Editing The Sanctified

{{Character|image1=Crimsonpromise.webp|caption1=Tonight, we feast!|location=The Quiet Sea, [[Avid Horizon]]|allegiance=[[The Masters of the Bazaar]]|alias=Cult of the Sanctified|notable_members=The Jolly Anchorite}}<blockquote>''"There is stamping. There is roaring. There is chanting. Chests are pounded and throats bellow. You sing of consumption, of having, of being, of sharing and being shared."''<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.fandom.com/wiki/Aboard_the_Flotilla|Sing (of life)|Sunless Skies|}}</ref></blockquote>The '''Sanctified''' are a cult that has risen to prominence among [[Albion]]'s outcasts. They reside on the flotilla of abandoned ships that drifts on the Quiet Sea, just past the [[Avid Horizon]].<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.fandom.com/wiki/Aboard_the_Flotilla|Aboard the Flotilla|Sunless Skies|}} ''"Here, among abandoned boats on the Quiet Sea, the similarly abandoned and forgotten of Albion have made their homes. The cults share this space; for warmth and for shelter. Some boats are covered, others converted into makeshift anchorages, refectories and cells."''</ref>

The Sanctified worship the [[Masters of the Bazaar]] as saints, despite the fact that only a few of the Masters departed for the [[High Wilderness]] in the ''Sunless Skies'' timeline.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.fandom.com/wiki/A_Conversation_with_a_Jolly_Anchorite|Ask about the Cult of the Sanctified|Sunless Skies|}}''"We are but humble acolytes of the Saints. They came among us long ago – before we departed for the Skies in our folly. Most abandoned them, but we pray to let them know that not all have forgotten their names. [...] Perhaps they'll even rejoin us, if enough learn their names and recite them here at the Gate."''</ref> They are a jovial bunch who heartily join in the cults' communal feasts<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.fandom.com/wiki/Aboard_the_Flotilla|Dine at the feast|Sunless Skies|}} ''"At the end of the day, the acolytes gather for a feast. If you were cynical, you might suggest this was the only reason the sects banded together."''</ref> and gorge themselves on food<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.fandom.com/wiki/Aboard_the_Flotilla|Dine at the feast|Sunless Skies|}} ''"A fork in each hand, you abandon yourself to your appetites. The tablecloth runs with wine and juices, as do your clothes and your chin. You eat as if famished. Religion is hungry work. The Sanctified look on admiringly."''</ref> and wine.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.fandom.com/wiki/The_Jolly_Anchorite|The crowning of the saints|Sunless Skies|}}''"The Jolly Anchorite bursts with excitement as you present the gemmed chalice. He bids you lay the spices upon a cutting block and returns carrying a trinity of bottles: Old London vintages. "To learn the names of our final three, you must indulge!""''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.fandom.com/wiki/Embraced_by_the_Sanctified|Embraced by the Sanctified|Sunless Skies|}} ''"There are candles lit for you and wine spilled for you and meat carved for you"''</ref> Their rites serve to keep despair at bay.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.fandom.com/wiki/Aboard_the_Flotilla|Give a confession|Sunless Skies|}} ''"There was despair when they came to that place. But it was in error, for there the saints thrived. Look at us now without them. We follow their path. One day we too shall be free of it."''</ref>

The leader of the Sanctified, the '''Jolly Anchorite,'''<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.fandom.com/wiki/Aboard_the_Flotilla|Aboard the Flotilla|Sunless Skies|}} ''"The Sanctified, the loose collection of souls who follow the Jolly Anchorite, are communal, fraternal, jovial."''</ref> is a scarred and ruddy-faced man<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.fandom.com/wiki/A_Conversation_with_a_Jolly_Anchorite|A Conversation with a Jolly Anchorite|Sunless Skies|}} ''"The man lowers his hood to reveal a scarred and ruddy face. His eyes twinkle like falling suns."''</ref> who resides in an enormous salvaged seashell.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.fandom.com/wiki/The_Jolly_Anchorite|The Jolly Anchorite|Sunless Skies|}} ''"The Jolly Anchorite has made his home in a huge shell dredged from the depths of the sea."''</ref> While even he does not recall all the names of the Saints, he is still willing to teach initiates as many as he can in his bellowing voice.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.fandom.com/wiki/The_Jolly_Anchorite|The Jolly Anchorite|Sunless Skies|}} ''"He roars as you approach. "Come to receive more learning? If you wish to know our mysteries, you must learn the names of the Saints! As you progress in our rituals, the names shall be revealed to you!" He claps you heartily on the back. "Very few know all the names. I myself have lost some of them.""''</ref> His initiation process is rather improvisatory<ref name=":0">{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.fandom.com/wiki/A_Conversation_with_a_Jolly_Anchorite|Accept and be anointed in the Cult of the Sanctified|Sunless Skies|}} ''"Parchment is stuffed into your mouth. The Jolly Anchorite beams. "Not too hard was it? You have learnt the first name and met our Saint of Inks.""''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.fandom.com/wiki/The_Jolly_Anchorite|The crowning of the saints|Sunless Skies|}} ''"He bids you lay the spices upon a cutting block and returns carrying a trinity of bottles: Old London vintages. "To learn the names of our final three, you must indulge!" You gulp your way through the swirling scarlet depths of the chalice."''</ref> and reckless,<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.fandom.com/wiki/The_Jolly_Anchorite|Give an Offering|Sunless Skies|}} ''""Captain, stay your hand, as I shall stay mine," he implores, not looking, as he raises the knife and brings it down in the cloth, just above your stoker's head. The Anchorite roars with laughter. "And there we have the Saint of Blades and the Masquerader Saint!""''</ref> but includes the addition of biblical significance<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.fandom.com/wiki/A_Conversation_with_a_Jolly_Anchorite|Accept and be anointed in the Cult of the Sanctified|Sunless Skies|}} ''"In the beginning was the word, and the word was made writing. The Lord said go forth and multiply. Sin flourishes in silence, but is washed away by the multiplication of words."''</ref> and bits of the history of the Masters.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.fandom.com/wiki/The_Jolly_Anchorite|Give an Offering|Sunless Skies|}} ''"The dim light diminishes ("For they came from a place of wild light to a place where there was none.") as the Jolly Anchorite gets to work."''</ref>

