You Cannot Grasp the True Form: Difference between revisions

** Pale Night, the so-called Mother of Demons, is one of the oldest Obyriths but lacks the "Form of Madness" rule - instead she appears as a feminine figure wrapped in a white shroud blowing on a spectral breeze, which occasionally shifts to ''almost'' reveal what's underneath. Her true form is so utterly alien and horrific that anyone unlucky enough to see it (including other demons and possibly ''gods'') drops dead instantly (This occurs [[Shmuck Bait|when someone deliberately tries to see her true form]] or when she suppresses the shroud, which she can do once per day). She doesn't choose to wear the veil, Reality itself imposes it upon her. Think about that, she's so alien that REALITY, existence itself, can't bear to look at her. Even if something sees Pale Night and makes the (nearly impossible) saving throw, all that means is that whoever saw her's mind ''refuses to comprehend the terrible thing it has just seen''. That's right, the only way to prevent dying is to comprehend her true form ''even less''. If a character who succumbs to the Truth Behind the Veil (yes, that's the actual name of the attack) is later revived, they have absolutely no recollection of what Pale Night's true form is aside from a feeling of sheer horror.