Merren of the Broken Voice - The Poltergeist
We don’t say her name in the courthouse anymore. If you do, she makes the ceiling fall. Or worse—she speaks.
Role in Its Society:
Merren is the invisible memory of injustice, a soul too angry for peace and too fractured for rest. She manifests in places of law, judgment, or silence, haunting the architecture more than the people. No statue is safe, no bench secure—she is rage without shape, and the world bends to her fury.
Rather than roaming, Merren binds herself to specific buildings, often those tied to the moment of her betrayal. She is less a ghost, more a curse—one that hurls gavel and chandelier alike with the force of bitter truth.
Appearance Description:
Merren has no visible form—but her presence is undeniable. She manifests as:
- Wind in still rooms
- Sudden, targeted telekinesis
- Whispers that mimic the voices of those she died hating
- Reflections that lag behind reality
- Writing that appears across dust, walls, or blood
If ever glimpsed through magic, her form is a half-collapsed woman with a shattered jaw and no hands—an echo of both torture and silence.
Backstory:
Once a brilliant advocate in the court of Brightcrown, Merren was betrayed by her fellow magistrates after uncovering corruption tied to noble houses. Her evidence was stolen, her tongue cut, and her body entombed behind a false wall beneath the courthouse—still breathing.
She died silent but not forgotten. The building now holds her fury like breath in a sealed chamber. Any time injustice echoes through its halls, she stirs, feeding on guilt, shame, and pride like oxygen to flame.
