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Ep 15: The Mouth

## Plot Synopsis

Cutting down The Tree was far easier than Dale Boggs thought. When the stump is ripped out, Dale looks into the hole and sees a mouth with many tounges, then an eye, then a mother giving birth, then a pond of black water. He wants to run, but a voice inside him compels him to stay.

Old Copperhead has Daniel Boggs bring him to Glory Ann Boggs body. Danny brings him to where Dale keeps the two coffins, Copperhead seems scared of the true coffin, the one with the sigils carved into it. Copperhead instructs Danny to bring the coffin to his daddy at the tree and then latches on to Danny with his teeth lending him the strength to do so.

Earlier that day, Glory Ann Boggs makes her way to the glade in Boggs Holler to retrieve some tools. Then plans to catch a ride to Dale's land.

Dale waits for Danny to arrive, and when he does he's all dressed up for the funeral and bringing what's revealed to be the decoy coffin on a cart. When Dale turns to smack Danny, Danny responds by burying a hatched into Dale's skull, killing him. Glory Ann watches the whole thing and reveals herself to scold Old Copperhead for murdering her son. She grabs Copperhead and destroys him. Danny dies shortly after, presumably from the forceful separation from Old Copperhead.

## Relevant Characters

* Dale Boggs
* The Tree
* Daniel Boggs
* Old Copperhead
* Glory Ann Boggs
Cora Lee Tilley

## Description

Long black hair and dark eyes. A slender woman who could blow away with a strong wind.

## Background

Cora Lee was the wife of Frank Tilley. They lived together in an rundown farmhouse on the edge of a thick pine forest.

Frank was beheaded one night, with his head being left in a stopped train's engine. Later that night, Cora Lee stumbled out of the woods claiming the Dark Earth killed her husband who was a bad man.

Cora Lee was originally born Cora Lee Trent to a very poor family. Frank met Cora Lee through her father when they were exchanging materials for moonshine. The two married when she was 18 as Cora Lee felt the pressure from her family and the entire marriage was hell for her.

One day Cora Lee didn't show up for church and Bonnie Ward went to check on her. She was in a terrible state so Bonnie brought Cora Lee to the Walker House. Cora Lee left in fear after finding out Frank knew where she was, she went with him because she didn't want the Walker sisters to kill him.

When Andy Hodge and his deputy discovered Cora Lee, they decided to keep her locked up to be safe. Hearing about this Marcie Walker sent D.L. Walker to represent Cora Lee. While she was reticent at first, D.L.'s charm drew the real story out of her. After hearing it, D.L. believed her and convinced Andy Hodge to let Cora Lee go.

Before the events of her husband's death, Cora Lee was approached by Georgie Triplett and Esther Campbell about joining Good Mother Ministries. When Cora Lee attended her first service, she learned about The Good Mother and what she could do. Georgie told the story of the Good Mother killing her horrible stepfather and encouraged Cora Lee to consider this option for her abusive relationship with Frank. Cora Lee prayed every night for The Good Mother to come and save her from Frank.

One particularly bad night after Frank started a bar fight, he came home with such an anger that Cora Lee ran into the Pines to get away from him. She spent the night in a hollowed out tree and awoke to find The Dead Queen staring at her. The Dead Queen brought her to the railroad where Frank was working and summoned mutated rat creatures from the earth to devour all the men, Frank included, before ripping his head off. Cora Lee screamed and ran back to her home to find Andy Hodge.

## Appearances

* Episode 18: Where the Cold Wind Blows
* Episode 19: Where the Sun Never Shines
* Episode 21: A Worthy Grave
Daniel Boggs

## Background

Daniel Boggs was the son of Dale Boggs. He always group up as a strange kid, it was implied that he had dyslexia, but that wasn't the source of his strangeness. He was the lost child between his cousin Indiana Boggs being a strong jock and his other cousin Delia Hubbard being a smart girl with The Gift.

When his grandmother Glory Ann Boggs died, Daniel found some of her books. One book in particular details various creatures of The Inner Dark, one such creature drew Daniel's attention, and in an effort to prove himself and his importance, Daniel summoned the creature, Old Copperhead. Using Daniel's existing insecurity, Old Copperhead asked Daniel to bring him the body of Glory Ann cut up into consumable pieces. In order to complete this task, Daniel had to bring his dad a fake coffin to bury at The Tree (as that was Dale's vision from The Inner Dark). Old Copperhead needed to bite and latch on to Daniel to give him the strength to complete this task, and, under the influence of Copperhead, killed his father with a hatchet next to The Tree. Daniel died shortly after from the snake bite. After posthumously witnessing their deaths, Glory Ann killed Old Copperhead, and threw both their bodies into the hole where The Tree once was, destroying the Thing temporarily.

## Appearances

* Ep 7: Daniel
* Ep 15: The Mouth
Georgie Triplett

## Background

A young woman who met Esther Campbell and asks her to join her interdenominational church, Good Mother Ministries, in the woods near Baker's Gap. When Esther accepts, Georgie and Miss Darla picked her up in a truck and brought her to the woods. They spent the day with the congregation and introduced Esther to Evelyn/Timothy. They then witnessed The Good Mother kill her horrible step-father.

Later she and Esther were approached by Bonnie Ward about Good Mother Ministries taking in Cora Lee Tilley which they accept. Georgie convinces Cora Lee's husband Frank Tilley to let her join Good Mother Ministries. Georgie told Cora Lee about what The Good Mother did to her step-father and encouraged her to pray for that fate to befall Frank.

In 1928, Georgie tried to kill Marigold Underwood, Marcie Walker, and Delia Hubbard before they can perform the binding ritual of The Dead Queen. During the binding itself, Georgie tried to stab Marigold with a knife but got turned to ash.

