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Unnamed (MTAs)

BIRTH NAME unknown

BORN unknown

AFFILIATION Those Beyond

RANK Qlippothic Oracle

OFFICE Aswadim of Entropy

TRADITION Nephandi

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See also: Unnamed (disambiguation)

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 The Unnamed, also called al-Aswad, was the first person to ever swear allegiance to the Outer
Darkness, sacrificing his True Name in the process. He is the Aswadim of the Sphere of Entropy
and the master of the Tenth Seat.

This character only features in the first edition The Book of Madness and in the worst possible
scenario of Ascension, which features the Descension of the world and his inevitable victory.

Biography

He is believed to be the first Nephandus and the first that descended to the Qlippoth of Entropy
so all the other Aswadim took their names from him. He is known in human lore as the "black
man" who presided satanic ceremonies and witches' sabbats. It is said he carries a book with
the names of all the individuals who consigned their souls to the Devil. He maintains close ties
with all the Labyrinths and the activities of all the Gilledians. Occasionally he walks the world as
Adsinistratus and great disasters follow him.

Hell on Earth

Main article: Ascension (book)#Chapter Six: Hell on Earth

The Unnamed has been known among mankind for a long time. He was the Black Man feared in
medieval Europe. He was al-Aswad in the Age of Devil-Kings. He was Utnapishtim in Sumerian
mythology, the man chosen to survive the Great Flood and earn the gift of immortality. All of
these things are true and yet only scratch at the surface.

The Unnamed was the first human to have been contacted by the forces of Outer Darkness,
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chosen for neither his power nor his knowledge, but for his wisdom, patience, and strategic
mind. In what could be described as the first bargain between a creature of flesh and existences
of spirit, they promised
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 aid in the actualization of their existences in Creation. To seal this covenant, the man sacrificed
his True Name, blackening his skin in the process like burned wood. This act frightened the
aspects of the One, the Pure Ones, who sought to imitate the act by bonding with mortal souls,
creating the first Awakened in the process.

The Unnamed began his slow campaign of bringing his master's victory. Knowing that mankind
had the potential to drive themselves to the darkness, he acted rarely, only to gift a promising
Awakened with his power, forming other Aswadim until he had five companions. Together, they
planned the downfall of the world. The Unnamed urged caution, only to show mankind the way
to ruin the world, not lead them. Seeing himself as a father who helped his children, humanity,
to achieve their full destructive potential. Watching the rise of empires and their eventual
decline, the first Nephandi were created by following in the footsteps of the Aswadim.
Unknowing to them, the pact that made them into what they were was bound to the Unnamed,
as he was the only creature to have ever truly communicated with Those Beyond. He acted as
their caretaker, managing those who would swear themselves to the Darkness, dispensing
rewards as he saw fit.

As the Consensus stifled, the Unnamed found that it became more and more difficult for him to
access the Tapestry, as he was too intertwined with the Outer Darkness. To ensure the
continuation of his plan, he gave twenty Nephandi his knowledge in 313 BCE before he departed
into the Void, resting and amassing his power while watching Creation from the outside.

He saw the squabbling among his fellow slaves to the Void, how they allowed themselves to be
confined with Names and Identities when that which they served could never be named. He
also saw the struggle between early mages and scientists, who could not see that Magic was
Science and vice versa. He witnessed the advent of the first Marauders and feared that these
beings would disrupt his plans, but he saw that the fragments of the One would never unite
against him, trapped in their own petty disagreements as they were.

The Unnamed watched without interfering until the Nephandi tried to summon him in 1944 CE.
Feeling that they had forgotten their way, he blocked all their powers, leading to their sound
defeat while he feasted upon the souls of Awakened that died during the war. Strengthened, he
made his way back into existence. He summoned his own throne into Horizon's capital
Concordia, which appeared as the Tenth Seat. The Traditions began to argue about the
significance of this events, paralyzing them to the greater threat. While the Unnamed risked
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exposure with this act, as his symbol was engraved upon it, he believed that no one, not even
archmages, would be able to see beyond their politicking and see the true threat. In the end, the
arrogance andWOLF
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 Taking the Fors Collegis Mercuris, he acted as the voice behind the Rogue Council, goading the
Traditions to continue to fight the Ascension War against the Technocracy and distracting them
from his own plans.

When the Reckoning happened, however, it was without any of the Unnamed's doing. Hubris
had paved the way for him and it was time to finish the game. His forces claimed Horizon and he
used the Nodes of the realm to channel his tainted Resonance into the world, while calling every
Awakened to face him at Horizon. As expected, he annihilated most of his challengers and used
their souls to power his own spell to force the Avatar Storm through the Gauntlet, killing most of
the world Awakened immediately and empowering his most loyal Nephandi. Faced with a small
cabal of mages that had managed to recover the Greater Parma Magica (and with the help of
Senex, who managed to wound him seriously), the Unnamed was forced to flee – maybe for the
first time in his entire existence.

