Exu

From SentryOutpost

Exu
Status	Alive
Born	c. 1940
Other names	Dr. Jakub Ukrytywicz, Anwell Barierascu
Occupation	Mathematics Professor, Hermetic Programmer
Employer	Miskatonic University, retired
Affiliation	The Esoteric
Forum Posts	[1]

As of yet, the following backstory regarding Exu is speculative with evidential foundations. It may not be completely correct, but it is also quite likely that it is not perfectly correct.

Dr. Jakub Ukrytywicz was born Anwell to a Polish family in [?upstate New York]. When he was two, his family was killed and he was adopted by Jorma Barierascu. Jakub grew up, until when he was approximately 21 or 22, his father attempted to kill him. Jorma believed he had survived, but Anwell escaped with his life. Staying hidden, Anwell watched as Jorma took over Anwell’s life—and Anwell thus learned that Jorma had actually killed Anwell’s parents as well. Because he was supposedly dead, and his father looked like him and had taken on his name now, Anwell changed his name to Jakub Ukrytywicz (which is Polish for “Secretson”) and eventually joined the staff of Miskatonic University.

Dr. U eventually joined the Council, as a member of The Esoteric, though all the time he was monitoring his father’s cult, Chorazos, with the intent of eventually bringing them down. Thus, he knew about the Physics Experiment that was planned for the Taylor Run Caves, though what he did about said Experiment is unclear. In his letter to Jjason in September 2007, Exu alluded that the Esoteric are not generally called upon by the Council, thus the Esoteric seem to be their own organization.

(The information below is certain, not speculative)

Howard Phillips was a particularly notable student of Exu’s, and Elizabeth Riley one of his friends and colleagues. Exu also employed Howard for many small computer programming tasks while Howard was at Miskatonic University, and as of recently Howard has been similarly employed by Exu for some yet-unknown task that has taken him away from the internet and all over the country.

Exu’s direct relations with the New Sentries are highly limited. He joined the Outpost at Howard’s request to help solve the mystery of the site hack, and while his posts on the Outpost were minimal, they were chock-full of allusions and hints. He returned later to warn the Sentries that the Red Moon in August 27 would be devastating, but nothing world-destroying occurred (though Stu and Jen were both killed that day).

He similarly reached out to Jjason in September, when he sent a letter to Jjason. Shortly afterwards, he called Howard with an odd voice message that led to Dr. Riley’s files which she had uploaded to in.solit.us.

The most recent meeting with Exu took place on December 19, 2008, when the Sentries in New York ran into him just outside the subway. He talked to them briefly and handed them a letter, instructing them to give it to Spukhafte Fernwirkung at Druids bar. Explaining that he could not be seen with them, Exu had them wait five minutes before following him down.

Spukhafte’s only response to Exu’s letter was to issue a public broadcast to the members of Chorazos, telling them to hunt down Exu’s associates and to bring Exu to him alive.