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|theme=pal}}'''Delegates''' are synthetic people created from [[Divines]]. | |theme=pal}}'''Delegates''' are synthetic people created from [[Divines]]. | ||
Many Delegates | They are "carved away" like "slivers" from the whole of the Divine, and so they represent aspects of whatever Divine they were made from. This process is torture for the source Divine.<ref name=":3">[[PALISADE 28: Honesty and Integrity Pt. 1]]</ref> | ||
Many Delegates can be made from a single Divine, though as each Delegate is created, the source Divine loses the aspect of itself that the Delegate embodies. [[The Divine, Arbitrage]] describes them as "abominations" and a "failed experiment".<ref name=":1">[[The Road to PALISADE 07: Wagon Wheel Pt. 3]], dossier</ref> | |||
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Delegates are enslaved by the [[Fabreal Duchy]]; they are the lowest on the social hierarchy, whose exploitation enables the function of the Duchy's infrastructure. [[August Righteousness]] secretly operated a Delegate resistance movement named Reunion, which is now in open rebellion and works with a group of [[Swordbreakers]] and [[Kalar Anakalar]]'s Giantkillers as the military faction [[Jade Kill]]. | Delegates are enslaved by the [[Fabreal Duchy]]; they are the lowest on the social hierarchy, whose exploitation enables the function of the Duchy's infrastructure. [[August Righteousness]] secretly operated a Delegate resistance movement named Reunion, which is now in open rebellion and works with a group of [[Swordbreakers]] and [[Kalar Anakalar]]'s Giantkillers as the military faction [[Jade Kill]]. | ||
Divines from whom Delegates have been created include Communicant, Dissent, [[Righteousness]], Consultation, Emphasis, Versatility, Responsibility, Leadership, Fidelity, Guilt, Welkin,<ref name=":2">[[PALISADE 27: Resentment and Frustration Pt. 2]]</ref> [[Mercy]], Influence, and | Divines from whom Delegates have been created include Communicant, Dissent, [[Righteousness]], Consultation, Emphasis, Versatility, Responsibility, Leadership, Fidelity, Guilt, Welkin,<ref name=":2">[[PALISADE 27: Resentment and Frustration Pt. 2]]</ref> [[Mercy]], Influence, Reflection, and Opposition.<ref group="note">Mercy, Influence, Reflection, and Opposition are not included in the list Austin provides in "[[PALISADE 27: Resentment and Frustration Pt. 2|Resentment and Frustration Pt. 2]]". Mercy's status on this list is confirmed in "[[Wagon Wheel Pt. 3]]" while Influence, Reflection, and Opposition are inferred from the existence of Gentle Influence, Lucent Reflection, and Eclectic Opposition, respectively.</ref><ref group="note">Many of the originating Divines are former members of the [[Divine Fleet]] who were mentioned [[List of Divines#Twilight Mirage|at least once]] in ''Twilight Mirage''.</ref> | ||
==Known Delegates== | ==Known Delegates== | ||
*[[August Righteousness]] | *[[August Righteousness]]<ref name=":0" /> | ||
*[[Bright Mercy]] | *[[Bright Mercy]]<ref name=":0" /> | ||
*Gentle Influence | *Gentle Influence<ref name=":1" /> | ||
*Cruel Emphasis | *Cruel Emphasis<ref name=":1" /> | ||
*[[Faithful Emphasis]]<ref name=":2" /> | |||
*[[Particular Emphasis]]<ref name=":3" /> | |||
*Limited Dissent<ref name=":1" /> | *Limited Dissent<ref name=":1" /> | ||
*[[Partial Palisade]]<ref>[[PALISADE 02: Into the World Pt. 2]]</ref><ref group="note">Resurrected in the corpse of an unnamed Delegate. His existence as a fractured part of a Divine evokes their existence, despite being created in a different social context.</ref> | *[[Partial Palisade]]<ref>[[PALISADE 02: Into the World Pt. 2]]</ref><ref group="note">Resurrected in the corpse of an unnamed Delegate. His existence as a fractured part of a Divine evokes their existence, despite being created in a different social context.</ref> | ||
*[[Lucent Reflection]]<ref>[[PALISADE 14: Upon Our Grace Pt. 1]]</ref> | *[[Lucent Reflection]]<ref>[[PALISADE 14: Upon Our Grace Pt. 1]]</ref> | ||
*[[Free Fidelity]]<ref>[[PALISADE 16: Upon Our Grace Pt. 3]]</ref> | *[[Free Fidelity]]<ref>[[PALISADE 16: Upon Our Grace Pt. 3]]</ref> | ||
*[[ | *[[Eclectic Opposition]]<ref name=":3" /> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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Delegates are synthetic people created from Divines.
They are "carved away" like "slivers" from the whole of the Divine, and so they represent aspects of whatever Divine they were made from. This process is torture for the source Divine.[1]
Many Delegates can be made from a single Divine, though as each Delegate is created, the source Divine loses the aspect of itself that the Delegate embodies. The Divine, Arbitrage describes them as "abominations" and a "failed experiment".[2]
Appearance
Delegates generally have humanoid, human-sized frames. They are compared to the robots in Binary Domain: visible joints, ceramic plates rather than metal, and slits/hatches in place of a mouth (see also: comic book Iron Man).[3]
History
Delegates were developed as the Crown of Glass and early Divine Principality worked out how to break Gumption apart to put it into other Divines.[3]
Delegates are enslaved by the Fabreal Duchy; they are the lowest on the social hierarchy, whose exploitation enables the function of the Duchy's infrastructure. August Righteousness secretly operated a Delegate resistance movement named Reunion, which is now in open rebellion and works with a group of Swordbreakers and Kalar Anakalar's Giantkillers as the military faction Jade Kill.
Divines from whom Delegates have been created include Communicant, Dissent, Righteousness, Consultation, Emphasis, Versatility, Responsibility, Leadership, Fidelity, Guilt, Welkin,[4] Mercy, Influence, Reflection, and Opposition.[note 1][note 2]
Known Delegates
- August Righteousness[3]
- Bright Mercy[3]
- Gentle Influence[2]
- Cruel Emphasis[2]
- Faithful Emphasis[4]
- Particular Emphasis[1]
- Limited Dissent[2]
- Partial Palisade[5][note 3]
- Lucent Reflection[6]
- Free Fidelity[7]
- Eclectic Opposition[1]
Notes
- ↑ Mercy, Influence, Reflection, and Opposition are not included in the list Austin provides in "Resentment and Frustration Pt. 2". Mercy's status on this list is confirmed in "Wagon Wheel Pt. 3" while Influence, Reflection, and Opposition are inferred from the existence of Gentle Influence, Lucent Reflection, and Eclectic Opposition, respectively.
- ↑ Many of the originating Divines are former members of the Divine Fleet who were mentioned at least once in Twilight Mirage.
- ↑ Resurrected in the corpse of an unnamed Delegate. His existence as a fractured part of a Divine evokes their existence, despite being created in a different social context.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 PALISADE 28: Honesty and Integrity Pt. 1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Road to PALISADE 07: Wagon Wheel Pt. 3, dossier
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 The Road to PALISADE 07: Wagon Wheel Pt. 3
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 PALISADE 27: Resentment and Frustration Pt. 2
- ↑ PALISADE 02: Into the World Pt. 2
- ↑ PALISADE 14: Upon Our Grace Pt. 1
- ↑ PALISADE 16: Upon Our Grace Pt. 3