The King

The King is one of the NPCs in dead cells to which the player kills on their journey.

Statues
There are a number of statues of the king scattered around the island, notably in the Promenade of the Condemned, in the Stilt Village and in the Graveyard.
 * There is a statue of the King in the Promenade of the Condemned. The Beheaded wonders how he can see with a helmet covering his face.
 * Close to this statue and in other areas of the island, there can sometimes be another, desacrated statue bearing the inscription "We'll skin you alive" . A cow head lies beside it, emblazoned with the King's coat of arms, which shows that some citizens were violently opposed to the King's policies.
 * Another statue in the Stilt Village depicts the King with his Hand.

Orders of the King
All over the island, the Beheaded finds a variety of orders written by the King. Most of these relate to the imprisonment and quarantining of criminals, infected or plain innocent people. Some of them are direct orders to high ranking public officers such as Castaing or the Alechmist.
 * In the Prisoners' Quarters a note can be found saying, To all soldiers. Anyone who fails to obey the king's orders will be hanged on the spot!
 * In the Stilt Village orders form The King can be found; Citizens! Anyone behaving strangely or manifesting signs of illness must be reported to the local patrol promptly and without exception. Next to a urinated royal order is a vandalized banner of The King which reads, The King is kidnapping and burning our children! WAKE UP!
 * In the Ramparts an order form the king, "If the cells are overpopulated, use the outdoor jails or the oubliettes. Leave no suspects unsupervised."
 * An order by the King can be found next to hanged prisoners. It orders the imprisonment and execution of all people presenting signs of abnormal behavior or physical appearance, i.e. suspected of infection by the Malaise . A bottom note in brackets adds "(if the prison doctor confirms the diagnosis of infection)", which implies that confirmation is actually not important, and that suspicion of infection is enough proof.
 * In Castaing's office in the Prisoners' Quarters, the Beheaded finds a direct, secret order from the King to the prison's warden. The King asks Castaing to stop controlling the entrances to the prison until further notice, which seems to imply unlawful imprisonments and prisoner transfers were taking place on orders of the King.