## Appearances

* Episode 20: Am I Born to Die?
* Episode 21: A Worthy Grave
* Episode 30: The Dead Queen
William Huff

## Background

A stranger who despite the temptations, tried to stay away from Baker's Gap, though after some time, found himself visiting a parlor house there and falling in love with a woman named Juanita, who disappeared shortly after, taking all her things with her. Bill was accused of driving her away, but Bill seemed genuinely surprised and devastated that she was gone. He moved on to another parlor house where he fell in love with another woman there named Judith, she also disappeared shortly after and the workers dragged him back to his home where they found the bodies of Juanita and Judith strangled and tucked into bed together. Bill was hung on his own land which was renamed Lover's Clutch.
Common Abbreviations

Text sourced from the graphic created by Steve Shell has been bolded.

## Abbreviations

**BMAC: Build Mama a Coffin, the patrons-only storyline**

**DD/TWQ: Daughter Dooley/The Witch Queen**

**HH: Horned Head**

**TDQ: The Dead Queen**

**TRM: The Railroad Man**

**TWS: The Wolf Sisters**

**TWSB: Those Who Sleep Beneath, those of the Inner Dark**

UUGLy/The UUGLies: The Blessed Folk of His Unending and Undying Gracious Love, or The Kind and Blessed Folk of His Undying and Unending Grace; the church group devoted to Horned Head.

## H'aints, spirits & other revenants still walking this world.

**There were spirits, creatures and monsters crawling this old world before the things were ever locked under the mountains and many are still here. Some have been corrupted or recruited or even possessed by the darkness from under the mountain, others remain free agents. You won't know which is which til it's too late. They vary from old ghosts and critters to creatures with primordial strength and magic.**

**Examples: Skin't Tom, Old Green Eyes, Miss Lavinia, J.T Fields of Dorchester, and The Boy.**
Ep 6: Mercy's Reply

## Blurb

"The Brothers Boggs hear back from their beloved sister, but what might Miss Mercy have in mind?"

## Plot Synopsis

It is clear that Vernard Boggs and Dale Boggs are desperate for redemption. They didn't do their mama, Glory Ann Boggs, right in life and they want to make up for it now that she is dead. Both Boggs Boys have departed for Mercy's home in Kentucky, meanwhile two unopened letters from Mercy Boggs-Carter sit in each boys' mailbox.

The first is for Vernard. Mercy explains that a grand graveyard and tomb is far too much for Glory Ann, but thinks Dale's idea for burying her out back is far too little. Mercy suggests building a small family cemetery by the river in Boggs Holler. She also kindly turns down Vernard's offer to pay for Delia Hubbard's education as a teacher for her has already been secured. Mercy continues that she wishes to move back to Boggs Holler to live in the house and take up Glory Ann's midwife duties, with those duties eventually being inherited by Deeley.

The second is for Dale. Mercy agrees that the graveyard is far too much, and suggests the small family cemetery. She assures him he can still build his coffin. Mercy also describes her plan to return to Boggs Holler, revealing it's for the sake of Deeley learning how to harness her Gift since Glory Ann was never able to teach her.
The Tree

## Background

The Tree is a manifestation of hate and anger. It sat on the land of Curtis Taylor a known member of the KKK who would lynch black people on The Tree feeding it with the pure deplorable hate required for such an act. When Dale Boggs acquired Curtis's land, The Tree started feeding into Dale, influencing his dreams. The Tree manipulated Dale into chopping it down and using its wood to build a coffin for his dead mama, Glory Ann Boggs. It then made Dale bring the coffin to the hole where The Tree once was to bury it there. This plan was thwarted by Dale's son Daniel Boggs who was under the influence of Old Copperhead.They both died in the skirmish which was witnessed by Glory Ann herself who, after witnessing visions of her children suffering in the black water of the hole where The Tree once was, threw Dale's corrupted body into the hole. This caused the hole to collapse in on itself, temporarily destroying The Tree.

## Appearances

* Ep 4: Mama's Boys Part II - Dale
* Ep 13: Dale's Other Plan
* Ep 15: The Mouth
* Bonus: A Few More Minutes With Mama
Episode 3: The Covenant

## Content Warnings

* Frank discussion of religious fundamentalism.
* Religious horror/cult activity.
* Discussion of death by disease.
* Thoughts of self harm/suicide.

## Blurb

Cletus Garvin should have died in 1910, but instead has been the pastor of the Tabernacle of the Elder Covenant for the past seven years. Debts are called to account in the shadow of the Old Number 7 Disaster.

## Plot Synopsis

The Covenant opens with Cletus Garvin, pastor of the town of Barlo, Kentucky, ministers to the victims of the Old Number Seven Disaster in the town's church, and reminisces on how he got his position.

In the winter of 1909, Cletus Garvin developed the Black Lung, an ailment coal miners get from inhaling coal dust. He was told he would be fired at the end of the week, though he could keep his house, and would receive a pension. While finishing out the week, he hears voices at the bottom of the mine. The voices seemed to know details about his life that they should not know. They promise to restore him to health, in exchange for his services in the outside world.

The voices help him to give sermons, and he steps into a preaching role in The Tabernacle of the Elder Covenant, becoming its pastor once his predecessor dies in a hunting accident. Throughout this time, he continues to receive inspiration and suggestions from the voices; he initiates new traditions amongst the congregation, including speaking in tongues and laying on of hands, and these seem to hold some sort of power to affect the lives of the congregation including "the power to heal...or in some cases, to kill."

When the men of Barlo bring the victims of the Old Number 7 disaster to Cletus, he begins preparations for something he feels entirely unconfident about, though it is not revealed what.
Season Three: As Above, So Below

## Synopsis

The third season of Old Gods of Appalachia began on March 17, 2022.

