Editing Talbot (section)

==Abilities==
He used to be a [[Sealing|sealer]],<ref>Talbot had been Sealer, much like her. Now he was Other.<br>[...]<br>She wasn’t sure what being a ''great'' warden or knight of seals might look like, but a part of her was terrified that it looked like ''this''.<br><br>The heroic sacrifice.  Holding an evil back for so long that she became a part of the door, of wall, of floor.<br><br>Until now, and until tonight, she’d imagined there was a resigned nobility in it.<br><br>But Talbot was no longer noble. - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2022/01/18 Excerpt] from [[Left in the Dust 16.y]]</ref> but the centuries-long vigil has rendered him a [[Trussed]]. A kind of permanent warden capable of keeping a ceaseless watch free from the demands of biology,<ref name="16.ye1"/> of which he doesn't appear to be a particularly powerful example; he has not shown or demonstrated that he retains any of the magic he once knew as a practitioner, nor has he created a pseudo-realm in his area to guard himself. It should be noted that he has not been threatened by any hostile entities so he may have just not demonstrated any such skills.<ref>Trussed are resilient, and keenly aware of specific details of their environment.  Responsibility and time have lent them great power, even as time may have eroded the finer knowledge of practice or their Other abilities.  As such, there is a chance (perhaps one in three) that they retain some powers, with supreme puissance.  This is often warding practice- a push back, an ability to have the walls creep in and absorb those nearby, or the ability to submerge the environment, plunging everything underwater.  When these powers aren’t evidenced, expect them to still be able to trample and override practice and bear monstrous strength.  They do all of this while barely moving or moving very slowly, and make up for it by being incredibly tough- not that many would want to kill the guardian that is keeping that dark door across the room shut.<br><br>Because they take on a particular weight, Trussed have a way of making accessing their location hard; they create a depression of sorts, which acts as an extension of themselves and their realms, and the way in may be dark, hazardous, labyrinthine, and exceedingly difficult for the Innocent.  Entire forests may gently deflect entry, getting less gentle as one bears deeper in.  Specific Others may be inclined to set up shop nearby.  A strong and alert Trussed may wear opponents down with a kind of attrition.  Those who reach the final chamber may be cold, wet, starved, or bewildered as they face this time-worn goliath. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wvukMJfW_Ci6_rsqrigpeDBhBsBqFajWmTEyL-b3XCU Bestiary: Trussed]</ref>

Regardless the [[Pattern]] created by his centuries-long vigil has made him living protective magics and attuned to [[Greater Powers]] involved, so he is able to relate important information to people with the proper authority to ask.<ref>You’ve become living protective magics<br>[...]<br>[Milly] replied.  “One last thing, then.  As an Other of wards and seals, you’re attuned to forces.  By the knighting ritual as a keeper of groves, sanctuaries, and holds, I’m in my rights to ask for secret knowledge.” - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2022/01/18 Excerpt] from [[Left in the Dust 16.y]]</ref>