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User:HOMESTUCKLIKER612

2025-04-17T16:00:46Z

Cogg:

hi im corey :) im a regular enthusiast in vast error and its spin-offs. i mostly try to correct grammatical errors to the best of my abilities, but when possible, ill add some content into articles.

if you want to talk to me for whatever reason, you should do so in my talk page.

Player Planets

2025-03-20T15:01:45Z

Cogg: Fixed some clunkiness in the words.

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Planets, according to Metatron, '''''"are created as blank canvases and then shaped into what your denizen believes to be the best working challenge for you to face."'''''

== Session Constants ==
{{empty}}

== Player Planets ==
{| style="width:100%; text-align: center" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
! style="background:#202020; width:20%; color:white;" | Player
! style="background:#202020; width:40%; color:white;" | Description
! style="background:#202020; width:40%; color:white;" | Themes/Features
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|sovara}};" | {{clink|Sovara Amalie|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Daze and Lattice]]
|-
|Gray with rugged mountains.
|Snowing and mountainous. Near the entry portal are trees, benches, and lampposts which surround a statue. In the distance is a lighthouse.
Sova's [[consorts]] are rabbits.
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|dismas}};" | {{clink|Dismas Mersiv|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Labyrinth and Surge]]
|-
|A constantly changing muted-purple maze.
|A labyrinth. The layout of the maze is ever-changing, but the walls are made of stone and sometimes are covered in light-gray foliage. There are also magenta coloured lanterns, as well as carved murals of [[Forcas]] and sopor-green pools.
Dismas' consorts are pangolins, hostile and powerful.
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|arcjec}};" | {{clink|Arcjec Voorat|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Mirage and Monochrome]]
|-
|Like its name suggests, is completely black and white.
|Simply monochrome. There are gray-and-white striped forests and water that looks like a starry night sky. Voorat's consorts like in a cleared out part of one of these forests.
Arcjec's consorts are bright and colorful snakes.
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|jentha}};" | {{clink|Jentha Briati|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Tall Grass and Sunflowers]]
|-
|A vast field of sunflowers.
|A never-ending field of grass, with sunflowers that resemble the Light aspect symbol.
There are no consorts, nor portals or checkpoints; only [[Af]] and Jentha occupy the planet.
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|ellsee}};" | {{clink|Ellsee Raines|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Vigor and Tundra]]
|-
|A tundra with patches of snow and multicoloured grass.
|A typical tundra, only with grass of multiple colours. The sky has a resemblance to the Purple Northern Lights, purple with pink-ish streaks of light.
Ellsee's consorts are okapi.
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|albion}};" | {{clink|Albion Shukra|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Asteroids and Runes]]
|-
|Not a planet, but instead an asteroid belt.
|An asteroid belt circling around a vortex. These asteroids have minimal greenery, some having hives with domed roofs.
There doesn't seem to be anyone else inhabiting this "planet."
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|serpaz}};" | {{clink|Serpaz Helilo|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Spiral and Fracture]]
|-
|Dense and grassy.
|Grassy and forested, with conifers and shrubs as vegetation and winding rivers and chasms. On the side of a mountain lies a pink, purple, and gold city where Helilo's consorts seem to hang around.
Serpaz's consorts are quite spiffly dressed horses.
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|laivan}};" | {{clink|Laivan Ferroo|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Construct and Deluge]]
|-
|Nearly entirely covered in rivers and streams.
|Rivers cover the stony surface of the planet. The sky is overcast, with dark blue clouds and small glowing orbs in the air. Besides the town the entry portal is located in, the land is rocky and cave-like.
Below the outer surface is [[Land of Construct and Deluge#The Cauldron|The Cauldron]], a vast chasm used to activate the failsafe for this session.

Laivan's consorts are beavers.
|-
! rowspan="2" style=background:{{color|occeus}};" | {{clink|Occeus Coliad|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Bane and Gargoyles]]
|-
|Flesh-coloured with teeth/claw-like structures strewn around.
|Fleshy-looking and blood-oozing terrain with the occasional cluster of teeth around the edges of landforms. The sky and clouds are lime-green, with a constant blood rain-shower. The planets architecture is gothic-styled.
Occeus' consorts are gargoyles.
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|tazsia}};" | {{clink|Tazsia Poemme|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Growth and Gravity]]
|-
|Grassy, purple and brown coloured.
|The planet is grassy mostly dark blue and purple, with some brown resembling [[Hemospectrum#%22Cornsyrup%22|cornsyrup blood]]. On the land are trees and small plants from which yellow and blue orbs grow from. In the distance are small houses and large purple pads for quick movement and changing gravity.
The underground's rocks--from which blue and yellow minerals grow--and sand are brown.

Taz's consorts are scorpions.
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|murrit}};" | {{clink|Murrit Turkin|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Wave and Record]]
|-
|An arid wasteland.
|The planet is barren, with dilapidated buildings featuring futuristic technology. The sky is bright red, and small dark particles float through the air.
Murrit's consorts are cyborg platypuses.
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|calder}};" | {{clink|Calder Kerian|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Murk and Quagmire]]
|-
|Stony, covered in what is reminiscent of [[Repiton|Repiton's]] water.
|The architecture looks to be inspired by that of the Greco-Roman. Covering most of the planet is tar, similar to the look of the water of Repiton. Around are lighthouses, which bathe the land in dark blue light.
While the planet is inhabited by swans, it isn't certain if they are Kerian's consorts.
|}

== See also ==
* [[Repiton]]
* [[The Static]]
* [[Derse]] and [[Prospit]]

== Trivia ==
{{empty}}

{{Navbox Vast Error Locations}}
[[Category:Vast Error locations]]
[[Category:Player planets| ]]

Player Planets

2025-03-19T14:43:30Z

Cogg: FIlled in the rest of the columns.

{{Incomplete}}
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Planets, according to Metatron, '''''"are created as blank canvases and then shaped into what your denizen believes to be the best working challenge for you to face."'''''

== Session Constants ==
{{empty}}

== Player Planets ==
{| style="width:100%; text-align: center" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
! style="background:#202020; width:20%; color:white;" | Player
! style="background:#202020; width:40%; color:white;" | Description
! style="background:#202020; width:40%; color:white;" | Themes/Features
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|sovara}};" | {{clink|Sovara Amalie|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Daze and Lattice]]
|-
|Gray with rugged mountains.
|Snowing and mountainous. Near the entry portal are trees, benches, and lampposts which surround a statue. In the distance is a lighthouse.
Sova's [[consorts]] are rabbits.
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|dismas}};" | {{clink|Dismas Mersiv|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Labyrinth and Surge]]
|-
|A constantly changing muted-purple maze.
|A labyrinth. The layout of the maze is ever-changing, but the walls are made of stone and sometimes are covered in light-gray foliage. There are also magenta coloured lanterns, as well as carved murals of [[Forcas]] and sopor-green pools.
Dismas' consorts are pangolins, hostile and powerful.
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|arcjec}};" | {{clink|Arcjec Voorat|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Mirage and Monochrome]]
|-
|Like its name suggests, is completely black and white.
|Simply monochrome. There are gray-and-white striped forests and water that looks like a starry night sky. Voorat's consorts like in a cleared out part of one of these forests.
Arcjec's consorts are bright and colorful snakes.
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|jentha}};" | {{clink|Jentha Briati|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Tall Grass and Sunflowers]]
|-
|A vast field of sunflowers.
|A never-ending field of grass, with sunflowers that resemble the Light aspect symbol.
There are no consorts, nor portals or checkpoints; only [[Af]] and Jentha occupy the planet.
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|ellsee}};" | {{clink|Ellsee Raines|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Vigor and Tundra]]
|-
|A tundra with patches of snow and multicoloured grass.
|A typical tundra, only with grass of multiple colours. The sky has a resemblance to the Purple Northern Lights, purple with pink-ish streaks of light.
Ellsee's consorts are okapi.
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|albion}};" | {{clink|Albion Shukra|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Asteroids and Runes]]
|-
|Not a planet, but instead an asteroid belt.
|An asteroid belt circling around a vortex. These asteroids have minimal greenery, some having hives with domed roofs.
There doesn't seem to be anyone else inhabiting this "planet."
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|serpaz}};" | {{clink|Serpaz Helilo|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Spiral and Fracture]]
|-
|Dense and grassy.
|Grassy and forested, with conifers and shrubs as vegetation and winding rivers and chasms. On the side of a mountain lies a pink, purple, and gold city where Helilo's consorts seem to hang around.
Serpaz's consorts are quite spiffly dressed horses.
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|laivan}};" | {{clink|Laivan Ferroo|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Construct and Deluge]]
|-
|Nearly entirely covered in rivers and streams.
|Rivers cover the stony surface of the planet. The sky is overcast, with dark blue clouds and small glowing orbs in the air. Besides the town the entry portal is located in, the land is rocky and cave-like.
Below the outer surface is [[Land of Construct and Deluge#The Cauldron|The Cauldron]], a vast chasm used to activate the failsafe for this session.

Laivan's consorts are beavers.
|-
! rowspan="2" style=background:{{color|occeus}};" | {{clink|Occeus Coliad|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Bane and Gargoyles]]
|-
|Flesh-coloured with teeth/claw-like structures strewn around.
|Fleshy-looking and blood-oozing terrain with the occasional cluster of teeth around the edges of landforms. The sky and clouds are lime-green, with a constant blood rain-shower. The planets architecture is gothic-styled.
Occeus' consorts are gargoyles.
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|tazsia}};" | {{clink|Tazsia Poemme|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Growth and Gravity]]
|-
|Grassy, purple and brown coloured.
|The planet is grassy mostly dark blue and purple, with some brown resembling [[Hemospectrum#%22Cornsyrup%22|cornsyrup blood]]. On the land are trees and small plants from which yellow and blue orbs grow from. In the distance are small houses and large purple pads for quick movement and changing gravity.
The underground's rocks, from which blue and yellow minerals grow, and sand are brown.

Taz's consorts are scorpions.
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|murrit}};" | {{clink|Murrit Turkin|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Wave and Record]]
|-
|An arid wasteland.
|The planet is barren, with dilapidated buildings with futuristic technology present. The sky is bright red, and small dark particles float through the air.
Murrit's consorts are cyborg platypuses.
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|calder}};" | {{clink|Calder Kerian|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Murk and Quagmire]]
|-
|Stony, covered in what is reminiscent of [[Repiton|Repiton's]] water.
|The architecture looks to be inspired by that of the Greco-Roman. Covering most of the planet is tar, similar to the look of the water of Repiton. Around are lighthouses, which bathe the land in dark blue light.
While the planet is inhabited by swans, it isn't certain if they are Kerian's consorts.
|}

== See also ==
* [[Repiton]]
* [[The Static]]
* [[Derse]] and [[Prospit]]

== Trivia ==
{{empty}}

{{Navbox Vast Error Locations}}
[[Category:Vast Error locations]]
[[Category:Player planets| ]]

Player Planets

2025-03-18T16:27:29Z

Cogg: Did occeus' columns, and fixed some repetitive wording across the whole article.

{{Incomplete}}
{{-}}

Planets, according to Metatron, '''''"are created as blank canvases and then shaped into what your denizen believes to be the best working challenge for you to face."'''''

== Session Constants ==
{{empty}}

== Player Planets ==
{| style="width:100%; text-align: center" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
! style="background:#202020; width:20%; color:white;" | Player
! style="background:#202020; width:40%; color:white;" | Description
! style="background:#202020; width:40%; color:white;" | Themes/Features
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|sovara}};" | {{clink|Sovara Amalie|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Daze and Lattice]]
|-
|Gray with rugged mountains.
|Snowing and mountainous. Near the entry portal are trees, benches, and lampposts which surround a statue. In the distance is a lighthouse.
Sova's [[consorts]] are rabbits.
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|dismas}};" | {{clink|Dismas Mersiv|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Labyrinth and Surge]]
|-
|A constantly changing muted-purple maze.
|A labyrinth. The layout of the maze is ever-changing, but the walls are made of stone and sometimes are covered in light-gray foliage. There are also magenta coloured lanterns, as well as carved murals of [[Forcas]] and sopor-green pools.
Dismas' consorts are pangolins, hostile and powerful.
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|arcjec}};" | {{clink|Arcjec Voorat|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Mirage and Monochrome]]
|-
|Like its name suggests, is completely black and white.
|Simply monochrome. There are gray-and-white striped forests and water that looks like a starry night sky. Voorat's consorts like in a cleared out part of one of these forests.
Arcjec's consorts are bright and colorful snakes.
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|jentha}};" | {{clink|Jentha Briati|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Tall Grass and Sunflowers]]
|-
|A vast field of sunflowers.
|A never-ending field of grass, with sunflowers that resemble the Light aspect symbol.
There are no consorts, nor portals or checkpoints; only [[Af]] and Jentha occupy the planet.
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|ellsee}};" | {{clink|Ellsee Raines|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Vigor and Tundra]]
|-
|A tundra with patches of snow and multicoloured grass.
|A typical tundra, only with grass of multiple colours. The sky has a resemblance to the Purple Northern Lights, purple with pink-ish streaks of light.
Ellsee's consorts are okapi.
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|albion}};" | {{clink|Albion Shukra|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Asteroids and Runes]]
|-
|Not a planet, but instead an asteroid belt.
|An asteroid belt circling around a vortex. These asteroids have minimal greenery, some having hives with domed roofs.
There doesn't seem to be anyone else inhabiting this "planet."
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|serpaz}};" | {{clink|Serpaz Helilo|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Spiral and Fracture]]
|-
|Dense and grassy.
|Grassy and forested, with conifers and shrubs as vegetation and winding rivers and chasms. On the side of a mountain lies a pink, purple, and gold city where Helilo's consorts seem to hang around.
Serpaz's consorts are quite spiffly dressed horses.
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|laivan}};" | {{clink|Laivan Ferroo|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Construct and Deluge]]
|-
|Nearly entirely covered in rivers and streams.
|Rivers cover the stony surface of the planet. The sky is overcast, with dark blue clouds and small glowing orbs in the air. Besides the town the entry portal is located in, the land is rocky and cave-like.
Below the outer surface is [[Land of Construct and Deluge#The Cauldron|The Cauldron]], a vast chasm used to activate the failsafe for this session.

Laivan's consorts are beavers.
|-
! rowspan="2" style=background:{{color|occeus}};" | {{clink|Occeus Coliad|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Bane and Gargoyles]]
|-
|Flesh-coloured with teeth/claw-like structures strewn around.
|Fleshy-looking and blood-oozing terrain with the occasional cluster of teeth around the edges of landforms. The sky and clouds are lime-green, with a constant blood rain-shower. The planets architecture is gothic-styled.
Occeus' consorts are gargoyles.
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|tazsia}};" | {{clink|Tazsia Poemme|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Growth and Gravity]]
|-
| 
|
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|murrit}};" | {{clink|Murrit Turkin|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Wave and Record]]
|-
| 
| 
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|calder}};" | {{clink|Calder Kerian|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Murk and Quagmire]]
|-
| 
| 
|}

== See also ==
* [[Repiton]]
* [[The Static]]
* [[Derse]] and [[Prospit]]

== Trivia ==
{{empty}}

{{Navbox Vast Error Locations}}
[[Category:Vast Error locations]]
[[Category:Player planets| ]]

Player Planets

2025-03-17T19:28:59Z

Cogg: Filled in albion's, serpaz's, and laivan's columns.

{{Incomplete}}
{{-}}

Planets, according to Metatron, '''''"are created as blank canvases and then shaped into what your denizen believes to be the best working challenge for you to face."'''''

== Session Constants ==
{{empty}}

== Player Planets ==
{| style="width:100%; text-align: center" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
! style="background:#202020; width:20%; color:white;" | Player
! style="background:#202020; width:40%; color:white;" | Description
! style="background:#202020; width:40%; color:white;" | Themes/Features
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|sovara}};" | {{clink|Sovara Amalie|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Daze and Lattice]]
|-
|Gray with rugged mountains.
|Snowing and mountainous. Near the entry portal are trees, benches, and lampposts which surround a statue. In the distance is a lighthouse.
Sova's [[consorts]] are rabbits.
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|dismas}};" | {{clink|Dismas Mersiv|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Labyrinth and Surge]]
|-
|A constantly changing muted-purple maze.
|A labyrinth. The layout of the maze is ever-changing, but the walls are made of stone and sometimes are covered in light-gray foliage. There are also magenta coloured lanterns, as well as carved murals of [[Forcas]] and sopor-green pools.
Dismas' consorts are pangolins, hostile and powerful.
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|arcjec}};" | {{clink|Arcjec Voorat|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Mirage and Monochrome]]
|-
|Like its name suggests, is completely black and white.
|Monochrome with various terrain. There are gray-and-white striped forests, level ground where Voorat's consorts build their hives, and even water that looks like a starry night sky.
Arcjec's consorts are bright and colorful snakes.
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|jentha}};" | {{clink|Jentha Briati|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Tall Grass and Sunflowers]]
|-
|A vast field of sunflowers.
|A never-ending field of grass, with sunflowers that resemble the Light aspect symbol.
There are no consorts, nor portals or checkpoints; only [[Af]] and Jentha occupy the planet.
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|ellsee}};" | {{clink|Ellsee Raines|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Vigor and Tundra]]
|-
|A tundra with patches of snow and multicoloured grass.
|A typical tundra, only with grass of multiple colours. The sky has a resemblance to the Purple Northern Lights, purple with pink-ish streaks of light.
Ellsee's consorts are okapi.
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|albion}};" | {{clink|Albion Shukra|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Asteroids and Runes]]
|-
|Not a planet, but instead an asteroid belt.
|An asteroid belt circling around a vortex. These asteroids have minimal greenery, with some having hives with domed roofs.
There doesn't seem to be anyone else inhabiting this "planet."
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|serpaz}};" | {{clink|Serpaz Helilo|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Spiral and Fracture]]
|-
|Dense and grassy.
|Grassy and forested, with conifers and shrubs as vegetation and winding rivers and chasms. On the side of a mountain lies a pink, purple, and gold city where Helilo's consorts seem to hang around.
Serpaz's consorts are quite spiffly dressed omenbeasts.
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|laivan}};" | {{clink|Laivan Ferroo|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Construct and Deluge]]
|-
|Nearly entirely covered in rivers and streams.
|Rivers cover the stone terrain of the planet. The sky is overcast, with dark blue clouds and small glowing orbs in the air. Besides the town the entry portal is located in, the land is rocky and cave-like.
Below the outer surface is [[Land of Construct and Deluge|The Cauldron]], a vast chasm used to activate the failsafe for this session.
Laivan's consorts are beavers.
|-
! rowspan="2" style=background:{{color|occeus}};" | {{clink|Occeus Coliad|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Bane and Gargoyles]]
|-
| 
| 
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|tazsia}};" | {{clink|Tazsia Poemme|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Growth and Gravity]]
|-
| 
| 
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|murrit}};" | {{clink|Murrit Turkin|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Wave and Record]]
|-
| 
| 
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|calder}};" | {{clink|Calder Kerian|white}}
| colspan="2" | [[Land of Murk and Quagmire]]
|-
| 
| 
|}

== See also ==
* [[Repiton]]
* [[The Static]]
* [[Derse]] and [[Prospit]]

== Trivia ==
{{empty}}

{{Navbox Vast Error Locations}}
[[Category:Vast Error locations]]
[[Category:Player planets| ]]

User:HOMESTUCKLIKER612

2025-03-17T19:11:22Z

Cogg:

<big>'''<code>·‿‹</code>'''</big>

hi im ozone :) im a regular enthusiast in vast error and its spin-offs. i mostly try to correct grammatical errors to the best of my abilities, but when possible, ill add some content into articles.

if you want to talk to me for whatever reason, my discord is @fourfullmoons and my reddit is u/FOURFULLMOONZ

Player Planets

2025-03-17T18:53:29Z

Cogg: Filled in "Description" and "Themes/Features" columns for Sova through Ellsee.

Mythological Roles

2025-03-12T18:00:35Z

Cogg: removed "was" from ellsee's power and roles section

{{Incomplete}}{{-}}

{| style="width:100%; text-align: center" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
! style="background:#202020; width:12.5%; color:white;" |Player
! style="background:#202020; width:12.5%; color:white;" |Title
! style="background:#202020; width:17.5%; color:white;" |{{clink|Planet|white}} and {{clink|Denizen|white}}
! style="background:#202020; width:57.5%; color:white;" |Powers and role
|- id="Sovara"
| rowspan="2" | [[Sovara Amalie]]
! style="background:{{color|heart}}; color:{{color|heart symbol}}" rowspan="2" | {{Color|heart symbol|Page of Heart}}
[[File:Heart.png|32px]]
| [[Land of Daze and Lattice]]
| style="text-align: left" rowspan="2" |
|-
|[[Jegudial]]
|- id="Dismas"
| rowspan="2" | [[Dismas Mersiv]]
! style="background:{{color|mind}}; color:{{color|mind symbol}}" rowspan="2" | {{Color|mind symbol|Rogue of Mind}}
[[File:Mind.png|32px]]
| [[Land of Labyrinth and Surge]]
| style="text-align: left" rowspan="2" |
|-
|[[Forcas]]
|- id="Arcjec"
| rowspan="2" | [[Arcjec Voorat]]
! style="background:{{color|breath}}; color:{{color|breath symbol}}" rowspan="2" | {{Color|breath symbol|Bard of Breath}}
[[File:Breath.png|32px]]
| [[Land of Mirage and Monochrome]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: left" |
|-
| [[Zehanpuryu]]
|- id="Jentha"
| rowspan="2" | [[Jentha Briati]]
! style="background:{{color|light}}; color:{{color|light symbol}}" rowspan="2" | {{Color|light symbol|Heir of Light}}
[[File:Light.png|32px]]
| [[Land of Tall Grass and Sunflowers]]
| style="text-align: left" rowspan="2" |Can release powerful radioactive energy as her survival ability, but is now incapable of using itAppears to have had a huge impact on [[Murrit Turkin|Murrit]] and [[Dismas Mersiv|Dismas]] because the incident caused by her ability
|-
|[[Af]]
|- id="Ellsee"
| rowspan="2" | [[Ellsee Raines]]
! style="background:{{color|life}}; color:{{color|life symbol}}" rowspan="2" | {{Color|life symbol|Mage of Life}}
[[File:Life.png|32px]]
| [[Land of Vigor and Tundra]]
| style="text-align: left" rowspan="2" |Has limeblood's "vitality", with her ancestor's blood used for lifespan expansion
|-
|[[Lilith]]
|- id="Albion"
| rowspan="2" | [[Albion Shukra]]
! style="background:{{color|hope}}; color:{{color|hope symbol}}" rowspan="2" | {{Color|hope symbol|Seer of Hope}}
[[File:Hope.png|32px]]
| [[Land of Asteroids and Runes]]
| style="text-align: left" rowspan="2" |Can enter and see [[The Cell|the Cell]] literallyIs one of the Star Children, which are hope-related
|-
|[[Bathkol]]
|- id="Serpaz"
| rowspan="2" | [[Serpaz Helilo]]
! style="background:{{color|doom}}; color:{{color|doom symbol}}" rowspan="2" | {{Color|doom symbol|Witch of Doom}}
[[File:Doom.png|32px]]
| [[Land of Spiral and Fracture]]
| style="text-align: left" rowspan="2" |
|-
|[[Sorush]]
|- id="Laivan"
| rowspan="2" | [[Laivan Ferroo]]
! style="background:{{color|space}}; color:{{color|space symbol}}" rowspan="2" | {{Color|spacesymbol|Knight of Space}}
[[File:Space.png|32px]]
|[[Land of Construct and Deluge]]
| style="text-align: left" rowspan="2" |Seems to be already awake in Prospit since pre-game
|-
|[[Haniel]]
|- id="Occeus"
| rowspan="2" | [[Occeus Coliad]]
! style="background:{{color|blood}}; color:{{color|blood symbol}}" rowspan="2" | {{Color|blood symbol|Prince of Blood}}
[[File:Blood.png|32px]]
| [[Land of Bane and Gargoyles]]
| style="text-align: left" rowspan="2" |
|-
|[[Wormwood]]
|- id="Tazsia"
| rowspan="2" | [[Tazsia Poemme]]
! style="background:{{color|rage}}; color:{{color|rage symbol}}" rowspan="2" | {{Color|rage symbol|Sylph of Rage}}
[[File:Rage.png|32px]]
|[[Land of Growth and Gravity]]
| style="text-align: left" rowspan="2" |
|-
| [[Azbogah]]
|- id="Murrit"
| rowspan="2" | [[Murrit Turkin]]
! style="background:{{color|time}}; color:{{color|time symbol}}" rowspan="2" | {{Color|time symbol|Thief of Time}}
[[File:Time.png|32px]]
| [[Land of Wave and Record]]
| style="text-align: left" rowspan="2" |Is interested in Repitonian old mediaSeems to know everyone's death
|-
| [[Gusion]]
|
|- id="Calder"
| rowspan="2" | [[Calder Kerian]]
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|void}}; color:{{color|void symbol}}" | {{Color|void symbol|Maid of Void}}
[[File:Void.png|32px]]
| [[Land of Murk and Quagmire]]
| style="text-align: left" rowspan="2" |
|-
|[[Procel]]
|}
[[Category:Vast Error concepts]]

Mythological Roles

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{{Incomplete}}{{-}}

{| style="width:100%; text-align: center" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
! style="background:#202020; width:12.5%; color:white;" |Player
! style="background:#202020; width:12.5%; color:white;" |Title
! style="background:#202020; width:17.5%; color:white;" |{{clink|Planet|white}} and {{clink|Denizen|white}}
! style="background:#202020; width:57.5%; color:white;" |Powers and role
|- id="Sovara"
| rowspan="2" | [[Sovara Amalie]]
! style="background:{{color|heart}}; color:{{color|heart symbol}}" rowspan="2" | {{Color|heart symbol|Page of Heart}}
[[File:Heart.png|32px]]
| [[Land of Daze and Lattice]]
| style="text-align: left" rowspan="2" |
|-
|[[Jegudial]]
|- id="Dismas"
| rowspan="2" | [[Dismas Mersiv]]
! style="background:{{color|mind}}; color:{{color|mind symbol}}" rowspan="2" | {{Color|mind symbol|Rogue of Mind}}
[[File:Mind.png|32px]]
| [[Land of Labyrinth and Surge]]
| style="text-align: left" rowspan="2" |
|-
|[[Forcas]]
|- id="Arcjec"
| rowspan="2" | [[Arcjec Voorat]]
! style="background:{{color|breath}}; color:{{color|breath symbol}}" rowspan="2" | {{Color|breath symbol|Bard of Breath}}
[[File:Breath.png|32px]]
| [[Land of Mirage and Monochrome]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: left" |
|-
| [[Zehanpuryu]]
|- id="Jentha"
| rowspan="2" | [[Jentha Briati]]
! style="background:{{color|light}}; color:{{color|light symbol}}" rowspan="2" | {{Color|light symbol|Heir of Light}}
[[File:Light.png|32px]]
| [[Land of Tall Grass and Sunflowers]]
| style="text-align: left" rowspan="2" |Can release powerful radioactive energy as her survival ability, but is now incapable of using itAppears to have had a huge impact on [[Murrit Turkin|Murrit]] and [[Dismas Mersiv|Dismas]] because the incident caused by her ability
|-
|[[Af]]
|- id="Ellsee"
| rowspan="2" | [[Ellsee Raines]]
! style="background:{{color|life}}; color:{{color|life symbol}}" rowspan="2" | {{Color|life symbol|Mage of Life}}
[[File:Life.png|32px]]
| [[Land of Vigor and Tundra]]
| style="text-align: left" rowspan="2" |Has limeblood's "vitality", with her ancestor's blood was used for lifespan expansion
|-
|[[Lilith]]
|- id="Albion"
| rowspan="2" | [[Albion Shukra]]
! style="background:{{color|hope}}; color:{{color|hope symbol}}" rowspan="2" | {{Color|hope symbol|Seer of Hope}}
[[File:Hope.png|32px]]
| [[Land of Asteroids and Runes]]
| style="text-align: left" rowspan="2" |Can enter and see [[The Cell|the Cell]] literallyIs one of the Star Children, which are hope-related
|-
|[[Bathkol]]
|- id="Serpaz"
| rowspan="2" | [[Serpaz Helilo]]
! style="background:{{color|doom}}; color:{{color|doom symbol}}" rowspan="2" | {{Color|doom symbol|Witch of Doom}}
[[File:Doom.png|32px]]
| [[Land of Spiral and Fracture]]
| style="text-align: left" rowspan="2" |
|-
|[[Sorush]]
|- id="Laivan"
| rowspan="2" | [[Laivan Ferroo]]
! style="background:{{color|space}}; color:{{color|space symbol}}" rowspan="2" | {{Color|spacesymbol|Knight of Space}}
[[File:Space.png|32px]]
|[[Land of Construct and Deluge]]
| style="text-align: left" rowspan="2" |Seems to be already awake in Prospit since pre-game
|-
|[[Haniel]]
|- id="Occeus"
| rowspan="2" | [[Occeus Coliad]]
! style="background:{{color|blood}}; color:{{color|blood symbol}}" rowspan="2" | {{Color|blood symbol|Prince of Blood}}
[[File:Blood.png|32px]]
| [[Land of Bane and Gargoyles]]
| style="text-align: left" rowspan="2" |
|-
|[[Wormwood]]
|- id="Tazsia"
| rowspan="2" | [[Tazsia Poemme]]
! style="background:{{color|rage}}; color:{{color|rage symbol}}" rowspan="2" | {{Color|rage symbol|Sylph of Rage}}
[[File:Rage.png|32px]]
|[[Land of Growth and Gravity]]
| style="text-align: left" rowspan="2" |
|-
| [[Azbogah]]
|- id="Murrit"
| rowspan="2" | [[Murrit Turkin]]
! style="background:{{color|time}}; color:{{color|time symbol}}" rowspan="2" | {{Color|time symbol|Thief of Time}}
[[File:Time.png|32px]]
| [[Land of Wave and Record]]
| style="text-align: left" rowspan="2" |Is interested in Repitonian old mediaSeems to know everyone's death
|-
| [[Gusion]]
|
|- id="Calder"
| rowspan="2" | [[Calder Kerian]]
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{color|void}}; color:{{color|void symbol}}" | {{Color|void symbol|Maid of Void}}
[[File:Void.png|32px]]
| [[Land of Murk and Quagmire]]
| style="text-align: left" rowspan="2" |
|-
|[[Procel]]
|}
[[Category:Vast Error concepts]]

Snowbound Blood

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{{Infobox Video Game
|image = SnowboundBloodMenu.png
|caption = ''Snowbound Blood'' title screen upon initially starting the game.
|developer =
|series = ''[[Vast Error]]''
|platforms = [[wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]], [[wikipedia:MacOS|macOS]], [[wikipedia:Linux|Linux]]
|released = [[Snowbound Blood: Prologue|Prologue]]: March 22, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume One|Volume 1]]: March 22, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Two|Volume 2]]: April 5, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Three|Volume 3]]: April 26, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Four|Volume 4]]: May 24, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Five|Volume 5]]: June 20, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Six|Volume 6]]: August 10, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Seven|Volume 7]]: September 26, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Eight|Volume 8]]: February 9, 2020 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Nine|Volume 9]]: June 18, 2020 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Ten|Volume 10]]: January 11, 2021 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Eleven|Volume 11]]: October 22, 2021 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Twelve|Volume 12]]: February 10, 2023 
[[Snowbound Blood: Epilogue|Epilogue]]: May 17th, 2024
|genre = [[wikipedia:Visual novel|Visual novel]]
|designer =
|programmer =
|artist =
|writer =
}}
'''''Snowbound Blood: A Vast Error Story''''', or simply '''''Snowbound Blood''''', is a ''[[Vast Error]]'' spinoff anthology of visual novels. Acting as a prequel to the comic, the story focuses around [[Secily Iopara]] as she investigates a crime that leads her down a rabbit hole of quirky suspects, dangerous cultists, and a mastermind behind it all. Snowbound Blood can be downloaded for free on itch.io [https://vasterror.itch.io/snowbound-blood here].