## Episodes

* Episode 31: Season Three Prologue
* Episode 32: Runs in the Family
* Episode 33: Special Delivery
* Episode 34: On Oak Mountain
* Episode 35: More Harm Than Good
* Episode 36: Eminent Domain
* Episode 37: The Other Walker House
* Episode 38: Diary of a Preacher’s Daughter
* Episode 39: The Blood of the Mountain
* Episode 40: The Well of Remembrance
* Episode 41: Return to Paradise
* Episode 42: A Fool’s Paradise
* Episode 43: Escape From Paradise
* Episode 44: A Brace of Kinsman
* Episode 45: Hallowed Be Thy Name
* Episode 46: Lay Not Upon Us Innocent Blood
* Episode 47: Cast Me Forth Unto the Sea
* Episode 48: By Reason of Mine Affliction
Ep 4: Mama's Boys Part II - Dale

## Content Warnings

"Racism, racially motivated violence, lynching, the implied murder of a child, death of a parent, reference to the KKK, and cult ritual sacrifices."

## Blurb

"Witness the cut-and-dried sensibilities of one Wallydale Hobart Boggs."

## Plot Synopsis

Wallydale Boggs was named after a fancy meat company by his father Wayland Boggs in an attempt to give him a leg up in the world. Dale is a very straightforward individual who sees things in black and white and expresses that through woodworking. Dale doesn't have much of an ability to see things in the abstract and is not at all in touch with his feelings. He married his wife Sissy out of obligation, who died while giving birth to their son Daniel Boggs.

There's a sick tree in Esau County. It was covered in rot and had been around for a long, long time. It feeds on blood and seeks out violence. Many black people, slaves or otherwise, were lynched on this tree by KKK members and the tree absorbed the pure hate that motivated these acts. A person hanging from the tree snapped a bough causing the hate stored in The Tree to leak out into the world.

The Tree sits on the land of Curtis Taylor. Curtis is proud violent member of the KKK. There is also a KKK clubhouse on Curtis's land that Sheriff Jayfred Dotson was keen on removing as he didn't like the rampant killings. Specifically, the murder of a little girl at the hands of Curtis and his friends. Curtis, worried about the heat on his land, sells it to Dale with the hopes of buying it back when the anger died down.

Dale, while walking the land, discovers the clubhouse and the graves of the many black lynching victims. He ordered the building's demolition and informed Curtis that he needs to keep away or else Dale would inform the Sheriff about the graves.

Soon Dale notices The Tree and was taken by its immense dark power. When Dale discovers his Mama passed away, he knows from his dreams that he must build her a special coffin.

Dale returns his brother's letter, stating that Mama should be buried in Boggs Holler and not in some tomb. He then writes his sister, Mercy Boggs-Carter, telling her not to listen to Vernard's grand ideas and that it's perfectly fine to just build mama a coffin.

## Relevant Characters

* Dale Boggs
* Curtis Taylor
* Jayfred Dotson
* The Tree
The Wolf Sisters

The Wolf Sisters: A Once Told Tale was originally performed live on the Discord. Its release through the podcast feed began on April 2, 2020, and ended on April 16, 2020. It is set in the spring of 1917 in Baker's Gap, Tennessee, and involves Marcie and Ellie Walker dealing with the shape-shifting women of the Clutch, assisted by Melvin Blevins.

### Episodes

* The Wolf Sisters Part One
* The Wolf Sisters Part Two
* The Wolf Sisters Part Three
Episode 11: Season Two Prologue

## Blurb

O Appalachia:

mother and maw

that births and devours us,

roots sunk deep and winding as

gnarled hands clasped in prayer,

hold us fast and give us foundation.

O knotted cage and vine wrought chains

O feast of hills and green,

that which feeds our hearts

but often starves our blood:

Hear us now.

## Plot Synopsis

The episode begins with a poetic prayer to the Green of Appalachia. Then it turns to speak of the railroad, its role in coal mining, and in taking people to pursue new dreams and bringing in outsiders and Others.

It speaks of a boy who feels like a failure for dying before he became a man. This boy didn’t die in a place where he could be brought home to be buried, he died in The Pines and was found by someone only known as She.

It speaks of sisters and the bond between them, separated by distance.

It speaks of a woman who has no kin and dreads the quiet, though she fears nothing.

It speaks of the land, land that was meant to remain unseen and unknown, land being bought up and explored every day.

It closes by beckoning the family to go into the pines, where the shadows are darkest.
Glory Ann Boggs

### Relatives

Wayland Boggs, Mercy Boggs-Carter, Vernard Boggs, Dale Boggs, Indiana Boggs, Delia Hubbard, Daniel Boggs

## Description

Tall with broad shoulders, a strong back, stronger hands, and braided silver hair.

## Background

Gloria "Glory" Ann Boggs was a witch with strong abilities from The Green and the mother of Mercy Boggs-Carter, Vernard Boggs, and Dale Boggs. She is the "Mama" in the Patreon arc "Build Mama a Coffin".

During her life, Glory Ann served as a midwife, healer, and witch for many folks in Esau County.

Just before she died, Glory Ann had prophetic dreams of the corruption of her children by The Inner Dark. Using her Gift, she granted herself three additional days after her death to attempt to prevent the corruption of her children and the consumption of her body.

In those three days she watched her three children die, in some cases due to her intervention and in some cases due to circumstances outside her control.

When Glory Ann finally died, she was survived by her granddaughter Delia Hubbard and her grandson Indiana Boggs.

Née Teasley. Sibling of Verna Sargent, Dorothy Sargent, Inez Rigg, and others.

