Pathologic: The Marble Nest Minor Characters

This is a list of the minor characters that appear in Pathologic: The Marble Nest.

Blacky
Blacky (Черныш) is a young boy who lives with his stepfather in a flat in the Neck.

Shortly after being woken up, Bachelor is informed by Sticky that Blacky's stepfather has become sick. Upon examination, Bachelor determines that Blacky's father has died of a stroke, not the Sand Plague. When Bachelor turns away from declaring Blacky's stepfather dead, he discovers that Blacky has disappeared, replaced by a manifestation of the Plague masquerading as an Executor. Out on the street, a commoner accuses Bachelor of heartlessness for failing to take Blacky under his care.

Sticky refers to Blacky and his stepfather as "the Blackers," suggesting that "Blacky" is a nickname shortened from his family name.

Blacky is a variant of the Finch NPC.

Bürged
Bürged is a Herb Bride and a member of the Steppe camp south of the Cathedral.

After the Bachelor attempts to speak to Bürged she tells him that she is not allowed to speak as there is a celebration soon. Following the Herb Bride's wedding to the Earth Bürged tells the Bachelor that the wedding was to sacrifice the Herb Bride, returning her to the Earth. The Bachelor is appalled but Bürged explains that the Kin do not fear Death as he does.

In the DLC version of Pathologic: Marble Nest, Bürged has no name and is listed as "Herb Bride" in dialogue.

Bürged is a variant of the Herb Bride NPC.

Cookaroo
Cookaroo (Курочка) is a young boy who lives in the Bridge Square.

Bachelor finds Cookaroo by the drugstore guarded by a sentry. The two strike a deal: Bachelor will use his position to get past the sentry and toss Cookaroo any medicine he finds inside through a broken window on the second floor; in exchange, Cookaroo will split the profits with him. Among other medicines, Bachelor puts a case of Shmowder and a vial of Panacea through the window. However, Cookaroo drops the vial of Panacea, shattering it.

Cookaroo claims to be Khan's best friend.

Cookaroo is a variant of the Finch NPC.

Dora Feugel

 * → See Dora Feugel

Graveman
The Graveman (Человек с кладбища) is a kinsman south of the Bridge Square and tends to the Graveyard. He has been in charge of burying the dead ever since Grace's death. He asks the Bachelor if he wished things would go differently. If the Bachelor answers yes, the Graveman takes him forward in time, skipping to the end of the day after the Plague was discovered in the Atrium.

Graveman is a variant of the Pochard NPC.

Lotman
Lotman (Лотман) is an individual living in an infected house with Siskin.

The Bachelor finds Lotman and Siskin in the Silent House discovered by Sleepy Head, Shrew, and Sticky. Bachelor quickly realizes that Lotman and Siskin are the carriers that he's been looking for; however, both are delirious with fever and refuse to reveal how they contracted the Sand Plague. Instead, they tell Bachelor that the Plague is the key to immortality. Bachelor subsequently orders their quarantine.

In both the demo and full release of Pathologic: The Marble Nest, there exists a visual bug when speaking with Lotman - the camera behind their model will swing around in time with Lotman's animations. Lotman shares a model with other infected adults.

Marat Ranin

 * → See Marat Ranin

Shaazgai
Shaazgai (Шаазгай) is a Kinsman who lives in the Steppe camp south of the Cathedral. As the Bachelor approaches the Steppe camp Shaazgai decides that he is a snake-man and gives him the nickname "Moga".

After the sacrificial Herb Bride wedding, Shaazgai transforms into an Odongh.

Shaazgai is a variant of the Pochard NPC

Shar Shuvuu
Shar Shuvuu (Шар Шувуу) is a person from the Kin living in the Steppe camp south of the Cathedral.

When approached by the Bachelor, they tell him that he is not to be in the Steppe camp, as they are planning a wedding and he is not allowed to watch. After the sacrificial Herb Bride wedding, they transform into an Odongh.

Shar Shuvuu's human model in the Pathologic: The Marble Nest demo was a variant of the Kayura NPC. In the 2019 re-release, they are a variant of the Pochard NPC.

