Fantasy Harbinger

[Arelynn]

Here's the concept: You (your character) have died. But instead of moving on to the next life or whatever it is they told you would happen after death, you came back. But you're not the same, and you can feel it. You've become one of the following things:


A HARBINGER


A harbinger is a being that can foretell or predict the death of another. As a harbinger, you still have a body and a mind, but you have no soul. As a result, you're much harder to kill, but death is still a possibility, and after dying as a harbinger, you get no second chance. It seems to you that everywhere you go, people die. In reality, it's you that's attracted to places where people will die. No normal person can tell that you're no longer human except for the fact that you're cool to the touch (though not freezing cold). The job of a harbinger is to find people who are about to die and try to prevent it, as well as help wandering souls. There are many types of harbingers: Banshees, mermaids, phantoms, etc. They can all transform to look like normal humans.


Types of Harbingers:


Based on how your character died, their personality, and their background, they will be resurrected as one of the following things!

• Banshee
• Ciguapa
• Doppelganger
• Mermaid/Merman
• Phantom
• Succubus/Incubus

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  A banshee is a female harbinger that has an acute sense to intentional, unnatural deaths. In other words, homicide or suicide. A banshee's abilities are mainly sonic--dealing with soun--that can be loud enough to permanently damage hearing. Banshees usually have died from homicide or suicide. When not in human form, a banshee will have elongated white hair and sharpened teeth and nails. Their pupils turn black and their skin pale.
  
  
  
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  A ciguapa is also a female harbinger attuned to deaths that happen in nature rather than human civilization. Ciguapas have the ability to lull or seduce people with their gaze, as well as become invisible. A ciguapa will have died in the wilderness. Ciguapas usually have died in the wilderness, particularly mountains. When not in human form, ciguapas will have elongated hair and glowing, cat-like eyes.
  
  
  
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  A doppelganger can become a duplicate of someone who is about to die, as long as the doppelganger has seen that person. They can also create duplicates of their self. Doppelgangers usually have died from an accident of some sort. Doppelgangers have no form other than a human one.
  
  
  
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  A mer person can foretell deaths having to deal with water. They can breathe indefinitely underwater as well as control storms. Mer people usually have died from drowning. When not in human form, mer people grow gills on the sides of their necks, silvery scales on their bodies, and a tail.
  
  
  
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  A phantom can enter the shadow of someone who is about to die. While inside, they can partially influence the person's emotions and actions. Phantoms usually have died from an illness. When not in human form, a phantom will look like a shadowy humanoid figure.
  
  
  
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  A succubus or incubus can dream about people who are about to die. They can also enter the soon-to-be-dead person's dreams. A succubus or incubus can seduce as well as cause sleep paralysis, as long as they are touching the sleeping person. Succubi or incubi usually have died in their sleep or as a result of sexual behavior or drug use. When not in human form, succubi and incubi will grow wings and horns.
  
  
  

A WANDERING SOUL


A wandering soul is someone who died, but can't move on. As a wandering soul, you still have a soul (obviously) and a mind, but you have no body. Thus, only reapers and harbingers can see you. Your strength depends on your emotional power: The stronger your feelings, the more you can interact with the physical world. Commonly, the job of a wandering soul can be to help harbingers. Souls can interact with each other, so only another soul can kill a soul. A soul can take shelter inside a harbinger (because it's basically an empty shell) if they can not or don't want to fight.


A REAPER


A reaper is someone who takes souls to "The Other Side." No reaper, soul, or harbinger knows what is after death, except for the most powerful reaper, The Grim Reaper. Reapers have neither body nor soul, almost as if they didn't exist. Only harbingers and souls can see reapers. A reaper is usually put in charge of a group of harbingers, and in the case of new ones, helps them settle in to their "new life." A reaper can interact with both souls and physical things, but usually chooses not to. Reapers can be killed by souls and harbingers, but are extremely hard to kill.


I will mostly accept harbingers and souls. I may only accept one or two reapers, depending on how many people are roleplaying.