Weeper: Difference between revisions

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Weepers are a known and feared phenomena of the Weeping Hollow. They can sometimes be heard in the form of whimpers, sobs, screams, and moans. They are invisible to most, though some cityspeakers claim to be able to see them - descriptions of their physical form vary.

Weepers form from the repressed trauma of those passing through the Hollow. They then search for a new host in order to resolve the trauma. Once a host has been found, the weeper will follow the individual wherever they go. The weeper burdens the host with the very repressed emotions it manifested from, and the fragmented memories will invade their mind in the form of waking thought and dreams.

The intrusive memories and emotions will persist in the host as long the individual actively resists them. When the experience is properly processed, the weeper disappears.

The source of the weeper, however, may produce more weepers if they are unable to process the trauma.

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-Weepers are a known phenomena of the [[Weeping Hollow]], though some think of them as actual creatures. They are invisible and manifest when an individual with especially repressed memories and emotions passes through the valley.
+Weepers are a known and feared phenomena of the [[Weeping Hollow]]. They can sometimes be heard in the form of whimpers, sobs, screams, and moans. They are invisible to most, though some [[Cityspeaker|cityspeakers]] claim to be able to see them - descriptions of their physical form vary.
-A weeper will sometimes attach itself to a traveler passing through the Hollow, following the individual wherever they go. The weeper causes the individual to be burdened by the repressed emotions it manifested from - the memories will invade their mind in various ways, both in dreams and waking thought.
+Weepers form from the repressed trauma of those passing through the Hollow. They then search for a new host in order to resolve the trauma. Once a host has been found, the weeper will follow the individual wherever they go. The weeper burdens the host with the very repressed emotions it manifested from, and the fragmented memories will invade their mind in the form of waking thought and dreams.
-Once a weeper has attached itself to an individual, the intrusive memories and emotions will persist as long the individual actively resists them. When the experience is properly processed, the weeper is said to disappear.
+The intrusive memories and emotions will persist in the host as long the individual actively resists them. When the experience is properly processed, the weeper disappears.
+The source of the weeper, however, may produce more weepers if they are unable to process the trauma.
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