| The Firstborn | |
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| "„The firstborn claims to be the first among hours, and whilst this is certainly not true,he has the power to wage war on those who contradict his vanity.“ - Anaximenes, ε ώρα" | |
| Origin | from blood |
| Titles | his majesty the fistborn, first among the hours, bearer of the white blade, lord of blood , the beautiful, Apollon, etc |
| Names | The hundred-winged, the Secondborn |
| Aspects | Grail and Edge |
| Date of arrival | {{{arrival}}} |
| Owner(s) | Gwreet |
Contents
Appearance
The firstborn appears as a almost irritatingly beautiful and armored man in his early thirties, but he is also known to appear as a red peacock.
Principles
Grail for pleasure and self-indulgence, edge for a hot temper and fighting prowess, and both for vanity.
History
The Firstborn is said to have originated from a small village in Phrygia, albeit it’s name has been forgotten by the histories, as was his original name. Beloved by all, men, women and even the creatures of the mansus, he rapidly developed a highly narcissistic and dismissive personality, which ultimately proved to be his undoing: after being harshly turned down, a forest-seerlaid a curse on him, that he „never shall leave his house, lest he die.“ Infuriated, he ran after the seer, but as soon as he set foot on the doorsteps, he felt himself weakening. Using his beauty as ab bargaining chip, he slowly built up a cult, seeking ascension, because if he can't leave his house, he shall move to a bigger one. As the years passed by, he built up a cult, amassed a great hoard of treasures, incited strife between the hours, and directed his cultists in the flaying of Marsyas, the forest-seer who had cursed him. As the time had come and the hours were infighting more than ever, he seized his window of opportunity and ascended through the Sea Gate, in an monumental orgy in which he ultimately betrayed all his lovers, reciting the Formulae Voluptuous over and over.
Worship
The Firstborn is worshipped by the beautiful and the ugly alike, to preserve or improve, and by those who wish to fight with a brutal and unrelenting strenght, as opposed to The Abbess Sunsets worshippers.
Strangely, he is also worshipped by the betrayed and those who fear to be betrayed, but it is not known why.
There are two known ways to gain his attention, but both involve a sacrifice, which has to be given freely and for the sake of admiration: either you scar yourself, appealing to his aspect of edge, or you offer of your blood, for his aspect of grail.
Cults
His church is the Order of His Majesty the Firstborn, as one would have expected.
Mark
- Temptation: Beauty: I have been informed that I hold the key to unearthly beauty.
- Dedication: Beauty:
- Ascension: The skin‘s mark:
- Ascension: The hair‘s mark:
- Ascension: The mouth‘s mark:
- Ascension: The eye‘s mark:
Servants
He is served by the souls of those killed without honor , who he names the betrayed, and he gains power from all those who learn of the place behind desire.
Locations
The Fansus
The Histories
Items
Tools
Ingredients
Influences
Books
Rites
About the Wassail
How They Feel
Who They Blame
What They Hide
Relationships
Due to his origin he generally dislikes lantern. He hates The Hill-Queen for what she is, The Omnipede for its appearance, and The Distinguished for her power, which he fears. He loves The Weft for the beauty of her histories, but also envies her, and is easily swayed by the golden words of The Gilded Insect, for he shares it‘s principles. Other than that, most hours pay hem lip-service, but they belittle him in secret.