{"id":3394,"date":"2023-05-24T22:23:25","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T03:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/templeofthemermaid.com\/unicdn\/?p=3394"},"modified":"2023-05-26T03:34:59","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T08:34:59","slug":"loach-pulcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/templeofthemermaid.com\/unicdn\/2023\/05\/24\/loach-pulcher\/","title":{"rendered":"Loach Pulcher"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Loach is Queen DeBora&#8217;s Executive Assistant. He is an old man, and has been kept on from the previous administration. His wealth of worldwide, oceanographic, and celestial knowledge makes him so indispensable, that even a murderous psychopath like the Queen has given up threatening his life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three times daily he broadcasts Temple-wide weather announcements: sunrise, noon, and sunset &#8211; that provide hunting and gathering parties a basis by which to plan their outings. Really though, he uses the barometric and celestial messages as a chance to wax poetic about the moon and stars and at least provide (in his estimation) a bit of escape from the doldrums for the wider Temple population, most of whom are prevented from ever seeing the surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This picture of Loach at his desk also doubles as a&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/templeofthemermaid.com\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Web-Banner-Loach.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/templeofthemermaid.com\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Web-Banner-Loach.jpg 400w, https:\/\/templeofthemermaid.com\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Web-Banner-Loach-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/templeofthemermaid.com\/unicdn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Web-Banner-Loach-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-x-large-font-size\"><strong>PHOTO HUNT<\/strong>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See if you can find the following items:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-3 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-1 wp-block-column\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">A Starfish<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Model Steam Engine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Moon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Loach&#8217;s Merman Tail<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Constellation of Lyra &#8220;The Harp&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Sushi and Sashimi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">3 Purple Sea Urchins<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Star Chart<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Island Map<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Kalimba<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-2 wp-block-column\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">A Giant Conch Shell<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">A Glowing Koi Fish<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">A Big-Ass Hermit Crab<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">A Vacuum Tube Radio<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">&#8220;Easter Egg&#8221; Callback to the Naiad Necklace Book Cover<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Steampunky box of gears<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crusty Pier Pilings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">A.I. Generated &#8220;Old&#8221; Leo DiCaprio (maybe, I&#8217;m guessing)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Loach is Queen DeBora&#8217;s Executive Assistant. He is an old man, and has been kept on from the previous administration. His wealth of worldwide, oceanographic, and celestial knowledge makes him so indispensable, that even a murderous psychopath like the Queen has given up threatening his life. 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