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 The Rake | |
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A brutal, savage beast... yet, The Rake is at least capable of human speech and is likely quite intelligent. It is theorized, however that the Rake has merely been putting on the "beast" act for a long time, and is far, far more intelligent than it lets on. It is typically described as a humanoid being with canine characteristics, a skinny, boney physique, pale skin, glowing eyes, and long blade-like fingers, which it was named after.
The Rake is often depicted sneaking into the rooms of sleeping victims and whispering words to them. The subject matter and purpose of these whispers is a mystery, but are most likely meant to compel people to kill themselves or leave its territory. It normally turns violent whenever a victim awakens, preferring to gore and lacerate its target to death with its claws. Those unfortunate enough to turn mad due to the Rake's influence become his servants and are called Maenads.
Its domain was seen very briefly as a densely wooden area that Steward was taken to after he was kidnapped. It is unknown if this was the same place as the "Wilderness of Whispers" from Once There Was.