Demand More

So, I think that the necromantic energy from Reaper's Day WASN'T from the Tichonisus. Like. At all. I think people assumed that, and maybe they took credit for it, but I don't think it was them. I think it was Tjhazi on accident.

Basically, I think it's like. A theater with a lobby and a bunch of shows with chains over the entrances. No one can get into the shows because the ushers are dead. But there are, potentially, still people IN the shows. And there's one show that fucking SUCKS ASS. Where it's just a big shitty mosh pit with no fruit leather, no drinks, no seats, everyone's expected to be part of the improv no matter what they went in wanting to do.

Tjhazi wanted to open that chain back up, let the trapped audience out, and then Mara would act as a NEW usher from the Lobby. To the Old Path.

But there wasn't enough signage, so to speak. And some went into Faerie, which freaked them out and made them close the door.

I think everyone ASSUMED the Tichondrius did it. And they were happy to take the credit because it helps their image as Big Spooky Scary People Who Weakened House Royce. But then they realized that it's possible TO DO THAT AT ALL and started trying to figure out their own method of doing so for the purpose of making an undead army. At which point they and the Cloak started working in parallel/cuckoo: the Cloak wanted more "signage" to direct the souls to the right place and potentially reopen the door to Faerie, the Tichondrias want chthonic things to open the door to the Underworld and Fuck Shit Up Big Style.

Tjhazi planned to die, but I don't think he planned to die on the scaffolding. I think he planned to die later, with intention, to act as either a guide for the souls or an emissary to Faerie. I think he told Aranessa what happened, and that's why she's sad and why she's so defensive about everyone saying she doesn't know him; he told her the worst thing he ever did! He could have hid it, or let Primus take total credit and she'd never been the wiser but he didn't. Because he loved her.