Cissa, Rubbish Collector

CISSA is a goddess who picks up discarded objects from the canal in her net, in an act of harmless theft, or gentle hoarding. These items contain souls which were distributed by THE CARRIERS but were left unwanted, and must be returned to the Other Place to be redistributed. Cissa is permitted to keep the shells of the souls (the rubbish) as payment. Sometimes sailors get caught in her net and are transported to her treasure trove of rubbish.

Her three daughters are different elements of the water, and each has a finely balanced role in maintaining the equilibrium of the canal system. PUDDLE is responsible for plugging leaks in the canal with clay, SINK is responsible for drainage, and LOCK keeps the currents in check and tides at bay. Her daughters are joint mothers of NIKOLA who guards The Carriers’ Bridge, the connecting point of The Here and The Other Place.

If you are caught in Cissa’s net and sent to her hoard, you will need to find your way to the bridge through the rubbish dunes that have been forming for over a century, whereupon you will meet the Carriers and try to persuade them to take you back to The Here.  If you fail to persuade them you will be left to roam the rubbish piles of Cissa for eternity.