Returned

The Returned is Maeltinet under the service of Asmodai.

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“ "Yes, this one will do. A lover, lost in a shooting. Ah, sleep on, little human. Tonight she will be back to see you. And she has such stories to tell..." ”

The Returned is a demon with little personal power, but exists to strike disharmony and upset the hearts of mortals. It takes the form of a shadowy, hooded figure that carries a bone-handed spirit knife in pale hands. It is a frail spirit, and, if attacked and wounded, it quickly discorporates, leaving nothing behind. Though it is not physically threatening to a werewolf pack, it has earned its name from its true power.

The Returned visits sleeping humans who have been recently bereaved. Any mortal who has lost a friend, lover, parent or child to murder, crime or war is a potential victim for this Maeltinet. As the mortal sleeps, the Returned fills the sleeper's dreams with images and memories of the person who was killed. That can be upsetting enough, but these nightmares take on a more sinister note soon enough. The sleeper dreams of a dead person telling all about the horrors of Hell and how he can't rest until his killer is made to pay. After several weeks of these nightmares each and every night, even the most ardent skeptic will begin to have fears that his murdered relative is languishing in Hell. At this point, the dreams turn again. The dead person reveals who the murderer or criminal really was. This "revelation" is always a believable lie (such as the victim's boss, clumsy army buddy or ex-boyfriend). The Returned enjoys setting up this potential for a wrathful murder [performed in heated revenge, and knows that such a murder often creates enough negativity to tear a small Wound in the Shadow.

Rank: 4
Attributes: Power 12; Finesse 7; Resistance 10
Willpower: 22
Essence: 26
Initiative: 17
Defense: 12
Speed: 24
Size: 5
Corpus: 15
Influences: Dreams ****
Ban: Varies with each incarnation; frequently related to never manifesting or offering resistance to its own destruction.
Numina: Any 9 the Storyteller deems appropriate for this incarnation.

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