Snowbound Blood's visual and game design take inspiration from {{MSPAW External|Hiveswap:_Friendship_Simulator|Hiveswap: Friendship Simulator}}, much in the same way that the [[Trollodex]] serves as a parallel to ''Hiveswap''{{'}}s {{MSPAW External|Troll_Call|Troll Call}}.

The Prologue and Volume 1 were released on [https://vasterror.itch.io/snowbound-blood itch.io] on March 22, 2019. As of May 17th, 2024, all volumes have been released and the game is complete.

== Plot ==

=== Prologue ===
Chief Regulator [[Secily Iopara]] strikes down a brownblood during an operation, giving him a message for [[Ahlina Robiad]]: She will send them as many as they need to avenge her, and she's sorry she can't join her just yet. She takes a picture of the scene to document her success to her superiors, and admits that she takes some pleasure in killing. She sheathes Proserpina, her blade, and returns to [[Repiton Corporation|Corporate]] for her next mission.

=== Volume 1 ===
Secily has been stuck onto a Priority Aleph case, the highest priority there is, and meets with [[Sestro Enthal]], the corporate heir. He explains Operation Snowbound Blood to her; thieves have killed two truck drivers in the [[Northern Wastes]], stealing only a philter of [[Zekura Raines|The Vivifier's]] blood. The precision of their work is immaculate, and they had to have insider knowledge to know of the secret transportation route and where inside the truck the philter was. Secily notes that this is the first time she's heard of The Vivifier in a serious manner, as she's mostly known as a fringe religious figure. Secily creates a deck of [[Trollodex|trollodex cards]] of suspects and potential allies.

She drives to the scene of the murder/burglary to investigate, and is able to come to the same conclusion as Sestro; the culprit was clearly skilled and had insider information in some way.

On her way back to Corporate, she receives a call from an anonymous person, taunting her. He says he just wants to help her understand, and that she will by the end. He ends the call with the cryptic message 'Eidolic Acres. +2.111. Two days.'

At corporate she meets with [[Hamifi Hekrix]], Sestro's matesprit and another of Secily's superiors. She reports her conclusions, and notes that Hamifi seems nervous about this case, which Secily thinks is out of character for her. She leaves, and plans out who she'll interrogate first.

=== Volume 2 ===
Secily starts her case off by meeting with [[Rypite Koldan]], whose ties with [[Skorpe]] put him on her list, as the chat client came out of nowhere and is now the dominating messaging interface. Despite an intense back and forth, Secily soon finds that Rypite is just as excitable and genuine a character as he appears; with no hidden wrongdoings beyond offering comfort and recording podcast episodes on company time, something Secily does not care to punish. He has no relevant information for Secily, instead telling her about his matesprit, [[Sirage Feltri]], and giving her the card for his moirail, who he says is good at solving puzzles like this one.

As she already had Sirage on her list of suspects due to her past as a thief, she decides to interrogate her next, finding that she hasn't been at work since the wicend. Secily finds this highly suspicious, and sets out to find her, eventually stumbling upon her hungover in a park. After some conversation the two head to Sirage's office, where she admits she had a shipment on the truck that was stolen, but that it was just something she bought online. Secily coins the portmanteau 'murglary' to refer to the murder/burglary of the truck containing the philter while continuing to cast suspicion on Sirage, but eventually relents, admitting to herself that she feels sympathy for people like her, since her past is dodgy as well. Sirage mixes a cursed cocktail of whatever's on her desk, from ink to paper, and the two share a cup.

=== Volume 3 ===
Secily wakes up, hungover from her night with Sirage, then sets out to further pursue the case. She starts by following a hunch she has; that [[Bytcon Krypto]], a notorious scam artist she has never been able to catch, may have ties either directly or indirectly to the case. After entering the Currency Dome under an alias, she attempts to gain Bytcons favor by pretending to be a potential client. He leads her underground to a private room before proceeding to out her cover. Secily continues with her questioning nonetheless, but it quickly becomes clear that Bytcon holds the upper hand, and Secily has no way of proving any involvement. Upon leaving, Secily attempts to attack Bytcon, but is coerced into letting him go in favor of an alibi paired with external pressure from Bytcon's many supporters. He leads her to a closer, and in order to prove his whereabouts, he refers Secily to [[Endari Vernir]], one of the 'Boys' he considers his closest confidants. Secily leaves the Currency Dome feeling utterly humiliated and vows to make more progress despite the dead end.

After her encounter with Bytcon, Secily heads to the coordinates provided to her by her anonymous caller. Arriving at [[Eidolic Acres]], Secily is confronted by [[Husske Mayzee|Husske Mayze]], before recalling her first assignment as a Regulator. Partway through her recall, things start to deviate and Secily finds that she has been mysteriously drawn to the corn fields that surround the property. Husske prevents her from entering, and explains that the corn whispers things, although he admits he's never met an adult who could hear it before. As a result, he considers her trustworthy before bringing her inside to meet the rest of the kids who live on the acres. After some minor questioning of their situation and religious discussions, Secily is drawn out by a crash, revealing a violin case with a recording and a picture of [[Oricka Rourst]] inside. Secily speeds away from the farm without another word as a result of the perceived threat.

=== Volume 4 ===
Secily does not allow herself a moment before hurrying to her next lead. Following up on the lead provided by Bytcon, she arrives at the Stronghold's top theatre; flashing her badge to gain entry and heading to the top show of the night. Upon making it into the venue, Secily gets to witness the tail end of an illusory show by Endari Vernir, a celebrity who has risen to fame in recent sweeps. Overwhelmed by the noise of the crowds, Secily slips backstage in the commotion of Endari's finale where she corners him after the show. After a brief discussion in the hallway, Endari takes her into his dressing room. Secily questions his past in the cultist scene, and after minor deliberation he shares his history with two notable groups. He describes his time with the [[The Mora|Mora]] religious group, and how he left as a result of an extreme Resonator Ritual. He also mentions another group he was with affiliated with, the [[Mirthamaniacs]], which he escaped with the help of a young troll. After some more discussion of astronomy and his former cult history, Secily leaves only to realize that she is being watched by [[Talald Hieron]], breaking into a pursuit after her. While she ends up unable to catch her, Secily now has confirmation that she is being closely monitored.

After leaving the Ediolic Acres, Secily arrives at a junkyard bordering the Depths, entering a cave that serves as the location of Oricka Rourst's hive. When entering, Secily triggers the defense measures in the cave. After a messy sequence of events that led to Secily's visor being blown up and being concussed against a rock, Oricka turns up to help. Secily catches a glimpse of one of Oricka's projects on the way back to Oricka's hive and scolds her for its creation; despite that Oricka brushes her off in favor of bringing her inside. Secily shares the details of the case to Oricka, and blows up in anger when she responds casually in favor of asking Secily if she got rid of the visor she'd made for her. After calming down, they have a heart to heart about the unfairness of life and Oricka leaves to go get some medical supplies and materials for a new visor. While Oricka is gone, Secily snoops around her room, reading through a discorpse conversation between Oricka and Secily's anonymous informant. There, what starts as a lighthearted back and forth shifts drastically as he engages in much more extremist behavior, something Oricka quickly finds herself opposed to. In a final confrontation between the two it's revealed that they know Oricka by name and warns her that he's sent someone to her hive. Secily concludes that whoever it is must want her dead, though she has to quickly step back when Oricka returns. As an apology for everything, Oricka provides Secily with a drone, modified to look like a Hummingbird Moth, something Secily comments she hasn't seen since her lusus died. Secily is brought near to tears by the gift.

== Transcripts ==
Transcripts for every ''Snowbound Blood'' volume can be found on [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bMb3ZSu5lj7G55zGyLhHNuv7VwbTKNs_qesOA4D9-FU/edit?usp=sharing Google Docs]. These transcripts are formatted and maintained by ''Snowbound Blood'' writer [[Alienoid]].

== Credits ==
;Publishers
* [[Deconreconstruction|Deconreconstruction LLC]]
* {{MSPAW External|Snake_Solutions_Studio|Snake Solutions Studio LLP}} (formerly)

;Directors and producers
* [[austinado|Austin "austinado"]]
* [[eddieDraws|Ed "eddieDraws"]]
* [[Sparaze|Heather "Sparaze"]]
* {{MSPAW External|Kate_Mitchell|Kate Mitchell}}
* {{MSPAW External|Andrew_D.|Andrew D. "Kohi"}}
* {{MSPAW External|Xamag}}
* Austin "ValantWynn"

;Programming
* Andrew D. "Kohi" - All Volumes
* [[VeritasUnae]] - Volumes 3, 7, 8, 10, and 12
* [[Alienoid]] - Volume 10, 11, 12, and Epilogue

;Writers
* Kate Mitchell - Volumes 1, 3, 5, 6 and 9 (Prologue, Husske, Mshiri, Raurou, Cinare, Additional Writing)
* {{MSPAW External|optimisticDuelist}} - Volume 1 (Sestro)
* {{MSPAW External|Pip|Pip D.}} - Volumes 1 — 5 (Hamifi, Sirage, Husske, Oricka, Mshiri, Additional Writing)
* Alienoid - Volumes 2, 3, 7 — 10 (Rypite, Bytcon, Necron, Sabine, Glomer, Hayyan)
* Austin "austinado" - Volumes 3, 5, 7 — 9, Epilogue Acts 2 - 4. (Bytcon, Occeus, Necron, Sabine, Glomer)
* Heather "Sparaze" - Volumes 3 and 4 (Bytcon, Endari)
* Ed "eddieDraws" - Volumes 3, 5 , 11, and Epilogue Act 3(Bytcon, Occeus, Mshiri)
* Ciro Page - Volumes 4 and 10 (Endari, Crytum)
* VeritasUnae - Volumes 6 and 10 (Raurou, Cadlys, Hayyan)
* Leon - Volumes 7, 8, 10, 11, and Epilogue Act 3 (Necron, Valtel, Crytum, Noxious, Volume 11 Ending 2)
* Joseph C. "pN" - Volumes 7, 9, and 11 (Gerbat, Cinare, Volume 11 Ending 1)
* Neptune - Volume 10 (Crytum)
* Charlie - Volume 10 (Crytum)
* Julia Norza - Volume 11 and 12 (Yeshin, "Sesmifi")
* Valerie Serac - Volume 12
* Sarah Zedig - Epilogue Acts 1 - 2

;Character artists
* Xamag - Volumes 1, 2, 5 — 7, 9, 10, 12, Epilogue (Secily, Sestro, Hamifi, Rypite, Sirage, Secily/Yeshin Dancing, Pozzol, Gerbat, Cretas)
* Ciro Page - Volumes 3, 6, 7, 9, 11 and 12 (Bytcon, Husske, Yeshin, Talald, Cinare)
* Big Chalupa - Volume 4 (Endari)
* Phil - Volumes 4, 7, 8, and Epilogue (Oricka, Necron, Valtel)
* Olschu - Volumes 5 and 10 (Occeus, Crytum)
* Neptune - Volumes 5, 6, 10, and Epilogue (Mshiri, Raurou, Hayyan)
* Charlie - Volumes 6 and 9 (Cadlys, Glomer)
* Banavalope - Volume 8 (Sabine, Noxious)
* Heather "Sparaze" - Volume 9 and Epilogue (The Executive)
* Eddie "eddieDraws" - Volume 11 (Yeshin)

;Background artists
* Charlie - Volumes 1 — 4, 7, 8, 10, and 11
* Phil - Volumes 1, 3, 4, 6, and 11
* Lupa - Volumes 1, 3, 5, 6 and 10
* Xamag - Volumes 2, 3, 5, 7 — 9, 12 and Epilogue
* Chuchumi - Volumes 3, 4, 6 and 9
* Eddie "eddieDraws" - Volumes 3, 4, 6, 9 - 11
* Hallie Kane - Volumes 3, 5 and 8
* Bana - Volumes 4, 5, 7 and 9
* Ciro Page - Volumes 4, 6 — 8 and 10
* Donut - Volumes 4 and 7 — 11
* Heather "Sparaze" - Volume 5, 8 and 9
* Dia - Volume 5
* Olschu - Volumes 6, 8, and 11
* Dust - Volume 11 and Epilogue
* Tyson "Fireistuck25" - Volume 11

;Ending illustrations
* Ciro Page - Volumes 1, 3, 5 and 10
* Big Chalupa - Volumes 2 — 4 and 6
* Phil - Volume 4
* Chuchumi - Volumes 6 and 8
* Alienoid - Volume 6
* Xamag - Volumes 7 — 9
* Neptune - Volume 10

;Musicians
*Joseph C. "pN"
** Title Theme, ''"Welcome to Night Vasterror"''
** Sestro's Theme, ''"Kid Business"''
** Investigation Theme, ''"Total Recall"''
** Hamifi's Theme, ''"Shh! The Adults are Talking"''
** Rypite's Theme, ''"Sirage, You're Not Gonna Believe This"''
** Sirage's Theme, ''"You Act Like You Never Answered a Boot Before"''
** Endari's Theme, ''"Heathen (An Evening with Chris Angel's Gay Cousin)"''
** Oricka's Theme, ''"Aeh... Geu Lageune..... (Damn Fish, You Live Like This?)"''
** Occeus's Theme, ''"Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Ethics Violation"''
** Raurou's Theme, ''"Rautatouille"''
** Cadlys's Theme, ''"Potion Seller. Enough of These Games."''
** Necron's Theme, ''"tinyurl_dot_com_slash_y48fbov8"''
** Gerbat's Theme, ''"Don't Shake The Hand Unless You Mean It"''
** Cretas's Theme, ''"You've Opened the Door."''
** Valtel's Theme, ''"for me, its always like this"''
** Glomer's Theme, ''"Raison D'ohtre"''
** The Executive's Theme, ''"Executive Decisions"''
** Cinare's Theme, ''"No Cops At Pride"''
** Ahlina's Theme, ''"Ahlina"''
** Hayyan's Theme, ''"the sound of 1,000 mosquitoes inhabiting the corpse of James Bond"''
** Crytum's Reflection Theme, ''"Loved You"''
**Vol 11 Trailer Theme, "You'll Have To Speak Up, I'm Behind Seven Proxies"
** Revelation Theme, ''"Or Else."''
** Various Sound Effects
* Kate Mitchell
** Secily's Theme, ''"Beatriz (Secily Cut)"''
** Secily's Combat Theme, ''"pessimistic duelist"''
** Cornfields Theme, ''"x marks the field"''
** Mshiri's Theme, ''"mshiri dearest"''
** Yeshin's Theme, ''"yeshin, somehow irresistible"''
** Harbingers of the Alpocalypse Theme, ''"The Black Depths"''
** Cinare's Garage Theme, ''"machine shop"''
**Yeshin's 2'nd Theme, "yeshin plays this on a boombox outside secily's hive at 4 in the morning"
* {{MSPAW External|James_Roach|James Roach}}
** Bytcon's Theme, ''"the wizard of oz is an isekai if u think about it"''
** Husske's Theme, ''"THERE SHALL BE NO PEACE WHILE JAMES ROACH HAUNTS THESE HALLS"''
* SplitSuns
** Sabine's Theme, ''"I ADMIT IT, I DON'T KNOW HOW KING CRIMSON WORKS!! HE ERASES TIME BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?! IF YOU ERASE TIME THEN SHOULDN'T IT NOT BE THERE? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN- WHAT DOES HE MEAN HE ERASES TIME?!"''
** Crytum's Theme, ''"thank you captain valken david"''
**Seinru's Theme, "Rejoice And Be Merry"
** Additional Sound Effects and Foley
* Viridian
** Cultist Party Crashing Theme, ''"Refutation"''
* Kurt 'Rnd' Burton
** X Theme, ''"Beyond the Wall (Intermission)"''
* Moonsweater
** Monorail Theme, ''"Corporate"''
* CRISTATA
** Tense Conversation Theme, ''"Nothing Special"''
**Yeshin's 3'rd Theme, "yeshin, again unfortunately"
**Yeshin's Confrontation Theme, "deadly beloathed"
**Secily/Necron Theme, "Checkmate 6 Romeo"
**Secily/Sestro/Hamifi Theme, "very normal and healthy troll "familial" relationships"
*Kal-la-kal-la
**Noxious' Theme, "You Aren't The Only One Cursed With Knowledge"
*VeritasUnae
**Noxious' Hideout Theme, "[No E x i t .]"
**Credits Theme, "Snowbound Blood"
*Rom M
**Edolon's Theme, "corruptedcultist"
**Kheparia's Theme, "Absolute Recall"
**Credits Theme, "Snowbound Blood" (Producer)
*Heather
**Talald's Theme, "Small But Knowing Jester"
*dbnet
**White Noise's Theme, "Waltz in the Static Void"
*bright0n
**Sestro Breakdown Theme "To Heaven, We Burn"

;Character creators
* Kate Mitchell - [[Secily Iopara]], [[Mshiri Libeta]], and [[Yeshin Laevis]]
* Austin "austinado" - [[Sestro Enthal]], [[Occeus Coliad]], [[Necron Exmort]], [[Pozzol Broyer]], [[Talald Hieron]], [[Sabine Berare]], [[Glomer Hicner]], [[Cinare Montor]] and [[Clarud Enthal|The Executive]]
* Heather "Sparaze" - [[Hamifi Hekrix]], [[Endari Vernir]], [[Oricka Rourst]] and [[Valtel Gurtea]]
* Xamag - [[Rypite Koldan]], [[Sirage Feltri]], [[Gerbat Batrav]], and [[Cretas Mglina]]
* Ciro Page - [[Bytcon Krypto]]
* Diz - [[Husske Mayzee]]
* Fear - [[Raurou Dersal]] and [[Cadlys Rankor]]
* Donut - [[Crytum Lydian]] and [[Hayyan Refero]]

;Special thanks
* Xtine - Mshiri Libeta Concept Assistance
* Izu "princepeachu" - Additional Assistance for Hayyan Refero
* Daniel "Wattson" Westfall - Wave Shader
* Lup, Biscuit, Mocha, Peko, Tiny, and Sneeze - Moral Support Mousies
* Andrew Hussie, What Pumpkin Games, and the creators of Hiveswap: Friendship Simulator - Inspiration

== Trivia ==
* ''Snowbound Blood''{{'}}s title screen continually updates as the player completes both routes in a single volume.
* Despite the game having a linear plotline, volumes can be loaded and launched in any order. This is to avoid players having to replay through earlier volumes if they redownload the game to play a newly released chapter.

== See also ==
* [[Secily Iopara]]
* [[Trollodex]]
* [[Vast Error: Intermission 2 Side 2|Intermission 2 Side 2]]
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'''Arcjec Voorat''', also known by his [[Skorpe]] handle {{VE Quote|arcjec|acerbicMorphosis}} (formerly {{VE Quote|arcjec|animatedHumorist}}), is one of the main characters and [[Aspect Holders]] in ''[[Vast Error]]''. His associated alchemic sigil is Magnesium, though a modified version of the symbol. They are a deconstruction of the "self insert" and "main character" fantroll archetypes.<ref>{{CiteSocial|whosaid=@deconreconstruction|platform=tumblr|link=https://deconreconstruction.tumblr.com/faq}}</ref>

Their [[Hemospectrum#Biological Aspects|survival ability]] is being able to play dead by slowing their metabolism down.

He was the first troll to be introduced and enter the game.

==Etymology==
The name 'Arcjec Voorat' has no etymology and was entirely made up<ref>{{CiteSocial|whosaid=@austinado|platform=retrospring|date=01 Jan, 2024|quote=i went out of my way to check my corn syrup scented, color coded arcjec folder that's big enough to kill at LEAST two small animals just to learn that the source for both his first and last name is that i made it up|link=https://retrospring.net/@austinado/a/111681075480248026}}</ref>. The only technical definition one can conclude is the inclusion of ''rat'' in the surname, which can be associated with slang that means 'one who frequents a specific place' and Arcjec's solitude in their hive.

== Biography==

===Early life===
Arcjec was much more outgoing and enthusiastic in their youth, if somewhat naïve. Raised together and initially sharing the same [[Lusus|lusii]] as [[Ellsee Raines]], the two viewed each other as siblings and part of the same family. During this period of time, Arcjec was interested in comic books, superheroes and pop culture, as well as drawing, cosplaying and scrapbooking.

After a series of cascading events involving his falling out with [[Taz Poemme]] and Ellsee's extended leave for training, Arcjec fell into a deep period of apathy and resentment, pushing all of his friends away and retreating into himself. They also forgot about their relationship with Ellsee entirely, which resulted in anger and confusion on their end when she came back from her training.

He seems to have been the "glue" holding their friend group together, having been depicted throughout the comic engaging in many different activities with the great majority of the main cast.

===Act 1===
Arcjec is first introduced in his respiteblock. As he goes over his possessions, he is interrupted by a rock hitting his block's window. Choosing to investigate the strange occurrence, the sight of a hooded troll lurking near his hive sends him into a panic, during which he is messaged by [[Laivan Ferroo]]. Laivan invites them to play a game of [[Anthropormuncipality]] with him and [[Murrit Turkin]], but Arcjec refuses, brushing his friend off, and requests that he let Taz know that {{VE Quote|arcjec|the mutilation fairy finally granted her long awaited wish}} in the event of their disappearance.

In an attempt to get a better look at the mysterious troll, Arcjec ends up falling out their second-floor window, landing on a mud puddle outside and passing out. They have a cryptic dream in which they stand in the middle of [[the Static]], briefly glimpsing [[White Noise]] before they jolt awake.

During their short nap, Laivan's [[Dream Self|dream self]] visits Arcjec's own dream self, still asleep on [[Prospit]]. It glitches out, momentarily reverting to a happier, younger Arcjec when Laivan touches him.

After waking up, Arcjec finds himself back inside his room. Surrounding him are the many piles of scattered drawings he makes in his sleep, something that has been a regular occurrence for some time. The newest one has [[The Game|The Game's]] symbol drawn on it, along with a message: "It's the only way."

[[File:Pg271.png|left|thumb|Arcjec being forced out of his window to look at the incoming meteor.|alt=]]
They are then accosted by an agitated Taz, who manages to convince Arcjec to collaborate by showing them Murrit's memo and the meteor hurtling towards their hive. After a few spats, Arcjec realizes that the symbols they've been writing in their sleep are connected to the game, which they encourage Taz to input on her end. This grants her access to a set of objects, and the duo has one final fraught conversation about their past before they decide it's better if they do not speak again once Arcjec's entry is complete.

During the events of {{VE|310|2=[S] Arcjec: Enter.}}, Taz places a series of pillars and an archway around his hive, along with a mysterious chest inside his respiteblock. Arcjec opens the chest, unleashing a powerful gust of wind that sends him hurtling out of his room. He stops right in front of the archway, now activated into a portal. Taz then pushes Arcjec inside it with the Game cursor, sending him into [[the Medium]] and completing his entry process. The pillars around Arcjec's hive divert the oncoming meteor away and into [[Skaia]]'s shield, preventing the hive's complete destruction.

===Act 2===
From the past perspective of [[Ellsee Raines]], Arcjec is shown having a conversation with her moments before the start of Act 1. She worries that she is needy and unlikable, and he offers a half-hearted attempt at advice. Amused but nonetheless touched, Ellsee decides that they will finally introduce themself to Arcjec and explain their deeper connection. It's then revealed that she was the mysterious troll that threw a stone at Arcjec's window.

Back to the present, Arcjec lands on a gray platform inscribed with the [[Aspect|Breath]] symbol, floating in a blank, stark white void. The powerful winds seen during Arcjec's entry then transform into the denizen of Breath, [[Zehanpuryu]].
[[File:Pg375.png|thumb|192x192px|One of the only times Arcjec has smiled.]]
Zehanpuryu introduces Arcjec to the game and its purpose, pledging himself as their guide. He states that Arcjec is the Bard of Breath and urges them to find him again when they are stronger. He inserts himself within the Breath platform and changes the blank planet around them into the newly formed [[Land of Mirage and Monochrome]].

As Arcjec looks around their new surroundings, they are approached by one of the planet's [[consorts]]: a bright, vibrant snake who directs them to a newly formed terminal by their denizen platform. The terminal allows Arcjec to access his game UI and Skorpe, where he finds messages from Taz and Ellsee both. He only answers the latter, and the two catch up. Ellsee admits that she knows more than she's previously let on, having seen the Game codes in a book that she has had her whole life. Arcjec closes the conversation by telling Ellsee to meet up with him when things are less hectic.

He then speaks with the multicolored snake consort, accidentally naming him "Guy". [[Guy]] tells Arcjec to prepare a [[Scythekind|weapon]], as he is bound to face monsters on his journey, and Arcjec equips his scythe before taking the first steps of his journey on LOMAM.

After following the path for a while, Arcjec and Guy find a consort village up in flames, being ravaged by a powerful shape-shifting monster known as a Shifter. Two other consorts, [[Consorts|Lady]] and [[Consorts|Person]], beg Arcjec to stop the monster before it burns down the entire town.

Overwhelmed, Arcjec freezes in place. He then finds himself in a featureless "mind space", greeted by younger version of himself: Kidjec. He tells Arcjec that it's okay to leave, that it isn't fair of the snakes to expect him to solve their problems. Arcjec, in turn, worries about his past choices and wishes they could do something for the people around them, since saving people was all they ever wanted to do when they were young.

Kidjec argues that acting on those impulses will only make him and those around him miserable, growing increasingly aggravated. He says that Arcjec should {{VE Quote|arcjec|just leave!!!}} and that every single time he tries to help someone, all he does is hurt them. Arcjec falls to their knees, their nose bleeding profusely as the mindspace seems to fall apart at the seams.

