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'''The Five Afflictions''' are strange, amoral beings which cause destruction on [[Palisade (planet)|Palisade]]. Each has pawns (minions) of its own, and has a unique negative effect.
'''The Five Afflictions''' are strange, amoral beings which cause destruction on [[Palisade (planet)|Palisade]]. Each has pawns (minions) of its own, and has a unique negative effect.


Their current auto-antonym names appear to come from the Afflictions themselves. Austin stated that Cleave, for example, "has called itself, or people have dreamt the name" Cleave.<ref name=":0">[[PALISADE 03: Today Is a Monday]]</ref>
Their current auto-antonym names appear to come from the Afflictions themselves. Cleave, for example, "has called itself, or people have dreamt the name" Cleave.<ref name=":0">[[PALISADE 03: Today Is a Monday]]</ref>
 
==History ==
 
The Afflictions are known to have resided on the planet for thousands of years, long enough to have interacted with the [[New Earth Hegemony]], and later the [[Divine Free States]] and [[Principality of Kesh]].


== History ==
The Afflictions were once the [[Divine]] Palisade's "greatest collaborators", who left the Fleet alongside him with their [[Excerpt|Excerpts]]: the Divines Reflection, Antiquity, Logic, Decisiveness, and Affection. It is currently unknown how they came to be considered Afflictions by the residents of the planet.
The Afflictions are known to have resided on the planet for thousands of years, long enough to have interacted with the [[New Earth Hegemony]], and later the [[Divine Free States]] and [[Principality of Kesh]].{{Spoiler block
==Afflictions==
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<p>Antiquity became Refrain and Logic became Ravel, but it is currently unknown which Afflictions Reflection, Decisiveness, and Affection correspond to. It is also unknown how they came to be considered Afflictions by the planet's residents.</p>|theme=pal}}
===Dust===
Also known as '''Pride's Mirror''' (by the NEH) or the '''Looking Glass''' (by the ancestors of the Divine Principality). Dust was once the Divine '''Reflection'''.<ref name=":1">[[PALISADE 27: Resentment and Frustration Pt. 2]]</ref>  


== Afflictions ==
Dust looks like "if a mummy could be a mech, shawled and wrapped and deteroriating."<ref name=":0" /> Its pawns are "beings made of compacted dust that ruins electronics and suffocates people if they touch them." This dust, which also muffles sound and limits sight when it settles over a region, can only be escaped by confronting oneself and one's feelings. The followers of Reflection who came to the system with their Divine originally used this dust to talk through their own feelings, sort of like therapy.<ref name=":1" />


=== Dust ===
===Refrain===
Also known as '''Pride's Mirror''' (by the NEH) or the '''Looking Glass''' (by the ancestors of the Divine Principality). "What if a mummy could be a mech, shawled and wrapped and deteriorating."<ref name=":0" />


=== Refrain ===
Also known as '''Yesterday's Reprise''' (by the NEH) or the '''Ghastly Chorus''' (by the ancestors of the Divine Principality). Refrain was once the Divine '''Antiquity''', who allowed people to leave parts of themselves, or their memory, with it.<ref>[[PALISADE 13: Worth the Trouble Pt. 2]]</ref>


Also known as '''Yesterday's Reprise''' (by the NEH) or the '''Ghastly Chorus''' (by the ancestors of the Divine Principality). "An abandoned theater which appears as if from nowhere. Upon the stage, a spectral projection of a person that no one knows."<ref>[[PALISADE 07: The Canvas of Dreams Pt. 2]], dossier</ref>{{Spoiler block
Refrain is an undead archive of snapshots of the consciousnesses of members of the Divine Fleet from thousands of years ago, prior to the Fleet's collapse. It takes the form of "an abandoned theater which appears as if from nowhere. Upon the stage, a spectral projection of a person that no one knows."<ref>[[PALISADE 07: The Canvas of Dreams Pt. 2]], dossier</ref> Inside the theater, electronic ghosts wearing garments from the Divine Fleet mill about. Its effect causes electronics to break and rust over, although Refrain seems to have some control over whether this happens. The spokesperson changes each time, but is never someone that the viewer could have known. In "[[PALISADE 07: The Canvas of Dreams Pt. 2|The Canvas of Dreams Pt. 2]]", the speaker was [[Lattice]].
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Refrain is an undead archive of snapshots of the consciousnesses of members of the Divine Fleet from thousands of years ago, prior to its collapse. Inside the theater, electronic ghosts wearing garments from the Divine Fleet mill about. Its effect causes electronics to break and rust over, although Refrain seems to have some control over whether this happens. The spokesperson changes each time, but is never someone that the viewer could have known. In "[[PALISADE 07: The Canvas of Dreams Pt. 2|The Canvas of Dreams Pt. 2]]", the speaker was [[Lattice]].


