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[itsnorah2]

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[jimothy-g-brooks]

Apates the Pretenders, the Jesters Of Darkness

((Greek: "Fraud", απάτες apátes)) (sg. Apati)

A Darkened with few Umbrae loses the last of their Integrity and instead of dying in their sleep and melting into a puddle of goo, they sweat the goo out, become a Mnemosyne and the sweat becomes a monster. A Darkspawn devours the flesh of their would-be Master and becomes possessed by a shadow of their intellect, compelled to seek another corpse and a Tainted Place on the night of a new moon so that they might give that voice a body once more. A Darkened loses the last of their Integrity, dies in their sleep and melts into a puddle of goo all over the person they were sleeping next to. A sorcerer binds a Darkspawn as their familiar and the binding goes far deeper than expected. A Darkened loses the last of their Integrity and falls asleep in the grasp of a Darkspawn, Subsumed By Their Shadow.

There are a number of ways to create an Apati, a Creature Of Darkness with two bodies and one of what passes for a soul. There is the seemingly plain half of the arrangement, called the humaniform, and the bestial half, the monstroform. The Apates don't gain any flashy powers from their connection that makes them more threatening to the Lighttouched, but their coordination and their persistence may make them more than a mere nuisance to a Nakama.

In effect, an Apati is a Darkened or Mnemosyne with a Darkspawn as a kind of familiar. More succinctly, human and monster have become one entity in two bodies, with the human half being the dominant party and the monster acting as a mere extension of the former. For the most part, the monstroform acts independently, like a Darkspawn under the aegis of Subsumed By Another Shadow without the need for rolls and unshackled by any limits of time or distance. 

The two are still connected mind-to-mind, so the monstroform’s independent actions are motivated by the humaniform’s desires, albeit through an impulsive, bestial lens. Through this connection, the humaniform may give orders telepathically to the monstroform, which are always obeyed, and grant the monstroform access to their knowledge, skills and any merits that would make sense to be transferable mind-to-mind. When the humaniform sleeps, the two creatures share memories and learn what the other has learned.

In the event of the humaniform’s bodily demise, their spirit will continue to linger with the monstroform as an anchor, seeing through their senses and continuing to give orders and share skills as if they were still alive. The monstroform may drag a whole and freshly murdered human corpse into the Nightscape of a Tainted Place, before rigor mortis sets, and perform a nightlong vigil under a new moon. As long as the body is roughly the same dimensions as the humaniform's old body, the Outer Darkness will transform the corpse into a simulacrum of the humaniform’s old appearance with a passable simulacrum of life instilled within it and inhabited by the humaniform's spirt. If the humaniform had any Integrity before this, they no longer do, and become a Mnemosyne if they weren’t already one.

In the event of the monstroform’s destruction, the humaniform may perform a nightlong ritual during the new moon in the Nightscape of a Tainted Place. By performing an act that increases the Severity or Size of the Taint, they may call to the Outer Darkness to recreate their faithful servant. In this way, the Apati can escape death over and over until someone figures out their secret and sees to it both halves are killed. In both cases, these rituals and their requirements are intuitive to an Apati.

If there exists a Tempesta charm capable of destroying a Dethroned, even at the cost of the Seraphim’s life, then it should be of sufficient power to destroy a Pretender for the same, killing both one half and the other through their connection in one shot.

[shiftingsemiosis]

Morning Light

When the earliest lighttouches my face,I waketo black pine branches againstthe palest, palest grey-blue. Morning has comeand I am called to rise andfind my wayin this always losing and receiving world.

[hellcity]

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[adaptable-polarity]

In terms of movement, gravity acts. It is constantly applying force towards the center of the rock we're spinning around on, and we respond to these demands. The first point we receive gravity is through our domes, but an extremely important location, often overlooked, forgotten, and paid very little attention to is our hard palate. It's not necessarily even a movement practice we take into consideration because of the taste buds overloading our brains with sensory information, but chewing and what we're chewing on matter. It affects our matter and how we hang in gravity, and how we create levity. @westonaprice studied and discussed the importance of our diets and our palates and having room for our teeth. The teeth and face are intimately neurologically connected to the rest of the body. How's yours? #cranio #cranium #hardpalate #craniosacraltherapy #gravity #cranialsacraltherapy #adaptablepolarity #cranial #lighttouch #deeplistening #cranialbonesmove #cranialbones #anatomy #anatomyart #anatomyillustration #humananatomyart #humananatomy #levity https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci2w-4FPwKB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Happiest of birthdays to the amazing Craniosacral Therapist and even better friend and light human- Jessie!!🎉🥳 We have known Jessie since teenage years, and are so grateful to have grown in the same direction of love and light and healing work with her. She is one of the most skilled, compassionate, gentle and effective practitioners you will meet- able to work on anything from a sprained ankle to broken heart- all with the gentle touch of her hands! She is at the clinic every Friday doing Craniosacral work- you need to come in and experience the magic and relaxation for yourself! Thank you for being who you are Jessie. We love you and wish you the most beautiful next year!!🥰💖🥳 #thelightclinic #craniosacraltherapy #cranialsacraltherapy #lighttouch #bodywork #mindbodyspirit #wholebodyhealth #kentuckyhealth #cst #upledgerinstitute (at Frankfort, Kentucky) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZpSHVYua4D/?utm_medium=tumblr

[lowestcomdenom]

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[yojzky]

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[jimothy-g-brooks]

Darkened: Imposter

Your loved ones are not who they say they are. They really have been murdered and replaced. The terror you feel is real and you're not crazy.

There is an imposter here. And they are here for you. They love you. They'll love you more than whomever once wore the face they are wearing now.

Attributes: Strength 1, Dexterity 3, Stamina 2, Presence 1, Manipulation 4, Composure 3, Intelligence 2, Wits 3, Resolve 2

Skills: Larceny 2, Stealth 1 (Stakeouts), Weaponry 1, Empathy 2 (Personalities), Persuasion 1, Subterfuge 3 (Long cons), Computers 1 (Social Media)

Derived Traits: Size 5, Health 7, Willpower 5, Defense 3, Initiative 6, Speed 9

Integrity: 4

Vice: Obsession - Someone is their addiction, their madness, the thing that they will kill to have and makes them blind to all else.

Virtue: Love - They want their beloved to be happy, as long as it is happy in their arms.

Merits: Beneath Notice, Empath

Caligines: Skinmask

Variant

Nightmare Stalker: To represent an Imposter with particular obsession with the Lighttouched and a consuming desire to get close to their opposites, add the following:

Skills: Occult 1 (Light)

Umbrae: Darkness Enfolds

Caligines: Liar's Heart

[upstartcrow1564]

Your magic comes from an ancient, uncontrollable place, and you're trying to get a handle on it. This is no easy task, and there are many ways you can go. Your choices make you who you are, so choose wisely. Breathe and remember to let your heart be light: it's not all awful. #tarot #oracles #runes #charms #divinersofinstagram #darkgoddesstarot #themusesdarling #lighttouch

[pascribe]

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[samrat747]

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[cinqworkshop]

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