Brother Faulkner

Description
Brother Faulkner is a follower of and believes himself to be a prophet of The Trawler Man. He travels with Carpenter in search of miracles and others of the faith along the holy waters of "His River."

Physical
Faulkner is said to be young faced. He is shorter than Carpenter.

Personality
Faulkner self-describes as naive and "wet-behind-the-ears." He admits that this is partially true, but being the youngest of three has taught him that keeping up the appearence of stupidity is safe and something he can use to his advantage. He's shown in actions to be clever and observant, spotting the security camera Stanton activates on their second night and solving the issue of The Crab Angel. Devotion and zeal make up his faith, and often forgives his less-than-moral actions with the belief that he was chosen for a reason. It's shown through these actions that Faulkner holds some kind of fear and uncertainty in his faith, though he never outwardly admits it.

Background
He lived across the Whisper Plains, along the trade roads with his two older brothers and father. The area is mentioned to of suffered by the pylons erected by the Saint Electric, although this is claimed by drunk men in roadside bars.

Faulkner walked an hour or more to get to school when he and his brothers bothered to go, and he first found the Trawler Man along the path. He was enamoured with a water tank with painted white marks (assumed to be prayer marks) on the inside, the tank was filthy and covered with bugs and algae. He visited the tank three times in total before being confronted by his older brother Charlie. Which is when the Trawler Man first spoke to Faulkner, whispering to him, because of this he told Charlie “If you lower your head into the water of this tank and hold it there...you will begin to hear music.” Faulkner considers this moment his calling to be The Trawler Man's prophet. "The Drowning Song" began to spread across the peninsula after this, and Eddie, Faulkner's oldest brother, became more fatherly to him in an attempt to keep him safe.

Faulkner attempted to convert people secretly in his school by carving prayer marks wherever he could, in the hopes they would be passed on by his peers and become their holy truth.

Faulkner's father left when he was 18. His father left him a note, but he didn't read it. He spent a few days at home alone and left as well, hitchiking towards the river. Eventually, he found The Parish and spent an unspecified amount of time there learning before the start of the podcast.

Episode Appearances
He appears in all episodes except for chapters 3 and 9

He only has a minor role in Episode 7, appearing at the very end, with a total of two lines.

Trivia

 * Faulkner is an occupational name for someone who kept and trained falcons. This is in line with the occupation names followers of The Trawler Man seem to take or are given. (Mason, Carpenter, ect)