## Appearances

* Ep 1: Mama Tried
* Ep 2: Mama's Dead & Gone
* Ep 13: Dale's Other Plan
* Ep 14: The Golden Shovel
* Ep 15: The Mouth
* Bonus: A Few More Minutes With Mama
* Ep 16: A Mama's Heart
* Ep 17: The Finale
Esther Campbell

*"Esther, a spinster at the absolutely dusty age of 26...*

## Background

Esther had moved to Baker’s Gap from Arnie, Tennessee about three months after the town of Arnie officially ceased to be. She took a secretarial job at Bernie’s Industrial Farm Supply in Baker’s Gap proper and spent her days organizing the files for their larger accounts. Shortly after arriving in Baker's Gap, Esther joined the Ladies Auxiliary of Rising Creek Baptist Church. It was through her volunteer work that Esther met Georgie Triplett and started helping out with Good Mother Ministries.

## Appearances

* Episode 20: Am I Born to Die?
* Episode 21: A Worthy Grave
Nadine Rigg

## Background

Nadine Rigg is the daughter of Benji Rigg and Inez Rigg, and the granddaughter of Oliver and June Teasley. She is the niece of Verna Sargent (nee Teasley), Dorothy Sargent (nee Teasley), and Glory Ann Boggs (nee Teasley). She is the cousin of Mercy Boggs-Carter, Dale Boggs, and Vernard Boggs. Delia Hubbard and Indiana Boggs are her first cousins once removed.

Nadine grew up wealthy, thanks to her father Benji selling land to Locke Railroad. When Inez died, Nadine inherited her extensive jewelry collection, including Inez's "Thinking Ring," a well-worn piece made from antler which gives the wearer heightened senses and clairvoyance. Nadine's aunt Verna Sargent asks for the ring but Nadine refused. Nadine was engaged to Nathaniel Locke III.

Benji became delusional and convinced his wife Inez was arriving on a train soon. He was soon killed by being run over by a passing train.

Nadine wore the ring often after that. One night, she sensed a dark presence sneaking into her house with the intention to hurt her. She threw open her bedroom door and stabbed the intruder with a letter opener who turned out to be Nathaniel.

Later, Nadine had gone into hiding at a hotel with her mother's jewels and a coffee can full of money. She plans to sell the jewels and places an advertisement in the newspaper. An unnamed Gray Lady answers the ad and demands the ring, blackmailing Nadine. The ring was allegedly stolen by June Teasley. Nadine gives up the ring and takes a bus to Paradise, TN.
Episode 40: The Well of Remembrance

## Content Warnings

* Depiction/discussion of religious fundamentalism.
* Gore.
* Reference to death by monster.
* Frank discussion of historical sex work.
* Bodily injury and disability.
* Apparent death by hanging.
* Emotional trauma.
* Endangerment of a child.
* Historical depiction of disability used in a deceptive manner.
* Death of family members.
Vernard Boggs

## Background

Vernard Boggs is the eldest child of Glory Ann Boggs and Wayland Boggs. After Glory Ann's death, he and his siblings Mercy Boggs-Carter and Dale Boggs were corrupted by The Inner Dark in an attempt to feed Glory Ann's power to it.

Vernard never forgave his mother for driving his father away and quickly moved to North Carolina to work tobacco fields and make a name for himself. While in North Carolina, Vernard developed a fancier accent that his siblings often made fun of him for. As he moved up through the ranks, he met his wife and they had their child Indiana Boggs. Shortly after his mother's death, Vernard dreamt of making a grand cemetery for his mother, a vision sent from The Inner Dark.

In order to build this cemetery, Vernard partnered with J.T. Fields of Dorchester to purchase the land. Before things could be finalized Glory Ann approached J.T Fields and made him promise to keep Vernard away from the dark forces that compelled him and make sure the cemetery never got built. J.T. Fields obeyed by killing Vernard with a golden shovel to the back of the head, confirming that he would never succumb to The Inner Dark.

## Appearances

* Ep 3: Mama's Boys Part I - Vernard
* Ep 14: The Golden Shovel
Episode 36: Eminent Domain

## Blurb

A voice from the past calls a family to go back home one last time.

## Content Warnings

* Loud telephone ring.
* References to deaths of parents and siblings.
* Death of a mother and child in childbirth.
* Death by monster.
* Death by pollution-induced illness.
* Frank discussion of historical sex work.
* Bodily injury and disability.
* Emotional trauma.
Ep 13: Dale's Other Plan

## Plot Synopsis

The moment Dale Boggs saw The Tree he knew something was very, very wrong with it, yet he was somehow drawn to it. Ever since his mama Glory Ann Boggs died, Dale has dreams about cutting into The Tree and using the wood to build his mama a coffin. The dreams showed him exactly what kinds of sigils to carve into the box. Dale doesn't want to bury his mama behind the house in Boggs Holler like he originally said, instead he wants to bury her exactly where The Tree sits after he's done turning it into a coffin.

Dale had run Curtis Taylor and his KKK friends off the land that Curtis previously owned. When sneaking back on to Dale's land to burn some crosses, Curtis's friend Bobby decides to burn The Tree too. Half a mile away, Curtis feels the gasoline get poured and, panicked, drives his car to The Tree, pulls his knife, and stabs Bobby to death.

Dale finds Curtis unconscious on top of Bobby's corpse. Sheriff Jayfred Dotson takes him to jail but before standing trial, he is kidnapped by the KKK and hung on The Tree.

Dale wasn't sure how he was going to convince his siblings to let him bury her at The Tree. He decides to make two coffins, one to bury in Boggs Holler as a decoy and one he can sneak away to The Tree. For this plan to work, Dale needs to get his son Daniel Boggs involved.

Meanwhile J.T. Fields of Dorchester waits for his 1pm appointment, Vernard Boggs, who isn't showing. A dead Glory Ann Boggs shows instead.

