Pater Coal
First appears in Book 6: The Eye of the Bedlam Bride, chapter 20 (18)
Appearances
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What you know
Book 6: The Eye of the Bedlam Bride
- Ch 20Pater Coal is a Hobbledehoy High Cleric Supreme of Emberus who stays in constant contact with the god.
- Ch 20Pater Coal suppresses Carl's slugpox and washes his feet in the secret Temple of the Ending Sun, calling him a martyr of Emberus.
Connections
- related toEmberushigh cleric
- ally ofCarl
- member ofTemple of Emberus
Key moments
- Book 6 · Ch 20Carl enters Club Vanquisher
Suffering worsening slugpox, Carl clashes with the door guard Potsy before Pater Coal of Emberus escorts him inside.
- Book 6 · Ch 20Foot-washing sacrament
In the secret Temple of the Ending Sun, Pater Coal washes Carl's feet, briefs him on Geyrun's murder, and points to Katia's crossbow and Donut's oak bracelet as clues.
- Book 6 · Ch 58The Emberus loan and ring
Several days earlier, Carl borrowed from the Temple of Emberus to have his strength ring enchanted to suppress his slug debuff, earning the Columbia House achievement.
- Book 7 · Ch 10Carl's moment of dread
Seeing leftover tinsel, Carl reflects on living in a simulation of a simulation and recalls the failsafe he nearly used, feeling fear as the eye on his chest blinks.