The only other character I can think of that goes into any detail regarding Eidein's past is Abram in Oculus who only really mentions he was a BioCorp scientist of unknown status who founded Tchortism. We'll probably be seeing him in the future as hinted at in the epilogue so we'll just have to wait till then to learn more about him. Who knows, maybe Tchort lives on within him.
To my knowledge I don't believe his real name is mentioned elsewhere.
I was real bummed out that after seeing him die I couldn't take his robe/mask and impersonate him when entering Cytosine Outpost and be like "Tchort summons us brothers!" to then let the sheep be one with their god
Regarding the creation of Tchort, it is strongly hinted by the Faceless Commander that Otis, Frederik Austein's pet mutant, lead the revolt of the faceless who then threw several ((?) Unsure what they limited their pool to. Either solely everyone in the mutagen department, all presently at the Crucible at the time of revolt or everyone they could find in DC) BioCorp scientists into the mutagen tanks which somehow birthed Tchort. IRIS confirms there were plural unconfined mutant assistants though so it may have not been Otis but I doubt it. Otis (maybe not as per IRIS) is the Faceless leader now. The medallion was your prize for retrieving the cube so it is probably some high and mighty honorific invitation to dine with Otis or something.
I don't believe we are provided much info regarding the ~89 unaccounted years of Tchort's possible existence and Eidein's discovery of it. At one point though it seems Tchort has consumed a "High One" seeing that it knows the taste of their flesh and thoughts or at the very least has been in contact with one. Six states High One is an archaic term so maybe Tchort has outdated info by now or is old fashioned. Visions do say they were made anew so who knows.
As current in-game content goes Six's teleportation seems purely technology based to me.
No psi bar and all.
Well BioCorp created UnderRail and ruled it for centuries. Most of the immortal seeming folk were created in result of the inhumane experimentation which took place during/after their fall so it is understandable that they wouldn't know. Things just get lost in time. Even Eidein who has lived over a century claims to have never seen the surface but asserts it is presently uninhabitable. The majority of common folk probably don't know of said surface. Very few even refer to the Old World. That may be a regional thing though isolated to the South since Northerners view them as savages. The closest windows we get to viewing the surface are oddities and visions.
Keep in mind that UnderRail in general is a dangerous place and many end up dead before learning the words to ask why. The famine in particular must of wiped a majority of the population.
I'm convinced that since mushroom brew's side effect is to reduce psi skill/points that Dude drinks away to keep the voices out.
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Per the library, the last big engagement the Tchortist had with the Faceless was in year 42. Ever since then only irregular skirmishes revealed they still lived. It has been ~15 years since their last sighting.
They got their behinds whipped so hard they ignored Tchort for ~60 years. Then their cube gets snagged and they massacre the whole cult.
Wut.
Tchortist housed/protected/worshiped a being that can kill a faceless "rooms" away merely through thought that may or may not be the collected consciousness of the very scientists that enslaved them only to be practically pacifistic toward them for over half a century but suddenly their battery gets stolen and they end them all for merely possessing it. They weren't even the original thieves man! Surely they must of known this after healing and mind reading/interrogating Lora Baker. Granted they increased in numbers/power over the years as confirmed by Stavros but I still don't see how they ignored them for so long only to now suddenly turn nuclear. The Universities roots were BioCorp too! Keep in mind that after massacring all Tchortist at University the Faceless just camp out of Tchort's kill range twiddling their thumbs. Rubs me wrong I tell you.
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I find it a shame that nowhere on the official forums are the complete text of the visions recorded.
Since this thread is so well developed and makes mention of them on several occasions I'll just copy paste them here for future reference.
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Mysterious pillars (Silent isle):Three strange pillars rise from the pool. They are decorated with glowing symbols that you are unfamiliar with and they seem to hum, though you are unsure whether they actually produce sound or if it’s just all in your head.
Focus your mind on the pillars.
You clear your mind of other thoughts and focus just on the sound of the pillars and the glowing symbols.
As the time passes you lose the perception of the world around you. You can no longer hear the water dripping from the cave ceiling or the insects skittering amongst the mushrooms. Everything except strange symbols is darkness and the only sound is the humming of the rock.
You realize this could be dangerous.
Continue focusing.
As the time passes you can no longer distinguish the glare of the symbols from the humming. They merge into a single feed through which mental images pour into you. You cannot tell If they are memories or just products of your imagination.
You see a man sitting on a throne in a large sphere orbiting an invisible star. Millions of miles below, you hear wind sweeping across desolate landscapes carrying sand and dust. The sand scrapes across a naked man, tearing the skin away and revealing the robot body beneath. Great hydraulic pumps expand the universe until nothing can be seen.
The trance finally subsides. You cannot make any sense of the information that was poured into you and you’re left with only fragments.
The strange feeling that followed you across the island still lingers in the back of your head, though dormant.
Mysterious pillars (Core City):Three strange pillars rise from the pool. They are decorated with glowing symbols that you are unfamiliar with and they seem to hum, though you are unsure whether they actually produce sound or if it’s just all in your head.
Focus your mind on the pillars.
You clear your mind of other thoughts and focus just on the sound of the pillars and the glowing symbols.
As the time passes you lose the perception of the world around you. You can no longer hear the water dripping from the cave ceiling or the insects skittering amongst the mushrooms. Everything except strange symbols is darkness and the only sound is the humming of the rock.
As the time passes you can no longer distinguish the glare of the symbols from the humming. They merge into a single feed through which mental images pour into you. You cannot tell If they are memories or just products of your imagination.
