A chess board.
In Tribe Twelve, the Observer states Noah is part of a chess game. The known people are the black king, the white pawn, the black rook, the white knight, the white king, and the black pawn, queen, and rook. Other pieces are there. There is speculation that there are more pieces that are in play, but none have been revealed.
The Board of Play, as it was called on the livestream, looks to be about the eastern US with select States. While this comes up a lot it is more of a metaphor to Noah's struggling.
Here is who/what the pieces are:
Black[]
| Name | Title | Chess Piece | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slender Man | The Administrator The Keeper |
♚ Black King |
Described as "onedividedbyzero". |
| The Observer | The Eyes The Sentinel |
♜ Black Rook |
Describes himself as "asentinelbytradepasthisexpirationdate". |
| DeadHead | The Nationalist | ♞ Black Knight |
? |
White[]
| Name | Title | Chess Piece | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firebrand | The Stubborn | ♔ White King |
? |
| Cursor | The Selfish | ♕ White Queen |
? |
| Persolus | The Hermit | ♗ White Bishop |
? |
| Swain | The Lover | ♘ White Knight |
? |
| Mr. Scars | The Burdened | ♖ White Rook |
Described as "theonewhokillsmary", hinting towards him "Ending" Mary Asher's "Session". |
| Sarah | ? | ♙ White Pawn |
Taken by the Observer / Black Rook. |
Trivia[]
- In a user-based message on Adam Rosner's tumblr, he mentions that the chess pieces likely represent the Collective as black pieces and the humans as white pieces.