Aetion

An Aetion is the corporeal spirit of a woman who died while pregnant or during childbirth, it is often considered an ill omen to come across one especially for those who are trying for or expecting a baby. It takes a number of days for the spiritual energy of the womans soul to gain its strength to become corporeal and "emerge" from the site of their burial upon which they will then track down the child which killed them and attempt to take its life, if the child died alongside it then the Aetion and the deceased childs spirit; known as a Gektion; will track down the man responsible for the pregnacy.

## Sociocultural Information

### Distinction(s)

Tear-stained pale cheeks, wide eyes in constant pain, mouth is a void

## Description

An Aetion can be virtually any sapient race such as an elf or ameixikai and as such their skin color, hair color, average height and weight, and known languages can vary with but for a few things remain consistant: their skin is pale and sickly, stained with tears, their eyes are wide and black showing constantly the pain the woman endured just before her death, and their mouths are voids of black. They stand thin and hunched, a shell of the person they once were, with their hair often stringy and clinging to their sweat dotted forehead and neck. They have long nails, a reflection of what decay has done to their old form, which they use to exact their revenge.

## Becoming an Aetion

As mentioned before an Aetion is formed when a woman dies while pregnant or during childbirth but there are a number of other factors which can make a woman transform into an Aetion upon her untimely demise. A woman has a heightened chance of becoming an Aetion if she did not willingly have the child, was forced into a marriage she did not wish for, or was not properly laid to rest after dying from pregnancy or childbirth. In order to prevent women from becoming an Aetion, their burial is held as soon as possible and is held by the closest of their family, friends, and neighbors. A pinch of salt will be sprinkled over the body by the closest living relative (brother, sister, husband, etc.) and the woman will be buried with her most treasured items. After the body has been covered and a marker has been placed for the gravesite it can often be observed that a crude wooden or stone pendant will be hung from the marker in the symbol of that individuals favored death exusian in the hopes that they will look over the womans soul.

## Abilities

Aetion are known their specific brand of agility in close combat, their main weapons are their lengthened and sharpened nails which they use to cut and stab their opponents but they are also able to make a group of people (3-7) feel utterly petrified by sadness. Additionally, Aetion are able to phase out of existance for a period of time (2-3 minutes) where they enter the spiritual plane which covers Xaekla and connects all the other realms of existance.

## Fighting an Aetion

When fighting an Aetion it is important for one to be wearing, at the very least, leather armor to promote their own mobility. Aetion are one of the various monster that can only be damaged by a silver weapon - if you attempt to make use of another type of weapon like iron or steel it will be to little effect - and the use of Banishment Oil on the blade is paramount to a quickened fight, if you do not have access to Banishment Oil it is recommended that you use Lavender, Parsely, or Okurri, rubbing it against the sharpened part of your blade.

## Harvesting

Since Aetion are corporeal rather than entirely spiritual when they are defeat a number of components can be harvested from their body before it turns to ash. These components are: Aetion nails, teeth, and hair; and once they turn to ash you can collect their spiritual ash which can be used in number of alchemical concoctions.