The Orphan-Grinders

The Orphan-Grinders is the fifth book in the Orpheus storyline, and the fourth supplemental sourcebook. Several new spirits, former Spectres known as Orphan-Grinders, begin to shake up the world of the dead. Meanwhile, the sinister prescience known as Grandmother breaks holes in the Stormwall and decides that the projectors are not as helpless as she once thought.

Chapters
Prologue: Misdirection features John Carruthers finding out about Tom Hayes’ return from Spectredom.

The Introduction, as in all of the other Orpheus books, explains this book’s part in the metaplot using movie structure analogies, and has recommended movies for the reader to watch to help them feel the atmosphere of the book. It also offers short previews (via Radio Free Death) of things to come in the metaplot.

Chapter One: Swarm Storm details a how the Spectral hives bloom, making new holes in the Stormwall and triggering a Spectral attack on Lazarus Redux in an effort to rid Grandmother of the pesky projectors.

Chapter Two: All-Out War talks about the swiftly changing environment of the world of the dead, and describes the new Crucible Horrors that Shades can unify to use.

Chapter Three: The Unearthed Players Guide introduces the Orphan-Grinder Shade.

Chapter Four: Storytelling the Dead, introduces two new factions to the storyline, the Hellboys, a crucible of Orphan-Grinders, and Mr. Jigsaw, a representative of the Malfeans. It also covers the turf wars that are beginning to develop between Spectral hives.