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Selris's Learning Hall Wall Tablet

Ritual artifact specifically tied to the companion-selection ceremony in The Krotons Part 1; extracted from a wall-mounted concealed hole and used by Selris to declare Abu and Vana as chosen companions.
2 appearances

Purpose

Displays names of selected Gond companions for public announcement during sacrificial rituals

Significance

Locks in the sacrificial selections, silencing dissent and underscoring Kroton dominance over Gond obedience; spurs the observing crew's resolve to intervene before Abu and Vana proceed through the door

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments
S6E19 · The Krotons Part 1
Vana’s Sacrificial Acceptance

Selris’s Learning Hall Wall Tablet is the ritualistic tool that legitimizes the Krotons’ selections. Hidden in the wall, it is extracted with ceremonial gravity, its contents declaring Abu and Vana as the chosen companions. The tablet’s authority is absolute, its words binding the Gonds to the Krotons’ will. It symbolizes the oppressive control the Krotons exert over Gond society, reducing lives to mere entries on a list of sacrifices.

Before: Concealed within a hidden hole in the Learning Hall wall, its existence known only to Selris and other Gond elders.
After: Returned to its hidden compartment in the wall after the announcement, its purpose fulfilled for this ritual.
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S6E19 · The Krotons Part 1
Abu’s Sacrificial Selection

Selris's Learning Hall Wall Tablet is the ceremonial artifact that legitimizes the selection of Abu and Vana as Kroton companions. Extracted from a concealed hole in the wall, it serves as the authoritative source for the names of the chosen, its reading by Selris marking the official beginning of the investiture ritual. The tablet symbolizes the Krotons' unseen but absolute control over Gond society, its contents treated as sacred law. Its physical extraction and use reinforce the ritual's gravity and the inevitability of the companions' fate.

Before: Concealed within a hidden hole in the Learning Hall wall, its existence known only to Selris and other Gond elders.
After: Returned to its concealed hole in the wall after the ceremony, its role fulfilled until the next selection.
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