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It has a thousand names,. Before most cultures in this galaxy found the stars, they’d already had a name for it. The Hag. The Unwashed. The Stalker. The Last Light. The Thirst. The Fell. The Inexorable. “But we, the Viceroys who seek all understanding of life and death... We call it The Beautiful Place -- Architect Houston
Story
Book 7
Juice Box assumes the form of the Unwashed in a meeting of Warlords during Faction Wars, to make a point to the other warlords. The move causes a lot of shock and fear.
During the discussions afterwards, Architect Houston shows a great deal of interest in the creature.
"To say it is the personification of the Nothing is one way to describe it. There is some scientific basis that this creature, who does not have a single name, is what some people see at the moment of death. It is theorized it’s not some supernatural deity, like many believe, but a trans-dimensional entity, similar to the Apothecary. There is no proof that merely seeing this creature imprints you in some way that damns you.” - Architect Houston
Architect Houston also claims that there’s an interesting, involuntary nerve reaction in some species to the very image of the creature, even in those who are otherwise paralyzed.
Appearance
A midnight black, thin alien creature with no arms but multiple tentacles waving from its shoulders. The form was similar to an armless soother alien, but taller and thinner. The tentacles on its back can crackle with electricity.