Umbrageist

An Umbrageist

Umbrageists, sometimes shortened to just Geist, are a humanoid spirit like species with the ability to switch from a physical to a non physical form. They have been recorded to exist in other humanoids minds. Umbrageists are known to sometimes turn into Mirrors.

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## Anatomy & Physiology

Umbrageists have dark gray skin and white hair, with shorter, darker and curly hair patches on the top , resembling fake eyes. Their actual eyes are white , with pupils sometimes being a very light, barely visible blue. This may happen with only one eye, or both. Blue eyebags are seen underneath the eyes. An Umbrageists teeth are a bright yellow.

Umbrageist blood is the same blue as their eyebags, with severe wounds being healed and fully gone within a day.

Umbrageists known to be able to take on a non physical ghost/spirit like state and enter and reside in the minds of other humanoid creatures, such as the Bisca. The Umbrageist cannot control the creature whose mind they enter, so it is not possession. An Umbrageist will then most commonly enter a sleepy state in which they do nothing but rest here and regain energy.

### Mirror Creation

An Umbrageist may turn into a Mirror under certain circumstances. An Umbrageist will reside in someone's mind for extended periods of time. In the following example, a Bisca will be used. The Geist will slowly begin to feed on the Bisca's negative emotions, thoughts, and experiences as the Umbrageist originate from (and are drawn to) them (See: History). The Bisca, if it does not have access to high end spells, will be unable to get the Umbrageist out of its head. There are no physical differences for the Bisca, nor does it hurt, so this is a difficult thing to notice. In the long term, the Umbrageist will absorb every bit of negativity that is found in the Bisca, which results in what is called a Mirror. This process will bind the Mirror to the Bisca, and said Bisca's mind will now be like a home to the Mirror. Negative emotions will become more intense, and the overall mental state of the Bisca will get worse.

The Mirror will change in appearance to a creature with pitch black skin, big eyes with black pupils, and no visible mouth. The dark curly hair puffs on its head will lose their curliness and hang on the Mirror's head in two strands. Any clothing the Mirror was wearing will become much darker.

The Mirror, now bound to the Bisca, will begin to appear in dreams and hallucinations, taking on a grayscale form of the Bisca. The Mirror's goal is to become the worst possible version of the Bisca, creating more negativity to absorb and grow stronger. (WIP)

## Society & Culture

Umbrageists rarely are in contact with other Geists, but generally seem to treat each other well.

Umbrageists most commonly have formal attire, which comes from the first and oldest Umbrageist. This Geist seems to wear exclusively formal outfits for no real reason, and every other Umbrageist seems to follow this example on their own. It has become a social expectation at this point.

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## History

It is unclear when and where Umbrageists first originated from. However it is known how an Umbrageist comes to be. Umbrageists are manifestations of negative magic, spells or emotions. Usually the latter. When this energy becomes intense enough, it starts to manifest into a non physical creature, the Umbrageist. As time passes, the Umbrageist will gain a physical form, being able to interact with its surroundings.

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## Naming Conventions

Umbrageists have no rules regarding names. Names may be anything, ranging from human names to made up names to words.

Mirrors keep their original Umbrageist name, and will not respond to the name of the creature they are mirroring.

## Etymology & Inspiration

The name Umbrageist comes from the latin Umbra, shadow, and the German Geist, ghost.

The name Mirror comes from what the Mirrors do, they become a negative reflection of another creature.