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=• The Red Right Hand and Or'talhac'hna •= | =• The Red Right Hand and Or'talhac'hna •= | ||
− | -- | + | While Lucille demonstrates considerable supernatural abilities when operating in the field, she did not obtain her powers as a result of encountering a Bee, and does not utilize anima to manifest her abilities. Rather, her powers appear to manifest as part of her involvement in a religious cult centered around an apparent Outer God named Or'talhac'hna. The details surrounding this religious affiliation and its inner-workings are sparse, as Lucille is its only known active member to date, and records kept by previous adherents are extremely rare and closely guarded. Additionally, as is often the case with such cosmic deities, some details are simply beyond the understanding of mortal human beings. |
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+ | The details that are known are recorded here as part of a joint investigation by the Council of Venice and Temple Hall. | ||
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+ | '''Or'talhac'hna''' | ||
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+ | At the center of this curious religious cult is its deity, the cosmic entity known as Or'talhac'hna. As with most names assigned to cosmic beings of this nature, both spelling and pronunciation are approximations based on the physical limits of human speech and writing. Per Lucille's description, this entity identifies as female, and does not have a definitive physical form. However, Lucille did state that in most of her interactions with the alleged goddess, it appeared to her in a form that can best be described as a vague hybrid between a common cuttlefish and an extinct Cambrian arthropod relative known by the genus [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anomalocaris Anomalocaris]. In keeping with this description, the deity's 'head' carries numerous tentacle-like appendages. At the center of these appendages appears to be a void or wormhole, which occasionally carries a silhouetted humanoid form or an alarming pictograph of a an eye turned sideways at its center. | ||
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+ | While the pantheon of cosmic deities and their relationships to one another are often regarded as vague and open to numerous interpretations, Lucille has been able to provide some context as to just where this Or'talhac'hna fits in. Primarily, she appears to serve as a keeper to the slumbering Old Ones (going on the hypothesis that Old Ones comprise a lower caste of cosmic deities below what are known as the Outer Gods), ensuring that they remained lulled to sleep either indefinitely or until some yet-unknown predetermined moment. For this reason, Or'talhac'hna utilizes her priestesses to suppress any signs of an Old One awakening or stirring, in particular eliminating the physical manifestations of the Old Ones' dreams (what we colloquially refer to as 'the Filth'). | ||
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+ | Or'talhac'hna also appears to serve a secondary role in the pantheon of cosmic deities by tending what is known as the 'Garden of the Flesh' or the 'Crimson Garden' based on the text and translation being referred to. According to Lucille, this 'Garden' is defined as the genetic lineage of living things on Earth and presumably other planets or dimensions. Lucille was quick to clarify that this does not make Or'talhac'hna any sort of divine 'creator,' though she does appear to have some difficult-to-define hand in cultivating life on ours and potentially other worlds. The exact reason for this cultivation is unknown, and Lucille has similarly been able to confirm whether the end-goal of this action will be beneficial or harmful to us as a species. | ||
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+ | '''The Priestesses of the Garden, or 'The Red Right Hands'''' | ||