By Dave and Kim Seward (sewaka67@telenet.net) (18 October 1996)
He slipped under the lukewarm water for a moment. He could hear his heart and it was slowing. Good it was time.
It was time.
Cold, he sat up. No longer was he in his tub. His vision blurry, he stood up. All around he could hear sounds. He rubbed his eyes and looked around again. Something fell from his face and he could see. It was his bathroom alright, but it looked...old. He turned to the tub, and collapsed when he saw what was laying there.
{Irreconcilable differences}
His body looked bloated, and his nose...he turned away, face in his hands.
"Get up, son."
Startled he stood. A tall man with a strange breastplate was looking at him.
"Who are you! What are you?" Tony stammered.
"Josh of the Legion of Paupers. Legionnaire of the Republic of Stygia. I see we have joined the Silent legion," he said looking at the body.
Tony looked at his body laying in the tub, and he knew then he had made a mistake.
Or so they say.
There are many who live up to the stereotype, but not all. Some see this as a second chance, others as a way to finally "live." Whatever the case may be, this is where they belong, and this is where they are taught to serve.
Mark of Shame: 2pt flaw. For something that you did in the past that the legion considered shameful you were marked for it. It gives you a -1 to all social rolls outside your legion, while in your legion it's a -2.
Deaths reminder: 2pt flaw. Some wraiths (especially the Silent legion) have the visage of their death upon their corpus. Example if you slit your wrists your corpus would have slit wrists as well. Attempts to moliate this will fail.
Legion Arcanos Keening: **** Sound the Call
The Silent legion was the first to use this art to send messages in a domain. Using an elaborate system of notes, a legionnaire can send a vocal message to anyone within a three mile radius without compromising the message.
System: Roll Stamina+Keening(difficulty 7) This art costs 2 pathos.
The rarest arcanos found in the Silent legion is Puppetry. It's said that their suicide severed their ties with life and that returning to that life is just too hard for them. All pathos, willpower, and angst costs are increased by one.
The Bearers of Light: This circle helps spread the word of Transcendance to their legionary brothers. While they are not highly regarded they are left alone.
History: After his defeat in 71bc, he was assumed dead. His remaining men were rounded up and asked to identify his body. The men knowing he was alive and among them would not comply. The Romans, angered by this, gave an ultimatum that if no one would identify him they would all be crucified.
Knowing that his men would never give him up, he stood, but his men began to stand as well and hundreds of voices cried: "I'm Spartacus!"
The Romans decided to crucify all of them. Many became wraiths, and Spartacus and his men joined the Hierarchy after witnessing the forces of Oblivion at work. He served the legion well and soon rose up the ranks.
In 217 A.D. Socrates Transcended, and Spartacus became the Quiet Lord where he has served to this day.
The Quiet Lord Spartacus
Life: Gladiator
Death: Martyr
Regret: Failure
Nature/Demeanor: Leader/Visionary
Backgrounds: Eidolon 5, Legacy 3, Status 9, Memoriam 3
Spartacus is one of the oldest Deathlords. He has kept himself from Transcending out of a strong sense of duty towards his legion. Lately, he has been alarmed at the way the Hierarchy has been fracturing into seven different factions. He has been trying to change this, but has met with little success.
Opposed: Grim, Gaunt
Neutral: Iron, Fate, Penitant
Emerald: Accidents can happen, and that's too bad. They make nice comrades though.
Grim: All these guys want to do is fight, or swamp you with red tape. Give them a wide berth and maybe they won't bust you up. Maybe.
Iron: Wise men and women. They have the true wisdom that comes with age. Listen to them well.
Penitent: Their madness is their weakness. Cold, calculating, brrrrr.
Gaunt: These are a pitiable bunch. They don't talk much, and they're worth even less.
Fate: Nice enough folks. Odd how they all fit together like that.
Renegades: Sure this ain't the greatest system, but it's all we've got. These guys would tear it all down and then what?
Heretics: Fanatics, all of them. Dangerous ones too. All of them, just chasing a pipe dream.
Transcendence: Do I look like I believe in transcendence!