One Who Waits In Darkness
From Changeling Venue
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There are things that lurk in the dark. Watching and waiting for an opporunity to snatch unsuspecting victims back to their Lord and Master, the One Who Waits In Darkness, known as well as Unnamed. True names are secrets too dark and too powerful to reveal. It is whispered among its servants that to speak the True Name of the One Who Waits In Darkness would be to summon plagues down upon Arcadia and Real alike.
Unnamed is the progenitor of all those fears that make you look under the bed with a flashlight or to look over your shoulder when you walk the street at night. Unnamed is the creator of all the terror that keeps you from walking through a darkened house even when it's your own.
Description
Of those that have seen it and survived, none are sure what they actually saw. Ever-shifting is this Lord of Fear, this Terrible Baron of Despair. Those who serve it do so in only one capacity – its prey. It cares not what form its servants are given. It only cares for the amusement they can provide. Toying with its prey is a favored past time.
Those who amuse are kept alive to hunt another day. Those who do not are torn asunder and consumed. Sheer terror is its feast and those who do not provide an exquisite meal in one fashion shall provide it in another. It is a spectacle that others are forced to endure as well, which usually ensures that his feasts will be monumental for a time.
Dirty Little Secrets
There is but one thing to look forward to when you are a servant of Unnamed - Festival. As joyous as it sounds, it is the ultimate insult. On this day, all the imprisoned Changelings are set free and pointed towards the Hedge. They are given a chance to escape. Should they be able to reach the Hedge and step into the Real, they will be granted their freedom. Those that do not continue their existence of nightly hunts... Provided they survive Festival.
Dirty Little Lies
Is is spoken in hushed voices that those most favored by the One Who Waits In Darkness are allowed to hunt with him. Though the ones that survive each night remember only the terror of being chased.
Inspiration
More to come.
Escaped Servants
Lilium - although not escaped, traded or sold to another keeper
Feel free to use this Gentry if you think this would fit for your character.
