Nyx the Shadow
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Nyx the Shadow (died 431 BCE) was a member of the Cult of Kosmos and the Sage of the Eyes of Kosmos branch during the Peloponnesian War.
"Nothing gets past the Eyes of Kosmos"-Nyx the Shadow
Character Description
The Eyes saw all, but were led by a woman few had ever seen. As one would expect, "Nyx" was only one of countless names worn by The Shadow. With these came entire personalities, lives, and histories. The Cult needed a nobody, a faceless agent who could be anywhere, and The Shadow was that agent.
Biography
Nyx the Shadow was a master spy working for the Cult of Kosmos who was eceptionally skilled in stealth and information gathering. No one, not even the cultists working for her has seen her face, it is possible that Nyx is not even her real name because she has used many alias's to gather the information she needed.
Her job was to gather information on the important figures of the Greek world, and use that information to the Cult's advantage, either to blackmail or steal from the important figures. She was often described as one of the most fearful Sage's of the Cult, and this was proven after she found out that one of her cultists, Sotera, was keeping information from her. She retaliated by giving an unknowing Kassandra a letter revealing Sotera's location, knowing that she would kill her. She was also known to carve symbols in her followers robes or gloves, possibly as a way of 'marking them as her territory'. One day, she sent Midas, one of her followers, to clean up a ritual that the Worshippers of the Bloodline left behind. Kassandra tracked down Midas however, and learned of Nyx'x location, thus leading to her demise.
She was eventually hunted down and killed by the Spartan misthios Kassandra on her quest to destroy the Cult.
Clues
- Symbol on Elpenor's Cloak--Elpenor's cloak had the strangest etching. A single eye - clearly the mark of a spy, a madman, or both (This clue was taken from Elpenor and indicated that the Sage was a spy).
- Warning to Sotera--"Sotera, Be warned. The Shadow knows your hiding something from her. She sees everything. Of all the Sages, you must fear her. I heard she's leading the other child of the bloodline right to you. I don't know how. But you have to escape" (This clue was taken from Sotera and indicated that the Sage was nicknamed, 'The Shadow').
- Letter to the Master--"M., Soon will be the time to act. My contact - a fort captain who feeds me information - says Attika will soon fall, and chaos will reign over this place. Our Sage has moved into place to prepare. These lands will be ours. Every coin flowing into the city - ours. We must work in the shadows to bend the light. Now, bite your tongue - no one must know who you truly are, or what we are planning. We must see, but go unseen. The Eyes see all. H." (This clue was found from The Master and indicated that the Sage is in Attika)
- Etching on Hermippos's Gloves--Upon Hermippos's gloves, an etching was found. The word "Nyx". Was this an act of fealty, or provocation? (This clue was found from Hermippos and indicated that the Sage's name was Nyx).
- Sage Letter to Midas--Midas, treasurer of the Eyes, I wait for news. I do not like waiting. Send your messenger to the Agora so that I might hear the sweet words - Agamemnon and all traces of his lineage have been destroyed. Do this, or prepare your burial.The Eyes see all. N. (This clue was found from Midas and indicated that the Sage was waiting in an agora).
Trivia
- Nyx, Νύξ, is the Greek goddess of darkness.
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