Omen

A Doom or Moira<ref>“We’re meant ta go left, here,” Alpeana said.

Verona knocked on the window.

“What!?” Matthew called back.

“Left turn!”

He turned.

“Are you scared of him?” Verona asked.

“Scared o’ tha Moira, a wee bit closer to tha surface.”

- excerpt from Back Away 5.2 </ref> (Greek for Fate)<ref>Wikipedia - Moirai</ref> is a hostile Other, along the lines of an Omen or lesser Incarnation of Doom.

Appearance

Unknown as yet, but while hosting one Matthew Moss' eyes are shadowed (especially to the Sight), and when it presses close to the surface the diagrams binding it turn black.<ref name=":0">Matthew looked uncomfortable in his own skin, rubbing at his neck, then his wrist. In the wake of the rubbing, bindings appeared, magic circles and lines drawn out on skin, in what could’ve been flesh-tone ink on flesh, glowing black as they were agitated. - excerpt from Back Away 5.2</ref>

Abilities

The Doom's inevitability allows it to come back stronger after each time it's defeated.<ref>“The Doom would come back stronger each time. Incarnations and things stemming from them, like omens and the doom, they lean heavily into the inevitable, or the illusion of the inevitable,” Matthew said. “It’s in their makeup.” - excerpt from Out on a Limb 3.5</ref>

It will draw back, then strike with inevitability. It's blows may be direct or cause some "coincidental" harm to befall the target, but they cannot be avoided, only mitigated.<ref name=":1">“If the Doom gets loose, get far away, and try to put a circle, any kind of circle, around yourself.”

“What happens if it comes for me?”

“It draws back, poised, and then it strikes, in a singular blow. It’s strong enough that it can be direct, or it can be circumstance. You can’t avoid it, but you can dampen the blow. If I’m alive and my wardings are intact, it should be drawn back to me eventually. You may have to deal with this skeptic woman to let that happen.” - excerpt from Back Away 5.2 </ref>

Weaknesses

Like many Others, it can be blocked or discouraged by a protective circle.<ref name=":1" />

A Host can bind one inside themselves and pull it back to them if it escapes,<ref name=":1" /> using ritual diagrams on their skin.<ref name=":0" />

Notable Examples

The Doom of Edith James, hosted by Matthew Moss.

References