## Relevant Characters

* The Tree
* Dale Boggs
* J.T. Fields of Dorchester
* Glory Ann Boggs
Carol Anne Avery

## Background

Carol Anne Avery, née Walker, Daughter of Sheila Walker, wife of Pinky Avery, and mother of Sarah Avery. Sister of Marcie and Ellie Walker. Last of the Walker Sisters to leave Tourniquet, WV, she married Pinky Avery and moved to Barlo, KY.

Carole Anne was found hanged from the tree in their front yard in the days after Pinky’s death. While presumed to be a suicide, she was actually the unwitnessed murder victim of Ignatious Coombs and the Hounds (the Low Things attending him).

Carol Anne did not inherit much of the Gift, but Marcie and Ellie helped her cast some protection spells and wards when Sarah was born. She does have a sense of danger coming before she dies and sends Sarah Avery away for the night. She also knows that the binding of wards around her gift would protect her daughter in event of her death.
Mercy Boggs-Carter

## Background

Mercy Boggs-Carter is the only daughter of Wayland Boggs and Glory Ann Boggs. She resented her mother for driving her father away and moved away as soon as she could find a husband. She married Craig Hubbard and had her only daughter Delia Hubbard. While Mercy never inherited The Gift from her mother, Deeley certainly did.

After Glory Ann died, Mercy had a spiritual visitation in a dream sent from Granny White to bring Glory Anns body to her. So Mercy and Delia head back to Boggs Holler. When the mother and daughter visit Granny White, she takes Deeley and threatens Mercy to bring Glory Ann's heart to her.

Fraught, Mercy returned to Boggs Holler and is met with the walking corpse of her mama. The two women reconcile and developed a plan to rescue Deeley. The plan succeeded in destroying Granny White, but in search for Deeley, Mercy wandered to a cursed barn and was killed offscreen.

## Appearances

* Ep 5: Mama's Mercy
* Ep 6: Mercy's Reply
* Ep 8: Mercy's Visitation
* Ep 16: A Mama's Heart
* Ep 17: The Finale
Episode 33: Special Delivery

## Blurb

Polly Barrow and her Hollow Men, Mr.Crain and Mr. Churchman, venture into the heart of coal country to make special deliveries to those who deserve them

## Content Warnings

* References to occult phenomena
* Unnatural means of reproduction
* Sounds of a woman in psychic pain
* A baby fussing and crying
* Massacre of a family
* Monster Noises
* Appearance of (but not actual) child endangerment

## Voice Talent

Pretty Polly Barrow is voiced by Tracey Johnston-Crum.
Ice Release

Ice Release is a combined nature transformation kekkei genkai which is created by combining water and wind. Members of the Yuki Clan or someone who has their blood can use Ice Release, which allows the user to create and manipulate ice, as well as creating anything related to ice with chakra.

## Forms

* Those who use this kekkei genkai commonly use an existing water source, converting it into ice. It is possible to create icy directly, but it expends more chakra and this flaw comes from one of the elements that composes Ice Release, the Water Release.
* Other types of applications for this kekkei genkai are the creation of snow that can be used offensively to trap targets or in high concentration pierce through the target. Another ability is the creation of icy mist, that can freeze targets inside it, this particular ability reduces the environment temperature.
Ep 9: Granny White

## Blurb

"Things get even creepier as we encounter a fixture of a certain part of Esau County. Meet Granny White."

## Plot Synopsis

Every close community has an old person who scares everyone to their core. Granny White's been living in Easu county for no one knows how long, she's pale with rose-colored glasses covering her blind eyes.

Granny White chides the listener for staying out past dark and invites them in for dinner. She speaks about how universal hunger is and how no one knows true emptiness, true hunger, the way she does. She's still waiting for the perfect meal. She's says been around for a while, that she and the antlered one have been around the longest, but he never put down roots like she did. The Tree has been around a while too, it speaks to her in the old tongue and laments that it can't move without being noticed but is still fed nonetheless. Granny remarks that Glory Ann Boggs recently passed away leaving Boggs Holler teeming with untended Green. She asks Bryson to go to the Holler and tell Mercy Boggs-Carter and Delia Hubbard to bring her her supper.
Hierarchy & Order

> there are two opposing forces: The Green Vs The Inner Dark.
>
>

An important thing to remember is that you're being dropped into the middle of a world that has been playing out for a long time. HH and his ilk had dealings with indigenous folks, small groups of settlers, large groups of settlers--by the time Barlo happens, the coal industry (and thus B&L) are institutions.

## The Green

### Manifestations of The Green

* Bartholomew
* The Dead Queen (Corrupted Green: The Dark Earth)

### Characters with The Gift

* Daughter Dooley
* Sarah Avery
* Marcie Walker
* Ellie Walker
* Glory Ann Boggs
* Delia Hubbard
* Naisme Jiminez
* Granny Sargent
* D.L. Walker
* Marigold Underwood

## The Inner Dark

### Manifestations of The Inner Dark

#### The Old Things

> If you are ever in their presence - game over. They've won. The gates have fallen. All your gods are dead.
>
>

* Those Who Sleep Beneath

#### The Deep Things

* The Thing Whose Name Sounds Like Horned Head, But Is Not
* Granny White
* The Swarm
* The Tree
* Old Copperhead
* Skin't Tom
* Old Green Eyes
* Nathaniel Locke
* Old Sister

#### The Middle Things

* Reanimated Annie Messer
* The Gray Ladies
* Blessed Folk of His Unending and Undying Gracious Love
* Hollow Men

#### The Low Things

* The Hounds
* The Six Men
* The Thing That Was Not...

