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The Boatman

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Mark
| quote = If you can't pay with riddles, your bones will suffice.
| origin = flesh
| titles = the gate keeperThe Gatekeeper, the river makerThe River-Maker
| names = Names are the most high-ranking of servants and are stated here. For the Template, that would be "The Old Geezer"
| aspects = {{Aspect|edge}}{{Aspect|knock}} {{Aspect|winter}}
The Boatman is a peculiar Hour. A gatekeeper - he is the way into the City. The only way in, in fact. He dictates who enters and who will feed the river. That is his task.
===History===
Far before the days boatman's past as a mortal are kept hidden by him so most of the lock-down, this is rumor and tale. he was thereborn a decedent of the fire keeper, guarding the gateshis blood thicker with him then most. He is far more than most never saw him as human, a mere ferrymanmonster in his actions. Once a he hid it well for most of his mortal who was considered life working as a murderer by those who stumbled upon boatman in Venice, the rivers would run red during his secretstime as a gondolier, hidden in the boathouseabandoned water ways. His journey when the breach began he was one of the first to Hourhood was torturoushelp bulid the city, at first for an old voice in his accusershead told him to, he obeyed. finally when they where done the wild gods appeared, they drowned him in blood, of friends workers, and afterwards his home. he struggled for himself after he became a long; his master held the gates as he would bleed like a pig time, until he became let the very rivers of blood that he take. it gave him a mission, to make sure this would shedhappen to no one else. Once he fully ascendedarose a new thing, The boatman as we know him, he found that the blood would simply not stop pouringother who where interested and and able and rebuilt the city, so doing his duty until the Boatman created a moat from it world grows to further aid his duties. Aside from this, its final winter and all board the Boatman's sight also greatly improved with ascension. These boons only made him gain a greater fervor for his task and purpose than ever beforeboat.
===Appearance===
A large figure shrouded in a red cloak and donning a dark mask. The mask has smiling face - none have seen his face for a long time. His limbs are blood-red.
===Principles===
He is a guide and gatekeeper, thus he is knock. He is the shepherd of the dead, and slayer of those who do not pay the toll of sentimentality - thus he is winter. He is a sadist and enjoys his profession greatly, thus he is edge.
==Worship==
===Cult===
The boatman is worshiped by mortals for fair deals and passage he care . He cares not for their pleas.however he is known to except some mortals with potential to become long servants of humanity 
===Mark===
# '''Temptation: PhraseProgress: I feel as though we can move forward, but who is we: # '''Dedication: PhraseProgress:I understand that we must move forward and have begun to understand how we may begin.# '''Ascension: PhraseHumanity: I have spoken to the boatman again, all of us who dwell into the city have spoken to them once, he sees potential.# '''Ascension: PhraseHumanity : I remember stories of the old city in and how the river was made, it flows in my veins with more detail then i was ever given# '''Ascension: PhraseHumanity:my mind feels thin, rapid memories of the dearly departed flow through like the river beneath my feet, I have started to work under the boatman directly, it is tough work but rewarding.# '''Ascension: Phrasehumanity: I worked myself to the bone taking tolls and giving rides, the water's of Lethe has removed who I once was... it no longer matters, all that matters is that humanity is served# '''Ending''': Italk to the boatman again after a long days work, about these thoughts and feelings that pierce my skull so deeply, he is pleased to hear my progress and schedules a grand event for the city so they could witness me, that night after drinking and feasting I drowned myself in the river in front of a cheering crowd of my new masters. the last bit of me falling away as the blood of the dead gave me new shape, when I arise in the morning I am more than human. I am humanity and it’s perfect form, I shall never fall until the final winter. 
===Servants===
bloodless fools<div style="text-align:these center; margin-bottom: 20px;">{{ElementDescription|image = File:|title = Bloodless Fool|description = Do not fall into the Moat.|aspect0 = Follower|aspect1 = Summoned|aspect2 = Devourer|aspect3 = Edge|quantity3 = 8|aspect4 = Grail|quantity4 = 8|fansus = 5}}</div> <div style="margin-top: 20px; text-align: center">{{RecipeDescription|verb = Work|title = Call upon a Trespasser of the Moat|start_description = Some mortals who sought passage from the Boatman refused to pay the price and ended up or lacked the proper tribute.|description = It hungers for the blood of those who share its fate. The blood of others will suffice in the moat, it eats whatever falls insidea pinch.|aspect0 = Ritual|aspect1 = Knock|quantity1 = 2|aspect2 = Winter|quantity2 = 2|aspect3 = Edge|quantity3 = 6|fansus = 5}}</div> 
====Names====
<div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 20px;">{{ElementDescription
|image = File:TheOldGeezer.png
|title = The Old GeezerTask Master|description = '"Get off my lawn!This will keep costing you to keep me at the top of the list, but a fair price it is"'
|aspect0 = Follower
|aspect1 = Summoned
|aspect2 = TutorHireling|aspect3 = DevourerWinter
|quantity3 = 12
|aspect4 = Edge
|aspect5 = Heart
|quantity5 = 12
|fansus = 05
}}</div>
<div style="margin-top: 20px; text-align: center">{{RecipeDescription
|verb = Work
|title = Summon one a valued name of the Name-emanations of the TemplateThe Boatman|start_description = The Old Man one of the few who made it out of the Template is coming. The fat old fellow can't bare river with his mind in check, now he does what need to even look at you. Every hair on his body rises at be done, for the mention good of lawnsmankind.|description = Is this truly the best contract is signed and the tasks are decided,he awaits only the Template has word to offer?move
|aspect0 = Ritual
|aspect1 = Knock
|aspect2 = Heart
|quantity2 = 10
|aspect3 = Lanternwinter|quantity3 = 25|fansus = 25
}}</div>
==Locations==
===The Mansus===
====The moatMoat====a moat The barrier of blood that has only grown since the hour first acceded Hour's ascension. 
===The Histories===

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