Deep

Deep
"This war is love."
Origin	Flesh, Blood
Titles	Gardener. Well in the Woods. Twice-Deceived. War of Ants
Aspects
Date of arrival	Sometime before the Collison
Owner(s)	Seon)

The Deep is an Hour born either from blood or from flesh, created by the Seon. The Deep, also called the Well in the Woods, the Gardener, the Twice-Deceived, or the War of Ants, is an Hour associated with hour 7, or 7 AM Her aspects are adversity, survival, and the yearning for perfection. She is the patron of any who seeks to survive, as long as they continue to be willing to pay the price. She is notorious for being so-far indestructible, and despite her mischief, other Hours have allowed her be in her Garden in the Woods where she watches travelers into and out of the Mansus.

It is unknown how much of the Deep is the original God from Stone, Storm, or the human warrior who deceived the Maelstrom.

Description

History

The Deep's body originated from the Storm, a God-from-Stone which was deceived by mortals and weighed down with curses. The Maelstrom that resulted from this descent was then too deceived by a human warrior years later, descending further into the Forest's soil where it became the Deep. The Garden in the Woods have grown fat from drinking its well-waters.

Travelers seeking to pass further into the Mansus must take care not to be seduced by the Deep's whispers from the Garden, lest the Gardener ensnare them. Some aspirants with a particular madness in their minds, however, purposefully seek the Deep in the center of its Garden, seeking strength to survive adversity.

Appearance

The Deep appears both as the darkness in the Well at the center of the Garden, as well as the Gardener who lurks in the Forest. The Gardener appears as a human woman in a soldier's uniform.

Principles

The Deep wields the Principle of Edge, the eternal struggle. She wields the principle of moth, for she defies understanding. She wields the principle of winter, for the Well is the stillness at the center of the Storm.

Worship

The Well-in-the Woods is invoked by defeated warriors and those who face certain death. The War of Ants is invoked by conquerors and bandits. The Gardener is invoked by rulers and assassins. It answers every prayer uttered in its name, driven by its insatiable curiosity and love of life, but be wary for she will demand a price.

Locations

The Mansus

The Garden in the Wood

The Garden in the Woods is a black and damp place of immaculately cut stones and flowing waters, filled with ants and other creatures who dedicate themselves fully to expansion and war. Occasionally, they stray into the Forest or other parts of the Mansus.

The Gardener lurks in the Garden where she ensnares unwary travelers or mad aspirants seeking to reach its center, where the well-water springs pure. The Gardener is described invariably as courteous if slightly sardonic, and only engages in long conversations to those few invited or with those brave and clever enough to navigate her hazards and drink from the Well. Power is offered freely to those who's willing to risk everything.

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