Godfather Auteur was a member of Faction Paradox whose outer layer of skin was lost and replaced with shadow-skin. Instead of having a conventional ceremonial mask, Auteur allowed his skin to peel off at his head and reveal his own skull.
Auteur was originally from the Homeworld. He declared himself "Author of the Spiral Politic", believing that everything he wrote really happened and that anything he hadn't written about which did happen was "not valid". He was House cousins with Gideon; the two of them abandoned their native society to join the Faction. He described himself as the Homeworld's "Observer Effect" wrought flesh.
The Faction eventually got annoyed with Auteur and his writing beliefs and imprisoned him at the top of the Shadow Spire, a place teeming with loa. Auteur listened to the whispers of the loa and used them in his stories. Gideon sometimes visited Auteur, but as time passed their relationship grew more distant and the visits became less frequent.
On the day of Gideon's final visit, Auteur was inspired by a recording of Morlock (and the usual loa whispers) to write a story about Lolita manipulating Count Dracula into becoming the Enemy. Auteur took delight in the premise, angering Gideon. After Auteur finished the story, Gideon left the Spire and was consumed by Auteur's loa. (PROSE: A Bloody (And Public) Domaine)