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Quin Aven
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Full name	Quin Aven
Species	Petrid
Weight	Varies
Height	Varies
Affiliation	House Omnillian
Role	Citygod

Quin Aven is House Omnillian’s citygod.

Appearance

Quin is a petrid doorknocker, and his body now comprises the entirety of the Omnillian citadel. He can control the citadel with his thoughts and send his awareness to any point in the building, but he remains restricted to the building due to his nature.

Personality

Before his rise to citygodhood, Quin was said to be an intellectual who enjoyed teaching and sharing knowledge among others, always ready to help those who sought to learn. After his abduction by the Council and subsequent coronation as a citygod, however, he has become more distant and cold. Rumors in Omnillian state that Quin is frustrated by the Council restricting what information he is allowed to share, as well as both the Council and his very nature as a citygod greatly limiting the amount of visitors he is allowed to receive. Some claim he would still like to be the eager teacher he once was, while others wonder what effects the corruption brought about by his current state may have had on his psyche.

Backstory

Quin Aven started life as a mere doorknocker, and never developed a proper body beyond his head. Most petrids are excised from their host building, but Quin refused as the process would likely kill him. Fortunately, despite being confined to life hanging off of a door, the mistress of the house was considerate enough to bring Quin texts to occupy his mind.

Over the years Quin's studies would rival those of preeminent scholars, particularly in the esoteric field of artifact creation - a field with very few practitioners at the time of his learning. As his prowess grew, he began to create wholly original tools and items, which he secretly shared with others. Eventually, Quin's work drew the attention of the Council, and the petrid - door included - was stolen away into the Spire.

The Conduit was built shortly afterwards, at the very top of the Spire. For his work, Quin was elevated to the role of citygod, founding the house of Control, Omnillian. It's main citadel was constructed around his original building, where he resides to this day.

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 |role=[[Citygod]]
 |synopsis=Quin Aven is House Omnillian’s citygod.
-|appearance=Quin is a petrid doorknocker whose body is the Omnillian citadel itself. He controls everything in the building with his thoughts, and his awareness can travel throughout.
+|appearance=Quin is a petrid doorknocker, and his body now comprises the entirety of the Omnillian citadel. He can control the citadel with his thoughts and send his awareness to any point in the building, but he remains restricted to the building due to his nature.
-|personality=Quin is said to be an intellectual and a brilliant teacher who cares greatly about sharing knowledge and helping others - that is, before he was abducted by the Council, who restricts what information can be shared.
+|personality=Before his rise to citygodhood, Quin was said to be an intellectual who enjoyed teaching and sharing knowledge among others, always ready to help those who sought to learn. After his abduction by the Council and subsequent coronation as a citygod, however, he has become more distant and cold. Rumors in Omnillian state that Quin is frustrated by the Council restricting what information he is allowed to share, as well as both the Council and his very nature as a citygod greatly limiting the amount of visitors he is allowed to receive. Some claim he would still like to be the eager teacher he once was, while others wonder what effects the corruption brought about by his current state may have had on his psyche.
-These days, Quin is said to be a bit more reserved and cold.
+|backstory=Quin Aven started life as a mere doorknocker, and never developed a proper body beyond his head. Most petrids are excised from their host building, but Quin refused as the process would likely kill him. Fortunately, despite being confined to life hanging off of a door, the mistress of the house was considerate enough to bring Quin texts to occupy his mind.
-|backstory=Quin Aven was a petrid - a gargoyle-like creature - whose entire consciousness was confined to the shape of a doorknocker.
-While most petrids are excised from their host building upon spawning, Quin refused this, as he had no viable body as most petrids do - excision would essentially mean decapitation. While decapitation seemed as though it could be no worse than his current circumstances, it certainly did not seem any better.
+Over the years Quin's studies would rival those of preeminent scholars, particularly in the esoteric field of artifact creation - a field with very few practitioners at the time of his learning. As his prowess grew, he began to create wholly original tools and items, which he secretly shared with others. Eventually, Quin's work drew the attention of the Council, and the petrid - door included - was stolen away into the [[The Council Spire|Spire]].
-Most doorknockers lack meaningful awareness, but Quin was not only aware, but an intellectual. His mistress - the house owner - would bring him books and scrolls to enrich and occupy his restless mind. Over years of poring over these arcane texts, he learned elaborate methods by which he was able create his own artifacts. He began relying less and less on the City's gifts - harvested and resold by the Council - and began making his own tools to use and share with others. While Quin wasn't the only one capable of doing this, it was a strange and complex art reserved for only the greatest minds in Nodd - and one that was generally kept secret, lest one's hobbies invoke the Council's wrath.
+The [[Conduit]] was built shortly afterwards, at the very top of the Spire. For his work, Quin was elevated to the role of citygod, founding the house of [[Control Aspect|Control]], [[House Omnillian|Omnillian]]. It's main [[The Omnillian Citadel|citadel]] was constructed around his original building, where he resides to this day.
-Regardless of his secrecy, this very thing befell the poor petrid. Without warning or explanation, Quin was abducted for a mysterious new creation - now thought by many to be the Conduit itself.
-The Omnillian citadel was constructed around Quin's original building, which now only makes up the central chamber where Quin resides.
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