U-SKALD05 (Aug 14, 2022)
Puzzle
"Six tastemakers of the coffee trade."
Knowledge – O | 6 Words
Clue
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Clue 1: You could call them tastemasters, or you could just call them influential.
Clue 2: Which seven people are 'influential in the coffee trade'?
Clue 3: The siblings of Lucy.
Answer and Explanation
Answer: Levi Padre Mistress Fly Sara Maeve
Explanation: In FOL01 of Welcome The Dark, Payroll states that Lucy is the sister of Levi, Padre, Mistress, Fly, Sara and Maeve, who are the other 6 Princes.
Summary of Receipt
Summary
Transcript
To Abraxas, the days and months that followed went by in a blur. Eve had returned to the Skald for nine short months—brief even for the undying Archons. In that time, she and Abraxas created something truly special—a mortal child. The baby had light lavender hair, sparkling blue eyes, and warm brown skin like Abraxas's. Its small, chubby hands were perfect, just as they should be.
As the child grew, it began to look less like the Archons who created it and more like the creatures Eve had envisioned in her garden long ago. Its eyes became stalk-like, its skin grew moist, and a large protective shell formed on its back. It was not what Abraxas expected, but he loved it all the same. He was a father, and his child was a piece of Eve, a piece of Eden.
Their first child, Belphegor, was prone to inaction, spending hours simply watching the world. Abraxas found it amusing how Belphegor would crawl about the forest floor, observing the birds and insects from Eden. Belphegor's focus was so unmatched that as she grew older, Abraxas entrusted her with keeping track of time itself. Though mortal, she did not succumb to age as Demiurge's mortals did. She was perfect and all that Abraxas could ever want—but he had a loophole.
In his deal with Demiurge, he was free to have as many children as he and Eve desired. Each child meant another nine months Eve could spend in Skald with Abraxas. And so, as each child grew, Abraxas would tempt Eve to have another. And she did.
Their second child, Beelzebub, took the form of a powerful and gluttonous boar. Abraxas expected another child like Belphegor, but was not disappointed by the change. Beelzebub roamed every corner of his father's Utopia, searching for new things to see and devour. Abraxas often struggled to keep up with his second child's boundless energy and deemed it wise to gift Beelzebub the entirety of the Utopia's forests to shepherd and tend to. Truly, only Beelzebub could farm and forage the food needed to satisfy his unending appetite.
Their third child, Satan, took the form of a strong and vicious lion. Like Abraxas, Satan was a master builder and craftsman. He eagerly expanded the village of Skald into a towering kingdom, though always on his own terms. Abraxas couldn't complain—the kingdom Satan built was a sight to behold, and it was only fair that Satan should rule it.
Their fourth child, Mammon, took the form of a mischievous and avaricious toad. Abraxas believed that Mammon seemed to exist only to create trouble for his siblings. He was the first to venture out of the Skald and discover the Pale, bringing back tales of the great and terrible force of evil plaguing Arcadia. He also brought back precious materials not found in Skald—metals and stones abundant in the troubled neighboring Utopia. With Satan's help, Mammon crafted mighty machines of industry and engines of terrible power, and soon converted these new materials into an even more valuable commodity: currency.
Their fifth child, Leviathan, appeared as a massive serpent. Too large for Satan's kingdom, Leviathan dwelled in the endless waters of the Skald's lake. Naturally envious of his siblings, Abraxas saw an opportunity to teach him humility and patience. Leviathan, however, was not a fast learner. He spent much of his time in the lake's depths, of which Abraxas and Beelzebub gave him sole dominion over, away from his siblings, sulking in his jealousy.
Their sixth child, Asmodeus, was born as an affectionate and possessive goat. Asmodeus flitted between her five siblings, spending days with one only to switch to another the next week. She never settled into a role of her own, preferring to watch and wait for her siblings to entertain and dote on her. Content with being the youngest and last child of Eve and Abraxas, she observed as her parents drifted apart over time.
The Utopias continued to grow, though only Skald thrived. Arcadia waged an unwinnable war, much like Entropy. And Eden? Eden remained perfect—unchanging, as it had to be for creation to continue as planned.