The Stillness Choir

Overview

The Stillness Choir are followers of The Entropy Shepherd who specialize in sonic/freezing attacks and are responsible for the amber crystallization of civilians. They represent one of the primary threats the Fellowship has encountered, serving as specialists in the Shepherd's vision of universal preservation.

What the Fellowship Knows

Session 1 Encounter

Attack on Blackwharf: The Stillness Choir played a crucial role in the fall of the City of Bells, working systematically to neutralize the bell defenses before The Ash Dancer physically destroyed them.

Crystallization Process: The Stillness Choir are capable of freezing people in blue amber, preserving countless citizens in crystalline stasis during the attack on the city.

Harmonic Abilities: They possess sonic-based powers that appear to work in conjunction with the bells' frequencies, suggesting sophisticated understanding of harmonic warfare.

Session 2 Intelligence

Coordination with Enemy Forces: Evidence suggests the Stillness Choir worked in coordination with other forces during the systematic attack, indicating they operate as part of a larger military structure rather than independently.

Sonic Techniques Required: Analysis of the bell construction documents revealed that neutralizing the city's defenses required specific sonic techniques, which the Stillness Choir apparently provided.

Combat Capabilities

Sonic Attacks: The Stillness Choir employs sound-based attacks that can affect multiple targets and work in harmony with magical defenses like bells.

Freezing Powers: They possess the ability to crystallize living beings in amber-like substances, preserving them in temporal stasis.

Coordinated Operations: They demonstrate the ability to work systematically as part of larger military operations, suggesting tactical discipline and command structure.

Relationship to Other Forces

The Entropy Shepherd: Serve as specialized forces within the Entropy Shepherd's army, focusing on preservation rather than destruction.

The Ash Dancer: Worked in coordination with The Ash Dancer during the fall of Blackwharf, with the Choir handling neutralization and the Dancer handling physical destruction.

Strategic Role: Represent the "preservation" aspect of the Entropy Shepherd's philosophy, converting resistance into crystalline stasis rather than eliminating it entirely.

Tactical Significance

Bell Neutralization: Possess the specific sonic knowledge necessary to counter bell-based defenses, making them a primary threat to any defensive systems the Fellowship might reconstruct.

Civilian Threat: Their ability to preserve civilians in amber makes them a significant threat to population centers and a source of moral pressure during conflicts.

Coordinated Warfare: Their ability to work systematically with other forces demonstrates the Entropy Shepherd's sophisticated approach to conquest through combined arms tactics.

Current Status

Active Threat: The Stillness Choir remains active as part of The Entropy Shepherd's forces and represents an ongoing threat to any defensive preparations the Fellowship might undertake.

Strategic Priority: Understanding and countering their sonic abilities is crucial for the Fellowship's bell reconstruction project and future defensive efforts.