Crimson Agents
| Crimson Butterfly | |
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| "In life, you shape your soul. In death, you set that soul free" - Mementora | |
| General Info | |
| Classification: | Beast |
| Avg. Size: | Tiny |
| Creature Stats | |
Crimson Agents are created by Mementora and act in her name. While they usually take on the form of Crimson Butterflies, they can turn into a humanoid form at will, which will depend on their assigned role by Mementora.
Description
Black and red colored butterflies that act in the name of Mementora and are brought into the world by her. Just like Mementora herself, they ensure souls can move to the Nachwelt and allow people to communicate with the dead. It is as simple as whispering the message you want to convey to a Crimson Butterfly, and it will deliver the message the next time it arrives at the Nachwelt. Whether or not this message actually arrives at the intended person depends solely on the sender, as the butterflies will only make an assumption based on the context of the message and the souls in the Nachwelt that are in good faith with him.
A crimson butterfly is usually an indication that someone nearby is either dying or will soon die, causing them to be seen as the harbingers of death.
Mementora chose butterflies as her representative creatures as they perfectly resemble the concept of the afterlife. Their lives start off as little caterpillars, which can be seen as the life on Tael, whereas the moment they turn into a butterfly, they start a whole new kind of life while still being the same soul; their life has changed completely. In the same sense, when a soul goes into the Nachwelt, its life there will be quite different, but it is still the same soul after all.
Roles
Crimson Agents are assigned different tasks, and these tasks are taken care of by different roles.
Crimson Scout
Scouts are often found near a soon to be happen death or disaster. They usually just watch from a distance and ensure that dying souls can move on without any external trouble. If they notice any problems, they usually telepathically call in an Executioner in order to resolve the situation. Scouts avoid combat on their own, however, if requested, they may join the Executioner as a Supporting figure.
Crimson Messenger
Messengers randomly travel around the world and are responsible for delivering messages between the mortal realm and the Nachwelt. People that try to send messages to the Nachwelt don't have to worry about finding a Messenger specifically, as any other Crimson Agents will bring the message to the next Messenger.
Crimson Executioner
Executioners are called in by Scouts when they notice a soul being forcibly held from moving to the Nachwelt. Before acting, they will try to consider whether the hold up has any ill intent or could perhaps be reasoned by someone trying to revive someone shortly after they died. If the intent is not 100% clear, they will engage the creature holding the soul back verbally. If they can convince the Executioner that their reason has no ill intent, he will spare them and move on to other things. If they can't however, he will engage in combat until the perpetrators either give up or are dead.