An ontology capturing key elements from Hugh Howey's 'Wool' excerpt provided by the user.
Wool Ontology (Characters, Silo Locations, Events)
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Locations that are physically next to each other (e.g., cafeteria and lounge).
adjacent to
true
child of
A concept of operation of the silo for example Power, food, money etc.
Links a physical object to the person who currently owns or possesses it.
has owner
Symmetric relationship linking spouses.
married to
true
Indicates membership or close affiliation with a group or place (e.g., Mechanical department).
member of
Links an event to a location where it happens.
occurs in location
Indicates a parent-child relationship.
parent of
Indicates a smaller location belongs to a larger one.
part of
true
Links a person to an event they take part in.
participates in
A person is the 'shadow' (apprentice/trainee) of another person.
shadow of
Indicates a person's primary workplace.
works in
Approximate age or stage of life (Child, Adult, etc.).
has age
has given name
Occupation or recognized status (Sheriff, Mayor, Nurse, etc.).
has role
Biological sex or gender of the person, if known.
has sex
Alive, Deceased, or similar.
has status
has surname
Quick reference to the chapters or sections where an entity is mentioned.
mentioned in chapter
Lotteries follow soon after deaths.
Birth control
All women have a birth control device inserted in their hip at birth and only removed when they win the birth lottery. They can only win the lottery twice?
Paper files, case folders, books, etc.
Document
Key happenings or actions in the story (e.g., Holston's climb, a cleaning, etc.).
There is also a mid level nursery as jahns talks about a similar waiting room in the mid-levels and nichols worked there with his wife.
Event
Any place, area, or region (Silo, outside, floors, rooms, etc.).
Location
Any large mechanical device (pumps, generators, etc.).
Machine
Any major or minor character from the text.
Person
Any tangible item (tools, furniture, containers).
Physical Object
One specific floor/level of the silo structure.
Silo Level
Foodstuff examples
Tomatoes
Silo Concept
Silo Airlock
His office, situated between the cafeteria and the silo’s airlock. (Part 1, Holston 1)
Allison's Cleaning
Holston remembered watching his wife go about her cleaning three years ago. (Part 1, Holston 2-3)
Adult
Allison
Holston's Wife
Female
Deceased
Holston
Holston's wife, who went outside 3 years earlier after exclaiming her desire to leave. (Part 1, Holston 3-5)
From TV series but not contradictory
Prop By Philippa Broadhurst
rats (rats as pets is illegal)
male
From TV series steps grafitti (Does not contradict canon) egging on stairs racers.
Bernard’s Confrontation with Juliette
Bernard visits Juliette in the holding cell,
demands updates, insinuates no foul play in Jahns's death. (Ch. 19)
Adult
Bernard
Acting Mayor
Head of IT
Male
Alive
Holland
Bernard Holland
Rises to acting mayor after Jahns's death,
suspected by Marnes and Juliette of foul play,
exerts heavy political control. (Ch. 15–19)
Birth certificates
Signed by the Mayor
Birth Lottery
Bunkhouse in Mechanical
Sleeping area for visiting workers or guests in Mechanical. (Section 14)
Turnstiles into the cafeteria
Cafeteria
The cafeteria and the adjoining lounge... level with him now. (Part 1, Holston 1)
Down Deep Deputy Station
15
A plastic-covered children’s book read by a young girl on stairwell landing 57. (Ch. 15)
Child’s Book at Floor 57
Adult
Clarke
Cafeteria Helper
Male
Alive
Unknown
Her husband, Clarke, sat behind a table with cups of juice and cookies. (Part 1, Holston 1)
Silvery in colour
Knox Meeting
Mayor Jahns and Marnes meet Knox briefly before following the orange-haired shadow. (Section 10)
15
Where Mayor Jahns slept; described as borrowed linens, 2-chit soap smell. (Ch. 15)
Convertible Couch (Mid-level Deputy Station)
young
plumber
female
Adult
Deagan
Head of Mechanical
Male
Alive
Deagan Knox
A large, bearded man in charge of Mechanical, called 'Knox.' (Section 10, 14)
Deputy
male
Deputy Marsh
Doctor (Down Deep)
Adult
Peter
Doctor (Nursery on Level 20)
Male
Alive
Nichols
Doctor Nichols
Juliette's father, a nursery doctor who lost a son (Nicholas) prematurely. (Part 2, Proper Gauge 9)
Doctor (Up Top)
Doctor ONeil
Unknown
Deceased Husband of Mayor Jahns
Male
Deceased (long ago)
Donald Jahns
Mentioned as Jahns’s late husband, fueling her grief and decisions. (Ch. 15–16)
General label for the lower 1/3 of the silo.
