#leothal

As far as the hierarchy of Locks go, he's second to none outside of Jarovin. Whereas the other Locks are varying tiers of plane sweepers (inklings, lesser wills, greater wills), Leothal is a plane eater. Ie. when Jarovin is into recycling vast swaths of the cosmos, Red gets fed. This obviously doesn't happen very often, and it's somewhat a point of contention for Red... but he is patient. He'll wait eons for his day.

He has his place at North Cliff and all Locks give him wide berth. He has no love for the other wills.

Hons fucks around and finds out at some point.

In the past I'd framed the relationship between Red and Jarovin as rather antagonistic, but it's not really that. They operate on an understanding in maintaining a certain balance/shared goal and that if Red steps a toe too far out of line Jarovin will correct him. This doesn't necessarily stop toes from testing boundaries, but Leothal is generally respectful of that fact. He's opportunistic, not an idiot; he doesn't delight in needling Jarovin, and he's not about to mutiny.

If you happen to catch Jarovin outside of Lock form, and uncovered, he's got some gnarly scars. No one knows what they're from and he will not explain them.

There are certainly theories.

Locks experience Leothal like fleas would a trapdoor spider. He's approachable, but there's no escaping what he is underneath all those layers of reality, and that he's just waiting. And what he's waiting for is kind of unclear so it puts them on edge.

All Locks, regardless of tier, are used to being the big predators in the cosmos and are only barely accepting of the concept that they can be predated on by their own kind. Jarovin's influence prevents conflict in this area, for the most part, but Red's existence is an enduring reminder of that delicate balance.

so if the abyssal plane expands, it will need to be trimmed down again, and he’s the one who gets fed from said trimming? am i understanding right?