IN> Kyriotates of the Sword

[Perrin Rynning]

> Struck me as I was reading through a thread earlier today that there's > something interesting about the Kyriotates of the Sword. Their bodies > come from mortal warriors who died an essentially meaningless death > without fulfilling their destiny. Well, a cop or a soldier, someone > accustomed to fighting for his goals, with unfinished business in his > life... that's prime breeding ground for ghosts right there! One > wonders if rather a *lot* of Sword Kyrios meet the previous owner of > the body, still hanging around on Earth and either wondering why he's > no longer attached to his body, or knowing he's dead and then wondering > why his body is still walking and talking!
I'd guess that it depends on the GM. One possibility might be that the Kyriotate in question gets a discount on the point-cost for a higher Role-rating, since the spirit of the Vessel's previous occupant could coach the new user on various aspects of life in the mortal world, more specifically life as a human, and very especially that particular human. However, I'd also encourage the Kyriotate to spend the points thus saved on a Dependent: the mortal spirit. The situation seems like an opportunity to use White Wolf's "Shadowguide" concept from "Wraith: the Oblivion", but in a slightly lighter tone, or like an angelic version of "Quantum Leap". Kind of like that t.v. series from back in the 70s, where one member of a team of detectives is deceased, but sticks around to help out his partner. It might even work to help introduce a new player who doesn't have a lot of experience with RPG-ing in general or IN specifically.
 
A bonus might be that Laurence might even request reports from the mortal spirit on the Kyriotate's activities, and that Dominic takes a dim view of the practice and tends to hassle the Kyriotates to "finish studying the mortal's Role so s/he may rest and let you get on with *your* job".
 
"By a Knight of Ghosts and Shadows
I summoned am to Tourney
Ten leagues beyond the wide world's end
Methinks it is no journey."
 - Tom O'Bedlam's Song, English traditional
 
 - Perrin
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