Silhouettes

In Rockallic mythology, Silhouettes are followers or worshippers of That Ghostly Girl at the End of the Road.

Names
The nomer "Silhouette" for followers of That Ghostly Girl at the End of the Road is a relatively recent development, as the French loanword silhouette did not enter the languages of Rockall until the late 18th century. In older attestations her followers were given various names, including "the Faceless" and "the Unknown".

Worshipful Silhouette
A Worshipful or Worshipping Silhouette is an individual who worships That Ghostly Girl at the End of the Road in particular, but is not "invisible" to other people. They have not, in the mythological discourse, been chosen by the goddess and are thus not under her protection.

Worshipful Silhouettes often wear dark clothing, and are traditionally more active during the evening and night. In modern times, this has had the effect of e.g. all-night parties and communities being colloquially referred to as "Silhouette gatherings" (in Rockallian: Silhouettebiálliuan).

Following Silhouette
A Following Silhouette is an individual that has been approached by That Ghostly Girl at the End of the Road and accepted her request to become one of her followers. By accepting this request, the Following Silhouette immediately and irreversibly separates himself from society and the world in general, and becomes practically invisible and forever unapproachable. They remain forever under the protection of the goddess, and as such they exist at most as a silhouette in the distance that disappears into nothingness once approached.

Missing persons
If a person has gone missing without a trace, he or she is said to have become a Silhouette. A scholarly debate is still ongoing with regard to when exactly a missing person can be considered approached by That Ghostly Girl at the End of the Road, as there are many different ways a person can go missing and not all of them necessarily mean that they have really disappeared.

It is, however, generally agreed upon that, from a mythological point of view, persons who have gone missing without leaving a trace (i.e. blood, video evidence) and have not reappeared or been found again for over ten years have most likely become a Following Silhouette.