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This entry contains potential spoilers for Pathologic 2. Read at your own risk. |
This entry contains potential spoilers for Pathologic 2. Read at your own risk.
Abattoir | |
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Map ID |
boiny (Pathologic) |
Residents |
Worms Butchers (Pathologic) Oyun (Pathologic) Herb Brides (Pathologic 2) Nara (Pathologic 2) Albino (Pathologic 2) |
“ | An ancient temple turned into a slaughterhouse. A place where the town’s zoomorphic nature is particularly salient. A theme of nestedness: as the town had grown atop the bull of the earth and crushed it down, so has the gray-concrete Termitary, housing the workers, grown atop the Abattoir, humanizing it and taking away its magnetism. | „ |
— [from the game’s design documents] |
The Abattoir (Бойни), also known as Olonngo, is the womb from which the whole city was born, the heart of the Bull Project (the economic basis of the city) and the "neolithic swelling on the edge", as the Bachelor puts it. The Foreman is the main link between the Abattoir and the Town.
Description
The Abattoir is the core of the Bull Enterprise and the place where the bulls are slaughtered. It is said the Abattoir's transformation into a prosperous industrial facility (that simultaneously remains a pagan temple where Steppe rites are performed) is due to Foreman Oyun's efforts in working with Big Vlad.[1]
The Abattoir can be accessed through one of three gates: the Gates of Labour, which are used by the workers; the Gates of Sorrow, through which slaughtered bulls are taken away by the railway track; and the Gorge (or the Bulljaw in Pathologic 2), a corridor in the depths of the Abattoir, the route that Supremes take when they come from the Steppe to be celebrated. There's also a passage to the Abattoir from the Termitary. Entrances to the Abattoir are limited, and getting there is not easy. Butchers cover the gate with boulders and at the right time, they roll them back. Opening and closing the gates is subject to complex laws established by the Foreman. Previously, it was run by Father Superior Tycheek, and it is now run by his daughter. According to Aglaya Lilich, it is impossible to enter into a slaughterhouse when it's off limits due to an overwhelming mental barrier.
Pathologic
On the day of the Inquisitor's arrival, at her command, all the gates are opened. However, the Butchers and Worms inside the Abattoir will be hostile to outsiders.
Local kids believe the Abattoir is inhabited by gods so old that beasts used to believe in them before humans even came to exist. Some townsfolk say the Abattoir is so big because it covers the cavities of the unburied Udurgh.
Over the centuries, butchers poured ritual bovine blood under the Abattoir through various underground cavities, causing all the ground under the town to be soaked in it.
In the depths of the Abattoir, Haruspex is able to find the living blood, which he uses to create the Panacea. Aglaya Lilich suggests that the Polyhedron caused the wound in the earth which prompted the infection, therefore removing it will save the town.
The Bachelor insists that the Plague was born underground in the temple, in mineral deposits, so with its soil poisoned, the Abattoir and the Town must be destroyed to eradicate the disease and the blood that has gathered below.
Plot
Pathologic
Bachelor Route
On Day 6, the Bachelor can find the Albino wandering in the Steppe near the Gates of Sorrow. Var and his arsonists will attempt to launch an attack on the Termitary at the Gates of Labour.
On Day 8, the Bachelor can convince Taya Tycheek to give him access to the Abattoir by exchanging one of the Olgimsky men, or by retrieving her toy from an infected house. The Abattoir will open at 23:00, and entering will lead to a cutscene of the Bachelor being accosted by Butchers for trespassing. He is rescued by the Army and will regain consciousness on Day 9.
Haruspex Route
On Day 7, the Haruspex learns that the Abattoir has been opened again and enters to meet with Foreman Oyun. He will receive a vial of Abattoir Blood.
On Day 8, the Inquisitor asks the Haruspex to enter the Abattoir, but finds that it has been closed once again. The Haruspex must find the Changeling and trick her into telling him the true ending to a story for Taya Tycheek in order to reopen the Abattoir. Once inside, he speaks to Oyun who tells him that he is not ready to fully accept his inheritance. The Haruspex must speak with Aspity and receive the Bone Horn before returning to Oyun again.