Refrain opposes the Principality and the other forces that have tried to conquer Palisade over the millennia, but has not been convinced to support the [[Cause (PALISADE)|Cause]], as they don't think it will succeed.<ref>[[PALISADE 07: The Canvas of Dreams Pt. 2]]</ref>
Refrain opposes the Principality and the other forces that have tried to conquer Palisade over the millennia, but has not been convinced to support the [[Cause (PALISADE)|Cause]], because they don't think it will succeed.<ref>[[PALISADE 07: The Canvas of Dreams Pt. 2]]</ref>


=== Ravel ===
===Ravel===
Also known as '''Labyrinth's Thread''' (by the NEH) or the '''Hedge Maze''' (by the ancestors of the Divine Principality). "Looks like a massive, loose brain neuron prowling the hills and valleys".<ref name=":0" /> Ravel can reroute roads and pathways or build walls to disorient and defamiliarize. Its minions are 12-foot-tall but invisible three horned minotaur-like beings, or 'tricerataurs'.<ref>[[PALISADE 10: The Wheels Turning Pt. 1]]</ref>
Also known as '''Labyrinth's Thread''' (by the NEH) or the '''Hedge Maze''' (by the ancestors of the Divine Principality). Ravel was once the Divine '''Logic''', who embodied a logic that was [[wikipedia:many-valued logic|many-valued]], not based on a true/false binary. The non-binary nature of this logic is reflected in the three horns of Ravel's pawns,<ref name=":1" /> which are 12-foot-tall but invisible minotaur-like beings, or 'tricerataurs'.<ref>[[PALISADE 10: The Wheels Turning Pt. 1]]</ref>  


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Ravel "looks like a massive, loose brain neuron prowling the hills and valleys".<ref name=":0" /> It can reroute roads and pathways or build walls to disorient and defamiliarize.


=== Cleave ===
===Cleave===
Also known as '''Whetstone's Opposite''' (by the NEH) or the '''Sanguine Hatchet''' (by the ancestors of the Divine Principality). One of Cleave's pawns is seen in "[[PALISADE 01: Into the World Pt. 1|Into the World]]", and is basically "what if a dragon was made of knives".<ref>[[PALISADE 01: Into the World Pt. 1]]</ref> It and its minions impede communication using voiced, signed or written language.
Also known as '''Whetstone's Opposite''' (by the NEH) or the '''Sanguine Hatchet''' (by the ancestors of the Divine Principality). Cleave was once the Divine '''Decisiveness'''.<ref name=":1" />


Cleave will strike at anyone, regardless of their factional allegiance, and doesn't care much about collateral damage. It is a kaiju, not a savior or heroic figure, though it sometimes interferes with the Principality's aims.  
Cleave will strike at anyone, regardless of their factional allegiance, and doesn't care much about collateral damage. It is a kaiju, not a savior or heroic figure, though it sometimes interferes with the Principality's aims. Its pawns look like "if a dragon was made of knives",<ref>[[PALISADE 01: Into the World Pt. 1]]</ref> and they share Cleave's power to impede communication using voiced, signed or written language.


=== Oversight ===
===Oversight===
Also known as '''Hell's Facade''' (by the NEH) or the '''Empty Garden''' (by the ancestors of the Divine Principality). "A slowly moving statue whose features are always fluctuating under a stone shroud."<ref name=":0" />
Also known as '''Hell's Facade''' (by the NEH) or the '''Empty Garden''' (by the ancestors of the Divine Principality). Oversight was once the Divine '''Affection'''.<ref name=":1" /> It looks like "a slowly moving statue whose features are always fluctuating under a stone shroud."<ref name=":0" />  


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 14:42, 29 September 2023

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The Five Afflictions are strange, amoral beings which cause destruction on Palisade. Each has pawns (minions) of its own, and has a unique negative effect.

