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* [[]]:* [[The Maw Consuming]]: The Maw isn't one for much introspection. Still, the Maw has yet to wholly dismiss the lingering gnaw of ''why'' they seek to perpetuate the cycle of hunter and prey. Perhaps the answer might be just around the bend, another perpetuation of the cycle away... Mildly miffed about spending more time herding murderers than properly growing.
* [[]]:=One-Time Hours=* [[The Shambling Dawn]]:??? (The Shambling Dawn is too esoteric for the Maw. Puts on an impressive show, though.)* [[The Unending WormFell-Feaster]]: NeutralDisappointed. Their dedication to hunger is admirable. Their being wholly consumed by said hungers is (a) shameful (disgrace).== Misc/Editor Notes ==Material here won't be ''directly'' transferred to the Maw's article proper.</small><small>Will however be used for contemplating/storing material; either as ideas or future reference. The </small> --"39 Children of the Maw has little "*39 was picked as a spur-of-the-moment whim. But coming up with an actual reason instead of brushing it over couldn't hurt.*Who are the 39 children of the Maw? "Children" refers both to a family/house, and their honored ancestor.**Specific names, though. One is the Bottlesmiths, but that still leaves 38 seats at the table.*How are the children divided? Unnecessary, but arranging them into arbitrary groupings can look nice.** Four groups of nine with a special table for three? *The table wasn't always seating 39, had to be involved less at one point with more trickling over the centuries.** How are new seats earned? Having the Unending Worm directlyMaw Consuming give seats out semi-arbitrarily works,but a better reason would be preferred.* 01 would be the earliest adopted "child" of the Maw, with later arrivals having higher numbers.Filling in the entire list is hardly necessary at this time, but fleshing it out (at some point) would be good. 01: FNORD 02: FNORD 03: FNORD "Wotif", Gadfly. Third or Fourth to the table. Tormented victims by bombarding them with visions of what-ifs, could-bes, so on and so forth. Might not actually deserve to be at the table, but is a deft hand with a skewer. 04: FNORD 05: "The Bottlesmith"/Bottle fly (Green?) [Year:????] 06: FNORD 07: FNORD 08: FNORD 09: FNORD 10: FNORD 11: FNORD 12: FNORD 13: FNORD 14: FNORD 15: FNORD 16: FNORD 17: FNORD 18: FNORD 19: FNORD 20: FNORD 21: FNORD 22: FNORD 23: FNORD 24: FNORD 25: FNORD 26: FNORD 27: FNORD 28: FNORD 29: FNORD 30: FNORD 31: FNORD 32: FNORD 33: FNORD 34: FNORD 35: FNORD 36: FNORD 37: FNORD 38: FNORD 39: FNORD Todo[ ]Finish the Starving Ascetic[]Port more things to the full article[ ]Adjust text phrasing to fit intended tone. This Hour embodies survival of the fittest, the accumulation of strength to rise ever higher, and provide a bar to be surpassed. While amusing/suitable for jotting down notes, Cheery/Confused Elder isn't quite right. Note: Not gone, just busy. More content soon.
Adjusting relations to account for current roster/additional legibility.
Sandbox testing. <s>Move along, not ready to see yet.</s>Should be useful for other Hour writers to get a general idea about the Maw.
{{InfoboxHour
| title = | card = File:Stolentemplate
| origin = God-from-Blood
| titles = ''Old Ivory''<br />''The Resident''
| names = ''The Maw Consuming''
| aspects ={{Aspect|Heart}} {{Aspect|Edge}} {{Aspect|Grail}}
The Maw was first found in the forest amongst a jungle grove. It's date of arrival is unknown, but it's strong ties to the forest suggest it came ''with'' the forest. The Maw has only left the forest for the mansus once, and only to forge its pact.
*The Maw Consuming is beholden to its pact, and following one too many murderers bumbling into the mansus proper, is now responsible for any actions they get up to in the mansus. There are loopholes, but booing and jeering individuals lurking near or around the mansus entrances into entering the forest only worked so many times before the residents caught on.
Its tarot card is The Hermit.
FNORD
'''Wotif, Third to the Table'''
FNORD
'''The First Host'''/'''The First Maw''' (Formerly)
"And lo, blessed be the name of the first herald, the first grindstone to sharpen our claws and force us to rise ever higher."
*** Here lay the remnants of former Maw’s, indexed and true. The remnants interred here are done so with the highest respect, and the greatest care. This is not the Halls of Skin, where predator and prey is placed for all manner of being to gawk at, but the closest thing the Maw’s have to “sacred”. It is the duty of each and every Maw, present and future, to maintain the Mawsoleum and ensure its contents safekeeping. This is not an eccentricity of the Maw Consuming, but rather a pragmatic decision. Each remnant stores the life and death of its former self, ready to be witnessed and studied time and time again. Thus, each new Maw might garner all the experience of old to fortify themselves against their predecessors downfalls.
=== The Histories ===
*The Tables**The Lesser Tables*** FNORD, lesser tables shared both in the forest and the mortal world between murderers. Tends to have good sherry and rum. Great stories, surprisingly difficult to find a seat.**The Greater Table(s)*** FNORD, The Maw Consuming's table and other dining tables of import. The Maw's personal table has 41 seats, 39 for the Maw's children, one for the current Maw, and an honorary seat for the Maw Consuming itself left empty.
== Items ==
=== Tools ===
* Ivory Tablet** As hours go, the Maw is incredibly lenient on allowing entrance to the forest. This tablet is given to those dreamers who meet the Maw's few requirements... But it is just as easily reclaimed should the dreamer fail to renew their bargain.
