Muses

The **Muses** are a group of beings created by Dano who now serve as both examples to aspire to and objects of reverence for her children, the Panos and the Church of Panolgomates.

## Known Muses

### Virgil

One of the beings said to be created by Dano in order to lead her people. Virgil is venerated as one close to Dano and also as an executioner.

### The Rabbit

Devised as a means to spy and observe the outside world, the Rabbit is one of the more secretive of the Muses.

### Laanmesh

Favored by assassins and murderers, a treacherous and devious figure. His followers are well verse in the art of distilling a number of poisons and other deadly substances.

### Demirua

Linked to the untamed wildness, Demirua is a primal being and is said to possess dominion over nature itself.

### Henny

The object of reverence for several different sects. Created by Dano, she knew she would need someone who children would find intriguing but friendly, as well as being strong enough to protect and guide them through their indoctrination.

### Guaridinia

Considered one of the more disturbing muses in appearance. Guaridinia was created by Dano to serve as a guardian angel to her and is rarely seen away from its charge.

### Xorm

A loathsome creature that was designed by Dano as a means to freely traverse between the material world and Desperanto, linking the two together.

### Sharptooth

An experiment in Dano's testing of her own limits. Sharptooth is by far the most bestial of Dano's creations and is both feared and awed by members of the church.

### Jackie Patch

One of the original beings created by Dano, there is no love lost between it and its creator. So much so that Dano has sealed him in Desperanto. Though on Hallows' Eve, he crosses over and haunts local pumpkin patches using his ghost lights to lure in unsuspecting victims.

### Baltazar

A terrifying figure that harasses those who intrude into his dark lair, he shows little real interest in the affairs of his followers except to receive offerings and sacrifices.

### Mort

Created by Dano in due part to her fear of death, a grim being that is rarely given favor to but is far more concerned on doing the task of presiding over death as given to him by his creator.

### Nugal

One of the lesser muses, said to be handcrafted and given life by Dano from the mud, bone and thatch of the swamp.

### Cenir

Enigmatic by nature, known by myriad aliases with countless disguises and under many different names. Cenir is seen as the whimsical trickster among the Muses.

### The Dusky Moth

A strange creature known for it's ways of stealthy deception, erratic behavior, and secret agendas known only to itself.

### Vagrant

Known also by some as The Bitterwasp, The Jolleningbush, The Baling-Witness, The Wandering Pilgrim, and many other names. She is a traveler and inspires freewill and mindless distractions under the pretense of faith, where ever she roams.

### The Restless Heart

A peculiar creation of Dano. He demands the dance; he is beaten, like a drum. He is the drumbeat and dance that can never cease.

### Orlok

Monstrous in form, Orlok is a ghoulish creature with a thirst for fresh blood and is the little brother of Baltazar.

### Kumo

A take on Kanto's culture, though with Dano's own twist to it. Kumo is renowned for both her beauty and her appetite.

### The Owl

Cruel and voracious, the Owl is considered a mistake by Dano and tossed into Desperanto. It has since become a thing of nightmares.

### Bal

A vulgar creature known for his obscenities. Disgusted by her creation, Dano sealed him away. Still bitter over this, Bal relishes the chance at revenge. Despite this, there are a few unconventional followers who offer prayers to him against those who have wronged them for a chance of vengeance.

### Orthro

Created by Dano in an attempt to improve from her previous failed experiment, since then it has become her pet of sorts, though is far too dangerous to be allowed to freely roam as such is kept locked away from public.

### Cursewood

An attempt at sealing away her excess negative emotions away. The worst of these emotions were sealed away within a tree. Over time, they took their toll on the tree, twisting it into an vile abomination that craved more dark emotions. Still Dano sees value in her creation.

### Eggbert

One of the most bizarre muses ever created. Eggbert is extremely loyal to its creater, believing in Dano's purpose and faith.

### The Celestial

Rumored to be a failed experiment of the Red Circle, before being formally adopted by Dano. A mysterious being that is alien like and eldritch in nature.

### Sequinos

One of the lesser muses and a particular puzzling one at that. It bends and warps reality in and around itself, all according to its creator.

### Smiley Cat

Initially created by Dano, as perpetual feeling of needing to be happy, it however went terribly wrong. He is extremely dangerous, so much so that she had little choice but to seal him away in Desperanto.

