| title = The FirstbornWorld-Carver| card = the Lovers| quote = 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.| origin = from fleshMoon| titles = His majesty the Fistborn, first among He Who Crawls in the hoursShapes Below, the beautiful, Apollon, etcBiter| names = The hundred-winged, the SecondbornNONE| aspects = Grail Edge, Moth, and EdgeForge| owners = GwreetCyborg-Squid| date of arrival = classical eraModern Era

The firstborn appears as an almost irritatingly beautiful That of a human man dressed in greek armora fine vest, but he his head is also known to appear as that of a firefly when termite, and in his hands he brings holds a hammer and chisel made of bone. Another depiction by the mad and deceased painter Tiaja has him with 6 outstretched termite arms, a silver needle grasped in each and appearing to thrust out towards the new dayviewer. 

Grail Forge for pleasure and selfhis construction of his under-indulgencerealm, edge for a hot temper and fighting prowessMoth to hide it, and both for vanity. He is known Edge for his pride, and the wrath that follows the injury of his prideits protection.

The Firstborn is said to have originated from a small village in PhrygiaIn his dreams, albeit it’s name has been forgotten by he dreamed of the historiesMansus, of this vast unknowable prison, as was his original namethis secret knowledge. Beloved by allHis story is almost a classic occult one, men, women of an adept learning more and even more about the creatures secret world and attempting to make his way there. He stumbles upon a fragment of a God-from-Stone, the MansusAvulsed, he rapidly developed a highly narcissistic and dismissive personality, which ultimately proved begins to be his undoing: after being harshly turned downcraft and shape with it, a forest-seer laid a curse on him, that he „never shall leave making it into the foundation of his house, lest he diehome.“ InfuriatedPerfect, he ran after the seerbeautiful, but as soon as he set foot on the doorstepscomfortable, he felt himself weakeninga place for him and him alone.Using He works and works and works on it all his beauty as a bargaining chiplife, until one day it is finished, he slowly built up a cultand it is gone, seeking ascension into the for two Mansus, because if he at once can't leave his house, he shall move to a bigger onenot be tolerated. As He was taken into the years passed byMansus proper, he built up a cult, amassed a great hoard of treasures, incited strife between but the hours, shape and directed his cultists in the flaying power of Marsyas, the forest-seer who had cursed him. As the time had come and the hours were infighting more than ever, what he seized his window of opportunity built still remains for adepts and ascended through the Sea Gateacolytes to pursue, in an monumental orgy in which he ultimately betrayed all his lovers, reciting the Formulae Excessive over and overform of the Long Hallway.

The Firstborn He Who Crawls in the Shapes Below does not demand your worship, oh no no no, all he demands is worshipped by your service. No veneration, only dedication! His Ideals? To carve out a world, a new world, beneath this one. To shape and mold according to his whims, a place for all the beautiful under-things to dwell.  He does not open the way, but once you make it here, he may have a place for you, far beneath. He does not share his knowledge, for he desireth none, he desireth nothing but your aid. Help him carve, dear one, be carved in turn, and witness the ugly alike, to preserve or improve rise and by those who wish descent. He wishes only to fight with forge a brutal place for himself, a place where he comfortable, and unrelenting strenghtmaybe if you are like him, you will be comfortable as opposed to The Abbess Sunsets worshipperswell.

Strangely, Do you feel dissatisfied with your normal life? Are things difficult? Imagine if they were easier. Imagine that your life is pleasant. It does not have to just be a dream. The World-Carver can help you make it so. All he asks is also worshipped by some help from you, and you will be helped in turn. Just take that hammer, take that chisel, maybe take that knife, and start carving. He will guide the betrayed, shapes and those who fear structure. Just cede your will to him. “Give your ambition to me. You don’t need it, I will do the work for you, so you may be betrayedcomfortable. Just give your will, your body, but your mind. You won’t need it is not known why.”

He is served by lacks the souls of those killed without honor traditional servants most Hours have, forsaking the Betrayeduse of Long and Names altogether. He is a greedy Hour, which he sacrificedwith no desire to share, which are and this consolidation of his most fanatical power and feared essence helps keep him alive in a House very hostile towards him. He does number many mortals among his servants, however, they are more like slaves. He strips them of their will and personality and he gains power from all embeds commands within their minds, normally whatever construction function they are supposed to be preforming. The best workers are those who learn of give their minds willingly, and so the place behind desireWorld-Carver attempts to wheedle and trick them into Faustian bargains.Other than that, While he mainly seeks to corrupt other hours followers by offering them tokens of irresistible beautydoes make the typical 'soul upon death' bargains, in the endless game a corpse is of backstabbing no use to him and intrigue disruption in the house, building flow of souls can end up bringing unwanted attention on him. He does his best to obtain a network of informantsmortal while they are still alive and, hopefully, in their physical prime. Once obtained, spies they are put to work chiseling out new tunnels and traitorssimilar constructions, working ceaselessly until their bodies eventually fail and whilst he they perish. The World-Carver is not smart enough also able to play the great game to the fullesttake control of a mind directly a,d influence and manipulate them, but that ends up being more hands on then others, which he is clever enough to pose a threat to those who incur his wrathdoes not prefer.

His earliest notable involvement in The Long Hallway: A location that transcends limitation of space, a twisting hellscape of labyrinthine architecture. As a mortal, the World-Carver practiced the matters arts of the hours many aspects, and while Knock was core in his meddeling construction of the Long hallway, he only know possess that power in their affairs to worsen their conflicts for a whilehis Avulsed-Fragment, to create an window of opportunity for his ascension.He and has been known abandoned any attempts to have played a part in control the ExtirpationLong Hallway, although no one really knows what exactly he did. The Weft might suspect somethingat least for now.

== About the Firstborn World-Carver ==

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