As the Avatar Storm howled through reality, the Gauntlet fell apart, leaving humanity open and
vulnerable. The Unnamed now went on his masterstroke, using the tainted Quintessence
harvested from the Storm and Horizon to kill the Alder Bole, the World Tree, banning any Oracles
from ever entering the Tellurian. In a last desperate try, the Order of Hermes sought to retake
Mus, while the Unnamed and his companions slaughtered the remaining Oracles and
Archmages.

With nearly all (if not indeed all) resistance eliminated, the Unnamed summoned his Masters into
the Tellurian, completing the Descent of existence and unleashing unimaginable horrors upon
the world. The Unnamed himself took up his throne at the blasted ruins of what was
Mesopotamia to rule the ruin of Creation.

Appearance

He is described as a tall gaunt man entering the middle age with black skin and Egyptian
features. He can take other forms like a black jackal, a cat with depthless eyes, an albino vulture,
and a shifting form that strikes viewers mad, frenzied, or insane.

Personality

He is described as someone distant and eternal, as he is there since the beginning to make the
world ready for the coming of its true masters. Al-Aswad is someone to which some mortals
can get his attention, but he never will trust anyone, even if sometimes they believe he does.
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 “
Unspoken, the promise dies stillborn. This is what they have chosen. This is the fate they
have invited us to forge for them. This is the path to peace and unity

THE UNNAMED IN THE OPENING OF HELL ON EARTH[1]

“
I am the one who came before and shall follow after. I am your father and your destroyer,
architect of your destiny. I am him who is come in glory to crush the thrones of the Earth
beneath my tread. You have known me by many names, O my children, but you know not the
slightest part of my power. Submit to me and know the bounty of my love. Defy me and suffer
the agonies of my boundless wrath. It is for you to decide, but choose quickly. The Final Hour
is nigh.

LAST MESSAGE OF THE UNNAMED UNDER THE GUISE OF THE ROGUE COUNCIL

Character Sheet

Before Descension
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Al-Aswad, The Black Man

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 ESSENCE Primordial

NATURE Avant-Garde

DEMEANOR Critic

PHYSICAL Strength 4, Dexterity 5, Stamina 7

SOCIAL Charisma 8, Manipulation 5, Appearance 4

MENTAL Perception 5, Intelligence 6, Wits 4

TALENTS Awareness 7, Brawl 4, Intimidation 9, Intuition 5, Subterfuge 8

SKILLS Etiquette 3, Expression 6, Leadership 9, Melee 7, Stealth 6

KNOWLEDGES Cosmology 9, Culture 5, Enigmas 8, Occult 10

BACKGROUNDS Arcane 7, Avatar 9, Destiny 8, Dream 5

ARETE 9

SPHERES Correspondence 4, Entropy 6, Forces 5, Life 4, Matter 4,

Mind 4, Prime 4, Spirit 5, Time 5

WILLPOWER 10

QUINTESSENCE 10

PARADOX 10

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At Descension

The Unnamed
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FACTION K'llasshaa

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ESSENCE WOLF WIKI Primordial
 NATURE Incomprehensible

DEMEANOR Tyrant/Visionary

PHYSICAL Strength 4/15, Dexterity 6/9, Stamina 10/20

SOCIAL Charisma 9, Manipulation 10, Appearance 8/0

MENTAL Perception 10, Intelligence 9, Wits 9

TALENTS Nearly all except those relying on modern technology

SKILLS Nearly all except those relying on modern technology

KNOWLEDGES Nearly all except those relying on modern technology

BACKGROUNDS Arcane 6, Avatar 10, Destiny 10, Dream 10, Mentor 0,

practically all others ∞

ARETE 10

SPHERES (Qlippothic) Correspondence 6, Entropy 10, Forces 5, Life

5, Matter 5, Mind 7, Prime 8, Spirit 8, Time 5

WILLPOWER 20

QUINTESSENCE Limitless

PARADOX n/a

RESONANCE (Entropic) Ruin 10

SOURCE MTAs: Ascension, p. 185

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 The sigil of the Unnamed, seen on the Tenth Seat

The Unnamed's human form, from Ascension. Art by Michael

Gaydos

References

1. MTAs: Ascension, p. 167

MTAs: The Book of Madness, p. 33
MTAs: Ascension, p. 167-185

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