Down Deep
The bottom third of the silo, around floors 96 and below, referred to as the down deep. (Sections 10–14)
Adult
Emma
Caretaker in Cafeteria
Female
Alive
Unknown
Holston saw Emma picking up scattered chalk and crayon from the stained tiles. (Part 1, Holston 1)
19
A closed murder case from the down deep that Juliette once helped solve. (Ch. 19 references)
George’s Case Folder
19
Closed case folder about Holston’s final days and volunteer cleaning. (Ch. 19)
Holston’s Folder
19
Marnes’s open murder investigation notes, dotted with tears. (Ch. 19)
Mayor Jahns’s Death Folder
19
Minor law complaints between neighbors, waiting for new sheriff's review. (Ch. 19)
Neighbors’ Dispute Folder
19
One of the open cases Juliette has to read and manage. (Ch. 19)
Tub-Gin Incident Folder
Gardens are somewhere in the fifties. Growing Fruit. Oranges. Tomatoes. Workers wear Green. Tasting halls and dining halls.+ 1Level down to the guest rooms
Garment Distict (some where between first tiker of apartments and the second tier!)
The garment district next dyes and chemicals. Food stall at the edge of the district. Multicoloured overalls.
Generator Re-Alignment and Refit
Major overhaul of the main generator.
Successfully restarted with near-perfect alignment. (Ch. 17)
Generator Room
Juliette's primary workstation, containing the massive generator. (Section 10, 11)
male
deceased
Area on the steel grating where a girl was reading in the dim light. (Ch. 15)
Landing 57 Reading Spot
female
male
deputy
male
Heat Tape
Hills near the silo
Lifeless hills... had hardly changed since Holston was a boy. (Part 1, Holston 1)
Holding Cell
Get the mayor. Tell her I want to go outside. (Holston in the holding cell, Part 1, Holston 1)
7
Adult
Holston
Sheriff (resigned/cleaned)
Male
Unknown
Holston... the protagonist who chose to go outside after his wife's death. (Parts 1-7)
Holston's Cleaning
Holston stepped out of the airlock, cleaned the sensors, and trudged up the hill... (Part 1, Holston 6-7)
Holston's Final Climb
Holston climbed to his death... winding his way around the spiral staircase. (Part 1, Holston 1)
Unknown
Unknown
Male
Unknown
Unknown
Holston compared his old boots to his father's, which showed signs of wear. (Part 1, Holston 1)
placed a bowl of hot oats in front of him
IT Is three levels.
Behind main doors to IT Comprises Offices, Apartments and Workshops.
Less than 2 dozen men and women work here (mostly men).
His IT master key allowed him inside.
Death of Mayor Jahns
Mayor Jahns is poisoned via water canteen while passing through the nursery. (Ch. 15–16)
Jahns's Final Climb to Up Top
Jahns and Marnes climb from the down deep to mid-levels,
culminating in Jahns's severe exhaustion and eventual collapse. (Ch. 15–16)
male
From TV series steps grafitti (Does not contradict canon) egging on stairs racers.
Juliette Investigates Holston's Decision
Juliette pores over Holston’s case files,
trying to understand why he volunteered for cleaning. (Ch. 19)
around 33
Juliette
Mechanical
Sheriff
Shift Foreman
Female
Alive
Nichols
Jules
Juliette Nichols
Juliette's unwavering devotion to repairing the generator. She also 'borrowed' heat tape from IT. (Sections 10–14)
Mentioned as Dr. Nichols's daughter, moved to Mechanical at age 13, hasn't visited father in 20 years. (Part 2, Proper Gauge 9)
Now stationed at the up top as Sheriff, investigating Mayor Jahns's death,
pondering Holston's final decision, realigning the generator in Mechanical,
and grappling with new political pressures. (Ch. 15–19)
female
From TV series steps grafitti (Does not contradict canon) egging on stairs racers.