Guy then snaps Arcjec back into reality by calling out to him, the troll having gone into a trance for the duration of his conversation with Kidjec. Finding his conviction renewed, Arcjec promises to protect his consorts and prepares for battle.

During {{VE|641|2=[S] Engage.}}, Arcjec is shown battling the Shifter, managing to defeat it with the usage of his survival ability and the help of his planet's [[Aspect|Winds]]. Their consorts are elated, gifting them with a variety of crafting resources and directing them to their checkpoint near the town square.

On Prospit, Arcjec, Laivan and Albion's dream selves meet up and chat, Arcjec's dream self having woken up off-screen since the last time they were shown. The trio flies over the buildings as Dream!Laivan explains the concept behind their existence and what they're supposed to do for their players. After the discussion, he offers a grand tour of the dream moon, which Dream!Arcjec and Dream!Albion accept with varying levels of excitement.

[[File:BeatsTakingTheSubway.gif|left|thumb|220x220px|Arcjec's first craft: Beats Taking the Subway]]
Back on LOMAM, Arcjec arrives at the town square, where he is greeted by [[Metatron]]. As the built-in player guide to the Game, he explains several mechanics that will be vital to their progress, including the crafting system, the checkpoints and the gates that connect all of their planets together. He also gives Arcjec a welcome gift: a portable communicator they can use to keep in touch with the rest of their session. Metatron then coaches Arcjec through their first item creation: the Beats Taking The Subway scythe.

Further into their conversation, Metatron tells Arcjec that he needs to connect to the hero of life, Ellsee. Metatron comments on the two's relationship saying that they seem close, but Arcjec quickly brushes it off and changes the subject again. Metatron moves on saying that everything he's done with Arcjec is all he needs from him and that once the planets align then the initial stretch of Arcjec's journey will be complete. Metatron finally leaves in a puff of smoke, but not before he tells Arcjec that they're doing amazing so far.

Arcjec decides to open a new memo to make sure the rest of his friends are up to speed. He tells them that his DMs are now open, and that everyone should share their game progress so far, letting them know that he's already made it to his first checkpoint.

Taz is the first one to respond. They bicker for a short while, before she tells him that she's stuck and can't make any more progress without going over to his planet. This leads to the two having a conversation of reconciliation, in which Arcjec apologizes for ignoring her messages, saying that he wasn't trying to make her upset and only needed some breathing room. She accepts their apology, and they agree to work together from this point on.

Albion and Ellsee quickly follow in their responses, the latter informing the others of the [[Homunculi|purple-eyed demons]] that have started interfering with their entries. Albion believes that they're under someone's control, and that she briefly spoke to [[Edolon Vryche|the man]] behind it. When Murrit and Calder join the conversation, it devolves into an argument about Murrit's attempted assassination of Ellsee through his [[boobdrone]]s. Everyone is appalled by their actions, and Calder's further needling drives Murrit to drop their persona, withdrawing from the memo after telling everyone that they {{VE Quote|murrit|>([don't know what you just brought in with you.]}}. Albion asks if they should keep an eye on her, but Arcjec says that they already have their hands full as it is. He warns them that things are about to get messy and closes the memo.

Immediately afterward, Arcjec messages Ellsee, concerned about her apparent alliance with Calder. The conversation quickly devolves into lighthearted bickering as she brushes him off, and the two decide to get on with her entry by opening the Game's tutorial. On Arcjec's end, it has been updated with new information to reflect Ellsee's unique entry process: their job is to bring [[Repiton]] into [[The Medium]] by activating a series of pillars they are to place around the planet.

Through some nudging, Arcjec manages to get Ellsee to explain the most outlandish aspects of their past, including the supernatural qualities of their staff, their talking [[Lusus#Chimera lusus|lusii]] and the magical book inherited from their [[Zekura Raines|ancestor]]. They're skeptical but curious, and Ellsee asks them to just trust her. He concedes, going back to their entry preparations before noticing that Possumdad is safe and sound by Ellsee's tent.

Arcjec asks if things are ready after Ellsee activates the portal leading to the first location. Arcjec informs her that he's going to go in order of what's closest to her, however, he also informs her that he doesn't know the exact coordinates and that there's no zoom option on his application. Ellsee voices her concerns on not wanting to go to Stronghold 21 due to the risk of becoming a walking target, most likely due to her blood color. Arcjec attempts to gives her advice, telling Ellsee to take a deep breath and move forward anyways. Arcjec ends up messing up the coordinates and Ellsee walks directly into the Stronghold square. which leads to Arcjec figuratively and literally beginning to beat himself up about being terrible at lying. Arcjec begins to ramble to himself in nervousness and annoyance as Ellsee panics, but quickly begins to focus again working with what he's got. Ellsee preforms magic tricks with her staff to keep the crowd distracted as Arcjec and drops the first pillar in the middle of the plaza. She quickly dives out of the way of the massive pillar before activating it and leaving rapidly. Ellsee tumbles back through the portal to her hive, exhausted. She decides to dance out her frustrations and Arcjec joins in with her. He tells her to pretend that never happened and to not mention it ever again. Ellsee asks if he had fun listening to her music which he reluctantly confirms that he did. They tell Ellsee that they'll make up for what they did with the last pillar.

Arcjec goes back to check on his hive, which is now a wreck with a hole going through the wall of his room and demons all around it. They move their cursor to go inside their messy hive, collectibles strewn all over the place. They grab a [[Sylladex#Replica Replica|replica]] of their [[Sylladex#Replica|replica fetch modus]] to give Ellsee, in which she captchalogues her book, which unbeknownst to her results in a revised and corrupted version. She gets back to work with Arcjec after resting, with him promising to try his best to be there for her through the whole thing. Ellsee again repeats her nervousness, wondering everything was going to be okay, and Arcjec tells her that she's going to have to trust him.

During the events of {{VE|1000|2=[S] Ellsee: Enter.}}, Arcjec and Ellsee continue to work together with him placing down the pillars and her going through the portals and activating them. The portals take her to the Northern Wastes, Kenede Spaceport, Bizkantine Ruins, and the Black Depths. All but one of the planets connect and Repiton makes the jump as the pillars activate and Arcjec sighs in relief as Ellsee's [[Lilith|Denizen]] is released and she enters the Medium.

===Post-EOA2===
As Taz makes her first foray into Arcjec's planet, she stumbles across a scene from her youth, brought to life through LOMAM's mechanics: her, Ellsee, Laivan and Arcjec, back when they were children, on the day when Arcjec asked Taz if she thought they were going to be friends forever.

After she spends some time reminiscing, Arcjec finds Taz, snapping her out of the flashback. He greets her with a smile and reassures her that he's right there, and the two of them walk off together.

===Act 3 Act 1===
On the day following the Players' entry into the Medium, Arcjec reopens their old memo in order to keep the group up to date on their individual progress on their planets. Albion is the first to respond, claiming they met on Prospit not too long ago, but Arcjec doesn't seem remember it very clearly. Eventually, the group discusses the current situation on [[Repiton]], the [[Harbingers of the Alpocalypse|Harbingers]] and [[Mirthamaniacs]] storming [[Stronghold 21]] and the state of chaos the planet's entry into the Game has caused. Throughout the memo, Arcjec tags Murrit multiple times, who only responds to fall back into the same deflective patterns. They then ban themself from it, much to Arcjec's exasperation.

Later, Ellsee is seen falling asleep in the snow on her planet after the exhausting task of entering the game. She appears to have a flashback of her and Arcjec in his hive, dancing around together. Arcjec bumps into Ellsee which leads to both of them falling on the floor laughing together. Arcjec says he's hungry which leads to Ellsee and him into the kitchen. Both Arcjec and Ellsee are seen talking about Ayala and Ari, two heads of Ellsee's lusus. Arcjec compliments Ellsee on how her new look is coming along and saying that she seems happier. The conversation turns into Ellsee complaining about how she can't go out and do things like how Arcjec can. Arcjec offers to try and find a way to sneak her out, but she refuses. Ellsee questions Arcjec about how he seems content with what is happening to the both of them. He pauses to think, but overall reassures her that everything is okay and that he'll always be here for her because they're family.

When Ellsee talks to White Noise, they discuss that in the past Arcjec acted differently towards everyone including Ellsee after her training. People tried getting to him, but he wouldn't budge. He was scared and angry, yelled and refused to listen to anything. However, Arcjec never changed his trolltag when they moved over to Skorp, so Ellsee found their Skorp attempted to act like a different person in order to contact him. White Noise has also attempted to speak to him, but it seems all Arcjec does is mumble to something and draw symbols. He doesn't know what's happened to Arcjec, but believes that something has gotten inside their head.

As Calder explored his own planet, [[Land of Murk and Quagmire]], {{VE|2217|Arcjec started messaging him}}. The two discussed Calder's reputation in the group and change before Arcjec apologized to Calder for being distant and offered help with betterment. {{VE|2221|Calder rejected this offer}}, to which Arcjec accepted the choice and reminded Calder that he will pay close attention to him before ending the conversation.

In the middle of Murrit's crafting session, {{VE|2134|Arcjec messages her}}, asking her to stop crafting low-grade items. Arcjec also witnesses {{VE|2173|the trade between Taz and Murrit for the Morning of 4 Ft. 2}} from the same crafting session.

After various puzzle solving and crafting off-screen, Arcjec and Taz are noted to regain some trust between eachother. {{VE|2434|We see both of them on Taz's planet}}, [[Land of Growth and Gravity]], specifically in it's second stratum, in the middle of combat with a large enemy. Taz goes against an agreed plan for the battle by {{VE|2437|throwing Arcjec towards the enemy}}, which he improvises, but together take the enemy down and earn an S-grade resource, {{VE|2447|a spleen with filled with choler}}.

They bring the spleen to one of Taz's scorpion consorts named Fuckwit. Fuckwit having promised to help navigate the planet in exchange for the spleen suddenly changes his mind. Taz attempts to use her PsyOPs on him, but Arcjec leads him away to have a one-on-one chat. In their chat, Arcjec pressures Fuckwit to help by threatening to eat Fuckwit alongside any other scorpion consorts, {{VE|2456|which immensely scares him}}.

==Personality and traits==
At the start of the comic, Arcjec is a closed off and isolated person. They display a sardonic, irritable attitude toward most people, having little patience when dealing with others, and generally seeing things from a bleak perspective. They place a great deal of importance on the way things "should" be and how they work in the "real world", holding a jaded, disaffected philosophy on life. Paradoxically, he still is heavily invested in certain conversations, as evidenced by the amount of effort put into his responses whenever his friends try to contact him and the very fact that he leaves these channels of contact open.

This mindset is later shown to mask Arcjec's genuine attachment and care for his old life and friends. As the story progresses, they start being more open with the rest of the cast, apologizing for their unkind behavior and being more honest about their emotions. He makes an effort to reconnected with all of his friends, even taking charge in an unofficial "friendleader" capacity if the situation calls for it, and sharing moments of lighthearted banter with many of them in a sharp contrast to his biting interactions from before.

A good part of Arcjec's struggles are related to his mental health. The way other characters have described his falling out with the group, along with his own conversation about his emotional state with Kidjec, seem to indicate symptoms of a depressive disorder. Their habit of indulging in cans of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mountain_Dew_flavors_and_varieties#CodeRed Code Red] - a strong antidepressant<ref>{{CiteSB|volume=8|quote=Now, if it had been a Mountain Dew: Code Red, then you’d be a little worried. That stuff is a real potent antidepressant.}}</ref> on Repiton - is further confirmation of the fact, having even been labelled an addiction in the comic's text.

Arcjec's past interests include the collection of pop culture memorabilia, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funko Funko Pops] and action figures of comic characters, playing SBVRPRPG's with his friends, and drawing. They also used to do cosplay, being depicted going to a Repitonian comic con with Taz in one of the photos in their album,

His blood is of a unique "corn syrup" color, a result of combination of normal Repitonian bronze blood and [[Ellsee Raines|lime blood]]. This blood type and Arcjec's sigil were passed down to them by their ancestor, [[Thesal Voorat]], after his attempted suicide and subsequent revival by [[Zekura Raines]] during [[The Renaissance]].

==Relationships==

===Taz Poemme===
[[File:Pg264.png|thumb|220x220px|Arcjec and Taz's first time talking in two sweeps. It goes as well as it can.]]
Arcjec and [[Tazsia|Taz]] have had a difficult relationship since the comic started. Stemming from their largely difficult past and supposedly unrealized romantic entanglements. There are many indications that their relationship was at one point unhealthy or unrequited, mutually or otherwise. After some kind of relationship-ending incident, Arcjec has since vehemently avoided any interaction with Taz for over two sweeps while Taz has since repeatedly tried to reach out to Arcjec. The resulting fallout deeply affected Arcjec, resulting a drastic change in personality and demeanor, while Taz felt abandoned by Arcjec.

When the two are forced to interact with one another during the events of the game, the two are constantly at each other's throats, barely being able to stay civil with one another, even for the sake of their mutual survival. Despite this, even though it is very slight, they did have a couple moments of levity and have been shown to complete their goals as a team rather efficiently all things considered.

During Post-EOA2 and Act 3 Act 1, they reconnect and bonded with each other once Taz arrives on Arcjec's planet, resulting in better communication and none of the hatred and lashing out from before. Any jabs or insults they throw at each other overall seem lighthearted banter typical of their contrasting personalities. Austin has also stated on Tumblr that they have "extremely red" feelings for each other<ref>{{CiteSocial|platform=tumblr|whosaid=@Deconreconstruction|date=May 20, 2019|quote=[Ask: do taz and arcjec have black feelings for eachother?] if by black you mean extremely red then yes|link=https://deconreconstruction.tumblr.com/post/185008621064/do-taz-and-arcjec-have-black-feelings-for}}</ref>, "miss each other but are too upset and stubborn to admit it"<ref>{{CiteSocial|platform=tumblr|whosaid=@Deconreconstruction|date=June 13 2018|quote=[Ask: whats the deal with taz and arcjec and their relationship?] they miss each other but are too upset and stubborn to admit it|link=https://deconreconstruction.tumblr.com/post/174870026574/whats-the-deal-with-taz-and-arcjec-and-their}}</ref>, and "are in love and very upset at themselves all the time"<ref>{{CiteSocial|platform=tumblr|whosaid=@Deconreconstruction|date=Apr 11, 2019|quote=[Ask: what is up with arcjec and taz] they are in love and very upset at themselves all the time|link=https://deconreconstruction.tumblr.com/post/184094908769/what-is-up-with-arcjec-and-taz}}</ref>.

===Laivan Ferroo===
Despite Arcjec's base unfriendly demeanor, him and [[Laivan Ferroo|Laivan]] appear to have a pleasant friendship. They seem to have mutually requited yet unrealized pale crushes on each other. The two, along with Calder, used to play together as kids, but this appears to have ended or become rare as Arcjec grew distant and depressed.

After speaking in the newest memo in Act 3 Act 1, they still seem close in some sort of way, with Laivan remembering Arcjec's wriggling day (or as Laivan called it, a birthday) and asking him about it.

=== Ellsee Raines===
Arcjec and [[Ellsee Raines|Ellsee]] have a unclear relationship. Ellsee seems to value and trust him a great deal. One of her goals at the beginning of the comic was to finally meet him and introduce herself personally, though she is never able to bolster up the courage to actually do it, even when she's already at his hive.

Ellsee appears to care for Arcjec and worries for his wellbeing, even dropping all of her fear to run back to him in order to try and rescue him once she notices the meteor heading towards his hive. Despite this, Arcjec doesn't appear to know much about Ellsee at all; though he does seem to have an easier time speaking to her than the other trolls in his chat fodder. When Ellsee asks if she was likeable, Arcjec does actually try to give her advice (albeit poorly). In Act 3 Act 1 Arcjec and Ellsee are seen sharing a hive and call each other a [https://www.deconreconstruction.com/vasterror/1742 family.]

Biologically, Ellsee and Arcjec's relationship are the equivalent of human siblings, while their [[ancestors]] were in a [[Quadrants#Matespritship.2FFlushed Quadrant .E2.99.A5|matespritship]]. This would make their relationship closest to siblings, with their ancestors as their parents.

===Murrit Turkin===
Arcjec does not appear to be a big fan of [[Murrit Turkin|Murrit]]. After reading through her memo, he believes that the game is a prank set up by him and the others to make fun of him and later notes during a conversation that he is a "slam jockey with more exposed RGB wires than common decency". When telling [[Zehanpuryu]] about what he believes should have happened post-entry, he admits that Murrit is a "friend" and that he is "actually way worse at explaining things than you or this game."

Arcjec seems to have known Murrit since he was six sweeps old, as seen in a flashback. They have talked enough for Arcjec to notice Murrit's tendencies, such as commenting that they "hate when they do that" after Murrit bans themself from a memo.

===Jentha Briati===
Arcjec mentioned [[Jentha]] during a conversation with Taz as they were working towards his entry. They seem to be relatively aware of each other's interests, and share some in the form of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funko Funkos], but otherwise there is little information on their relationship. Though, it's said that Arcjec is only open about his opinions on certain media to Jentha.<ref>{{CiteSocial|whosaid=@austinado|platform=retrospring|date=17 Dec, 2023|quote=[Arcjec] keeps his opinions close to the chest when talking to most of the others except jentha. those two will find something completely unimportant and then tear it to shreds.|link=https://retrospring.net/@austinado/a/111593059074135371}}</ref>

===Calder Kerian===
[[Calder Kerian|Calder]] and Arcjec were once friends in their youth, but it seems that Arcjec is the only one who believes they can still be considered that.

In the memo in Act 3 Act 1, their interactions are tense and curt, though Arcjec attempts to be courteous as with the rest of the cast. Arcjec comments that Calder sounds "different now" and that "it feels like I don't know who I'm talking to." Arcjec also states that he has no qualms about banning Calder from the memo after telling him to knock it off when overstepping Taz's boundaries.

Later on, Arcjec confronts Calder privately in hopes of reintegrating him with the rest of the session. While the first half of the conversation is taut and Calder sticks to his usual mannerisms, the two wind up briefly quipping back and forth. In the end, Calder decides not to oppose Arcjec's supposed future pestering.

===Serpaz Helilo===
[[Serpaz]] and Arcjec seem to have been friends in their youth. There is not much information on their current relationship, but Serpaz seems to think of Arcjec as silly. They seem to not have any problems or tension with each other. When Arcjec cuts Serpaz off from rambling about her entry in the Act 3 Act 1 memo, he reassures her that he's taking her seriously and that she can talk later.

===Albion Shukra===
[[Albion]] and Arcjec seem to get along well. The two speak about their relationship when they were younger in the memo in Act 3 Act 1. Albion comments on how Arcjec was "one of the few people" who believed in her position when they were younger as well. Arcjec tells her that he thought it was an elaborate backstory she made for a character. Arcjec comments on how he would consistently tell her when they were younger that she would always be good at the game he played, and that she unfortunately never joined. She tells Arcjec how she was on Prospit with him but he doesn't remember, having had issues with his dreamself at the time.

===Sova Amalie===
There is little information on their relationship for the most part, however it is implied that they've talked in the past, with [[Sova]] bringing up in Act 3 Act 1 that she's read weirder from Arcjec after a particularly bizarre comment from him. She's also mentioned that as "(snide as he may be at times... at the end of the night, ARCJEC has been nothing but genuinely "real" with [her].)"<ref>https://www.deconreconstruction.com/bonus/ama1/1 Sova's portion of the Cast AMA</ref> They don't seem to have any problems with each other.

===Occeus Coliad===
There seems to be something going on between the two but there's not much information about their relationship. [[Occeus]] comments in Act 3 Act 1 that their past interactions have been more "charitable" and what Arcjec is doing is "weird". There seems to be some sort of tension between the two but not that much.

==Trivia==

*Arcjec's previous chat handle, {{VE Quote|arcjec|animatedHumorist}}, is a holdover from when they were younger, meaning "energetic comedian". "Animated" could also refer to cartoons, an interest Arcjec had in his youth.
*Their current handle, {{VE Quote|arcjec|acerbicMorphosis}}, means "forthright development", which could refer to Arcjec's decline into the morose personality seen in the beginning of the comic.
*Arcjec is often compared to {{MSPAW External|Karkat_Vantas|Karkat Vantas}}, due to their similarly cantankerous demeanors, penchants for tirades and roles as "the first troll" in their respective comics. This has made shipping the two characters to become a running joke in the fandom, which was brought to a head during April Fool's Day in 2017, when a [https://www.deconreconstruction.com/bonus/april-fools-day-2017/1 short four-page bonus comic] dedicated to the concept was published on the site.
*Arcjec has a canonical voice, that of which belonging to Paul Henderson, who also happens to be the voice of Karkat Vantas in the Voxus dub of Homestuck. Examples of his part being played include the Yulepassing PSA, and Arcalicious.
* The fake names given to Arcjec on pages 3 and 4 of the comic are "hypocritical asshat" and "little shit".
*Arcjec has a habit of saying whatever he happens to be typing out loud.
*Being a Prospit dreamer, (technically) a bronzeblood and a Hero of Breath, Arcjec's would-be extended zodiac sign is [http://hs.hiveswap.com/ezodiac/truesign.php?TS=Taurus Taurus, Sign of the Unfledged.]
* Arcjec has a figurine of {{MSPAW External|John_Egbert|John Egbert}} in his room. {{VE|971}}
*He runs a [[Filler]] account under the username NextIssue.
**This username may be a reference to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Issue_Project Next Issue Project].
**It is the only abandoned account out of the cast.
* He began smoking after what happened with Taz.
*Before changing a lightbulb, Arcjec would contemplate about how long it's been since the last change and how long he'll take.<ref>{{CiteSocial|whosaid=@austinado|platform=retrospring|date=28 Dec, 2023|link=https://retrospring.net/@austinado/a/111656478537891134]}}</ref>
*Arcjec lands as a cat on the cat-to-dog spectrum.<ref>{{CiteSocial|whosaid=@austinado|platform=retrospring|date=19 Dec, 2023|link=https://retrospring.net/@austinado/a/111604296377617919}}</ref>
*Arcjec rants to his [[Consorts#Snakes|consorts]] about Spider-Man.<ref>{{CiteSocial|whosaid=@austinado|platform=retrospring|date=17 Dec, 2023|quote=he rants about spider-man to snakes that don't care|link=https://retrospring.net/@austinado/a/111593059074135371}}</ref>
*Arcjec would main [https://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Scout Scout] on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_Fortress_2 Team Fortress 2].<ref>{{CiteSocial|whosaid=@austinado|platform=retrospring|date=Apr 1, 2024|link=https://retrospring.net/@austinado/a/112193200195085743}}</ref>
*Arcjec's favorite food is bacon cheeseburger.<ref>{{CiteSocial|whosaid=@avstinado|platform=twitter|date=Mar 11, 2021|link=https://x.com/avstinado/status/1369785821176475650}}</ref>
*Arcjec would main [https://www.ssbwiki.com/Ness_(SSBU) Ness], [https://www.ssbwiki.com/Captain_Falcon_(SSBU) Captain Falcon] and [https://www.ssbwiki.com/Sonic_(SSBU) Sonic] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Ultimate Super Smash Bros. Ultimate].<ref>{{CiteSocial|whosaid=@avstinado|platform=twitter|date=Mar 11, 2021|link=https://x.com/avstinado/status/1369794240591650816}}</ref>

== Gallery==
<gallery position="center" widths="185">
File:Kidjec just leave!!.png|Kidjec
File:Arcjec cosplay.png|Arcjec as a child - [https://souleater.fandom.com/wiki/Soul_Evans Soul Evans] cosplay
File:176-kidjec.png|Dreamself Arcjec
File:Arcjec yelling.png|Arcjec pre-game
File:Wide.png|Arcjec in-game
File:873-maskjec.png|Arcjec wearing a mask
File:Arcjec, dreamself.png|Dreamself Arcjec
File:Arcjec filler account.jpg|Arcjec's [[Filler]] account
File:01078.gif|Arcjec meeting with Taz on his planet
File:TD Arcjec.png|Arcjec's trollodex card
File:Arcjec Pureself.png|[[Pure Self]] Arcjec from an [[Known_Probabilities#Alt.21Murrit:_FAST-FORWARD.|alternate probability]]
File:TazArcjec404.png|Arcjec as he is randomly seen with Taz on the [https://www.deconreconstruction.com/404 404 page of the main site.]
</gallery>

==References==
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Arcjec Voorat

2025-03-04T17:27:51Z

Cogg: current skorpe handle in trivia.

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'''Arcjec Voorat''', also known by his [[Skorpe]] handle {{VE Quote|arcjec|acerbicMorphosis}} (formerly {{VE Quote|arcjec|animatedHumorist}}), is one of the main characters and [[Aspect Holders]] in ''[[Vast Error]]''. His associated alchemic sigil is Magnesium, though a modified version of the symbol. They are a deconstruction of the "self insert" and "main character" fantroll archetypes.<ref>{{CiteSocial|whosaid=@deconreconstruction|platform=tumblr|link=https://deconreconstruction.tumblr.com/faq}}</ref>

Their [[Hemospectrum#Biological Aspects|survival ability]] is being able to play dead by slowing their metabolism down.

He was the first troll to be introduced and enter the game.

==Etymology==
The name 'Arcjec Voorat' has no etymology and was entirely made up<ref>{{CiteSocial|whosaid=@austinado|platform=retrospring|date=01 Jan, 2024|quote=i went out of my way to check my corn syrup scented, color coded arcjec folder that's big enough to kill at LEAST two small animals just to learn that the source for both his first and last name is that i made it up|link=https://retrospring.net/@austinado/a/111681075480248026}}</ref>. The only technical definition one can conclude is the inclusion of ''rat'' in the surname, which can be associated with slang that means 'one who frequents a specific place' and Arcjec's solitude in their hive.

== Biography==

===Early life===
Arcjec was much more outgoing and enthusiastic in their youth, if somewhat naïve. Raised together and initially sharing the same [[Lusus|lusii]] as [[Ellsee Raines]], the two viewed each other as siblings and part of the same family. During this period of time, Arcjec was interested in comic books, superheroes and pop culture, as well as drawing, cosplaying and scrapbooking.

After a series of cascading events involving his falling out with [[Taz Poemme]] and Ellsee's extended leave for training, Arcjec fell into a deep period of apathy and resentment, pushing all of his friends away and retreating into himself. They also forgot about their relationship with Ellsee entirely, which resulted in anger and confusion on their end when she came back from her training.

He seems to have been the "glue" holding their friend group together, having been depicted throughout the comic engaging in many different activities with the great majority of the main cast.

===Act 1===
Arcjec is first introduced in his respiteblock. As he goes over his possessions, he is interrupted by a rock hitting his block's window. Choosing to investigate the strange occurrence, the sight of a hooded troll lurking near his hive sends him into a panic, during which he is messaged by [[Laivan Ferroo]]. Laivan invites them to play a game of [[Anthropormuncipality]] with him and [[Murrit Turkin]], but Arcjec refuses, brushing his friend off, and requests that he let Taz know that {{VE Quote|arcjec|the mutilation fairy finally granted her long awaited wish}} in the event of their disappearance.

In an attempt to get a better look at the mysterious troll, Arcjec ends up falling out their second-floor window, landing on a mud puddle outside and passing out. They have a cryptic dream in which they stand in the middle of [[the Static]], briefly glimpsing [[White Noise]] before they jolt awake.

During their short nap, Laivan's [[Dream Self|dream self]] visits Arcjec's own dream self, still asleep on [[Prospit]]. It glitches out, momentarily reverting to a happier, younger Arcjec when Laivan touches him.

After waking up, Arcjec finds himself back inside his room. Surrounding him are the many piles of scattered drawings he makes in his sleep, something that has been a regular occurrence for some time. The newest one has [[The Game|The Game's]] symbol drawn on it, along with a message: "It's the only way."

[[File:Pg271.png|left|thumb|Arcjec being forced out of his window to look at the incoming meteor.|alt=]]
They are then accosted by an agitated Taz, who manages to convince Arcjec to collaborate by showing them Murrit's memo and the meteor hurtling towards their hive. After a few spats, Arcjec realizes that the symbols they've been writing in their sleep are connected to the game, which they encourage Taz to input on her end. This grants her access to a set of objects, and the duo has one final fraught conversation about their past before they decide it's better if they do not speak again once Arcjec's entry is complete.

During the events of {{VE|310|2=[S] Arcjec: Enter.}}, Taz places a series of pillars and an archway around his hive, along with a mysterious chest inside his respiteblock. Arcjec opens the chest, unleashing a powerful gust of wind that sends him hurtling out of his room. He stops right in front of the archway, now activated into a portal. Taz then pushes Arcjec inside it with the Game cursor, sending him into [[the Medium]] and completing his entry process. The pillars around Arcjec's hive divert the oncoming meteor away and into [[Skaia]]'s shield, preventing the hive's complete destruction.

