ABIGAIL FALX A falx is a curved sickle or blade – VIVIAN HARDWICK Vivian means a reference to her particular secret. – ‘alive,’ ELLICOTT (The Man in the alias) John Ellicott was clockmaker to George III Waistcoat’s – SERAPHIM ROW Seraphim are a type of powerful angel from the Bible. – was an opera singer/duellist in France in the CORINNE D’AUBIGNY – Julie D’Aubigny seventeenth century. DARCIE WRIGHT Darcie is a classical reference to Cassandra from Greek mythology. – is that nobody believed her curse is that everyone Cassandra’s curse foresight. Darcie’s believes her. In an Order of warriors and destroyers, Darcie is a someone who creates, ‘wright,’ who mends. HELIOS LANCE Helios was the Greek God of the sun, and a lance is a Knightly weapon. – THE ART OF APERTURA Aperture is a hole through which light travels. – THE ANATHEMA BEND Anathema means something or someone you dislike intensely. – THE BELLOWS SUBVENTUM is a play on both the and bellows – ‘bellows’ verb ‘to bellow’ as lungs, and subventum is Latin for ‘to assist’ 7. FEEL THE FEAR Tenebrous are monsters so alien to this world that they warp it around them. You can feel a Tenebrous coming in all sorts of ways. Think of that unexplainable chill down your neck as you walk home from school. Think of strange tastes popping up in your mouth, or your reflection suddenly twisting and being replaced by something a whole lot worse. Exercise
ABIGAIL FALX – A falx is a curved sickle or blade VIVIAN HARDWICK – Vivian means ‘alive,’ a reference to her particular secret. ELLICOTT (The Man in the Waistcoat’s alias) – John Ellicott was clockmaker to George III SERAPHIM ROW – Seraphim are a type of powerful angel from the Bible. CORINNE D’AUBIGNY – Julie D’Aubigny was an opera singer/duellist in France in the seventeenth century. DARCIE WRIGHT – Darcie is a classical reference to Cassandra from Greek mythology. Cassandra’s curse is that nobody believed her foresight. Darcie’s curse is that everyone believes her. In an Order of warriors and destroyers, Darcie is a ‘wright,’ someone who creates, who mends. HELIOS LANCE – Helios was the Greek God of the sun, and a lance is a Knightly weapon. THE ART OF APERTURA – Aperture is a hole through which light travels. THE ANATHEMA BEND – Anathema means something or someone you dislike intensely. THE BELLOWS SUBVENTUM – ‘bellows’ is a play on both the verb ‘to bellow’ and bellows as lungs, and subventum is Latin for ‘to assist’ 7. FEEL THE FEAR Tenebrous are monsters so alien to this world that they warp it around them. You can feel a Tenebrous coming in all sorts of ways. Think of that unexplainable chill down your neck as you walk home from school. Think of strange tastes popping up in your mouth, or your reflection suddenly twisting and being replaced by something a whole lot worse. Exercise