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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.
{{Spoiler header|spoiling=[[PALISADE 13: Worth the Trouble Pt. 2]]|theme=pal}}


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>
{{Infobox group|color_theme=pal|members=[[Dust]]<br>[[Refrain]]<br>Ravel<br>Cleave<br>Oversight|area_of_operation=[[Palisade (planet)|Palisade]]|season=''[[PALISADE]]''|affiliations=[[Divine Fleet]] (formerly)<br>[[Partial Palisade|Palisade]]}}


== History ==
'''The Five Afflictions''' are strange, amoral beings — kaiju — that cause destruction on [[Palisade (planet)|Palisade]] without regard for factional allegiance. Each has pawns or minions of its own, and generates a unique negative effect.
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
|spoiling=[[PALISADE 13: Worth the Trouble Pt. 2]]|text=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.


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.|theme=pal}}
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="pal03">[[PALISADE 03: Today Is a Monday]]</ref>


== Afflictions ==
==History ==
The Afflictions were once the [[Divine]] [[Partial Palisade|Palisade]]'s "greatest collaborators": the Divines Reflection, Antiquity, Logic, Decisiveness, and Affection. Prior to the events of ''[[Twilight Mirage]]'', they and their [[Excerpts]] left the Fleet alongside Palisade. They 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]].


=== Dust ===
They are no longer in the social category of Divine,<ref name="pal32">[[PALISADE 32: Seize the Chance Pt. 3]]</ref> and the label "Affliction" was applied to them by the [[Fabreal Duchy]]<ref name="pal47">[[PALISADE 47: A Palette of Colors Pt. 2]]</ref> after being traumatized by Palisade's violent history.
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 ===
{{Spoiler block|spoiling=[[A Palette of Colors|the PALISADE finale]]|text=After Palisade becomes part of the Mirage,  Cori creates sanctified areas protected by Perennial's power for the Affliction to retreat to. Thisbe kickstarts negotiations between the [[Chimeric Cadent]] and the Afflictions held in one such area. Eventually, the Chimeric Cadent, [[Chimera's Lantern]] and the Afflictions disappear from Palisade, interrupting the healing and integration of the Afflictions with the Cause and Palisade society. No one knows where they have gone, but more creatures similar to the Afflictions begin to appear across the galaxy.|theme=pal}}
==Afflictions==


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
===Dust===
|spoiling=[[PALISADE 13: Worth the Trouble Pt. 2]]
{{Main|Dust}}
|text=Refrain was once the Divine Antiquity, who allowed people to leave parts of themselves, or their memory, with it. They left the Twilight Mirage with Palisade thousands of years ago.|theme=pal}}
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'''. As Reflection, it could provide self-insight to its followers.<ref name="pal27">[[PALISADE 27: Resentment and Frustration Pt. 2]]</ref> Dust is a large mummy-mech with power over a sort of dust that can transform into dopplegangers of anyone who gets too close. It is mostly confined to the Diadem.
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===
{{Main|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'''. As Antiquity, it allowed people to leave parts of themselves, or their memory, with it.<ref>[[PALISADE 13: Worth the Trouble Pt. 2]]</ref> It is now a hungry undead archive which takes the form of a spectral theater.


=== 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]] and 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="pal27" /> which are 12-foot-tall, invisible minotaur-like beings, or "tricerataurs".<ref>[[PALISADE 10: The Wheels Turning Pt. 1]]</ref>  


{{Spoiler block|spoiling=[[PALISADE 27: Resentment and Frustration Pt. 2]]|text=Ravel was once the Divine Logic. The logic that this Divine embodied was [[wikipedia:many-valued]], not based on a true/false binary. The three horns of Ravel's minions reflect this non-binary form of logic.<ref>[[PALISADE 27: Resentment and Frustration Pt. 2]]</ref>|theme=pal}}
Ravel "looks like a massive, loose brain neuron prowling the hills and valleys".<ref name="pal03" /> 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="pal27" /> 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.


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.
=== 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'''.<ref name="pal27" /> It looks like "a slowly moving statue whose features are always fluctuating under a stone shroud."<ref name="pal03" />
=== 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" />


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The Five Afflictions are strange, amoral beings — kaiju — that cause destruction on Palisade without regard for factional allegiance. Each has pawns or minions of its own, and generates 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[edit | edit source]

The Afflictions were once the Divine Palisade's "greatest collaborators": the Divines Reflection, Antiquity, Logic, Decisiveness, and Affection. Prior to the events of Twilight Mirage, they and their Excerpts left the Fleet alongside Palisade. They 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.

They are no longer in the social category of Divine,[2] and the label "Affliction" was applied to them by the Fabreal Duchy[3] after being traumatized by Palisade's violent history.

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After Palisade becomes part of the Mirage, Cori creates sanctified areas protected by Perennial's power for the Affliction to retreat to. Thisbe kickstarts negotiations between the Chimeric Cadent and the Afflictions held in one such area. Eventually, the Chimeric Cadent, Chimera's Lantern and the Afflictions disappear from Palisade, interrupting the healing and integration of the Afflictions with the Cause and Palisade society. No one knows where they have gone, but more creatures similar to the Afflictions begin to appear across the galaxy.

Afflictions[edit | edit source]

Dust[edit | edit source]

Main page: 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. As Reflection, it could provide self-insight to its followers.[4] Dust is a large mummy-mech with power over a sort of dust that can transform into dopplegangers of anyone who gets too close. It is mostly confined to the Diadem.

Refrain[edit | edit source]

Main page: 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. As Antiquity, it allowed people to leave parts of themselves, or their memory, with it.[5] It is now a hungry undead archive which takes the form of a spectral theater.

Ravel[edit | edit source]

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 and not based on a true/false binary. The non-binary nature of this logic is reflected in the three horns of Ravel's pawns,[4] which are 12-foot-tall, 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[edit | edit source]

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.[4] 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[edit | edit source]

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.[4] It looks like "a slowly moving statue whose features are always fluctuating under a stone shroud."[1]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 PALISADE 03: Today Is a Monday
  2. ↑ PALISADE 32: Seize the Chance Pt. 3
  3. ↑ PALISADE 47: A Palette of Colors Pt. 2
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 PALISADE 27: Resentment and Frustration Pt. 2
  5. ↑ PALISADE 13: Worth the Trouble Pt. 2
  6. ↑ PALISADE 10: The Wheels Turning Pt. 1
  7. ↑ PALISADE 01: Into the World Pt. 1
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