===Act 2===
From the past perspective of [[Ellsee Raines]], Arcjec is shown having a conversation with her moments before the start of Act 1. She worries that she is needy and unlikable, and he offers a half-hearted attempt at advice. Amused but nonetheless touched, Ellsee decides that they will finally introduce themself to Arcjec and explain their deeper connection. It's then revealed that she was the mysterious troll that threw a stone at Arcjec's window.

Back to the present, Arcjec lands on a gray platform inscribed with the [[Aspect|Breath]] symbol, floating in a blank, stark white void. The powerful winds seen during Arcjec's entry then transform into the denizen of Breath, [[Zehanpuryu]].
[[File:Pg375.png|thumb|192x192px|One of the only times Arcjec has smiled.]]
Zehanpuryu introduces Arcjec to the game and its purpose, pledging himself as their guide. He states that Arcjec is the Bard of Breath and urges them to find him again when they are stronger. He inserts himself within the Breath platform and changes the blank planet around them into the newly formed [[Land of Mirage and Monochrome]].

As Arcjec looks around their new surroundings, they are approached by one of the planet's [[consorts]]: a bright, vibrant snake who directs them to a newly formed terminal by their denizen platform. The terminal allows Arcjec to access his game UI and Skorpe, where he finds messages from Taz and Ellsee both. He only answers the latter, and the two catch up. Ellsee admits that she knows more than she's previously let on, having seen the Game codes in a book that she has had her whole life. Arcjec closes the conversation by telling Ellsee to meet up with him when things are less hectic.

He then speaks with the multicolored snake consort, accidentally naming him "Guy". [[Guy]] tells Arcjec to prepare a [[Scythekind|weapon]], as he is bound to face monsters on his journey, and Arcjec equips his scythe before taking the first steps of his journey on LOMAM.

After following the path for a while, Arcjec and Guy find a consort village up in flames, being ravaged by a powerful shape-shifting monster known as a Shifter. Two other consorts, [[Consorts|Lady]] and [[Consorts|Person]], beg Arcjec to stop the monster before it burns down the entire town.

Overwhelmed, Arcjec freezes in place. He then finds himself in a featureless "mind space", greeted by younger version of himself: Kidjec. He tells Arcjec that it's okay to leave, that it isn't fair of the snakes to expect him to solve their problems. Arcjec, in turn, worries about his past choices and wishes they could do something for the people around them, since saving people was all they ever wanted to do when they were young.

Kidjec argues that acting on those impulses will only make him and those around him miserable, growing increasingly aggravated. He says that Arcjec should {{VE Quote|arcjec|just leave!!!}} and that every single time he tries to help someone, all he does is hurt them. Arcjec falls to their knees, their nose bleeding profusely as the mindspace seems to fall apart at the seams.

Guy then snaps Arcjec back into reality by calling out to him, the troll having gone into a trance for the duration of his conversation with Kidjec. Finding his conviction renewed, Arcjec promises to protect his consorts and prepares for battle.

During {{VE|641|2=[S] Engage.}}, Arcjec is shown battling the Shifter, managing to defeat it with the usage of his survival ability and the help of his planet's [[Aspect|Winds]]. Their consorts are elated, gifting them with a variety of crafting resources and directing them to their checkpoint near the town square.

On Prospit, Arcjec, Laivan and Albion's dream selves meet up and chat, Arcjec's dream self having woken up off-screen since the last time they were shown. The trio flies over the buildings as Dream!Laivan explains the concept behind their existence and what they're supposed to do for their players. After the discussion, he offers a grand tour of the dream moon, which Dream!Arcjec and Dream!Albion accept with varying levels of excitement.

[[File:BeatsTakingTheSubway.gif|left|thumb|220x220px|Arcjec's first craft: Beats Taking the Subway]]
Back on LOMAM, Arcjec arrives at the town square, where he is greeted by [[Metatron]]. As the built-in player guide to the Game, he explains several mechanics that will be vital to their progress, including the crafting system, the checkpoints and the gates that connect all of their planets together. He also gives Arcjec a welcome gift: a portable communicator they can use to keep in touch with the rest of their session. Metatron then coaches Arcjec through their first item creation: the Beats Taking The Subway scythe.

Further into their conversation, Metatron tells Arcjec that he needs to connect to the hero of life, Ellsee. Metatron comments on the two's relationship saying that they seem close, but Arcjec quickly brushes it off and changes the subject again. Metatron moves on saying that everything he's done with Arcjec is all he needs from him and that once the planets align then the initial stretch of Arcjec's journey will be complete. Metatron finally leaves in a puff of smoke, but not before he tells Arcjec that they're doing amazing so far.

Arcjec decides to open a new memo to make sure the rest of his friends are up to speed. He tells them that his DMs are now open, and that everyone should share their game progress so far, letting them know that he's already made it to his first checkpoint.

Taz is the first one to respond. They bicker for a short while, before she tells him that she's stuck and can't make any more progress without going over to his planet. This leads to the two having a conversation of reconciliation, in which Arcjec apologizes for ignoring her messages, saying that he wasn't trying to make her upset and only needed some breathing room. She accepts their apology, and they agree to work together from this point on.

Albion and Ellsee quickly follow in their responses, the latter informing the others of the [[Homunculi|purple-eyed demons]] that have started interfering with their entries. Albion believes that they're under someone's control, and that she briefly spoke to [[Edolon Vryche|the man]] behind it. When Murrit and Calder join the conversation, it devolves into an argument about Murrit's attempted assassination of Ellsee through his [[boobdrone]]s. Everyone is appalled by their actions, and Calder's further needling drives Murrit to drop their persona, withdrawing from the memo after telling everyone that they {{VE Quote|murrit|>([don't know what you just brought in with you.]}}. Albion asks if they should keep an eye on her, but Arcjec says that they already have their hands full as it is. He warns them that things are about to get messy and closes the memo.

Immediately afterward, Arcjec messages Ellsee, concerned about her apparent alliance with Calder. The conversation quickly devolves into lighthearted bickering as she brushes him off, and the two decide to get on with her entry by opening the Game's tutorial. On Arcjec's end, it has been updated with new information to reflect Ellsee's unique entry process: their job is to bring [[Repiton]] into [[The Medium]] by activating a series of pillars they are to place around the planet.

Through some nudging, Arcjec manages to get Ellsee to explain the most outlandish aspects of their past, including the supernatural qualities of their staff, their talking [[Lusus#Chimera lusus|lusii]] and the magical book inherited from their [[Zekura Raines|ancestor]]. They're skeptical but curious, and Ellsee asks them to just trust her. He concedes, going back to their entry preparations before noticing that Possumdad is safe and sound by Ellsee's tent.

Arcjec asks if things are ready after Ellsee activates the portal leading to the first location. Arcjec informs her that he's going to go in order of what's closest to her, however, he also informs her that he doesn't know the exact coordinates and that there's no zoom option on his application. Ellsee voices her concerns on not wanting to go to Stronghold 21 due to the risk of becoming a walking target, most likely due to her blood color. Arcjec attempts to gives her advice, telling Ellsee to take a deep breath and move forward anyways. Arcjec ends up messing up the coordinates and Ellsee walks directly into the Stronghold square. which leads to Arcjec figuratively and literally beginning to beat himself up about being terrible at lying. Arcjec begins to ramble to himself in nervousness and annoyance as Ellsee panics, but quickly begins to focus again working with what he's got. Ellsee preforms magic tricks with her staff to keep the crowd distracted as Arcjec and drops the first pillar in the middle of the plaza. She quickly dives out of the way of the massive pillar before activating it and leaving rapidly. Ellsee tumbles back through the portal to her hive, exhausted. She decides to dance out her frustrations and Arcjec joins in with her. He tells her to pretend that never happened and to not mention it ever again. Ellsee asks if he had fun listening to her music which he reluctantly confirms that he did. They tell Ellsee that they'll make up for what they did with the last pillar.

Arcjec goes back to check on his hive, which is now a wreck with a hole going through the wall of his room and demons all around it. They move their cursor to go inside their messy hive, collectibles strewn all over the place. They grab a [[Sylladex#Replica Replica|replica]] of their [[Sylladex#Replica|replica fetch modus]] to give Ellsee, in which she captchalogues her book, which unbeknownst to her results in a revised and corrupted version. She gets back to work with Arcjec after resting, with him promising to try his best to be there for her through the whole thing. Ellsee again repeats her nervousness, wondering everything was going to be okay, and Arcjec tells her that she's going to have to trust him.

During the events of {{VE|1000|2=[S] Ellsee: Enter.}}, Arcjec and Ellsee continue to work together with him placing down the pillars and her going through the portals and activating them. The portals take her to the Northern Wastes, Kenede Spaceport, Bizkantine Ruins, and the Black Depths. All but one of the planets connect and Repiton makes the jump as the pillars activate and Arcjec sighs in relief as Ellsee's [[Lilith|Denizen]] is released and she enters the Medium.

===Post-EOA2===
As Taz makes her first foray into Arcjec's planet, she stumbles across a scene from her youth, brought to life through LOMAM's mechanics: her, Ellsee, Laivan and Arcjec, back when they were children, on the day when Arcjec asked Taz if she thought they were going to be friends forever.

After she spends some time reminiscing, Arcjec finds Taz, snapping her out of the flashback. He greets her with a smile and reassures her that he's right there, and the two of them walk off together.

===Act 3 Act 1===
On the day following the Players' entry into the Medium, Arcjec reopens their old memo in order to keep the group up to date on their individual progress on their planets. Albion is the first to respond, claiming they met on Prospit not too long ago, but Arcjec doesn't seem remember it very clearly. Eventually, the group discusses the current situation on [[Repiton]], the [[Harbingers of the Alpocalypse|Harbingers]] and [[Mirthamaniacs]] storming [[Stronghold 21]] and the state of chaos the planet's entry into the Game has caused. Throughout the memo, Arcjec tags Murrit multiple times, who only responds to fall back into the same deflective patterns. They then ban themself from it, much to Arcjec's exasperation.

Later, Ellsee is seen falling asleep in the snow on her planet after the exhausting task of entering the game. She appears to have a flashback of her and Arcjec in his hive, dancing around together. Arcjec bumps into Ellsee which leads to both of them falling on the floor laughing together. Arcjec says he's hungry which leads to Ellsee and him into the kitchen. Both Arcjec and Ellsee are seen talking about Ayala and Ari, two heads of Ellsee's lusus. Arcjec compliments Ellsee on how her new look is coming along and saying that she seems happier. The conversation turns into Ellsee complaining about how she can't go out and do things like how Arcjec can. Arcjec offers to try and find a way to sneak her out, but she refuses. Ellsee questions Arcjec about how he seems content with what is happening to the both of them. He pauses to think, but overall reassures her that everything is okay and that he'll always be here for her because they're family.

When Ellsee talks to White Noise, they discuss that in the past Arcjec acted differently towards everyone including Ellsee after her training. People tried getting to him, but he wouldn't budge. He was scared and angry, yelled and refused to listen to anything. However, Arcjec never changed his trolltag when they moved over to Skorp, so Ellsee found their Skorp attempted to act like a different person in order to contact him. White Noise has also attempted to speak to him, but it seems all Arcjec does is mumble to something and draw symbols. He doesn't know what's happened to Arcjec, but believes that something has gotten inside their head.

As Calder explored his own planet, [[Land of Murk and Quagmire]], {{VE|2217|Arcjec started messaging him}}. The two discussed Calder's reputation in the group and change before Arcjec apologized to Calder for being distant and offered help with betterment. {{VE|2221|Calder rejected this offer}}, to which Arcjec accepted the choice and reminded Calder that he will pay close attention to him before ending the conversation.

In the middle of Murrit's crafting session, {{VE|2134|Arcjec messages her}}, asking her to stop crafting low-grade items. Arcjec also witnesses {{VE|2173|the trade between Taz and Murrit for the Morning of 4 Ft. 2}} from the same crafting session.

After various puzzle solving and crafting off-screen, Arcjec and Taz are noted to regain some trust between eachother. {{VE|2434|We see both of them on Taz's planet}}, [[Land of Growth and Gravity]], specifically in it's second stratum, in the middle of combat with a large enemy. Taz goes against an agreed plan for the battle by {{VE|2437|throwing Arcjec towards the enemy}}, which he improvises, but together take the enemy down and earn an S-grade resource, {{VE|2447|a spleen with filled with choler}}.

They bring the spleen to one of Taz's scorpion consorts named Fuckwit. Fuckwit having promised to help navigate the planet in exchange for the spleen suddenly changes his mind. Taz attempts to use her PsyOPs on him, but Arcjec leads him away to have a one-on-one chat. In their chat, Arcjec pressures Fuckwit to help by threatening to eat Fuckwit alongside any other scorpion consorts, {{VE|2456|which immensely scares him}}.

==Personality and traits==
At the start of the comic, Arcjec is a closed off and isolated person. They display a sardonic, irritable attitude toward most people, having little patience when dealing with others, and generally seeing things from a bleak perspective. They place a great deal of importance on the way things "should" be and how they work in the "real world", holding a jaded, disaffected philosophy on life. Paradoxically, he still is heavily invested in certain conversations, as evidenced by the amount of effort put into his responses whenever his friends try to contact him and the very fact that he leaves these channels of contact open.

This mindset is later shown to mask Arcjec's genuine attachment and care for his old life and friends. As the story progresses, they start being more open with the rest of the cast, apologizing for their unkind behavior and being more honest about their emotions. He makes an effort to reconnected with all of his friends, even taking charge in an unofficial "friendleader" capacity if the situation calls for it, and sharing moments of lighthearted banter with many of them in a sharp contrast to his biting interactions from before.

A good part of Arcjec's struggles are related to his mental health. The way other characters have described his falling out with the group, along with his own conversation about his emotional state with Kidjec, seem to indicate symptoms of a depressive disorder. Their habit of indulging in cans of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mountain_Dew_flavors_and_varieties#CodeRed Code Red] - a strong antidepressant<ref>{{CiteSB|volume=8|quote=Now, if it had been a Mountain Dew: Code Red, then you’d be a little worried. That stuff is a real potent antidepressant.}}</ref> on Repiton - is further confirmation of the fact, having even been labelled an addiction in the comic's text.

Arcjec's past interests include the collection of pop culture memorabilia, such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funko Funko Pops] and action figures of comic characters, playing SBVRPRPG's with his friends, and drawing. They also used to do cosplay, being depicted going to a Repitonian comic con with Taz in one of the photos in their album,

His blood is of a unique "corn syrup" color, a result of combination of normal Repitonian bronze blood and [[Ellsee Raines|lime blood]]. This blood type and Arcjec's sigil were passed down to them by their ancestor, [[Thesal Voorat]], after his attempted suicide and subsequent revival by [[Zekura Raines]] during [[The Renaissance]].

==Relationships==

===Taz Poemme===
[[File:Pg264.png|thumb|220x220px|Arcjec and Taz's first time talking in two sweeps. It goes as well as it can.]]
Arcjec and [[Tazsia|Taz]] have had a difficult relationship since the comic started. Stemming from their largely difficult past and supposedly unrealized romantic entanglements. There are many indications that their relationship was at one point unhealthy or unrequited, mutually or otherwise. After some kind of relationship-ending incident, Arcjec has since vehemently avoided any interaction with Taz for over two sweeps while Taz has since repeatedly tried to reach out to Arcjec. The resulting fallout deeply affected Arcjec, resulting a drastic change in personality and demeanor, while Taz felt abandoned by Arcjec.

When the two are forced to interact with one another during the events of the game, the two are constantly at each other's throats, barely being able to stay civil with one another, even for the sake of their mutual survival. Despite this, even though it is very slight, they did have a couple moments of levity and have been shown to complete their goals as a team rather efficiently all things considered.

During Post-EOA2 and Act 3 Act 1, they reconnect and bonded with each other once Taz arrives on Arcjec's planet, resulting in better communication and none of the hatred and lashing out from before. Any jabs or insults they throw at each other overall seem lighthearted banter typical of their contrasting personalities. Austin has also stated on Tumblr that they have "extremely red" feelings for each other<ref>{{CiteSocial|platform=tumblr|whosaid=@Deconreconstruction|date=May 20, 2019|quote=[Ask: do taz and arcjec have black feelings for eachother?] if by black you mean extremely red then yes|link=https://deconreconstruction.tumblr.com/post/185008621064/do-taz-and-arcjec-have-black-feelings-for}}</ref>, "miss each other but are too upset and stubborn to admit it"<ref>{{CiteSocial|platform=tumblr|whosaid=@Deconreconstruction|date=June 13 2018|quote=[Ask: whats the deal with taz and arcjec and their relationship?] they miss each other but are too upset and stubborn to admit it|link=https://deconreconstruction.tumblr.com/post/174870026574/whats-the-deal-with-taz-and-arcjec-and-their}}</ref>, and "are in love and very upset at themselves all the time"<ref>{{CiteSocial|platform=tumblr|whosaid=@Deconreconstruction|date=Apr 11, 2019|quote=[Ask: what is up with arcjec and taz] they are in love and very upset at themselves all the time|link=https://deconreconstruction.tumblr.com/post/184094908769/what-is-up-with-arcjec-and-taz}}</ref>.

===Laivan Ferroo===
Despite Arcjec's base unfriendly demeanor, him and [[Laivan Ferroo|Laivan]] appear to have a pleasant friendship. They seem to have mutually requited yet unrealized pale crushes on each other. The two, along with Calder, used to play together as kids, but this appears to have ended or become rare as Arcjec grew distant and depressed.

After speaking in the newest memo in Act 3 Act 1, they still seem close in some sort of way, with Laivan remembering Arcjec's wriggling day (or as Laivan called it, a birthday) and asking him about it.

=== Ellsee Raines===
Arcjec and [[Ellsee Raines|Ellsee]] have a unclear relationship. Ellsee seems to value and trust him a great deal. One of her goals at the beginning of the comic was to finally meet him and introduce herself personally, though she is never able to bolster up the courage to actually do it, even when she's already at his hive.

Ellsee appears to care for Arcjec and worries for his wellbeing, even dropping all of her fear to run back to him in order to try and rescue him once she notices the meteor heading towards his hive. Despite this, Arcjec doesn't appear to know much about Ellsee at all; though he does seem to have an easier time speaking to her than the other trolls in his chat fodder. When Ellsee asks if she was likeable, Arcjec does actually try to give her advice (albeit poorly). In Act 3 Act 1 Arcjec and Ellsee are seen sharing a hive and call each other a [https://www.deconreconstruction.com/vasterror/1742 family.]

Biologically, Ellsee and Arcjec's relationship are the equivalent of human siblings, while their [[ancestors]] were in a [[Quadrants#Matespritship.2FFlushed Quadrant .E2.99.A5|matespritship]]. This would make their relationship closest to siblings, with their ancestors as their parents.

===Murrit Turkin===
Arcjec does not appear to be a big fan of [[Murrit Turkin|Murrit]]. After reading through her memo, he believes that the game is a prank set up by him and the others to make fun of him and later notes during a conversation that he is a "slam jockey with more exposed RGB wires than common decency". When telling [[Zehanpuryu]] about what he believes should have happened post-entry, he admits that Murrit is a "friend" and that he is "actually way worse at explaining things than you or this game."

Arcjec seems to have known Murrit since he was six sweeps old, as seen in a flashback. They have talked enough for Arcjec to notice Murrit's tendencies, such as commenting that they "hate when they do that" after Murrit bans themself from a memo.

===Jentha Briati===
Arcjec mentioned [[Jentha]] during a conversation with Taz as they were working towards his entry. They seem to be relatively aware of each other's interests, and share some in the form of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funko Funkos], but otherwise there is little information on their relationship. Though, it's said that Arcjec is only open about his opinions on certain media to Jentha.<ref>{{CiteSocial|whosaid=@austinado|platform=retrospring|date=17 Dec, 2023|quote=[Arcjec] keeps his opinions close to the chest when talking to most of the others except jentha. those two will find something completely unimportant and then tear it to shreds.|link=https://retrospring.net/@austinado/a/111593059074135371}}</ref>

===Calder Kerian===
[[Calder Kerian|Calder]] and Arcjec were once friends in their youth, but it seems that Arcjec is the only one who believes they can still be considered that.

In the memo in Act 3 Act 1, their interactions are tense and curt, though Arcjec attempts to be courteous as with the rest of the cast. Arcjec comments that Calder sounds "different now" and that "it feels like I don't know who I'm talking to." Arcjec also states that he has no qualms about banning Calder from the memo after telling him to knock it off when overstepping Taz's boundaries.

Later on, Arcjec confronts Calder privately in hopes of reintegrating him with the rest of the session. While the first half of the conversation is taut and Calder sticks to his usual mannerisms, the two wind up briefly quipping back and forth. In the end, Calder decides not to oppose Arcjec's supposed future pestering.

===Serpaz Helilo===
[[Serpaz]] and Arcjec seem to have been friends in their youth. There is not much information on their current relationship, but Serpaz seems to think of Arcjec as silly. They seem to not have any problems or tension with each other. When Arcjec cuts Serpaz off from rambling about her entry in the Act 3 Act 1 memo, he reassures her that he's taking her seriously and that she can talk later.

===Albion Shukra===
[[Albion]] and Arcjec seem to get along well. The two speak about their relationship when they were younger in the memo in Act 3 Act 1. Albion comments on how Arcjec was "one of the few people" who believed in her position when they were younger as well. Arcjec tells her that he thought it was an elaborate backstory she made for a character. Arcjec comments on how he would consistently tell her when they were younger that she would always be good at the game he played, and that she unfortunately never joined. She tells Arcjec how she was on Prospit with him but he doesn't remember, having had issues with his dreamself at the time.

===Sova Amalie===
There is little information on their relationship for the most part, however it is implied that they've talked in the past, with [[Sova]] bringing up in Act 3 Act 1 that she's read weirder from Arcjec after a particularly bizarre comment from him. She's also mentioned that as "(snide as he may be at times... at the end of the night, ARCJEC has been nothing but genuinely "real" with [her].)"<ref>https://www.deconreconstruction.com/bonus/ama1/1 Sova's portion of the Cast AMA</ref> They don't seem to have any problems with each other.

===Occeus Coliad===
There seems to be something going on between the two but there's not much information about their relationship. [[Occeus]] comments in Act 3 Act 1 that their past interactions have been more "charitable" and what Arcjec is doing is "weird". There seems to be some sort of tension between the two but not that much.

==Trivia==

*Arcjec's previous chat handle, {{VE Quote|arcjec|animatedHumorist}}, is a holdover from when they were younger, meaning "energetic comedian". "Animated" could also refer to cartoons, an interest Arcjec had in his youth.
*Their current handle, {{VE Quote|arcjec|acerbicMorphosis}}, means "sharp/forthright development".
*Arcjec is often compared to {{MSPAW External|Karkat_Vantas|Karkat Vantas}}, due to their similarly cantankerous demeanors, penchants for tirades and roles as "the first troll" in their respective comics. This has made shipping the two characters to become a running joke in the fandom, which was brought to a head during April Fool's Day in 2017, when a [https://www.deconreconstruction.com/bonus/april-fools-day-2017/1 short four-page bonus comic] dedicated to the concept was published on the site.
*Arcjec has a canonical voice, that of which belonging to Paul Henderson, who also happens to be the voice of Karkat Vantas in the Voxus dub of Homestuck. Examples of his part being played include the Yulepassing PSA, and Arcalicious.
* The fake names given to Arcjec on pages 3 and 4 of the comic are "hypocritical asshat" and "little shit".
*Arcjec has a habit of saying whatever he happens to be typing out loud.
*Being a Prospit dreamer, (technically) a bronzeblood and a Hero of Breath, Arcjec's would-be extended zodiac sign is [http://hs.hiveswap.com/ezodiac/truesign.php?TS=Taurus Taurus, Sign of the Unfledged.]
* Arcjec has a figurine of {{MSPAW External|John_Egbert|John Egbert}} in his room. {{VE|971}}
*He runs a [[Filler]] account under the username NextIssue.
**This username may be a reference to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Issue_Project Next Issue Project].
**It is the only abandoned account out of the cast.
* He began smoking after what happened with Taz.
*Before changing a lightbulb, Arcjec would contemplate about how long it's been since the last change and how long he'll take.<ref>{{CiteSocial|whosaid=@austinado|platform=retrospring|date=28 Dec, 2023|link=https://retrospring.net/@austinado/a/111656478537891134]}}</ref>
*Arcjec lands as a cat on the cat-to-dog spectrum.<ref>{{CiteSocial|whosaid=@austinado|platform=retrospring|date=19 Dec, 2023|link=https://retrospring.net/@austinado/a/111604296377617919}}</ref>
*Arcjec rants to his [[Consorts#Snakes|consorts]] about Spider-Man.<ref>{{CiteSocial|whosaid=@austinado|platform=retrospring|date=17 Dec, 2023|quote=he rants about spider-man to snakes that don't care|link=https://retrospring.net/@austinado/a/111593059074135371}}</ref>
*Arcjec would main [https://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Scout Scout] on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_Fortress_2 Team Fortress 2].<ref>{{CiteSocial|whosaid=@austinado|platform=retrospring|date=Apr 1, 2024|link=https://retrospring.net/@austinado/a/112193200195085743}}</ref>
*Arcjec's favorite food is bacon cheeseburger.<ref>{{CiteSocial|whosaid=@avstinado|platform=twitter|date=Mar 11, 2021|link=https://x.com/avstinado/status/1369785821176475650}}</ref>
*Arcjec would main [https://www.ssbwiki.com/Ness_(SSBU) Ness], [https://www.ssbwiki.com/Captain_Falcon_(SSBU) Captain Falcon] and [https://www.ssbwiki.com/Sonic_(SSBU) Sonic] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Ultimate Super Smash Bros. Ultimate].<ref>{{CiteSocial|whosaid=@avstinado|platform=twitter|date=Mar 11, 2021|link=https://x.com/avstinado/status/1369794240591650816}}</ref>

== Gallery==
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File:Kidjec just leave!!.png|Kidjec
File:Arcjec cosplay.png|Arcjec as a child - [https://souleater.fandom.com/wiki/Soul_Evans Soul Evans] cosplay
File:176-kidjec.png|Dreamself Arcjec
File:Arcjec yelling.png|Arcjec pre-game
File:Wide.png|Arcjec in-game
File:873-maskjec.png|Arcjec wearing a mask
File:Arcjec, dreamself.png|Dreamself Arcjec
File:Arcjec filler account.jpg|Arcjec's [[Filler]] account
File:01078.gif|Arcjec meeting with Taz on his planet
File:TD Arcjec.png|Arcjec's trollodex card
File:Arcjec Pureself.png|[[Pure Self]] Arcjec from an [[Known_Probabilities#Alt.21Murrit:_FAST-FORWARD.|alternate probability]]
File:TazArcjec404.png|Arcjec as he is randomly seen with Taz on the [https://www.deconreconstruction.com/404 404 page of the main site.]
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Laivan Ferroo

2025-02-17T14:11:12Z

Cogg: /* Six Sweeps */ puncruation

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'''Laivan Ferroo''', also known by his [[Skorpe]] handle, {{VE Quote|laivan|windlessArtificer}}, is one of the [[troll]]s in ''[[Vast Error]]''. His associated alchemic sigil is Zinc and his horns resemble dog ears. He is a deconstruction of the "furry" and "unoriginal" fantroll archetypes.

He was the sixth troll introduced and the final troll properly introduced in [[Vast Error: Act 1|Act 1]]. As a Space player, he is one of the two players meant to usher [[The Game]] to its players along with the session's [[Murrit Turkin|Time player]].

He was the third troll to enter the game.

== Biography ==

=== Six Sweeps ===
Laivan used to play SBVRPRPG tournament games with [[Calder Kerian|Calder]] and Arcjec, and they all used to be good friends. This stopped after Arcjec started to become more depressed and distant.

At some point, Laivan met his matesprit [[Serpaz Helilo|Serpaz]] by accidentally shooting her in the leg during a hunting trip. This encounter would leave Serpaz permanently disabled and reliant on a leg brace, but would also lead the two to form a strong matespritship.

It was around this time that Laivan met and made a deal with [[White Noise]] under the condition that he would return at a later date and fulfill an [[Green Sun|obligation]] for him. Upon making this deal, Laivan awoke on the moon of [[Prospit]] and became a well-recognized figure on the moon. He eventually started spending his nights collecting newspapers to give to [[Arcjec Voorat|Arcjec]] upon his awakening so he wouldn't be left in the dark about the dream planet.

