Avenger
This design document is currently completely unimplemented in Ephemeral Space.
You should not expect to find anything listed here in-game just yet.
Tracking issue:
Name: Avenger
Troupe: Crew
Description: Prevent your target from being murdered at all costs. If it does occur, use your righteous fury to seek out the perpetrator and dole out revenge.
Objectives: Prevent your target from being murdered. Otherwise, kill their murderer.
Fair lady, it is my sworn oath to protect you against all manners of harm and enact righteous justice against your enemies if the worst comes to pass. What? "..Who are you"? Uh, my webcam feed was -right- above yours in Xenoarchaeology virtuaclass last semester?
Concept
The Avenger is a guardian-type mask, but specifically for their target being murdered. If the target dies from environmental hazards, the Avenger still succeeds. However, in the event that a murder of their target occurs, they must seek out the perpetrator and enact revenge.
Abilities
The Avenger is always notified if their target dies, and where, even if the death wasn't a murder. However, if the death was a murder, the Avenger receives an action that allows them to periodically detect how close the perpetrator is to them. If the perpetrator is killed by the Avenger, the Avenger is notified that they feel at peace. However, if the perpetrator dies by any other means, the Avenger can no longer succeed at their objectives. It must be a perfect vengeance.
Gameplay
As a guardian-type mask, the Avenger provides some incentive for crew to not randomly murder people, in case it might invoke the Avenger's wrath, among other reasons.
Since certain masks may actually desire to be murdered, if the Avenger targets them some funny conflict may arise. Consider a Parasite who is being protected by an Avenger. If the Parasite is murdered and swaps places with their murderer, they may now found themselves being targeted by their own protector.
The Avenger provides some plausible deniability for masks that seek to murder others, since the Avenger is typically actually doing it for a good reason. Other masks may find it prudent to lie about being an Avenger with good intentions.