In Which Sovay, Unbeknownst to Her, Saves my Writin' Ass Again.

You know, every time I've heard her mention Orcus, I think "Orcus is a pretty cool Etruscan Underworld God, I rather think he might come in handy some day."

That day is today.

Okay.  So.  Orcus is a big, beardy giant-looking dude (sometimes).  He might be blind.  He has power over oaths.  He might be related to the wild man festivals in different parts of Europe.  His name is also on Kuiper Object 90482.  This object might be a decent anchorhead for extrasolar travel (well, probably not, but you never know).

I have a planet that people came to through darkness, might have been space, might have been an interstitial dimensional abyss, might have been a magical dark place, fact is nobody really remembers right, and shit has gone very, very bad.  Orcus gives a very nice hook to hang some shit on that's been floating on its own.

Thanks.