== The Curator Saints ==
<blockquote>''"Eleven or Twelve be their number. Crowned be their heads. All hail. All hail."''<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.fandom.com/wiki/An_Initiate_of_the_Cult_of_the_Saints|An Initiate of the Cult of the Saints|Sunless Skies|}}</ref></blockquote>Below is a list of the Sanctified's names for the [[Masters]].

* [[Mr Apples]]: the Paradisal Saint<ref name="provide feast">{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.fandom.com/wiki/The_Jolly_Anchorite#Interactions|Provide for a Feast|Sunless Skies|}}''""Here, throw another skewer on the flame. [...] There! [...] the Saint of Flesh. And for my last trick—" He produces an apple [...] and proceeds to munch heartily. "I'll throw this one in for free: the Paradisal Saint. Here, take a bite.""''</ref>
* [[Mr Cups]]: the Saint of Chalices<ref name="crowning saints">{{Citation|1=https://sunlessskies.gamepedia.com/The_Jolly_Anchorite|2=The crowning of the saints|3=Sunless Skies|4=}}''""To learn the names of our final three, you must indulge!" You gulp your way through the swirling scarlet depths of the chalice. [...] "There now. All shall be well. You have met the last of them: the Saint of the Silk Road and the Saint of Chalices, and the Crowned and Crimson: the King of Saints!""''</ref>
* [[Mr Fires]]: the Saint on the Pyre<ref name="provide feast2">{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.gamepedia.com/The_Jolly_Anchorite|Provide for a Feast|Sunless Skies|}}''""Here, throw another skewer on the flame." His cabin is smoky from the smouldering meat. "There! The Saint on the Pyre, and the Saint of Flesh.""''</ref>
* [[Mr Hearts]]: the Saint of Flesh<ref name="provide feast" />
* [[Mr Iron]]: the Saint of Blades<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.fandom.com/wiki/The_Jolly_Anchorite|Give an Offering|Sunless Skies|}} ''"The Jolly Anchorite [...] implores one of your stokers to lie with [...] his feet between a tallow candle and a rusty blade. [...] "And there we have the Saint of Blades  [...]""''</ref>
* [[Mr Pages]]: the Saint of Inks<ref name=":0" />
* [[Mr Spices]]: the Saint of the Silk Road<ref name="crowning saints" />
* [[Mr Veils]]: the Masquerader Saint<ref name="give an offering2">{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.gamepedia.com/The_Jolly_Anchorite|Give an Offering|Sunless Skies|}}''"The Jolly Anchorite rolls out the bombazine over a slab of pale stone. [...] "Captain, stay your hand, as I shall stay mine," he implores, not looking, as he raises the knife and brings it down in the cloth, just above your stoker's head. [...] "And there we have the Saint of Blades and the Masquerader Saint!""''</ref>
* [[Mr Wines]]: the Crowned Saint,<ref name="give an offering">{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.gamepedia.com/The_Jolly_Anchorite|Give an Offering|Sunless Skies|}}''"Too much of the Crowned Saint's vintage!"''</ref> the Crowned and Crimson, and/or the King of Saints<ref name="crowning saints" />
* [[Mr Mirrors]]: the Saint in the Glass<ref name=":1">{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.fandom.com/wiki/The_Jolly_Anchorite#Interactions|Recite the litany of the dead|Sunless Skies|}} ''"It's true. They were lost before the rest. The Saint of Tapers and the Saint in the Glass. We never speak their names. One we have hope of seeking, the other is gone. That saint will not be with us again."''</ref>
* [[Mr Eaten]]: the Saint of Tapers<ref name=":1" />

Mr Wines seems to only be considered the King of Saints on account of its bounties of wine.<ref name="crowning saints" /><ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.fandom.com/wiki/Entirely_Sanctified|The crowning of the saints|Sunless Skies|}} ''"You have learnt the names of the Saints and drunken of the bounty of their King."''</ref> The names of the Saint of Tapers and the Saint in the Glass are not spoken by the Sanctified.<ref name=":1" /> Curiously, [[Mr Stones]] does not have an epithet. The statues that guard the [[Avid Horizon]], built in the image of the Masters, are referred to as the Saint of the Lock and the Saint of the Key.<ref>{{Citation|https://sunlessskies.fandom.com/wiki/The_Silent_Mystic|Ask her for a secret of the Avid Horizon|Sunless Skies|}}''"In their own image the saints made them, to guard the way behind them. [...] Here the Saint of the Lock and there the Saint of the Key."''</ref>

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