Chang Ch'ien

Chang Ch'ien (張騫) is a figure referenced in Silent Hill: Origins as being the first in recorded history to have used the Flauros, an object of importance in both Origins and Silent Hill. A yellowed page regarding him and the Flauros' historical background can be found on a tableside in Green Lion Antiques.

Transcript

 * "Flauros Device: Origin unknown.


 * The device is first mentioned in the
 * poetry of Chang Ch'ien, an advisor
 * to members of the early Han
 * dynasty. In one of his tracts, Chang
 * Ch'ien jokes he trapped a demon
 * inside his 'three-sided box'.


 * When Chang Ch'ien died in a
 * terrible fire at the imperial palace
 * in 115 BC, the device appeared
 * lost.


 * It was later rumored to be in
 * possession of Lutheran monk M. G.
 * Lewis, who in 1796 spoke of its
 * ability to control and amplify
 * thought. It was Lewis who linked it
 * not to a demon, but to God
 * himself, claiming it was a weapon
 * left by angels as a force for good."

Trivia

 * In actuality, a Chang Ch'ien truly existed. It's rather likely the historical figure is the basis for, if not the same as, the Chang Ch'ien referenced in Origins.