Battlestaff
Oct 26th, '04, 05:13 AM
I was watching an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer with a friend the other day, and while we were watching, it suddenly struck me that while Buffy is "The" Slayer, what other mystic "The's" might there be? We got to discussing the idea, and came up with a few. I wanted to throw them out, see what Herodom might think, and see if there were any other suggestions out there.
While there might be other people who perform similar jobs, as holders of these titles, they are endowed with certain powers to assist them in the performance of their duties.
"The Slayer" - Her purpose is solely to kill evil beings that threaten to harm others. For this job, she is endowed with enhanced strength, speed, and stamina.
"The Warder" - His purpose is to protect humans from mystic threats that are not necessarily creatures. For example, while The Slayer might kill the evil cultists threatening a human sacrifice, it would be the job of The Warder to come in and make sure that all the mystic artifacts are properly disposed of, any gate that was opened is closed, and any magic residue is grounded and dispelled. For this job, he is endowed with the knowledge of how to ground magic, detect and close gates, and the ability to destroy evil artifacts.
"The Seer" - Her purpose is to predict future threats, and alert either The Slayer or The Warder, or both. She is mainly a non-combatant. To be chosen, she would have to already have some minor precog abilities. For this job, she is endowed with enhanced foresight, allowing her clearer visions and the ability to understand what she is seeing, the ability to view alternate timelines, and maybe a little retrocognition.
"The Geomancer" - He listens to the whispers of the Earth (yes, this idea comes from the Valiant Comics character). His job is to help prevent and heal the wounds magic inflicts on the Earth and its biosphere, either alone or in conjunction with The Warder. For this job, he is endowed with the ability to hear the whispers of the Earth, to read the past and future in certain objects, and control mystic abilities to heal any damage to the biosphere.
"The Archivist" - His job is to record and remember all mystic events. He has the ability to appear at any significant mystical event, though only highly skilled mystics can detect his presence. He does not speak or interfere, but rather just observes. However, his presence is a sure indicator of the significance of an event. For this job, he is endowed with the ability to travel anywhere, to know when significant events are about to occur, though he will rarely, if ever, pre-warn someone of an event, and to remember everything that does occur.
"The Healer" - Her job is to heal the damage done to people by the various mystic threats handled by they others. Whereas The Geomancer heals the Earth, The Healer heals the people actually affected by mystic activity, both physically and (often more importantly) psychologically. For this job, she is endowed with empathic abilities, and the ability to heal physical damage, including transformations (into vampires, etc.) that have not completely transformed the victim.
Suggestions, comments, critiques?
Oh, we also came up with the name "The Fool," but we couldn't find a purpose or power for the name. Any suggestions?
While there might be other people who perform similar jobs, as holders of these titles, they are endowed with certain powers to assist them in the performance of their duties.
"The Slayer" - Her purpose is solely to kill evil beings that threaten to harm others. For this job, she is endowed with enhanced strength, speed, and stamina.
"The Warder" - His purpose is to protect humans from mystic threats that are not necessarily creatures. For example, while The Slayer might kill the evil cultists threatening a human sacrifice, it would be the job of The Warder to come in and make sure that all the mystic artifacts are properly disposed of, any gate that was opened is closed, and any magic residue is grounded and dispelled. For this job, he is endowed with the knowledge of how to ground magic, detect and close gates, and the ability to destroy evil artifacts.
"The Seer" - Her purpose is to predict future threats, and alert either The Slayer or The Warder, or both. She is mainly a non-combatant. To be chosen, she would have to already have some minor precog abilities. For this job, she is endowed with enhanced foresight, allowing her clearer visions and the ability to understand what she is seeing, the ability to view alternate timelines, and maybe a little retrocognition.
"The Geomancer" - He listens to the whispers of the Earth (yes, this idea comes from the Valiant Comics character). His job is to help prevent and heal the wounds magic inflicts on the Earth and its biosphere, either alone or in conjunction with The Warder. For this job, he is endowed with the ability to hear the whispers of the Earth, to read the past and future in certain objects, and control mystic abilities to heal any damage to the biosphere.
"The Archivist" - His job is to record and remember all mystic events. He has the ability to appear at any significant mystical event, though only highly skilled mystics can detect his presence. He does not speak or interfere, but rather just observes. However, his presence is a sure indicator of the significance of an event. For this job, he is endowed with the ability to travel anywhere, to know when significant events are about to occur, though he will rarely, if ever, pre-warn someone of an event, and to remember everything that does occur.
"The Healer" - Her job is to heal the damage done to people by the various mystic threats handled by they others. Whereas The Geomancer heals the Earth, The Healer heals the people actually affected by mystic activity, both physically and (often more importantly) psychologically. For this job, she is endowed with empathic abilities, and the ability to heal physical damage, including transformations (into vampires, etc.) that have not completely transformed the victim.
Suggestions, comments, critiques?
Oh, we also came up with the name "The Fool," but we couldn't find a purpose or power for the name. Any suggestions?