Teller

NAMING: Wisps take names from their dominant note. Teller is A-clear. Valen is Perfect Chord. Jor was C.

CHOIR CONSULATE — Government. Capital: Cymatica. Leader: Prime Resonant Valen. Law: Harmony Above All. Mantra: "A single dissonant note can crash a city." Secret: The First Chord is fraying. 0.001% decay per cycle. They hide it.

THE LISTENERS — Scientists/Mystics. Sit on low islands. Record the Scar. Forbidden from answering. Teller is one. Motto: "We listen so you don't have to.

FORBIDDEN FREQUENCIES: 1. Flatline: 0 Hz. Pure silence. Used for execution. 2. Static Tone: The frequency of the War. Shatters stone and choir alike. All records destroyed... except one. 3. The Question: Subsonic drift from the Scar. No wisp can sing it. Teller just heard it answer.

RULE OF CHOIR: If >5% of singers go dissonant or silent, the island sags. If >20% stop, it falls.