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<blockquote>''"The question is not whether Nicator was a real man, but whether his story is a real myth."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Describe_a_Nicatorean_Relic|Describe a Nicatorean Relic|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>''"The question is not whether Nicator was a real man, but whether his story is a real myth."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Describe_a_Nicatorean_Relic|Describe a Nicatorean Relic|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
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Nicator is a person whose life is | Nicator is a person whose life is recounted largely through myth and storytelling. One such story is orated in [[Apis Meet]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Apis_Meet_(Guide)|Apis Meet (Guide)|Fallen London|}}</ref> and chronicles Nicator's time as a King of [[Caution]]. During his coronation, he was beset by the cries of [[Huz]] and [[Skite]]. His hands tensed until they bled, and he was soon found dead. Some theorized his crown's weight killed him, or the dagger in his hand. In truth, it was the "face he did not see" in the mirror he held that was his doom.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flint|Flint|Fallen London|}} ''"The Coronation [...] there were Kings in Caution, a new King would sit [...] Nicator waited [...] in his left hand, the dagger, in his right, the mirror. [...] echoed the laments of Huz and the pleas of Skite. Nicator's hands tightened, until the blood ran [...] in the morning, he was [...] dead. [...] the dagger that slew him,' [...] 'it was the weight of the Crown.' [...] She knew it was the face that Nicator did not see in the mirror."''</ref> | ||
[[File:Moulin.png|alt=A red river in an arid plain.|thumb|[[Moulin]]]] | [[File:Moulin.png|alt=A red river in an arid plain.|thumb|[[Moulin]]]] | ||
Quite a tale, but it is one of an ''ocean'' of legends told through the '''Nicatorean Relics'''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Write_a_historiographical_analysis_of_the_Nicatorean_Myth_Cycle|Write a historiographical analysis of the Nicatorean Myth Cycle|Fallen London|}}</ref> found throughout [[Moulin]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Dig_it_up!|Dig it up!|Fallen London|}}</ref> These trinkets may in fact be fabrications of the Mithridate Office,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Nicatorean_Relic|Nicatorean Relic|Fallen London|}}</ref> the rumormongers of the [[Presbyterate]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flint|Flint|Fallen London|}} ''"The Mithridate Office fabricates misleading stories about the Continent, [...] to confuse foreigners."''</ref> Many insert Nicator in key moments of history, such as the end of the [[Fourth City]]<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Describe_a_Nicatorean_Relic|Describe a Nicatorean Relic|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] after the Great Khan departed the Fourth City, Nicator was invited [...] become their new Khan. [...] his [...] order [...] was to smash every mirror [...] courtiers disobeyed him, Nicator departed [...]"''.</ref> or the [[The Campaign of '68|Campaign of '68]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Describe_a_Nicatorean_Relic|Describe a Nicatorean Relic|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] veterans of the Campaign of '68 [...] seen an [...] officer, [...] unknown 'Knight of the Forgotten Quarter' matches effigies found on Elder Continent [...]"''</ref> Others spin outlandish stories, claiming he created [[Prisoner's Honey|Exile's Rose]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Describe_a_Nicatorean_Relic|Describe a Nicatorean Relic|Fallen London|}} ''"It is a [...] fact that every Exile's Rose is [...] stamped [...] with [...] the House of Nicator."''</ref> was a Consort to the Queen of [[Arbor]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Describe_a_Nicatorean_Relic|Describe a Nicatorean Relic|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] Nicator was [...] the Consort of her Queen [...]"''</ref> or is involved in the [[Great Game]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Describe_a_Nicatorean_Relic|Describe a Nicatorean Relic|Fallen London|}} ''"Is Nicator [...] alive? [...] he must be [...] critical [...] in the Great Game."''</ref> True or not, Nicator's legacy endures into modern day, and he is spoken of in opera,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/An_Epic_of_Far-Off_Lands|An Epic of Far-Off Lands|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] as the curtain falls on the desolation of Nicator [...]"''</ref> rumor,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Obfuscate_your_network|Obfuscate your network|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] outlandish theories [...] you are in service to Nicator."''</ref> and even stranger places.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Make_discreet_inquiries_into_the_Tragedy_Procedures|Make discreet inquiries into the Tragedy Procedures|Fallen London|}} ''""[...] 'NICATOR, RETURN OF.' Procedures [...] Are you sure this is authentic?""''</ref> | Quite a tale, but it is one of an ''ocean'' of legends told through the '''Nicatorean Relics'''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Write_a_historiographical_analysis_of_the_Nicatorean_Myth_Cycle|Write a historiographical analysis of the Nicatorean Myth Cycle|Fallen London|}}</ref> found throughout [[Moulin]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Dig_it_up!