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STP Voices Spirit Types

I might not be able to draw the Voices as Spirits fully yet (almost adjusted to our new timetable), but here's a possible description (spoilers below):

All of them are a type of interactive personality, since all of them are beta testers in an early access RPG field. They can interact with the "real world" while waiting for the mirror portal to teleport them back to their "lobby". This isn't TADC, this is more like... Pokemon XYZ. Here's how this may unfold individually:

Broken is a kitsune-egbere hybrid. Humanoid, checkered hoodie as in the previous spirit image. Hides fox ears and eleven tails that appear during the unraveling. Take off his hoodie, though, and he will try to fawn his way out of here.

Cheated is a bhoota because he is as restless and itching for revenge as that ghost. Perfectly fitting for Razor as well. Those poor legs tho.

Cold has Ifrit-like qualities to him as he's associated with death and the underworld, but is also hella sturdy. The most part of him is a shade, though, as he is hazy, sly and obscured by time.

Contrarian gets poltergeist qualities in being able to attach to Hero and being his mischievous young self in the limbo)) Bodily fair folk.

Hero, though European, is the closest we get to an Amadlozi, since this spirit is closest to God, like he is to unlocking the Shifting Mound's secrets.

Hunted is another shade, more animalistic and obscure, helps him stay hidden most of the time, usually in the form of a small animal (a hare, a groundhog, may turn into a coyote or a fox in the Instict route).

Another semi-poltergeist is Opportunist in attuning himself to others emotions but not selves. He's bodily a hitchhiker, fitting his sleazy, switchy personality.

Paranoid is part-snake, part-elf, but a small one, closer to the fair folk, but the might is still there. Crafts spells, The SwordTM and most other witchery. Partially a Brownie as he's second in command after Cold in Medicine department.

A reverse Amadlozi is Smitten since, though rich, aspiring, gentlemanly, he has his eyes averted from the truth... and it hurts him. His Goddess is very far away due to this. Bodily a dark elf.

Skeptic is a djinn-taur hybrid, utilizing the smarter and more magical side of the latter. Usually uses his hands for typing and other things, instead of front hooves.

Stubborn is a centaur, because he now has additional legs, horns and might. And love for poetry.

Again, those are their forms for when in the limbo, their bodies stay human, it's just how their soul manifests via safety accesory (necklaces so far, will soon upgrade this).

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African Mythic Creatures pt. 2!!! (Part 1 here)

Ninki Nanka

Origin: West Africa (Senegal, Gambia, etc)

When a child misbehaves in West Africa, their parent's will tell them that the Ninki Nanka, a dragon like monster, will come to snatch them up if they go into the swamps outside of the house (note: west africa is full of swamps). Of course, it's just a boogie man used to scare parents that disobey their parents... unless...

Ogbanje

Origin: Igbo Tribe (Nigeria)

A woman give birth to normal, healthy child only for the child to die before puberty. And it happens again, and again, and again... and it's the same child everytime. The child is an Ogbanje, a spirit that delights in the pain and suffering of mothers. To that end, the spirit posseses the womb of the mother, and is born into our world as a human child. Unlike human children, the Ogbanje can die at will, shedding its human body to once again become a spirit only to repeat the cycle by possessing the womb of it's mother again. The meaning of the word Ogbanje is "children who come and go". However, there is a way to prevent an Ogbanje child's death. All Ogbanje have an Iyi-uwa, a special stone that serves as a beacon for the ogbanje to return to its mother after death. If the stone is found and destroyed, then the ogbanje child's life will be sparred and it won't reincarnate itself as it's poor mother's child again.

Egbere

Origin: Yoruba tribe (Nigeria)

In the forests of Yorubaland, the evil fairy Egbere can be encountered at night. He is a little man that constantly cries, and carries a small mat. However, if any person can steal Egbere's mat from him, then he will gain unimaginable riches! Additionally, Egbere is also another name for Bush Babies (a small, nocturnal, mammal that lives in Yorubaland), so make of that as you will.

Aziza

Origin: Dahomey people (Country of Benin)

Living in anthills and silk-cotton trees are a race of little people known as Aziza. During the early days of mankind, the Aziza taught people practical (how to start and use fire) and spiritual knowledge (how to communicate with the undergods). They also provide good magic for hunters to use as they travel the forests. Note: the first record of an Aziza with wings was after the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, so be aware of that.

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All You Need To Know About Bushbaby 'Egbere' | If You Manage To Collect It's Mat, You Will Be Rich For Life (Photos)

“Stop crying like a bushbaby” This is a popular Yoruba parlance used for when kids cry and nag exasperatingly. According to folklore, this is the case of the short creature found in the thick forests -It wails around the woods whenever it’s mat has been stolen or gone missing. The Diminutive Gnome better known as Egbere or Bushbaby is a creature with origins in the mythology, legend, and…

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Egbere: Keeping the Mat by Fabling Pam

Egbere: Keeping the Mat by Fabling Pam

African supernatural short story

“Nwe! Nwe! Nwe!” the cries of the child could be heard echoing through the empty night. A cry that would make any concerned human, venture into the forest, were the sound came from, in search of a baby who had been abandoned by it’s mother to die. Unfortunately, this was the story of Egbere but on the day it was abandoned to die, no concerned human came searching…

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