Penance

Penance is the holy ritual by which a member of the Tri society is punished for Sin, usually by death, by the Agents of Mother. Usually, an individual is returned to their home to receive this punishment, but can also be "returned to the ground" attached to a pike if this is not an option or if time is pressed and a Progenarian is present to make the holy recitals. If one individual is found guilty of sin, the entire family of the house can be included in the Penance as a detterent. This is evidenced by Mr Andress being caught in his wife's Penance, and Thor's fear of bringing the rather of Him upon him and his daughter if he missteps.

While appearing to be an act of Him, the destruction of a home is actually enacted by a Controller, wheel based machines which the One Concern can apparently summon to tunnel into the specified homes. With only rubble and a pit below remaining after destruction. In the home that Robin drops into after Penance, a Controller and Planet Spines are found within the Pit. The spines break into pieces once this Controller is destroyed by her. Elro and another settler from Settlement 17 are the currently only known survivors of Penance. This is not a common occurance, and finding Elro alive brought shock and anger to Black upon meeting him once more.