audition posting for a local playwright’s festival and said, “That sounds like fun!” That spontaneous jump onto the stage led him to perform in numerous staged productions. However, he discovered voice acting to be an ideal fit and parlayed his many years of theatre experience into audiobook narration and podcast production.

As an Audible Approved Producer, David produces and performs in numerous audiobooks and is the creator of the audio drama A Ninth World Journal, creator and co-producer of Deconstructive Criticism podcast, and appears in many other audio dramas.

> *"I am a voice actor and voice over artist, bringing nearly 30 years of theater experience to the microphone. My voice has often been described as “smooth” and “buttery”, offering deep warm tones that are like a spa for the ears.*
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## External Links

* https://twitter.com/DavidSDear
* http://davidsdear.com

## References

1. ↑ https://www.thesiltverses.com/cast-and-creators
2. ↑ https://davidsdear.com/#About
The Blinding Bright Eyes Who Lurks Upon the Crooked Turn

> *"I’d like to give a very special shout-out to our new sponsor here at Greater Glottage Radio, the Man With The Blinding Bright Eyes Who Lurks Upon The Crooked Turn.*
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> *Every year he takes the lives of over ten thousand motorists in the Peninsula. Lend him thanks...that it isn’t you."*
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> *- Diane Stone, Greater Glottage Radio Announcer*
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## References

1. ↑ Chapter 15: For My Song Has No Beginning... transcript
The Mire Hag

A god of peat and mire worshiped across The Peninsula. When Gage, Mercer and Sergeant Kipuros attack the inhabitants of a village who worships The Mire Hag, the high priest transforms himself into a fearsome saint in retaliation.

## Traditions

* The folks celebrate with a maypole in the center of their village, topped with the icon of a "thick, waddling mass, its peat-skin carving off into ribbons".
* Their high priests wear thick robes cowled with sheets of turf.
* The church contains sacred texts and stained glass windows.

## Peat Saints

* **Transformation -** can occur relatively quickly, taking only a few minutes in a private room. The resulting "Peat-Saint" grows taller, larger and stronger than the sacrifice, capable of destroying a door. Its skin darkens and becomes peat, and its veins bulge with blood that becomes "rancid sphagnum moss pulsing about his bulging arms". The face remains human and visible, but the sacrifice loses control and becomes violent and animalistic.
* **Abilities** - Sheds dirt, peat and moss from its body. Can send out flows of molten peat flows, which oozes over services slowly but can severely burn those who touch it, and transform them into desiccated corpses, becoming wrinkled and tanned.
* **Weakness -** The Peat-Saint is weak against an attack by fire.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 16: And the Current Flows On Without End
Mercer

> *The newborn Beast will stalk forth from the shadows upon its many legs, its mouths snapping in delight. It’ll eat us first."*
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**Mercer**, sister of Gage and worshipper of the Beast That Stalks in Long Grass, is a hunter contracted to take out The Trawler-Man. (WIP)

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 16: And the Current Flows On Without End
Parley Cook

Parley Cook is a horror podcast addict and semi-lapsed creative writer, and he's thrilled to be here. While not technically his voiceover debut, his role in The Silt Verses IS the first acting credit he's earned as a publicly out trans man. For more information, you can find him @parleycook on Twitter--though like something going bump in the night, he usually lurks.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.thesiltverses.com/cast-and-creators
The Linger Straits

The (Consolidated) Linger Straits, also known as the CLS, is a region that that borders the Peninsula in the West. It is connected to the Peninsula by a great yellow suspension bridge.

This region's government is known as the **Consolidated Linger Straights (CLS)**. At one point in time, the Peninsula and the CLS were engaged in war. There seems to be continued political tension between the Linger Straits and the Peninsula, as they threaten 'severe political consequences' if Paige is not released.

Nesh is the capitol city of the Linger Straits. Paige describes 'parts of it' as 'nice' while talking to Faulkner.

> *This location is Represented on the Silt Verses Map.*
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## Locations

* Nesh
* Old Black Crow (OBC)
* There is at least one marketing college in the Linger Straits, since Vaughan mentions wanting to apply to one there.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 7: It Carries Few, It Drowns Many
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chapter 12: And To Fight Is Just To Choke
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chapter 9: My Song Has Taken Hold Of Me
4. ↑ Chapter 15: For My Song Has No Beginning...
5. ↑ Chapter 5: My Song Is Long And Twisted
6. ↑ Chapter 11: My Voice Cries Truths I Never Knew
7. ↑ Chapter 6: It Winds, It Worms, It Wends
Jonah Knight

Jonah Knight made paranormal modern folk music insanely popular by releasing many songs about ghosts, monsters, steampunk, and South Dakota. Find them at JonahKnight.com. After touring the mid-Atlantic United States convention scene for years, he departed for points west.

He recently formed ActualStoryPodcasting.com and began doing a bit of voice acting. Also, he worked in theater for a long time. He also attended the Supreme Pro Wrestling training academy and has worked 40-some matches as a pro wrestling referee.

