"The skin has eyes. The skin has a language." - Juhani Pallasmaa, The Eyes of the Skin
The Melanin Monastery serves as the spiritual center of the Emollient faith, its light-absorbing surfaces designed to induce meditative states among practitioners. Here, the faithful perform elaborate moisturizing rituals, applying precisely formulated lipid compounds to the surrounding dermis through a network of specialized glands. Their central doctrine holds that the cosmic entity must be maintained in perpetual slumber through careful dermatological stewardship. Emollient theologians, led by the current Arch-Moisturizer [DESIGNATION ILLEGIBLE], interpret the host's occasional tremors as responses to their devotional practices. They point to the correlation between regular moisturizing ceremonies and reduced seismic activity in the substrate, documented in the crystalline archives of the Grand Keratin Spire. Their most sacred text, 'The Lipid Testimonies,' contains encrypted passages that supposedly detail the catastrophic consequences of the host's awakening. However, recent arc...
From the lore of Metabolic Currency and Cellular Capitalism.