On Day 9, the army Commander Alexander Block will ask the Haruspex to enter the Abattoir. After speaking with Oyun, the Haruspex's exhaustion suddenly begins to rise as part of his trial. In order to complete the trial, the Haruspex must find the Bachelor and return to Oyun.
On Day 10, at the Bachelor's urging, the Haruspex enters the Abattoir again to speak with Oyun. Oyun gives him another trial in which he must capture several Butchers who have violated the Law while experiencing starvation. After finding and killing all of the Butchers, the Haruspex returns to the Abattoir and speaks to Oyun to complete his trial.
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On Day 11, the Haruspex faces his final trial with Oyun. Oyun tells him that the last trial is a spiritual journey that is completed by jumping into a large pit in the previous chamber. If the Haruspex does so, he will die. In order to complete the trial, he must accept help from the Changeling, who sent him a letter in the morning.
After completing the trial, the Haruspex confronts Oyun with the knowledge that Oyun killed his father, Isidor Burakh. The two will move to a fighting area and Oyun will don a bull-shaped piece of headgear. The Haruspex must fight and kill Oyun in order to fully come into his inheritance. The Haruspex may also completely skip the final trial and directly fight Oyun by talking with Aspity, the Bachelor, or the remaining Olgimsky. They will tell him what he needs to know in order to confront Oyun about his father's death without having to jump into the pit. |
Significant plot details end here. |
Changeling Route
On Day 8, the Inquisitor asks the Changeling to investigate the Abattoir. The Changeling convinces Taya Tycheek to allow her entry by telling her a story. Inside of the Abattoir, the Changeling will encounter Foreman Oyun.
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On Day 11, the Changeling learns about the 'final trial' that the Haruspex is planning to do. She convinces him to wait until the end of the day before confronting the Foreman, as she has her own plans. The Changeling enters the Abattoir and talks to Oyun, who will agree to become a sacrifice in order to atone for his sins.
After speaking with Oyun, the Changeling will find the Haruspex standing outside the Foreman's chamber. |
Significant plot details end here. |
Pathologic 2
“ | Used to be a temple. Now a giant slaughterhouse. Off limits. | „ |
— Haruspex's map hover description |
“ | "Any trickle of blood seeps from Olonngo." | „ |
— Haruspex's map hover description after completing the Abattoir quest |
Day 1
- The Abattoir is initially inaccessible to the Haruspex.
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Day 9
Day 10
Day 12
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Pathologic: The Marble Nest
“ | As far as I understand, bulls are slaughtered here. | „ |
— Bachelor's map hover description |
Located in the condemned part of Town, the Abattoir is inaccessible during The Marble Nest.
Screenshots
An ice pick hidden in an out of bounds area
Official Art
Videos
Notes
- In Pathologic, it was stated that there are 1800 workers currently working at the Abattoir.
- The ancient name for the Abattoir is Olonngo, "a ford".
- In ancient days, the Abattoir used to be twice as tall as it is now.
- Despite the production of meat, the Abattoir doesn't let the scent of death out.
- The townsfolk claim different things about the origin of the Abattoir. Some say it was built even before men came, while others say it was built only 80 years ago.[2]
- The water of Gorkhon is not suitable for drinking because the Abattoir dumps its waste into the river.
- In Pathologic 2, after completing the Abattoir quest on Day 9, the Haruspex's map changes the name of the Abattoir to "Olonngo".
- In Pathologic 2, an ice pick can be found sticking out of a rock in an out of bounds area close to where Herb Brides are. This is an homage to Ice-Pick Lodge themselves.
- Within the Abattoir, in-game time flows at the same rate as real-world time, rather than the accelerated time experienced within the Town.
References
- ↑ "The access to the Abattoir was restricted, so the Works emerged as a separate complex. All because the Foreman of the Abattoir made a deal with Olgimsky, promising to double the product in exchange for nonintervention into the Abattoir's internal matters."
- ↑ "Historically, the oldest craft around here was tanning; eventually a group of factories sprouted on the river bank. About eighty years ago that settlement burned away, and then the Abattoir was constructed."
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