=== Pre-Game ===
On the night of the game, Laivan spent much of his time goofing around and playing [[Anthropormuncipality]] with [[Murrit Turkin|Murrit]]. He messaged [[Arcjec Voorat|Arcjec]] to ask them if they wanted to join in as well. They declined. During their game, Murrit wanders off to mess with [[Dismas Mersiv|Dismas]] and prepare him for the coming night, before going off to the [[Frog Temple]] next to his hive to observe the [[Nightshade]] within it. Before he leaves, Murrit creates a memo regarding the game and includes everyone (except [[Ellsee Raines|Ellsee]]) in it.

Meanwhile, Laivan took a nap and woke up on [[Prospit]], a routine he'd followed ever since he made a contract with [[White Noise]]. He visited Arcjec, who had yet to wake up. He delivers another Prospitian newspaper to Arcjec's dreamself, in hopes that once he awoke, he could easily be caught up on being a [[Prospit]] dreamer. Laivan quietly wished that Arcjec had woken up sooner, wondering if he might have been a happier person if he did. As he gives a reassuring pap to Arcjec's dreamself, the [[dreamself]] glitches out briefly, momentarily turning into his younger, less-depressed self. Laivan is freaked out by this.

He is then intercepted by White Noise and taken into [[The Static]]. The two speak for a time and reflect on the purpose of the game and its existence, and how the trolls are destined to play it but are ultimately destined to fail to meet its purpose. Noise notes that their destined failure does not necessarily mean they will be faced with inevitable defeat. They also reflect on why Laivan took Noise's deal, with Laivan simply stating that the deal would give him a purpose. White Noise then gives Laivan the essence of his soul: a medallion with the {{Green Sun|link}} contained within, telling him that he must return it to its source for the sake of the perpetuation of reality. As Laivan puts on the '''{{Green Sun}}''' medallion, he finds himself unable to breathe, and White Noise uses his abilities to send Laivan away.

Laivan is then awoken by his dog [[lusus]]: Mutt. After making sure he still has the medallion, he answers a message from his matesprit: [[Serpaz Helilo]]. The two lovers discuss Murrit's plans for the night and the fact that it happened to be their anniversary. Serpaz light-heartedly brings up how she and Laivan first met, when he accidentally shot her in the leg and left her with a permanent handicap, which makes Laivan visibly uncomfortable, despite Serpaz not being mad about the accident anymore. When the conversation ends, Laivan goes to find some glue to fix his dog's toy. As he is away from his desk, he receives a set of panicked messages from [[Albion Shukra|Albion]], who had recently learned a distressing truth from her lusus.

When Laivan returns, he is unable to get a hold of Albion, and messages Murrit instead, voicing his concern for Albion's well-being and letting Murrit know he met with White Noise. After the Nightshade opens, which leads to the installation of [[The Game]] on everyone's computers. Laivan and Murrit play more Anthropomunicipality in celebration and do a fake high five.

After Arcjec enters the game, Laivan is seen helping [[Taz]] with her entry. The two struggled to find Taz's code set of codes while Laivan continues to play more Anthropomunicipality with Murrit, which infuriates Taz. The two are abruptly pulled into a memo made by [[Ellsee Raines|Ellsee]], who wishes to share her own knowledge of the game in response to being excluded from Murrit's. Laivan is grateful for the prospect of help, but Taz behaves incredulously when she sees that Laivan wasting time with banter. When Taz leaves the memo in a huff, he chides her for burning bridges when they could have used the help. Suddenly, when Taz's back is turned, Taz's lusus succumbs to her natural instincts and jumps into the black ocean depths that neighbor Taz's hive. The large mink monster is very swiftly eaten alive by the deadly fauna below, and its blood reveals the location of Taz's code: in the rocks at the edge of the cliff, hidden by the murky black water. As Taz goes into a grief-driven rage, Laivan asks if Taz is okay, and Taz makes it clear that she does not want to talk about it and that they should move on.

Taz and Laivan make quick work of the entry process, and when it comes time for Taz to unleash her [[Azbogah|denizen]], she has Laivan to put the rusted and locked cage, her [[Paragon Repository]], in her [[Tazsia's hive|Torture Fort]] so that she can go against it on her own terms. Despite trying everything in her power to destroy the cage, as it has a lock with no key, she is forced to ask Laivan for help to fetch her Ferocity Weaver which she left outside in the rush. Laivan obliges and gives it to her, and Taz uses it to channel the full power of her rage and chucklevoodoo to destroy the cage and unleash her denizen. The release of her frustrations on the cage calms Taz back down in the process. The denizen quickly enters the portal and Taz follows suit.

After Taz's entry, Laivan begins preparing for his own, with Murrit as his server player. Laivan questions why Murrit left Ellsee's memo, clearly upset about how poorly she is treated. Murrit doesn't provide an answer, only telling Laivan that he has his reasons and he should trust him. Murrit then begins the entry process.

=== During the game ===
After Laivan entered [[The Game]], he spoke to the denizen of Space, Haniel, about his life and asked Haniel about whether or not they know about White Noise. After the conversation, the Land of Construct and Deluge was formed as Haniel prompted Laivan to follow them. As they explored the planet, they came across a temple wherein The Cauldron was located and Haniel vaguely explained its true purpose to the Game.

== Personality and traits ==
Laivan is a passive but sociable troll who seems to get along with just about anyone. He is generally very laid back and is somewhat easily distracted. Among Laivan's interests are sharpshooting, taxidermy, playing video games and dogs. If trolls had a concept of furries, Laivan would be one due to his love and frequent association with dog-like creatures. This further established by his love of drawing original characters based on dogs. He has two as far as we know: one named Figment and one named Abel.

Having a severe lung condition after a malfunction in his artificial birthing process, Laivan's capabilities and choices with what he does in life are inherently limited. However, this doesn't appear to bother him much and makes due with the help of his friends and his beloved dog-lusus, Mutt.

At some point in his youth, Laivan made a deal with White Noise to fulfill some sort of obligation related to the perpetuation of reality. In matters related to these obligations, Laivan tends to take things much more seriously but also gets somewhat impatient. In his conversation with White Noise, Laivan admitted that he didn't really know what he wanted out of life and that he largely took White Noise's deal out of a desire for purpose. In the same conversation, Noise characterized Laivan as pragmatic, caring and constantly listless.
== Relationships ==

=== Serpaz Helilo ===
Laivan and [[Serpaz Helilo|Serpaz]] are [[Quadrants|matesprits]] and appear to be exceptionally close. They met two sweeps prior to the night of [[The Game]] when Laivan accidentally shot Serpaz in the leg during a hunting excursion, which left Serpaz permanently unable to use that leg without a cane or brace. Apparently, they fell in love on the night the accident occured, the absurdity of which is something that does not elude them. Serpaz is evidentially more comfortable with making light of the accident than Laivan is, for obvious reasons.

=== Arcjec Voorat ===
He isn't bothered by [[Arcjec Voorat|Arcjec's]] cantankerous personality and sardonic demeanor but considers him to be a generally sad person. The two appear to be good friends and their relationship is one of Arcjec's least tumultuous ones. Laivan frequently visits Arcjec's sleeping dreamself on Prospit, and Arcjec's pants match Laivan's blood color. Laivan is absolutely pale-smitten with Arcjec, a fact that [[Ellsee Raines|Ellsee]] has teased him for.

=== Murrit Turkin ===
[[Murrit Turkin|Murrit]] is one of Laivan's closest friends, with the two sharing a passion for Anthropormuncipality and a destiny in leading everyone to play the game they recovered from the Frog Temple. Laivan is one of the few trolls who aren't put off by Murrit's bizarre quirks and even jokingly calls him out on it. Murrit is often more honest around Laivan in turn and does not seem to harass him as harshly as some others, even though he isn't free from it either.

=== Sovara Amalie ===
Sova is an old friend of Laivan and Serpaz, but they seem to have fallen out of touch with her prior to the events of [[the Game]]. The couple appears to be quite fond of and protective of Sova, apparently having saved her from something in the past and possibly made her a place to stay.

=== Albion Shukra ===
Although their relationship has not been elaborated on, [[Albion Shukra|Albion]] and Laivan appear to be on good terms and do message one another enough to where Albion feels comfortable in asking Laivan for help. He is visibly worried when she messages him in a panic and he is unable to get a response afterward.

=== Ellsee Raines ===
Laivan and [[Ellsee Raines|Ellsee]] are longtime friends, and the two are on amicable terms. Laivan is very upset when people mistreat her and belittle her, and is willing to come to her defense when others put her down or ignore her.

=== Occeus Coliad ===
Laivan and [[Occeus Coliad|Occeus]] are work colleagues; Laivan stitches up corpses that [[Occeus Coliad|Occeus]] finds for the sake of his revitalization experiments.

=== Taz ===
[[Taz Poemme|Taz]] does not enjoy speaking to Laivan very much due to their naturally opposite personalities. She is put off by his simple demeanor and nonchalance, finding it frustrating especially when his attention is away from the subject at hand. She compares talking to him to talking to a brick wall.

Laivan seems to be more or less neutral towards Taz despite not having the words to describe her, but isn't above getting frustrated with her when she is being unreasonable, as most people are.

=== Calder Kerian ===
[[Calder Kerian|Calder]] and Laivan were once friends in their youth, but that doesn't appear to be the case anymore.

=== White Noise ===
[[White Noise]] appears to have a fatherly affinity for Laivan. White Noise tries to provide guidance and support to the young troll and has stated that Laivan and his friends are capable of much more than he might believe. Laivan appears to be comfortable with him and clearly respects his guidance, although he does think he rambles on too much.

The two have made a deal, the conditions of which leave White Noise beholden to serve and assist Laivan, while Laivan promises to help bring about The Game and care for the propagation of reality. This deal is what allowed Laivan to awaken on Prospit.

== Trivia ==
* {{VE Quote|laivan|windlessArtificer}} is a reference to his asthmatic condition and to his taxidermical interests.
* His dog-like traits are based on his archetype of "Unoriginal" or "Furry", both of which would potentially associate him with certain Space Player from {{MSPAW External|Jade_Harley|another comic}}. They also share being Prospit dreamers.
* Laivan is apparently very bad at tying knots.
* Laivan has a tendency to use a lot of glue, and constantly seems to run out of it.
** Ironically, his matesprit, Serpaz suffers from an overabundance of glue, and constantly wonders why Laivan never asks her for any.
* He has two laptops that appear to be the exact same laptop, only one is literally marked with a '2' on it.
* Laivan is a Cobaltblood, a Prospit Dreamer, and a Hero of Space, meaning his sign on Alternia would be [http://hs.hiveswap.com/ezodiac/truesign.php?TS=Scorgo Scorgo, Sign of the Crusader].
* The name Laivan Ferroo, when translated from Finnish, means 'iron ship'. This may be a reference to his matespritship with [[Serpaz Helilo|Serpaz]].
* Laivan runs a [[Filler]] account under the username ShiveringAbel.
* Laivan and Serpaz are the same height.
* His mentioned OCs, Abel and Figment, may have foreshadowed the existence of [[Mimesis]], as well as their connection to White Noise. This may have been unintentional however.
* Instead of replacing a lightbulb, Laivan would try to figure out why it broke and get distracted with lightbulb fun facts.<ref>[https://retrospring.net/@austinado/a/111656478537891134 https://retrospring.net/@austinado/a/111656478537891134]</ref>
* Laivan lands as a dog on the cat-to-dog spectrum.<ref>[https://retrospring.net/@austinado/a/111604296377617919 https://retrospring.net/@austinado/a/111604296377617919]</ref>
* Laivan eats food off the floor.<ref>[https://retrospring.net/@austinado/a/111627511481003355 https://retrospring.net/@austinado/a/111627511481003355]</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery position="center" widths="185">
File:Laivan tying wood together.png|Young Laivan
File:Laivan puzzeled.png|Laivan pre-game
File:Laivan standin proud.png|Laivan in-game
File:Laivan dreamself.png|Dreamself Laivan
File:Laivan filler account.jpg|Laivan's Filler account
File:TD Laivan.png|Laivan's trollodex card
File:Laivan Pureself.png|[[Pure Self]] Laivan from an [[Known_Probabilities#Alt.21Murrit:_FAST-FORWARD.|alternate probability]]
File:Laivan Pureself Full.png|Laivan's Pure Self design in full by Magnum Opus cover artist [https://twitter.com/hs_gast ghastaboo]<ref>Vast Error Discord server, https://discord.com/channels/259021334804299786/1077446279925346374/1089813096744366141</ref>
File:Laivans background.gif|Laivan's background
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Vilcus Cendum

2025-02-17T14:07:00Z

Cogg: Minor grammar changes!

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'''Vilcus Cendum''' is a secondary [[troll]] in ''[[Vast Error]]''. His associated alchemic sigil is Hot Fire, which is worn on the lapels of their vest. One of their horns is broken off while the other is shaped and angled like a triangle with a piercing at the end of it. Her Mirthamaniac face paint is reminiscent of a skull.

Vilcus was formerly a high ranking member of the '''Mirthamaniacs''', outclassing [[Pozzol Broyer]]. They were known for being an announcer for carnage matches between the cult members and the lowbloods they round up to murder. Vilcus' chucklevoodoo influences ecstasy and adrenaline in others, using this to excite the crowd whenever he's doing commentary on matches. Despite this position, Vilcus wasn't allowed freedom in her commentary, as she's assigned scripts to follow much to her displeasure.

They've left the cult after the murder of their redblood bondmate Sterco after the help of Taz in covering for them. Vilcus hasn't made an appearance since, though they are still alive.

== Etymology ==

The name Vilcus may be derived from the word Vilicus, which means "servant". Cendum comes from "incendium", a Latin word for fire, conflagration, and fervor, both as a connection to their alchemic sigil and their ecstasy chucklevoodoo/psyop.

== Biography ==

== Personality and traits ==

== Relationships ==

=== Tazsia Poemme ===
After Taz's scream in the arena, Vilcus visits her and offers her something to vent her anger into, that gift being the Ferocity Weaver. They were sympathetic towards her and allowed her to be honest when the rest of the Mirthamaniacs didn't allow her that agency, and recognized her being forced into the position she's in as wrong. Because Vilcus couldn't exactly get Taz out without causing a dangerous uproar, they offered to cover for her so that way she can still be with her friends outside of the cult. This continued for two sweeps until Sterco, Vilcus' bondmate, was kidnapped and murdered by Pozzol. In the aftermath, Taz helps them escape the Mirthimaniacs by faking their death. They held a fairly close and trusting relationship, one that may be considered familial in nature, heavily contrasting Taz and Pozzol's abusive relationship.

=== Pozzol Broyer ===
Vilcus is implied to have been part of the Mirthamaniacs longer than Pozzol, making him a senior to Pozzol, with him referring to them as "an elder brother". The two have a strong disliking for each other due to their vast difference in morals and for the fact that Vilcus was helping Taz. Pozzol ends up killing her bonded matesprit as means of getting rid of them, all while being extremely cruel in the process, with a desire to remember this moment for Vilcus to remember as well.

=== Sterco Exurdo ===
[[Sterco]] is Vilcus' deceased bondmate. Initially a kismesisitude, the two of them were vacillating between flushed and pitch. After Vilcus helped Taz, Pozzol killed him. He's implied to be the person Vilcus was talking about with Taz when stating that chucklevoodoos don't work on those one's close with and having friends the Mirthamaniacs would want to get rid of.

== Trivia ==

== Gallery ==

== References ==
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{{Infobox Video Game
|image = SnowboundBloodMenu.png
|caption = ''Snowbound Blood'' title screen upon initially starting the game.
|developer =
|series = ''[[Vast Error]]''
|platforms = [[wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]], [[wikipedia:MacOS|macOS]], [[wikipedia:Linux|Linux]]
|released = [[Snowbound Blood: Prologue|Prologue]]: March 22, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume One|Volume 1]]: March 22, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Two|Volume 2]]: April 5, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Three|Volume 3]]: April 26, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Four|Volume 4]]: May 24, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Five|Volume 5]]: June 20, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Six|Volume 6]]: August 10, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Seven|Volume 7]]: September 26, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Eight|Volume 8]]: February 9, 2020 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Nine|Volume 9]]: June 18, 2020 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Ten|Volume 10]]: January 11, 2021 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Eleven|Volume 11]]: October 22, 2021 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Twelve|Volume 12]]: February 10, 2023 
[[Snowbound Blood: Epilogue|Epilogue]]: May 17th, 2024
|genre = [[wikipedia:Visual novel|Visual novel]]
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'''''Snowbound Blood: A Vast Error Story''''', or simply '''''Snowbound Blood''''', is a ''[[Vast Error]]'' spinoff anthology of visual novels. Acting as a prequel to the comic, the story focuses around [[Secily Iopara]] as she investigates a crime that leads her down a rabbit hole of quirky suspects, dangerous cultists, and a mastermind behind it all. Snowbound Blood can be downloaded for free on itch.io [https://vasterror.itch.io/snowbound-blood here].

Snowbound Blood's visual and game design take inspiration from {{MSPAW External|Hiveswap:_Friendship_Simulator|Hiveswap: Friendship Simulator}}, much in the same way that the [[Trollodex]] serves as a parallel to ''Hiveswap''{{'}}s {{MSPAW External|Troll_Call|Troll Call}}.

The Prologue and Volume 1 were released on [https://vasterror.itch.io/snowbound-blood itch.io] on March 22, 2019. As of May 17th, 2024, all volumes have been released and the game is complete.

== Plot ==

=== Prologue ===
Chief Regulator [[Secily Iopara]] strikes down a brownblood during an operation, giving him a message for [[Ahlina Robiad]]: She will send them as many as they need to avenge her, and she's sorry she can't join her just yet. She takes a picture of the scene to document her success to her superiors, and admits that she takes some pleasure in killing. She sheathes Proserpina, her blade, and returns to [[Repiton Corporation|Corporate]] for her next mission.

=== Volume 1 ===
Secily has been stuck onto a Priority Aleph case, the highest priority there is, and meets with [[Sestro Enthal]], the corporate heir. He explains Operation Snowbound Blood to her; thieves have killed two truck drivers in the [[Northern Wastes]], stealing only a philter of [[Zekura Raines|The Vivifier's]] blood. The precision of their work is immaculate, and they had to have insider knowledge to know of the secret transportation route and where inside the truck the philter was. Secily notes that this is the first time she's heard of The Vivifier in a serious manner, as she's mostly known as a fringe religious figure. Secily creates a deck of [[Trollodex|trollodex cards]] of suspects and potential allies.

She drives to the scene of the murder/burglary to investigate, and is able to come to the same conclusion as Sestro; the culprit was clearly skilled and had insider information in some way.

On her way back to Corporate, she receives a call from an anonymous person, taunting her. He says he just wants to help her understand, and that she will by the end. He ends the call with the cryptic message 'Eidolic Acres. +2.111. Two days.'

At corporate she meets with [[Hamifi Hekrix]], Sestro's matesprit and another of Secily's superiors. She reports her conclusions, and notes that Hamifi seems nervous about this case, which Secily thinks is out of character for her. She leaves, and plans out who she'll interrogate first.

=== Volume 2 ===
Secily starts her case off by meeting with [[Rypite Koldan]], whose ties with [[Skorpe]] put him on her list, as the chat client came out of nowhere and is now the dominating messaging interface. Despite an intense back and forth, Secily soon finds that Rypite is just as excitable and genuine a character as he appears; with no hidden wrongdoings beyond offering comfort and recording podcast episodes on company time, something Secily does not care to punish. He has no relevant information for Secily, instead telling her about his matesprit, [[Sirage Feltri]], and giving her the card for his moirail, who he says is good at solving puzzles like this one.

As she already had Sirage on her list of suspects due to her past as a thief, she decides to interrogate her next, finding that she hasn't been at work since the wicend. Secily finds this highly suspicious, and sets out to find her, eventually stumbling upon her hungover in a park. After some conversation the two head to Sirage's office, where she admits she had a shipment on the truck that was stolen, but that it was just something she bought online. Secily coins the portmanteau 'murglary' to refer to the murder/burglary of the truck containing the philter while continuing to cast suspicion on Sirage, but eventually relents, admitting to herself that she feels sympathy for people like her, since her past is dodgy as well. Sirage mixes a cursed cocktail of whatever's on her desk, from ink to paper, and the two share a cup.

=== Volume 3 ===
Secily wakes up, hungover from her night with Sirage, then sets out to further pursue the case. She starts by following a hunch she has; that [[Bytcon Krypto]], a notorious scam artist she has never been able to catch, may have ties either directly or indirectly to the case. After entering the Currency Dome under an alias, she attempts to gain Bytcons favor by pretending to be a potential client. He leads her underground to a private room before proceeding to out her cover. Secily continues with her questioning nonetheless, but it quickly becomes clear that Bytcon holds the upper hand, and Secily has no way of proving any involvement. Upon leaving, Secily attempts to attack Bytcon but is coerced into letting him go in favor of an alibi paired with external pressure from Bytcon's many supporters. He leads her to a closer, and in order to prove his whereabouts, he refers Secily to [[Endari Vernir]], one of the 'Boys' he considers his closest confidants. Secily leaves the Currency Dome feeling utterly humiliated and vows to make more progress despite the dead end.

After her encounter with Bytcon, Secily heads to the coordinates provided to her by her anonymous caller. Arriving at [[Eidolic Acres]], Secily is confronted by [[Husske Mayzee|Husske Mayze]], before recalling her first assignment as a Regulator. Partway through her recall, things start to deviate and Secily finds that she has been mysteriously drawn to the corn fields that surround the property. Husske prevents her from entering, and explains that the corn whispers things, although he admits he's never met an adult who could hear it before. As a result he considers her trustworthy before bringing her inside to meet the rest of the kids who live on the acres. After some minor questioning of their situation and religious discussions Secily is drawn out by a crash, revealing a violin case with a recording and a picture of [[Oricka Rourst]] inside. Secily speeds away from the farm without another word as a result of the perceived threat.

=== Volume 4 ===
Secily does not allow herself a moment before hurrying to her next lead. Following up on the lead provided by Bytcon, she arrives at the Stronghold's top theatre; flashing her badge to gain entry and heading to the top show of the night. Upon making it into the venue, Secily gets to witness the tail end of an illusory show by Endari Vernir, a celebrity who has risen to fame in recent sweeps. Overwhelmed by the noise of the crowds, Secily slips backstage in the commotion of Endari's finale where she corners him after the show. After a brief discussion in the hallway, Endari takes her into his dressing room. Secily questions his past in the cultist scene, and after minor deliberation he shares his history with two notable groups. He describes his time with the [[The Mora|Mora]] religious group, and how he left as a result of am extreme Resonator Ritual. He also mentions another group he was with affiliated with, the [[Mirthamaniacs]], which he escaped with the help of a young troll. After some more discussion of astronomy and his former cult history, Secily leaves only to realize that she is being watched by [[Talald Hieron]], breaking into a pursuit after her. While she ends up unable to catch her, Secily now has confirmation that she is being closely monitored.

After leaving the Ediolic Acres, Secily arrives at a junkyard bordering the Depths, entering a cave that serves as the location of Oricka Rourst's hive. When entering, Secily triggers the defense measures in the cave. After a messy sequence of events that led to Secily's visor being blown up and being concussed against a rock, Oricka turns up to help. Secily catches a glimpse of one of Oricka's projects on the way back to Oricka's hive and scolds her for its creation; despite that Oricka brushes her off in favor of bringing her inside. Secily shares the details of the case to Oricka, and blows up in anger when she responds casually in favor of asking Secily if she got rid of the visor she'd made for her. After calming down, they have a heart to heart about the unfairness of life and Oricka leaves to go get some medical supplies and materials for a new visor. While Oricka is gone, Secily snoops around her room, reading through a discorpse conversation between Oricka and Secily's anonymous informant. There, what starts as a lighthearted back and forth shifts drastically as he engages in much more extremist behavior, something Oricka quickly finds herself opposed to. In a final confrontation between the two it's revealed that they know Oricka by name and warns her that he's sent someone to her hive. Secily concludes that whoever it is must want her dead, though she has to quickly step back when Oricka returns. As an apology for everything, Oricka provides Secily with a drone, modified to look like a Hummingbird Moth, something Secily comments she hasn't seen since her lusus died. Secily is brought near to tears by the gift.

== Transcripts ==
Transcripts for every ''Snowbound Blood'' volume can be found on [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bMb3ZSu5lj7G55zGyLhHNuv7VwbTKNs_qesOA4D9-FU/edit?usp=sharing Google Docs]. These transcripts are formatted and maintained by ''Snowbound Blood'' writer [[Alienoid]].

== Credits ==
;Publishers
* [[Deconreconstruction|Deconreconstruction LLC]]
* {{MSPAW External|Snake_Solutions_Studio|Snake Solutions Studio LLP}} (formerly)

;Directors and producers
* [[austinado|Austin "austinado"]]
* [[eddieDraws|Ed "eddieDraws"]]
* [[Sparaze|Heather "Sparaze"]]
* {{MSPAW External|Kate_Mitchell|Kate Mitchell}}
* {{MSPAW External|Andrew_D.|Andrew D. "Kohi"}}
* {{MSPAW External|Xamag}}
* Austin "ValantWynn"

;Programming
* Andrew D. "Kohi" - All Volumes
* [[VeritasUnae]] - Volumes 3, 7, 8, 10, and 12
* [[Alienoid]] - Volume 10, 11, 12, and Epilogue

;Writers
* Kate Mitchell - Volumes 1, 3, 5, 6 and 9 (Prologue, Husske, Mshiri, Raurou, Cinare, Additional Writing)
* {{MSPAW External|optimisticDuelist}} - Volume 1 (Sestro)
* {{MSPAW External|Pip|Pip D.}} - Volumes 1 — 5 (Hamifi, Sirage, Husske, Oricka, Mshiri, Additional Writing)
* Alienoid - Volumes 2, 3, 7 — 10 (Rypite, Bytcon, Necron, Sabine, Glomer, Hayyan)
* Austin "austinado" - Volumes 3, 5, 7 — 9, Epilogue Acts 2 - 4. (Bytcon, Occeus, Necron, Sabine, Glomer)
* Heather "Sparaze" - Volumes 3 and 4 (Bytcon, Endari)
* Ed "eddieDraws" - Volumes 3, 5 , 11, and Epilogue Act 3(Bytcon, Occeus, Mshiri)
* Ciro Page - Volumes 4 and 10 (Endari, Crytum)
* VeritasUnae - Volumes 6 and 10 (Raurou, Cadlys, Hayyan)
* Leon - Volumes 7, 8, 10, 11, and Epilogue Act 3 (Necron, Valtel, Crytum, Noxious, Volume 11 Ending 2)
* Joseph C. "pN" - Volumes 7, 9, and 11 (Gerbat, Cinare, Volume 11 Ending 1)
* Neptune - Volume 10 (Crytum)
* Charlie - Volume 10 (Crytum)
* Julia Norza - Volume 11 and 12 (Yeshin, "Sesmifi")
* Valerie Serac - Volume 12
* Sarah Zedig - Epilogue Acts 1 - 2

;Character artists
* Xamag - Volumes 1, 2, 5 — 7, 9, 10, 12, Epilogue (Secily, Sestro, Hamifi, Rypite, Sirage, Secily/Yeshin Dancing, Pozzol, Gerbat, Cretas)
* Ciro Page - Volumes 3, 6, 7, 9, 11 and 12 (Bytcon, Husske, Yeshin, Talald, Cinare)
* Big Chalupa - Volume 4 (Endari)
* Phil - Volumes 4, 7, 8, and Epilogue (Oricka, Necron, Valtel)
* Olschu - Volumes 5 and 10 (Occeus, Crytum)
* Neptune - Volumes 5, 6, 10, and Epilogue (Mshiri, Raurou, Hayyan)
* Charlie - Volumes 6 and 9 (Cadlys, Glomer)
* Banavalope - Volume 8 (Sabine, Noxious)
* Heather "Sparaze" - Volume 9 and Epilogue (The Executive)
* Eddie "eddieDraws" - Volume 11 (Yeshin)

;Background artists
* Charlie - Volumes 1 — 4, 7, 8, 10, and 11
* Phil - Volumes 1, 3, 4, 6, and 11
* Lupa - Volumes 1, 3, 5, 6 and 10
* Xamag - Volumes 2, 3, 5, 7 — 9, 12 and Epilogue
* Chuchumi - Volumes 3, 4, 6 and 9
* Eddie "eddieDraws" - Volumes 3, 4, 6, 9 - 11
* Hallie Kane - Volumes 3, 5 and 8
* Bana - Volumes 4, 5, 7 and 9
* Ciro Page - Volumes 4, 6 — 8 and 10
* Donut - Volumes 4 and 7 — 11
* Heather "Sparaze" - Volume 5, 8 and 9
* Dia - Volume 5
* Olschu - Volumes 6, 8, and 11
* Dust - Volume 11 and Epilogue
* Tyson "Fireistuck25" - Volume 11