## Free Agents

> there are supernatural things in our Appalachia that were here first, or came along during, that have no connection to The Green or The Inner Dark.
>
>

* J.T. Fields of Dorchester
* The Boy
* The Railroad Man

1. ↑ Steve Shell, via post in the Old Gods of Appalachia Discord server, 9/1/2020
2. ↑ Steve Shell, via post in the Old Gods of Appalachia Discord server, 9/1/2020
Last Harbor

### Inhabitants

Dr. Harold Gillespie, Papaw Vester, Mamaw Myrtle, Curtis/Craig Carter, Martha Carter, Bonnie Maggard, Tess Sizemore, Missy Elkins, Baby Elkins

### First appearance

 The Witch Queen Chapter III: Last Harbor

"The town of Last Harbor sat far to the south of the Kentucky mountains in the high hills of the border separating North Carolina and Tennessee. Founded by Portugeuse sailors who had given up the sea and sought work and prosperity inland, the town was a close knit community that took care of its own and was wary of outsiders." - The Witch Queen Chapter III: Last Harbor
Blessed Folk of His Unending and Undying Gracious Love

The Blessed Folk of His Unending and Undying Gracious Love (later known as His Undying and Unending Grace, or the Fellowship of His Blessed and Undying Love and Grace; occasionally abbreviated as UUGLies on the Discord because typing out All That is a pain) is a religious group that was making its way across America to start a religious settlement in the mid 1760s. The place were they start this settlement will one day be known as Jacob County, Kentucky.

During their trip, they crossed paths with Daughter Dooley, after Katie and Edie Dooley (and almost all the rest of the group Daughter Dooley was travelling with) have died. They took Daughter Dooley in, and later cast her (very politely!) out to live in the woods upon discovering that she was a witch.

In 1917, they are known as His Undying and Unending Grace. Some of the group comes to Barlo after the Old Number 7 disaster, and takes Sarah Avery to live at an orphanage that they run called the Home. Elder Henry is also living at the Home at this time.

In 1922, they are known as the Fellowship of His Blessed and Undying Love and Grace. One of them--a Grey Lady--visits Nadine Rigg in Roanoke to obtain the 'gift' of the antler ring from her. Some coercion is involved.

## ...and their patron

While the Narrator does not particularly drop warnings about them in the 1760s, by the time Sarah Avery encounters them in 1917 the group's devotion to Horned Head is apparent, as they are feeding and protecting him while he is in the weakened form of Elder Henry. The Gray Ladies are clearly present at the Home, only appearing at night (with one exception).

In the first episode of The Holiest Days of Bone and Shadow, the Grey Lady who approaches Nadine Rigg is open about belonging to the group; in both subsequent episodes, the Grey Ladies appear in search of the antler artifacts but do not bother to honestly introduce themselves.

We do not recommend attending any services hosted by this group.
The Swarm

## Background

First appears as Ignatius Combs, alleged representative of B&L Mineral Resources. Called upon Carol Anne Avery following Pinky and Edgar Avery’s deaths. Responsible for Carol Anne's death.

* The Swarm is a Deep Thing that was once MUCH more powerful. MUCH MUCH more powerful. then Granny White stole that
* The Swarm was the first Thing to reach the surface after imprisonment
James Mutter

## Background

James Mutter was the deputy to Andy Hodge's sheriff in Bakers Gap.

He contacted Andy about a stopped train and went with him to investigate. The two men found the head of Frank Tilley in the engine.

He and Andy went to Cora Lee Tilley's house to give her the news about her husband's death. They didn't find her there, but she stumbled out of the woods covered in blood saying that the dark earth killed Frank.
Dale Boggs

## Background

Dale Boggs is the middle child of Glory Ann Boggs and Wayland Boggs and was named Wallydale after a fancy meat company in order to give Dale a shot at making a name for himself. Dale developed a talent for woodworking, as he was very serious, black and white person, he was able to best express himself through wood. Dale moved a county over to work on some land, which he ended up acquiring due to the original owner wrongfully believing him to be a KKK sympathizer. He met his wife and she soon died giving birth to his child Daniel Boggs.

There was a Tree on Dale's land that was corrupting him, The Tree had absorbed all the hate of the lynchings that occurred on it, and was a living manifestation of The Inner Dark. The Tree sent Dale dreams after his mama died of building his Mama a coffin from its wood etched in runes that would prevent her escape.

Dale set to building this coffin and was preparing bury his mama's body at The Tree when he was thwarted by Daniel, corrupted by another servant of The Inner Dark, Old Copperhead. Daniel, while under its control, killed Dale, and died shortly after.

Glory Ann came upon this scene and after mourning the loss of her son, threw Dale's body into the hole where The Tree used to be in order to destroy it temporarily.

## Appearances

* Ep 4: Mama's Boys Part II - Dale
* Ep 13: Dale's Other Plan
* Ep 15: The Mouth
Ricky Lee Gibson

## Background

Ricky Lee Gibson is the son of Robert Gibson and the uncle of Caleb Gibson. He moved out to Tennessee to work for Locke Railroad and was followed by his brother Jimmy "Big Jim" Gibson. They bought some land, named it Craw and settled there.

He was killed by one of the Other Queen's dogs while searching for his nephew Caleb in 1926.

## Mentions

* Episode 12: The Other Queen
* Episode 13: The Dark Earth at Night
The Inner Dark

The Inner Dark is an evil and destructive force that opposes The Green in every way. The Inner Dark is made up of Old Things, Deep Things, Middle Things, and Low Things.

