The Woodcarver

The Woodcarver
The Woodcarver in Act I
Affiliation	Leshy (leader) The Prospector, The Angler and The Trapper (likely acquaintances)
Occupation	Woodcarver
Physical description
Species	Human
Gender	Female
Appearances
Appears in	Leshy's Cabin
Debut	Act I

The Woodcarver an NPC in every section of the game, though most notably in Act I, in an event where she allows the player to create their own totem.

Act I

Main article: Totem

In Act I, the Woodcarver offers the player the choice of one of three totem pieces. After choosing a totem piece, if the player has enough pieces in their collection to complete a totem (at least one head and one body), the player can construct a totem with the pieces in their collection.

When the player encounter the Woodcarver for the eighth time, the Woodcarver will grant them an Amalgam with a random Sigil instead of offering another totem piece.

Act II

In Act II, the Woodcarver appears in a secret area outside Leshy's Cabin. In the area with the rabbit and the trap, wearing the monocle from Magnificus' Tower reveals a hidden path upwards into the forest where the Woodcarver can be found sitting on a log carving. She will talk to the player about her unknown gameplay purpose and that she has seen the OLD_DATA, but does not wish to speak of it.

Act III

In Act III, while in the Foul Backwater area, a holographic face of the Woodcarver can be found floating in the dark corners of P03's Factory.

Finale

In the Finale, at the end of Magnificus's game, the Woodcarver advises the player that they should not look at the OLD_DATA, but comments that she knows that they won't listen. After this dialogue, she is deleted.

The Woodcarver is one of the last things in the game to be deleted, only outlived by the Act II avatar, the Cursor, and the OLD_DATA.

Dialogue

Act I

• You came upon the old Woodcarver who fixed her intense gaze upon you. After an overlong moment of silence, she moved to offer her carvings. (Leshy's narration in Act I, upon meeting her in an event.)
• The grey-haired woman silently collected her carvings and left. (Leshy's narration in Act I, after choosing a totem piece.)

Act II

• "Few players visit me here. I sometimes ponder... what my gameplay purpose was.
  • "Oh, it is clear now that you wish to know more. What can I tell you? I have glimpsed the OLD_DATA. And I will speak nothing of it as a kindness."
  • "I will repeat myself: I will speak nothing of the OLD_DATA. To know it is to die. But you players are never deterred by that. What can I tell you? It is corrupt knowledge. So evil that it corrupted this disk. Inscryption the good? No."
  • "What can you know? Ask the scrybes. They don't seem to care for human life."
  • "Leave me here to ponder and carve my wood. Being Leshy's puppet has given me much to ponder."
  • "Goodbye for now."

Finale

• "There isn't much left. Inscryption is mostly gone. All that remains is the OLD_DATA. It is recommended that you do not access it. You will not heed the advice." (Finale, OLD_DATA section)

Trivia

• The Woodcarver is one of the five characters to have their own Steam trading card, along with The Dredger, Royal Dominguez, The Bone Lord, and Rebecha.