;Ending illustrations
* Ciro Page - Volumes 1, 3, 5 and 10
* Big Chalupa - Volumes 2 — 4 and 6
* Phil - Volume 4
* Chuchumi - Volumes 6 and 8
* Alienoid - Volume 6
* Xamag - Volumes 7 — 9
* Neptune - Volume 10

;Musicians
*Joseph C. "pN"
** Title Theme, ''"Welcome to Night Vasterror"''
** Sestro's Theme, ''"Kid Business"''
** Investigation Theme, ''"Total Recall"''
** Hamifi's Theme, ''"Shh! The Adults are Talking"''
** Rypite's Theme, ''"Sirage, You're Not Gonna Believe This"''
** Sirage's Theme, ''"You Act Like You Never Answered a Boot Before"''
** Endari's Theme, ''"Heathen (An Evening with Chris Angel's Gay Cousin)"''
** Oricka's Theme, ''"Aeh... Geu Lageune..... (Damn Fish, You Live Like This?)"''
** Occeus's Theme, ''"Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Ethics Violation"''
** Raurou's Theme, ''"Rautatouille"''
** Cadlys's Theme, ''"Potion Seller. Enough of These Games."''
** Necron's Theme, ''"tinyurl_dot_com_slash_y48fbov8"''
** Gerbat's Theme, ''"Don't Shake The Hand Unless You Mean It"''
** Cretas's Theme, ''"You've Opened the Door."''
** Valtel's Theme, ''"for me, its always like this"''
** Glomer's Theme, ''"Raison D'ohtre"''
** The Executive's Theme, ''"Executive Decisions"''
** Cinare's Theme, ''"No Cops At Pride"''
** Ahlina's Theme, ''"Ahlina"''
** Hayyan's Theme, ''"the sound of 1,000 mosquitoes inhabiting the corpse of James Bond"''
** Crytum's Reflection Theme, ''"Loved You"''
**Vol 11 Trailer Theme, "You'll Have To Speak Up, I'm Behind Seven Proxies"
** Revelation Theme, ''"Or Else."''
** Various Sound Effects
* Kate Mitchell
** Secily's Theme, ''"Beatriz (Secily Cut)"''
** Secily's Combat Theme, ''"pessimistic duelist"''
** Cornfields Theme, ''"x marks the field"''
** Mshiri's Theme, ''"mshiri dearest"''
** Yeshin's Theme, ''"yeshin, somehow irresistible"''
** Harbingers of the Alpocalypse Theme, ''"The Black Depths"''
** Cinare's Garage Theme, ''"machine shop"''
**Yeshin's 2'nd Theme, "yeshin plays this on a boombox outside secily's hive at 4 in the morning"
* {{MSPAW External|James_Roach|James Roach}}
** Bytcon's Theme, ''"the wizard of oz is an isekai if u think about it"''
** Husske's Theme, ''"THERE SHALL BE NO PEACE WHILE JAMES ROACH HAUNTS THESE HALLS"''
* SplitSuns
** Sabine's Theme, ''"I ADMIT IT, I DON'T KNOW HOW KING CRIMSON WORKS!! HE ERASES TIME BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?! IF YOU ERASE TIME THEN SHOULDN'T IT NOT BE THERE? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN- WHAT DOES HE MEAN HE ERASES TIME?!"''
** Crytum's Theme, ''"thank you captain valken david"''
**Seinru's Theme, "Rejoice And Be Merry"
** Additional Sound Effects and Foley
* Viridian
** Cultist Party Crashing Theme, ''"Refutation"''
* Kurt 'Rnd' Burton
** X Theme, ''"Beyond the Wall (Intermission)"''
* Moonsweater
** Monorail Theme, ''"Corporate"''
* CRISTATA
** Tense Conversation Theme, ''"Nothing Special"''
**Yeshin's 3'rd Theme, "yeshin, again unfortunately"
**Yeshin's Confrontation Theme, "deadly beloathed"
**Secily/Necron Theme, "Checkmate 6 Romeo"
**Secily/Sestro/Hamifi Theme, "very normal and healthy troll "familial" relationships"
*Kal-la-kal-la
**Noxious' Theme, "You Aren't The Only One Cursed With Knowledge"
*VeritasUnae
**Noxious' Hideout Theme, "[No E x i t .]"
**Credits Theme, "Snowbound Blood"
*Rom M
**Edolon's Theme, "corruptedcultist"
**Kheparia's Theme, "Absolute Recall"
**Credits Theme, "Snowbound Blood" (Producer)
*Heather
**Talald's Theme, "Small But Knowing Jester"
*dbnet
**White Noise's Theme, "Waltz in the Static Void"
*bright0n
**Sestro Breakdown Theme "To Heaven, We Burn"

;Character creators
* Kate Mitchell - [[Secily Iopara]], [[Mshiri Libeta]], and [[Yeshin Laevis]]
* Austin "austinado" - [[Sestro Enthal]], [[Occeus Coliad]], [[Necron Exmort]], [[Pozzol Broyer]], [[Talald Hieron]], [[Sabine Berare]], [[Glomer Hicner]], [[Cinare Montor]] and [[Clarud Enthal|The Executive]]
* Heather "Sparaze" - [[Hamifi Hekrix]], [[Endari Vernir]], [[Oricka Rourst]] and [[Valtel Gurtea]]
* Xamag - [[Rypite Koldan]], [[Sirage Feltri]], [[Gerbat Batrav]], and [[Cretas Mglina]]
* Ciro Page - [[Bytcon Krypto]]
* Diz - [[Husske Mayzee]]
* Fear - [[Raurou Dersal]] and [[Cadlys Rankor]]
* Donut - [[Crytum Lydian]] and [[Hayyan Refero]]

;Special thanks
* Xtine - Mshiri Libeta Concept Assistance
* Izu "princepeachu" - Additional Assistance for Hayyan Refero
* Daniel "Wattson" Westfall - Wave Shader
* Lup, Biscuit, Mocha, Peko, Tiny, and Sneeze - Moral Support Mousies
* Andrew Hussie, What Pumpkin Games, and the creators of Hiveswap: Friendship Simulator - Inspiration

== Trivia ==
* ''Snowbound Blood''{{'}}s title screen continually updates as the player completes both routes in a single volume.
* Despite the game having a linear plotline, volumes can be loaded and launched in any order. This is to avoid players having to replay through earlier volumes if they redownload the game to play a newly released chapter.

== See also ==
* [[Secily Iopara]]
* [[Trollodex]]
* [[Vast Error: Intermission 2 Side 2|Intermission 2 Side 2]]
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Snowbound Blood

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|caption = ''Snowbound Blood'' title screen upon initially starting the game.
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|series = ''[[Vast Error]]''
|platforms = [[wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]], [[wikipedia:MacOS|macOS]], [[wikipedia:Linux|Linux]]
|released = [[Snowbound Blood: Prologue|Prologue]]: March 22, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume One|Volume 1]]: March 22, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Two|Volume 2]]: April 5, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Three|Volume 3]]: April 26, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Four|Volume 4]]: May 24, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Five|Volume 5]]: June 20, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Six|Volume 6]]: August 10, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Seven|Volume 7]]: September 26, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Eight|Volume 8]]: February 9, 2020 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Nine|Volume 9]]: June 18, 2020 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Ten|Volume 10]]: January 11, 2021 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Eleven|Volume 11]]: October 22, 2021 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Twelve|Volume 12]]: February 10, 2023 
[[Snowbound Blood: Epilogue|Epilogue]]: May 17th, 2024
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'''''Snowbound Blood: A Vast Error Story''''', or simply '''''Snowbound Blood''''', is a ''[[Vast Error]]'' spinoff anthology of visual novels. Acting as a prequel to the comic, the story focuses around [[Secily Iopara]] as she investigates a crime that leads her down a rabbit hole of quirky suspects, dangerous cultists, and a mastermind behind it all. Snowbound Blood can be downloaded for free on itch.io [https://vasterror.itch.io/snowbound-blood here].

Snowbound Blood's visual and game design take inspiration from {{MSPAW External|Hiveswap:_Friendship_Simulator|Hiveswap: Friendship Simulator}}, much in the same way that the [[Trollodex]] serves as a parallel to ''Hiveswap''{{'}}s {{MSPAW External|Troll_Call|Troll Call}}.

The Prologue and Volume 1 were released on [https://vasterror.itch.io/snowbound-blood itch.io] on March 22, 2019. As of May 17th, 2024, all volumes have been released and the game is complete.

== Plot ==

=== Prologue ===
Chief Regulator [[Secily Iopara]] strikes down a brownblood during an operation, giving him a message for [[Ahlina Robiad]]: She will send them as many as they need to avenge her, and she's sorry she can't join her just yet. She takes a picture of the scene to document her success to her superiors, and admits that she takes some pleasure in killing. She sheathes Proserpina, her blade, and returns to [[Repiton Corporation|Corporate]] for her next mission.

=== Volume 1 ===
Secily has been stuck onto a Priority Aleph case, the highest priority there is, and meets with [[Sestro Enthal]], the corporate heir. He explains Operation Snowbound Blood to her; thieves have killed two truck drivers in the [[Northern Wastes]], stealing only a philter of [[Zekura Raines|The Vivifier's]] blood. The precision of their work is immaculate, and they had to have insider knowledge to know of the secret transportation route and where inside the truck the philter was. Secily notes that this is the first time she's heard of The Vivifier in a serious manner, as she's mostly known as a fringe religious figure. Secily creates a deck of [[Trollodex|trollodex cards]] of suspects and potential allies.

She drives to the scene of the murder/burglary to investigate, and is able to come to the same conclusion as Sestro; the culprit was clearly skilled and had insider information in some way.

On her way back to Corporate, she receives a call from an anonymous person, taunting her. He says he just wants to help her understand, and that she will by the end. He ends the call with the cryptic message 'Eidolic Acres. +2.111. Two days.'

At corporate she meets with [[Hamifi Hekrix]], Sestro's matesprit and another of Secily's superiors. She reports her conclusions, and notes that Hamifi seems nervous about this case, which Secily thinks is out of character for her. She leaves, and plans out who she'll interrogate first.

=== Volume 2 ===
Secily starts her case off by meeting with [[Rypite Koldan]], whose ties with [[Skorpe]] put him on her list, as the chat client came out of nowhere and is now the dominating messaging interface. Despite an intense back and forth, Secily soon finds that Rypite is just as excitable and genuine a character as he appears; with no hidden wrongdoings beyond offering comfort and recording podcast episodes on company time, something Secily does not care to punish. He has no relevant information for Secily, instead telling her about his matesprit, [[Sirage Feltri]], and giving her the card for his moirail, who he says is good at solving puzzles like this one.

As she already had Sirage on her list of suspects due to her past as a thief, she decides to interrogate her next, finding that she hasn't been at work since the wicend. Secily finds this highly suspicious, and sets out to find her, eventually stumbling upon her hungover in a park. After some conversation the two head to Sirage's office, where she admits she had a shipment on the truck that was stolen, but that it was just something she bought online. Secily coins the portmanteau 'murglary' to refer to the murder/burglary of the truck containing the philter while continuing to cast suspicion on Sirage, but eventually relents, admitting to herself that she feels sympathy for people like her, since her past is dodgy as well. Sirage mixes a cursed cocktail of whatever's on her desk, from ink to paper, and the two share a cup.

=== Volume 3 ===
Secily wakes up hungover, from her night with Sirage, then sets out to further pursue the case. She starts by following a hunch she has; that [[Bytcon Krypto]], a notorious scam artist she has never been able to catch, may have ties either directly or indirectly to the case. After entering the Currency Dome under an alias, she attempts to gain Bytcons favor by pretending to be a potential client. He leads her underground to a private room before proceeding to out her cover. Secily continues with her questioning nonetheless, but it quickly becomes clear that Bytcon holds the upper hand, and Secily has no way of proving any involvement. Upon leaving, Secily attempts to attack Bytcon but is coerced into letting him go in favor of an alibi paired with external pressure from Bytcon's many supporters. He leads her to a closer, and in order to prove his whereabouts, he refers Secily to [[Endari Vernir]], one of the 'Boys' he considers his closest confidants. Secily leaves the Currency Dome feeling utterly humiliated and vows to make more progress despite the dead end.

After her encounter with Bytcon, Secily heads to the coordinates provided to her by her anonymous caller. Arriving at [[Eidolic Acres]], Secily is confronted by [[Husske Mayzee|Husske Mayze]], before recalling her first assignment as a Regulator. Partway through her recall, things start to deviate and Secily finds that she has been mysteriously drawn to the corn fields that surround the property. Husske prevents her from entering, and explains that the corn whispers things, although he admits he's never met an adult who could hear it before. As a result he considers her trustworthy before bringing her inside to meet the rest of the kids who live on the acres. After some minor questioning of their situation and religious discussions Secily is drawn out by a crash, revealing a violin case with a recording and a picture of [[Oricka Rourst]] inside. Secily speeds away from the farm without another word as a result of the perceived threat.

=== Volume 4 ===
Secily does not allow herself a moment before hurrying to her next lead. Following up on the lead provided by Bytcon, she arrives at the Stronghold's top theatre; flashing her badge to gain entry and heading to the top show of the night. Upon making it into the venue, Secily gets to witness the tail end of an illusory show by Endari Vernir, a celebrity who has risen to fame in recent sweeps. Overwhelmed by the noise of the crowds, Secily slips backstage in the commotion of Endari's finale where she corners him after the show. After a brief discussion in the hallway, Endari takes her into his dressing room. Secily questions his past in the cultist scene, and after minor deliberation he shares his history with two notable groups. He describes his time with the [[The Mora|Mora]] religious group, and how he left as a result of am extreme Resonator Ritual. He also mentions another group he was with affiliated with, the [[Mirthamaniacs]], which he escaped with the help of a young troll. After some more discussion of astronomy and his former cult history, Secily leaves only to realize that she is being watched by [[Talald Hieron]], breaking into a pursuit after her. While she ends up unable to catch her, Secily now has confirmation that she is being closely monitored.

After leaving the Ediolic Acres, Secily arrives at a junkyard bordering the Depths, entering a cave that serves as the location of Oricka Rourst's hive. When entering, Secily triggers the defense measures in the cave. After a messy sequence of events that led to Secily's visor being blown up and being concussed against a rock, Oricka turns up to help. Secily catches a glimpse of one of Oricka's projects on the way back to Oricka's hive and scolds her for its creation; despite that Oricka brushes her off in favor of bringing her inside. Secily shares the details of the case to Oricka, and blows up in anger when she responds casually in favor of asking Secily if she got rid of the visor she'd made for her. After calming down, they have a heart to heart about the unfairness of life and Oricka leaves to go get some medical supplies and materials for a new visor. While Oricka is gone, Secily snoops around her room, reading through a discorpse conversation between Oricka and Secily's anonymous informant. There, what starts as a lighthearted back and forth shifts drastically as he engages in much more extremist behavior, something Oricka quickly finds herself opposed to. In a final confrontation between the two it's revealed that they know Oricka by name and warns her that he's sent someone to her hive. Secily concludes that whoever it is must want her dead, though she has to quickly step back when Oricka returns. As an apology for everything, Oricka provides Secily with a drone, modified to look like a Hummingbird Moth, something Secily comments she hasn't seen since her lusus died. Secily is brought near to tears by the gift.

== Transcripts ==
Transcripts for every ''Snowbound Blood'' volume can be found on [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bMb3ZSu5lj7G55zGyLhHNuv7VwbTKNs_qesOA4D9-FU/edit?usp=sharing Google Docs]. These transcripts are formatted and maintained by ''Snowbound Blood'' writer [[Alienoid]].

== Credits ==
;Publishers
* [[Deconreconstruction|Deconreconstruction LLC]]
* {{MSPAW External|Snake_Solutions_Studio|Snake Solutions Studio LLP}} (formerly)

;Directors and producers
* [[austinado|Austin "austinado"]]
* [[eddieDraws|Ed "eddieDraws"]]
* [[Sparaze|Heather "Sparaze"]]
* {{MSPAW External|Kate_Mitchell|Kate Mitchell}}
* {{MSPAW External|Andrew_D.|Andrew D. "Kohi"}}
* {{MSPAW External|Xamag}}
* Austin "ValantWynn"

;Programming
* Andrew D. "Kohi" - All Volumes
* [[VeritasUnae]] - Volumes 3, 7, 8, 10, and 12
* [[Alienoid]] - Volume 10, 11, 12, and Epilogue

;Writers
* Kate Mitchell - Volumes 1, 3, 5, 6 and 9 (Prologue, Husske, Mshiri, Raurou, Cinare, Additional Writing)
* {{MSPAW External|optimisticDuelist}} - Volume 1 (Sestro)
* {{MSPAW External|Pip|Pip D.}} - Volumes 1 — 5 (Hamifi, Sirage, Husske, Oricka, Mshiri, Additional Writing)
* Alienoid - Volumes 2, 3, 7 — 10 (Rypite, Bytcon, Necron, Sabine, Glomer, Hayyan)
* Austin "austinado" - Volumes 3, 5, 7 — 9, Epilogue Acts 2 - 4. (Bytcon, Occeus, Necron, Sabine, Glomer)
* Heather "Sparaze" - Volumes 3 and 4 (Bytcon, Endari)
* Ed "eddieDraws" - Volumes 3, 5 , 11, and Epilogue Act 3(Bytcon, Occeus, Mshiri)
* Ciro Page - Volumes 4 and 10 (Endari, Crytum)
* VeritasUnae - Volumes 6 and 10 (Raurou, Cadlys, Hayyan)
* Leon - Volumes 7, 8, 10, 11, and Epilogue Act 3 (Necron, Valtel, Crytum, Noxious, Volume 11 Ending 2)
* Joseph C. "pN" - Volumes 7, 9, and 11 (Gerbat, Cinare, Volume 11 Ending 1)
* Neptune - Volume 10 (Crytum)
* Charlie - Volume 10 (Crytum)
* Julia Norza - Volume 11 and 12 (Yeshin, "Sesmifi")
* Valerie Serac - Volume 12
* Sarah Zedig - Epilogue Acts 1 - 2

;Character artists
* Xamag - Volumes 1, 2, 5 — 7, 9, 10, 12, Epilogue (Secily, Sestro, Hamifi, Rypite, Sirage, Secily/Yeshin Dancing, Pozzol, Gerbat, Cretas)
* Ciro Page - Volumes 3, 6, 7, 9, 11 and 12 (Bytcon, Husske, Yeshin, Talald, Cinare)
* Big Chalupa - Volume 4 (Endari)
* Phil - Volumes 4, 7, 8, and Epilogue (Oricka, Necron, Valtel)
* Olschu - Volumes 5 and 10 (Occeus, Crytum)
* Neptune - Volumes 5, 6, 10, and Epilogue (Mshiri, Raurou, Hayyan)
* Charlie - Volumes 6 and 9 (Cadlys, Glomer)
* Banavalope - Volume 8 (Sabine, Noxious)
* Heather "Sparaze" - Volume 9 and Epilogue (The Executive)
* Eddie "eddieDraws" - Volume 11 (Yeshin)

;Background artists
* Charlie - Volumes 1 — 4, 7, 8, 10, and 11
* Phil - Volumes 1, 3, 4, 6, and 11
* Lupa - Volumes 1, 3, 5, 6 and 10
* Xamag - Volumes 2, 3, 5, 7 — 9, 12 and Epilogue
* Chuchumi - Volumes 3, 4, 6 and 9
* Eddie "eddieDraws" - Volumes 3, 4, 6, 9 - 11
* Hallie Kane - Volumes 3, 5 and 8
* Bana - Volumes 4, 5, 7 and 9
* Ciro Page - Volumes 4, 6 — 8 and 10
* Donut - Volumes 4 and 7 — 11
* Heather "Sparaze" - Volume 5, 8 and 9
* Dia - Volume 5
* Olschu - Volumes 6, 8, and 11
* Dust - Volume 11 and Epilogue
* Tyson "Fireistuck25" - Volume 11

;Ending illustrations
* Ciro Page - Volumes 1, 3, 5 and 10
* Big Chalupa - Volumes 2 — 4 and 6
* Phil - Volume 4
* Chuchumi - Volumes 6 and 8
* Alienoid - Volume 6
* Xamag - Volumes 7 — 9
* Neptune - Volume 10

;Musicians
*Joseph C. "pN"
** Title Theme, ''"Welcome to Night Vasterror"''
** Sestro's Theme, ''"Kid Business"''
** Investigation Theme, ''"Total Recall"''
** Hamifi's Theme, ''"Shh! The Adults are Talking"''
** Rypite's Theme, ''"Sirage, You're Not Gonna Believe This"''
** Sirage's Theme, ''"You Act Like You Never Answered a Boot Before"''
** Endari's Theme, ''"Heathen (An Evening with Chris Angel's Gay Cousin)"''
** Oricka's Theme, ''"Aeh... Geu Lageune..... (Damn Fish, You Live Like This?)"''
** Occeus's Theme, ''"Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Ethics Violation"''
** Raurou's Theme, ''"Rautatouille"''
** Cadlys's Theme, ''"Potion Seller. Enough of These Games."''
** Necron's Theme, ''"tinyurl_dot_com_slash_y48fbov8"''
** Gerbat's Theme, ''"Don't Shake The Hand Unless You Mean It"''
** Cretas's Theme, ''"You've Opened the Door."''
** Valtel's Theme, ''"for me, its always like this"''
** Glomer's Theme, ''"Raison D'ohtre"''
** The Executive's Theme, ''"Executive Decisions"''
** Cinare's Theme, ''"No Cops At Pride"''
** Ahlina's Theme, ''"Ahlina"''
** Hayyan's Theme, ''"the sound of 1,000 mosquitoes inhabiting the corpse of James Bond"''
** Crytum's Reflection Theme, ''"Loved You"''
**Vol 11 Trailer Theme, "You'll Have To Speak Up, I'm Behind Seven Proxies"
** Revelation Theme, ''"Or Else."''
** Various Sound Effects
* Kate Mitchell
** Secily's Theme, ''"Beatriz (Secily Cut)"''
** Secily's Combat Theme, ''"pessimistic duelist"''
** Cornfields Theme, ''"x marks the field"''
** Mshiri's Theme, ''"mshiri dearest"''
** Yeshin's Theme, ''"yeshin, somehow irresistible"''
** Harbingers of the Alpocalypse Theme, ''"The Black Depths"''
** Cinare's Garage Theme, ''"machine shop"''
**Yeshin's 2'nd Theme, "yeshin plays this on a boombox outside secily's hive at 4 in the morning"
* {{MSPAW External|James_Roach|James Roach}}
** Bytcon's Theme, ''"the wizard of oz is an isekai if u think about it"''
** Husske's Theme, ''"THERE SHALL BE NO PEACE WHILE JAMES ROACH HAUNTS THESE HALLS"''
* SplitSuns
** Sabine's Theme, ''"I ADMIT IT, I DON'T KNOW HOW KING CRIMSON WORKS!! HE ERASES TIME BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?! IF YOU ERASE TIME THEN SHOULDN'T IT NOT BE THERE? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN- WHAT DOES HE MEAN HE ERASES TIME?!"''
** Crytum's Theme, ''"thank you captain valken david"''
**Seinru's Theme, "Rejoice And Be Merry"
** Additional Sound Effects and Foley
* Viridian
** Cultist Party Crashing Theme, ''"Refutation"''
* Kurt 'Rnd' Burton
** X Theme, ''"Beyond the Wall (Intermission)"''
* Moonsweater
** Monorail Theme, ''"Corporate"''
* CRISTATA
** Tense Conversation Theme, ''"Nothing Special"''
**Yeshin's 3'rd Theme, "yeshin, again unfortunately"
**Yeshin's Confrontation Theme, "deadly beloathed"
**Secily/Necron Theme, "Checkmate 6 Romeo"
**Secily/Sestro/Hamifi Theme, "very normal and healthy troll "familial" relationships"
*Kal-la-kal-la
**Noxious' Theme, "You Aren't The Only One Cursed With Knowledge"
*VeritasUnae
**Noxious' Hideout Theme, "[No E x i t .]"
**Credits Theme, "Snowbound Blood"
*Rom M
**Edolon's Theme, "corruptedcultist"
**Kheparia's Theme, "Absolute Recall"
**Credits Theme, "Snowbound Blood" (Producer)
*Heather
**Talald's Theme, "Small But Knowing Jester"
*dbnet
**White Noise's Theme, "Waltz in the Static Void"
*bright0n
**Sestro Breakdown Theme "To Heaven, We Burn"

;Character creators
* Kate Mitchell - [[Secily Iopara]], [[Mshiri Libeta]], and [[Yeshin Laevis]]
* Austin "austinado" - [[Sestro Enthal]], [[Occeus Coliad]], [[Necron Exmort]], [[Pozzol Broyer]], [[Talald Hieron]], [[Sabine Berare]], [[Glomer Hicner]], [[Cinare Montor]] and [[Clarud Enthal|The Executive]]
* Heather "Sparaze" - [[Hamifi Hekrix]], [[Endari Vernir]], [[Oricka Rourst]] and [[Valtel Gurtea]]
* Xamag - [[Rypite Koldan]], [[Sirage Feltri]], [[Gerbat Batrav]], and [[Cretas Mglina]]
* Ciro Page - [[Bytcon Krypto]]
* Diz - [[Husske Mayzee]]
* Fear - [[Raurou Dersal]] and [[Cadlys Rankor]]
* Donut - [[Crytum Lydian]] and [[Hayyan Refero]]

;Special thanks
* Xtine - Mshiri Libeta Concept Assistance
* Izu "princepeachu" - Additional Assistance for Hayyan Refero
* Daniel "Wattson" Westfall - Wave Shader
* Lup, Biscuit, Mocha, Peko, Tiny, and Sneeze - Moral Support Mousies
* Andrew Hussie, What Pumpkin Games, and the creators of Hiveswap: Friendship Simulator - Inspiration

== Trivia ==
* ''Snowbound Blood''{{'}}s title screen continually updates as the player completes both routes in a single volume.
* Despite the game having a linear plotline, volumes can be loaded and launched in any order. This is to avoid players having to replay through earlier volumes if they redownload the game to play a newly released chapter.

== See also ==
* [[Secily Iopara]]
* [[Trollodex]]
* [[Vast Error: Intermission 2 Side 2|Intermission 2 Side 2]]
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{{Infobox Video Game
|image = SnowboundBloodMenu.png
|caption = ''Snowbound Blood'' title screen upon initially starting the game.
|developer =
|series = ''[[Vast Error]]''
|platforms = [[wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]], [[wikipedia:MacOS|macOS]], [[wikipedia:Linux|Linux]]
|released = [[Snowbound Blood: Prologue|Prologue]]: March 22, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume One|Volume 1]]: March 22, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Two|Volume 2]]: April 5, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Three|Volume 3]]: April 26, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Four|Volume 4]]: May 24, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Five|Volume 5]]: June 20, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Six|Volume 6]]: August 10, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Seven|Volume 7]]: September 26, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Eight|Volume 8]]: February 9, 2020 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Nine|Volume 9]]: June 18, 2020 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Ten|Volume 10]]: January 11, 2021 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Eleven|Volume 11]]: October 22, 2021 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Twelve|Volume 12]]: February 10, 2023 
[[Snowbound Blood: Epilogue|Epilogue]]: May 17th, 2024
|genre = [[wikipedia:Visual novel|Visual novel]]
|designer =
|programmer =
|artist =
|writer =
}}
'''''Snowbound Blood: A Vast Error Story''''', or simply '''''Snowbound Blood''''', is a ''[[Vast Error]]'' spinoff anthology of visual novels. Acting as a prequel to the comic, the story focuses around [[Secily Iopara]] as she investigates a crime that leads her down a rabbit hole of quirky suspects, dangerous cultists, and a mastermind behind it all. Snowbound Blood can be downloaded for free on itch.io [https://vasterror.itch.io/snowbound-blood here].

Snowbound Blood's visual and game design take inspiration from {{MSPAW External|Hiveswap:_Friendship_Simulator|Hiveswap: Friendship Simulator}}, much in the same way that the [[Trollodex]] serves as a parallel to ''Hiveswap''{{'}}s {{MSPAW External|Troll_Call|Troll Call}}.

The Prologue and Volume 1 were released on [https://vasterror.itch.io/snowbound-blood itch.io] on March 22, 2019. As of May 17th, 2024, all volumes have been released and the game is complete.

== Plot ==

=== Prologue ===
Chief Regulator [[Secily Iopara]] strikes down a brownblood during an operation, giving him a message for [[Ahlina Robiad]]: She will send them as many as they need to avenge her, and she's sorry she can't join her just yet. She takes a picture of the scene to document her success to her superiors, and admits that she takes some pleasure in killing. She sheathes Proserpina, her blade, and returns to [[Repiton Corporation|Corporate]] for her next mission.

