Talk:Chione at Abydos

I'm looking for evidence of what Hour corresponds to Chione here, if anything exists. There is very limited evidence for any in particular, but of the Hours with a Winter aspect:


 * The Colonel
 * The Elegiast
 * The Sun-in-Rags
 * The Horned-Axe
 * The Madrugad
 * The Wolf Divided

The Colonel is explicitly excluded, due to appearing to remove Chione from the city, and it's safe to exclude The Horned-Axe and The Elegiast due to neither really seeming like they'd be interested in or capable of this kind of feat.

The Wolf Divided also seems like an unfavorable candidate. Misanthropy and hatred don't really lead to beauty and slow death. So this just leaves the Solar Hours.

There's little hard evidence I can find to support one over the other, but one small tidbit that recurs can be found in Weather Factory's post about the Sun-in-Rags (as well as consistent theming throughout the game) describes it as "concluding endings beautifully." The only piece of evidence I can find that might point to for The Madrugad comes from the expedition obstacle The High Passes, where it is referred to as the one who "quells and quiets" and is "at home in the cold." I don't think this alone really competes with the consistent theming of the Sun-in-Rags.

Again though, this is fairly loose evidence. If anyone reading this can find stronger evidence that another Hour fits the description better, please update the page to reflect this. Rcolgrov (talk) 05:06, 10 March 2019 (UTC)

Chione is female, whereas the Sun-in-Rags is male. I would say that Chione might be the Madrugad, but is not clear enough to have a definite answer. Illuminatiswag777 (talk) 18:03, 10 March 2019 (UTC)

Actually, now that I think about it, the Madrugad presided over death and passage into the House. That would explain why she's filling Abydos with Voiceless Dead. I'm now fairly certain Chione is the Madrugad. Illuminatiswag777 (talk) 19:41, 10 March 2019 (UTC)

That's a very good point. I hadn't considered the genders. Funnily enough, I originally considered the Madrugad as the better option but found more consistent characterization for Sun-in-Rags. I'll change it over on the module page. Rcolgrov (talk) 19:43, 10 March 2019 (UTC)