The Silent Saint

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"A vast sheet of ice has frozen over the ossified corpse of a vanquished beast. The surface is pockmarked with failed mining attempts. Collapsed shafts extend into the frigid tomb, and abandoned mining equipment litters the ice like discarded toys."[1]

"A choir of many voices; a flower meant to grow large and perfect, debasing itself with stolen nectar. A horde of Chorister bees approach, maddened and entranced. A flower that seeks to become a hive. Amalgamy. The seventh letter. The Saint begins its tearing work."[2]

Corpse of the Silent Saint.

The Silent Saint is a deceased Aeginae whose frozen remains are located in the Reach.[3][4] Numerous explorers have tried to breach the ice entombing the Saint in search of riches,[5] but the cruel and frigid conditions here make mining a difficult endeavor.[6] The corpse of the Silent Saint is armored in tough grey scales,[7] some of which conceal treasures nestled into the Saint's flesh.[8] The Saint's body is also covered in many, many eyes, though most are now gone, leaving only their sockets behind.[9]

The cause of the Silent Saint's death is unknown, but according to legend, it died from gorging itself on hours. While the veracity of this tale is uncertain, the Saint's stomach is indeed still full of half-digested hours.[10] Prior to its death, the Silent Saint sought to destroy the flower known as Titania. Titania was meant to grow "large and perfect," but it "debased" itself on stolen nectar and attracted Chorister Bees to become a hive. The Saint deemed Titania's actions amalgamy and tried tearing it to pieces,[11] but its crusade failed, and Titania continues to thrive.[12]

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  1. ↑ Story description, Sunless Skies
  2. ↑ Look into the Saint's Eye, Sunless Skies
  3. ↑ Story description, Sunless Skies "A vast sheet of ice has frozen over the ossified corpse of a vanquished beast."
  4. ↑ Breach the ice with your mining equipment, Sunless Skies "+10 x Attention: the Burrower Below"
  5. ↑ Story description, Sunless Skies "The surface is pockmarked with failed mining attempts. [...] abandoned mining equipment litters the ice like discarded toys. [...] Legends and rumours gather about the beast entombed below; a mythic hoard yet unclaimed."
  6. ↑ Command your crew to break the ice, Sunless Skies "Your crew embark onto the ice, [...] Attempts at songs spark and die, as do the torches. The ice resists your blows and a fierce, gnawing dark draws in. As the temperature plummets, someone mumbles the Lord's prayer. [...] The wind howls; the cold bites. [...] Not all of your crew return from their labours."
  7. ↑ Recover scales to mend your hull, Sunless Skies "[...] you carry away seven scales, the colour of slate and the consistency of diamond. How they'll be attached to your hull is a problem for your engineers."
  8. ↑ Recover Navaratine Gemstones, Sunless Skies "[...] widen the gap between the massive plates that form the Saint's exterior. [...] you've made enough of a gap to extract several stones. They are as heavy [...] Bereft of the gems, the mottled under-flesh of the Saint begins to weep milky pus. It's time to be away."
  9. ↑ Look into the Saint's Eye, Sunless Skies "The eye was once one of many. Empty sockets gape along the shell; each the size of a well."
  10. ↑ Recover Unseasoned Hours, Sunless Skies "Legend tells that the Saint gorged itself to death on a trove of hours. [...] The hours are located deep in one of its stomachs; half digested but intact."
  11. ↑ Look into the Saint's Eye, Sunless Skies "Inside, you see an image. A choir of many voices; a flower meant to grow large and perfect, debasing itself with stolen nectar. A horde of Chorister bees approach, maddened and entranced. A flower that seeks to become a hive. Amalgamy. The seventh letter. The Saint begins its tearing work."
  12. ↑ Log Entries, Sunless Skies "A buzzing sound in the air. The Repentant Devil is restless. "Titania always called them.""
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