Nyigun, the Intruding Self
Demon of the Second Circle
Expressive Soul of the Captain of the Vessel Asymptotic
In his naked form, Nyigun has no body, no shape, no form, and even his immaterial self is so rarefied as to barely exist. He longs for solidity and form, and thus he snatches the bodies of others so that he might feel, act and indulge - for the edges of non-existence rasp against him like razor blades. He might be a blood ape, a garda bird, a human or even - oh, such a thrill! - snatch the flesh of an Exalt and force their souls into his previous body. Of course, such a lure tarnishes with time and so he grows weary of a form - often after leading it into destruction - and he leaps to another form. When he is around, a faint spell of aniseed fills the air, and robins and other small birds turn cruel and vicious, leaving mutilated insects and snails where humans will find them.
In stolen flesh, the Intruding Self usually at first tries to maintain the pretense he is the individual who used to occupy this body. However, unless he is truly trying hard this will not last long. He is naturally flamboyant and extravagant, with a desire to be the centre of attention and with a burning lust for the pleasures of the flesh. Loved ones will watch as the person they thought they knew swiftly only resembles them in name only. In a battle, he uses his body stealing powers as a weapon, trapping his foes in weak bodies while he takes their strength for himself. Those who fail to pay his fees find him taking their flesh and their organisations as repayment of the debt.
In Hell, Nyigun is a wandering mercenary hiring himself out to the highest bidder. His own fortress is dug into the walls of Malfeas' outermost layer, and when he returns there to meditate he gazes out into the black sky of Cecelyne, turning his back on Ligier's light. The Intruding Self has a long-standing arrangement with a certain member of the Lookshyian Gens Amilar, who is both his cultist and his devotee. Amilar Fareda has had his path through the hierarchy of Lookshy aided significantly by how many of his rivals have suffered fell accidents or shameful incidents, and now he stands in a powerful position in his Gens and Lookshy. The Immaculate Faith is an old enemy of his and he now pushes his ally to weaken the influence of the Lookshyian Wyld Hunt, speaking of 'expediency' and 'political necessity when the Realm is weak'.
Sorcerers call upon Nyigun to replace their enemies and rule in their name, or to enable them to take a new body for themselves. Sometimes he is summoned to force him to return a body that he has stolen, though if beckoned and provided a superior host he will do so without binding. Nyigun suffers greatly when deprived of a body, taking one point of Limit per minute without stolen flesh. He can escape from Hell when someone offers their body and soul to demons in a hope of surviving an unseasonable storm. He takes them up on their offer, taking their body and discarding their soul into nothingness.
Demon of the Second Circle
Expressive Soul of the Captain of the Vessel Asymptotic
In his naked form, Nyigun has no body, no shape, no form, and even his immaterial self is so rarefied as to barely exist. He longs for solidity and form, and thus he snatches the bodies of others so that he might feel, act and indulge - for the edges of non-existence rasp against him like razor blades. He might be a blood ape, a garda bird, a human or even - oh, such a thrill! - snatch the flesh of an Exalt and force their souls into his previous body. Of course, such a lure tarnishes with time and so he grows weary of a form - often after leading it into destruction - and he leaps to another form. When he is around, a faint spell of aniseed fills the air, and robins and other small birds turn cruel and vicious, leaving mutilated insects and snails where humans will find them.
In stolen flesh, the Intruding Self usually at first tries to maintain the pretense he is the individual who used to occupy this body. However, unless he is truly trying hard this will not last long. He is naturally flamboyant and extravagant, with a desire to be the centre of attention and with a burning lust for the pleasures of the flesh. Loved ones will watch as the person they thought they knew swiftly only resembles them in name only. In a battle, he uses his body stealing powers as a weapon, trapping his foes in weak bodies while he takes their strength for himself. Those who fail to pay his fees find him taking their flesh and their organisations as repayment of the debt.
In Hell, Nyigun is a wandering mercenary hiring himself out to the highest bidder. His own fortress is dug into the walls of Malfeas' outermost layer, and when he returns there to meditate he gazes out into the black sky of Cecelyne, turning his back on Ligier's light. The Intruding Self has a long-standing arrangement with a certain member of the Lookshyian Gens Amilar, who is both his cultist and his devotee. Amilar Fareda has had his path through the hierarchy of Lookshy aided significantly by how many of his rivals have suffered fell accidents or shameful incidents, and now he stands in a powerful position in his Gens and Lookshy. The Immaculate Faith is an old enemy of his and he now pushes his ally to weaken the influence of the Lookshyian Wyld Hunt, speaking of 'expediency' and 'political necessity when the Realm is weak'.
Sorcerers call upon Nyigun to replace their enemies and rule in their name, or to enable them to take a new body for themselves. Sometimes he is summoned to force him to return a body that he has stolen, though if beckoned and provided a superior host he will do so without binding. Nyigun suffers greatly when deprived of a body, taking one point of Limit per minute without stolen flesh. He can escape from Hell when someone offers their body and soul to demons in a hope of surviving an unseasonable storm. He takes them up on their offer, taking their body and discarding their soul into nothingness.