=== Ingredients ===
=== Influences ===
* Ivory TabletItching Hunger (Edge 2)** As hours goSlight as cherries, the Maw is incredibly lenient on allowing entrance to the forestsharp as thorns. Sweeter than wine and hints of iron. (This tablet is given to those dreamers who meet the Mawa second order of influence)* Gnawing Hunger (Edge 4, Grail 2)** You shouldn's few requirementst.You mustn't.. But it You cannot eat hunger, though the taste is just as easily reclaimed should the dreamer fail to renew their bargainbeckoningly sweet, you will always choke.
=== Books ===
"A Slavering Text"
* '''Wildlings:''' Vak
**Text1: "Here are my children, numbered thirty-nine. Thieves, Warriors, Slaves and Saints. They strived for their place at my table, and at my table they dine."
== Relationships ==
<small>=Current Hours=* [[The Storm-Tossed]]:
* [[The Spirarch]]: Neutral. The Spirarch oversaw the Maw's pact, and for that the Spirarch has the Maw's closest equivalent to gratitude it can muster.
* [[The Perennial]]:* [[The Red Lady]]:Confused. Feels a vague sense of kinship, doesn't understand ''why''. A gesture similar to a shrug is performed, and the Maw Consuming resumes it's prior endeavors.* [[The Hunter]]/The Worm's Foundations: (A) good sport. Pity they won't join the Maw's hunters, but they are welcome at the Maw's table regardless. Not quite bloodthirsty enough for the Maw, but of all the hours in the Mansus the Hunter would make for the finest host.* [[The Masquerade]]:* [[The Bright Tapestry]]:<s>Uncertain. Has hints of something old, something primal. Familiar, yet?..</s> Ignorance. The Maw doesn't pretend it understands the Bright Tapestry, and has concluded leaving it alone is probably fine.* [[The Die Cutter]]: ??? Who is this? Why are they in ''my'' forest? ''Are'' they in my forest? Uncertainty, doubt. The Maw doesn't like this, but lacks the information to act. An hour? An elaborate prank? ?????
* [[The Mother Bear]]: Neutral, hesitant acquaintance. As part of the Maw Consuming's pact, the Maw ensures none of its murderers or other ruffians it brought to the forest enters the Mansus proper. As the Mother Bear guards the Mansus entrance proper, it was inevitable the two would meet. Has something of the Maw's Nature versus the Mother Bear's nurture going on.
* [[The Succulent Glow]]: Peculiar vegetable. An ambitious individual, but a vegetable nonetheless. The Maw has been informed repeatedly the Succulent Glow is a fungus, but has yet to dignify them with proper taxonomy. Thinks their Sycophants go well with a honey-glaze and a slow-roast. The Pact may have limited the aquisition of such, but sometimes a Hunter might still find these rare truffles for the feast. <small>The Maw Consuming has had their referral of the Succulent Glow's Sycophants as "truffles" pointed out to them. The Maw immediately denied any such thing, before commenting on how the chef did a wonderful job roasting the truffles that year. Whether the Maw Consuming is aware of this discrepancy is a favorite discussion-piece of the lesser tables.</small>
* [[The Knife's Edge]]:
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* [[The Warrior Maid]]: Kin. She is so close, so similar. But she just doesn't understand. Too busy enjoying death to remember ''why'' the Maw practices its survival of the fittest lifestyle. No matter, her armies provide good fodder for the Maw's murderers. Pity they aren't quite as easy to recruit from.
* [[The Ferric Brand]]:
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* [[The Shambling DawnMonument]]: * [[The Red Lady]]: Confused. Feels a vague sense "Who? Is this another example of kinship, doesn't understand ''why'art'like that more-opened one? Or is it like that dye-cutter thing?... A gesture similar to a shrug Oh, this is performedan elaborate combination of the two into some new artpiece isn't it? Good show, and the good show..." -The Maw Consuming resumes , not even the slightest understanding what it's prior endeavorstalking about. Or who.* [[]]:* [[The Fell-FeasterCub]]: DisappointedBemused annoyance, formerly snack. Their dedication to hunger The Pact only applies within the mansus, but an Hour is admirablean Hour, even a weak one could carve through their murderers with ease. Their being wholly consumed by said hungers is shamefulStill, the Maw Consuming begrudgingly acknowledges it's shared interest in personal growth.* [[The MonumentSeraph]]: Vague Shrug. Doesn't really understand the Seraph, but can appreciate it's requests for solitude. Sometimes the Seraphs music is appreciated down in the forest, sometimes the forest residents wish the Seraph wasn't quite so thundering.* [[The Cub]]: * [[The SeraphFlint-and-Steel]]:* [[Our Lady Betrayed]]:
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* [[The Worm Funktastic]]: Befuddled annoyance. The Maw is a primitive hour, and has little understanding of music or any variety of art. What it ''does'' understand is that not all of its murderers die in the forest, that some vanish to the tune of a saxophone in the night.
* [[The Rotted Ox]]: Revulsion. The Maw understands the value of endings, but sees them as the foundation for new beginnings. A pause in song, a rest between hunts. The Rotted Ox's dedication to the end is a repulsive aberration to be denied.
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* [[Our Lady's Resolve]]:
* [[The More-Opened]]: Vague Shrug. The Maw thinks it's an example of this "art" thing it hears about rather than an Hour proper. A well timed intervention prevented the Maw from attempting to offer it's vague ideas as to "this criticism thing", and souring Pact negotiations further.
* [[The Unending Worm]]: Neutral. The Maw has little reason to be involved with the Unending Worm directly, but does admire the Worms work ethic.
* [[The Clavier]]:
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