Hour of redemption, restoration and preservation; The Recollection is the stubbornness of the old and the engineer of its return. Born from the remains of Know condemned to oblivion, The Once-Was embodies life’s unyeilding defiance. Made by Beast.
| The Recollection | |
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| "We call upon the Recollection, who restores what is lost." | |
| Origin | Blood |
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The Reminisce The Remanents Returning Unmaker of Endings The Once-More The Road Reversed |
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| Date of arrival | FNORD |
| Owner(s) | Beast |
Their tarot card is Judgment.
Contents
History
(WIP)(possibly to be redone)
The Glory, the overseer of reality; whose light has served as the foundations and framework for the House's decrees for as long as can be known. It has often been the central piece of countless occult theories and debates, and it's workings and nature are a universal topic of controversy among scholars of the Know. It has even occasionally been debated if the stones were, in fact, just the result of the glory's first decrees.
These theories almost always remain perpetually inconclusive, and as such usually receive very little actual research. But, on extraordinary occasions, some lucky few are pushed closer to a semblance of conclusiveness. The death of the Tenfold, for instance, called into question the eternal nature of the Glory. The decent of the Eye has all but ended the debate of the Glory's sentience. The ascension of the Canthride made the idea of a sapient Glory's one of occult's most controversial subjects.
FNORD. Because, as any lawyer knows, no law wrought by a sapient creature can be without flaw. The possibility of such a being managing accounting for all the future may hold, not when that includes accounting for the actions of others.
When the FNORD died and humanity was bless with the knowledge of FNORD, it was also given a curse. FNORD.
And as any lawyer knows, no flaw, however minute, is impossible to exploit. Especially when its reach is shared with another.
Description
Principles
The principles of the Recollection are littered with nuances and specifics, but it's aspects and domains summarize the fundamentals quite well.
First and most simple is the perpetual stubbornness of life that is heart. The persistence of all that is, be it old or new. The Recollection holds firm the belief that while all things must end, the permanence of endings is and should be optional. The idea that, so long as there is life, what has come before will be be continuously recreated by the decedents of those who spawned it.
For individuals this generally translates to prevention of death; including things from simple medicine and antibiotics, to resuscitation and immortality. However, most fail to realize this also translates to ones legacy; the image that inspires imitators or successors, be they decedents or simply random inspired souls.
Similarly, this also applies to empires. Subverted royal families and overthrown rulers or heirs, benevolent and tyrannical alike, call upon the Recollection to see their rule restored. Those facing the threat of fall call upon the recollection to mend the weakness within or ensure return, for better or for worse. Controversially for all parties involved, Revolutionaries sometimes call upon the Recollection to see the fruits of similar movements recreated by their own. Why the Recollection chooses to endorse those who'd overthrow the old remains a mystery.
It should also be mentioned that restorers, historians, and researchers will occasionally call on the Recollection when attempting to repair damaged artifacts or artworks, recover an incomplete recounting, or revive lost ideas respectively.
Second is the cost of survival, or; the changes that come with defying or unmaking death. This is less of a belief so as much as it is a lesson or rule, but it still demands learning. (WIP)
The third and final regards the frameworks known as memories and records. (WIP)
Appearance
In its full glory, the Recollection appears as a mountainous amalgamation of materials. It's composition includes everything from stone, to wood, to glass, to flesh. All of its body, regardless of material, appears to flow with a gel like consistency. Few can claim to have witnessed this sight.
For the appearance of the Recollections interior, see the FNORD.
Worship
Cults
Marks
- Temptation: X:
- Dedication: X:
- Ascension: X: (Mark 1)
- Ascension: X: (Mark 2)
- Ascension: X: (Mark 3)
- Ascension: X: (Mark 4)
Servants
The Model-Maker
The Segmenter
Scavengers & The Wormery
Locations
The Fansus
- FNORD: The hospital fortress by which one enters the Recollection. (WIP)
- The Neoplasm: Surrounding the FNORD is the vast organic landscape called the Neoplasm. (WIP)
- The Wall of Ages: The outermost layer of the Recollections domain is perhaps the most organically inorganic constructs in the House; a membrane like barrier formed from countless stacked structures and formations both natural and unnatural, known as the Wall of Ages.
