Haro
Haro is a lore NPC in Cult of the Lamb.
Description
Haro is based on an owl. They have brown feathers, with a cream stripe under their chin. Their face is black. Between two feather tufts made up of two feathers on their head sits what appears to be a crown with three rounded points and an X where an eye can usually be seen when compared to the other crowns in the game. They wear a golden yellow cloak with gray trimming, and a necklace with a leaf pendant. When flying away after speaking to The Lamb, their black legs are visible.
Dialogue
First Encounter (Near Three Commandment Stone Fragments):
"Eons agone, these lands were rife with gods and their adherents. What befell this pantheon? Alas. 'Tis the nature of beasts to forget, and of Gods to be forgotten. Mayhap they left. Mayhap they slept. Mayhap they devoured and were devoured in turn. Those few who remained spread roots, spun webs, molded this world to meet them and theirs. 'Twere a land of many Gods once. Hundreds. Now..."
Second Encounter (Campsite):
"Hapless Leshy , youngest of the five. T'was[sic] his eyes he lost. Temperamental Heket, with her throat cut neat. Cowardly Kallamar's ears, torn from his head. And Shamura, once the brightest of the five, 'till their skull was split. See no evil, speak naught, hear nothing and think none. The One Who Waits made it so."
Other encounters:
Random 1:
"He was unalike the rest of his kin. While others dealt with flux; chaos, famine, pestilence, war. Things in which their constancy must transpose. And yet he was the inevitable; the obstinate and irresistible. The one who waits. Truly peculiar, 'twould then seem, has appetency to invite the novel and the new, break ancient vow and primordial bond alike. Traditions stagnate and appetites augment, nonetheless. Doubt tears faith asunder."
Random 2:
"Bonds of familial duty, turned instead to chains. Most voracious of appetites, curbed and contained. Most infectious of ideas cut off and cauterised before given chance to rot and spread. Cruel, verily. Alas, what other recourse was given? How does one kill Death? ... Alas. One cannot."
Entering Darkwood, after defeating Leshy:
"Winds of change blow; dost thou sense it? Around us, the world creaks and turns. Afore, it stood immobile. Motionless centuries grow rust. Now Leshy hath fallen, and hereupon the inhabitants of this land begin their fight anew to presume power. Ye shall not find them so easily dispatched again." (Text at top of screen says "Enemies in Darkwood have grown stronger")
Entering Anura, after defeating Heket:
"Another Bishop struck down; Heket ruled for an aeon, afeard by none. Her dominion being of famine, her peons, now freed, are ravenous in their appetites. Tread warily, lest thou be predated upon." (Text at top of screen says "Enemies in Anura have grown stronger")
Entering Anchordeep, after defeating Kallamar:
"Although a reknowned recreant among his peerage, Kallamar was masterful in the repression of his underlings through ague. Freed of plague, the creatures of Anchordeep strike with renewed vigor. Heed caution, as thou travel therewith." (Text at top of screen says "Enemies in Anchordeep have grown stronger")
Entering Silk Cradle, after defeating Shamura:
"Shamura, now smited. Since time immemorial has their presence weighed heavy upon the beasts within. Their worshippers doth be well versed in the art of war-making. Prithee, move with care. Sharp teeth doth not equate to quick death." (Text at top of screen says "Enemies in Silk Cradle have grown stronger")
Trivia
- Haro's cloak is an inversion of the bishops' in a sense that the bishops' cloaks are gray with gold trimmings, while Haro's is gold with gray trimmings. Haro's crown also suggests some relation to the bishops, although where the other crowns have an eye, Haro's has an X.
- Haro speaks an older version of English, using words like "thy", "dost", etc.
Gallery
Haro Talk 1
Haro Talk 2
Haro Talk 3
Unused transformation animation