|Dig it up!|Fallen London|}}</ref> These trinkets may in fact be fabrications of the Mithridate Office,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Nicatorean_Relic|Nicatorean Relic|Fallen London|}}</ref> the rumormongers of the [[Presbyterate]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Flint|Flint|Fallen London|}} ''"The Mithridate Office fabricates misleading stories about the Continent, [...] to confuse foreigners."''</ref> Many insert Nicator in key moments of history, such as the end of the [[Fourth City]]<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Describe_a_Nicatorean_Relic|Describe a Nicatorean Relic|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] after the Great Khan departed the Fourth City, Nicator was invited [...] become their new Khan. [...] his [...] order [...] was to smash every mirror [...] courtiers disobeyed him, Nicator departed [...]"''.</ref> or the [[The Campaign of '68|Campaign of '68]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Describe_a_Nicatorean_Relic|Describe a Nicatorean Relic|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] veterans of the Campaign of '68 [...] seen an [...] officer, [...] unknown 'Knight of the Forgotten Quarter' matches effigies found on Elder Continent [...]"''</ref> Others spin outlandish stories, claiming he created the [[Prisoner's Honey|Exile's Rose]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Describe_a_Nicatorean_Relic|Describe a Nicatorean Relic|Fallen London|}} ''"It is a [...] fact that every Exile's Rose is [...] stamped [...] with [...] the House of Nicator."''</ref> was a Consort to the Queen of [[Arbor]],<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Describe_a_Nicatorean_Relic|Describe a Nicatorean Relic|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] Nicator was [...] the Consort of her Queen [...]"''</ref> or that he is involved in the [[Great Game]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Describe_a_Nicatorean_Relic|Describe a Nicatorean Relic|Fallen London|}} ''"Is Nicator [...] alive? [...] he must be [...] critical [...] in the Great Game."''</ref> True or not, Nicator's legacy endures into modern day, and he is spoken of in opera,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/An_Epic_of_Far-Off_Lands|An Epic of Far-Off Lands|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] as the curtain falls on the desolation of Nicator [...]"''</ref> rumor,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Obfuscate_your_network|Obfuscate your network|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] outlandish theories [...] you are in service to Nicator."''</ref> and even stranger places.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Make_discreet_inquiries_into_the_Tragedy_Procedures|Make discreet inquiries into the Tragedy Procedures|Fallen London|}} ''""[...] 'NICATOR, RETURN OF.' Procedures [...] Are you sure this is authentic?""''</ref> | ||
== The Advocate of Illumination == | == The Advocate of Illumination == | ||
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<blockquote>''"A space the size of a meeting-hall, that smells like rot and honey."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Mountain_(Southwards_storylet)|The Mountain (Southwards storylet)|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote> | <blockquote>''"A space the size of a meeting-hall, that smells like rot and honey."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Mountain_(Southwards_storylet)|The Mountain (Southwards storylet)|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
[[File:Beeface.png|alt=A person with their face swarmed by bees.|thumb|Honey and rot.]] | [[File:Beeface.png|alt=A person with their face swarmed by bees.|thumb|Honey and rot.]] | ||
Somewhere between Is and Is-Not there a '''Hollow'''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/%22No._But_then_we_aren%27t_even_here_anyway,_are_we%3F%22|"No. But then we aren't even here anyway, are we?"|Fallen London|}} ''"In a sense we're somewhere else, [...] And this is a real journey [...]"''</ref> carved within the [[Mountain of Light]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Mountain_(Southwards_storylet)|The Mountain (Southwards storylet)|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] that [...] spot, [...] in the Mountain’s side."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Advocate_of_Illumination|The Advocate of Illumination|Fallen London|}} ''"Polite scholars call it the Hollow."''</ref> Within this '''Cavity'''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Advocate_of_Illumination|The Advocate of Illumination|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] call it the Hollow. [...] I prefer 'the Cavity' [...]"''</ref> is a '''Remnant''' of a man,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Circle_the_well|Circle the well|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] the Hollow [...] and the Remnant."''</ref> mired in bees<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/%22What_is_due%3F%22|"What is due?"|Fallen London|}} ''"Nicator grins. Bees crawl on his teeth."''</ref> and the stench of honey and rot.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Advocate_of_Illumination|The Advocate of Illumination|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] difficult to tell if the smell is coming from [...]"''