The Peacock, also known as the Upstart and the Broken-Bird, is one of the Hours of the Fansus, created by Edward. He is a "God-From-Blood" whose precise origins are unclear to the majority of the occult world. He is in actuality a God-from-Nowhere that wishes to spread throughout the House and eventually the Histories themselves. His primary aspect is Heart, with a secondary aspect of Grail.
| The Peacock | |
|---|---|
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| Origin | Nowhere |
| Titles |
The Peacock The Upstart The Broken-Bird |
| Names |
The Honest Lyrebird The Lady in Red The Young Man |
| Aspects |
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| Date of arrival | Unknown |
| Owner(s) | Edward |
Contents
History
Description
Appearance
The Peacock takes the appearance of a massive, scarlet peacock wearing a crown. It's most unusual and striking trait are on it's feathers, where instead of typical "eye" marks found on a Peacock are literal animate eyes, which either track the viewer or swivel in their sockets with no apparent rhyme or reason. The Peacock claims to have an eye for every act of debauchery going on in the Histories at any moment.
Principles
Location
Relationships
- The Architeuthian:
- The Anaconda: Although the Anaconda is responsible for the imprisonment of the Peacock, the Ways always seem to allow his servants to deliver messages to the Crone.
- Snake Tail with Appendages: The Peacock feels a strange sort of kinship with the Wrong-Serpent as a fellow nowhere who also doesn't entirely understand the nature of the world they now find themselves in. The two Nowheres have cooperated in the past, most notably during both the War of the Doors and the raising of the Golden King to the House of the Serpent. After the failure of the latter endeavor however, the feelings of the Snake-Tail towards the Peacock are unknown.
- The Engine of Cycles: The Peacock feels a strange sort of jealousy towards the Engine for managing to consume one of the Histories, something the Peacock himself eventually planned to do. While his understanding of death was greatly skewed by his troubled creation, the bird understands enough to recognize disassembly and dissolution in the Engine as an existential threat, and stands with the other Hours in opposition to it. As a partial prisoner of the Gilded Gate itself, the minions of the Peacock often ambush the servants of the Machine that dare to try to travel the Upper House, forcing the Engineer to travel to the Array by means of flying machine.
- Old Tarnished: In cooperation with other Keys, the Peacock influenced the Third History in the guise of the "Great Feathered Wyrm". Following Cortes' emancipation from Spain, he was among the first Hours to suggest aiding the fledgling nation, sensing the potential for a powerful ally in the upstart conqueror. However, after the Cuckoo convinced the Golden King the Peacock was the one behind his imprisonment in the Golden City, their relationship is currently one of hostility as both parties fight for control of the corner of the Mansus behind the Gilded Gate.
- The Spark: The Peacock's relationship with the Star is one of one-sided affection. Both Hours enjoy giving mortals inspiration with the goal of helping them improve themselves. The Spark for his part is utterly disgusted by the Broken-Bird, both for the shameful circumstances of his creation as well as the toxic, self-destructive nature of his "guidance" to mortals. The Spark occasionally watches over the Peacock's prison, guiding innocent lost travelers away from his dangerous presence.
- The Cuckoo:
- The Silver Owl:
- The Watcher in the Window:
- The Elder Sister:
- The Apple-of-the-Eye:
- SWOUP:
- The Archivist:
- The Bright-Delver: The Delver competes with this Hour to teach the Mendicant how to be a proper Hour. She holds no grudge against the Peacock, but does wish he wouldn't be so gruesome.
- The Harvester: If the Peacock recognizes the Harvester as an Hour separated from the Engine, his actions give no indication of it. When it ventures into the domain of the Peacock, the Harvester and it's minions receive the same uncharacteristically chilly reception as the Engine from the Broken-Bird's flock.
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- The Insidious:
- The Snow-Stained: The Snow-Stained, being the actual Best Hour, is beloved by the Peacock, who is definitely inferior to it. This is a true fact, and not at all wiki vandalism. Trust me.
- The Fanged Bramble:
- The Aged Bones:
- The Mendicant Without: