Wraithanize, Chapter One

The term Wraithanize is suppose to be the words ether, Euthanize or Weaponize, the idea of putting something to death and to supply with weapons or deploy weapons. These picture is to show the massive collection of Wraith classes their are and to impose the horror that Cult will and in fact is flooding the globe with.

I have broken up the series into 3 parts, based on the chapters of my main storyline. This is the first part, based on the first Wraiths seen in chapter one.

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Hollow Wraiths, For-runners of Concentrated Evil
Wraiths are empty, emotionless and ethereal creatures, similar to a ghost but shares more in common with a poltergeist. The creation or "birth" of a wraith is when a combination of pure dark energies and negative emotions energies are fused together. However as Wraiths are lacking in a physical body they require some focal point to keep their energies from dissipating. The point of concentration of the wraith is the masks they wear. Every wraith wears a mask of some kind. After the wraith is focused, cloaks, robes and other items are then endowed with similar forces, this in turn make up their a Wraiths' "physical forms". Wraiths have a kind of "hive mentality" working collectively under the rule of a sole being. That said being is the known as the Wraith Queen. There is only one queen. The most common form of wraith is known as Hollow Harvester, they can be also know Gathers or just Common Hollows. Each wraith is created with a specific task, just like the positions in a beehive. The Harvesters job is much like that of the worker bees', to feed and collect negative vibes from humans beings. The process of a wraith feeding is subject to much debate. Some say they absorb negative emotions from their targets, other say they possess them. It is very rare for any person to survive an encounter with these horrific specters so it has never really been understood. Some Wraiths are more powerful than others. They have been encumbered with other energies, besides the ones needed for their "birth" ;such as elemental powers. Such examples would include the Fire and Frost wraiths. These however are still classified as common hollows but fall under a specific subclass known as Elemental. The Fire and Frost wraiths are the most common Elemental wraith but other wraiths of varying elements do exist. Fire wraiths are most often found in colder climates and frost wraiths are found in mostly warm climates. Their purpose is in causing adverse environmental damage, temperature fluxes, and chaotic weather patterns. General throwing Nature itself into disarray. Magi wraiths are elevated common hollows and the strongest class of all Common Hollows. Magi Wraiths act as the solider bees, strongly adapt at a various number of mystic ability and as well as physically abilities. The Magi or Magus are tasked to keep an eye on the Harvesters to ensure they do their job as well as protect them if endangered. Many Magi is assigned to one large sector such as a large urban city, while one magi could be tasked to a small town or rural area.

The Four wraiths shown are (from left to right),common Hollow Wraith rank from 1-3), Fire wraith rank from 2-4), Frost Wraith rank 2-4), and Elite Wraiths can rank from 5 to 7 depending on certain circumstances.

Classification and Rank of Wraiths
Wraiths are broken down into several different classifications and ranks. The Classification of wraiths boils down to what the wraith was specifically created to do. There are five main classes, Common, Warrior, Regal, Militaristic and Unique, anything else is either a hybrid or mutated version of a pre-existing class. There is also a sub group that features Animalistic wraiths. These wraiths more closely resemble flora and fauna as well as taking on several more feral traits then humanoid wraiths. The Ranking of wraiths is based on their power, both physical and magical. The scale which ranking is measured is from one to ten, ten being the strongest and one being the weakest; the only known tenth rank wraith is the Wraith queen herself. Unique wraiths mostly range from 7 to 9 in rank. The ability to retain of human speech is something most often unique to all wraiths of this class. Warrior wraiths rank from 2-4 for all with the exception of the Felledmen which rank 5. There are some cases of Felledmen even ranking up to 6 but those are few and far between. Regal Wraiths rank from 4-6 with the exception of the Marquis' personal entourage. Militaristic wraiths rank from 2-5 as they are endowed with minor magical energies. It is possible for wraiths to achieve higher ranks if they know the right places to tap to gain more energy than they have. However such idea would be deemed almost heresy against the Wraith Queen.

Speech of the Wraiths
The language of the wraiths does not remotely sound anything like human speech. Depending on type of Wraith they will have varying forms of speech or communication. From a common Hollow or Elite the speech could be little more than guttural moan and echoed screams. Frost Wraiths seem to be generally classified as having an almost owl like call or screech, whereas Fire wraiths sound is that of lava breaking and cracking through solid rock. Warrior wraiths have a strained roar like a battle cry form of commutation and Regals have a more airy albeit still guttural moaning way of speaking without words. Some Regals have the undertone of chimes, class clinking and instruments being tuned, like an orchestra warming up before performance. There are those unique Wraiths that have retained human speech, examples being Marquis de Lunacidal whom can speak at least 5 different tongues and General of Fear, Phorexus whom has retained his native and ancient dialect of Greek and as well adapted to our most common and modern English.

Disease of the Wraiths, Wraithrosy
If a wraith has prolonged contact with a human, or if a human has aligned themselves with a wraith, said human can develop a kind of disease or disorder called Wraithrosy. They begin to lose the concepts of right and wrong, their free will diminishes and the skin becomes discoloured, often a pale purple colour, similar colour of dead or rotting flesh. Their life also becomes extended or their life almost freezes in time. They will age but and a considerably slower rate. They will rarely feel or seem to have the ravages of aging a normal human might. A human with his disease may live upwards of 150 years. There are however some people whom have an immunity to such a disease. The Court's human subjugates as well as the living descendants of the Skullfrost clan's, now calling themselves Skurost are among those who are immune to Wraithrosy. The reason for the subjugates to be immune may be the fact they are already being infected by a disease, vampirism, which seems to counter act the disease of Wraithrosy. The reason for the Skurost not being effected is unclear, likely as the army of the Chieftain is made of mostly all Skullfrost clansmen, the family's bloodline is unaffected by disease. However if exposed to a wraith not of the Skullfrost origins for extended periods of time, they may then become infected. This theory has not yet been tested.

Evening Star Dragon, Hollow Swordsmen, Larceny Specter and Felledmen
This is the brute strength of the Cult. They are not as powerfully magically, but they make up for it with sheer force. The first wraith is a called "Evening Star Dragon" partly homage to their weapon, the flail mace or morning star. The dragon part comes in that these wraiths and a dragon's soul are intermixed with their dark energy. They swing their weapon so hard it could rip through 4 feet of concert. A bone shattering attack!
The next in line is the Hollow Swordsmen. They are well gifted in the art of sword play. They have 3 arms instead of 2. With this extra appendage they are able to wield 3 swords simultaneously. Always carry a minimum of 4 swords and a shield. If one sword breaks they will use another. If all of its swords are destroyed the Wraith is also destroyed. The destroyed wraith explodes into a vortex of dark energies. This vortex only lasting no longer then 10 to 20 minutes after that it dissipates. It is said that the dissipated energy from the vortex is collected by the Wraith Queen to use it again. Now that's recycling! The second last Wraith Is very weak compared to the others, but is skilled at what they do. They are the Larceny Specters. These types of Wraith are excellent at burglary, infiltration, robbery, espionage, assassination, and stealth. They may not be powerful but they can still kill efficiently.
Larceny Specters are one of the major sources of the Cults income. Unlike the other Warrior wraiths the Larceny Specters almost appear to have a full body instead of just an upper body. This however is merely an illusion. It helps the Specters to more easily steal and infiltrate if they appear more human like. As well, unlike the other warrior wraiths they have special powers. They can cast minor to moderate glamours upon themselves to make their tasks easier. These glamours do not last long and most often only work at night which is good as it is when the Larceny Specters are most active.
This last creature is by far the most vile, brutal and torturous of all the Warrior wraiths. They are called Felledmen. Felledmen are sadistic in what they do as any other wraith but seems to be heighten in the Felledmen's case. Very few people have seen Felledmen in action. The reason for this is that Felledmen's targets most often or not never see them coming. Cloaked almost entirely in darkness Felledmen utilize demonic portals to emerge from, so they can strike without mercy at their intended targets. These evil creatures tend to favour large and heavy axes. The only problem the Felledmen have is they are plagued by the ghoulish hands and spirits that sprout up from around the Felledmen's nonexistent feet and try and drag them down into the depths of hell where they belong. Felledmen always carry a single light candle with them. Once their target has been neutralized they symbolically blow-out said candle. This signifies their masters that the deed is done. The candle is always magically relights when they have another assessment. All of the information the Felledmen is housed in the candle's flame. Felledmen seem to take great sadistic joy in taking people's lives. This in itself is most ironic, as Wraiths in general are supposed to have no emotions whatsoever.

Ungentlemen, Ladies of Gale, LadyKillers and Chlorofume Obsessors
Ah the refined upper crust. These fancy wraiths purpose is still very widely unknown. Generally these wraiths seem to be nothing more then sowers of discord in high socitiy. They have appear at elegant soirees and gala balls. They mingle, they chit chat with the crowd (even though the noises they make are more or less mumbles and weak moans). They act as if nothing about them as out of the ordinary. This is however until someone remarks upon their "unusual" condition. The Ungentlemen will go berserk. The tea cups they carry never empty and in the enraged state provides the wraith with a crippling attack of throwing scalding hot tea into the faces of those whom "provoked" it. They have been also known to beat their targets ferociously with their canes. The Ladies are equally violent when angered. The fans they carry can create strong gale force winds which throw whatever venue they are at into complete disarray. The bouquets can fire poisonous thorns at its victims when shaken. My advice as if a gentleman with no feet and a lady in a fine porcelain mask appear at your party; treat them with the uppermost care and advise your guests to mind their manners.

Women can unfortunately be wooed too easily, by mere words and presents, even if that suitor is a hollow, soulless, unloving not to mention unliving creature. Ladykillers whisper sweet nothings in the ears of its female pray. These are one slim number of wraiths which are believed to retain human speech or what can pass for it. The dialect will differ depending on the region in which these fiends operate. They blind their victims with love, ensnare the senses, and make the woman believe she is kissing the lips of her true love, instead of the cold, hard surface of their masks. They will sale their homes, give any money they have, anything that can offer to this devilish hustler. He takes everything from them, and then he ends them. By this point however the woman is nothing left but a shell, babbling about her soul mate, being together forever and that sort of thing. The methods in which these creatures kill also differ giving the person or circumstances. She may think he is offering her one last glass of wine, a toast to being together forever. Instead it is filled with nothing but poison. She may think him a Romeo and his knife will bind them together in death. Sometimes the wraith will just leave them, as a babbling lunatic to live out their lives in the poor house. Whatever the method these horrid Ladykillers do is without remorse. There have been strange cases however in which the Wraith cannot bring himself to destroy the woman whom loves him. They instead continue their relationships. In these rare cases, other wraiths must be sent to dispatch these "defective" creatures and if need be, kill the woman whom the Ladykiller could not.

By nature these wraiths are benign, but generally as with all the Regal wraiths she as a far darker and twisted side. Normally these wraiths will simply follow around men of ether high social status, superior beauty or aw-inspiring talent. If you want to think of it simply, they are rather obsessed fan girls, albeit unliving fan girls. They only travel where there is an abundance of shadows to hide in. They are very shy creatures as well. By design the Obessers break all tradinational notions and behavours all other wraiths possess. All the followed individual will only notice a strange fragrance in the air. The smell differs from person to person. Most often is a type of perfume smell, but it can be whatever smell the person finds most appealing. If the person is foolish enough to seek out the source of the smell they will encounter this Perfumed Wraith. She will abduct that said person by secreting a scent much like chloroform. She will take care of them in whatever location the wraith calls home. If the person tries to leave she will become enraged and her smell will become that of garbage, rancid food or even rotting flesh. If pushed far enough these wraith will kill that person. Strangely enough they will mourn their victim for 10 days after killing them before setting out to find another subject of admiration.

All of the Regal wraith class are just a variant of the preexisting classes. The Ungentlemen are in fact a type of hollow swordsmen, but they can use canes as well as blades in battle. The Ladies are a type of elementally focusing on Wind and Air as their area of control. The Lady Killers and Obsessers are Magi classed. The Ladykillers ability to shape shift and appear human, and the obsessers ability to ensnare and control humans through the powers of scent.

