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[[Gemstone Hegemony]]? What on all the Earths is that?
* So far little is known about the [[Gemstone Hegemony]], other than that they were the original source of the purple beam weapon used by [[The Black-eyed Army]] in the battle of the [[Capital Temple]]. It is interesting to note that more than once we have seen evidence of technology, devices or entities of a crystalline nature, such as the [[Blue Crystal Trap]], the [[Purple bio-stone]]s and the [[Rotator]]s. Given the [[Gemstone Hegemony]] were able to develop a powerful weapon in the form of a purple beam weapon hundreds of years earlier, it is not a huge stretch to expect that other useful technology from them would have been collected by [[The Black-eyed Army]], or previously by [[The First World]]. [[Cristina Thompson]] and other tech specialists would likely have studied such technology in order to develop advanced technologies of their own.
* Currently we know [[GLORWOC]] reproduces itself and is characterized by a bright blue iridescence wherever it is present. At this point it is likely [[GLORWOC]] is a microorganism that can metabolize a wide range of materials, whether organic or inorganic (eg. metal). It is spread through direct contact as discovered by [[Noah Fulmer]], but is likely capable of airborne transmission when in large enough quantities. Its origin is still unknown, but it would make an ideal biological weapon, so it may have been deliberately created rather than come about through chance. Nothing yet has explained what [[GLORWOC]] actually is, where it came from or why it is named as such. It may be an acronym, standing for something like ''''G'''enetically engineered '''L'''uminescent '''OR'''ganic '''W'''eaponized '''O'''ffensive '''C'''ompound'. [[GLORWOC]] seems to be significant in that it appears to be unstoppable, even to vast organic entities capable of manipulating the pocket realities of the back paths. If it is intended to be a weapon, it may be quite useful to any one of the various factions.
So [[Heath]] made a deal with a [[Shadow Entity]]? What for, and why? What did he offer in return?
* [[Heath]] first contacted a [[Shadow Entity]] during the story of 'The Desolate Guardians'. From here he learned that he was unable to be helped himself, as the [[Shadow Entity]] said allowing it to consume him would be kinder than his current existence. [[Heath]] has apparently subsequently made a deal with the entity, likely offering his consciousness or soul to the entity in exchange for its assistance helping those that [[Heath]] was unable to contact. This came into play in [[Noah Fulmer]]'s story, where the same [[Shadow Entity]] helped awaken both copies of Noah as well as [[Jay]], [[Roger]] and others from their psychic interrogation. As the interrogation involved both psychic and drug-induced components, the party most likely behind this was [[The Black-eyed Army]], who would have hoped to locate the [[Capital Temple]] through any information Noah could offer. [[Heath]] apparently does not expect to remain alive should he deliver on his end of the deal.
How long has [[The Black-eyed Army]] existed?