Shrew
Shrew (Белка) is a young girl who awaits the Bachelor outside the Silent House.

The Bachelor finds Shrew, Sleepy Head, and Sticky gathered near the Silent House. If the Bachelor forgoes Sticky's insistence that he not trade any nuts to Shrew, he can exchange several nuts for Shrew's lockpicks, which allows him to discover the carriers behind a locked door in the house.

Sticky reveals that Shrew needs nuts so that she can collect the Bachelor's soul into one when he dies. At the end of The Marble Nest, Shrew indicates that she, alongside Sticky and Sleepy Head, are at Bachelor's sickbed, watching over him as he endlessly dreams.

Shrew uses the phrase "BFFs," which may be an anachronism given the time period, as "BFF" typically means "Best Friend(s) Forever".

Shrew is a variant of the Chickadee NPC.

Siskin
Siskin (Чиж) is an individual living in an infected house with Lotman.

The Bachelor finds Lotman and Siskin in the Silent House discovered by Sleepy Head, Shrew, and Sticky. Bachelor quickly realizes that Lotman and Siskin are the carriers that he's been looking for; however, both are delirious with fever and refuse to reveal how they contracted the Sand Plague. Instead, they tell Bachelor that the Plague is the key to immortality. Bachelor subsequently orders their quarantine.

Though Siskin shares a name with the Siskin child townsfolk, this Siskin seems to share a model specific to infected adults and is entirely separate from the child.

Sleepy Head
Sleepy Head (Соня) is a young boy who awaits the Bachelor outside the Silent House.

The Bachelor finds Sleepy Head, Shrew, and Sticky gathered near the Silent House. Sleepy Head tells Bachelor that there are sick people inside whose death he is waiting for in order to collect their souls into nuts.

Sticky reveals to Bachelor that Shrew wants nuts so that she can collect his soul into one when he dies, and that Sleepy Head refuses to share any with her. At the end of The Marble Nest, Sleepy Head indicates that he is at Bachelor's sickbed, and is fearful that Bachelor might harm him and the other children.

Sleepy Head is a variant of the Finch NPC.

Pathologic 2
Sleepy head is mentioned in conversation on day 2 by children and in a note.

Tagtaa
Tagtaa (Тагта) is a Kinsman and lives in the Steppe camp south of the Cathedral.

When approached in the Steppe Camp Tagtaa tells the Bachelor that they are celebrating and offer him their gratitude. The Bachelor is confused by this as he is unsure of what exactly they are celebrating. After the sacrificial Herb Bride wedding, Tagtaa transforms into an Odongh.

Tagtaa does not appear in the 2019 re-release of Pathologic: The Marble Nest.

Tagtaa is a variant of the Pochard NPC.

The Committee
The Committee (Штаб) is a group of three Committee Clerks (Писарь) that operate outside the Crucible and assist the Bachelor in executing orders throughout the Atrium and Bridge Square. They are in charge of setting up hospital beds and opening the general store.

The members will ask the Bachelor his opinion on their debate about fate, death, and the cause and origin of the Sand Plague. One believes it could have happened anywhere and that the Town was simply unfortunate. One believes that its due to Town's rebellion against nature as he believes the attempt to combine the utopian ideals of the Town and the conflicting ones of the Kin made the Town especially vulnerable. The last believes the Polyhedron is specifically responsible for the outbreak.

At the end of the day, orderlies start receiving odd and contradictory information from the Committee. Every hour they issue a new strange guideline such as orders to breed cats, to take beds and bunks outside, to put small bells atop graves and to bury the dead in the most notable and visible places. When the Bachelor approaches the committee the members will be replaced with Tragedians. They comment that they no longer need the Bachelor.

The Committee is made up of two Crow variants and one Goose variant.

Pathologic 2
On Day 1, the Committee can be seen behind the bookcases in the Town Hall after leaving incarceration by Alexander Saburov. They cannot he interacted with, and across from them are three Tragedians mirroring their posture.