Myles de Selby

Myles de Selby was an occultist investigating the God-Machine in Skerries, Ireland early in the 20th century.

William Dear could not recall when de Selby moved to Skerries, exactly. He resided in a decaying mansion on the outskirts of town, when he was not searching the countryside for Infrastructure. He possessed a screwdriver-like device which afforded him access to a particular facility, from which he stole a number of devices for study.

With Dear and Sergeant Fox, de Selby made another foray into the facility on January 25, 1916. Inside the facility, de Selby offered Dear something he believed to be a clockwork soul, which could potentially animate Mary. However, Fox revealed his angelic form at that moment, chastizing de Selby for stealing before transforming him into something resembling a clockwork servitor.

Stephen Escher later discovers a copy of a book about the God-Machine called Golden Truths written by de Selby. The book was allegedly first published in 1937, more than two decades after de Selby's disappearance. It is unclear whether it represents a manuscript he prepared before the incident in 1916 or whether the book was published by someone else using de Selby's name.