Militaristic Wraith Class, We Want You...Dead
German Gegner
The German genger wraiths were once high ranking officers but now are hollow shells of their former selves. They wield 2 revolvers and can unload quick and multiple rounds.
(Gegner m. adversary, opponent)
British Bloodcoat
The British bloodcoats were those killed during early English campaigns or conquests, they now fight in the army of death under the Cult's whim. They have a slow fire rate because of their old rifles, however sometimes their guns blast out a cannon ball
American D.I.'s
American D.I.'s were once brave young soldiers sadly lost during the first great war. They now come back with avengence carrying whatever small firearm they hand during the war as well a side arm and melee weapon, a knife or trenching shovel but it could really be anything.
Somalia Merc

French Provocant
The living and Ethereal embodiment of French resistance and soldiers. Throughout it's history France has been at odds with one group or another. During the June rebellion it was at war with itself. During the second great war it was with Germany, where it struggled against them beneath the streets of Paris in the form of The French Resistance and throughout much of it's history it has been at war with the Britain. It is no wonder why the Cult gathered up that resistant fighting spirit in the creation of the French Provocant. Unlike other Militaristic wraiths, the French Provocant, will you use anything it can carry in it's assault. Rifles, hand guns, explosives, anything at all. So be careful around them or you might just get a bottle Côtes du Ventoux craked over your skull. Viva la resistance!
(Provocant m. defiant)



Nature Vs Machine
Wilderness Wraith class 5
The Wilderness Wraith was once a nature spirit but before it was infected and corrupted by the Cult of Black Chaos's Evil. They told the spirit how mankind was evil, the horrors of what humans have been doing to the forest and animals. The cult drove the spirit to the brink of despair and then killed it and brought it back as a vengeful spirit of nature. However the cult should have foreseen what was to come. As all people know it is impossible to control nature. Thus the wraith rebelled and attacked everything and one in its path. The embodiment of Nature's Wrath. An unstoppable force, a living natural disaster.

Megatech Wraith, Prototypical Virus Spreader, Series Mark 601
The some of the cultists decided to bring the cult into the modern age. Trying to do this by creating a mechanically advance and technologically sound Wraith. They filled its A.I. with evil and made sure every wire was coursing with pure dark energies. However in doing so several viruses infected the wraith and rendering it uncontrollable. It became the embodiment of technological insecurity. The possibilities of one day machines raising up against humanity.

As was to be expected the Wilderness and Magatech became sworn adversaries. Nature vs Technology.

Forest Spites (Class 1-3)
Forest Spites we're created by the wilderness wraith. This is the first account of a wraith ever creating other wraiths besides of course the wraith queen. The wilderness wraith appears to have drawn the image of these creatures to that similar to itself but slightly different. their creation seems to be based on it's own energy and minor forests sprites and sprites.
Electro Spites (class 1-3)
Electro Spites like the Forest Spites are created by the Megatech wraith do it's bidding, they are similar to its master aside from being weaker and looking somewhat different, they are equipped with a shoulder mounted firearm to quickly disperse any enemy

Infernal Admiral Hadeson & Vice Admiral Typhoon (Class 8 and 7 respectively)
Some time in the late 1930's lived a man who was hated, feared, respected and at one point even loved. His name was William I. Hadeson Admiral of a Brooklyn class cruiser. He was a tactical genius as well he was a raving lunatic; whose orders cost hundreds, if not thousands of sailors’ lives, enemy and ally alike. He ran one of the tightest ships anyone could see, he once beat a man nearly inches from death, because he had spilled pea soup in the mess hall. His word was law on his ship, his crew hated him. The vice admiral was just as sadistic. He enjoyed torturing the crew, making outlandish orders and generally making the ship a floating hell. Which given the name of the ship seemed quiet fitting, USS Lucifer's Fury. The one thing that made the Admiral so respected(by others not of his chew) was the fact out of all the sailing and sea faring men, he was by far the least superstitious. Some say this is what lead to his undoing. During one voyage the chew notice something off the starboard side. The admiral took out his telescope and saw it. The Flying Dutchman, the chew was filled with shock and awe. They all protested they return to port as fast as possible. The admiral merely laughed at their pathetic request and went full steam ahead. Later that night he was eating in his quarters with his vice admiral. Out of nowhere a mass storm system seemed to materialize without warning. It pounded the ship, the vice admiral went out on deck to see what was amiss when a bolt of lightning struck the ship. One of the masts began to fall the vice admiral dodged it narrowly but slipped on the wet deck and slid into the ocean. After which the ship was struck several more times by lightning until it caught fire and soon afterward sank beneath the waves. Her Admiral cowering in his cabin, the man who installed fear became the man crippled by fear.

