The Brush

The brush

For the final chapter, see The Brush (chapter).

The brush is a magical tool and the primary gameplay mechanic of Chicory: A Colorful Tale. It has the ability to paint color into the usually colorless world of Picnic Province, and interact with certain objects and plant life.

The brush grants the wielder the ability to shape and colour reality. However, this power has a sinister consequence. Just as the brush manifests creative desires, negative emotions would also be made real, taking the form of corruptions. Wielders were tasked with managing these corruptions. A wielder who failed to regulate their emotions could plunge the whole world into darkness.

History

A long, long time ago, a magical tree sprouted in the Banquet Rainforest. The brush was taken from the branches of this tree by the first wielder.

Little is known about the wieldership of the first wielder. After their death, the brush passed naturally from person to person. The artifact was highly coveted, and wars broke out over control of the brush. To end the violence, a formal process of succession was established: every wielder would choose an apprentice to whom they would pass the brush. The apprentice would officially become the mew wielder after completing five wielder trials.

During Pizza's wieldership, the corruptions had grown to such strength that Pizza lost control of the brush. Undeterred, they grew a new brushtree through sheer creative will and made their own brush. Seeing this feat, Chicory also created their own brush. The duo used their new brushes to destroy the original and with it all the corruption it had caused.

The destruction of the brush marked the end of the wielder tradition. Having created their own brushes, Pizza and Chicory vowed to teach others how to do the same, making color free for everyone.

Known Wielders

There have been hundreds of Wielders of the brush.

• Almond (she/her)
• Carrot (he/him)
• Parfait (she/her)
• Mustard
• Rhubarb
• Cardamom
• Blackberry
• Chicory
• Pizza

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  Mustard's Portrait

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  Rhubarb's Portrait

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  Cardamom's Portrait

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  Blackberry's Portrait

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  Chicory's Portrait