This time, we’re talking about Chuthul.
What are they? Where do they come from? What is their purpose? Who came up with the wonky name? These are the questions that we shall be answering.
The Chuthul are non-organic beings of indeterminate life span, who derive their functional abilities from an overt presence of Blood. They are, in fact, the sentient representation of Blood upon the surface of the planet, fulfilling in their nature all of the archetypal aspects of the substance of Blood, and the personality of the Brother of Blood. Meaning, they are Blood. As befitting of this, their physical appearance is indistinct; memories of them are oddly skewed, having only the sensation of something big, violent, humanoid(ish) and scary. When Chuthul want to be remembered, they usually take a form similar to the one doing the remembering, albeit with the previously mentioned features. Depending on their taste (or sense of humor) they may have such features as wings, horns, extra limbs, protrusions, or other odd features. The one aspect that always stays the same, is their Ink.
Ink (with capitals) is a substance that derives its power from Dye, and acts as a representation of the aspects of an individuals mind, body, and capabilities. Because Chuthul are corporeal representations of Blood, they use Ink to ‘ground’ themselves among the living. As is befitting of the Brother of Blood, Chuthul usually use Ink to define themselves in violent and crafty ways. Among the Chuthul, they refer to their personal Ink as their Dearth, or Lack, showing what human elements they don’t have.
The Chuthul’s origin is unknown. The only detail on that front which is known, is that they like to stay near the crystal impact sites. Some people theorize that they derive their physical form from pure crystal. In the same vein, the Chuthul’s goal is unknown. They commit seemingly random acts – picking flowers, digging tunnels, forging swords, genetically altering Chaun minorities – for no apparent reason. It could be said, however, that those exposed to Chuthul, whatever the Chuthul in question may be doing, generally leave the area changed, in both body and soul.
Elhrrah came up with the name. His is also late in posting this, because he was busy celebrating the birthday of TeH ElhrraH.
