Fear Of God (Holy Name)

== Order of Bystanders: ==
Bystanders are Adepts who represent the Fear of God. They can cloud themselves in an intense aura of Fear, Respect and Awe. 
=== Facts: ===
-Bystanders have only one power, the ability to dampen or cancel out the powers of others. They rarely get to control this power, normally only through mental focus or learning to control their Fear. A Bystander's level of Fear often raises or lowers the dampening field around a Bystander Adept. 
-Bystanders can function (relatively) normally when in the secular world, but the presence of anything supernatural stimulates their phobias and often sends them into wild frenzies as their flight or fight responses are triggered. 
-Bystanders suffer horribly from intense and irrational Fear. This Fear is what is blocking the last part of the process of becoming an Adept, and overcoming it should be a priority for anyone trying to help the Bystander. 
-Bystanders generate a field of dampening which counters the supernatural powers of others. This field's strength and circumference depends on the Degree of the Adept in question and their emotional state (how much Fear they are feeling).
-As long as Bystanders are relatively in control of their Fear, their field of dampening only effects Non-Adept Supernaturals. However, if their Fear becomes too great, their power will begin to push against fellow Adepts as they try to use their powers.
-Because they counter enemy powers, it's appealing at first to want a Bystander in your Squad. But remember - these guys suffer from intense anxiety and phobias. And when in the presence of the supernatural, they're even worse.
-Bystanders aren't that common, most people who encounter God were already heavily predisposed towards Him, so the process usually starts and finishes rather quickly. Bystanders tend to be the occasional fluke.
== References: ==
-http://www.radicallychristian.com/three-reasons-im-afraid-to-follow-christ
-http://www.christyfitzwater.com/faith/are-you-afraid-to-follow-god/
-http://dgcoy.me/tag/bible-characters-who-were-afraid/
-http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20646990_4,00.html
-http://psychcentral.com/lib/taking-on-anxiety-and-the-irrational-fears-in-your-life/00023
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