Medium (Town of Salem)

Background

The Medium is a role in Town of Salem that communicate with the dead to learn info about the Mafia and Serial Killer.

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She waits until night, then grabs out her crystal ball. The magic words are spoken, foreign to others but oh so familiar to her. The opaque ball clears, now translucent in nature. The town has called her foolish many times for messing with “fake magic”, but they know not of its true properties. Words from the souls of the dearly departed appear. She shifts through their own personal conversations to find the one talking to her. A sheriff had found on his last night a member of the mafia, but had been too late to write it in a will. They say dead men tell no tales, but that is not true for the Medium. She tells her fellow townspeople next day of the sheriff’s final confession. The mafia member is hanged, the townspeople cheer, but this victory did not come without a price. She is shot the next night, no doubt by the revenge-seeking mafia. Her life is over, but her job is not. In one final act, she seances a trusted member of the living, and shares what final information the dead hold.

The Medium was not a buxom, soulful woman with beads around her neck, but just a regular Townie that walked among the rest. Raised in a family of Pagans, the medium knew nothing but otherworldly experiences and spirituality. After the latest lynching, the medium shut the door behind them, careful not to disturb the order of the things she had around the house; it was important.

She grabbed five candlesticks and stood them in a circle, ready to begin the process. The death of their latest Townie struck them all by surprise, but what got them even more was the fact that nothing of theirs was to be found. The Medium lit the candles and began to chant. Whispers surrounded her, and soon enough, they were clear enough to hear. Scared that the dawn of the next day would come before she could finish, she immediately asks the last will and testament of the mysterious victim.

“A Janitor has cleaned me,” the dead man explained. “I’m the Sheriff, and the man posing as a Retributionist is a Werewolf!” The Medium tries to listen, but the sun began to rise and the voices became more and more faint. She scribbles the information onto her last will, ready to confront the town with the dead man’s identity.

Night falls as the medium lights a single candle centered on the wooden table. She makes herself comfortable in the chair and picks up her quill she already bought along with the parchment and ink well, before she asks any spirits to make their presence known by flickering the orange flame from the candle. At first there is no response so she repeats her request. Finally there is a flicker; she asks if they were the latest victim of the mafia’s murderous tendencies, tapping once for yes and twice for no. One tap: that means the spirit in the medium’s company was the sheriff who visited their killer but never had the chance to confirm their role or their name. She instructs the apparition to possess her hand and write the name of the killer. The spirit obliges as the medium watches the supernatural being reveal the name of their executioner one letter at a time. However, she suddenly slumps forward. While the Godfather pulls the knife from the medium’s lifeless corpse, the janitor eradicates any evidence of her occupation and their boss’ name on the parchment.

The next morning one of the town’s people hears a disembodied voice reveal the name of the Godfather. They pipe up in hopes that the other residents believe such a wild accusation. No matter how much the Godfather tries to defend themselves with lies, the towns folk decides to imprison them for the night.

Luckily they lynched a serial killer a few days before and since then one person died by the mafia’s hand every night. Those who remained alive yesterday were present today, no one died. The spirit of the medium watched the town hang the Godfather, before she vanished into the afterlife with the knowledge that the town could at least avenge her, the poor unfortunate sheriff and many others who died by their hand.

Powers and Stats

Tier: 10-B

Name: Medium

Origin: Town of Salem

Gender: Female

Age: Unknown

Classification: Human, Medium, Town, Psychic

Attack Potency: Human level (Has no attack stat)

Dimensionality: 3-D

Travel Speed: Athletic Human

Combat Speed: Athletic Human

Reaction Speed: Athletic Human

Lifting Strength: Regular Human

Striking Strength: Human Class

Durability: Human level

Stamina: Above Average

Range: Standard Melee Range

Powers and Abilities: Social Influencing (A major mechanic of Town of Salem is talking with the town and convincing them of your innocence or someone else’s guilt), Divine Protection (Protected by a Guardian Angel), Telepathy (The Medium can speak to the dead and talk to living once they die)

Standard Equipment: Nothing notable.

Intelligence: Unknown

Standard Tactics: The Medium listens in for information from the dead.

Weaknesses: Nothing notable.

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