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The Unbound Saint

Is free and works for the freedom of others in many ways.

Attributes: The Unbound Saint is much like the Masterless Man, the Flying Woman, and even the Pilgrim, but are distinct from each of them. The Unbound Saint is free, and works for the freedom of others. Unlike the Masterless Man, the Unbound Saint has a purpose. Unlike the Flying Woman, the Unbound Saint is not internally focused. The Unbound Saint is the sort who would free slaves, fight for equal rights of minorities, or undermine oppression. Many Unbound Saints are those who escaped oppressive circumstances themselves. The Unbound Saint is not like the Rebel or the Pilgrim in that they don’t have a goal or a fixed narrow cause, but the goal of freedom as a whole. Unlike either the Flying Woman or the Masterless Man, the Unbound Saint is not bound to a gender (hah, get it?). The Unbound Saint may have a very rare dark side: those who would free people from the consequences of their actions.

Taboos: The Unbound Saint may not be part of any entrenched power structure for long without attempting to escape, or else their connection to the Archetype weakens. This can include anything from being enslaved or imprisoned to being a soldier beholden to the chain of command. They may be in these positions, but accepting their position violates taboo. On the inverse side, an Unbound Saint may never assume a position of strict power, such as military command, slave owner, or even becoming a manager at work. Holding these positions for long tends to kill connection to the archetype faster than anything else, and issuing commands accelerates this descent. Leading a group of volunteers or being a volunteer does not violate taboo, however.

Symbols: Broken chains and wings are both strong symbols of this Archetype. More recently, unusual hair colors and strange clothing have become associated.

Masks: Seth (Egyptian), Shaka-Nyorai (Chinese)

Suspected Avatars in History: Harriet Tubman and John Brown were most likely to be avatars of the Unbound Saint. It’s possible that the ascension of this particular Archetype was fairly recent, and that none had existed before around the 19th century.

Examples in Fiction: Tyler Durden from Fight Club.

Channels:
1% – 50%: An Avatar of the Unbound Saint can help other sever the past trauma holding someone back. The Avatar may roll his Avatar skill to provide psychological first aid to anyone they can speak with. In addition to this, the Avatar may use this in place of a charm skill to help someone out of oppressive circumstances.
51%-70%: At this level, an Avatar of the Unbound Saint can more easily sever the mental ties holding a person back. If an Avatar takes fifteen minutes to a half hour to talk to someone about their experiences, he may make a roll against his Avatar skill. If he succeeds, he may erase one failed or hardened notch from the gauge relating to the topic the target was speaking about. He may only do this to any given person once a month, however.
71%-90%: By this point, physical restraints no longer deter the Unbound Saint. This works similarily to the Flying Woman channel, except the Unbound Saint may use it on others as well. Doors unlock, bars fall out of place, and even chains snap as the Unbound Saint frees those restrained.
91%+: The Unbound Saint cannot be controlled, nor can anyone else in his presence. Demonic Possession, Entropics, and Astral Parasites all cannot affect the Unbound Saint, as well as anyone near the Unbound Saint. The Plutomancer blast spell simply fails in the presence of an Unbound Saint of this level, as well as any form of magical control or emotional coersion, such as the Pornomancy spell Number Nine. Spells that only inhibit or destroy aren’t affected by this channel, however, such as the Pornomancy spell Mind and Mouth Go North and South. This channel may not protect against Major level magic, however.

One thought on “The Unbound Saint

  1. shatterspike1 says:

    I had a fairly hard time finding examples of masks, but I’m still fairly certain this is a good, if recent, archetype. Any feedback on writing is something I’d appreciate.

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