Lounge
At the top of the spiral stairway...the adjoining lounge. (Part 1, Holston 1)
Adult
25
IT Worker
Male
Alive
Bernard knew Lukas Father
Lukas
An IT technician who interacts with Juliette and Bernard, forging official documents for the new sheriff. (Ch. 16)
Adult
Mechanic (Electrical background)
Oilman
Male
Alive
Marck
A friendly mechanic, married to Shirly, who guided Jahns and Marnes around. (Section 13)
21
Older Adult
Unknown
Acting Sheriff
Deputy
Male
Marnes
No next of kin
Deputy Marnes becomes distraught after Mayor Jahns's death. Grows suspicious of Bernard. (Ch. 15–19)
Grapples with personal grief, shares an intimate moment with Jahns
during the climb. Possibly romantic feelings from years ago,
ending with her tragic death. (Ch. 15–16)
Holston’s deputy, close friend, and confidant. (Part 1, Holston 1, 2; Part 2, Proper Gauge 8-9)
15
Cot used by Marnes, behind bars in the mid-level station. (Ch. 15)
Marnes’s Cot in Holding Cell
16
Older Adult
Marie
Mayor
Female
Jahns
Mayor Jahns
Died en route to the up top, presumably murdered via poisoned water canteen. (Ch. 15-16)
Mayor Jahns... 'I've been mayor too long,' she said. (Part 1, Holston 2; Part 2, Proper Gauge 8-9)
Realizes how compartmentalized the silo is (up top, mids, down deep).
Embarks on final climb, dies at nursery from a poison-laced canteen. (Ch. 15–16)
Mayor
Deceased
Mayor Humphries
Mayor
Deceased
Mayor Jeffers
Mayoral timeline.
Mayor Jahns < Mayor Humphries < Mayor Jeffers
Meal at Down Deep Mess Hall
Marnes, Jahns, Marck, and Shirly share a meal, discussing Juliette's character. (Sections 12–13)
Meeting in the Private Apartment
Juliette visits Jahns and Marnes in the small apartment, agrees to become Sheriff. (Sections 13–14)
Mess Hall (Down Deep)
Where Marck, Shirly, Jahns, and Marnes shared a meal. (Sections 10–14)
Deputy station located in the mid-level floors, around 50–60. (Ch. 15)
Mid-level Deputy Station
Where Jahns and Marnes stay while climbing up, located around the mid floors. (Ch. 15)
Neonate
Nicholas
Infant
Male
Deceased
Nichols
Nicholas died prematurely, causing great strain on the family. (Part 2, Proper Gauge 9)
Nicholas Nichols's Birth (Deceased)
He weighed one pound eight ounces... complications in the incubator. (Part 2, Proper Gauge 9)
Nursery on Level 20
Dr. Nichols is in the nursery. A place for newborns and mothers. (Part 2, Proper Gauge 9)
Oil Pump
A pump that brings up oil to be refined for power. (Section 10)
Teen
Shadow
Unknown
Alive
Orange-haired Shadow
A young shadow with bright orange hair who guided Jahns and Marnes to Juliette in the generator room. (Section 10)
Books: four different cameras providing panoramic views (Holston dreamed of such things while he dutifully scrubbed the third lens, wiped, applied, sprayed, then moved to the last.)
TV: The silo sits in a shallow depression in the ground. There are horizontal doors that open from the ramp and close afer a person has egressed. A small concrete pillar in the center of the depression houses the camera that the cleaners attend to.
A single camera porovides a 180 degree view so there is a lot that we can’t see.
Outside
He gazed at the dead world some ancient peoples had left behind. (Part 1, Holston 2)
Pam works in the upper canteen, young woman
Deputy
mids deputy shadow
was Court Assistant
male
alive
Peter Billings
plumber in the hydroponics
male
deceased a few years ago
15,16
Canteen shared by Jahns and Marnes; used to deliver poison to Jahns. (Ch. 15–16)
Poisoned Canteen
TV: The silo seems to have one massive generator looking like a vertical jet engine. We assume that the source of the steam for the generator is geothermal: when it’s necessary to shut of the generator one time, the inlet valve becomes orange hot and the silo staff seem to have no way to control the source.
Books: the Silo is powered by oil: the down deep operate drills to find oil.
Power Holiday
A forced reduction of power usage to allow Mechanical to service the main generator,
partially triggered by Juliette's request as new sheriff. (Ch. 15–17)
Private Apartment (Mechanical)
A small apartment reserved for important guests near the bunkhouse. (Section 14)
Proposed Power Holiday
Juliette's suggestion to reduce IT's load and let the generator be serviced. (Sections 10–14)
First Shift
He turned to Rachele, who worked first shift and knew Juliette well.
nursery
female
alive
TV: We discover a recycling chute in SxEpy. The chute has rungs for climbing and a door on each level. It’s not clear if the rubbish chute is in the core of the staircase. We assume not.
Books: The Books don't mention a recyling chute so we are left assuming this is a job for porters.
“She’d be out of air by now, anyway,” Rick was saying.
male
From TV series steps grafitti (Does not contradict canon) egging on stairs racers.
Ruined City
Beyond the stately rolling crests... a familiar and rotting skyline caught the morning rays. (Part 1, Holston 1)
code?
