Crispin was the main instigator of the first withdrawal of folk from the Other World to the world of Daventry, and the place of their arrival was in front of Crispin's house. It is said that the house was already there when the first folk arrived, and is the nucleus around which the universe was created. In the front yard, there is a strange device of pulleys and levers and whirligigs, which Crispin calls his "Universe Interpreter". Often he claims that he forgets what it's there fore, but it might have something to do with keeping the multiverse intact.