Ash Methven

The Catalyst

It was such a simple thing, the Catalyst. It had been found by a Drifter, someone as yet Unbound as a Worker, as they walked along a stretch of coastline, perhaps a little farther than was strictly allowed but not so far as to warrant severe punishment. It was found among the washed-up paraphernalia of eras long past, rusted yet still beautiful, barely a shimmer among the debris, and yet still wonderfully, implausibly found. The Finder did not know of its true value, and only thought it a pretty trinket, a not-quite-legal souvenir that they could show off and tell an embellished story about to their acquaintances. Though they, once Bound and scared of the consequences, passed it on, to one they knew that was fascinated by the past and its customs, and was willing to risk his end if ever They found out, just to understand why the world felt… wrong. He became known in The History as The Keeper.