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{{Character|image1=knifegreen.png|caption1=A Nicatorean Relic.|location=Unclear|allegiance=Unclear|alias=Unclear<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Examine_a_Relic_of_the_Fourth_City|Examine a Relic of the Fourth City|Fallen London|}} ''"Nicator  [...] he was made Custodian of the Royal Stables."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Describe_a_Nicatorean_Relic|Describe a Nicatorean Relic|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] sigil belonging to the House of Nicator."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Describe_a_Nicatorean_Relic|Describe a Nicatorean Relic|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] 'Knight of the Forgotten Quarter' matches effigies found on Elder Continent coins [...]"''</ref>|relationships=[[The Elder Continent]]}}<blockquote>''"Most historical research is limited by the availability of sources. When it comes to Nicator's biography, however, one is confronted with limited time with which to examine the vast surfeit of sources available to a Historian."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Describe_a_Nicatorean_Relic|Describe a Nicatorean Relic|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>
{{Character|image1=knifegreen.png|caption1=A Nicatorean Relic.|location=Unclear|allegiance=Unclear|alias=Unclear<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Examine_a_Relic_of_the_Fourth_City|Examine a Relic of the Fourth City|Fallen London|}} ''"Nicator  [...] he was made Custodian of the Royal Stables."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Describe_a_Nicatorean_Relic|Describe a Nicatorean Relic|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] sigil belonging to the House of Nicator."''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Describe_a_Nicatorean_Relic|Describe a Nicatorean Relic|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] 'Knight of the Forgotten Quarter' matches effigies found on Elder Continent coins [...]"''</ref>|relationships=[[The Elder Continent]]}}<blockquote>''"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?"''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Make_discreet_inquiries_into_the_Tragedy_Procedures|Make discreet inquiries into the Tragedy Procedures|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>


'''Nicator''' is a mythical figure with close ties to the [[Elder Continent]].__forcetoc__
'''Nicator''' is a mythical figure closely tied to the [[Elder Continent]].__forcetoc__


== A Storied History ==
== A Storied History ==
<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>
 
[[File:Adamsway.png|alt=A harbor near a red river.|thumb|[[Adam's Way]]]]
Nicator is a person whose life is recounted largely through myth and storytelling. One such story is told 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 laments 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, the cause of his demise was the "face he did not see" in the mirror he held.<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>
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 only 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 be fabrications of the [[The Mithridate Office|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>
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>''"His skin is black and flaking, as if charred by fire. His clothes are black too – something like snake-skin. His eyes are wide, his smile warm. Bees clamber over, within, around, humming with melancholy. It is difficult to tell if the smell is coming from the cave, or from him."''</blockquote>
<blockquote>''"It blows from the South, where the Hollow waits for you, and the Remnant."''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Circle_the_well|Circle the well|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>


<blockquote>''"Polite scholars call it the Hollow. I prefer 'the Cavity'. My name is Nicator. Welcome. Would you care for some soup?"''<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Advocate_of_Illumination|The Advocate of Illumination|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,<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, make no mistake. There are great powers who would very much like to know how this will all come out."''</ref> there is a '''Hollow''' 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 and the stench of honey and rot.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/%22What_is_due%3F%22|"What is due?"|Fallen London|}} ''"Nicator grins. Bees crawl on his teeth."''</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> Also called the '''Advocate of Illumination''',<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Advocate_of_Illumination|The Advocate of Illumination|Fallen London|}}</ref> this mysterious individual admires the [[The White|White]], and believes it will one day bring light to the [[Neath]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/%22What_is_due%3F%22|"What is due?"|Fallen London|}} ''"[...] you will bring light to the Neath. I am convinced, [...] the White planned this [...] He sighs in admiration."''</ref> He also possesses knowledge of the unique knocking method used to open the [[Avid Horizon]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Refuse_soup|Refuse soup|Fallen London|}} ''"I'll teach you the Knock. It's not complicated, but opening the Gate will be the hardest thing you ever do."''</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>
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?<ref name="blinking">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/%22Who_is_Salt%3F%22|"Who is Salt?"|Fallen London|}} ''"The man who calls himself Nicator blinks."''</ref> Will anyone ever know for sure? ''Should'' anyone ever know for sure?
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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