| Jack Frehorn | |
|---|---|
 A cropped image of when Jack was showing off his Harpscord to his lover Wilbur | |
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| Title | The Prophet |
| Gender | Male |
| Race | Human |
| Affiliation | The Order of The Blessed Agonies |
| Appearances | Trilby's Notes (Flashback), Countdown 1 - the Body, 6 Days a Sacrifice (Flashback) |
Jack Frehorn, the Prophet, is a recurring character in the Chzo Mythos. A British aristocrat obsessed with the paranormal. Frehorn became the slave of Chzo and formed the Order of Blessed Agonies, becoming its great prophet. He first appears in a flashback scene of Trilby's Notes and is the protagonist of Countdown 1 - the Body.
Appearances[]
Trilby's Notes[]
Jack Frehorn is first seen in a flashback detailing his connection to the Idol which Trilby had been seeking in order to prevent the vengeful wraith John DeFoe from killing again. Frehorn was a socialite obsessed with the paranormal, specializing in the history of The Unicorn, an English inn connected to many mysterious events of unexplained murder and disappearances. Having obtained a harpsichord made from the same wood from which The Unicorn was made, he is likely to lose his standing in the aristocracy due to his unabashed fascination for the paranormal, macabre and occult, which worries his lover, Wilbur.
He is awakened that very night by the sound of the harpsichord being played; going downstairs, he sees the shape of a Tall Man whom he immediately recognizes as the murdering figure spoken of in legends surrounding The Unicorn. He returns to his bedroom and gets his flint-lock pistol. He fires at the shape, which is revealed to be Wilbur, who is immediately killed by the gunshot to the head.
Cowering in fear before the true Tall Man, Frehorn offers his servitude in exchange for his life. The Tall Man accepts, and Frehorn is left alive. To hide his crimes, He chops Wilbur's body into pieces, telling his friend and family that Wilbur moved to france. He became a recluse and disconnected from society.
Countdown Trilogy: Part 1 - The Body[]
To serve his new master, Chzo, he is given a strange blade which transforms anyone killed by it into a servant wraith of the holder by removing their life force. Using the blade, Frehorn delivers unto Chzo twelve human sacrifices, allowing him to write the prophetic Books of Chzo, their contents given to him by Chzo himself. The Books of Chzo are comprised of the Book of the Prince, detailing the history of Cabadath, the Celtic druid who attempted to make Chzo his slave, only to become the slave of Chzo; the Book of Victims, detailing the killings of those who violated the tree in which Cabadath's soul is stored, and the Book of the Bridge, a prophetic telling of events to come. Additionally, a fourth book was written, the Book of the New Prince which foretold the eventual replacement of Cabadath; however, believing the book to be nonsense, Frehorn destroyed it, and its contents were known only to him; upon his death, he took the secret to his grave.
6 Days a Sacrifice[]
Jack Frehorn is seen in the extended ending featured in the special edition of the game, in which the existence of the Book of the New Prince is revealed. His name is mentioned several times throughout the course of the game, and the nature of Frehorn's Blade is expanded upon.
Trivia[]
- Yahtzee confirmed during the Ego Review of Trilby's Notes that Jack and Wilbur were homosexual lovers, a fact already stated in the book of victims. "The prince came and struck down the lover of Frehorn, and Frehorn knew the name of the king."
