| 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, e hora" | |
| Origin | from flesh |
| Titles | His majesty the Fistborn, first among the hours, 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 an almost irritatingly beautiful enamored man in greek armor, but he is also known to appear as a firefly when he brings the new day.
Principles
Grail for pleasure and self-indulgence, edge for a hot temper and fighting prowess, and both for vanity. He is known for his pride, and the wrath that follows the injury of his pride.
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 into the Mansus, 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: I have decided to pursue unearthly beauty by all means.
- Ascension: The skin‘s mark: I have scarred my skin with repetitions of the Formulae Voluptuous, to remember the Betrayed's sacrifice.
- Ascension: The hairs‘s mark: I have shaven my hair and set it aflame, to remember the Betrayed's torment.
- Ascension: The mouth‘s mark: I have sewn my lips together, to remember the Betrayed's acceptance.
- Ascension: The eye‘s mark: I have gouged out my eyes, to remember the Betrayed's fascination. Now, the Firstborn will surely renew me, more beautiful then ever before.
Servants
He is served by the souls of those killed without honor , the Betrayed, which he sacrificed, which are his most fanatical and feared servants, and he gains power from all those who learn of the place behind desire. Other than that, he mainly seeks to corrupt other hours followers by offering them tokens of irresistible beauty, in the endless game of backstabbing and intrigue in the house, building up a network of informants, spies and traitors, and whilst he is not smart enough to play the great game to the fullest, he is clever enough to pose a threat to those who incur his wrath.
Locations
The Fansus
To this day, he still resides at and presides over the Sea Gate, where he built his fortress of unchartered pleasures.
The Histories
His earliest notable involvement in the matters of the hours was his meddeling in their affairs to worsen their conflicts for a while, to create an window of opportunity for his ascension. He has been known to have played a part in the Extirpation, although no one really knows what exactly he did. The Weft might suspect something.
Items
Tools
A piece of Marsyas Skin (6 Grail, 6 Edge) Something that was taken forcefully, but with acceptance.
A pebble of his doorsteps (6 Grail) You desire to step on it, but something tells you that you shouldn’t.
A particular knive (2 Edge) Legend has it that knives like this one slit the throats of the betrayed.
Ingredients
A furious red (2 Grail, 2 Edge) (paints) It is really livid.
A vial of indefined proportions (8 Grail) (poison 2) Drink it! Drink it! Don’t.
Influences
(Wouldn’t those be generic grail/ edge influences?)
Books
The flaying of Marsyas Before the study:
The Betrayal of the hundred
On the Firstborn
Rites
Rite of Betrayal
This rite is one of the hardest fullfill, due to the fact that it requires that the victim accepts it‘s death freely, re-enacting the Lovers betrayal. Other than that you requre a tool to slay them with, an influence to be consumed, and a piece of his lore.
About the Firstborn
How They Feel
He is a hot-headed hour, easily tricked into a fight, which he however will probably win. He both fights and loves with great passion, but most of all he loves himself. Sometimes, he is known to act erratically, but no affiliation with moth was ever proven.
Who They Blame
No one. At least this is a bigger prison than before. But if he has to blame someone, he'll blame the Hill-Queen and the Omnipede, just out of spite, due to the fact, that he was not present during the extirpation.
What They Hide
He hides a trinity of secrets: his own name, a grand secret of betrayal, and what he did to the Weave before her body was woven.
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 Warp 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. For some reason, he is often to be seen with the piper, who respects him. He also is known to be affiliated with several long of dead hours.