The Wraith Queen when searching for more souls to twist and corrupt, came upon and sunken vassal. She searched through its flooded corridors and found a ghost whom was weeping in a corner of what looked like the admiral's cabin. After learning of his fate she told him she could take away his fear and sorrow and give him great untold power. He at first was reluctant until the Wraith Queen reunited the Admiral with this Vice Admiral. The Queen gave them both new unlife in return for complete loyalty. She gave the Vice Admiral minor control of the elements that killed him, the rolling waves, terrible storms and gale force winds. The Admiral wanted only 2 things, the first and most important was to have his great ship back. She made good on this, she brought forth from the icy deeps, the crippled, water logged, and broken USS Lucifer's Fury to the water's surface. With that she located all the souls lost aboard her. Even in death Hadeson's crew would never find peace. The ship now itself is a "living" entity. The now Infernal Admiral Hadeson, Vice Admiral Typhoon (dubbed by the undead crew), USS Lucifer's Fury and all her souls prowl the waters, attacking any other vessels they find.

General of Fear, Phorexus the class 9
This wraith was formed from the haunted memories of the damned warriors of Greece, imbibed with the fury of the warriors he seeks out nothing but chaos and destruction, so you could imagine his, if he had any, "joy" of finding a faction suited to meet his goals in life, to end it. Attaching himself to one of the warriors armour he wields the sword as part of himself, deadly accurate and with unnerving ease he glides through battlefield after battlefield, decimating any life from the mightiest of heroes to the begging mother comforting her soon-to-be-dead child, those few who've even witnessed the battle after he left have committed suicide to attempt to get rid of the sheer brutality of it all from memory, and for years the Grecian fathers have told their sons that if they don't be careful and stay protected, Phorexus will visit upon them, and tear their bodies and bones to nothing

Late Aquarian Emperor, Argeus Soterios class 6
Before the Fall of the Kingdom of Aquarius, it was lead by a just and mighty ruler known by Emperor, Argeus Soterios. He was a valiant warrior and benevolent emperor. He is in fact the father of Lysander Soterios. after the kingdom was in ruin Amora Morrigana decided not only to kill the ruler but make him her slave in death as well. She took his body before the cult's scientists and sorcerers and brought him back to life(with the help of some mechanics). He is now a semi-amphibian and also semi-mechanical wraith and inducted by Amora into the ranks of the wraith queen's generals. the queen decided to perfect the Late Aquarian Emperor by embuning him with countless souls lost to the ocean's depths. Deep sea divers, fishermen, crewmen, ship passengers, incalculable number of souls. Amora Morrgana right now is vying for control of many fabled aquatic civilizations. The seas contain most of the worlds lost treasures, both of monetary value and mystic. If anything this Wraith was created so Amora can watch what is going on within the cult's underseas operations as well as the activity of other aquatic realms. Little did anyone know that the Late Aquarian Emperor is in fact a spy of Amora Morrigana. She uses him to keep a close watch on the cult's operates when not there.