=== Volume 1 ===
Secily has been stuck onto a Priority Aleph case, the highest priority there is, and meets with [[Sestro Enthal]], the corporate heir. He explains Operation Snowbound Blood to her; thieves have killed two truck drivers in the [[Northern Wastes]], stealing only a philter of [[Zekura Raines|The Vivifier's]] blood. The precision of their work is immaculate, and they had to have insider knowledge to know of the secret transportation route and where inside the truck the philter was. Secily notes that this is the first time she's heard of The Vivifier in a serious manner, as she's mostly known as a fringe religious figure. Secily creates a deck of [[Trollodex|trollodex cards]] of suspects and potential allies.

She drives to the scene of the murder/burglary to investigate, and is able to come to the same conclusion as Sestro; the culprit was clearly skilled and had insider information in some way.

On her way back to Corporate, she receives a call from an anonymous person, taunting her. He says he just wants to help her understand, and that she will by the end. He ends the call with the cryptic message 'Eidolic Acres. +2.111. Two days.'

At corporate she meets with [[Hamifi Hekrix]], Sestro's matesprit and another of Secily's superiors. She reports her conclusions, and notes that Hamifi seems nervous about this case, which Secily thinks is out of character for her. She leaves, and plans out who she'll interrogate first.

=== Volume 2 ===
Secily starts her case off by meeting with [[Rypite Koldan]], whose ties with [[Skorpe]] put him on her list as it came out of nowhere and is now the dominating chat client. Despite an intense back and forth, Secily soon finds that Rypite is just as excitable and genuine a character as he appears with no hidden wrongdoing beyond offering comfort and recording podcast episodes on company time, something Secily does not care to punish. He has no relevant information for Secily, instead telling her about his matesprit, [[Sirage Feltri]], and giving her the card for his moirail, who he says is good at solving puzzles like this one.

As she already had Sirage on her list of suspects due to her past as a thief, she decides to interrogate her next, finding that she hasn't been at work since the wicend. Secily finds this highly suspicious, and sets out to find her, eventually stumbling upon her hungover in a park. After some conversation the two head to Sirage's office, where she admits she had a shipment on the truck that was stolen, but that it was just something she bought online. Secily coins the portmanteau 'murglary' to refer to the murder/burglary of the truck containing the philter while continuing to cast suspicion on Sirage, but eventually relents, admitting to herself that she feels sympathy for people like her, since her past is dodgy as well. Sirage mixes a cursed cocktail of whatever's on her desk, from ink to paper, and the two share a cup.

=== Volume 3 ===
Secily wakes up hungover from her night with Sirage, before setting out to further pursue the case. She starts by following a hunch she has that [[Bytcon Krypto]], a notorious scam artist she has never been able to catch, may have ties either directly or indirectly to the case. Entering the Currency Dome under an alias, she attempts to gain Bytcons favor by pretending to be a potential client. He leads her underground to a private room before proceeding to out her cover. Secily continues with her questioning nonetheless, but it quickly becomes clear that Bytcon holds the upper hand, and Secily has no way of proving any involvement. Upon leaving, Secily attempts to attack Bytcon but is coerced into letting him go in favor of an alibi paired with external pressure from Bytcon's many supporters. He leads her to a closer, and in order to prove his whereabouts, he refers Secily to [[Endari Vernir]], one of the 'Boys' he considers his closest confidants. Secily leaves the Currency Dome feeling utterly humiliated and vows to make more progress despite the dead end.

After her encounter with Bytcon, Secily heads to the coordinates provided to her by her anonymous caller. Arriving at [[Eidolic Acres]], Secily is confronted by [[Husske Mayzee|Husske Mayze]], before recalling her first assignment as a Regulator. Partway through her recall, things start to deviate and Secily finds that she has been mysteriously drawn to the corn fields that surround the property. Husske prevents her from entering, and explains that the corn whispers things, although he admits he's never met an adult who could hear it before. As a result he considers her trustworthy before bringing her inside to meet the rest of the kids who live on the acres. After some minor questioning of their situation and religious discussions Secily is drawn out by a crash, revealing a violin case with a recording and a picture of [[Oricka Rourst]] inside. Secily speeds away from the farm without another word as a result to the perceived threat.

=== Volume 4 ===
Secily does not allow herself a moment before hurrying to her next lead. Following up on the lead provided by Bytcon, she arrives at the Stronghold's top theatre; flashing her badge to gain entry and heading to the top show of the night. Upon making it into the venue, Secily gets to witness the tail end of an illusory show by Endari Vernir, a celebrity who has risen to fame in recent sweeps. Overwhelmed by the noise of the crowds, Secily slips backstage in the commotion of Endari's finale where she corners him after the show. After a brief discussion in the hallway, Endari takes her into his dressing room. Secily questions his past in the cultist scene, and after minor deliberation he shares his history with two notable groups. He describes his time with the [[The Mora|Mora]] religious group, and how he left as a result of am extreme Resonator Ritual. He also mentions another group he was with affiliated with, the [[Mirthamaniacs]], which he escaped with the help of a young troll. After some more discussion of astronomy and his former cult history, Secily leaves only to realize that she is being watched by [[Talald Hieron]], breaking into a pursuit after her. While she ends up unable to catch her, Secily now has confirmation that she is being closely monitored.

After leaving the Ediolic Acres, Secily arrives at a junkyard bordering the Depths, entering a cave that serves as the location of Oricka Rourst's hive. When entering, Secily triggers the defense measures in the cave. After a messy sequence of events that led to Secily's visor being blown up and being concussed against a rock, Oricka turns up to help. Secily catches a glimpse of one of Oricka's projects on the way back to Oricka's hive and scolds her for its creation; despite that Oricka brushes her off in favor of bringing her inside. Secily shares the details of the case to Oricka, and blows up in anger when she responds casually in favor of asking Secily if she got rid of the visor she'd made for her. After calming down, they have a heart to heart about the unfairness of life and Oricka leaves to go get some medical supplies and materials for a new visor. While Oricka is gone, Secily snoops around her room, reading through a discorpse conversation between Oricka and Secily's anonymous informant. There, what starts as a lighthearted back and forth shifts drastically as he engages in much more extremist behavior, something Oricka quickly finds herself opposed to. In a final confrontation between the two it's revealed that they know Oricka by name and warns her that he's sent someone to her hive. Secily concludes that whoever it is must want her dead, though she has to quickly step back when Oricka returns. As an apology for everything, Oricka provides Secily with a drone, modified to look like a Hummingbird Moth, something Secily comments she hasn't seen since her lusus died. Secily is brought near to tears by the gift.

== Transcripts ==
Transcripts for every ''Snowbound Blood'' volume can be found on [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bMb3ZSu5lj7G55zGyLhHNuv7VwbTKNs_qesOA4D9-FU/edit?usp=sharing Google Docs]. These transcripts are formatted and maintained by ''Snowbound Blood'' writer [[Alienoid]].

== Credits ==
;Publishers
* [[Deconreconstruction|Deconreconstruction LLC]]
* {{MSPAW External|Snake_Solutions_Studio|Snake Solutions Studio LLP}} (formerly)

;Directors and producers
* [[austinado|Austin "austinado"]]
* [[eddieDraws|Ed "eddieDraws"]]
* [[Sparaze|Heather "Sparaze"]]
* {{MSPAW External|Kate_Mitchell|Kate Mitchell}}
* {{MSPAW External|Andrew_D.|Andrew D. "Kohi"}}
* {{MSPAW External|Xamag}}
* Austin "ValantWynn"

;Programming
* Andrew D. "Kohi" - All Volumes
* [[VeritasUnae]] - Volumes 3, 7, 8, 10, and 12
* [[Alienoid]] - Volume 10, 11, 12, and Epilogue

;Writers
* Kate Mitchell - Volumes 1, 3, 5, 6 and 9 (Prologue, Husske, Mshiri, Raurou, Cinare, Additional Writing)
* {{MSPAW External|optimisticDuelist}} - Volume 1 (Sestro)
* {{MSPAW External|Pip|Pip D.}} - Volumes 1 — 5 (Hamifi, Sirage, Husske, Oricka, Mshiri, Additional Writing)
* Alienoid - Volumes 2, 3, 7 — 10 (Rypite, Bytcon, Necron, Sabine, Glomer, Hayyan)
* Austin "austinado" - Volumes 3, 5, 7 — 9, Epilogue Acts 2 - 4. (Bytcon, Occeus, Necron, Sabine, Glomer)
* Heather "Sparaze" - Volumes 3 and 4 (Bytcon, Endari)
* Ed "eddieDraws" - Volumes 3, 5 , 11, and Epilogue Act 3(Bytcon, Occeus, Mshiri)
* Ciro Page - Volumes 4 and 10 (Endari, Crytum)
* VeritasUnae - Volumes 6 and 10 (Raurou, Cadlys, Hayyan)
* Leon - Volumes 7, 8, 10, 11, and Epilogue Act 3 (Necron, Valtel, Crytum, Noxious, Volume 11 Ending 2)
* Joseph C. "pN" - Volumes 7, 9, and 11 (Gerbat, Cinare, Volume 11 Ending 1)
* Neptune - Volume 10 (Crytum)
* Charlie - Volume 10 (Crytum)
* Julia Norza - Volume 11 and 12 (Yeshin, "Sesmifi")
* Valerie Serac - Volume 12
* Sarah Zedig - Epilogue Acts 1 - 2

;Character artists
* Xamag - Volumes 1, 2, 5 — 7, 9, 10, 12, Epilogue (Secily, Sestro, Hamifi, Rypite, Sirage, Secily/Yeshin Dancing, Pozzol, Gerbat, Cretas)
* Ciro Page - Volumes 3, 6, 7, 9, 11 and 12 (Bytcon, Husske, Yeshin, Talald, Cinare)
* Big Chalupa - Volume 4 (Endari)
* Phil - Volumes 4, 7, 8, and Epilogue (Oricka, Necron, Valtel)
* Olschu - Volumes 5 and 10 (Occeus, Crytum)
* Neptune - Volumes 5, 6, 10, and Epilogue (Mshiri, Raurou, Hayyan)
* Charlie - Volumes 6 and 9 (Cadlys, Glomer)
* Banavalope - Volume 8 (Sabine, Noxious)
* Heather "Sparaze" - Volume 9 and Epilogue (The Executive)
* Eddie "eddieDraws" - Volume 11 (Yeshin)

;Background artists
* Charlie - Volumes 1 — 4, 7, 8, 10, and 11
* Phil - Volumes 1, 3, 4, 6, and 11
* Lupa - Volumes 1, 3, 5, 6 and 10
* Xamag - Volumes 2, 3, 5, 7 — 9, 12 and Epilogue
* Chuchumi - Volumes 3, 4, 6 and 9
* Eddie "eddieDraws" - Volumes 3, 4, 6, 9 - 11
* Hallie Kane - Volumes 3, 5 and 8
* Bana - Volumes 4, 5, 7 and 9
* Ciro Page - Volumes 4, 6 — 8 and 10
* Donut - Volumes 4 and 7 — 11
* Heather "Sparaze" - Volume 5, 8 and 9
* Dia - Volume 5
* Olschu - Volumes 6, 8, and 11
* Dust - Volume 11 and Epilogue
* Tyson "Fireistuck25" - Volume 11

;Ending illustrations
* Ciro Page - Volumes 1, 3, 5 and 10
* Big Chalupa - Volumes 2 — 4 and 6
* Phil - Volume 4
* Chuchumi - Volumes 6 and 8
* Alienoid - Volume 6
* Xamag - Volumes 7 — 9
* Neptune - Volume 10

;Musicians
*Joseph C. "pN"
** Title Theme, ''"Welcome to Night Vasterror"''
** Sestro's Theme, ''"Kid Business"''
** Investigation Theme, ''"Total Recall"''
** Hamifi's Theme, ''"Shh! The Adults are Talking"''
** Rypite's Theme, ''"Sirage, You're Not Gonna Believe This"''
** Sirage's Theme, ''"You Act Like You Never Answered a Boot Before"''
** Endari's Theme, ''"Heathen (An Evening with Chris Angel's Gay Cousin)"''
** Oricka's Theme, ''"Aeh... Geu Lageune..... (Damn Fish, You Live Like This?)"''
** Occeus's Theme, ''"Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Ethics Violation"''
** Raurou's Theme, ''"Rautatouille"''
** Cadlys's Theme, ''"Potion Seller. Enough of These Games."''
** Necron's Theme, ''"tinyurl_dot_com_slash_y48fbov8"''
** Gerbat's Theme, ''"Don't Shake The Hand Unless You Mean It"''
** Cretas's Theme, ''"You've Opened the Door."''
** Valtel's Theme, ''"for me, its always like this"''
** Glomer's Theme, ''"Raison D'ohtre"''
** The Executive's Theme, ''"Executive Decisions"''
** Cinare's Theme, ''"No Cops At Pride"''
** Ahlina's Theme, ''"Ahlina"''
** Hayyan's Theme, ''"the sound of 1,000 mosquitoes inhabiting the corpse of James Bond"''
** Crytum's Reflection Theme, ''"Loved You"''
**Vol 11 Trailer Theme, "You'll Have To Speak Up, I'm Behind Seven Proxies"
** Revelation Theme, ''"Or Else."''
** Various Sound Effects
* Kate Mitchell
** Secily's Theme, ''"Beatriz (Secily Cut)"''
** Secily's Combat Theme, ''"pessimistic duelist"''
** Cornfields Theme, ''"x marks the field"''
** Mshiri's Theme, ''"mshiri dearest"''
** Yeshin's Theme, ''"yeshin, somehow irresistible"''
** Harbingers of the Alpocalypse Theme, ''"The Black Depths"''
** Cinare's Garage Theme, ''"machine shop"''
**Yeshin's 2'nd Theme, "yeshin plays this on a boombox outside secily's hive at 4 in the morning"
* {{MSPAW External|James_Roach|James Roach}}
** Bytcon's Theme, ''"the wizard of oz is an isekai if u think about it"''
** Husske's Theme, ''"THERE SHALL BE NO PEACE WHILE JAMES ROACH HAUNTS THESE HALLS"''
* SplitSuns
** Sabine's Theme, ''"I ADMIT IT, I DON'T KNOW HOW KING CRIMSON WORKS!! HE ERASES TIME BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?! IF YOU ERASE TIME THEN SHOULDN'T IT NOT BE THERE? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN- WHAT DOES HE MEAN HE ERASES TIME?!"''
** Crytum's Theme, ''"thank you captain valken david"''
**Seinru's Theme, "Rejoice And Be Merry"
** Additional Sound Effects and Foley
* Viridian
** Cultist Party Crashing Theme, ''"Refutation"''
* Kurt 'Rnd' Burton
** X Theme, ''"Beyond the Wall (Intermission)"''
* Moonsweater
** Monorail Theme, ''"Corporate"''
* CRISTATA
** Tense Conversation Theme, ''"Nothing Special"''
**Yeshin's 3'rd Theme, "yeshin, again unfortunately"
**Yeshin's Confrontation Theme, "deadly beloathed"
**Secily/Necron Theme, "Checkmate 6 Romeo"
**Secily/Sestro/Hamifi Theme, "very normal and healthy troll "familial" relationships"
*Kal-la-kal-la
**Noxious' Theme, "You Aren't The Only One Cursed With Knowledge"
*VeritasUnae
**Noxious' Hideout Theme, "[No E x i t .]"
**Credits Theme, "Snowbound Blood"
*Rom M
**Edolon's Theme, "corruptedcultist"
**Kheparia's Theme, "Absolute Recall"
**Credits Theme, "Snowbound Blood" (Producer)
*Heather
**Talald's Theme, "Small But Knowing Jester"
*dbnet
**White Noise's Theme, "Waltz in the Static Void"
*bright0n
**Sestro Breakdown Theme "To Heaven, We Burn"

;Character creators
* Kate Mitchell - [[Secily Iopara]], [[Mshiri Libeta]], and [[Yeshin Laevis]]
* Austin "austinado" - [[Sestro Enthal]], [[Occeus Coliad]], [[Necron Exmort]], [[Pozzol Broyer]], [[Talald Hieron]], [[Sabine Berare]], [[Glomer Hicner]], [[Cinare Montor]] and [[Clarud Enthal|The Executive]]
* Heather "Sparaze" - [[Hamifi Hekrix]], [[Endari Vernir]], [[Oricka Rourst]] and [[Valtel Gurtea]]
* Xamag - [[Rypite Koldan]], [[Sirage Feltri]], [[Gerbat Batrav]], and [[Cretas Mglina]]
* Ciro Page - [[Bytcon Krypto]]
* Diz - [[Husske Mayzee]]
* Fear - [[Raurou Dersal]] and [[Cadlys Rankor]]
* Donut - [[Crytum Lydian]] and [[Hayyan Refero]]

;Special thanks
* Xtine - Mshiri Libeta Concept Assistance
* Izu "princepeachu" - Additional Assistance for Hayyan Refero
* Daniel "Wattson" Westfall - Wave Shader
* Lup, Biscuit, Mocha, Peko, Tiny, and Sneeze - Moral Support Mousies
* Andrew Hussie, What Pumpkin Games, and the creators of Hiveswap: Friendship Simulator - Inspiration

== Trivia ==
* ''Snowbound Blood''{{'}}s title screen continually updates as the player completes both routes in a single volume.
* Despite the game having a linear plotline, volumes can be loaded and launched in any order. This is to avoid players having to replay through earlier volumes if they redownload the game to play a newly released chapter.

== See also ==
* [[Secily Iopara]]
* [[Trollodex]]
* [[Vast Error: Intermission 2 Side 2|Intermission 2 Side 2]]
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Snowbound Blood

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{{Infobox Video Game
|image = SnowboundBloodMenu.png
|caption = ''Snowbound Blood'' title screen upon initially starting the game.
|developer =
|series = ''[[Vast Error]]''
|platforms = [[wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]], [[wikipedia:MacOS|macOS]], [[wikipedia:Linux|Linux]]
|released = [[Snowbound Blood: Prologue|Prologue]]: March 22, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume One|Volume 1]]: March 22, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Two|Volume 2]]: April 5, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Three|Volume 3]]: April 26, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Four|Volume 4]]: May 24, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Five|Volume 5]]: June 20, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Six|Volume 6]]: August 10, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Seven|Volume 7]]: September 26, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Eight|Volume 8]]: February 9, 2020 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Nine|Volume 9]]: June 18, 2020 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Ten|Volume 10]]: January 11, 2021 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Eleven|Volume 11]]: October 22, 2021 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Twelve|Volume 12]]: February 10, 2023 
[[Snowbound Blood: Epilogue|Epilogue]]: May 17th, 2024
|genre = [[wikipedia:Visual novel|Visual novel]]
|designer =
|programmer =
|artist =
|writer =
}}
'''''Snowbound Blood: A Vast Error Story''''', or simply '''''Snowbound Blood''''', is a ''[[Vast Error]]'' spinoff anthology of visual novels. Acting as a prequel to the comic, the story focuses around [[Secily Iopara]] as she investigates a crime that leads her down a rabbit hole of quirky suspects, dangerous cultists, and a mastermind behind it all. Snowbound Blood can be downloaded for free on itch.io [https://vasterror.itch.io/snowbound-blood here].

Snowbound Blood's visual and game design take inspiration from {{MSPAW External|Hiveswap:_Friendship_Simulator|Hiveswap: Friendship Simulator}}, much in the same way that the [[Trollodex]] serves as a parallel to ''Hiveswap''{{'}}s {{MSPAW External|Troll_Call|Troll Call}}.

The Prologue and Volume 1 were released on [https://vasterror.itch.io/snowbound-blood itch.io] on March 22, 2019. As of May 17th, 2024, all volumes have been released and the game is complete.

== Plot ==

=== Prologue ===
Chief Regulator [[Secily Iopara]] strikes down a brownblood during an operation, giving him a message for [[Ahlina Robiad]]: She will send them as many as they need to avenge her, and she's sorry she can't join her just yet. She takes a picture of the scene to document her success to her superiors, and admits that she takes some pleasure in killing. She sheathes Proserpina, her blade, and returns to [[Repiton Corporation|Corporate]] for her next mission.

=== Volume 1 ===
Secily has been stuck onto a Priority Aleph case, the highest priority there is, and meets with [[Sestro Enthal]], corporate heir. He explains Operation Snowbound Blood to her: thieves have killed two truck drivers in the [[Northern Wastes]], stealing only a philter of [[Zekura Raines|The Vivifier's]] blood. The precision of their work is immaculate, and they had insider knowledge to know of the secret transportation route and where inside the truck the philter was. Secily notes that this is the first time she's heard of The Vivifier in a serious manner, as she's mostly known as a fringe religious figure. Secily creates a deck of [[Trollodex|trollodex cards]] of suspects and potential allies.

She drives to the scene of the murder/burglary to investigate and is able to come to the same conclusion as Sestro, that the culprit was clearly skilled and had insider information in some way.

On her way back to Corporate, she receives a call from an anonymous person, taunting her. He says he just wants to help her understand, and that she will by the end. He ends the call with the cryptic message 'Eidolic Acres. +2.111. Two days.'

At corporate she meets with [[Hamifi Hekrix]], Sestro's matesprit and another of Secily's superiors. She reports her conclusions, and notes that Hamifi seems nervous about this case, which Secily thinks is out of character for her. She leaves, and plans out who she'll interrogate first.

=== Volume 2 ===
Secily starts her case off by meeting with [[Rypite Koldan]], whose ties with [[Skorpe]] put him on her list as it came out of nowhere and is now the dominating chat client. Despite an intense back and forth, Secily soon finds that Rypite is just as excitable and genuine a character as he appears with no hidden wrongdoing beyond offering comfort and recording podcast episodes on company time, something Secily does not care to punish. He has no relevant information for Secily, instead telling her about his matesprit, [[Sirage Feltri]], and giving her the card for his moirail, who he says is good at solving puzzles like this one.

As she already had Sirage on her list of suspects due to her past as a thief, she decides to interrogate her next, finding that she hasn't been at work since the wicend. Secily finds this highly suspicious, and sets out to find her, eventually stumbling upon her hungover in a park. After some conversation the two head to Sirage's office, where she admits she had a shipment on the truck that was stolen, but that it was just something she bought online. Secily coins the portmanteau 'murglary' to refer to the murder/burglary of the truck containing the philter while continuing to cast suspicion on Sirage, but eventually relents, admitting to herself that she feels sympathy for people like her, since her past is dodgy as well. Sirage mixes a cursed cocktail of whatever's on her desk, from ink to paper, and the two share a cup.

=== Volume 3 ===
Secily wakes up hungover from her night with Sirage, before setting out to further pursue the case. She starts by following a hunch she has that [[Bytcon Krypto]], a notorious scam artist she has never been able to catch, may have ties either direct or indirectly to the case. Entering the Currency Dome under an alias, she attempts to gain Bytcons favor by pretending to be a potential client. He leads her underground to a private room before proceeding to out her cover. Secily continues with her questioning nonetheless, but it quickly becomes clear that Bytcon holds the upper hand, and Secily has no way of proving any involvement. Upon leaving, Secily attempts to attack Bytcon but is coerced into letting him go in favor of an alibi paired with external pressure from Bytcon's many supporters. He leads her to a closer, and in order to prove his whereabouts, he refers Secily to [[Endari Vernir]], one of the 'Boys' he considers his closest confidants. Secily leaves the Currency Dome feeling utterly humiliated and vows to make more progress despite the dead end.

After her encounter with Bytcon, Secily heads to the coordinates provided to her by her anonymous caller. Arriving at [[Eidolic Acres]], Secily is confronted by [[Husske Mayzee|Husske Mayze]], before recalling her first assignment as a Regulator. Partway through her recall, things start to deviate and Secily finds that she has been mysteriously drawn to the corn fields that surround the property. Husske prevents her from entering, and explains that the corn whispers things, although he admits he's never met an adult who could hear it before. As a result he considers her trustworthy before bringing her inside to meet the rest of the kids who live on the acres. After some minor questioning of their situation and religious discussions Secily is drawn out by a crash, revealing a violin case with a recording and a picture of [[Oricka Rourst]] inside. Secily speeds away from the farm without another word as a result to the perceived threat.

=== Volume 4 ===
Secily does not allow herself a moment before hurrying to her next lead. Following up on the lead provided by Bytcon, she arrives at the Stronghold's top theatre; flashing her badge to gain entry and heading to the top show of the night. Upon making it into the venue, Secily gets to witness the tail end of an illusory show by Endari Vernir, a celebrity who has risen to fame in recent sweeps. Overwhelmed by the noise of the crowds, Secily slips backstage in the commotion of Endari's finale where she corners him after the show. After a brief discussion in the hallway, Endari takes her into his dressing room. Secily questions his past in the cultist scene, and after minor deliberation he shares his history with two notable groups. He describes his time with the [[The Mora|Mora]] religious group, and how he left as a result of am extreme Resonator Ritual. He also mentions another group he was with affiliated with, the [[Mirthamaniacs]], which he escaped with the help of a young troll. After some more discussion of astronomy and his former cult history, Secily leaves only to realize that she is being watched by [[Talald Hieron]], breaking into a pursuit after her. While she ends up unable to catch her, Secily now has confirmation that she is being closely monitored.

After leaving the Ediolic Acres, Secily arrives at a junkyard bordering the Depths, entering a cave that serves as the location of Oricka Rourst's hive. When entering, Secily triggers the defense measures in the cave. After a messy sequence of events that led to Secily's visor being blown up and being concussed against a rock, Oricka turns up to help. Secily catches a glimpse of one of Oricka's projects on the way back to Oricka's hive and scolds her for its creation; despite that Oricka brushes her off in favor of bringing her inside. Secily shares the details of the case to Oricka, and blows up in anger when she responds casually in favor of asking Secily if she got rid of the visor she'd made for her. After calming down, they have a heart to heart about the unfairness of life and Oricka leaves to go get some medical supplies and materials for a new visor. While Oricka is gone, Secily snoops around her room, reading through a discorpse conversation between Oricka and Secily's anonymous informant. There, what starts as a lighthearted back and forth shifts drastically as he engages in much more extremist behavior, something Oricka quickly finds herself opposed to. In a final confrontation between the two it's revealed that they know Oricka by name and warns her that he's sent someone to her hive. Secily concludes that whoever it is must want her dead, though she has to quickly step back when Oricka returns. As an apology for everything, Oricka provides Secily with a drone, modified to look like a Hummingbird Moth, something Secily comments she hasn't seen since her lusus died. Secily is brought near to tears by the gift.

== Transcripts ==
Transcripts for every ''Snowbound Blood'' volume can be found on [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bMb3ZSu5lj7G55zGyLhHNuv7VwbTKNs_qesOA4D9-FU/edit?usp=sharing Google Docs]. These transcripts are formatted and maintained by ''Snowbound Blood'' writer [[Alienoid]].

