Fomori

Fomori (singular Fomor) are a type of Possessed aligned with the Wyrm. Usually the work of full-body Bane possession, a fomor is corrupted in mind, body, and spirit.

Overview[]

The fomori are created when a Bane possesses a human or an animal via a spiritual "hole" left by some form of sin or spiritual corruption. The Bane will slowly gain more and more influence, until they are completely fused with the host and cannot be separated.

Fomori powers vary wildly, but are usually based strongly on the type of possessing Bane and/or their method of creation. For example, a typical Bane of Lust will result in a type of fomor known as an Enticer. 5th Edition inverts this relationship, with a fomor's abilities more often than not being based on the host's actions and mental state that led to their availability for possession, though these still tend to frequently overlap with the qualities of the possessing Bane.^[1] The exception to this seems to be artificially-induced possessions (such as those orchestrated by the Pentex Group), which are more in line with the Bane itself rather than the host, as the host in these cases presumably does not possess the same vulnerability that would make them naturally open to possession, and therefore does not have the same spiritual basis to develop powers independent of the Bane's nature.^[2]

Fomori may have some connection to Fomorians. However, the most common (although hardly the only) method of Bane infection is via Pentex; either through employment or usage of its omnipresent products, an unwitting individual can open themselves to possession. Their Gaian counterparts are called Kami, while the Weaver ones are called Drones and those of the Wyld are Gorgons.

An unusually potent fomor is referred to as a fomarch, while an especially physically malformed fomor is referred to as a fomorach.

Types of Fomori[]

While the majority of fomori are unique and idiosyncratic beings, a minority exist in the form of distinct 'breeds', usually due to exceptional circumstances regarding their creation or 'convergent evolution' on the part of their Wyrmish development. Here are some examples:

Aughisky, Bane-infected horses once used by Black Spiral Dancers.
Bad Seeds, fomori possessed by their Bane since before their birth.
Enticers, polymorphic seducers empowered by Banes of Lust.
Ferectoi, also known as Bane Children, are princes amongst the fomori.
Freakfeet, A Fomori breed created in the late 1970s for Magadon, Incorporated.
Green Sirens, manipulative fomori who steer others away from action against corporations.
Hollow Men, rumored to be the oldest Fomori breed.
Ravenous Locusts, completely consumed fomori who hunger for Gaian energy.
Twisted Slashers, spiritually-augmented serial killers.

Supernatural Fomori[]

As horrific as normal fomori may be, they can't hold a candle to the utter repulsiveness and power of the supernatural creatures who choose to join or are forced into servitude by Banes. Vampires, Garou, changelings, mages, psychics and mummies may all be Bane-ridden. Wraiths may not, as they have no corporeal bodies to serve as hosts for these Wyrm-corrupted spirits. Instead, wraiths may at times manifest within a host body, as may Spectres. This is not the same as Bane possession.

Types of Supernatural Fomori[]

Bane Mummies, millennia-old enemies of Ma'at created by Set himself.
Blood Hounds, Vampire Fomori created by Harold Zettler.
Bloodworms, Vampire Fomori constantly on the hunt for blood.
Brain Eaters, A psychic that Pentex has bound a Mind Feeder Bane to.
Draugr, Vampire Fomori that creates zombie vampire-like victims.
Howling Shamblers, decaying Garou Fomori that constantly reanimate like zombies.