Abramoff’s Jaw Restraint Peg

A rough wooden peg forcibly inserted between Abramoff’s teeth by Old Valentin during the brutal reset of his shattered leg in the Demeter’s wine cellar. Functions as a restraint to muffle screams and prevent tongue-biting, emphasizing the crew’s desperate, makeshift medicine.

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Purpose

Restrain jaws to prevent tongue-biting and excessive screaming during leg reset

Significance

Emphasizes the visceral brutality of the crew's medical practices and heightens the scene's horror as Abramoff's suffering marks the fog's curse turning physical.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S1E2 · Blood Vessel

Agatha’s Gambit: The Nun’s Challenge to Dracula’s Addiction

The wooden peg (repeated for clarity, as it is the same object as `object_11cb5fb8ff30` but referenced in the wine cellar context) is rammed between Abramoff’s jaws during the leg reset in the crew quarters, muffling his agonized screams. Its rough surface presses deep into his mouth, a crude but effective tool to prevent him from biting his tongue. The peg’s use underscores the brutality of the procedure and the crew’s improvisational medicine, tying the visceral horror of the moment to the broader theme of suffering aboard the Demeter. It is later removed, leaving Abramoff’s mouth sore but intact.

Before: Stored among the Demeter’s tools, unused and dry.

After: Covered in Abramoff’s saliva and slightly bloodied, discarded after the procedure.

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