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Mountain_(Southwards_storylet)|The Mountain (Southwards storylet)|Fallen London|}} ''"A space [...] that smells like rot and honey."''</ref> To those foolhardy enough to visit, he introduces himself as | Somewhere between Is and Is-Not, there a '''Hollow'''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/%22No._But_then_we_aren%27t_even_here_anyway,_are_we%3F%22|"No. But then we aren't even here anyway, are we?"|Fallen London|}} ''"In a sense we're somewhere else, [...] And this is a real journey [...]"''</ref> carved within the [[Mountain of Light]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Mountain_(Southwards_storylet)|The Mountain (Southwards storylet)|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] that [...] spot, [...] in the Mountain’s side."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Advocate_of_Illumination|The Advocate of Illumination|Fallen London|}} ''"Polite scholars call it the Hollow."''</ref> Within this '''Cavity'''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Advocate_of_Illumination|The Advocate of Illumination|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] call it the Hollow. [...] I prefer 'the Cavity' [...]"''</ref> is a withered '''Remnant''' of a man,<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Circle_the_well|Circle the well|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] the Hollow [...] and the Remnant."''</ref> mired in swarms of bees<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/%22What_is_due%3F%22|"What is due?"|Fallen London|}} ''"Nicator grins. Bees crawl on his teeth."''</ref> and the stench of honey and rot.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Advocate_of_Illumination|The Advocate of Illumination|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] difficult to tell if the smell is coming from [...]"''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Mountain_(Southwards_storylet)|The Mountain (Southwards storylet)|Fallen London|}} ''"A space [...] that smells like rot and honey."''</ref> To those foolhardy enough to visit, he introduces himself as Nicator.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Advocate_of_Illumination|The Advocate of Illumination|Fallen London|}} ''"My name is Nicator. Welcome."''</ref> | ||
Should his word be trusted? Is it truly him? Will anyone ever know for sure?<ref name = "blinking"/> Would the [[The White|White]] perhaps know, the mastermind among the [[Judgements|stars]]?<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/%22What_is_due%3F%22|"What is due?"|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] the White planned this [...] He sighs in admiration. [...] Illuminated!"''</ref> | Should his word be trusted? Is it truly him? Will anyone ever know for sure?<ref name = "blinking"/> Would the [[The White|White]] perhaps know, the mastermind among the [[Judgements|stars]]?<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/%22What_is_due%3F%22|"What is due?"|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] the White planned this [...] He sighs in admiration. [...] Illuminated!"''</ref> | ||
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"Huh, this is a new one: 'NICATOR, RETURN OF.' Procedures describe the Masters bowing in servitude to a new King, and the Bazaar celebrating the beginning of a 'new golden age' with a 'joyous expulsion of lacre.' Are you sure this is authentic?"[4]
Nicator is a mythical figure closely tied to the Elder Continent.
A Storied History
"The question is not whether Nicator was a real man, but whether his story is a real myth."[5]
Nicator is a person whose life is recounted largely through myth and storytelling. One such story is orated in Apis Meet,[6] and chronicles Nicator's time as a King of Caution. During his coronation, he was beset by the cries of Huz and Skite. His hands tensed until they bled, and he was soon found dead. Some theorized his crown's weight killed him, or the dagger in his hand. In truth, it was the "face he did not see" in the mirror he held that was his doom.[7]
Quite a tale, but it is one of an ocean of legends told through the Nicatorean Relics[8] found throughout Moulin.[9] These trinkets may in fact be fabrications of the Mithridate Office,[10] the rumormongers of the Presbyterate.[11] Many insert Nicator in key moments of history, such as the end of the Fourth City[12] or the Campaign of '68.[13] Others spin outlandish stories, claiming he created the Exile's Rose,[14] was a Consort to the Queen of Arbor,[15] or that he is involved in the Great Game.[16] True or not, Nicator's legacy endures into modern day, and he is spoken of in opera,[17] rumor,[18] and even stranger places.[19]
The Advocate of Illumination
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"It blows from the South, where the Hollow waits for you, and the Remnant."[20]
"A space the size of a meeting-hall, that smells like rot and honey."[21]
Somewhere between Is and Is-Not, there a Hollow[22] carved within the Mountain of Light.[23][24] Within this Cavity[25] is a withered Remnant of a man,[26] mired in swarms of bees[27] and the stench of honey and rot.[28][29] To those foolhardy enough to visit, he introduces himself as Nicator.[30]
Should his word be trusted? Is it truly him? Will anyone ever know for sure?[31] Would the White perhaps know, the mastermind among the stars?[32]
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