#### The Deep Things

* The Thing Whose Name Sounds Like Horned Head, But Is Not
* Granny White
* The Swarm
* The Tree
* Old Copperhead

#### The Middle Things

* Reanimated Annie Messer
* The Gray Ladies
* Blessed Folk of His Unending and Undying Gracious Love

#### The Low Things

* The Hounds
* The Six Men
* The Thing That Was Not...
Tyrannosaurus

* In Real Life
* Tyrannosaurus was the largest carnivore to ever walk the planet. Weighing in at 8.83 tonnes, (Sue), Tyrannosaurus was truly the king of the dinosaurs. Another famous attribute of this beast was it's devastating bite force. Scientists believe Tyrannosaurus' bite was powerful enough to crush a car without breaking a sweat. In fact, they estimate it's bite force to be around 60,000 newtons, (8,700 psi), biting down with a staggering 6000kg of pressure. This is the reason Tyrannosaurus is called the king of the dinosaurs. Tyrannosaurus' prey consisted of slow-moving, but well armoured beasts, including Triceratops, Denversaurus and Ankylosaurus, Although Tyrannosaurus is also believed to also hunt slightly quicker-moving prey, such as Anatosaurus and Struthiomimus (mostly as juveniles). Juvenile Tyrannosaurus are thought to be more nimble and swift, serving it to potentially catch up to the ornithomimosaurs of the Hell Creek formation. Although the animal slows down as it grows older in terms of speed, it's adult speed is still not to be waved off; Tyrannosaurus could run faster than a great portion of humans and other theropod dinosaurs, at 22mph, and some estimates believe it's even faster.

* In-Game
	+ Tyrannosaurus is the largest dinosaur of crusher tier, weighing in at roughly 7 tonnes. Although it may not be the largest beast in Primordial Planet, it's thought to be the most powerful. There have been instances where Tyrannosaurus has been known to take on fellow apex predators, even killing them, such as the Acrocanthosaurus, another massive predator similar in size to Tyrannosaurus. Tyrannosaurus typically scavenge, due to not being very swift, however, it can kill most fast-moving animal within seconds with it's devastating bite, enabling it to ambush them. T. rex is robust and uses it's bulk to push larger apexes around, such as the larger Carcharodontosaurus and Spinosaurus. Tyrannosaurus takes about 4-5 hours to progress to, requiring you to take the route of Juvenile Tyrannosaurus > Tarbosaurus > **Tyrannosaurus**

**Pros**

* Highest damage in the game.
* Quick for it's size
* High health relative to it's mass
* Will be able to cripple it's prey
* Can one shot multiple creatures

**Cons**

* Will have pretty low health compared to other apexes.
* Very slow attack rate
Floyd Absher

## Background

Floyd discovered Cowboy Absher petting cows on some nearby land. Cowboy couldn't remember anything, nor could he say anything besides "cows". Floyd took him in and the two boys became brothers.

The friend group went to visit Death Island to show Cowboy Absher. There they saw something taking the form of the ghost of Curtis Kilgore's father. Cowboy tried to defend Curt and was killed in the process. The ghost was defeated by a wolf that sprung up from the earth.

## Appearances

* Episode 14: On Death Island
* Episode 15: A Funeral in Pine
* Episode 16: Between the Unburied and Miss Belle
Episode 34: On Oak Mountain

## Blurb

Polly Barrow and her boys make another special delivery, this time to the Underwoods of Oak Mountain. Discoveries are made.

## Content Warnings

* References to historical racism and law enforcement.
* Happy baby sounds.
* Blended Appalachian witchcraft and Christian practices.
* Supernatural manifestations centered around a baby.

## Voice Talent

The voice of Granny Underwood: Stephanie Hickling-Beckman

The voice of Nina Jennings: Shasparay Irvine

The voice of Tobias Underwood: DJ Rogers

The voice of Polly Barrow: Tracy Johnston-Crum
Episode 32: Runs in the Family

## Blurb

In the early decades of the 20th century, unions are on the rise in coal country. Those who toil beneath the dark earth balk under the yoke of the Barrow family’s rule, and something must be done.

## Content Warnings

* References to occult phenomena.
* Unnatural means of reproduction.
* Human sacrifice.
* Ghosts.
* Mutilation.
* Beheading and maiming human beings.
* Monster sounds.

## Voice Talent

Pretty Polly Barrow is voiced by Tracey Johnston-Crum.
The Green

> "The Green is life. It is holler medicine and granny magic, elemental things, purity, light, rain, wind, earth. Bears. Actual elemental LIFE. The Green is not all sunbeams, rainbows, and grumpy giant bears, the Green is shredding rain and rotting trees. The Green is falling rocks and cricks overflowing their banks trying to get back home and waterlogging and rotting everything in their path to get there."
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> The Green is life. It is holler medicine and granny magic, elemental things, purity, light, rain, wind, earth. Bears. actual elemental LIFE
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> The Green is not all sunbeams rainbows and grumpy giant bears
> the green is shredding rain and rotting trees. The green is falling rocks and cricks overflowing their banks trying to get back home and waterlogging and rotting everything in their path to get there.
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## Background

The Green is the term used for the opposing force to The Inner Dark

The Green is nature, life and magic. It is shown to have a wide range of capabilities, and those born with The Gift of The Green each have their own specialties and varying degrees of proficiency with their Gifts.

It is also worth noting that those blessed with the Gift of The Green can, and have, sided with The Deep Things before.

Those born with The Gift of The Green are free to make whatever alliances they wish. They can, and have, sided with The Inner Dark before.

## Characters with The Gift

* Sarah Avery
* Marcie Walker
* Ellie Walker
* The Walker Family
* The Wolf Sisters
* Glory Ann Boggs
* Delia Hubbard
* Naisme Jiminez
* Granny Sargent
* D.L. Walker
* Marigold Underwood

1. ↑ Steve Shell, via post in the Old Gods of Appalachia Discord server, Sept 1 2020
2. ↑ Steve Shell, via post in the Old Gods of Appalachia Discord server, May 21 2021
Annie Messer

## Background

Annie traveled to the Avery house alongside Cletus Garvin to check on Sarah Avery, who hadn't been to school since her father died. Shortly after arriving, Annie is attacked by The Hounds. The Hound who attacks her cauterizes her eyes, and kills her. Horrified, Cletus takes her body back to the schoolhouse with him. He hears the voices tell him "clean her, raise her, prepare her for the fire." and laughs at the notion, telling them to do it themselves. Fearing for his family because of his rebellion, he flees the school house to go check on them and get them out of Barlo. Unknown to him, The message was for Annie, who was resurrected as a Burned Thing. Annie gets up, and cleans off Sarah Avery, who was sleeping in the corner of the school house (whom Cletus didn't notice), and strokes her hair as she wakes up.

