The Candlejack is said to be skeletal figure buried beneath the robes of what his devotees might call a Bawler, or priest. Rather than being made of bone, his skull is supposed to be made of white wax. He carries a lantern in his left hand which he uses to identify those he searches for.
Once a member of the clergy, the Candlejack supposedly saw the error of his ways and gave up his life of reprimanding others and took up the life of a thief. Thereafter he used his knowledge of religious ideas to help the dead cheat their appointment with the Ferryman.
According to those who believe in him, the Candlejack is impressed by the best and most audacious of thieves. Those brave thieves who don't rat on their friends are secreted away from their appointed end. He instead shows them the way to Whiskerhaven -- the paradise of the thief.
Barring being impressed, many devotees believe that he can sometimes be bribed by those who have a coin to offer him. So as not to be mistaken for the payment to the Ferryman this bribe is placed in the mouth of the dead, rather than on his eyelids.
According to those who believe in him, the Candlejack is impressed by the best and most audacious of thieves. Those brave thieves who don't rat on their friends are secreted away from their appointed end. He instead shows them the way to Whiskerhaven -- the paradise of the thief.
Barring being impressed, many devotees believe that he can sometimes be bribed by those who have a coin to offer him. So as not to be mistaken for the payment to the Ferryman this bribe is placed in the mouth of the dead, rather than on his eyelids.
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