Salvadore Quinn
From TV series steps grafitti (Does not contradict canon) egging on stairs racers.
older than Lukas
tech
male
Sammi, a tech he knew, burst out in a hurry and stormed past. Lukas called his name, but the older tech
Nearly as old aas Bernard
child
porter
male
shadowed under Gloria
His hair was long, wild, and seemingly built for flying up and down the staircase.
Entered the second tier of apartments, down below the 16th floor.
19
A brass sheriff badge once worn by Holston, now pinned by Juliette. (Ch. 19)
Juliette’s Sheriff Star
Adult
Mechanic (Marck's wife)
2nd shift
Female
Alive
Shirly
Works on shift opposite Marck, also a mechanic in Mechanical. (Section 13)
Silo 18
144 levels with higher numbered levels lower in the silo.
10,000 inhabitants approx (averaging at 41 inhabitants per floor)
Silo
...'the buried silo like a straw in a glass'... (Part 1, Holston 1)
Silo Level 1 (Top)
The top of the spiral stairway... the widest rooms of the entire silo complex: the cafeteria and adjoining lounge (Part 1, Holston 1)
Silo Level 2
Silo Level 3
Silo Level 4
Silo Level 5
Silo Level 6
Silo Level 7
Silo Level 8
Silo Level 9
Silo Level 10
double wide landing
Silo Level 100
Silo Level 101
Silo Level 102
Silo Level 103
Silo Level 104
Silo Level 105
Silo Level 106
Silo Level 107
Silo Level 108
Silo Level 109
Silo Level 11
Silo Level 110
Silo Level 111
Silo Level 112
Silo Level 113
Silo Level 114
Silo Level 115
Silo Level 116
Silo Level 117
Silo Level 118
Silo Level 119
Silo Level 12
Silo Level 120
Silo Level 121
Silo Level 122
Silo Level 123
Silo Level 124
Silo Level 125
Silo Level 126
Silo Level 127
Silo Level 128
Silo Level 129
Silo Level 13
Silo Level 130
Silo Level 131
Silo Level 132
Silo Level 133
Silo Level 134
Silo Level 135
Silo Level 136
Silo Level 137
Silo Level 138
Silo Level 139
Silo Level 14
Silo Level 140
Knox's territory in Mechanical, near the generator, is around floor 140. (Sections 10–14)
Silo Level 141
Silo Level 142
Silo Level 143
Silo Level 144
Silo Level 15
Silo Level 16
Silo Level 17
Silo Level 18
Silo Level 19
Silo Level 20
Dr. Nichols currently works in the nursery on 20 (Part 2, Proper Gauge 9)
Silo Level 21
Silo Level 22
Silo Level 23
Silo Level 24
Silo Level 25
Silo Level 26
Silo Level 27
Silo Level 28
Silo Level 29
Silo Level 30
Silo Level 31
Silo Level 32
Silo Level 33
Silo Level 34
Silo Level 35
Silo Level 36
Silo Level 37
landing on thirty-eight. Here was a mixed-use level of offices, shops, a plastics factory, and one of the small water treatment plants.
Silo Level 38
Silo Level 39
Silo Level 40
Silo Level 41
Silo Level 42
Silo Level 43
Silo Level 44
Silo Level 45
Silo Level 46
Silo Level 47
Silo Level 48
Silo Level 49
The landing for fifty-six was visible below, the several landings between jutting off at unseen angles.
Silo Level 50
Silo Level 51
Silo Level 52
Silo Level 53
Silo Level 54
Hypothetical location of the mid-level deputy station if you want a single floor assignment.
Silo Level 55
Silo Level 56
Mentioned in Ch. 15, where a young girl is reading a children’s book in the dim light.
Silo Level 57
Referenced in Ch. 15, another stopping point for Jahns and Marnes during their climb.
Silo Level 58
Silo Level 58 (Landing 58)
Silo Level 59
Silo Level 60
Silo Level 61
Silo Level 62
Silo Level 63
Silo Level 64
Silo Level 65
Silo Level 66
Silo Level 67
Silo Level 68
Silo Level 69
Silo Level 70
Silo Level 71
Silo Level 72
Silo Level 73
Silo Level 74
Silo Level 75
Silo Level 76
Silo Level 77
Silo Level 78
Silo Level 79
Silo Level 80
Silo Level 81
Clear path down to 99: preferered location for suicide jumpers.
