Wight Amendment

[Lenny 1615]

 

Wight Amendment

The proposed change is made in pursuit of reframing Wights from being motivated by ‘fear of conflict’ to entities instead governed by deliberate restraint and calculated judgment. They are better characterized as discerning and pragmatic creatures who only engage in violent ventures when it serves their purpose. This adjustment is made to preserve the reclusive and indirect nature and reinforcing their agency.

 

The reason for the change is to move away from forcing this end-game-ca into a timid and fragile place, and instead moving them to be rational actors who act with great restraint rather than ‘imitation’. Furthermore, the very purpose of them being ‘afraid’ of conflict is out of character and unfitting as their very creation stems from taming an apparition through conflict and the entire path to even become one consists of violence.

• They retreat to heal, encouraging retreats and strategy.
• Banishment is a threat, but is not outright complete annihilation. It serves as a deterrent, but similarly to humans, this can be overcome when necessary.
• The act of becoming a wight is to willingly undergo said transformation, so the fear-driven avoidance is inconsistent with the lore.
• They are explicitly already stated not to necessarily be any quicker to violence, which implies restraint to act, but they are not outright trembling in fear.
• This new amendment fits their identity better, and is reinforced by the content of their lore before said paragraph.

 

Current:

Despite their existence in undeath and their inability to truly perish, wights seldom wish to engage in direct conflict, dissuaded by the immense torment that comes about as a result of demanifestation. They often work through proxies and associates, opting to oversee their plans from the shadows to evade potential doom. However when cornered–such as facing a life or death situation–they may temporarily overcome this otherwise crippling fear.

 

New:

Despite their existence in undeath and their inability to truly perish, wights are averse to direct conflict as they view it with a deliberate caution. The torment of demanifestation renders violence a costly endeavor, but still not unthinkable, and so they seldom squander themselves in open confrontation. Instead, wights often pursue their ambitions through proxies and associates, preferring to oversee their plans from concealment without unnecessary risk. Still, if circumstance demands it, they are fully capable of engaging in combat.

 

 

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[sprtn 3340]

using your staff pex to pass amendments is not cool buddy

[wowj 9747]

so wheres the necronomicon if theres all this talk of phantoms and their books

[Kylo 153]

+1 I believe this amendment is an amazing written post and gets straight to the point of what the OP is wanting. I believe this will generate an amazing new avenue for Wight's and is a very big net positive change over-all!

[SimonItorp 124]

Yeah, I like, mhm.
+1

[Pallodium 3775]

Amendments/Additions implemented into main lore post. Thank you for your submission. Moving to correct subforum to prevent redundancy and clutter.