The King without a Throne
Connects to: 25.19, 29.19, 26.20.04 and 27.19.
Henry Yaboon is a priest without a god. After the sinking of the temple of the Pacharia (27.19), he convinced the rulers of Blind Midshotgatepool to cede the lands and treasures of the Pacharia’s clergy to him, and he has since wielded this wealth and influence to persecute its remaining worshippers and to advance his own cause.
Yaboon’s heraldric symbol is a waker worm with human legs on a green background. It has replaced the seven eyes of the Pacharia on dozens of lesser temples and hundreds of altars. There are mutterings that Henry Yaboon has created a cult around himself, but he insists he is simply enforcing a secular order.
Though the elite of Blind Midshotgatepool are frightened of Yaboon’s power, they are more frightened of a resurgent cult of the Pacharia. Since the sinking of the temple, the cult has taken an aquatic and apocalyptic turn.
Connection:
- Henry Yaboon has offered a reward to anyone who drives the bullywogs out of Yrump Marsh (26.19).
Hooks:
- We still know almost nothing about the Pacharia or their worshippers. What are they?
- How are Henry’s relations with the rest of his family?
- Is Henry trying to create a personality cult or does he have another motive?