Dybbuks

== Description ==
One who has been possessed by the aggressive Revenant. Dybbuks are often mistaken for demon possessed individuals as they display many of the same powers such as teleportation, knowing the unknowable, and telekinesis. However, they are immune to apotropaics such as religious artifacts though some can be soothed by hearing certain passages from the Bible or other Holy Texts such as the Quran, depending on the possessing soul’s religious affinity when it was alive.
   There have been cases where the Dybbuk is willing to speak about why it is so angry or upset, but usually after much coercion and attempts to soothe and understand. Typically they appear as angry or rabid humans capable of feats of strength uncommon for their physiology. In physical appearance, subtle changes can be detected in a person’s gait, expression, and knowledge. Changes can also occur in the person’s voice, sounding more similar to that of the invading soul’s, and often taking on the same cadence or language that the soul spoke in life. Each Dybbuk can be dispatched differently depending on the circumstances. Some Revenants merely wish to make their pain known, others are desperately seeking help, and still others may only wish to feel again. It is actually quite rare that a Revenant will manifest in the body of a person for the sole purpose of killing another person, unless that is a specific characteristic of the possessing soul itself.
   Once a Dybbuk is dealt with properly, in that the offending soul is removed from the body, the individual will return to normal and may not remember the events that occurred while he/she was under possession.
Category:Cryptid
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