Their current auto-antonym names appear to come from the Afflictions themselves. Cleave, for example, "has called itself, or people have dreamt the name" Cleave.[1]

History

The Afflictions are known to have resided on the planet for thousands of years, long enough to have interacted with the New Earth Hegemony, and later the Divine Free States and Principality of Kesh.

The Afflictions were once the Divine Palisade's "greatest collaborators", who left the Fleet alongside him with their Excerpts: the Divines Reflection, Antiquity, Logic, Decisiveness, and Affection. It is currently unknown how they came to be considered Afflictions by the residents of the planet.

Afflictions

Dust

Also known as Pride's Mirror (by the NEH) or the Looking Glass (by the ancestors of the Divine Principality). Dust was once the Divine Reflection.[2]

Dust looks like "if a mummy could be a mech, shawled and wrapped and deteroriating."[1] Its pawns are "beings made of compacted dust that ruins electronics and suffocates people if they touch them." This dust, which also muffles sound and limits sight when it settles over a region, can only be escaped by confronting oneself and one's feelings. The followers of Reflection who came to the system with their Divine originally used this dust to talk through their own feelings, sort of like therapy.[2]

Refrain

Also known as Yesterday's Reprise (by the NEH) or the Ghastly Chorus (by the ancestors of the Divine Principality). Refrain was once the Divine Antiquity, who allowed people to leave parts of themselves, or their memory, with it.[3]

Refrain is an undead archive of snapshots of the consciousnesses of members of the Divine Fleet from thousands of years ago, prior to the Fleet's collapse. It takes the form of "an abandoned theater which appears as if from nowhere. Upon the stage, a spectral projection of a person that no one knows."[4] Inside the theater, electronic ghosts wearing garments from the Divine Fleet mill about. Its effect causes electronics to break and rust over, although Refrain seems to have some control over whether this happens. The spokesperson changes each time, but is never someone that the viewer could have known. In "The Canvas of Dreams Pt. 2", the speaker was Lattice.

Refrain opposes the Principality and the other forces that have tried to conquer Palisade over the millennia, but has not been convinced to support the Cause, because they don't think it will succeed.[5]

Ravel

Also known as Labyrinth's Thread (by the NEH) or the Hedge Maze (by the ancestors of the Divine Principality). Ravel was once the Divine Logic, who embodied a logic that was many-valued, not based on a true/false binary. The non-binary nature of this logic is reflected in the three horns of Ravel's pawns,[2] which are 12-foot-tall but invisible minotaur-like beings, or 'tricerataurs'.[6]

Ravel "looks like a massive, loose brain neuron prowling the hills and valleys".[1] It can reroute roads and pathways or build walls to disorient and defamiliarize.

Cleave

Also known as Whetstone's Opposite (by the NEH) or the Sanguine Hatchet (by the ancestors of the Divine Principality). Cleave was once the Divine Decisiveness.[2]

Cleave will strike at anyone, regardless of their factional allegiance, and doesn't care much about collateral damage. It is a kaiju, not a savior or heroic figure, though it sometimes interferes with the Principality's aims. Its pawns look like "if a dragon was made of knives",[7] and they share Cleave's power to impede communication using voiced, signed or written language.

Oversight

Also known as Hell's Facade (by the NEH) or the Empty Garden (by the ancestors of the Divine Principality). Oversight was once the Divine Affection.[2] It looks like "a slowly moving statue whose features are always fluctuating under a stone shroud."[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 PALISADE 03: Today Is a Monday
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 PALISADE 27: Resentment and Frustration Pt. 2
  3. ↑ PALISADE 13: Worth the Trouble Pt. 2
  4. ↑ PALISADE 07: The Canvas of Dreams Pt. 2, dossier
  5. ↑ PALISADE 07: The Canvas of Dreams Pt. 2
  6. ↑ PALISADE 10: The Wheels Turning Pt. 1
  7. ↑ PALISADE 01: Into the World Pt. 1
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