Laurence Arne-Sayles

Character from Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

The disgraced academic who first proved the House exists — a brilliant, charismatic scholar whose obsession with ancient knowledge led him to open a door between worlds and ruin everyone who followed him through it.

Also known as: Arne-Sayles, Laurence, The Prophet

What They Know

• The existence and nature of the House — he was the first modern scholar to identify it as a real place rather than a metaphor or myth
• Rituals and methods for entering the House from the other world — knowledge derived from years of studying esoteric and architectural traditions
• The Great and Secret Knowledge — he believes the House contains fundamental truths about the nature of reality, hidden in its architecture and statues
• That prolonged exposure to the House dissolves human identity and memory — he witnessed this in followers he brought there and considers it an acceptable cost
• The academic and esoteric networks that study hidden dimensions, ley lines, and the relationship between physical spaces and magical power

Connections

• discovered — the_house
• mentors — the_other
• from — the_other_world
• seeks — great_knowledge

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