Chieftain Magne Skullfrost class 9
During the 'old days', the Nordic Vikings of Scandinavia were notorious for their brutality and cruelty. Coastal raids were a frequent occurrence during this time in the more rural areas of the United Kingdom. Pillaging, murder, and other horrid acts were done by these vicious men to innocent villages and trade vessels. One of the most powerful chieftains at the time was a Magne Skullfrost who was the founder of the Skullfrost Clan. They were more ruthless then others vikings in their exploits. Until one frigid winter's night, during a fierce storm; which the Skullfrost clan usually use as cover for a raid, their ships reinforced to the tee. They came across a Chinese trade ship that had sailed very far off course. The men and crew of trade ship were not prepared or equipped for traversing in such weather so the Skullfrost clan (Magne's own ship filled with elite warriors, supposedly his own family as well) saw these merchants as prime targets for pillaging. Once they were on board they proceeded to slaughter the crew. Magne, himself chases down a lone cabin boy into the ships bowels where precious gunpowder was being stored. It is also where Magne clashed blades with a swordsman who was escorting the ship. As their blades smashed against each other, the sparks from their swords ignited some gunpowder from a barrel a drunken sailor had knocked over early. Within minutes the flame reached the other barrels blowing the ship to pieces. Magne, his warriors, bodies of the slaughtered Chinamen and all ships sank into the cold and icy waters. Chieftain Skullfrost is in fact a elevated frost wraith. He along with the Shogun, Fear King and Marquis are among the Wraith Queen's wraith generals.

Skullfrost Vikings
Members of the Skullfrost clan we're a brutal lot. The immediate family of Magne Skullfrost we're aboard his ship on the fateful night when the Chieftain was killed. Many of the most important members of the Skullfrost clan we're effectively lost during the raid of the Chinese trade vessel. After the innocent the rest Skullfrost vikings whom later learned their chieftain and prominent members had killed, were now left at the mercy of the elements and other clans. A new chieftain was appointed, a cousin to Magne but his rule was ineffectual and thus lead to the annihilation of the Skullfrosts'.

Tomi-Shi the Shogun Wraith class 9
Spirit of the Shogun, Tomi-Shi know as the "Red Death" once was the Yokai King's highest ranking general. However as the cult started to expand it's dominance and experimenting with multidimensional travel they stumbled into the Demon King's parallel Japanese realm. The cult decided that such a force would be a worthy ally. As such, many ambassadors we're sent to try and convince the King their goals are very similar. The Wraith Queen herself went in to take directly with the Demon King. He agreed that his kingdom would ally with the Cult. As a show of good faith the King gave the cult Tomi-shi, a suit of ancient armour that was given life by the King's sorcerers. In truth they used a spirit of a long dead shogun whom was lead astray by the Yurei nuns. Japanese, Tomi = red, shi = Death

Marquis de Lunacidal class 9
The Marquis de Lunacidal is the overseer of the Regal wraiths. The Marquis is thought house the spirit of the twisted soul of the french libertine the Marquis de Sade. The Marquis is one of the few wraiths with higher thinking, retainment of speech(can speak English, Latin, German and flawless french, and his Italian is a little rusty). As the Marquis controls the Regal class wraiths he himself is a elevated Regal Wraith, a combination of Faustian Ungentlemen and LadyKiller. The Marquis is said to have been human once, not de Sade but a french libertine nevertheless. Rumours have it he knew the Wraith Queen and she herself was once human. It is said they we're young sweethearts. Her family of royal blood, his noble. They we're fated to marry but something occurred. The rumours stop at that, also anyone caught spreading or listening to such rumours is quickly dealt with. However, there are times people have noted a strangle glance the Marquis might cast at the Wraith Queen, or a faraway look in her eyes as if she is remembering something, sometimes people swear they say they've heard both of them sigh, softly to themselves. Content or upset, with events long since past.

The Wraith Queen (Class 10)
She is Pure Concentrated Evil Energy. With no corporeal body to speak of (they say she can feel no pain...ever) If need be she can take her energy from her the clothes and items and transport it elsewhere. Upon doing this the the said items fall to the ground in a big heap from having nothing to hold them up any more. This proves a very useful defense mechanism and could very well explain her long "Existence". Every wraith holds some of the queen's Dark Energies. So in essence she is given birth to every known wraith. Her age is unknown. It is assumed she was the very first Wraith. Some believe she herself transcends time and is from another Dimension. She seems to aid The Cult quite willingly. Apparently he was only too happy to assist any evil organization. Through our History she has made other appearances. Always aiding those willing enough to be...well...Evil.

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