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When her time slowly came to a close, she travelled once more to the Serpent’s Palace with the knowledge that her line would not continue if she stayed in her own world, and took up a throne of carved stone in a large hall beside the Aquarium. Though she succumbed to her mortal condition soon after, her bones were filled to bursting with her old occult knowledge, and ascended to the ranks of the Long in spirit - if not exactly in body.
Despite being immobile as she slumped against the cold stone, the Aged Bones could recount tale upon tale of the Old Monarchs and their place in history, merely asking another tale in return, until she grew to become an Hour after the Splitting of the Great Serpent with the help of [[The Architeuthian]]. Now, she is settled in [[the Weaver's Librarium]], where she weaves the threads of the Histories in an effort to improve human livelihoods and share her vast sums of knowledge with those few who pass her trials of willpower and intellect.
== Description ==
=== Appearance ===
The Throne-Eternal is a large throne carved from smooth yet plain stone, with the former Empress seated regally upon it. The Aged Bones only slouch a slouches very little, despite being entirely skeletal in nature, as if her occult knowledge alone keeps her upright. Her eye sockets have since clouded over with smouldering blue flames, and a deep grey mist lazily drifts from her skeletal mouth when she speaks. Her bones are an ancient yellowing colour, and have sprouted extra finger bones and toes since her “death”.
=== Principles ===
Because of their unorthodox methods of ascension and transport, it is common for the Court's Know and Acolytes to be disguised as morticians and funeral workers, or take up these professions as legitimate employment to fund their own cult activities.
== Marks ===== Mark of Dust Names ==='''The Curator'''
'''The Keeper of Tomes''' '''Minister of Bones, Emperor Nikephoros the First === Mark === "Sit in silent stillness for hours on end. Grow accustomed to a seat of rich wood. Sit straight, and let the dust settle. Not a single breath should enter your lungs, for to breathe is to allow the dust of death to reassert its dominance, and will break the perfect clarity of a true silence.Let your eyes see inward, and witness the '''Mark of Repose'''." == Items =={{Card with description| image = FNORD.png| title = Histories of Europe (Vol. 1)| description = A prodigious tome regarding the history of Europe, primarily describing in detail the events of the Middle Ages. A few pages on the Holy Roman Empire have been bookmarked.| Aspect1 = Secret Histories| quantity = 4}}
== Locations ==
* [[The Engine of Cycles]]: While these two Hours haven't interacted directly, the Aged Bones witnessed the point at which the Engine of Cycles devoured the Sixth History and claimed its souls as raw materials. Despite the Sixth History's failure in her eyes, she holds a significant distaste for the Engine's actions.
* [[The Bright-Delver]]: The Aged Bones ascended from the First History, that History which the Delver shaped the course of. The Delver herself is deeply proud of this Hour despite Architeuthian being the patron instead.
* [[The Vizier]]: A fellow ruler of sorts from the First History. Somewhat of a friendly sort as well, though I take careful note of his slight alterations to my tapestries of History.
* [[The Harvester]]: Merely an accomplice to the Engine, the Aged Bones harbours a somewhat lesser degree of disdain for the Harvester.
* [[The Great Serpent]]: The Segmenting allowed the Aged Bones to ascend to Hourhood.