Silo Level 82
Silo Level 83
Silo Level 84
Silo Level 85
Silo Level 86
Silo Level 87
Silo Level 88
Silo Level 89
Silo Level 90
Silo Level 91
Silo Level 92
Silo Level 93
Silo Level 94
Silo Level 95
Silo Level 96
Silo Level 97
Silo Level 98
Silo Level 99
Silo 1 is the managing authority and exterminate the silo inhabitants if there is a successful rebellion.
Silo 1
Juliette visits Silo 17
Silo 17
head of IT security
Jimmy
male
Solo
Adult
Susan
Mother
Female
Alive
Unknown
Holston recognized Susan’s boy, the child who bumped into him. (Part 1, Holston 1)
Child
Unknown
Child
Male
Alive
Unknown
Susan’s boy, who bumped into Holston’s knees like a comet. (Part 1, Holston 1)
Tape Requisition Incident
Juliette intercepting heat tape bound for IT, using it to fix a heat exchanger. (Section 13)
The larger farm in the 130’s
The lower gardens somewhere above the 130’s
The Pact
this is from the TV Props for example designed by Philippa Broadhurst as they don't contradict canon:
Cover Title
THE PACT
BETWEEN
THE FOUNDERS
AND
THE CITIZENS
OF THE SILO
Contents Page
SECTION 1. The 13 Articles of Commitment ...................... 3
SECTION 2. Public Safety Statutes ................................... 7
SECTION 3. Public Rights and Responsibilities ................ 12
SECTION 4. Resource Management ................................ 16
SECTION 5. Public Health & Procreation .......................... 20
SECTION 6. Education of Children ................................... 31
SECTION 7. Residential Management ............................... 37
SECTION 8. Public Recreation .......................................... 51
SECTION 9. Freedom of Worship .................................... 67
SECTION 10. Mechanization ............................................. 72
SECTION 11. The Structure of Government ...................... 74
SECTION 12. The Office of The Mayor .............................. 77
SECTION 13. Justice ......................................................... 89
SECTION 14. Law Enforcement ....................................... 97
SECTION 15. Information Technology .............................. 104
SECTION 16. Power System ............................................. 124
SECTION 17. Administration ........................................... 132
SECTION 18. Library ......................................................... 144
SECTION 19. Security ...................................................... 151
SECTION 20. Distribution ................................................. 156
SECTION 21. Agriculture ................................................. 160
SECTION 22. Recycle, Re-purpose & Repair ..................... 162
SECTION 23. Property ..................................................... 182
SECTION 24. Mechanical ................................................. 195
We don't knopw if there are more contents pages
The Pact
Stairs
Each level has a walkway to the core staircase. There is no normal route between levels without traversing the core staircase.
TV: Walkways are at 0 degrees, 120 degrees and 240 degrees, with. Stairway is single helix and ascends clockwise 240 degrees between landings. The walkways are approx..
TV: Each level may contain more than one storey and for residential looks to be two stories tall.
TV: Starcase width perhaps 4 meters with perhaps 16 stairs per 120 degrees (32 stars between levels). Books have metal stairs like open design.
Books: The Starcase is metal and is a tight spiral. The landings are not at regular angular distances from each other: “He gripped landing fifty’s cool steel railing and leaned over. Looking down, he could watch the stairwell drill its way deep into the earth. The landing for fifty-six was visible below, the several landings between jutting off at unseen angles. It was hard to gauge the distance but he figured it was more than enough. No need to walk down to eighty-two, which most jumpers preferred for its long clear path down to ninety-nine.”
Stairs
Holston took his time... winding around and around the spiral staircase (Part 1, Holston 1)
The Vault code is 6 digits and ends in 39 Has library and living quarters. Holds the sum of human history.
aka 'The Top 48'
Coroner works at the dirt farm
They were vacation vouchers. Dozens of them.
around 62
Electrical Specialist (Rarely leaves workshop)
Male
Alive
Walk
TV Difference: Walk is a woman
Walker
Known as 'Walk,' an older man in Electrical who rarely leaves his shop. (Sections 13–14)
Pungent water treatment plant below the lower farm
Wiring someone: sending an electronic message. it costs quarter of a chit per character.
ID cards
Blue coloured for mechanical
Gold coloured for Shriffs Deputy and the Mayor
ID Cards
A few expired meal cards lay underneath
Meal Cards
Blue for Mechanicals
Red for IT - or is itr Silver?
Yellow for Supply
Grey Overalls?
Sims, the head of IT security, similarly laid into three men in gray overalls
Silver Overalls:
When Juliette gos do to see Scottie, she assaults a guard in silver overalls?
....passing by a man and woman in IT silver as they walked the other way.....
Wills
Silo does use wills