### Little Signal

A lesser muse that is solely motivated to spread its creator's influence. A living viral ear worm capable of infecting the minds of Dano's adversaries.

### Kraken

Unintendedly formed by Dano from a distant memory of the Keepers of the Depths. Despite this, he serves his creator willingly. Kraken holds a deep connection with the sea and is most comfortable in water.

### The Puppeteer

A newly improved version of the Puppeteer created by Dano. It just like its predecessor delights in collecting and controlling living beings as puppets.

### Zomken

A little known muse that is patron to all Zombie Chickens.

### The Man in Purple

A sinister figure and arguably some would consider the most malevolent of all of Dano's creations.

### The Grave Growth

A hungry muse that seeks to infect, consume and become one with others.

### Glitch Lord

Manifesting like a computer virus, Glitch Lord is a mysterious muse able to manipulate electricity and technology.

### The Artist

Created from the memory of a notorious criminal, Dano has since repurposed him into commissioning works of art for her, yet he still harbors some old habits.

### Pterib

One of the lesser known muses, created to serve as a bulwark for Dano to hide what she does not want revealed.

### The Twins

A pair of muses formed by Dano from the union of two Panos. The Twins are often associated with the moon and unity.

### Caro

Caro is a disturbing sight to behold and was formed from the remains of a previous sacrifice offered up to the church.

### Farsyri

Spawned from a dark corner of Dano's own psyche, a mad creature that is wracked with bouts of instability. Yet, Dano sees potential in her creation and refuses to seal it.

### The Inkling

A lesser muse that is entirely comprised of living ink.

### Vaaith

Vaaith is a being synonymous with immense arrogance, it has very complicated relationship with its creator.

### The Night Dove

Seemingly a benign and harmless creature taking the form of a nocturnal dove that has the insidious ability to suckle the souls of the unwary.

### The Rubbery Snake

Known also as the Foreseer, a strange snake-like entity that despite its terrifying appearance, is actually a kind and benevolent figure with the power of precognition.

### Ormog

Formless by nature, Ormog uses blood as a medium for himself and his powers to manifest.

### Big Boi

A particularly strange one of Dano's many creations.

### The Void Angel

An angelic like being that is rumored to be formed by Dano from the very essence of the Void itself.

### Lorn

Born from Dano's fascination with the concept of memory. He possess a touch with strange memory-altering qualities and can even steal them if so desired.

### Tweedle

Unique among the rest of the muses, as Tweedle was in fact not created by Dano, but instead was spawned by another one of her creations and would be adopted.

### Ocuiris

Created for the purpose of being able to see all things. It proved a failure and would be cast away, where it degenerated into a revolting creature with penchant for stealing others' eyes.

### The Triad

A trio of beasts that were elevated into muses by Dano as another test of her capabilities.

### Flicker

Dano's first attempt at combating the Darkness. Flicker as her creation is named, is little more than a flicker of light.

### Bayloth

A dubious creature that is known to empower supplicants by transforming them into powerful reincarnations who are not bound to it, but can not act against it.

### The Deep Dweller

The great leviathan of the deep that is associated with the dark depths of the sea and dwells in the lightless abyss beneath the waves.

### Wrioon

A lesser muse that burrows down below the surface in the damp earth.

### Rynis

Bent and twisted as they come, Rynis is a open secret of Dano's as his role and the heretical ideals and subversive thoughts he stirs.

### Gloamer

Gloamer is liquid shadow given life that has an affinity for the darkness itself and can wield it for its own uses.

### Bloatskin

The Bloatskin is a being created by Dano that possess the ability to mold its own body into new forms, stretching and expanding in impossible feats.

### Dentri

Obsessed with hunting down and collecting secret knowledge, Dentri sometimes divulges some of the secrets he has hoarded to those he favors.

### The Corvid

A thief, a spy, and a collector of trinkets. The gossipy mouth among his brethren who is quite talkative.

### Yebas

Innately cautious and careful, Yebas is a slug like muse that drifts the waves and the briny deep.

### Aymophes

The harbinger of transformation who finds its purpose as given by its creator in altering things unto what they were not.

### The Lunar Loon

Known also as the Mad Moon or the Loony Moon is a utterly unpredictable and deranged creature.

### Selesta

A personification of hubris, Dano formed Celesta has a complete reflection of her own being.