Speakers
A Speaker is one who can allow spirits to speak through them. Spirits can include totemic spirits, dead ancestors, otherworld beings (such as pure-blooded Fae), and even deities.
Speakers can work with a Glammourist to create a visible form for the spirits. This is only an illusion and more based on the Speaker's mental image of the spirit, which is in turn based on the spirit's own self-image. This is often relatively accurate to, but sometimes radically different from, the actual appearance of the spirit.
Speakers can work with a Glammourist to create a visible form for the spirits. This is only an illusion and more based on the Speaker's mental image of the spirit, which is in turn based on the spirit's own self-image. This is often relatively accurate to, but sometimes radically different from, the actual appearance of the spirit.
Perception
Social Status
Most Speakers are seen as neutral to most agendas, much like modern linguistic translators in politics. The idea that they have their own beliefs is often dismissed, which can upset Speaker who are passionate activists.
Some Speakers limit their craft to only include messaging that they themselves approve of. These Speakers are seen as biased and ignored by those who aren't open to their agenda. A good percentage of these activist Speakers are environmentalists of some kind - a logical step when you can "hear" the animals talk about the effects of pollution.
Some Speakers limit their craft to only include messaging that they themselves approve of. These Speakers are seen as biased and ignored by those who aren't open to their agenda. A good percentage of these activist Speakers are environmentalists of some kind - a logical step when you can "hear" the animals talk about the effects of pollution.
History
Several Speakers were involved with the creation of the Earth Liberation Front, the Earth Liberation Army, and other ecotage groups that specifically forbid harming human and non-human life.
Many Speakers have made their living as mediums, psychics, etc. Even with their very real abilities, they often created elaborate shows for their clients, since the act of Speaking isn't very obvious or satisfyingly performative for "contacting the dead." This lead to several Speakers being labeled as frauds because of the secondary effects that they did fake to add to the paid experience, rather than the primary effect of contact with a spirit, which they did not fake.
While unconfirmed, there are stories of Speakers using their abilities to gain specific kinds of knowledge, allowing them to pass sensitive information along to certain groups. The CIA, the Illuminati, and MI6 are groups commonly thought to have benefited from this form of intelligence gathering. This idea gained traction in the late 80s and early 90s when it became known that Russia was actively pursuing psychic intelligence gathering possibilities.
Many Speakers have made their living as mediums, psychics, etc. Even with their very real abilities, they often created elaborate shows for their clients, since the act of Speaking isn't very obvious or satisfyingly performative for "contacting the dead." This lead to several Speakers being labeled as frauds because of the secondary effects that they did fake to add to the paid experience, rather than the primary effect of contact with a spirit, which they did not fake.
While unconfirmed, there are stories of Speakers using their abilities to gain specific kinds of knowledge, allowing them to pass sensitive information along to certain groups. The CIA, the Illuminati, and MI6 are groups commonly thought to have benefited from this form of intelligence gathering. This idea gained traction in the late 80s and early 90s when it became known that Russia was actively pursuing psychic intelligence gathering possibilities.
Occurrence:
Common
Common
Type
Arcane
Famous in the Field
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