Annie ends up attacking Sarah, blind from the attack that initially killed her, and is ultimately killed by the power of The Green, summoned by Sarah Avery's call for it to "take [Barlo] back".

## Appearances

* Episode 2: The Schoolhouse
* Episode 4: The Sacrifice
* Episode 4.5: The Bad Death and Resurrection of Annie Messer
Amon Finley

## Background

Kenneth Carter's contact at Barrow & Locke Mining Combine. He sent Kenneth with a comb made of The Thing Whose Name Sounds Like Horned Head, But Is Not's antler to persuade Delia Hubbard to abandon Boggs Holler so it could be acquired by B&L.

When Kenneth failed and attempted to meet Amon back at the meeting place, he wasn't there, instead The Gray Ladies were waiting for Kenneth, having killed Amon. The women killed Kenneth when he refused to turn over the comb.

## Appearances

* Chapter Two: The Gift of the Lesser Magi
Episode 8: Homecoming

## Content Warnings

"Death of spouse and family members by monster-related violence, implied death of an infant, resurrection/corruption of the dead."

## Blurb

We return for a visit with the good Pastor of the Tabernacle of the Elder Covenant, as he and his family prepare to relocate.

## Plot Synopsis

Cletus Garvin drives his mule cart to his daughter Lily Ruth’s house to tell her they need to leave Barlo, Kentucky immediately, and plans to go and tell his son’s family the same. He continues to assure himself he has time to fetch them.

At Lily Ruth’s cabin, where she lives with her husband and family, he finds her cart packed and ready to move. He finds it eerily quiet and the cabin dark even though it is supper time. He calls out for Lily Ruth and her husband Daniel, but receives no answer. Inside the cabin, things are bare and in disarray. He hears mocking laughter inside his head and runs for the cart, setting off for Cletus Jr.’s house.

Cletus reflects on his service to the Voices and the way he has done as they have said over the years, and fears whatever is coming to him is his punishment. He knows he deserves it, but still hopes to save his family. Cletus Jr.’s house is as silent and dark as Lily Ruth’s, their cart ready for moving, as well. There is no answer when he calls out, only more laughter from the Voices. He commands the Voices to be silent, and they fade away; his nose bleeds.

He takes Junior’s horse and sets out for home. Once again, he feels watched and followed as he makes his way, seeing shapes flicker in and out of existence in the woods.

In the night, his house is dark and quiet. The shadows shift strangely, and things are too still.

Inside his home, Cletus finds his family sitting in the dark around the kitchen table. Lily Ruth lights a lamp.

She holds her baby son, and Cletus slowly realizes the baby is dead and Lily Ruth has become a mutilated, changed thing with glowing eyes. The rest of his family have transformed, all his children and grandchildren, as well. Finally, he notices Ruby behind him and turns to see her, now another transformed thing. He sinks to his knees, and in some unknown way, dies.
Skin't Tom

## Background

Skin't Tom is one of the agents from The Inner Dark who was charged with binding The Dead Queen every seven years. He enjoyed showing off his gruesome from, but the binding pact required him to wear a cloak, sometimes he wears the skin of others as a disguise, but that didn't last.

When the binding was attempted in 1927, it was too late, the Dead Queen had already risen.

Later he was approached by Bartholomew who said his true Name: "Thomas, son of Patrick Who Fell into Shadow, Grandson to Doris, Who Tried and Servant of Those Who Sleep Beneath". He informed Tom that The Dead Queen needed binding. During the ritual, he sacrificed himself to allow the ritual to complete.

## Appearances

* Episode 13: The Dark Earth at Night
* Episode 29: A Friend of the Family
* Episode 30: The Dead Queen
Episode 35: More Harm Than Good

## Content Warnings

* An armed mob.
* References to witchcraft practices.
* Fire.
* House fire.
* Burns/injuries incurred from fires.
* Non-graphic mention of a gunshot wound.
* Strangulation.
* Smothering/Difficulty breathing.
* Death by blunt force.
* Explosions.
* Body horror.
* Ghosts.
* Supernatural attack on a woman by a man.
* Monster violence.
* Ageist language (used by a villain).
* Death.
* Sounds of a woman in psychic pain.

## Blurb

The people of Bower County have had just about enough of Polly Barrow and the boys, and decide to do something about it.
Barlo, Kentucky

## Background

Barlo Kentucky was the site of the Old Number Seven disaster. While the Number Seven mine workers were striking outside the mines, an explosion killed many of the scab workers. Not long after, a second explosion took the lives of even more residents including Pinky Avery and Edgar Avery who ran in looking for survivors.

## Notable Residents

* Carol Anne Avery
* Sarah Avery
* Pinky Avery
* Edgar Avery
* Cletus Garvin
* Annie Messer
Old Sister

## Description

Stone-skin and thunder-step, shifter of shape and bearer of one, long, spear-like finger. She is a people betrayed.

## Background

She is a creature of the first people. Settled in a place between worlds. They are approached by Bartholomew about the rebinding of The Dead Queen. Before the ritual, she appeared as Mercy Boggs-Carter to Delia Hubbard, Aggie Norris to Marcie Walker, and Doc Underwood to Marigold Underwood. During the ritual, Old Sister made up for Skin't Tom and Miss Lavinia's absences which allowed the ritual to be a success.

## Appearances

* Episode 29: A Friend of the Family
* Episode 30: The Dead Queen