The Book of Knots - Jags

defenses of the Department of Works killed a lot of Caretakers in the
not-entirely-distant past) and because it represents unpleasant truths
that challenge their ideas about what they are and what they stand for.
Humans who show an interest in Chessboard Seven and appear to be
capable of reaching it will usually be targeted for annihilation by the
Caretakers; they take this very seriously. Of course because Chessboard
Seven is a forbidden, uncomfortable thing many of the Caretakers are
closet Department of Works fetishists. Some of the best information is
found in their locked closets and in the books hidden under their beds.
The Deconstructionists
The Deconstructionists delight in violating taboos and showing off how
edgy and radical they are, are happy to honestly discuss what they know
about Chessboard Seven with those they respect and trust. They know a
lot (everything listed in “Common Sense”), but they need to know more:
their ‘master plan’ involves harnessing the power of the machines for
their own ends, and to make that work, they will have to untangle the
remaining mysteries.
Other travelers
Random people may be a good source of information, but the depth of
their knowledge, its accuracy, and their honesty should be considered
highly variable. Long-lived, well-traveled Infecteds or very advanced
renegade magicians (a lot of magicians don’t even properly understand
Wonderland’s nature or existence!) are likely to have uncovered a
reasonable amount of “common knowledge.”
Caretaker personal journals and private studies are the best references. A
good deal of Deconstructionist plots involve attempts to “liberate” (steal)
these records. Both Caretakers and Deconstructionists privately sponsor
“expeditions” to Chessboard Seven for the purpose of further study
(and… prurient gratification). The explorers are usually executed upon
return, but the logs and records remain.
Native inhabitants
Those who live onf Chessboards Four and deeper will have some
experience with and understanding of the Department of Works; they’ll
have heard the term and associate it with ancient and secret things. Those
that are intimate with and aware of the Caretakers will know a good deal
of what their masters know.
Common Sense
This is the story of Chessboard Seven that’s commonly known to wellinformed,
well-traveled denizens of Wonderland. Many creatures (even
on Chessboard Four) will know nothing of this. Some will know bits of
it, and a few will know all of it. It’s not uncommon for any given source
to have some of it wrong.
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