Believed to have been created by the Once-More as a peremptory measure against it's many potential threats, The Wall of Ages, as the name implies- appears as a massive makeshift wall constructed from a pile of countless recreated structures and formations throughout the histories. Both natural (ex. mountains, forests, cave systems) and unnatural structures (ex. buildings, monuments, sculptures) appear embeded the wall, with formations growing older the further up one travels. The layout and composition of the integrated structures all appear to randomly shift in culture and/or region at varying intervals-possibly at will. The external and internal dimensions are also wildly inconsistent, with attempts at direct passage through the wall being either immensely shorter or infinitely longer on a case to case basis. It's been noted that followers and long of certain Hours tend to be denied with grater or absolute frequency, with some consistently failing to return after entering. The few that return injured claim that, in addition to Scavenger and FNORD swarms; the Wall itself attacked them. The validity of these claims remains unconfirmed.
All structures found seem angled to fit almost seamlessly into one another, bending space to appear level and well fit while retaining the dimensions of the originals. Rooms only seem to manifest within the building the room originated from, however this remains somewhat unconfirmed. Walls hammered down occasionally contain All rooms are furnished to resemble what their composition would have looked like at some random point in its existence. All windows found within that would not lead to the outside of the wall, when closed, have a secondary view that is believed to display a random scene the window in question would have originally looked over. This secondary view overlays the first, and while allegedly difficult and disorienting, does not prevent one from viewing the adjacent room or ones reflection. Additionally, several almost identical copies of some structures and buildings have been found; more than could have resulted from the main fractures of history. This has lead occult scholars to believe that the wall is also compiling demi-real branches into its formation, though this remains unconfirmed among scholars.
Walls that are broken have occasionally been said to reveal non-building structures like statues, graves and monuments. it is possible to hammer or mine down walls and achieve similar results, though this takes a great deal of difficulty.
Like the Neoplasm, the Wall has been confirmed as a living organism capable of regeneration and growth, with new formations often seen reportedly rising from the bottom. Once generated, the structures seems remains at the base of the Wall until its existing counterpart is demolished, where upon it begins rising upwards. If only a portion of the existing building is demolished, that relevant portion on the Wall will sink upwards while the remainder remained unchanged. If part of the existing building is remolded, the structure on the Wall will reportedly undergo a sort of mitosis. Once finished, one of the two will alter itself to fit the renovations while the latter sinks up the wall.
The Histories
Items
Tools
Ingredients
Influences
Books
Rites
About the Wassail
How They Feel
Who They Blame
What They Hide
Relationships
- The Piper:
- The Firstborn:
- The Weft:
- The Distinguished:
- The Prince Consort:
- The Warp:
- The Hill Queen:
- The Captain:
- The Instinct:
- The Solemn:
- Brother Grimalkin:
- Abbess Sunset:
- The Skinner Box:
- The Cantharide:
- The Stillwater:
- The Heart-Felt Fantasy:
- The Gilded Insect: "Thief. Monster. Fiend. Return what you have stolen before we tear it from you." Targeted individual with revoked priority and no trust.
- The Mechanism:
- The Dongolopticon: "Nurturing. Kind. Inspiring. Proof that our work is not in vain, and to be Treated with the utmost respect." High-Priority individual with medium trust.
- The World-Carver: "Relatable. Selfish. Harmful. Has valiant motives but committed an unforgivable crime." Targeted individual with revoked priority and low trust.
- The Eye:
- The Millions-Upon-Millions: "Peer and rival. Guardian of the cycle and bringer of endings. An admirable Hour with understandable ideals. It is a shame we must strive against each-other so." High-Priority individual with low trust.
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- The Blight Abiding: "Dangerous. Aggressive. Damaged. Cannot be helped in current state without risking the others. I'm so, so sorry." Suspended Priority, No Trust.
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- The Stillborn: "You will be whole one day. We promise." High Priority Individual with medium trust.