Oftentimes, the Perditarch appears as an influence, generally the influence present when destruction occurs; however, on special occasions, he takes the shape of the first blacksmith, though the shape has probably altered by now. After all, being a Winter Hour, the Perditarch knows that no shape lasts forever. He is always cold, though he is warm with [[The Faustian Alchemist|The Alchemist]]. He is wounded, and eventually, this will end him, too, though not all endings are close: Winter is west of the world, but the Perditarch shapes the world, too.