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''"He looks younger than most Devils, but he is significantly older. His gaze is blank and yellow, a wall against speculation. He grooms his sideburns artfully, and knows how to be tactful with less seasoned members of the crew.:''
{{Character
|image1 = Repentantdevil.png
|caption1 = "Repentant". Art from Sunless Skies.
|location = [[Port Avon]]
|allegiance =
|alias = The Impenitent Devil (before 1906)
}}
''"He looks younger than most Devils, but he is significantly older. His gaze is blank and yellow, a wall against speculation. He grooms his sideburns artfully, and knows how to be tactful with less seasoned members of the crew."''


''"Control what something consumes, and you control what it is. The feeding of [[Judgements|stars]] is a delicate art. I had spent centuries in cultivating them, studying their palates, watching for evidence of their responsive growth. I had influence. Now, how much can any Devil say the same?"''
''"Control what something consumes, and you control what it is. The feeding of [[Judgements|stars]] is a delicate art. I had spent centuries in cultivating them, studying their palates, watching for evidence of their responsive growth. I had influence. Now, how much can any Devil say the same?"''
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<p style="text-align:right;">-The Repentant Devil</p>
<p style="text-align:right;">-The Repentant Devil</p>


[[File:Repentantdevil.png|thumb|239x239px]]'''The Repentant Devil''' used to be the best of his kind at purifying souls. If soul purification is the same as cooking, <font color="white"><span style="background-color: white">which technically it is</span></font>, then he was the Gordon Ramsay of soul purification: excellent at his job, but extremely critical to those who couldn't do it right. He thinks the devils of [[Carillon]], for instance, are "incompetent".
'''The Repentant Devil''' used to be the best of his kind at purifying souls. If soul purification is the same as cooking, <font color="white"><span style="background-color: white">which technically it is</span></font>, then he was the Gordon Ramsay of soul purification: excellent at his job, but extremely critical to those who couldn't do it right. He thinks the devils of [[Carillon]], for instance, are "incompetent".


He hid with the Baroness of Hell after the Devils' rebellion against the Judgements failed. He left his companion, but later returned to cut off her leg. After this, he visited [[the Iron Republic]], but was never satisfied and now regrets most of his life choices.
He hid with the Baroness of Hell after the Devils' rebellion against the Judgements failed. He left his companion, but later returned to cut off her leg. After this, he visited [[the Iron Republic]], but was never satisfied and now regrets most of his life choices.
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Currently he is being chased by an unknown faction that's trying to forcibly hire him. He kills some of his pursuers, not only because he regrets his past, but also because they keep trying to pay him with unremarkable souls.
Currently he is being chased by an unknown faction that's trying to forcibly hire him. He kills some of his pursuers, not only because he regrets his past, but also because they keep trying to pay him with unremarkable souls.


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==So who is actually trying to hire him?==
! colspan="3" |Who or what is trying to hire him?
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''"If I were a younger Devil, I would even be flattered. My old abilities are in demand. [[The Sapphir'd King|The Sun of the Blue Kingdom]] has put out a reward for the first person to kidnap me and bring me under guard to Sky Barnet, there to assist in the service of its appetites."''
|The Judgement of the Blue Kingdom, [[The Sapphir'd King]]. It wants the Repentant Devil to refine souls for it. He's just ''that'' good.
 
|}
Yes, apparently he's just ''that'' good.
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Revision as of 03:16, 4 May 2019

"He looks younger than most Devils, but he is significantly older. His gaze is blank and yellow, a wall against speculation. He grooms his sideburns artfully, and knows how to be tactful with less seasoned members of the crew."

"Control what something consumes, and you control what it is. The feeding of stars is a delicate art. I had spent centuries in cultivating them, studying their palates, watching for evidence of their responsive growth. I had influence. Now, how much can any Devil say the same?"

-The Repentant Devil

The Repentant Devil used to be the best of his kind at purifying souls. If soul purification is the same as cooking, which technically it is, then he was the Gordon Ramsay of soul purification: excellent at his job, but extremely critical to those who couldn't do it right. He thinks the devils of Carillon, for instance, are "incompetent".

He hid with the Baroness of Hell after the Devils' rebellion against the Judgements failed. He left his companion, but later returned to cut off her leg. After this, he visited the Iron Republic, but was never satisfied and now regrets most of his life choices.

Currently he is being chased by an unknown faction that's trying to forcibly hire him. He kills some of his pursuers, not only because he regrets his past, but also because they keep trying to pay him with unremarkable souls.

So who is actually trying to hire him?

"There are some things we were not meant to know, they say. But you wouldn't be down here if you took that seriously."

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"If I were a younger Devil, I would even be flattered. My old abilities are in demand. The Sun of the Blue Kingdom has put out a reward for the first person to kidnap me and bring me under guard to Sky Barnet, there to assist in the service of its appetites."

Yes, apparently he's just that good.