Codex

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"An isle of answers."[1]

The Isle of Codex, or just Codex, is a chilly island in the north of the Unterzee, located east of Whither.

Silence

"Codex: a desperate caveful of mute exiles, and an inexplicable colony of shivering, bad-tempered monkeys."[2]

"This is what I needed. This is enough. I've waited so long to speak, and now - now I have nothing at all to say. Quickly, then. Find me my death."[3]

Codex is home to a group of Mute Exiles,[4] many of whom are ex-Whithern that dared to answer a question,[5][6] Some of these exiles possess a certain question, the answer of which they've eternally been searching for, and should they find the answer to this question, they may start speaking again.[3] Certain exiles may also reveal information when given the proper sign, though of course, they'll do it without speaking,[7] and the other few that are willing to communicate may provide answers, though of course these answers will lack corresponding questions.[8]

There is a small population of irritable monkeys squatting in Codex, maintaining a mysterious funerary shrine. They're in possession of several strange log-books, including one that documents the many sigils, possibly Correspondence sigils, that dot the landscape of Codex.[9] In fact, such sigils can be found within the stones of Codex as well, etched within like an ancient fossil.[10]

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