== Credits ==
;Publishers
* [[Deconreconstruction|Deconreconstruction LLC]]
* {{MSPAW External|Snake_Solutions_Studio|Snake Solutions Studio LLP}} (formerly)

;Directors and producers
* [[austinado|Austin "austinado"]]
* [[eddieDraws|Ed "eddieDraws"]]
* [[Sparaze|Heather "Sparaze"]]
* {{MSPAW External|Kate_Mitchell|Kate Mitchell}}
* {{MSPAW External|Andrew_D.|Andrew D. "Kohi"}}
* {{MSPAW External|Xamag}}
* Austin "ValantWynn"

;Programming
* Andrew D. "Kohi" - All Volumes
* [[VeritasUnae]] - Volumes 3, 7, 8, 10, and 12
* [[Alienoid]] - Volume 10, 11, 12, and Epilogue

;Writers
* Kate Mitchell - Volumes 1, 3, 5, 6 and 9 (Prologue, Husske, Mshiri, Raurou, Cinare, Additional Writing)
* {{MSPAW External|optimisticDuelist}} - Volume 1 (Sestro)
* {{MSPAW External|Pip|Pip D.}} - Volumes 1 — 5 (Hamifi, Sirage, Husske, Oricka, Mshiri, Additional Writing)
* Alienoid - Volumes 2, 3, 7 — 10 (Rypite, Bytcon, Necron, Sabine, Glomer, Hayyan)
* Austin "austinado" - Volumes 3, 5, 7 — 9, Epilogue Acts 2 - 4. (Bytcon, Occeus, Necron, Sabine, Glomer)
* Heather "Sparaze" - Volumes 3 and 4 (Bytcon, Endari)
* Ed "eddieDraws" - Volumes 3, 5 , 11, and Epilogue Act 3(Bytcon, Occeus, Mshiri)
* Ciro Page - Volumes 4 and 10 (Endari, Crytum)
* VeritasUnae - Volumes 6 and 10 (Raurou, Cadlys, Hayyan)
* Leon - Volumes 7, 8, 10, 11, and Epilogue Act 3 (Necron, Valtel, Crytum, Noxious, Volume 11 Ending 2)
* Joseph C. "pN" - Volumes 7, 9, and 11 (Gerbat, Cinare, Volume 11 Ending 1)
* Neptune - Volume 10 (Crytum)
* Charlie - Volume 10 (Crytum)
* Julia Norza - Volume 11 and 12 (Yeshin, "Sesmifi")
* Valerie Serac - Volume 12
* Sarah Zedig - Epilogue Acts 1 - 2

;Character artists
* Xamag - Volumes 1, 2, 5 — 7, 9, 10, 12, Epilogue (Secily, Sestro, Hamifi, Rypite, Sirage, Secily/Yeshin Dancing, Pozzol, Gerbat, Cretas)
* Ciro Page - Volumes 3, 6, 7, 9, 11 and 12 (Bytcon, Husske, Yeshin, Talald, Cinare)
* Big Chalupa - Volume 4 (Endari)
* Phil - Volumes 4, 7, 8, and Epilogue (Oricka, Necron, Valtel)
* Olschu - Volumes 5 and 10 (Occeus, Crytum)
* Neptune - Volumes 5, 6, 10, and Epilogue (Mshiri, Raurou, Hayyan)
* Charlie - Volumes 6 and 9 (Cadlys, Glomer)
* Banavalope - Volume 8 (Sabine, Noxious)
* Heather "Sparaze" - Volume 9 and Epilogue (The Executive)
* Eddie "eddieDraws" - Volume 11 (Yeshin)

;Background artists
* Charlie - Volumes 1 — 4, 7, 8, 10, and 11
* Phil - Volumes 1, 3, 4, 6, and 11
* Lupa - Volumes 1, 3, 5, 6 and 10
* Xamag - Volumes 2, 3, 5, 7 — 9, 12 and Epilogue
* Chuchumi - Volumes 3, 4, 6 and 9
* Eddie "eddieDraws" - Volumes 3, 4, 6, 9 - 11
* Hallie Kane - Volumes 3, 5 and 8
* Bana - Volumes 4, 5, 7 and 9
* Ciro Page - Volumes 4, 6 — 8 and 10
* Donut - Volumes 4 and 7 — 11
* Heather "Sparaze" - Volume 5, 8 and 9
* Dia - Volume 5
* Olschu - Volumes 6, 8, and 11
* Dust - Volume 11 and Epilogue
* Tyson "Fireistuck25" - Volume 11

;Ending illustrations
* Ciro Page - Volumes 1, 3, 5 and 10
* Big Chalupa - Volumes 2 — 4 and 6
* Phil - Volume 4
* Chuchumi - Volumes 6 and 8
* Alienoid - Volume 6
* Xamag - Volumes 7 — 9
* Neptune - Volume 10

;Musicians
*Joseph C. "pN"
** Title Theme, ''"Welcome to Night Vasterror"''
** Sestro's Theme, ''"Kid Business"''
** Investigation Theme, ''"Total Recall"''
** Hamifi's Theme, ''"Shh! The Adults are Talking"''
** Rypite's Theme, ''"Sirage, You're Not Gonna Believe This"''
** Sirage's Theme, ''"You Act Like You Never Answered a Boot Before"''
** Endari's Theme, ''"Heathen (An Evening with Chris Angel's Gay Cousin)"''
** Oricka's Theme, ''"Aeh... Geu Lageune..... (Damn Fish, You Live Like This?)"''
** Occeus's Theme, ''"Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Ethics Violation"''
** Raurou's Theme, ''"Rautatouille"''
** Cadlys's Theme, ''"Potion Seller. Enough of These Games."''
** Necron's Theme, ''"tinyurl_dot_com_slash_y48fbov8"''
** Gerbat's Theme, ''"Don't Shake The Hand Unless You Mean It"''
** Cretas's Theme, ''"You've Opened the Door."''
** Valtel's Theme, ''"for me, its always like this"''
** Glomer's Theme, ''"Raison D'ohtre"''
** The Executive's Theme, ''"Executive Decisions"''
** Cinare's Theme, ''"No Cops At Pride"''
** Ahlina's Theme, ''"Ahlina"''
** Hayyan's Theme, ''"the sound of 1,000 mosquitoes inhabiting the corpse of James Bond"''
** Crytum's Reflection Theme, ''"Loved You"''
**Vol 11 Trailer Theme, "You'll Have To Speak Up, I'm Behind Seven Proxies"
** Revelation Theme, ''"Or Else."''
** Various Sound Effects
* Kate Mitchell
** Secily's Theme, ''"Beatriz (Secily Cut)"''
** Secily's Combat Theme, ''"pessimistic duelist"''
** Cornfields Theme, ''"x marks the field"''
** Mshiri's Theme, ''"mshiri dearest"''
** Yeshin's Theme, ''"yeshin, somehow irresistible"''
** Harbingers of the Alpocalypse Theme, ''"The Black Depths"''
** Cinare's Garage Theme, ''"machine shop"''
**Yeshin's 2'nd Theme, "yeshin plays this on a boombox outside secily's hive at 4 in the morning"
* {{MSPAW External|James_Roach|James Roach}}
** Bytcon's Theme, ''"the wizard of oz is an isekai if u think about it"''
** Husske's Theme, ''"THERE SHALL BE NO PEACE WHILE JAMES ROACH HAUNTS THESE HALLS"''
* SplitSuns
** Sabine's Theme, ''"I ADMIT IT, I DON'T KNOW HOW KING CRIMSON WORKS!! HE ERASES TIME BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?! IF YOU ERASE TIME THEN SHOULDN'T IT NOT BE THERE? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN- WHAT DOES HE MEAN HE ERASES TIME?!"''
** Crytum's Theme, ''"thank you captain valken david"''
**Seinru's Theme, "Rejoice And Be Merry"
** Additional Sound Effects and Foley
* Viridian
** Cultist Party Crashing Theme, ''"Refutation"''
* Kurt 'Rnd' Burton
** X Theme, ''"Beyond the Wall (Intermission)"''
* Moonsweater
** Monorail Theme, ''"Corporate"''
* CRISTATA
** Tense Conversation Theme, ''"Nothing Special"''
**Yeshin's 3'rd Theme, "yeshin, again unfortunately"
**Yeshin's Confrontation Theme, "deadly beloathed"
**Secily/Necron Theme, "Checkmate 6 Romeo"
**Secily/Sestro/Hamifi Theme, "very normal and healthy troll "familial" relationships"
*Kal-la-kal-la
**Noxious' Theme, "You Aren't The Only One Cursed With Knowledge"
*VeritasUnae
**Noxious' Hideout Theme, "[No E x i t .]"
**Credits Theme, "Snowbound Blood"
*Rom M
**Edolon's Theme, "corruptedcultist"
**Kheparia's Theme, "Absolute Recall"
**Credits Theme, "Snowbound Blood" (Producer)
*Heather
**Talald's Theme, "Small But Knowing Jester"
*dbnet
**White Noise's Theme, "Waltz in the Static Void"
*bright0n
**Sestro Breakdown Theme "To Heaven, We Burn"

;Character creators
* Kate Mitchell - [[Secily Iopara]], [[Mshiri Libeta]], and [[Yeshin Laevis]]
* Austin "austinado" - [[Sestro Enthal]], [[Occeus Coliad]], [[Necron Exmort]], [[Pozzol Broyer]], [[Talald Hieron]], [[Sabine Berare]], [[Glomer Hicner]], [[Cinare Montor]] and [[Clarud Enthal|The Executive]]
* Heather "Sparaze" - [[Hamifi Hekrix]], [[Endari Vernir]], [[Oricka Rourst]] and [[Valtel Gurtea]]
* Xamag - [[Rypite Koldan]], [[Sirage Feltri]], [[Gerbat Batrav]], and [[Cretas Mglina]]
* Ciro Page - [[Bytcon Krypto]]
* Diz - [[Husske Mayzee]]
* Fear - [[Raurou Dersal]] and [[Cadlys Rankor]]
* Donut - [[Crytum Lydian]] and [[Hayyan Refero]]

;Special thanks
* Xtine - Mshiri Libeta Concept Assistance
* Izu "princepeachu" - Additional Assistance for Hayyan Refero
* Daniel "Wattson" Westfall - Wave Shader
* Lup, Biscuit, Mocha, Peko, Tiny, and Sneeze - Moral Support Mousies
* Andrew Hussie, What Pumpkin Games, and the creators of Hiveswap: Friendship Simulator - Inspiration

== Trivia ==
* ''Snowbound Blood''{{'}}s title screen continually updates as the player completes both routes in a single volume.
* Despite the game having a linear plotline, volumes can be loaded and launched in any order. This is to avoid players having to replay through earlier volumes if they redownload the game to play a newly released chapter.

== See also ==
* [[Secily Iopara]]
* [[Trollodex]]
* [[Vast Error: Intermission 2 Side 2|Intermission 2 Side 2]]
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Snowbound Blood

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{{Infobox Video Game
|image = SnowboundBloodMenu.png
|caption = ''Snowbound Blood'' title screen upon initially starting the game.
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|series = ''[[Vast Error]]''
|platforms = [[wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]], [[wikipedia:MacOS|macOS]], [[wikipedia:Linux|Linux]]
|released = [[Snowbound Blood: Prologue|Prologue]]: March 22, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume One|Volume 1]]: March 22, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Two|Volume 2]]: April 5, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Three|Volume 3]]: April 26, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Four|Volume 4]]: May 24, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Five|Volume 5]]: June 20, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Six|Volume 6]]: August 10, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Seven|Volume 7]]: September 26, 2019 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Eight|Volume 8]]: February 9, 2020 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Nine|Volume 9]]: June 18, 2020 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Ten|Volume 10]]: January 11, 2021 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Eleven|Volume 11]]: October 22, 2021 
[[Snowbound Blood: Volume Twelve|Volume 12]]: February 10, 2023 
[[Snowbound Blood: Epilogue|Epilogue]]: May 17th, 2024
|genre = [[wikipedia:Visual novel|Visual novel]]
|designer =
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'''''Snowbound Blood: A Vast Error Story''''', or simply '''''Snowbound Blood''''', is a ''[[Vast Error]]'' spinoff anthology of visual novels. Acting as a prequel to the comic, the story focuses around [[Secily Iopara]] as she investigates a crime that leads her down a rabbit hole of quirky suspects, dangerous cultists, and a mastermind behind it all. Snowbound Blood can be downloaded for free on itch.io [https://vasterror.itch.io/snowbound-blood here].

Snowbound Blood's visual and game design take inspiration from {{MSPAW External|Hiveswap:_Friendship_Simulator|Hiveswap: Friendship Simulator}}, much in the same way that the [[Trollodex]] serves as a parallel to ''Hiveswap''{{'}}s {{MSPAW External|Troll_Call|Troll Call}}.

The Prologue and Volume 1 were released on [https://vasterror.itch.io/snowbound-blood itch.io] on March 22, 2019. As of May 17th, 2024, all volumes have been released and the game is complete.

== Plot ==

=== Prologue ===
Chief Regulator [[Secily Iopara]] strikes down a brownblood during an operation, giving him a message for [[Ahlina Robiad]]: She will send them as many as they need to avenge her, and she's sorry she can't join her just yet. She takes a picture of the scene to document her success to her superiors, and admits that she takes some pleasure in killing. She sheathes Proserpina, her blade, and returns to [[Repiton Corporation|Corporate]] for her next mission.

=== Volume 1 ===
Secily has been stuck onto a Priority Aleph case, the highest priority there is, and meets with [[Sestro Enthal]], corporate heir. He explains Operation Snowbound Blood to her: thieves have killed two truck drivers in the [[Northern Wastes]] and stolen only a philter of [[Zekura Raines|The Vivifier's]] blood. The precision of their work is immaculate, and they had insider knowledge to know of the secret transportation route and where inside the truck the philter was. Secily notes that this is the first time she's heard of The Vivifier in a serious manner, as she's mostly known as a fringe religious figure. Secily creates a deck of [[Trollodex|trollodex cards]] of suspects and potential allies.

She drives to the scene of the murder/burglary to investigate and is able to come to the same conclusion as Sestro, that the culprit was clearly skilled and had insider information in some way.

On her way back to Corporate, she receives a call from an anonymous person, taunting her. He says he just wants to help her understand, and that she will by the end. He ends the call with the cryptic message 'Eidolic Acres. +2.111. Two days.'

At corporate she meets with [[Hamifi Hekrix]], Sestro's matesprit and another of Secily's superiors. She reports her conclusions, and notes that Hamifi seems nervous about this case, which Secily thinks is out of character for her. She leaves, and plans out who she'll interrogate first.

=== Volume 2 ===
Secily starts her case off by meeting with [[Rypite Koldan]], whose ties with [[Skorpe]] put him on her list as it came out of nowhere and is now the dominating chat client. Despite an intense back and forth, Secily soon finds that Rypite is just as excitable and genuine a character as he appears with no hidden wrongdoing beyond offering comfort and recording podcast episodes on company time, something Secily does not care to punish. He has no relevant information for Secily, instead telling her about his matesprit, [[Sirage Feltri]], and giving her the card for his moirail, who he says is good at solving puzzles like this one.

As she already had Sirage on her list of suspects due to her past as a thief, she decides to interrogate her next, finding that she hasn't been at work since the wicend. Secily finds this highly suspicious, and sets out to find her, eventually stumbling upon her hungover in a park. After some conversation the two head to Sirage's office, where she admits she had a shipment on the truck that was stolen, but that it was just something she bought online. Secily coins the portmanteau 'murglary' to refer to the murder/burglary of the truck containing the philter while continuing to cast suspicion on Sirage, but eventually relents, admitting to herself that she feels sympathy for people like her, since her past is dodgy as well. Sirage mixes a cursed cocktail of whatever's on her desk, from ink to paper, and the two share a cup.

=== Volume 3 ===
Secily wakes up hungover from her night with Sirage, before setting out to further pursue the case. She starts by following a hunch she has that [[Bytcon Krypto]], a notorious scam artist she has never been able to catch, may have ties either direct or indirectly to the case. Entering the Currency Dome under an alias, she attempts to gain Bytcons favor by pretending to be a potential client. He leads her underground to a private room before proceeding to out her cover. Secily continues with her questioning nonetheless, but it quickly becomes clear that Bytcon holds the upper hand, and Secily has no way of proving any involvement. Upon leaving, Secily attempts to attack Bytcon but is coerced into letting him go in favor of an alibi paired with external pressure from Bytcon's many supporters. He leads her to a closer, and in order to prove his whereabouts, he refers Secily to [[Endari Vernir]], one of the 'Boys' he considers his closest confidants. Secily leaves the Currency Dome feeling utterly humiliated and vows to make more progress despite the dead end.

After her encounter with Bytcon, Secily heads to the coordinates provided to her by her anonymous caller. Arriving at [[Eidolic Acres]], Secily is confronted by [[Husske Mayzee|Husske Mayze]], before recalling her first assignment as a Regulator. Partway through her recall, things start to deviate and Secily finds that she has been mysteriously drawn to the corn fields that surround the property. Husske prevents her from entering, and explains that the corn whispers things, although he admits he's never met an adult who could hear it before. As a result he considers her trustworthy before bringing her inside to meet the rest of the kids who live on the acres. After some minor questioning of their situation and religious discussions Secily is drawn out by a crash, revealing a violin case with a recording and a picture of [[Oricka Rourst]] inside. Secily speeds away from the farm without another word as a result to the perceived threat.

=== Volume 4 ===
Secily does not allow herself a moment before hurrying to her next lead. Following up on the lead provided by Bytcon, she arrives at the Stronghold's top theatre; flashing her badge to gain entry and heading to the top show of the night. Upon making it into the venue, Secily gets to witness the tail end of an illusory show by Endari Vernir, a celebrity who has risen to fame in recent sweeps. Overwhelmed by the noise of the crowds, Secily slips backstage in the commotion of Endari's finale where she corners him after the show. After a brief discussion in the hallway, Endari takes her into his dressing room. Secily questions his past in the cultist scene, and after minor deliberation he shares his history with two notable groups. He describes his time with the [[The Mora|Mora]] religious group, and how he left as a result of am extreme Resonator Ritual. He also mentions another group he was with affiliated with, the [[Mirthamaniacs]], which he escaped with the help of a young troll. After some more discussion of astronomy and his former cult history, Secily leaves only to realize that she is being watched by [[Talald Hieron]], breaking into a pursuit after her. While she ends up unable to catch her, Secily now has confirmation that she is being closely monitored.

After leaving the Ediolic Acres, Secily arrives at a junkyard bordering the Depths, entering a cave that serves as the location of Oricka Rourst's hive. When entering, Secily triggers the defense measures in the cave. After a messy sequence of events that led to Secily's visor being blown up and being concussed against a rock, Oricka turns up to help. Secily catches a glimpse of one of Oricka's projects on the way back to Oricka's hive and scolds her for its creation; despite that Oricka brushes her off in favor of bringing her inside. Secily shares the details of the case to Oricka, and blows up in anger when she responds casually in favor of asking Secily if she got rid of the visor she'd made for her. After calming down, they have a heart to heart about the unfairness of life and Oricka leaves to go get some medical supplies and materials for a new visor. While Oricka is gone, Secily snoops around her room, reading through a discorpse conversation between Oricka and Secily's anonymous informant. There, what starts as a lighthearted back and forth shifts drastically as he engages in much more extremist behavior, something Oricka quickly finds herself opposed to. In a final confrontation between the two it's revealed that they know Oricka by name and warns her that he's sent someone to her hive. Secily concludes that whoever it is must want her dead, though she has to quickly step back when Oricka returns. As an apology for everything, Oricka provides Secily with a drone, modified to look like a Hummingbird Moth, something Secily comments she hasn't seen since her lusus died. Secily is brought near to tears by the gift.

== Transcripts ==
Transcripts for every ''Snowbound Blood'' volume can be found on [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bMb3ZSu5lj7G55zGyLhHNuv7VwbTKNs_qesOA4D9-FU/edit?usp=sharing Google Docs]. These transcripts are formatted and maintained by ''Snowbound Blood'' writer [[Alienoid]].

== Credits ==
;Publishers
* [[Deconreconstruction|Deconreconstruction LLC]]
* {{MSPAW External|Snake_Solutions_Studio|Snake Solutions Studio LLP}} (formerly)

;Directors and producers
* [[austinado|Austin "austinado"]]
* [[eddieDraws|Ed "eddieDraws"]]
* [[Sparaze|Heather "Sparaze"]]
* {{MSPAW External|Kate_Mitchell|Kate Mitchell}}
* {{MSPAW External|Andrew_D.|Andrew D. "Kohi"}}
* {{MSPAW External|Xamag}}
* Austin "ValantWynn"

;Programming
* Andrew D. "Kohi" - All Volumes
* [[VeritasUnae]] - Volumes 3, 7, 8, 10, and 12
* [[Alienoid]] - Volume 10, 11, 12, and Epilogue

;Writers
* Kate Mitchell - Volumes 1, 3, 5, 6 and 9 (Prologue, Husske, Mshiri, Raurou, Cinare, Additional Writing)
* {{MSPAW External|optimisticDuelist}} - Volume 1 (Sestro)
* {{MSPAW External|Pip|Pip D.}} - Volumes 1 — 5 (Hamifi, Sirage, Husske, Oricka, Mshiri, Additional Writing)
* Alienoid - Volumes 2, 3, 7 — 10 (Rypite, Bytcon, Necron, Sabine, Glomer, Hayyan)
* Austin "austinado" - Volumes 3, 5, 7 — 9, Epilogue Acts 2 - 4. (Bytcon, Occeus, Necron, Sabine, Glomer)
* Heather "Sparaze" - Volumes 3 and 4 (Bytcon, Endari)
* Ed "eddieDraws" - Volumes 3, 5 , 11, and Epilogue Act 3(Bytcon, Occeus, Mshiri)
* Ciro Page - Volumes 4 and 10 (Endari, Crytum)
* VeritasUnae - Volumes 6 and 10 (Raurou, Cadlys, Hayyan)
* Leon - Volumes 7, 8, 10, 11, and Epilogue Act 3 (Necron, Valtel, Crytum, Noxious, Volume 11 Ending 2)
* Joseph C. "pN" - Volumes 7, 9, and 11 (Gerbat, Cinare, Volume 11 Ending 1)
* Neptune - Volume 10 (Crytum)
* Charlie - Volume 10 (Crytum)
* Julia Norza - Volume 11 and 12 (Yeshin, "Sesmifi")
* Valerie Serac - Volume 12
* Sarah Zedig - Epilogue Acts 1 - 2

;Character artists
* Xamag - Volumes 1, 2, 5 — 7, 9, 10, 12, Epilogue (Secily, Sestro, Hamifi, Rypite, Sirage, Secily/Yeshin Dancing, Pozzol, Gerbat, Cretas)
* Ciro Page - Volumes 3, 6, 7, 9, 11 and 12 (Bytcon, Husske, Yeshin, Talald, Cinare)
* Big Chalupa - Volume 4 (Endari)
* Phil - Volumes 4, 7, 8, and Epilogue (Oricka, Necron, Valtel)
* Olschu - Volumes 5 and 10 (Occeus, Crytum)
* Neptune - Volumes 5, 6, 10, and Epilogue (Mshiri, Raurou, Hayyan)
* Charlie - Volumes 6 and 9 (Cadlys, Glomer)
* Banavalope - Volume 8 (Sabine, Noxious)
* Heather "Sparaze" - Volume 9 and Epilogue (The Executive)
* Eddie "eddieDraws" - Volume 11 (Yeshin)

;Background artists
* Charlie - Volumes 1 — 4, 7, 8, 10, and 11
* Phil - Volumes 1, 3, 4, 6, and 11
* Lupa - Volumes 1, 3, 5, 6 and 10
* Xamag - Volumes 2, 3, 5, 7 — 9, 12 and Epilogue
* Chuchumi - Volumes 3, 4, 6 and 9
* Eddie "eddieDraws" - Volumes 3, 4, 6, 9 - 11
* Hallie Kane - Volumes 3, 5 and 8
* Bana - Volumes 4, 5, 7 and 9
* Ciro Page - Volumes 4, 6 — 8 and 10
* Donut - Volumes 4 and 7 — 11
* Heather "Sparaze" - Volume 5, 8 and 9
* Dia - Volume 5
* Olschu - Volumes 6, 8, and 11
* Dust - Volume 11 and Epilogue
* Tyson "Fireistuck25" - Volume 11

;Ending illustrations
* Ciro Page - Volumes 1, 3, 5 and 10
* Big Chalupa - Volumes 2 — 4 and 6
* Phil - Volume 4
* Chuchumi - Volumes 6 and 8
* Alienoid - Volume 6
* Xamag - Volumes 7 — 9
* Neptune - Volume 10

;Musicians
*Joseph C. "pN"
** Title Theme, ''"Welcome to Night Vasterror"''
** Sestro's Theme, ''"Kid Business"''
** Investigation Theme, ''"Total Recall"''
** Hamifi's Theme, ''"Shh! The Adults are Talking"''
** Rypite's Theme, ''"Sirage, You're Not Gonna Believe This"''
** Sirage's Theme, ''"You Act Like You Never Answered a Boot Before"''
** Endari's Theme, ''"Heathen (An Evening with Chris Angel's Gay Cousin)"''
** Oricka's Theme, ''"Aeh... Geu Lageune..... (Damn Fish, You Live Like This?)"''
** Occeus's Theme, ''"Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Ethics Violation"''
** Raurou's Theme, ''"Rautatouille"''
** Cadlys's Theme, ''"Potion Seller. Enough of These Games."''
** Necron's Theme, ''"tinyurl_dot_com_slash_y48fbov8"''
** Gerbat's Theme, ''"Don't Shake The Hand Unless You Mean It"''
** Cretas's Theme, ''"You've Opened the Door."''
** Valtel's Theme, ''"for me, its always like this"''
** Glomer's Theme, ''"Raison D'ohtre"''
** The Executive's Theme, ''"Executive Decisions"''
** Cinare's Theme, ''"No Cops At Pride"''
** Ahlina's Theme, ''"Ahlina"''
** Hayyan's Theme, ''"the sound of 1,000 mosquitoes inhabiting the corpse of James Bond"''
** Crytum's Reflection Theme, ''"Loved You"''
**Vol 11 Trailer Theme, "You'll Have To Speak Up, I'm Behind Seven Proxies"
** Revelation Theme, ''"Or Else."''
** Various Sound Effects
* Kate Mitchell
** Secily's Theme, ''"Beatriz (Secily Cut)"''
** Secily's Combat Theme, ''"pessimistic duelist"''
** Cornfields Theme, ''"x marks the field"''
** Mshiri's Theme, ''"mshiri dearest"''
** Yeshin's Theme, ''"yeshin, somehow irresistible"''
** Harbingers of the Alpocalypse Theme, ''"The Black Depths"''
** Cinare's Garage Theme, ''"machine shop"''
**Yeshin's 2'nd Theme, "yeshin plays this on a boombox outside secily's hive at 4 in the morning"
* {{MSPAW External|James_Roach|James Roach}}
** Bytcon's Theme, ''"the wizard of oz is an isekai if u think about it"''
** Husske's Theme, ''"THERE SHALL BE NO PEACE WHILE JAMES ROACH HAUNTS THESE HALLS"''
* SplitSuns
** Sabine's Theme, ''"I ADMIT IT, I DON'T KNOW HOW KING CRIMSON WORKS!! HE ERASES TIME BUT WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?! IF YOU ERASE TIME THEN SHOULDN'T IT NOT BE THERE? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN- WHAT DOES HE MEAN HE ERASES TIME?!"''
** Crytum's Theme, ''"thank you captain valken david"''
**Seinru's Theme, "Rejoice And Be Merry"
** Additional Sound Effects and Foley
* Viridian
** Cultist Party Crashing Theme, ''"Refutation"''
* Kurt 'Rnd' Burton
** X Theme, ''"Beyond the Wall (Intermission)"''
* Moonsweater
** Monorail Theme, ''"Corporate"''
* CRISTATA
** Tense Conversation Theme, ''"Nothing Special"''
**Yeshin's 3'rd Theme, "yeshin, again unfortunately"
**Yeshin's Confrontation Theme, "deadly beloathed"
**Secily/Necron Theme, "Checkmate 6 Romeo"
**Secily/Sestro/Hamifi Theme, "very normal and healthy troll "familial" relationships"
*Kal-la-kal-la
**Noxious' Theme, "You Aren't The Only One Cursed With Knowledge"
*VeritasUnae
**Noxious' Hideout Theme, "[No E x i t .]"
**Credits Theme, "Snowbound Blood"
*Rom M
**Edolon's Theme, "corruptedcultist"
**Kheparia's Theme, "Absolute Recall"
**Credits Theme, "Snowbound Blood" (Producer)
*Heather
**Talald's Theme, "Small But Knowing Jester"
*dbnet
**White Noise's Theme, "Waltz in the Static Void"
*bright0n
**Sestro Breakdown Theme "To Heaven, We Burn"

;Character creators
* Kate Mitchell - [[Secily Iopara]], [[Mshiri Libeta]], and [[Yeshin Laevis]]
* Austin "austinado" - [[Sestro Enthal]], [[Occeus Coliad]], [[Necron Exmort]], [[Pozzol Broyer]], [[Talald Hieron]], [[Sabine Berare]], [[Glomer Hicner]], [[Cinare Montor]] and [[Clarud Enthal|The Executive]]
* Heather "Sparaze" - [[Hamifi Hekrix]], [[Endari Vernir]], [[Oricka Rourst]] and [[Valtel Gurtea]]
* Xamag - [[Rypite Koldan]], [[Sirage Feltri]], [[Gerbat Batrav]], and [[Cretas Mglina]]
* Ciro Page - [[Bytcon Krypto]]
* Diz - [[Husske Mayzee]]
* Fear - [[Raurou Dersal]] and [[Cadlys Rankor]]
* Donut - [[Crytum Lydian]] and [[Hayyan Refero]]

;Special thanks
* Xtine - Mshiri Libeta Concept Assistance
* Izu "princepeachu" - Additional Assistance for Hayyan Refero
* Daniel "Wattson" Westfall - Wave Shader
* Lup, Biscuit, Mocha, Peko, Tiny, and Sneeze - Moral Support Mousies
* Andrew Hussie, What Pumpkin Games, and the creators of Hiveswap: Friendship Simulator - Inspiration

== Trivia ==
* ''Snowbound Blood''{{'}}s title screen continually updates as the player completes both routes in a single volume.
* Despite the game having a linear plotline, volumes can be loaded and launched in any order. This is to avoid players having to replay through earlier volumes if they redownload the game to play a newly released chapter.

== See also ==
* [[Secily Iopara]]
* [[Trollodex]]
* [[Vast Error: Intermission 2 Side 2|Intermission 2 Side 2]]
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