The corpses of Leviathans rot from within as their corpses collapse into the Sun. Machines gnaw and tear at the rubble of the universe , weaving fine thread. On top of a ziggurat amidst the thick forest the reign of the Godmen is proclaimed. The space weave ripples.
The trance finally subsides. You cannot make any sense of the information that was poured into you and you’re left with only fragments.
Mainframe (Oculus)Suspended in the middle of pyramid a massive glowing rock hums softly.
Focus your mind on the rock.
You clear you mind of other thoughts and focus just on the sound of the humming and its strange contours.
After a while the walls of the pyramid start moving away from you. At first slowly, but soon they begin accelerating. They escape faster and faster, moving light-years away from you, but somehow you can still see them.
Inversely, the rock shrinks to the sub-atomic size. You can no longer see its light, but you can still feel its presence though the humming.
In the vastness of space, surrounded by the pyramid’s walls, a storm of memory, knowledge, and visions rages around you.
Most of them seem to be well beyond your reach, but you might be able to glimpse into some of them.
1. Focus on two large objects revolving around one another.
As a Leviathan circles around a red planet, from half galaxy away an invisible spear is hurled. It warps the space-time as it races towards its target, dislodging planets and shattering stars. This tell-tale signs will arrive too late to warn the creature of its impending doom, though.
For this giants it is impossible to defend from the enemy who can kill by observing. The Eon of the Beast is over.
2. Focus on the nearby superheated object.
The egg is cold and dark on the outside, but as you pass the membrane you can see and feel the hot core within.
Immeasurable amounts of energy flow though the invisible network. So much more than they need to rule their domain, but not nearly enough to change their fate.
3. Focus on the pervading background waves.
Countless thoughts of Godmen race though your head as you let the waves pass though you, but you can only make sense of small fragments.
You sense their fear and wonder as they arrive close by. They lament as they learn their fate.
Morbid curiosity make them descend. You feel anger and hatred as they die. Three are now all that remain.
With a sickening screeching the space around you implodes, and just as quick as it expanded, the pyramid reverts back to its previous state.
Monolith (west wing)Suspended in the center of the room, surrounded by cables and various electronics, is a half-shattered crystal monolith. It is dark and rough on the outside, but from within the cracks emanates enticing blue light. Life watching bonfire, there is something primal that draws you to stare into its depths and listen to its humming.
Focus your mind on the monolith.
You clear your mind of other thoughts and focus just on the sound of humming monolith and its enticing blue light.
As you stare into the crystal, its light grows brighter and brighter, binding you to everything else. No shadow, no sound, no thoughts – just light.
No it is the light of the clear blue skies above lush thick green forests. You have never seen such sights, but somewhere deep in your mind – you know this place.
A massive structure of stone and metal rises far above the treetops. Its sacred, yet obscene geometry cuts into the skies above. Its dark cold walls have been hardened by millions of years of angry winds and tempered by many sieges.
Impregnable it stands in the wildest region of this moon – the Tomb of the Godhead.
Evil winds that now weep this temple seek to awaken the dead Godhead. They bring word of his people, his children and the sickness that has befallen them… that has *again* befallen them.
Now, gratingly, the many maws of the Tomb open, bellowing deeply. The song is carried back on this evil winds to all corners of the moon.
Slowly the voiced rise from across the globe. They are irritated at first, and soon they grow angry, furious. But their fury becomes tempered with fear and then… pain.
Now the world is screaming and you soon realize why. Deep in your guts you can feel it – a beast stirs. Fueled with all your desires and fears, like a rabid rathound it claws with increasing fury at the inside of your skin, yelping, growling, barking.
The pain becomes increasingly intense as the moments pass. Your face and your hands become numb, and inside – only pain. You look up at the sky, it’s nighttime.
In desperation your hand reaches for the stars. You have to escape or you have to cut your belly open and let the beast out, there is no other way.
The vision ends abruptly and you find yourself back in the real world. Collapsed on your knees, tears running down your face, you are screaming at the monolith.
You take a deep breath and compose yourself. Maybe what you saw was only a vision, but the pain was real.
Mysterious Pillars (Deep caves)
Mysterious Pillars (Deep caves)Three strange pillars rise from the pool. They are decorated with glowing symbols that you are unfamiliar with and they seem to hum, though you are unsure whether they actually produce sound or if it’s just all in your head.
Focus your mind on the pillars.
You clear your mind of your other thoughts and focus just on the sound of the pillars and the glowing symbols.
As time passes you lose the perception of the world around you. You can no longer hear the water dripping from the cave ceiling or the insects skittering amongst the mushrooms. Everything except the strange symbols is darkness and the only sound is the humming of the rock.
As time passes you can no longer distinguish the glare of the symbols from the humming. They merge into a single feed though which alien thoughts poor into you.
They gather now around the Machine God. It is not customary to do so, for He is not god of discovery or hope, but a jailer, a warden…or, at best, a watcher of dark horizons.
On this day, however, from this point, the Chosen set out onto their greatest journey yet and they need His blessing. The great arch that they’ll travel across will take them across to the other side of His wall.
They will lose much of themselves in the process, but, by his Grace, will be made anew. To sail the black seas of infinity but not to submerge and drown – that is the miracle only their greatest benevolent God of the Machine could perform.
Or they so hope.
The stream of alien thoughts end and you find yourself in the real world again, feeling strangely melancholic.
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