## External Links

* https://jonahknight.com/
* https://www.youtube.com/user/jonahknight

## References

1. ↑ https://www.thesiltverses.com/cast-and-creators
The Henge

Hayward describes the Henge as a kindly god of lost things, and possibly the only kindly god yet known of. All that it takes as sacrifices are things that people wish to lose, like rings that hurt and keys that you don't want to use. These sacrifices are given by wrapping them in green cotton and burying them pebbles. Whenever you want the items back, even if you don't know that yet, The Henge will return them.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 9: My Song Has Taken Hold Of Me
The Cairn Maiden

Artist: https://www.tumblr.com/felidaefatigue

The Cairn Maiden is god of death, the journey towards it, and the comfort at the end. She is described as smiling from behind a veil, having long clasping fingers and soil pooling through her worm-bitten skin.

She is first seen as an indistinct figure in the distance and leaving cairns for people to find. As people get closer to their death she appears closer and clearer. According to Acantha, she is kind and only wants to meet people at the place that they die to cradle and bury them.

## Religion

### Origins and Mythos

The origin of the Cairn Maiden is unknown.

### Organisations and Locations

It is not known if the Cairn Maiden has any organised following. Its only known follower tends to a graveyard on her own, where she buries the bodies that wash up upon the shore.

### Rituals and Hymns

This has always been the place.
You were always walking towards this moment.
We were always waiting for you here.
The soil will swallow you.
The roots will tear at you.
Foxes and flies will bear you away.
There’s nothing left to hold on to.
There’s nowhere left to go.

Beset by walls and razor wire,
But there’s no other road I could be taking,
And walls are steep but I’ll climb higher.
You and I will meet,
With bloodied flesh and ruined feet,
For that final, empty sleep,

## Gallery

Sketch of the Cairn Maiden with veiled face, holding a body and laying her hand on its forehead. Art by https://www.tumblr.com/felidaefatigueSketches of the Cairn Maiden, including her veiled visage, worm-bitten hands, and her embracing a body reciting a prayer. Art by https://www.tumblr.com/new-hyperfixation-every-month.
Acantha's Lych-House

Home of Stewardess Acantha and where she buries those whom she's called to collect in her "garden of the dead." Acantha tells Carpenter it is on the south coast, "about a hundred miles south-west of Glottage."

> *This location is Marked on the Silt Verses Map.*
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## References

1. ↑ Chapter 17: If I Could Trace With Bloodless Fingers
David Ault

David Ault Public Profile

David trained at the Court Theatre Training Company between 2006 and 2008, but has been performing on stage since 1995. He discovered voice acting in 2004 and has been producing audio ever since. He is a Voice actor, narrator, planetarium presenter, living in Ripon, England.

He has taken roles such as: Donald Duck in Blue Remembered Hills, Angelo and Claudio in Measure for Measure, and Richard Pearson in Colonial Radio Theatre's War of the Worlds. David has now been on three of the NoSleep Podcast's Sleepless Live tours of the USA and Canada (2017-2019), and one across the UK and Europe in 2020. He is very pleased to be represented by RED Talent Management.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.davidault.co.uk/acting.html
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/DavidAult
Adjudicator Shrue

Adjudicator Temerik Shrue is a Legislature for the Peninsulan government. They represent the North-Western Territory. It is suggested that they won their position in a landslide victory during their previous campaign.

## Background

The Peninsulan Territory that Shrue represents, the North-Western, is where they were raised.

## Career

They hire Mercer and Gage to get rid of The Parish of Tide and Flesh as a part of their re-election campaign, following the events at Bellwethers and Marcel's Crossing.

Ana and Jeff, who worked as Shrue's primary re-election campaign staff, are killed during an attack by Love-Saints from the Linger Straits.

## Episode Appearances

 Chapter 32: Its Wrath Shall Scald The Sun | Shrue is heard defending the Children of the Woundtree on the radio.

## Trivia

* Shrue has a partner and kids, who have been relocated to the south of the Peninsula.

## References

1. ↑ Chapter 21: We'd Both Go Plunging Downwards
2. ↑ Chapter 16: And the Current Flows On Without End
3. ↑ Chapter 31: Its Gaze Shall Fall O'er Trembling Plains
Katabasian Phegg

Katabasian Phegg is figure at Paraclete's Gulch, responsible for engineering drowning tanks at the Gulch, where water is warmed and salinated, resulting in experimental saint creation, including a Man-o-War saint.

> *"A sacrificial chamber - and an experiment. Quite a unique one, really. The river washes in through the sluice-gates, feeding these drowning-tanks.*
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## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 16: And the Current Flows On Without End
Stanton

Stanton was the owner and hotelier of the Sleepy Pilgrims Motel in Marcel’s Crossing. He is self-admittedly prejudiced against followers of The Trawlerman. He has a notable interaction with Brother Faulkner in Chapter 1.

## Description

### As a Human

Stanton is described as having a shock of white hair.

### As a Saint

He had black-button eyes on stalks, a tendrilled mouth with some sensory capabilities, and emitted pungent black ink. Shrunken human arms hung from his carapaced chest. He's described as having elements of prawn, crawfish and crab. In terms of vocalising, all we hear are slithers, and a shriek when wounded.

Within the basement, he used the ink to inscribe patterns (much like the sainted form of Abel), but appeared to be driven more by crab-like concerns, being lured out of the basement with maggot-bait.