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One of the erstwhile questers for the Cup, and one of the most successful of them, says that the Queen "is nothing; she is less than nothing. She never existed."<ref name="conformer">{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.gamepedia.com/Piranesi#The_Chaplains|Ambition: Ask the Conformer for the location of the Martyr-King's Cups|Sunless Skies|}}</ref> | One of the erstwhile questers for the Cup, and one of the most successful of them, says that the Queen "is nothing; she is less than nothing. She never existed."<ref name="conformer">{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.gamepedia.com/Piranesi#The_Chaplains|Ambition: Ask the Conformer for the location of the Martyr-King's Cups|Sunless Skies|}}</ref> | ||
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"The body of the sun is still cooling. A few embers continue to glow at its core, a low and sullen red."[1]
The King of Hours, also known as the Martyr-King, was the Regent of Albion, or at least the space that would become it.[2]
Eternal No More
During his reign, this Regent used his power as the king of all time to hold his realm in a state of eternal daylight, a Golden Day.[3] The Sapphir'd King didn't like this state of affairs very much since he adheres to the Amaranthine Conjunction, the agreement that all things must end; so he had the King of Hours murdered[4] using poisoned words.[2] A long, (long, long,) long time after his death, the Clockwork Sun took over his domain, and Albion took all the credit for his death.[5]
The Unseen Queen
The King had a daughter, a being by the name of the Unseen Queen, who resides in the underworld of New London.[6] The Queen is a flirtatious spirit who manifests as a painting of a noblewoman with her face scratched out.[7] In his last moments, the King used his last remnants of the Golden Day to create the Martyr-King's Cup, an artifact that can grant the imbiber immortality.[8] As a result, he stole the moment of his daughter's birth to evade death and transform into the Storm that Speaks.[9] The Unseen Queen heavily resents her father for creating the endless day where she never shone, as well as for using her as a contingency to escape his death. One day, she may take her revenge.[3]
One of the erstwhile questers for the Cup, and one of the most successful of them, says that the Queen "is nothing; she is less than nothing. She never existed."[10]
References
- ↑ Contemplate the dead sun, Sunless Skies
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Investigate what killed the sun of Albion, Sunless Skies
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ask about the Golden Day, Sunless Skies
- ↑ Hand over the Dignity of Albion Bill, Sunless Skies
- ↑ Contemplate the dead sun, Sunless Skies
- ↑ The Queen joins your crew, Sunless Skies
- ↑ Description, Sunless Skies
- ↑ Ask her about the Cup, Sunless Skies
- ↑ Ask about the King of Hours, Sunless Skies
- ↑ Ambition: Ask the Conformer for the location of the Martyr-King's Cups, Sunless Skies
